"Kobe "sabotaged" games in high school to win them at the end" - Phil Jackson

[PortCityProphet]

Kobe was by far the best player on the court in HS. those games bored him so he toyed around to make them interesting. why would he do that now?

 

[kbtwofour]

This is a stupid ass thread.

So you're saying he could've sabotaged the first half of the season by playing one of his most efficient season's this year, Dwight getting injured multiple times, Gasol still being mentally weak, and his PG's being injured?

A lot of the situations were out of his control.

Why would he do that when he knows home court advantage would be important for this team because they play better at home then at the road?

Yeah, Kobe is going to sabotaged the season, be out of the playoffs, and getting embarrassed on national tv so he can rescue them at the end.

Wouldn't make more sense for him to try to get home court in the playoffs, play well so he can compete for the MVP, and have this team playing well to compete for a championship?

Kobe is really competitive so I can't see him doing anything like that.

 

[Newzz]

This time, in a strange twist, he’s being crucified for taking too few shots: only one, unbelievably enough, in the first half of Sunday’s game in Sacramento, which we lost by seventeen points, ruining, in all likelihood, any chance to win our division. He finished with eight points, his lowest total ever in a game in which he played at least forty minutes. The theory being tossed around is that Kobe, stung by criticism for his shot selection in recent games, decided to show the Lakers how stagnant the offense can become when he doesn’t assert himself. “I don’t know how we can forgive him,” one anonymous teammate was quoted as saying in today’s Times….Today at practice, Kobe went from player to player, shoving the article with the anonymous quote in their faces. I have rarely seen him that incensed. “Did you say this?” he demanded of each player. Later, during a team gathering, he pursued the interrogation. “Right here and right now,” he said, raising his voice, “I want to know who said this shyt.” Nobody said a word, until Karl finally broke the silence. “Obviously, Kobe, no one said it or no one wants to admit they said it,” Karl said. “You’ve just got to let it go now.” Karl and Kobe, who have become buddies, launched into a shouting match that I had to stop.

“Are you feeling like you’re going to come back next year?” Jeanie asked me. “Well, not if Kobe Bryant is on this team next year,” I told her. “He’s too complex a person. I don’t need this.”

“I asked Kobe today about Hamilton. The two played high school ball against each other in Pennsylvania. “I’ve been kicking his ass for ten years,” he said.”

“Finally it was Kobe’s turn. “You know how much I hate this f***ing offense,” Kobe said.

*filed*

Kobe just gives absolutely NO fukkS and will approach anybody


That's my GAWD

 

[AkaDemiK]

wow, Kobe is a bigger fukk boy than i thought he was

 

[Houston911]

damn, the way kobe punks nba players i cant imagine what he'd do to yall frail dudes who pop shyt on the coli

 

[Arcavian]

old sabo smiley?

 

[SHO-NUFF]

Once again, I just wanna thank the Thunder for not winning that fukkin game on ESPN, had they, this thread, and countless others would not exist......


We shoulda just WON THE GATDAMN GAME

edit: yes im mad, we gave these bytch ass nikkas life

 

[DPresidential]

Raw, I don't think so.

it is different than in High school. One player could control he entire tempo of all the other 11 players on the court...

now, could a man do it now? Yes. But against most teams in this professional sport... Nah b...

 

[Swagnificent]

Hook up some more excerpts from phils book seems pretty interesting

Funny thing is I read the book after it came out and overall it was actually more positive about Kobe than negative......there was never one moment in the book that Phil questioned Kobe's basketball ability.......he in fact compared him favorably to MJ multiple times and even stated how Kobe was the key to that team

 

[CantStop]

Kobe da gawd had the whole squad shook.

 

[Swagnificent]

I'm a Kobe fan and I liked Phil's book. It was interesting glimpse into the locker room and into the psyche of the players. Kobe is who we think he is. Insanely competitive and incredibly arrogant. I don't have a problem with it because he backs it up on the court. I just don't get why fans of Michael Jordan have a problem with it when MJ was the same way.

Both are arrogant dikks who might be clinically insane. But that doesn't change the fact they are good at basketball. Which is pretty much all I care about. I ain't tryin to be these nikkas friends. I just wanna be entertained. And both them nikkas were the best at entertaining fans hence the reason they are the two most popular players ever.

 

[Rufus Dufus]

Phil was a bytch for writing that book.

 

[MikeBrownsJob]

See that takes some skill. Good trolling.

 

[Kobes Two Jerseys]

“To be completely fair, there were a couple things I did over the years to alienate Kobe. The most glaring example was the interview I gave in 2001 to Rick Telander, a writer I knew in Chicago. Rick asked if I believed Kobe was the heir apparent to Michael Jordan. Assuming, naively in retrospect, that a conversation after the official interview was off the record, I mentioned to Rick that I had been told that in high school Kobe “sabotaged” games to keep them close enough for him to dominate at the end. Needless to say, the quotes appeared verbatim in Rick’s story, sparking a major uproar. (Kobe has never forgiven me. Last Spring, during a particularly acrimonious team meeting, Rick Fox complained to Kobe and Shaq. “The thing that hurts us about this season,” Fox said, “is that both of you have acted like you’re apart from us, and that we’re not any good. We have won championships for each other, sacrificing, and all of a sudden, you turn your backs on us.” Shaq, clearly affected, began to respond when Kobe cut him off. “Quit your crying,” Kobe said. I then jumped in. “Kobe, you’re as much to blame as Shaq is, if not more.” “You’re the one who should f***ing talk,” he said. “You said I sabotaged games.”


Bashing Kobe: Excerpts from

Would have made for some excellent tv.

 

[Kobes Two Jerseys]

I'm not trolling....I love Kobe's game, my favorite player in the last 15 years. What I am questioning is his decision-making ability....yes, even after 5 rings and multiple accolades. His decision making (on the basketball court) sometimes seems...questionable.

Is he immune to those type of questions due to his 5 rings?

What you need to question is the shot making ability of the team around him.