Kobe’s Chopper Pilot Gets A Break
Posted: May 9, 2011 Filed under: NBA | Tags: Kobe, Lakers, NBA, Playoffs Leave a comment »
WHY DOESN'T IT SAY KOBE ON THE FRONT?
Nothing quite brings a smile to my face like hearing that Kobe and the Lakers have flamed out of the NBA playoffs.
No more “Zen Master”, no more Artest, no three-peat, and most importantly, no more Kobe for a few months.
We won’t have to hear about him dropping the f-bomb on NBA referees during games, and then basically joking about the fact in interviews afterwards.
Gone is the teammate that doesn’t lead, he just shoots and shoots and shoots to try to will his team to win. He does have the talent of a Jordan, but not the leadership and poise of the greatest to ever play. Three-peat or no, Kobe has been vaulted into that discussion. It doesn’t matter anyway, he isn’t that big of a fan of the comparison.
Gone is the player that loves to tear apart locker rooms (even his wife likes to get in on the act) because he believes that he is more important than the whole.
You can clear a little more of Los Angeles’s airspace between Kobe’s home and the Staples Center, as he won’t be needing his chopper to commute to work for a little bit.
It will be interesting what happens to the Lakers this coming year. Is the formula going to change a little, or a lot? New coach at minimum, probably a new starting point guard as Fisher is past his prime. Don’t bring in a superstar though. Kobe will chase him out of town.
