Mitch Kupchak interview at 12.50 PM on 570

Just a heads up

You can listen to it here http://www.iheart.com/live/189/?autoplay=true

Lakerjones wrote:^^ Hey Rock, good to see you back. Hope you are doing well. Did they take the appendix out? Again, nice to see you on here so soon!

thanks bro. Yea they took it out lol Im home now. I felt like pulling my hair out last 3 days without a phone or computer

I was watching Kobe's pregame speech right when they pulled me into the operating room I told one of the nurses to give me the score when I wake up lol (thankfully he was a Laker fan). About an hour after the surgery he came up to me and said we won, greatest feeling ever

Bump!

I don't like 570.

therealdeal wrote:I don't like 570.

me either. plus im at work and dont have unlimited data on my phone.

recap plz to whoever listens in

AM570: (paraphrasing) "We've heard reports during ASW, that the relationship between Kobe and Dwight is a little icy. Is there any truth to that?"

Mitch: "I think everyone's relationship is iced right now, and I'll tell you why. We're losing games."

AM570: "Is it repairable?"

Mitch: "We have to win games"

Am570: "Wow, that's an honest answer"

After Mitch hung up, they were talking about how surprised they were at his honesty.

Short interview. Not much to it. Mitch talked a bit about Dr. Buss.

The most interesting comment was acknowledging that things were "icy" in the locker room but that was only because we are losing. If we start to win the locker room will be fine.

That's what I've been saying

Everyone is jumping on Howard's back or Kobe's back or Nash's back because of all the "drama". Well if we win that drama goes away. Plain and simple.

yep. winning cures everything, look at lebron. media pariah for all of one whole season before he won last year, now he's being compared to jordan

It's not as cyclical as it seems though. The cycling happens when you lose a lot of games because the bad spirals.

But one really great game can help a whole lot more than one really bad game. Chemsitry improves when everyone sacrifices for each other. Right now Kobe and Nash are sacrificing and we've been waiting for Howard to do the same. You saw how he bought in on Wed. THAT kind of game builds chemistry a whole lot higher than a game like the one IN Boston tears it down.

Yes chemistry is floor chemistry. It's finding guys in their spots, even if you "have a look"...it's playing help defense, it's hustling for your boys, it's excusing their mistakes and encouraging them, despite shortcomings.

IMO, if you can find each others chemistry on the basketball court, the locker room will follow suit. What's the use if everyone is best friends before/after games, but look like a mess on the court?

Winning cures all.

They didn't have a chance to play or practice together, they all have huge egos, switched offensive systems and coaches, dealt with a ton of injuries (and continue to)

TBH, as painful as it has been, the losses aren't totally inexplicable. All of the above = bad basketball. I don't care if it's D12, Kobe and Nash. It's still a team game that requires improvisation and subtle communication. Kobe and Pau played a great 2 man game because they speak a common language.

The fact that they have actually improved and look decent/good now is a miracle. Credit to D'Antoni and Kobe for finding a path. If we make the playoffs, anything can happen.

I do think that the losing with unite them in the end. The collective failure has also been individually embarrassing. Nash talks about "common experiences" being important, and one of those experiences has been enduring the ridicule and losses. Once they actually get a foothold and smell blood in the water, opponents will not want to contend with an energetic D12, Steve Nash and Kobe Bryant.

Weezy wrote:I think the lack of chemistry lead to losing, not the other way around. This team has been mediocre to crap since preseason, it has rarely clicked, that's a big part of all the losing.

They never really had an opportunity to make it better.

I think games in which Nash, Gasol, Kobe, and Howard have all been healthy numbers less than 20 total. How can you get any chemistry that way?