tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6200935657288767132.post3354248599230005347..comments2023-03-28T08:53:53.169-04:00Comments on Jordan Pushed Off: Kobe's Shameless Self-PromotionBhel Atlantichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04367497827600370329noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6200935657288767132.post-61233148952379787902009-05-24T19:26:26.206-04:002009-05-24T19:26:26.206-04:00Good point, Bhel. I should have put that in the o...Good point, Bhel. I should have put that in the original post -- this is almost the exact same team that went to the finals last year. If I were Gasol, I would be pissed. Kobe has implied that Gasol is a Delonte West-caliber sidekick.H.O.S.S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14580602926503896533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6200935657288767132.post-5574678708366197532009-05-24T17:57:17.082-04:002009-05-24T17:57:17.082-04:00I would adjust my outlook for James's free agency ...I would adjust my outlook for James's free agency decision if Cleveland could contemporaneously convince another youthful star (Bosh, Stoudemire, Joe Johnson seem like the likeliest possibilities; it's hard to imagine Dwyane Wade going to Cleveland to be a second fiddle) to sign there as a free agent.Bhel Atlantichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04367497827600370329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6200935657288767132.post-89255346543846296962009-05-24T17:46:09.744-04:002009-05-24T17:46:09.744-04:00Averring that tough playoff competition is "brand ...Averring that tough playoff competition is "brand new" to Bryant's teammates is absurd; isn't this exactly the same group (well, except Shannon Brown) that went to the NBA Finals last June?<br /><br />The disparity in the two teams' rosters also has deep implications for the free-agency decisions of both players coming up in 2010. <A HREF="http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?page=lebronfuture-080916" REL="nofollow">James</A> will look around and see only Mo Williams, Delonte West, and Anderson Varejao to roll with going forward; everyone else (Ilgauskas, Wallace, Pavlovic, Gibson) will be either a has-been or a never-was. Meanwhile, <A HREF="http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/columns/story?columnist=adande_ja&page=Kobe-090213" REL="nofollow">Bryant</A>, who will be 32 years old twelve months hence, will have junior avatars including Bynum (22 years old), Gasol (30), Farmar (23), and Ariza (25) as fellow soldiers. Which team would you rather take for the next decade? Really, Delonte West?!Bhel Atlantichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04367497827600370329noreply@blogger.com