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Kobe after going 1-14...

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Kobe" "I could have scored 80 tonight, it wouldn’t have made a damn difference. We’ve got bigger problems."

Him and Byron need to share that shit

 

hey kobe
denial much?

 

Damnnnnn haha

Serena Winters ‏@SerenaWinters 5h5 hours ago
.@LAIreland asked Nick Young what LAL can do better, his response: “We can’t let one guy determine everything. We have to play as a team"
Serena Winters ‏@SerenaWinters 5h5 hours ago
Nick Young continued: "It can’t be like a video game & you’re playing w/ your favorite player, you know? We’ve all got to share the ball.”

 

Ben Simmons not a defense guy
Clarkson Russell and our pf aren't great on d either

 

While Lakers burn, Kobe just keeps shooting and laughing
By Seth Rosenthal | SB Nation — 90 minutes ago



The Lakers, as expected, became the instrument with which the Warriors made NBA history Tuesday night, falling 111-77 to make Golden State 16-0. No Laker played very well, but Kobe Bryant played very not well, as he's done a number of times this season. Kobe's seen way too much to be bent out of shape about that, though. Unless you revel in their misery (which you very well might), the Lakers have been totally grim and unapproachable this season, with perhaps one exception: off-court Kobe.

"I'm not really worried about it, honestly. I mean it's -- you know, my shooting could be better. It will be better. but I could have scored 80 tonight, and it wouldn't have made a damn difference, you know what I'm saying? We just have bigger problems. I could be out there averaging 35 points a game. We'd be what, 3-11? You know what I'm saying? So, we've got to figure out how to play systematically."​

Kobe's always been a good quote, but this version of him -- wise, and frankly resigned -- fascinates me, especially as it contrasts with his performance on the floor. He's now the Old Guy Who Tells It Like It Is, making people laugh with lines about how he "sucks" and is the 200th best player in the NBA, and how playing ball makes him so sore he can barely walk to his car. And now, above, he's the guy who argues quite rightly that even prime Kobe couldn't save this poorly-coached, semi-articulated version of the Lakers. With neither care nor filter, he appraises himself and the team as well as anyone. Kobe's the Lakers' most famous player and their best beat writer, too... which is fun, because 37-year-old Kobe's lack of filter extends to the court. The man who chuckles about how much he sucks and laments his sore bones has not stopped pursuing greatness. Kobe's usage is absurdly high -- he's shooting just as frequently as he did in his MVP season, but scoring far less. His shot selection this season is like a final, deleterious act of defiance in a career defined (positively!) by such an approach.

Kobe Bryant is washed up. He knows it, he smiles about it, and he continues gunning just the same. Why not? Life is short and the Lakers' ills run deep. My main question now is what happens when Kobe does get hot and muster one vintage performance, because part of me wonders if he'll call it a career at that very moment. Imagine Kobe scoring 30 and drilling a contested game-winning jumper, then just striding off the court, through the tunnel and straight out of the Staples Center into the darkness of the night, still wearing his jersey, never to be seen there again.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=63&v=31_uFtmrt2M

 

^ translation of kobe's remarks...

What Kobe said: "I'm not really worried about it, honestly."
What Kobe means: "I'm not really worried about it, honestly."
What it really means: "He's not really worried about it, honestly."

What Kobe said: "I mean it's -- you know, my shooting could be better. It will be better."
What Kobe means: "My shooting could be better, but I'm still going to keep on shooting."
What it really means: "His shooting won't get better. He's still going to keep on shooting."

What Kobe said: "I could have scored 80 tonight, and it wouldn't have made a damn difference, you know what I'm saying?"
What Kobe means: "I'm the guy who once scored 81 points, so it's not my fault."
What it really means: "He couldn't score 30, let alone 80. And it would make a difference, you know what I'm saying? But I'm going to keep on shooting anyway."

What Kobe said: "We just have bigger problems. I could be out there averaging 35 points a game. We'd be what, 3-11?"
What Kobe means: "Not my fault. I could be out there averaging 35 points a game. It's a team game and my teammates aren't getting it done."
What it really means: "He's going to keep on shooting."

What Kobe said: "You know what I'm saying?"
What Kobe means: "Not my fault."
What it really means: "He's going to keep on shooting."

What Kobe said: "We've got to figure out how to play systematically."
What Kobe means: "Everyone else needs to figure out how to play with me out there."
What it really means: "He's going to keep on shooting."

 

Dangelo Russell
Jordan Clarkson
Ben Simmons
Julius Randle
Hassan Whiteside signed as a max contract defender who picks up the other four guys blown assignments.

Lots of offensive talent, all young and exciting, new showtime era to compete with the warriors.

Kobe Bryant as sixth man.