StingArmy
Andouille
Level: 96
   
Posts: 691/2118
EXP: 8840174
For next: 148645
Since: 3.5.03
From: Georgia bred, you can tell by my Hawk jersey
Since last post: 3547 days
Last activity: 1140 days
|  #2 Posted on 19.6.07 1648.59
Reposted on: 19.6.14 1651.54 | Originally posted by ESPN.com article
The latest twist in the Bryant saga involves an amateur video of the nine-time All-Star denouncing general manager Mitch Kupchak and teammate Andrew Bynum.
And if you're interested in the video site itself: TheKobeVideo.com. It's not available yet, but with all this press coverage they should meet their pre-sale goals within a week.
- StingArmy | It's False
Scrapple
Level: 153
Posts: 1965/6155
EXP: 44629085
For next: 694422
Since: 20.6.02
From: I am the Tag Team Champions!
Since last post: 2789 days
Last activity: 1172 days
| #3 Posted on 19.6.07 2106.34
Reposted on: 19.6.14 2108.07 | Maybe the Buss family can take a look at this to get a clue.
Seriously, they can make this drama end TODAY if they simply fired Mitch Kupchak and packaged Bynum in a trade. It's not hard. I do feel bad for Bynum, considering he's only been in the league one year and was drafted out of high school. He shouldn't be blamed for the incompetent GM that drafted him in the first place. Kupchak, on the other hand, has done NOTHING to justify his continued employment (and protection).
(edited by It's False on 19.6.07 1911) | ekedolphin
Scrapple
Level: 149
Posts: 3506/5747
EXP: 40640382
For next: 694853
Since: 12.1.02
From: Indianapolis, IN; now residing in Suffolk, VA
Since last post: 1080 days
Last activity: 465 days
| #4 Posted on 21.6.07 0155.00
Reposted on: 21.6.14 0159.03 | | So, not that I think Kobe's being entirely rational or anything, but what would prompt him to say, re Bynum, "fucking ship his ass out"? I haven't watched any Lakers games recently, but everything I've heard about Bynum has led me to believe he's got a bright future. | Mr. Boffo
Scrapple
Level: 125
Posts: 2003/3844
EXP: 22139789
For next: 314438
Since: 24.3.02
From: Oshkosh, WI
Since last post: 4485 days
Last activity: 4446 days
| #5 Posted on 21.6.07 0843.45
Reposted on: 21.6.14 0844.59 | Originally posted by ekedolphin
So, not that I think Kobe's being entirely rational or anything, but what would prompt him to say, re Bynum, "fucking ship his ass out"? I haven't watched any Lakers games recently, but everything I've heard about Bynum has led me to believe he's got a bright future.
Kobe probably doesn't think he's going to be around to enjoy that bright future. | DJ FrostyFreeze
Scrapple
Level: 120
Posts: 2481/3467
EXP: 19053171
For next: 434056
Since: 2.1.02
From: Hawthorne, CA
Since last post: 727 days
Last activity: 727 days
| #6 Posted on 21.6.07 0937.43
Reposted on: 21.6.14 0939.10 | Originally posted by ekedolphin
So, not that I think Kobe's being entirely rational or anything, but what would prompt him to say, re Bynum, "fucking ship his ass out"? I haven't watched any Lakers games recently, but everything I've heard about Bynum has led me to believe he's got a bright future.
He's not a Bynum-hater per se, but the Lakers had a chance to get Jason Kidd and Carlos Boozer among others in the last year or so, but the Lakers were unwilling to give up Bynum in a trade to get them and that apparently had Kobe upset.
Re the video: I can see why the owners of the video would think people would be willing to pay to see it, but I dont think it's going to happen for 3 reasons:
In the age of the Pamela Anderson sex video, the Paris Hilton sex video, the Kim Kardasian/Ray-J sex video, the Michael Richards N-word video, and every other celebrity's leaked/stolen shameful behavior video, I think most people assume this Kobe video will eventually find itself on the web for free just like all the others, so why pay for it now?
Every news outlet reporting on it is already telling us what he said in it, there's really no reason to PAY to hear him say it.
He's really not saying anything most Laker fans & LA sports radio hosts arent already saying, and havent already been saying for a couple of years now. | | ALL ORIGINAL POSTS IN THIS THREAD ARE NOW AVAILABLE |
| | | | |
