Kobe Bryant Saga/Trade Discussion

[methomps]

Kobe for OJ Mayo and Taj Gibson. The salaries work out.

 

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

espn.com

Jackson says Kobe not putting 'heart and soul' into on-court performance

Amidst the daily trade discussions swirling around Kobe Bryant and the Lakers this preseason, coach Phil Jackson is upset at his star player's level of commitment.

"Obviously he hasn't thrown his heart and soul into performing on the floor," Jackson told reporters after practice Saturday. "That hurts me a little bit. ? He was going to work at this thing and [would] put his full being into this. Right now, he's having a hard time doing that."
Clearly Bryant disagreed with his coach's assessment.

"That [should be] the least of his concerns or anybody's concerns," Bryant said. "You don't have to worry about that. ? I'm ready to play. Period. You don't have to worry about me."

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[OSUBasketballJunkie]

espn.com

Sources: Chicago still the most likely preference for Bryant


The Kobe Bryant-to-Chicago trade talks are very real, and they've been real for a while.
The Los Angeles Lakers and Chicago Bulls have been having daily discussions about Bryant trade possibilities for at least the past week, with Bryant's no-trade clause throwing a unique wrench into the situation, according to sources.

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[OSUBasketballJunkie]

espn.com

Paxson says Bulls out of Kobe trade talks -- for now

ESPN.com news services

Updated: November 2, 2007, 7:48 AM ET

DEERFIELD, Ill. -- Chicago Bulls general manager John Paxson said that trade talks on Kobe Bryant with the Los Angeles Lakers have ended for now and downplayed the notion that the teams were ever on the verge of a deal.
"There's not a deal done," he said Thursday. "There's not going to be a deal done. All the things that were out there were really unfair to all of us who were trying to do our jobs. The misinformation ... I think gets in the way of the process. It's just such a complicated thing and we kind of put it to rest now."

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[OCBucksFan]

This should be interesting in about 12 games, when they are 3-9 I expect Kobe to have a full scale explosion. Getting booed at home on opening night can't have set well with him, we're talking about fans who supported him through Colorado, but now, everyone seems pretty ready to see the whiner go.

 

[BuckeyeNation27]

 

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

Link

Kobe doesn't measure up to Jordan

By John Harris
TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Saturday, June 21, 2008

Michael Jordan, my foot.

Now, the truth can finally be told.
Kobe Bryant isn't the next Jordan. Never has been, never will be.
Forget that Bryant's Los Angeles Lakers curled up in the fetal position during a 39-point scalding against the Boston Celtics in the clinching Game 6 of the NBA Finals.

Like golfing great Tiger Woods, who won the U.S. Open playing on a broken leg and a shredded ACL in his knee, Jordan transcends sport.
Never in a million years would Jordan have permitted his Chicago Bulls to perform so pitifully in a win-or-go-home championship game.
Jordan is 6-0 in the Finals, Bryant is 3-2.
Jordan, like Woods, is a "socialete" - half-athlete, half social icon.
Woods inspired a whole demographic that previously had no interest in golf to take up the sport.
Jordan became so popular among non-basketball fans that he convinced soccer moms to take their kids to see Jordan co-star with Bugs Bunny in "Space Jam." When Shaquille O'Neal and coach Phil Jackson left the Lakers, Bryant had to remake himself to gain public approval. When Jordan left the Bulls, he didn't have to remake himself upon his return.

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