Comments on: Channel 7: Kobe can’t stand up on plane (back)

By: drake hunter

drake hunter — Tue, 13 May 2008 03:36:52 +0000

If he was feeling that bad during the end of Game 4 maybe he should have passed to Fisher or Odom or Gasol in O/T instead of forcing bad shots every possession!

By: kobeftw

kobeftw — Mon, 12 May 2008 22:00:51 +0000

Injured back won’t keep Lakers’ Bryant out of lineup for Game 5 http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/playoffs2008/news/story?id=3392509

By: e

Mon, 12 May 2008 21:43:54 +0000

he’ll be ready for game 5 just read it on espn.com

By: Remy

Remy — Mon, 12 May 2008 20:34:34 +0000

I originally said it was going to be 4-1 for the lakers as a best case scenario, but now going with the worst of 4-2. This is also interesting to me too. I see some simlarities against the Jazz between Phil Jackson’s Bulls and now with his Lakers. Now, I’m NOT saying that his Lakers are THE BULLS, or the Jazz of John Stockton and Karl Malone is like Deron William and Boozer, but the situation is similar and it is interesting to me. Here are the similarities…

1. In 96-97, Jordan had the flu in Game 5 of the NBA finals against the Jazz, but his desire to win and lead his team by example gutted out 38 points for victory. NOW, I’M NOT SAYING KOBE IS JORDAN, but the situation is similar. Kobe is definetly not going to be 100% comes game 5. However I’m pretty sure, Kobe’s desire to win will not let this back injury stop him from doing everything that is possible for the lakers to win game 5

2. In 96-97 finals, the Bulls lost BOTH game at Utah worst than us. Game 3 the bulls got crushed 93-104 and Game 4, they lost 73-78. Also notice that that the finals was a 2-3-2 series, so the bulls had to play the jazz at their home court 3 times! When it counted, the bulls gutted out for that important game 5 victory at UTAh with Jordan ill
to lead the series 3-2.

3. In 97-98 finals, the Bulls were able to close out and win the championships in game 6 at UTAH. I’m not predicting anything, but I believed that with a victory in game 5, the lakers need to take a lesson from the bulls that is very important to close out game 6 at Utah regardless that we return back to l.a for game 7

LETS GO LAKERS!!! LETS MURDER THEM IN GAME 5…GET OUT TO A QUICK START AND DON’T TRAIL FROM THE BEGINNING!!!

By: kobetrueking

kobetrueking — Mon, 12 May 2008 20:27:59 +0000

phil will bring out the remote as he said on bynum.
i want to know something!is bynum and ariza are not allowed to play because of the injury even some minutes?if not why not let them play for 5 to 10 mins in the crunch time..it’s just basketball not a marathon or a boxing…they just need to be in the to pull up some pressure….what do think

By: DCLAKER

DCLAKER — Mon, 12 May 2008 17:57:59 +0000

This is the reason The Lakers, in the off-season, need to get High Energy guys that can play at Kobe’s speed other than Pau,LO,DF and Turiaf(Ariza and Bynum also)’cause if KB goes down,WHO’S GOING TO PICK UP THE SLACK.This is why Phil said his teammates “bailed on’em”,I didn’t see it like that but I’m not going to argue a guy going after his 10th ring(AND WILL GET HIS 10TH).

DAMNKOBE’SBACK.com,I still say 4-2.

By: e

Mon, 12 May 2008 17:50:40 +0000

oh boy…

By: Viva Vegas

Viva Vegas — Mon, 12 May 2008 17:39:20 +0000

I had the same injury last year. It wasn’t pretty and I know he is in pain. Good Luck Kobe. Do your best!!! Its time for everyone to step up now. And if Ariza can play. I say play him. Famar this is your time. Gasol you said that you would fight to the death. Here is your time to lay on the line. Sasha keep doing your thing. Luke we need to start dunking now, it’s the freakin’ playoffs mang!!! - Thats all for now.

By: Keep Odom

Keep Odom — Mon, 12 May 2008 16:28:46 +0000

This series will go to game seven. We have seen Kobe play through worst injuries. But we will win this series. NO DOUBT ABOUT IT!

By: TLG21

TLG21 — Mon, 12 May 2008 16:12:41 +0000

its not that he can’t stand up due to his back. he can’t SIT due to his back (which is why he was standing during the press conference), but he’ll be forced to sit since he won’t be able to stand on the plane due to some other reason…