I've never seen a guy who was so loyal to the players union and his team (management) at the same
damn time. The dualities
We already know that Kobe took a 2 year 48 million dollar deal to show players that they shouldn't have to work on discounts to hide a gm's incompetence. Now everybody wants to wait for the new CBA before they sign their next long term deal so they can cash out. Financial analyst forecast an extra 2.5 billion dollars going to black households over the next 5 years as a result of Kobe setting the tone for players demanding fair pay. If this money was invested at an 8% interest rate for 78 years, that would yield over one trillion dollars for black families.
People don't realize that his contract also helped the lakers pull a tank move. Kobe is nearing the end of his career and he wants to add more championships to his resume, but He loves the Lakers with all his heart so he wants them to be able to compete after he leaves the game. He wants the Lakers to finish in the bottom 5 so they can keep their pick and add another promising prospect. Kobe taking 24 mil a year was part of the tanking plan. If Kobe eats up 40% of the cap it takes away the Lakers flexibility to add overpaid players who can't carry a team to a championship in the future.
To the untrained eye, it looks like the lakers are a sh*t team who can't win games.
NOPE!
Kobe can shoot 45% from the field in his sleep. People believe he's legitimately missing shots because he's coming back from an injury that most guys would have retired from.....nah, that's just part of the tanking plan. Kobe is taking advantage of the public assuming that since Father Time has slowed down every other player in history that it has to slow Him down too. This is a logical fallacy on many different levels and a very stupid assumption. Remember this, when you assume, you make an ass out of you and me.
Kobes supposed to be taking it easy and letting other teams win, but sometimes his competitive nature forces him to subconsciously fight back. You saw it last night
It's easy to do like Philadelphia and make it obvious that you don't want to win. It's tough to tank and make it look like you're trying to compete. The Lakers are doing such a good job of hiding the fact that they're tanking that guys are gonna come in here and argue that the Lakers legitimately suck and can't win.
#kobe
@CantStop
damn time. The dualities
We already know that Kobe took a 2 year 48 million dollar deal to show players that they shouldn't have to work on discounts to hide a gm's incompetence. Now everybody wants to wait for the new CBA before they sign their next long term deal so they can cash out. Financial analyst forecast an extra 2.5 billion dollars going to black households over the next 5 years as a result of Kobe setting the tone for players demanding fair pay. If this money was invested at an 8% interest rate for 78 years, that would yield over one trillion dollars for black families.
People don't realize that his contract also helped the lakers pull a tank move. Kobe is nearing the end of his career and he wants to add more championships to his resume, but He loves the Lakers with all his heart so he wants them to be able to compete after he leaves the game. He wants the Lakers to finish in the bottom 5 so they can keep their pick and add another promising prospect. Kobe taking 24 mil a year was part of the tanking plan. If Kobe eats up 40% of the cap it takes away the Lakers flexibility to add overpaid players who can't carry a team to a championship in the future.
To the untrained eye, it looks like the lakers are a sh*t team who can't win games.
NOPE!
Kobe can shoot 45% from the field in his sleep. People believe he's legitimately missing shots because he's coming back from an injury that most guys would have retired from.....nah, that's just part of the tanking plan. Kobe is taking advantage of the public assuming that since Father Time has slowed down every other player in history that it has to slow Him down too. This is a logical fallacy on many different levels and a very stupid assumption. Remember this, when you assume, you make an ass out of you and me. Kobes supposed to be taking it easy and letting other teams win, but sometimes his competitive nature forces him to subconsciously fight back. You saw it last night
It's easy to do like Philadelphia and make it obvious that you don't want to win. It's tough to tank and make it look like you're trying to compete. The Lakers are doing such a good job of hiding the fact that they're tanking that guys are gonna come in here and argue that the Lakers legitimately suck and can't win.
#kobe
@CantStop
