Comments on: AK = V.I.P.

By: Amar

Amar — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 12:47:36 +0000

If kobe was serious about winning, he wouldn’t be on the lakers. There are a lot of teams out there that are almost as flashy as the lakers in tinsletown though, so those are the places he’s interested in going to. It’s foolish to suggest that kobe + deron and booz wouldn’t be immediate title contenters. It’s similarly foolish to suggest that Kobe would ever be interested in going to that franchise.

It is funny, though, that all the black guys who DO end up signing with the jazz and give it a shot end up saying only nice things about it later on in life. Look at Thurl Bailey, he’s totally embraced the SLC community (but he’s played on a few teams in the L, yet chooses to live in utah).

That said, Kobe is a great talent, unfortunately, winning isn’t one of his priorities, otherwise he wouldn’t have ran shaq out of town. now he sees just how good he had it with the daddy. his resume since then has been a series of 1st round exists on the same magnitude of the t-macian tragedy.

By: GP

GP — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 07:31:55 +0000

I lived in Utah for 2 yrs while I finished up my grad research, it is just as white and mormon as I thought it would be. “Baby denver”? WTF, no way Salt Lake should be mentioned in the same sentence as a actual city. No way Kobe would go to UTah and thats cool, because Utah, is well, Utah.

By: Gee

Gee — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 04:48:01 +0000

Kobe to Orlando. No I don’t have any justification what-so-ever lol. I just think that would be the Shizzz. I don’t know how in the world they would get him though. I would give up Rashard, Carlos and J.J. 2 draft picks and some cash. Boom I got Kobe, Dwight, Hedo, and Jameer…..that is sick…..Stop playin!

Forget his agent, KB would nix that deal. Kobe ain’t trying to see Utah, and I don’t blame him. That trio would be nice, but it wouldn’t have the same flare as Boston’s.

Houston really could use a player like AK or Shawn. More than that, a solid and consistent pg.

Brian Skinner’s team should hold him down and just cut that ish off!

Yea on the real if I am Barbosa I am trying to get on a squad where I am man and have a green light. Although I think he kinda likes his roll, cause he doesn’t have so much pressure.

Denver is looking good at times. Still…no good thing will come (ring wise) as long as G.K. is coaching, but that is just Gee.

Beasley is serving notice, that is all that was! OJ scored the same amount as the number he wears right??

Georgetown is going to miiiiissss Green.

….still cracking up at Damon Jones and him throwing “the worst alley-oop ever”.

By: bigdre

bigdre — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 04:33:11 +0000

what can utah offer to get kobe? okur, brewer, giricek, and AK? that’s a bit too much pieces to give up for kobe. if i was utah, i’d wait out for brewer to develop further or get a cheaper yet proven 2 guard in the offseason. it’s not like they can’t get any better with this team considering they got great young talent in d-will, brewer, and booze.

By: Bron42

Bron42 — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 23:24:23 +0000

ya but kobe also has to kno, like a-rod, with his star power, hes never not gonna be under the microscope. unless hes playin for the alaska national team cameras will follow kobe.

By: Austin Burton

Austin Burton — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 22:04:00 +0000

“Sign DJ mebenga for like a coconut and 4 dollars”

That was hilarious.

As far as Kobe to Utah, I believe his Nike money is guaranteed, so he won’t lose that. What are his other endorsements? Didn’t he lose McDonald’s and Gatorade during the Colorado thing? I agree that it’s more likely his agent that kills that deal than Kobe himself, but a Jazz squad of Deron/Kobe/Booz and spare parts could be a Celtics-like juggernaut.

I’d like to think Kobe is in the same mindset as A-Rod. He’s tired of living in a city where everything he does is under a microscope and would welcome an environment where he can just play ball.

By: DOC

DOC — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 21:38:57 +0000

Sixers need one of them young guns

By: stupid idiots

stupid idiots — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 21:28:23 +0000

E-ROC you are the biggest dumbass in the world.. this is bigger than just kobe not wanting to play for the lakers…if he decides to leave, and doesnt go to another big american basketball city like newyork, LA clips, or chicago, he loses a SHITLOAD of money from endorsements. and by shitload i mean about the same as his nba salary. so there is absolutely no chance that he will go to utah. he wont do even if they are stacked like boston. Thats why he threatened to sign wit the clips if the lakers didnt trade shaq… you think kobe thinks that the clips would be contenders? dumbass its in LA so he can still make the same amount of endorsement dollars as if he was on the Lakers.

By: Jules

Jules — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 19:36:30 +0000

Somebody on the Suns need to go and cut off Brian Skinner’s bleaching accident while he sleeps…

By: Bron42

Bron42 — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 19:24:08 +0000

First off…Kobe isn’t gettin traded to the west, you all need to accept that. On top of that kobe wouldnt go to utah. saying utah isn’t “AS white or mormon as you think” still means its pretty white and mormon. not to mention its not really marketable and they’d have to give up their whole bench minus morris almond to get him ala kg. So then its pretty much boozer,kobe,deron and some guys. I dunno if that cuts it in the west. Boozer is good but not that good. Lets not forget he tends to have injuries.

Dwight is sick, and now that they got their injury exception for battie, they need to make some moves to strengthen that bench. Sign DJ mebenga for like a coconut and 4 dollars and then use the rest for a SG who can actually play (sorry bogans, sorry reddick).

Whats worse, Brian skinners frosted beard or drew goodens chalk board eraser on his neck?

p.s: gimme beasly or rose over gordon and mayo anyday.