Who's to blame: Kobe or the Lakers?

[Evil Dave]

What's everyone's feelings on this fiasco? Have the Lakers not done enough to make L.A. a contender or is Kobe just a big baby?
Let the debating start.........................NOW!!

[lazario]

To blame... for what? Making basketball so boring that I won't watch it?

[tsmooth31]

kobe is just being a baby..first of all he already has won some rings..there is alot of great players out there who still havent won rings but you dont hear them crying about anything..

second instead of crying he should try helping the young guys to make them a better more complete team..but anyway i hate the guy and hop to never see him win another thing in his life

[Evil Dave]

I could not agree more! The stupid part for me is that he had a championship dynasty in place with Phil already coaching and Shaq dominating inside. He'd probably have at least one more ring if he could have learned to get along with the big guy. So to me, since Kobe made this bed, he can now sleep in it. I can totally see why Phil wanted out of there and why Shaq developed a hatred for this guy.

[tsmooth31]

well the good thing is he is not getting traded..and the team has not gotten any better..i never liked him but now i wanna see him lose even more..you have guys like kevin garnett who has never won a ring in his life on a not so good team and he never says a word..kobe has what 3 rings?? and still cries

[Evil Dave]

I used to live in the Minneapolis area and I couldn't agree more about K.G. The guy just shows up night after night and gives it his all without ever complaining (even though at this point he probably could). I definitely would like to see him get a chance to play for a contender, just not with the likes of cry-baby Bryant.

[tsmooth31]

yea garnett isnt gonna go anywhere either i dont think..wolves got some young talent though and can maybe surprise people..