Kobe/Dwight exchage words after PHI loss(report denied p1&2)

therealdeal wrote:^ What does any of that mean?...

Breck one ( Random fan I guess ?) tweeted Kobe about the altercation rumors .. Kobe said it's not true but these reports coming from the outside can separate the team ... and it would become a very tough situation

why would Kobe or Dwight confirm such an altercation to the public?

therealdeal wrote:

khmrP wrote:why would Kobe or Dwight confirm such an altercation to the public?

"We had a disagreement, but you know that happens sometimes after losses. it's no big deal"

That is a totally reasonable explanation if it did happen.

And you're right, teammates shouldn't talk about it publically. But why would Rudolph and Shelbourne deny it?

they didn't deny it, they just repeating what the answer they got from Dwight/kobe when asked the question.

khmrP wrote:

therealdeal wrote:

khmrP wrote:why would Kobe or Dwight confirm such an altercation to the public?

"We had a disagreement, but you know that happens sometimes after losses. it's no big deal"

That is a totally reasonable explanation if it did happen.

And you're right, teammates shouldn't talk about it publically. But why would Rudolph and Shelbourne deny it?

they didn't deny it, they just repeating what the answer they got from Dwight/kobe when asked the question.

I never heard them say their sources are the players themselves.

Ramona Shelbourne is an especially reputable source. She's on the Lakers beat and she has multiple sources categorically denying any such altercation happened. I trust her sources over a tabloid on the other coast with an agenda, but that's just me.

Nothing to see here folks. Move on.

Lakerman JSJ wrote:

khmrP wrote:

therealdeal wrote:

khmrP wrote:why would Kobe or Dwight confirm such an altercation to the public?

"We had a disagreement, but you know that happens sometimes after losses. it's no big deal"

That is a totally reasonable explanation if it did happen.

And you're right, teammates shouldn't talk about it publically. But why would Rudolph and Shelbourne deny it?

they didn't deny it, they just repeating what the answer they got from Dwight/kobe when asked the question.

I never heard them say their sources are the players themselves.

Ramona Shelbourne is an especially reputable source. She's on the Lakers beat and she has multiple sources categorically denying any such altercation happened. I trust her sources over a tabloid on the other coast with an agenda, but that's just me.

well they confirmed from both parties that there was a "conversation" but for it be to a story to begin with there's more then just "conversation" they just not gona leak out all the details. I'm sure there something in the middle of this, maybe not as hardcore as the east coast guy is reporting but not as cordial "conversation" either as howard/kobe are suggesting.

therealdeal wrote:

JGC wrote:

therealdeal wrote:

JGC wrote:I want to see who thought it was BS when it was reported that Dwight didn't want to come here because of Kobe's pecking order conversation.

Also, for those referencing Jarrod Rudolph (aka Dwight's mouthpiece). Has he ever reported anything negative about Dwight? Or is he Dwight's spin doctor so to speak?

He's Dwight's mouthpiece, he has been since Orlando. When Dwight was unhappy he wasn't afraid to talk about it. Why would he lie about it now that he's in LA?

There's no reason to doubt anything that's being reported by the reputable sources in Shelbourne and Rudolph and EVERY reason to doubt a New York Daily News source who is 3000 miles away.

Just wondering exactly what he is. Does he report objectively on Dwight? Or is he kind of a personal PR person for Dwight? If it's the latter, I'm not sure I'll always believe it when they say "there's nothing to see here"!

I already explained his role in Diwght's PR campaigns. There's no reason for Rudolph to blow this under the rug. He is Dwight's public mouthpiece. If Dwight was unhappy, we'd hear from him and from Dwight himself. The fact that Rudolph and Shelbourne both denied these reports, the fact that the reports come all the way from the media anus of America in New York, and the fact that no one within the Lakers organization is supporting it all point to the story being either fabricated or exaggerated.

Ahhh, PR. Gotcha. Well, we know how reliable PR teams are in terms of providing the truth about the clients that pay them.

And there's plenty of reasons for a PR team to blow things like this under the rug. Listen, I'm not saying it's the truth, I'm just saying, it isn't asinine to think it might be. And just because someone's PR person says it isn't, doesn't MEAN it isn't.

You don't have all these answers TRD. I remember back in the Dwight thread you were ripping people left and right that you're done with them and this and that because they were saying Dwight wouldn't make us better defensively.

Again, I'm not arguing this has happened, but let's not necessarily blow it off either just yet.

khmrP wrote:

Lakerman JSJ wrote:

khmrP wrote:

therealdeal wrote:

khmrP wrote:why would Kobe or Dwight confirm such an altercation to the public?

"We had a disagreement, but you know that happens sometimes after losses. it's no big deal"

That is a totally reasonable explanation if it did happen.

And you're right, teammates shouldn't talk about it publically. But why would Rudolph and Shelbourne deny it?

they didn't deny it, they just repeating what the answer they got from Dwight/kobe when asked the question.

I never heard them say their sources are the players themselves.

Ramona Shelbourne is an especially reputable source. She's on the Lakers beat and she has multiple sources categorically denying any such altercation happened. I trust her sources over a tabloid on the other coast with an agenda, but that's just me.

well they confirmed from both parties that there was a "conversation" but for it be to a story to begin with there's more then just "conversation" they just not gona leak out all the details. I'm sure there something in the middle of this, maybe not as hardcore as the east coast guy is reporting but not as cordial "conversation" either as howard/kobe are suggesting.

Possibly. Although, seeing any signs of fire/life from these guys is a nice change of pace. If only we could get them to translate that into some...ANY...kind of energy on defense.

BREAKING NEWS: Ramona Shelburne was there when the fight broke out between 24 & D12 she broke it up but got accidentally kicked in the face by D12's size 20 sneaker.

^Yeah, "accidentally"...

I need someone more reputable than the NY Daily News to confirm this for me to take it seriously.

therealdeal wrote:^ What does any of that mean?...

he's keeping it 100.

Start kicking a** and all will be good again Im 32 and Lakers are effing up my personal life, time to seek some help i guess

Who knows if it happened for real.

But can anyone truthfully say they couldnt imagine this happening based on what we CAN see?

therealdeal wrote:http://twitter.com/kobebryant/status/288389228960829442/photo/1

That is awesome. LOL.

That is one of the greatest pictures ive ever seen, look at D'Antoni LMAO.

Well at least they are havin fun.

Just seeing that makes me confident it will all cone together at the right moment.