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Edug27 wrote:LarryBirdsFingr wrote:anyone noticed the coaching pool and management pool around the NBA is actually pretty horrible if taken in an over-all context? Like so many inadequate coaches and GMs its ridiculous..
I hate seeing the same mediocre coaches being cycled around the league. I mean, Scott Skiles in Orlando... Gentry in N.O. .. George Karl in Sac...
The_Ghost_of_JB wrote:I think this is a sad day for the NBA. I guess the millions of commercials and the fact everything is sponsored already isn't enough income. Maybe it will start with a small patch but my guess is that there will be several at some point. Problem is none of this will stop the game from being 3 hours long.
Only a matter of time before its "The Boston celtics, brought to you by miller lite!"
After the team returns from its final road trip of the season, the Sacramento Kings are planning to announce the dismissal of coach George Karl on Thursday, league sources told The Vertical.
Then Russell drops a gem about Wilt Chamberlain, his rival and longtime friend. There were times, Russell says, when he'd let Wilt score. "Bill didn't want to activate Wilt," Kobe says. "He felt if he defended Wilt too well, then Wilt would take that as a challenge. And if he did, Wilt was going to demolish Bill because he was so physically big and strong. So Bill felt if he could appease Wilt, let him score once in a while, then Wilt would remain satisfied and Bill could keep him at bay."
Bryant tucks it into his memory bank. "I'm thinking, 'That's Art of War s---. I'm going to try that.'"
Bryant refuses to name players he used the strategy against. But former teammates and coaches have no such compunction, naming Tracy McGrady and, later, a young LeBron James as players Kobe rope-a-doped. When asked to confirm the names, Kobe laughs. "I will neither confirm or deny," he says.
LarryBirdsFingr wrote:anyone noticed the coaching pool and management pool around the NBA is actually pretty horrible if taken in an over-all context? Like so many inadequate coaches and GMs its ridiculous..
threrf23 wrote:I thought this was a good read:
http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/15193525/kobe-bryant-personal-mount-rushmore-mentors-starting-michael-jacksonThen Russell drops a gem about Wilt Chamberlain, his rival and longtime friend. There were times, Russell says, when he'd let Wilt score. "Bill didn't want to activate Wilt," Kobe says. "He felt if he defended Wilt too well, then Wilt would take that as a challenge. And if he did, Wilt was going to demolish Bill because he was so physically big and strong. So Bill felt if he could appease Wilt, let him score once in a while, then Wilt would remain satisfied and Bill could keep him at bay."
Bryant tucks it into his memory bank. "I'm thinking, 'That's Art of War s---. I'm going to try that.'"
Bryant refuses to name players he used the strategy against. But former teammates and coaches have no such compunction, naming Tracy McGrady and, later, a young LeBron James as players Kobe rope-a-doped. When asked to confirm the names, Kobe laughs. "I will neither confirm or deny," he says.
Didn't even realize it was written by Jackie Mac.
wetsthebed wrote:Tough choice tonight...Do I watch the Warriors break the Bulls record or do I watch Kobe make an embarrassment of himself as he bricks 35 shots trying to score 30 in his last game?
wetsthebed wrote:Tough choice tonight...Do I watch the Warriors break the Bulls record or do I watch Kobe make an embarrassment of himself as he bricks 350 shots trying to score 30 in his last game?
Banks2Pierce wrote:Curry is having a better season than Kobe ever had.
Marvel wrote:Banks2Pierce wrote:Curry is having a better season than Kobe ever had.
truth18 wrote:Marvel wrote:Banks2Pierce wrote:Curry is having a better season than Kobe ever had.
Sure, you're definitely not a Kobe stan.
Marvel wrote:Banks2Pierce wrote:Curry is having a better season than Kobe ever had.
