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October 18th, 2007 Kobe to Detroit?

 

 

A lot of talk going around the league right now that the Lakers are indeed ready to ship off Kobe which has many fans around the league hoping that maybe somehow, someway he ends up on their team. I’ve been on a few Pistons forums and even Pistons fans are talking about the idea of shipping a few starters out for Kobe. Well, let me tell you something, it WON’T happen anytime soon.

 Kobe is a great player but first he wouldn’t fit this system here. Joe D has worked so hard to not make his team just an one man team and bringing in Bryant would do just that, make the Pistons a one man team. To get Kobe from LA I’m sure Detroit would have to package some type of major deal like Rip Hamilton, Rasheed Wallace, Jason Maxiell, and some more but even still I wouldn’t think LA would accept that. Kobe puts butts in seats, none of those players named earlier will do that alone. Rasheed Wallace maybe but haha, no.

  The idea of shipping off Billups, Hamilton, and some other guys wouldn’t work either, I mean why would they want a 31 year old point guard and a 29 year old shooting guard if they’re going to rebuild? If they do indeed ship off Bryant it will defintely be because they’re rebuilding and you don’t rebuild with old veterans. Bottom line don’t expect Bryant to be wearing an Pistons uniform anytime soon. I’d go as far to say he’ll never wear a Pistons uniform. Now, him going to Chicago may be a possibility but if you asked me Kobe will be a Lakers at the end of the season and all of this drama will once start again once they’re knocked out in the first round.

 I can’t say I blame Kobe though, I mean you turn down a chance to get Jason Kidd or Jermaine O’neal and you don’t because you don’t want to give up Andrew Bynum??? No offense to Bynum but this Lakers team isn’t the youngest ever, they have to be focusing on winning now and not later and one of those deals would have defintely gave LA a chance to win something now but nope, they turned down major talent for potential. As Kobe said, “Ship his ass out”, now that’s what I would have done.

  All I know is Andrew Bynum better be something really special……

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