Kobe progressing faster than expected, targeting mid August

tugs · Post #21 » by **tugs** » Thu Jul 11, 2013 1:08 am

Kobe needs to bulk up almost at Lebron's physique and play SF full time. that added mass will make him unstoppable at the post. not sure if the added weight is healthy for his foot though.

stunnar0b · Post #22 » by **stunnar0b** » Thu Jul 11, 2013 1:09 am

For next season I take back everything I've said about Kobe and just say **** it go out there and put up 30 a night who gives a **** about our record. Just straight ball hog that mother ****, bring the ball up the court and just put it up. Dis your season.

Post #23 » by **dockingsched** » Thu Jul 11, 2013 1:46 am

Dave McMenamin clarified his earlier tweet on kobe's comeback:

http://sulia.com/channel/la-lakers/f/20 ... ce=twitter

"I could shoot right now, but we just don’t trust that the tendon’s holding yet," Bryant said. "Typically it’s four months minimum (after surgery) until the tendon is holding and it’s not going to overstretch, so, we’ll just wait until that window."

Bryant is targeting mid August to "to be more active with conditioning."

KB89 · Post #24 » by **KB89** » Thu Jul 11, 2013 2:01 am

The good news is that we brought in an excellent backup so Kobe won't need to carry such a huge load and play so many minutes. Oh what's that? We didn't? Uh-oh. It amazes me that Kobe going into his 18th season and coming off a major injury doesn't really have a suitable backup. Signing a SG/SF over Kaman should have been the priority in my opinion.

TARIQ · Post #25 » by **TARIQ** » Thu Jul 11, 2013 2:06 am

Lets hope MDA limits kobes minutes!

ratra_1211 · Post #26 » by **ratra_1211** » Thu Jul 11, 2013 2:21 am

TARIQ wrote:Lets hope MDA limits kobes minutes!

i hope MisterDumbAss would not ruin kobe's body again

Ckay · Post #27 » by **Ckay** » Thu Jul 11, 2013 2:23 am

dAdo dA dEvil · Post #28 » by **dAdo dA dEvil** » Thu Jul 11, 2013 12:36 pm

... just what i expect from KOBE ... ^_^

Dr Aki · Post #29 » by **Dr Aki** » Thu Jul 11, 2013 1:08 pm

i dont believe that kobe will be back after 4.5 months after tearing his achilles

thats total bull even for kobe

ROballer · Post #30 » by **ROballer** » Thu Jul 11, 2013 1:16 pm

Well,he said he'll be able to do "full activity",not that he will be back 100%....full activity I think means conditioning,strenghtening that leg as much as he can ,etc etc.....ways to go until he's 100% and in game shape

It's been 3 months since the injury,he plans to wait 1 more month and then go from there...

Season starts in late october,so he'll have 2.5 months to get ready....not sure myself if he'll be ready by game 1 but with the way he's evolving,can't see him missing more than a month of the RS as a worst case scenario

TonyMontana · Post #31 » by **TonyMontana** » Thu Jul 11, 2013 4:19 pm

kblo247 wrote:
TonyMontana wrote:There goes our "Tank".

Tony, bring the tank to Christmas so he can shove it up Dwight's ass on national tv

I hope so. Lets hope he doesn't come back to early and gets hurt again.

Post #32 » by **Danny Darko** » Thu Jul 11, 2013 6:41 pm

he just needs to be awesome by the end of the season if he thinks he's not taking a pay cut.

moonpie · Post #33 » by **moonpie** » Tue Jul 16, 2013 2:02 am

[tweet]https://twitter.com/DrewGarrisonSBN/status/356956323864256512[/tweet]

Context · Post #34 » by **Context** » Tue Jul 16, 2013 3:18 am

I posted in the thread when Kobe got injured- that he would come back strong. Doesnt surprise me...

kblo247 · Post #35 » by **kblo247** » Tue Jul 16, 2013 3:37 am

Shaq said it himself. Kobe does two or three a day treatment and rehab sessions whereas other people do one or two. Not surprising just Kobe being Kobe

Context · Post #36 » by **Context** » Tue Jul 16, 2013 4:43 am

kblo247 wrote:Shaq said it himself. Kobe does two or three a day treatment and rehab sessions whereas other people do one or two. Not surprising just Kobe being Kobe

Interesting... One of the greatest of all time without question...

Marionettetc · Post #37 » by **Marionettetc** » Tue Jul 16, 2013 5:06 am

I'm really not surprised, we've all known how obsessed Kobe is with physical fitness and how much he takes his job seriously. All the injuries he's played through over his career, something like this he will have so much time to rehab shouldn't be a problem. I don't think he comes back 100% ( one can argue he hasn't been in a long time, playing without cartilage, fingers, knees etc) but I do think he plays all season.

kblo247 · Post #38 » by **kblo247** » Tue Jul 16, 2013 5:09 am

I wouldn't be shocked if its sort of like 06-07. Kobe skipped preseason and the first two games to make sure he was fully right. He still practiced with the team but he spent more time preparing before he took the court,

Tee212 · Post #39 » by **Tee212** » Tue Jul 16, 2013 7:54 am

dood might as well sew up his other achille, its like why replace one worn out spark plug? lol. hes goona pop the other one 10 miles down the road.

Run-MKE 311 · Post #40 » by **Run-MKE 311** » Wed Jul 17, 2013 2:05 pm

No surprise, I am not going to wax poetic about the Kobster, but did anyone expect anything less??

I will miss the power of his focus & passion when he does decide to hang it up. He will come back right on track.