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Question : would you guys trade all our young players and the pick (if we keep it) for Cousins and Butler, hoping that would entice Durant?

Is that financially possible to have all three - boogie, Jimmy, Durant?

Instant contenders, and our big 3 would be young all stars
 
Lizaker4Lizife said:
Question : would you guys trade all our young players and the pick (if we keep it) for Cousins and Butler, hoping that would entice Durant?

Is that financially possible to have all three - boogie, Jimmy, Durant?

Instant contenders, and our big 3 would be young all stars
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who's the coach? 
 
sea manup said:
man reading the haters thread is a perfect reminder of how much kobe was successful in reaching his full potential

80% of the posts are hypotheticals because what actually happens is too great to hate on :pimp:


these dudes need to write fan fiction just to discredit the legend
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:lol: :pimp:

All good at the end of the day man.
Most people who have a haters thread are usually successful.

I'm in the LeBron one frequently but it's mostly for fun, although I can't stand him I respect the greatness.
 
LiCeNseD To BaLL said:
 
sea manup said:
man reading the haters thread is a perfect reminder of how much kobe was successful in reaching his full potential

80% of the posts are hypotheticals because what actually happens is too great to hate on 
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these dudes need to write fan fiction just to discredit the legend
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All good at the end of the day man.
Most people who have a haters thread are usually successful.

I'm in the LeBron one frequently but it's mostly for fun, although I can't stand him I respect the greatness.
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yeah, gotta give credit to lebron when he has won championships

but at the end of his career the hater thread will be full of factual reasons why he's overrated "he actually lost in a bunch of finals"

while the kobe thread will always be "if only this happens then he wouldn't have won championships" "imaginary titles >>>> real titles"
 
Originally Posted by sea manup
Lizaker4Lizife said:
Question : would you guys trade all our young players and the pick (if we keep it) for Cousins and Butler, hoping that would entice Durant?

Is that financially possible to have all three - boogie, Jimmy, Durant?

Instant contenders, and our big 3 would be young all stars
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who's the coach? 
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Exactly.

Cousins will never be a champion unless it's with an EXTREMELY respected coach who won't budge but is also excellent at 'pick your battles' and KNOWS BASKETBALL.

See: Rodman, Sheed, Artest
 
Yesterday as a whole was unreal. Bless up to the homie @tupac003 and Juan (who flew in all the way from DC for the game!) for being cool as heck yesterday.

Pac, I know you got caught up in that line for the trophy pic, my bad we couldn't/didn't link up afterwards but you know how crazy it was out there!! We gotta get up again soon bro, for real for real!

To those in attendance, you know it was a night you'll never forget. I'm sitting here at work on cloud nine. Truly a fitting exit for my personal GOAT.

Thank you Kobe!
 
Lizaker4Lizife said:
Question : would you guys trade all our young players and the pick (if we keep it) for Cousins and Butler, hoping that would entice Durant?

Is that financially possible to have all three - boogie, Jimmy, Durant?

Instant contenders, and our big 3 would be young all stars
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sea manup said:
who's the coach? 
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Make the trades, tell KD he can pick his coach and hoop with boogie and butler.

Boogie on a contender in LA will be happy and won't be the knucklehead he is now in a toxic environment

I'm wondering if we can financially have that big 3 plus role players? We would need a PG too
 
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if there's anything we have learned from watching lebron over the years it's that you dont allow your superstar player to pick the coach 
 
Jordan Clarkson
Q: On if he has ever been part of a game like that:
Clarkson:  I don’t even know what to do with my hands right now. This was, like, so crazy, to be honest with you. I don’t even know how to react. He was just making everything. It was crazy. This is like one of the best games I’ve played in basketball ever.

Q: On if Bryant’s performance was beyond belief:
Clarkson:  When we got on the bus from last game, I asked him for 50, and he just got 60. That’s crazy. I don’t know. I’m just out of it right now. I don’t even know what to say right now.

Q: On what he will miss most about Bryant:
Clarkson:  When you need a bucket, just give him the ball. That’s always gonna be missed. His leadership. It’s just crazy, man. It’s sad that it’s over for him. I watched him as a kid. It’s just a crazy experience for me right now. I don’t know how to really react. I’m excited, I’m sad — we won the game! It’s just crazy.

Q: On what he will remember most about Bryant:
Clarkson:  His work ethic. Just how he gave his all and gave himself to theme. That’s the blueprint, man. If you want to win and want to be a champion, that’s how you’ve got to do it.

Q: On if he has ever been part of a crazier game:
Clarkson:  No, that’s the craziest game I’ve ever played in — hands down. I just started playing basketball in the ninth grade. That’s like the best game ever, easy.

D’Angelo Russell
Q: On if the game was as much fun to play in as it was to watch:
Russell:  That was crazy. That was one of the craziest things I’ve ever got to witness. Just the feeling that you want to remember and want to get to that point one day. It’s really a lot of motivation going into that.

Q: On when he felt the team could win:
Russell:  Everybody took pride in feeding the hot hand. He was was hot. He cooled off for a second, but then he just got hot again. You got to take advantage of that.

Q: On what he learned most from Bryant:
Russell:  Honestly, I learned the most from this game. Just his willpower. I don’t know how many minutes he played, but he played them like he was fresh; like he didn’t get tired. I don’t think losing was an option today. It looked like he was going for a 100-point victory. Just his willpower. That’s something I really can take from him.

Q: On what he will miss most about Bryant:
Russell:  I don’t know. Everybody has credibility in the league, but a guy like him fresh out of the league in to retirement — he’s a guy that, when he speaks you listen. The credibility speaks for itself. He’s just so tuned-in and engaged when he talks. I’m definitely gonna miss that.

Julius Randle
Q: On the game:
Randle:  It’s a fairy-tale ending. You can’t script it any better. For him to do that in his final game, I’m extremely happy for him.

Q: On if this was the most memorable game he’s ever played in:
Randle:  Absolutely, man. Being in the Final Four and playing in front of my hometown is pretty incredible, but that guy’s legendary right there. That’s something you can’t make up.

Q: On when he knew this was something special:
Randle:  When I pulled up to the arena. I’ve never seen it like that. I’ve never seen it like when I ran out on the court; all those people. I couldn’t really see the court since there was a tunnel all the way out to the court. You can’t make this stuff up, man.

Q: On what he learned most from Bryant:
Randle:  A lot, but he’s just a killer. His personality, how he prepares and how he goes out on the court and leads. It’s amazing.

Q: On what he will miss most about Bryant:
Randle:  Just the motivation and inspiration he gives me on a day-to-day basis, especially me being a kid growing up watching him. He was my motivation and inspiration. He’s a big part of why I’m here today. Hopefully I can keep it going.

Larry Nance Jr.
Q: On if he had ever been a part of a game like that:
Nance:  Nobody has. I’d imagine that’s the closest thing to a Game 7-type atmosphere you can get. That was … I don’t have words for it.”

Q: On balancing getting the ball to Bryant and winning the game:
Nance:  That’s what usually happens. The past 20 years: Get the ball to Kobe and he usually wins. That was our goal today, and 60 points later here we are.

Q: On seeing Bryant play at his highest level:
Nance:  It was incredible. Honestly, I was out there for most of the third and fourth quarter and didn’t realize it. I knew he was making some shots, knew he was playing really well, but I think with two minutes left I looked up and it was 58. That’s the most I’ve ever seen — it’s ridiculous. I don’t know.

Q: On what he learned most from Bryant:
Nance:  He just told us, “Leave no stone unturned. Give the game everything you’ve got, so when the day comes that it does end for you, you have no regrets. Play your heart out every game. Practice like there’s no tomorrow, and leave the game with no regrets.”

Q: On what he will miss most about Bryant.
Nance:  Just his presence. There’s nothing like the competitive presence that he is on the court, in the practice gym, on the plane — his presence is just so competitive. That’s what I’m gonna miss: just the incredible mentality and competitiveness.
 
jadams003 said:
Yesterday as a whole was unreal. Bless up to the homie @tupac003 and Juan (who flew in all the way from DC for the game!) for being cool as heck yesterday.

Pac, I know you got caught up in that line for the trophy pic, my bad we couldn't/didn't link up afterwards but you know how crazy it was out there!! We gotta get up again soon bro, for real for real!

To those in attendance, you know it was a night you'll never forget. I'm sitting here at work on cloud nine. Truly a fitting exit for my personal GOAT.

Thank you Kobe!
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Thanks for the meetup invite. :smh:
 
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Kobe Bryant’s career has paralleled SLAM’s existence almost exactly, and honestly, closer than any other player’s has. The proverbial we at SLAM got our start in late-1993 and started popping up on newsstands in the beginning of ’94. Granted, this was a few years before Kobe became a household name, but honestly, SLAM wasn’t a household name either. As Anthony Gilbert explains in his piece on Kobe’s Philadelphia-area roots in this issue, it didn’t take long for the Lower Merion High star to become a regional sensation.

In the spring of ’96, before Kobe turned pro, we did a big feature on him called “Higher Learning.” It was SLAM’s 11th issue—we were finding our footing as an increasingly well-known publication just as Kobe was finding his footing as an increasingly well-known ballplayer. He turned pro a couple months later, ended up with the storied Laker franchise, and the march to international stardom was on. Obviously, Kobe Bryant’s popularity grew far larger than SLAM’s, but we grew, too, publishing 150-plus-page issues on the regular and sometimes selling 250,000 copies. He’d made it big and we’d made it big, and some of our best-selling issues, not coincidentally, featured Kob. There was his first cover (24), when Piotr Sikora shot Kobe and his ’fro and Cheo Hodari Coker penned a classic cover story. There was the happy cover with Shaquille O’Neal (43), black-jersey issue (66; pictured in his hands above), the snake cover (97), the USA cover (114), the two-Kobe issue (126), the gritted-teeth Champs issue (131) and the gorgeous Martin Schoeller close-up (136). We actually tallied up all the SLAM cover subjects recently, and KB is currently tied for the all-time lead with LeBron James: a whopping 21 covers each.

As Kobe aged, he changed. He became less explosive, but smarter. He grew from a brash teen to an old head. He started speaking out on social issues and started a company, Kobe Inc., which is a multi-armed operation in Newport Beach that will keep its namesake plenty busy in retirement. SLAM is still pretty brash, I’d say, but we have matured, and we’ve transitioned from solely a print product to a multi-media brand that reaches more people than ever before, albeit in a variety of social–media–based ways that didn’t even exist back when SLAM and Kobe were getting started. Now Kobe’s hanging up his playing shoes, and we’ve chosen to honor him the best way we can: with this beautiful collector’s magazine that tracks his entire, legendary career with words and images that represent the way we’ve always covered him. Eventually, he will be passed in covers and SLAM will have new heroes and legends that we grow old with. But we’ll never forget what he meant to us. Just as his fans will never forget what he meant to them.
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