Post#22 » by kblo247 » Wed Jan 28, 2015 12:23 am
GP said Kobe talked to him too after the fact when Gary called and asked if he thought it could work. Kobe essentially said they could make it. Karl and Kobe didn't talk before he came, but got along, in fact Karl took his side and called out Shaqs shape, but then he hunted Mexicans girls lol. It is true though that Shaq wanted Payton, Malone, and Russel to replace Fisher, fox, and Horry totally but Kobe didn't agree with that as it was reported he was arguing for fox to start vs Detroit, begged fish to stay the next summer, and asked buss to pick up Horrys option to backup Malone. That's part of where they differed and Kobe's statement of Shaq doesn't win 3 without me and we didn't winn3 without those 3 and Shaw
But as for who Kobe helped sign .... During his whole trade me tirade he still talked to fish about returning as fish said in his presser after leaving Utah. He went after Artest hard. He called Vlad rad as part of a conference call. He was in on Luke's conference call even during the trade me rant. He talked odom into returning after the second title. There was also the fact he recruited Matt Barnes. Thing to remember is Kobe's never had meoe than the mle, bae, or min to work with before last summer where they pitched to melo
