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Trudell: How did your relationship with the Lakers first begin?

Dr. Seto: I've been working with the Lakers for 20 years or more. I remember working with Jerry West early on in my career. If I didn't do a good job or get positive results with Jerry, that probably would impact how many future Lakers I'd see. It mushroomed from there. One thing that stands out about Jerry was him asking me, on a scale of 1-10, how I'd rank myself as a physical therapist. I knew I was better than average, but didn't want to sound arrogant and knew I still had a lot to learn, so I said "six." I was trying to be humble to a degree, but I just thought if I said I was a 10, there would be nowhere to go and imply I had learned everything. He quipped, "Then why am I seeing you?"

Kilroy wrote:I don't think this has a whole lot to do with Kobe not being there. I think this has more to do with the new UCLA facility... She wasn't really needed anymore.

Sofa King wrote:

Kilroy wrote:I don't think this has a whole lot to do with Kobe not being there. I think this has more to do with the new UCLA facility... She wasn't really needed anymore.

I beg to differ especially if you saw one of Kobe's documentary where Kobe had physical trainers available at his disposal. Judy Seto was credited as "the Secret Weapon" (See article here) and now that you have Kobe gone, a lot of people like Judy who were previously employeed to cater to Kobe will not have their time occupied. Kobe isn't waking up 4 am in the morning going to the gym anymore. The UCLA training facility is just a building. You still need training staff and specialist, but with Kobe gone theres just less demand.