Kobe
Please raise your electronic hand if you'd like to see Kobe traded?
I know I am not alone. A supermegastar like Kobe Bryant getting traded could inject life into a semi-boring NBA. Without the Golden State Warriors, this postseason is almost a yawn-fest of predictability. Thankfully, the Cavs-Pistons series is up for grabs. Unfortunately, the level of play isn't fantastic. The Spurs steamrolled and will probably win a 4th Tim Duncan championship. Boring.
Put Kobe on any number of teams and that team is an instant contender. I just read a list of hypoethicals and many of them are interesting and fun to think about. Kobe lining up with the Bulls, the Suns, or even the Mavs. If any of those teams could get a deal cemented, they would have the best line-up going into 2008. Regardless of Kobe's demeanor and personality, he is one of the best 3 players in the league. He scores like mad, isn't afraid to take any shot (Lebron - watch more tape of this - your fear hurts me), hits the rack hard, and knows the taste of victory.
Kobe is a bag of crap personally, but basketball skills trump that because he is a basketball player, not a state senator. I would go to a lot of Orlando Magic games (if the tickets could be purchased reasonably) if Kobe came to town. I'd also buy a jersey and jump on said bandwagon.
Kobe and Dwight Howard? Not bad...
1 comment:
They aren't letting Kobe go. They have a little advantage called hindsight. They let Shaq go, and they won't let their only chance at contention go. Kobe is a competitor, he'll play for the Lakers. They'll trade for a big man. Players they could just sign like Chris Webber who is a UFA can help off the bench. He's a little old, but he could help. Another UFA they could bring in is Matt Barnes to help on the perimeter.
They are going to have to bring in a cast not of all-stars, but of servicable players. Luke Walton ain't cutting it. But they will do it, because he is their only chance at contention.
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