Kobe, you need to think of these things.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Lakers4Life24/7 @ May 31 2007, 10:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>But when you think about it, where would the Laker's be without Kobe? They certainly wouldn't be in the playoffs, or even win about 30 games.I know Kobe is portrayed to be an idiot sometimes, but is that really true? Has anyone, besides Shaq on TV ever said Kobe was a dick?</div>When I say he's an idiot, I am not talking about his personality or him being a dick. It's the stuff he says to the media and how he always contradicts himself. Like yesterday, in his interview on AM570 he was talking about how he had nothing to do with Shaq being traded and how he knew nothing about it. Shaq demanded the trade on his own alright, but it could have all been avoided. Shaq may have been greedy and selfish himself but Kobe knew about it before it before hand. Regardless, of what he said yesterday. In Phil Jackson's book, Phil specifically quotes Kobe saying he doesn't care if Shaq is traded, and said he was tired of being Shaq's sidekick. So Kobe knew about the trade, even though he said he had no idea.I support Kobe in these times because of how retarded the Laker management is (Jim Buss and Mitch), but that doesn't mean he can just demand a trade like that and then somewhat take it back, and then say a trade could still happen. That's what I mean by him being an idiot sometimes. I understand that this team would be nothing without Kobe, especially this season and with all the injuries. We would not have sniffed 30 wins. (as you said)

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (LakersFan247 @ Jun 1 2007, 12:17 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>When I say he's an idiot, I am not talking about his personality or him being a dick. It's the stuff he says to the media and how he always contradicts himself. Like yesterday, in his interview on AM570 he was talking about how he had nothing to do with Shaq being traded and how he knew nothing about it. Shaq demanded the trade on his own alright, but it could have all been avoided. Shaq may have been greedy and selfish himself but Kobe knew about it before it before hand. Regardless, of what he said yesterday. In Phil Jackson's book, Phil specifically quotes Kobe saying he doesn't care if Shaq is traded, and said he was tired of being Shaq's sidekick. So Kobe knew about the trade, even though he said he had no idea.I support Kobe in these times because of how retarded the Laker management is (Jim Buss and Mitch), but that doesn't mean he can just demand a trade like that and then somewhat take it back, and then say a trade could still happen. That's what I mean by him being an idiot sometimes. I understand that this team would be nothing without Kobe, especially this season and with all the injuries. We would not have sniffed 30 wins. (as you said)</div>Well said. :rock:

 

I think it's safe to say, Kobe is not good at handling the media.