LOL...reading the article now...scathing piece...but its fairly accurate.....What is Jim Buss supposed to do..? Amnesty him and become the biggest Pariah in LA outside of Sterling....no way..it had to be done..even if it meant destroying any chance of landing FA's.....Kupchak ain't stupid..he watches his words carefully..but its obvious he isn't really GM. Never mind Lebron...Kobe is in fact the first GM, Coach and player in league history...Parcellas and Phil could only dream of the kind of power this guy has...
And yes, Kobe wants to win with role players and subordinates around him. Nash and Pau were betas who are basically dormats..and will put up with that garbage. but Nash clearly regrets it..and Pau jumped ship first chance he could get..Dwight and Shaq..weren't having it...funny thing is...Lebron might very well put up with Kobe's shit..as Lebron is very passive..he's the only superstar in the league that might have tolerated it...but then theres this.....



And yes, Kobe wants to win with role players and subordinates around him. Nash and Pau were betas who are basically dormats..and will put up with that garbage. but Nash clearly regrets it..and Pau jumped ship first chance he could get..Dwight and Shaq..weren't having it...funny thing is...Lebron might very well put up with Kobe's shit..as Lebron is very passive..he's the only superstar in the league that might have tolerated it...but then theres this.....
“What matters to Bryant is Phil Jackson agreeing to return to coach the Lakers again in pursuit of a third consecutive NBA title. Bryant sends James a text message.”
This was the text from Kobe to LeBron: “Go ahead and get another MVP, if you want. And find the city you want to live in. But we’re going to win the championship. Don’t worry about it.”
- Kobe text To Lebron James moments after the Decision
This was the text from Kobe to LeBron: “Go ahead and get another MVP, if you want. And find the city you want to live in. But we’re going to win the championship. Don’t worry about it.”
- Kobe text To Lebron James moments after the Decision



