[jjgold]

Kobe Bryant has never shied away from speaking his mind.
That didn't change Friday, when the Lakers' superstar was a quote machine following his team's 118-111 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers. Chief among Bryant's topics was wanting his teammates, particularly point guard Jeremy Lin, to be more aggressive.
Lin did just that when he passed on delivering the ball to Bryant and drained a key 3-pointer late in the fourth quarter. It was a play that got Bryant's attention.
"You have to be able to assert yourself, especially on a team that I'm playing on - especially on a team I'm playing on," Bryant said, according to Baxter Holmes of ESPN. "Because I don't want chumps, I don't want pushovers, and if you're a chump and a pushover, I will run over you."
Bryant credited Lin's toughness and was pleased to see the first-year Lakers guard come through for his team down the stretch.
"You've got to put your mark down, man," Bryant said. "At some point, you've got to piss on the fire hydrant."
This kind of talk is nothing new for the 36-year-old Bryant, who has garnered a reputation for being tough on teammates. He showed the best way to back up that tough love and demands for more aggressiveness when he threw down a vintage reverse slam in the first quarter of Friday's loss:

[Smoke]

Thats why he is the black mamba

[BigDeem5]

0-3

[Bostongambler]

They make Orlando magic look good.

[BigPage25]

Great thread JJ i appreciate the time and effort it took you to copy and paste that quote and story

[Pauulzcappin]

Kobe is tough as nails but last night he was 1-6 in the 4th quarter, sure didn't help their cause much

talk is cheap

[stevenash]

Gold?
You left out the part where he also said "if you are white and female, I'm going to rape you"

[tony_come]

Just win Kobe
And stfu

[marcoloco]

"Kobe is a great teammate, a true team player" -said no one ever

[ChalkyDog]

He's not wrong.

This is the type of teammate, especially in basketball, that I would have loved playing alongside.

[kmarinouofm]

Coach how are things in Vegas?

Have you gotten a job yet ?

Have you gotten laid yet ?

[GUMMO77]

It's going to be a long, angry year for Kobe.

[laclippers504]

Crazy

[stevenash]

He's not wrong.

This is the type of teammate, especially in basketball, that I would have loved playing alongside.

Like Larry Legend?

[jjgold]

Kobe one of rare guys that knows Lin is a cocky lot of balls type player

Most other players do not like Lin because of this..he also attracts a lot of attention

Players jealous of Lin not Kobe

[You mad bro]

so pretty much he copied everything your father told you

[lakerboy]

Kobe stinks

[ParlayininHTown]

Players jealous of Lin not Kobe

Yes, they're really jealous of plays like this:

[jjgold]

It takes one of the most well-respected players in the NBA to recognize what Lin brings to a team

[Menses]

And That folks is why the Lakers are now 0-3 and are on pace for a 15 win season...lol

[georgek118]

And That folks is why the Lakers are now 0-3 and are on pace for a 15 win season...lol

I dont get it, whys every1 hating on the lakers? yea they r 0-3, but thats expected. Vs all playoff bound teams, how can you truly expect this laker team to beat them? Whats more concerning is how bad the clippers r.

[Dirty Sanchez]

[ParlayininHTown]

It takes one of the most well-respected players in the NBA to recognize what Lin brings to a team

Are we talking about the senseless live-ball turnovers that lead to easy fast-break points for the opponent, or the poor defense that leads to good offensive performances for most opposing point guards?

[minet123]

Lower Merion's finest

[Ratzz]

Kobe Bryant has never shied away from speaking his mind.
That didn't change Friday, when the Lakers' superstar was a quote machine following his team's 118-111 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers. Chief among Bryant's topics was wanting his teammates, particularly point guard Jeremy Lin, to be more aggressive.
Lin did just that when he passed on delivering the ball to Bryant and drained a key 3-pointer late in the fourth quarter. It was a play that got Bryant's attention.
"You have to be able to assert yourself, especially on a team that I'm playing on - especially on a team I'm playing on," Bryant said, according to Baxter Holmes of ESPN. "Because I don't want chumps, I don't want pushovers, and if you're a chump and a pushover, I will run over you."
Bryant credited Lin's toughness and was pleased to see the first-year Lakers guard come through for his team down the stretch.
"You've got to put your mark down, man," Bryant said. "At some point, you've got to piss on the fire hydrant."
This kind of talk is nothing new for the 36-year-old Bryant, who has garnered a reputation for being tough on teammates. He showed the best way to back up that tough love and demands for more aggressiveness when he threw down a vintage reverse slam in the first quarter of Friday's loss:

LOL>. this is KOBE attempting to deflect criticism and blame..
by establishing that first that these players are weak, and deserver to be mistreated..

but this.. like everything else.. backfires on him... because in dong so, he acknowledges that
he mistreats people.

Kobe is a moron.

[jjgold]

Lakers will get blown out again tonight

[hotelis]

LOL>. this is KOBE attempting to deflect criticism and blame..
by establishing that first that these players are weak, and deserver to be mistreated..

but this.. like everything else.. backfires on him... because in dong so, he acknowledges that
he mistreats people.

Kobe is a moron.

when did u first start hating on Kobe Bean?

[homie1975]

Gold?
You left out the part where he also said "if you are white and female, I'm going to rape you"

the bitch went to his room at 2 am looking for a payday. and she got it.

talk is cheap. where was the evidence? oh yea she had two other guys cumstains in her underwear. why did she refuse to testify?

i'm no kobe fan but i'm a fan of EVIDENCE. innocent until proven guilty.

until you can show evidence, STFU

[Fishhead]

f\*g sport

[Menses]

the bitch went to his room at 2 am looking for a payday. and she got it.

talk is cheap. where was the evidence? oh yea she had two other guys cumstains in her underwear. why did she refuse to testify?

i'm no kobe fan but i'm a fan of EVIDENCE. innocent until proven guilty.

until you can show evidence, STFU

Sex was consexual...but Kobe did something during intercourse that was quite rough and unexpected...you can use your imagination....This is why Kobe settled out of court...and said he understood why "she thought it was rape".....Phil in his book, also mentioned a waitress in Portland Kobe harassed one night at dinner...probably was the smoke before the fire...

[MoneyLineDawg]

How tough is he when he chucks up 43 bricks a game??

[jjgold]

serious here are the Lakers going to win 10 games??

[homie1975]

Sex was consexual...but Kobe did something during intercourse that was quite rough and unexpected...you can use your imagination....This is why Kobe settled out of court...and said he understood why "she thought it was rape".....Phil in his book, also mentioned a waitress in Portland Kobe harassed one night at dinner...probably was the smoke before the fire...

kobe settled because it was rough sex? No. He settled and gave her hush money in the civil trial so she would not share the gory sexual details for the world to hear, especially kobe's wife. I am sure that is all it was.

he never said the exact words that he understands she thought it was rape. U are twisting the words. She got more than she bargained for but what was not raped

she did not expect the anal sex. As simple as that.

[stevenash]

the bitch went to his room at 2 am looking for a payday. and she got it.

talk is cheap. where was the evidence? oh yea she had two other guys cumstains in her underwear. why did she refuse to testify?

i'm no kobe fan but i'm a fan of EVIDENCE. innocent until proven guilty.

until you can show evidence, STFU

Because 'stop' means 'stop'

Lighten up Francis.

[jjgold]

Why did Kobe sign with the Lakers??

It had to be money