Lakes Organization Has Lost Its Integrity

Myth_Breaker · Post #41 » by **Myth_Breaker** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 7:41 pm

conleyorbust wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

He wasn't as good as players he beat out but players a) aren't as smart about fundamental basketball as you make them out to be and b) are just as likely, if not moreso, to buy into hype as you or me.

BTW, I believe you confused players with coaches (who actually vote for All-Defense Teams) here. :-)

dm17415 · Post #42 » by **dm17415** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 10:18 pm

Kobot wrote:you guys are looking at it all wrong... the lakers endorsing bryant is much different than the hawks endorsing horford or the hornets endorsing chris paul...

this is more of an "im sorry/ we're cool" move than it is a move to endorse him for MVP... we're talking about an owner endorsing a player who just months ago came out on national tv and said he'd accommodate bryant's trade request... there was a lot of bad blood and harsh words shared in the media...

buss is just coming out to support his franchise player... kobe thought the trust was broken... maybe it was, but buss is trying to repair the relationship and he took a big step with this move.

Yeah you can keep believing that...this is no different then what NOH or Hawks are doing for their candidates.

Chubby Chaser · Post #43 » by **Chubby Chaser** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 10:38 pm

JoshB914 wrote:If Buss thinks the way to say "i'm sorry" is by endorsing them for NBA, he needs to work on his people skills. I'm sure he has told Bryant he is sorry by coming up to him and saying "i'm sorry" like a normal person.

All teams endorse their players for awards. What are they supposed to do?

Don't think so. Buss doesn't even talk to his players directly. He goes through Kupchak, or other means. Kobe even said that he doesn't know Buss' telephone number.