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Zo: phil just showing up, kobe does all the work
Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 12:48 am
by dockingsched
http://www.nba.com/2009/playoffs2009/06 ... index.htmlMourning: Jackson 'just showing up'; Kobe does all work
RENO, Nev. (AP) -- NBA all-star? Most valuable player? One of the greatest ever?
How about coach.
Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant has developed such a floor presence during the NBA Playoffs that Alonzo Mourning can't figure out what exactly it is Lakers coach Phil Jackson is doing on the bench.
"To tell you the truth, Phil doesn't have to do anything but call time outs," said Mourning, the former NBA star who helped lead the Miami Heat to the 2006 championship and twice was named the league's defensive player of the year.
"Kobe is the facilitator. He is the one driving the mission of this particular team right now," he said. "The communication level he has with his teammates out there, you can just see it."
"I think Phil is just showing up, to tell you the truth, and Kobe is doing all the work to make this team successful."
there's more in the article.
Re: Zo: phil just showing up, kobe does all the work
Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 1:23 am
by Kobay
interesting.
Re: Zo: phil just showing up, kobe does all the work
Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 2:14 am
by Verbal
dcash4 wrote:http://www.nba.com/2009/playoffs2009/06/10/mourning.on.lakers.ap/index.html
Mourning: Jackson 'just showing up'; Kobe does all work
RENO, Nev. (AP) -- NBA all-star? Most valuable player? One of the greatest ever?
How about coach.
Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant has developed such a floor presence during the NBA Playoffs that Alonzo Mourning can't figure out what exactly it is Lakers coach Phil Jackson is doing on the bench.
"To tell you the truth, Phil doesn't have to do anything but call time outs," said Mourning, the former NBA star who helped lead the Miami Heat to the 2006 championship and twice was named the league's defensive player of the year.
"Kobe is the facilitator. He is the one driving the mission of this particular team right now," he said. "The communication level he has with his teammates out there, you can just see it."
"I think Phil is just showing up, to tell you the truth, and Kobe is doing all the work to make this team successful."
there's more in the article.
If he means
Kobe, as in the
"Black Mamba"... then yes.
Yes I am.
But if he means
Kobe Bryant, then no.
Which reminds me of a quote:
"Who do you fight for? Then fight for me, and let [his] men fight for him." -Achilles
Not a diss at the
Kobester, btw.
He knows I've been supporting him since I started supporting him.
Re: Zo: phil just showing up, kobe does all the work
Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 2:16 am
by Verbal
<~ Down for the homies.
Re: Zo: phil just showing up, kobe does all the work
Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 2:46 am
by Verbal
Phil's had an excellent career though.
And for the record, I'm not hating on him either.
Just getting my nut in like I'm supposed to.
Re: Zo: phil just showing up, kobe does all the work
Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 4:57 am
by RJM
Its a wonderful feeling isn't it Verb?
Re: Zo: phil just showing up, kobe does all the work
Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 5:40 am
by Sofa King
Could be worse. Phil could be Mike Brown.
Re: Zo: phil just showing up, kobe does all the work
Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 6:38 am
by Mamba Venom
ZO had some crazy stuff to say but he WANTS THE MAGIC TO WIN
So Forget ZO.
He is Shaqwashed
Re: Zo: phil just showing up, kobe does all the work
Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 11:10 am
by KObe Bryant
Phil is getting 12 M a year though, I think.
Re: Zo: phil just showing up, kobe does all the work
Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 1:56 pm
by KennerLeaguer
I love Zo but that is just a stupid comment. Its insulting to Phil (whom I don't like but at least I respect).
Re: Zo: phil just showing up, kobe does all the work
Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 4:53 pm
by TonyMontana
I like ZO but come on brah!!
Re: Zo: phil just showing up, kobe does all the work
Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 7:06 pm
by Jase
What is Zo really trying to say here? What is his point?
Re: Zo: phil just showing up, kobe does all the work
Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 7:22 pm
by lakersfanatic
Zo is endorsing that golf tournament thing so of course he wants to stir up some media time so what's better to do then to do it against an NBA team with probably the most media coverage, the lakers!
Smart move ZO, smart move.
Re: Zo: phil just showing up, kobe does all the work
Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 8:12 pm
by Erik Eleven
Not the smartest comment I've heard in a while.
Re: Zo: phil just showing up, kobe does all the work
Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 10:29 pm
by 360
To me it sounds like he's praising Kobe, not knocking Phil.
Re: Zo: phil just showing up, kobe does all the work
Posted: Sun Jun 14, 2009 2:03 am
by Verbal
360 wrote:To me it sounds like he's praising Kobe, not knocking Phil.
+3