Re: Kobe will Play in the Opener! <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Jackson (and Bryant?) good to goBy Mike Bresnahan, Times Staff WriterOctober 29, 2006On a day of conflicting reports on Kobe Bryant's health, the Lakers guard said Saturday that he didn't know if he would play in Tuesday's opener against Phoenix.Then, 10 minutes later, Phil Jackson revealed he would be healthy enough to coach against Phoenix ? and that Bryant had delivered a bit of news to him.ADVERTISEMENT"He says he's going to play on Tuesday," Jackson said. "I'm sure he'll make the correct decision. He came off the floor [Saturday] and he was sore, but he was on the court for a good hour and a half before he came off."Bryant, who has experienced soreness in his right knee in the aftermath of mid-July arthroscopic surgery, made it through almost all of practice but did not reveal much about his thoughts about Tuesday."I don't know," Bryant said. "Just take it day by day. It's kind of frustrating. Every day kind of varies. Today's a little sore."Frustrating?"It's just frustrating because, day by day, you get asked the same question, 'You playing on Tuesday? You playing on Tuesday?' " Bryant said. "It gets a little frustrating, but you've just got to take it for what it is."Jackson wasn't as perturbed by his own rehabilitation.The Lakers coach said he felt "real, real positive" about coaching Tuesday, which would be exactly four weeks after his hip-replacement surgery. He said he did not know if he would coach Wednesday against Golden State, the team's first road game.The team is scheduled to leave shortly after Tuesday's game at Staples Center and take an hourlong flight to Oakland, arriving about midnight."I'm still having a little bit of trouble getting a shoe on and a sock on that one leg, but my therapy's coming along great," Jackson said. "In the last week, I made giant strides. In three days, I could be in a position where I feel much more comfortable."But the questions lingered about Bryant's health, and whether he would play against Phoenix."He said he felt like he could get it done," Jackson said. "I just feel like I have to let him have his head on this. We know that there's going to be some limitations to what he can do. That's a choice he has to make. He's been training, he's been working hard on it."It's almost four months. This is a normal injury where guys would say this is a month-out injury. It's been twice that, three times that long for him to recover from this. We really have to let him have his head on this."</div>http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-lakere...ack=1&cset=true :yahoo:
Re: Kobe will Play in the Opener! http://www.bball-world.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=15276Already posted.
Re: Kobe will Play in the Opener! <span style="font-family:Book Antiqua">Anybody else think Kobe may not come as strong any more? I think he'll slow down now.</span>
Re: Kobe will Play in the Opener! <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Illosophee @ Oct 29 2006, 08:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><span style="font-family:Book Antiqua">Anybody else think Kobe may not come as strong any more? I think he'll slow down now.</span></div>Come as strong? What do you mean?
Re: Kobe will Play in the Opener! yessssssss.. but too bad its halloween night soo ill miss it anyways
Re: Kobe will Play in the Opener! <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (mixtapelive @ Oct 29 2006, 11:44 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>yessssssss.. but too bad its halloween night soo ill miss it anyways </div>Im skipping everything just to watch the game.
