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Originally Posted by killer_carlson
GIVE ME A BREAK!
You guys just can't hack that Kome is a terrible team player. He is the most talented player in the NBA for sure, but he isn't going to lead a team for victory. In fact that 3 pointer he made over Ray Allen in the first half is a shot that precious few players in the past 10 years would have been able to pull off (given the unreal defence on the play). Still, Kome will uninspire his teammates so that the team loses. Fredr has it right - no one is going to go through the trenches for Kome and his ego ruined a sure dynasty in LA.
Tonight's game is a perfect example: Both he and Pierce are having poor shooting nights. Kome is sulking and doing NOTHING else on the floor. Pierce is setting screens, passing the ball, playing unreal defence, and leading his team to victory. He is finding other ways to contribute positively to the outcome. Kome......was he even on the floor in the second quarter?
If you don't like Kome getting called out for what he is - a ball hogging rapist who cant lead his team to victory - then I suggest you find another thread where the facts are unimportant.
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The fact is, you continue insist that Kobe has grown into a better player. A better player on the court and in the dressing room. It's actually called, growth. Progression. I'm pretty sure I'm in the right thread because it was talking about the playoffs and I'm positive that the most selfish player in the league, the "ball-hogging" rapist (That you insist on calling him), sulked his team and carried them to first place in the Western Conference, to the NBA Finals and an MVP title, which he had said that he wouldn't of been able to win without his teammates who banded behind him and played their hearts out so that he could win - In return each teammate, even Ira Newble got a $10,00 watch. ...Not that it matters.
Being close-minded when watching sports must be difficult. It's gotta be tough being able to decipher between an athlete's improvement or their decline. Perhaps you're too involved with the same Kobe arguments you've probably been making for the last 10 years; "He's too selfish", "LA coulda, shoulda, woulda, had a dynasty", "He's a bad teammate"... blah, blah, blah. I'm not proud of the things he's done, (like the phone call last summer) but as a fan and with the team, I got past it and looked at the road ahead - Trying to win. They're not gonna win, but hey, this team wasn't supposed to get past the second round. The point is, whatever negative comments you have about Kobe are redundant and stale and I really don't believe you would change it, based on your posts, even if they did come back to win in Game 7. They're also old and boring because it's the same argument people who don't really watch basketball, spit out when talking about it because it was what the media insisted on for the 2 years after Shaq was traded. Get with it - It's 2008. The Lakers, with Kobe have accomplished so much since then.
As for the game....
I'll be the first to say that Boston, outplayed, out-hustled, suffocated LA's offence and hit almost every 3-pointer they shot. I'm all about giving credit, when credit is due. Sure, I'm a Lakers fan, a Kobe fan and they got worked tonight since the second quarter, but he was still the one guy driving to the hole, looking for a big stop and attempting at making plays. I think Boston just had too much from their bench and the Boston role players did exactly what they had to do to Pau and LA's point guards to prevent them from setting up the half-court O.
It's embarrassing as a Kobe/Laker fan and it almost feels like Game 6 in this years Flames playoff; Uninspired play, no sense of urgency and no feeling after the Celtics started running away that they could recover. Up to this point, there is no such thing as anyone,
deserving of a title... After this game the Celtics will.
GO LAKERS! ...and GO KNICKS! (even though you suck)