Atkins calls Bryant the Lakers GM ESPN.com news services Los Angeles Lakers: Chucky Atkins, whose locker used to belong to Shaquille O'Neal, became the latest Laker to criticize Kobe Bryant. Asked about what moves he would make in the offseason to improve the free-falling Lakers, Atkins took a shot at the seeming control Bryant has over the team. "I ain't the GM of this team," Atkins told the Los Angeles Times. "Kobe's the GM of this team. Ask Kobe. You've been watching this [stuff] all year. You've been watching it and I've been playing it." Team sources told the paper Atkins has been frustrated by Bryant's criticisms of his defensive play. Atkins also reportedly is irritated by how many shots Bryant takes. Atkins told the Times "it was hard to play with anybody that's a star" when asked how it was to play with Bryant. Bryant shrugged off Atkins' complaints. "He'll just work through it," Bryant told the Times. "He'll be fine. That's my boy, so I'll look out for him, make sure he stays confident, make sure he stays aggressive." Atkins has a year left on his contract after this season and has said he hopes to return to the Lakers next season rather than be traded during the offseason. Source
Unbelievable. Chucky is really a hypocrite in this article, he called out the coach the other night, now he's calling out Kobe. Then he goes on to say players need to be professional and adjust to Kobe's game. Does being professional mean airing out your internal problems to the media? Chucky we all understand your frustration, but for once take a look in the mirror and realize your piss poor defense and not taking it to the hole more is a big reason the Lakers are struggling.
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,20...2785705,00.html ^^ Same article basically. My opinions are simple....chucky could have stayed in boston and been a backup for GP or in the NBDL right now instead of having the PRIVALEDGE to wear those letters L-A-K-E-R-S across his chest every game. LOOK AT KOBES STATS then look at chuckys.... Point Guard -Chucky - 13.9ppg, 2.6rpg, <u>4.3apg.</u> Shooting Guard -Kobe - 28.1ppg, 6.0rpg, <u>6.0apg</u>. ^^^ Bottom line....kobe does chuckys job better then he does it himself, so chucky should voice his displeasure with the <u>team in general</u> and not the TEAM GENERAL.
^ You seemed to forget to mention that the Ball is in Kobe's hands more often than Chucky's. Well, Kobe does shoot alot, but he passes alot as well. He draws the defense because you have to guard him, but when he does pass, the player recieving the pass will almost certainly shoot. Considering that, Chucky is probably distributing the ball better on offense a tad bitter, but his defense brings down the whole team defense.
Who cares it's chucky If it was Lamar Odom or Butler id be all over ESPN TV but it's chucky guys relax. He'll most like gone next season anyways I dont got time to worry about midgets that cant play D on my team HAHA!
Just because a player gets a lot of assists, that doesn't mean they're not a ball hog. Particularly when they're also second in the league in shot attempts per game and turning the ball over four times a game. That said, the Laker's problem has mostly been their defense, not offense. So I think Kobe's criticisms of Chucky's defense are more pertinent than Chucky's frustration with Kobe dominating the ball on offense.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting ObieCent:</div><div class="quote_post">^ You seemed to forget to mention that the Ball is in Kobe's hands more often than Chucky's. Well, Kobe does shoot alot, but he passes alot as well. He draws the defense because you have to guard him, but when he does pass, the player recieving the pass will almost certainly shoot. Considering that, Chucky is probably distributing the ball better on offense a tad bitter, but his defense brings down the whole team defense.</div> There is never an excuse for the PG of anyteam NOT leading the team in Assists. Especially when your 5'11 and a buck 60.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting DMKfromTPL:</div><div class="quote_post">There is never an excuse for the PG of anyteam NOT leading the team in Assists. Especially when your 5'11 and a buck 60.</div> Actually, there's a great excuse. I already explained, you CANNOT get assists if you don't have the ball in your hands. Kobe has isolation plays he can pass out of, and he passes out of double teams and such. The offense isn't always one pass you're done. Kobe draws defenses unlike Chucky and he can pass out of them. But that doesnt mean he passes as much as Chucky, but in a sense, you are correct, because he does make more plays, but it doesnt mean he distributes it as well, because he shoots ALOT.
<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">There is never an excuse for the PG of anyteam NOT leading the team in Assists. Especially when your 5'11 and a buck 60.</div> yes there is. If Kobe dominates the ball almost twice as much as Atkins does in the game, it heavily affect's chucky's APG. But assists and stats don't always tell the story, Kobe's shot attempts don't say that he is a ball hog either. But that's ain't the point, if there defense was anywhere near average, they would have atleast 10 more games. I also don't agree with the way Chucky handled his frustrations. If he was struggling and is angry, why will tell the media that? it's just stupid and it doesn't rectify the situation whatsoever. Damn, it's "Kobe against the world" right now.
the funniest part about that article is how Kobe acts like he and chucky are cool. LOL Kobe is a trip. Some one give that man a reality show. But its not like kobes defence is nba allteam this year. the lakers played better when kobe was injured. Well maybe the Lakers will get lucky and Kobe will get injuered again then they can grab the 8th spot. How do you tell a grown man " Ill make sure you'll stay agressive" LOL! is he Atkins daddy? LOL
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting authentiq:</div><div class="quote_post">yes there is. If Kobe dominates the ball almost twice as much as Atkins does in the game, it heavily affect's chucky's APG. But assists and stats don't always tell the story, Kobe's shot attempts don't say that he is a ball hog either. But that's ain't the point, if there defense was anywhere near average, they would have atleast 10 more games. I also don't agree with the way Chucky handled his frustrations. If he was struggling and is angry, why will tell the media that? it's just stupid and it doesn't rectify the situation whatsoever. Damn, it's "Kobe against the world" right now.</div> When you dont have good PG what else can you do?? You give the ball to your best passer which is Kobe. If chucky was actually good he would get double teamed and he could pass out of the double teams couldnt he??? Exactly my point Chucky doesnt have the ball i nhis hands and Kobe does because Chucky is a horrible PG and Kobe has to do his job for him. When Gary payton and D. Fisher were on our team they allways had the ball in their hands. Because they actually knew how to be a PG. Not a midet SG like Atkins.
^Gary Payton & D. Fish both didn't have the ball in their hands as much as Kobe did, FYI (atleast in the last 2 or 3 years). <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">If chucky was actually good he would get double teamed and he could pass out of the double teams couldnt he???</div> that's not my point. The problem is how chucky handled the situation. Why was he angry? obviously because of the team's play, and personally i believe that LO is the team's best passer, and chucky can spot up the open man. Attracting double teams don't mean that your a great passer anyways, it just means that you have the oppurtunity to(not saying Kobe isn't).
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting authentiq:</div><div class="quote_post">^Gary Payton & D. Fish both didn't have the ball in their hands as much as Kobe did, FYI (atleast in the last 2 or 3 years). that's not my point. The problem is how chucky handled the situation. Why was he angry? obviously because of the team's play, and personally i believe that LO is the team's best passer, and chucky can spot up the open man. Attracting double teams don't mean that your a great passer anyways, it just means that you have the oppurtunity to(not saying Kobe isn't).</div> I understand but Chucky even with 1 defender isnt as good a passer as Kobe with 2 defenders on him. You dont seem to understand that chucky is a SG in a 5,10 body. All he does is shoot 3's. Hes a ver 1 dimesnsional player and horrific on defense. Basically He's Trash.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting DMKfromTPL:</div><div class="quote_post">http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,20...2785705,00.html ^^ Same article basically. My opinions are simple....chucky could have stayed in boston and been a backup for GP or in the NBDL right now instead of having the PRIVALEDGE to wear those letters L-A-K-E-R-S across his chest every game. LOOK AT KOBES STATS then look at chuckys.... Point Guard -Chucky - 13.9ppg, 2.6rpg, <u>4.3apg.</u> Shooting Guard -Kobe - 28.1ppg, 6.0rpg, <u>6.0apg</u>. ^^^ Bottom line....kobe does chuckys job better then he does it himself, so chucky should voice his displeasure with the <u>team in general</u> and not the TEAM GENERAL.</div> Didn't Chucky get traded for GP, so how could he be a backup to him? If GP is in Boston, they Chucky would have to be a Laker, and a team would pick him up, he would never get to the NBDL. You can't really compare their stats, Kobe first of play a lot more minutes, and Kobe also ha the ball in his hands a lot more. What about their assists to turnover ratio, I'm not saying Chucky is a great playmaker, because he isn't even close to being one, but that's a vague comparison of numbers, that means nothing. The Lakers best passer is actually Odom, he's a much better passer than both Chucky and Kobe, but Odom doesn't seem to want to do anything on this team. To be real, nothing Chucky said was really "news", just what people have though before anyways, Kobe does have a lot of power in the org. It's hard to play with Kobe, Chucky might play bad, but just because he's bad on defense doesn't mean he doesn't know anything or can't say what he sees. None of the teammates saying anything also makes it seem like they agree, or really just don't care and don't want anymore drama. Kobe does have a lot of power in the organization, and it's true that his presence might make it hard to attract FA's, at least till people see that he can be easier to play with. You know he'll likely run the offense, he'll have the ball, he'll basically do most of what he wants on the court, and their's not much you can do because he's the franchise player. http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=ap-t...ov=ap&type=lgns Chucky says his comments were taken out of context Don't know how you can take "I ain't the GM of this team," he said. "Kobe's the GM of this team. Ask Kobe. You've been watching this [expletive] all year. You've been watching it and I've been playing in it." out of context, but it's what he said.... ..but since Chucky said it himself that Kobe is the GM, he could possibly be gone in the O-season, so this could be his apology. The Lakers have given him his highest MPG of his career.
