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Post Subject: Kobe Bryant Grateful For Chance To Chase Another Title Post ID: 646778Posted: May 02, 2012 - 08:33 AM PST
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LOS ANGELES " Kobe Bryant’s head bobbed and nodded over and over. Between the locker room and the loading dock inside Staples Center on Tuesday night, the Los Angeles Lakers star had been asked to rewind his mind back to the end in Dallas a season ago, back to the darkness of a defeat that left him fearing finality. Eyes closed tightly, Bryant repeated the words, “Yes … Yes … Yes …"

Finally, Bryant let out a long sigh and insisted, “I wondered how I was ever going to play basketball again.”

His arthritic knee had gone bone on bone, making every....

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Post Subject: RE: Kobe Bryant Grateful For Chance To Chase Another Title Post ID: 646780Posted: May 02, 2012 - 08:48 AM PST
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Great job resting Kobe Bryant by Mike Brown results 31 and 38 points and 2 wins.
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Post Subject: RE: Kobe Bryant Grateful For Chance To Chase Another Title Post ID: 646797Posted: May 02, 2012 - 09:44 AM PST
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Man that knee must have been sooo painful last year. You know he never makes excuses so it must've been really bad. You could actually see it, whenever he went for a dunk he just had to try so hard, it seemed like he was 50. He still had a great season compared to most other players but u could definitely see he wasn't his normal self. So glad he's back on track. Now go get that 6th ring!
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Post Subject: RE: Kobe Bryant Grateful For Chance To Chase Another Title Post ID: 646804Posted: May 02, 2012 - 10:03 AM PST
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I'm grateful we can talk about something meaningful like the Lakers leader focused on winning a championship. The guy is going all out to do everything in his power to get that 6th ring,and the thing about Kobe is whether he's on or off he's still going hard. Thats what a true professional and champion does. If anybody needs reference think back to the final game against Dallas. He played to the end,loss like a man and shook hands,thats how a leader conducts himself. Then he comes back stronger and hungrier,the case in point. You dont have to like the man,but respect his greatness,I believe he's earned it

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Post Subject: RE: Kobe Bryant Grateful For Chance To Chase Another Title Post ID: 646808Posted: May 02, 2012 - 10:19 AM PST



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Man........never knew Kobe and Phil became THAT close the last few years. Didn't think Kobe regretted THAT much about the way Phil left.....


Get #6 Kobe!
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Post Subject: RE: Kobe Bryant Grateful For Chance To Chase Another Title Post ID: 646816Posted: May 02, 2012 - 10:56 AM PST
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I hope does it very summer u til he's 25 again
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Post ID: 646844Posted: May 02, 2012 - 12:11 PM PST
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LegendWait4itDary wrote:
I hope does it very summer u til he's 25 again


Huh?
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Post ID: 646852Posted: May 02, 2012 - 12:35 PM PST
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TheMagicontinues wrote:
LegendWait4itDary wrote:
I hope does it very summer u til he's 25 again


Huh?


It's a joke man. You're too serious dude, you never understand jokes
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Post ID: 646861Posted: May 02, 2012 - 01:00 PM PST
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Great find and great story
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Post ID: 646870Posted: May 02, 2012 - 01:13 PM PST
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I think all us Laker fans, should be greateful that we are still witnesses to greatness still, and that with Kobe we are always going to be title contenders.
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Post ID: 646878Posted: May 02, 2012 - 01:29 PM PST
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I'm happy for Kobe, I would hve hated to see him go out like Larry Bird did...just fighting to try and play...

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Post ID: 646880Posted: May 02, 2012 - 01:35 PM PST
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Just like the end of Rocky III: "Too bad, Stallion, that we have to grow old." Too bad. But Kobe is showing us you don't give up until you HAVE TO give up!

I might add, as Lakers fans, I cannolt understand "Kobe Haters." Only once in a generation a baller comes along this good. Whether it is Magic, MJ or Kobe, they all deserve our respect and admiration.

And we should appreciate him. There aren't many of 'em.
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Post ID: 646884Posted: May 02, 2012 - 01:45 PM PST
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Great post Baadmaster! I too, don't understand the disrespect Kobe gets on a Laker forum, some here treat Kobe like he's a Grant Hill type player now. When in fact he is still arguably the best player in the game still. Game 1: 31 pts Game 2: 38 pts.... George Karl like he said in his post game interview needs 5 to 6 players on his team, playing at there best to win. While the Lakers only need 3. Luckily for us, we have Kobe, who game in and game out, can be relied on to still carry this team, even when the rest of the team shoots 0-12 from 3pt line, and our bench scores 8 pts combine.
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Post ID: 646936Posted: May 02, 2012 - 03:00 PM PST
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“I couldn’t give Phil all of me, and I couldn’t give it to my teammates either...” - Kobe Bryant


That comment sounds funny if viewed out of context. LOL.

Still, I understand where Kobe's coming from and perhaps I was wrong to write him off after last year. He was not so much "old" in last year's playoffs as he was injured, and I think I fully understand that now.

He's come out of the gate like a wild man against the Nuggets in this series, so obviously old Kobe's knee feels better and it's clear that he's still a top 5 NBA player; perhaps even top 3 (though I'd have a hard time picking him over KD and Lebron).

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top 3 nba players
1 Bynum
2 kobe
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MSDS wrote:
top 3 nba players
1 Bynum
2 kobe
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Hey, at least you got Kobe #2. Sh*t, that's a lot higher than ESPN ranks Kobe. LOL

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Post ID: 646950Posted: May 02, 2012 - 03:11 PM PST
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i think Kobe and KD is interchangable on top #2, there both unstoppable when on Fire but when cold they both hurt the team.
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Kobe and Melo are streaky players and Durant seems to be joining them and deviating from the LeBron, Wade path, who stuff up the box score efficiently.


Top 10 IMO this post-season ( I removed those who got injured ):

1. LeBron

2. CP3

3. Kobe

4. Durant

5. Wade

6. Parker

7. Bynum

8. Pierce

9. Westbrook

10. Melo
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well kobe still a laker icant rank him lower than lechoke
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top 3 nba players
1 Bynum
2 kobe
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Hey, at least you got Kobe #2. Sh*t, that's a lot higher than ESPN ranks Kobe. LOL
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lebrag and dwade dunk all and every game so yeah their efficiency is gonna be higher.
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