JamieD 18,889 Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 GOATbrook killed it last night against the Cavs. Your boys are on a good run, Jamie. 4 wins on the trot, 6 from the last 7.Missed it Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainAmerica18 846 Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- Kobe Bryant returned to practice for the first time this month and called his teammates "soft" during a heated 5-on-5 scrimmage between the starters and reserves Thursday.When practice was opened to the media, Bryant and Nick Young were already trading barbs during the scrimmage with Young telling Bryant, "Nobody in the world can guard me one-on-one," and Bryant telling Young, "You're going exactly where I want you to go."Later Bryant said, "You m-----f------ are soft like Charmin in this m-----f-----. God damn, is this the type of s--- that's going on in these practices? Now I see why we've lost 20 f---ing games. We're soft like Charmin. We're soft like s---."Lakers coach Byron Scott has held Bryant out of most practices and shootarounds this season. Thursday was the veteran star's first full practice with the team in over two weeks.Bryant was also getting on Jeremy Lin during the scrimmage, daring him to shoot whenever he had the ball, yelling, "This m-----f----- don't got s---. He ain't got s--- right now. Shoot! Shoot!" After Lin missed a pull-up jumper, Bryant said, "I talked his ass right into that bulls---. I talked his ass right into that bulls---."By the end of the scrimmage, which the starters won, Bryant said, "Practice gets real uncomfortable when I'm in this m-----f-----."After the team gathered together at center court to close practice, Bryant passed Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak and said, "I'm supposed to practice and get better, Mitch. I'm supposed to practice and get better. These m-----f------ ain't doing s--- for me."Bryant said Thursday's practice was no different than any other one he participates in except for maybe the fact the media got a courtside view of him trying to motivate his younger teammates."No, I was just being myself," Bryant said. "I don't know if it helps them, but it obviously raises the intensity level. It was a tough practice for them ... It's really good for Nick, aside from the fun of bantering back and forth and the trash talk, just fundamentally some of the techniques and things that I use. He gets a chance to really see up close those little tricks."Bryant said Young got the trash talking started Monday. "I think Nick probably regrets getting me started at practice and saying something," he said.And what did Bryant think when Young said no one could guard him one-on-one? "Thank god, I'm not from this world," Bryant said.Ideally, Bryant would like to practice more than he has this season, but at 36, in his 19th season and coming off a pair of serious injuries and surgeries, he and the team would rather Bryant save himself for games."It's a balance," Bryant said. "At this stage of my career, it's tough to get out there. My body's just not ready. My body can't do it. So we have to try to pick our spots a little bit. Hopefully the guys can carry the energy of this practice a little bit. As often as I can get out there and do what I did today, I'm all for it. I had so much fun being out there. Just the level of excitement of being able to play and compete in practice ... I've always enjoyed practices more than the games, actually."I just challenge guys and see what happens. I've always believed in throwing them in the pool and seeing if they can sink or swim."After Thursday's practice, Scott smiled when asked about Bryant returning to practice before the Lakers boarded a charter flight to San Antonio to play the Spurs on Friday night."Any time (No.) 24 practices, it's going to be an intense practice," Scott said. "I think he brings out the best in the guys. It's a good way to start the trip ... I don't think anything irritated him. I just think he did a great job of getting everyone else fired up. He's always fired up. That's the great thing about him. He's such a competitor. When he comes out here the intensity level in practice goes sky high and he challenges guys, which is what you should do. Today, (the reserves) responded by getting their butts kicked and they wanted to play again but I told them we have three games in four nights we we'll have to do it another time."Bryant and Young hadn't been involved in a scrimmage together since Young tore the radial collateral ligament in his right thumb while guarding Bryant during training camp two months ago."I haven't seen Kobe practice like that in a while," Young said. "I've been waiting to get back out there since he hurt my thumb and talk some trash. It's been almost nine weeks since we got the chance to (talk trash) a little bit. It brings out the best in practice when you're going at it like that."Young pulled Lin and Jordan Clarkson aside after practice and talked to them about standing up for themselves when Bryant comes at them during practice and to not allow him to walk all over them."You can't back down from a challenge, no matter who it is," Young said. "Me and Kobe are always going to talk trash and get into it. When he talks to everybody else, some people tend to shy away and I was telling them you have to have some cojones in this league. It doesn't matter who it is. Play your game. Don't get any less confident out there. Talk trash right back to him."As he left the Lakers' training facility, Bryant smiled again when asked about Thursday's practice."Back in my younger days," Bryant said, "I used to practice like that every day."Kobe Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieD 18,889 Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Would kill to see one of the younger players just say "Bruh, at least I ain't a rapist." Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainAmerica18 846 Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Does Kobe have a deal with Charmin or is he just looking for one? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieD 18,889 Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Does Kobe have a deal with Charmin or is he just looking for one? It does seem like an oddly brand-loyal kind of insult. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkylineBlue 23,168 Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Fucking hell. A 21 point opening quarter for Aldridge against the bulls. He's killing us here. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangersMedia 35,961 Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 As IF the Lakers beat the Spurs in San Antonio. As IF we just put up 112 points against the Champs. As IF Swaggy P launched a 3 pointer in OT to give us the win. :lol: :lol: . Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangersMedia 35,961 Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Kobe 1-5 in the 1st Q. 4 points, 4 shy of equalling MJ. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangersMedia 35,961 Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 KOBE BRYANT 3RD ON THE ALL-TIME SCORING LIST!!!!!!!!Kobe has now surpassed MJ on points, assists and rebounds. MJ got dem rings tho'. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainAmerica18 846 Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Only took him about 4 more years. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonMuffin 2,551 Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Fuck Kobe. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangersMedia 35,961 Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Only took him about 4 more years.That doesn't demean his achievement in any way, whatsoever. One of the greats. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieD 18,889 Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 That doesn't demean his achievement in any way, whatsoever. One of the greats.It certainly doesn't demean it, but it does mean that it doesn't mean very much that he has passed Jordan, specifically, rather than that he has just scored 32,310 points. The story is being reported as if it means he's now a greater scorer than Jordan or something.If Jordan had played as many games as Kobe, he would be a fair bit ahead of him on points. If he had played as many games as Kareem, he would be the all-time top scorer. By far. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hambone 328 Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Less rebounds per game, less assists per game. Less steals overall and less blocks overall despite the extra games. Worse fg%,less rings and no dpy.. Kobe is an all time great but the whole better than mj isn't even a debate Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangersMedia 35,961 Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 Was just watching NBA Today on BT Sport and they showed this clip again:Love it . Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Judderman 175 Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 I'm in Wisconsin at the moment for a month, watching the Packers but been to a couple of Bucks games in Milwaukee. They are getting better and are fun to watch. Too bad Jabari Parker got hurt Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
therightway 65 Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Josh Smith waived by the Pistons with almost 3 years left on his deal Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangersMedia 35,961 Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Lakers threw away last night's game against the Kings. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hambone 328 Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 Josh Smith waived by the Pistons with almost 3 years left on his deal If it clears space to resign Munroe it'll be worth it Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonMuffin 2,551 Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 Damian fucking Lillard.Game tying (identical to the one that beat the Rockets in the playoffs) 3 pointer, 40 points, 11 assists, 6 rebounds.My hero. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonMuffin 2,551 Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 Uncanny.http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2014/12/23/7445255/damian-lillard-buzzer-beater-thunder-rockets Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangersMedia 35,961 Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 Damian fucking Lillard.Game tying (identical to the one that beat the Rockets in the playoffs) 3 pointer, 40 points, 11 assists, 6 rebounds.My hero. ...and still only rated 86 in NBA 2k15 .Lakers beating 1 of the best teams in the NBA - GSW, 115-105 cheeeeers boys. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonMuffin 2,551 Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 ...and still only rated 86 in NBA 2k15 .Lakers beating 1 of the best teams in the NBA - GSW, 115-105 cheeeeers boys.Not even a top 5 PG, apparently. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkylineBlue 23,168 Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 Not even a top 5 PG, apparently.Fuck sake. Thats unreal. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hambone 328 Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 Verejao out for the season with torn Achilles. Josh Smith signing with Houston Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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