Re: Kobe: "I want to be a Laker for life" No, he said he wants to stay....but he feels its better to be traded. This is something deeper than the team not winning...Kobe has a huge problem with the organization. He was asked in both interviews if there was any player, anything that would want him to stay...he said no.Hes depressed about this, he "wants" to be a Laker...but he knows he needs out. Sorry...Stephen A. explained it all on ESPN and I listen to both interviews and in both Kobe said nothing can change his mind.
Re: Kobe: "I want to be a Laker for life" His heart is telling him he wants to stay... but his desire to win is telling him its time for him to leave. After all this, Jerry Buss is going to have pull a rabbit out of his ass to get Kobe to actually WANT to stay. After this whole ordeal, I realize how much of an ***hole Buss is...The worst thing is that from now until the start of next year we'll be littered with these sort of topics everyday...
Re: Kobe: "I want to be a Laker for life" Anything could happen at this point. Its now looking like Indiana might be offering JO for Bynum and Odom again. If that actually went down it might be enough to keep Kobe in LA. But its all rumors right now. Again, anything could happen.
Re: Kobe: "I want to be a Laker for life" Here is what Kobe said on his website:<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Wassup y'all ...Man, today is one of those surreal days for me and my family. When you love something as much as I love the Lakers its hard to even imagine thinking about being elsewhere. But, the ONE THING I will never sacrifice when it comes to basketball is WINNING. That is plain and simply what it's all about. It's in my DNA. It's what pushes me to work as hard as I do. It's my daily passion and pursuit.The more I thought about the future, the more I became convinced that the Lakers and me just have two different visions for the future. The Lakers are pursuing a longer-term plan that is different from what Dr. Buss shared with me at the time I re-signed as a free agent. I have seen that plan unfold for the last three years and watched great trade opportunities come and go, and have seen free agents passed on. That has led to the Lakers not winning a playoff series. All of that was frustrating in itself, but then, this week to have someone "inside" the Laker organization try to blame me in the media for us not being a contender right now -- that is what brought me to my current position today.I want it to be clear that I still love, with all my heart, the Laker Legacy. From Mikan to West to Goodrich to Wilt to Kareem to Magic. That will never change. And the support my family and I have gotten from Lakers fans is undeniably the best. I will also always believe that.But, now there is a new road ahead. I am gonna keep grindin and keep workin to get back to competing for Championships. Sometimes the trek up the mountain is tough. But, I know we'll get there.Strength and Honor,Kobe</div> :closedeyes:
