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foolio7714 · 10-03-2003, 05:29 AM

Kobe didn't show up at training camp because of some "illness". I wonder if his teammates truly support him or are they glad he's not there? From what I've read in the past, none of them really like him anyway.

BigGov · 10-03-2003, 08:10 PM

Except when he scores 40 points in about 12 straight games and carries a team kicking and screaming all the way to the playoffs. Then they love him.

Lestat · 10-03-2003, 09:34 PM

I've got a bad feeling about this....

MikeyChalupa · 10-04-2003, 05:52 AM

With two new starters on offense, Kobe needs to be at camp. This is the type of team that needs perfect chemistry or it will be a colossal disappointment.

-Mikey

stallion · 10-04-2003, 09:12 AM

ESPN is reporting he should be in camp for practice today...

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/column...arc&id=1630056

goddfather40 · 10-04-2003, 11:57 AM

Kobe's teammates are supporting him wholeheartedly through his situation. In fact, news stories have stated that Shaq held an informal "Welcome to the Lakers" party for Gary Payton and Karl Malone and their families a couple weeks ago, and Kobe and Vanessa showed up, even though they NEVER attended non-team sanctioned functions like that in the past. Supposedly Kobe was participating in party games and stuff, having a good time. This shows me that the Lakers and Kobe are really making an effort to stay united in Kobe's ordeal. As for the none of the Laker's ever liking Kobe, that is simply a media exaggeration. The last couple seasons the team understands Kobe and his personality. Shaq and Kobe DID have issues in the past, but Shaq now knows that Kobe is the ying to his yang and they need each other.

Lestat · 10-05-2003, 11:21 PM

Yeah the media tends to play things up. Ya gotta have drama to get ratings.

10-03-2003, 05:29 AM	#1 (permalink)
foolio7714 Crazy	Kobe a no-show Kobe didn't show up at training camp because of some "illness". I wonder if his teammates truly support him or are they glad he's not there? From what I've read in the past, none of them really like him anyway.

10-03-2003, 08:10 PM	#2 (permalink)
BigGov WoW or Class... Location: UWW	Except when he scores 40 points in about 12 straight games and carries a team kicking and screaming all the way to the playoffs. Then they love him. __________________ One day an Englishman, a Scotsman, and an Irishman walked into a pub together. They each bought a pint of Guinness. Just as they were about to enjoy their creamy beverage, three flies landed in each of their pints. The Englishman pushed his beer away in disgust. The Scotsman fished the fly out of his beer and continued drinking it, as if nothing had happened. The Irishman, too, picked the fly out of his drink but then held it out over the beer and yelled "SPIT IT OUT, SPIT IT OUT, YOU BASTARD!"

10-03-2003, 09:34 PM	#3 (permalink)
Lestat Psycho Location: Riverside, CA	I've got a bad feeling about this.... __________________ I hope life isn't a big joke, because I don't get it. - Jack Handy

10-04-2003, 11:57 AM	#6 (permalink)
goddfather40 Llama Location: Cali-for-nye-a	Kobe's teammates are supporting him wholeheartedly through his situation. In fact, news stories have stated that Shaq held an informal "Welcome to the Lakers" party for Gary Payton and Karl Malone and their families a couple weeks ago, and Kobe and Vanessa showed up, even though they NEVER attended non-team sanctioned functions like that in the past. Supposedly Kobe was participating in party games and stuff, having a good time. This shows me that the Lakers and Kobe are really making an effort to stay united in Kobe's ordeal. As for the none of the Laker's ever liking Kobe, that is simply a media exaggeration. The last couple seasons the team understands Kobe and his personality. Shaq and Kobe DID have issues in the past, but Shaq now knows that Kobe is the ying to his yang and they need each other. __________________ My name is goddfather40 and I approved this message. I got ho's and I got bitches, In C++ I branch with switches -MC Plus+

10-05-2003, 11:21 PM	#7 (permalink)
Lestat Psycho Location: Riverside, CA	Yeah the media tends to play things up. Ya gotta have drama to get ratings. __________________ I hope life isn't a big joke, because I don't get it. - Jack Handy

10-04-2003, 05:52 AM	#4 (permalink)
MikeyChalupa Squid Location: USS George Washington	With two new starters on offense, Kobe needs to be at camp. This is the type of team that needs perfect chemistry or it will be a colossal disappointment. -Mikey

10-04-2003, 09:12 AM	#5 (permalink)
stallion Upright	ESPN is reporting he should be in camp for practice today... http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/column...arc&id=1630056