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Amongst:Kings
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 Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 9:10 am Post subject: Kobe: On Ronny as a Warrior, Resigning Sasha, and US Gold |
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"I think winning a gold medal is more important because you're playing for your country," he said, repeating what has become a kind of mantra. "You're not playing for a region or a state or a brand. You are playing for the United States of America."
There was no joy on Bryant's face, however, when the subject turned to a Lakers loss on Friday -- when the team declined to match a four-year, $17-million offer sheet given to reserve forward Ronny Turiaf by the Golden State Warriors. "I'm sad about it," said Bryant, who has been talking to Turiaf daily about the situation. "I wish we could have kept him. I love him as a person, I love him as a basketball player and I hate to see him leave. I just wish him all the best."He would much rather have stayed with us, but that's the nature of the NBA, man."
Bryant, like the rest of his organization, is waiting for the second shoe to drop. Sasha Vujacic, the reserve guard nicknamed "The Machine" because of his proclivity for cranking up shots, is, like Turiaf, a restricted free agent.
Vujacic has yet to come back to the Lakers with an offer sheet and, in recent days, General Manager Mitch Kupchak has been negotiating with Rob Pelinka, Vujacic's agent, about a new contract. "I'm optimistic that we can re-sign Sasha," Bryant said. "We definitely should. He's turned into a fantastic player for us and I would hate to see us lose two of our key guys off the bench."Bryant's optimism may be bolstered by more than just hope since he and Vujacic have the same agent. |
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ilovesashavujacic
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| Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 10:09 am Post subject: |
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| i like the way kobe thinks. =) |
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KOBEhastheMAGIC
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| Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 1:51 pm Post subject: |
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Wow...Kobe hasn't been this candid about personnel stuff in a long time.
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nicehair911
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| Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 1:58 pm Post subject: |
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If Kobe's not that distraught over losing Ronny I guess I shouldn't be either.
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Amongst:Kings
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| Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 1:59 pm Post subject: |
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| Kobe was the main reasin I though Ronny was going to be resigned at any cost. Kobe really took Ronny under his wing and from what I saw was the catalyst to such good team chemistry. |
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Amongst:Kings
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| Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 2:01 pm Post subject: |
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| nicehair911 wrote: |
| If Kobe's not that distraught over losing Ronny I guess I shouldn't be either. |
I think he actually is pretty upset by it, however, being focused in Bejing has kept his mind off of it and will until the season starts. |
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chilake24
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| Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 2:17 pm Post subject: |
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| Amongst:Kings wrote: |
| nicehair911 wrote: |
| If Kobe's not that distraught over losing Ronny I guess I shouldn't be either. |
I think he actually is pretty upset by it, however, being focused in Bejing has kept his mind off of it and will until the season starts. |
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last stand
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| Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 2:29 pm Post subject: |
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| Amongst:Kings wrote: |
| nicehair911 wrote: |
| If Kobe's not that distraught over losing Ronny I guess I shouldn't be either. |
I think he actually is pretty upset by it, however, being focused in Bejing has kept his mind off of it and will until the season starts. |
because he knows we are getting deng who he wanted to leave LA to play with
hell if we can get gooden out of the deal we'd be set
mihm+lamar+farmar for deng+gooden
then sign delonte west to MLE
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| Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 2:54 pm Post subject: |
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I can't believe Ronny left! I'm seriously going to miss him.
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| Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 3:24 pm Post subject: |
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Nature of the business.
And Ronny left on good terms with the organization and the fans of LA. He will be missed. And we should feel good that he got such a decent contract. |
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iml84myd8s
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If Kobe thought it was important enough to keep Turiaf, Kobe would have asked the Lakers to make it happen. And the Lakers would have made it happen because the Lakers had the ability to do so.
Other than Kobe's trade demand, Kobe has received everything he asked for from the Lakers, including the only No Trade clause in the NBA. |
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two0one7
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| Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 4:48 pm Post subject: |
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| iml84myd8s wrote: |
If Kobe thought it was important enough to keep Turiaf, Kobe would have asked the Lakers to make it happen. And the Lakers would have made it happen because the Lakers had the ability to do so.
Other than Kobe's trade demand, Kobe has received everything he asked for from the Lakers, including the only No Trade clause in the NBA. |
Yeah OK.
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karacha
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| Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 4:51 pm Post subject: |
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Kobe does not have the only no trade clause.
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lunatic4jc
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| Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 5:48 pm Post subject: |
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^^ lol devean george had 1
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| Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 6:25 pm Post subject: |
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| lunatic4jc wrote: |
| ^^ lol devean george had 1 |
For a minute. It's gone now!
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