http://www.ibabuzz.com/warriors/2007/05/31/kobe-is-justified/ with Marcus Thompson Wed, 22 May 2013 20:51:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.ibabuzz.com/warriors/2007/05/31/kobe-is-justified/comment-page-1/#comment-9126 Marcus Thompson Fri, 01 Jun 2007 14:31:28 +0000 http://www.ibabuzz.com/warriors/?p=212#comment-9126 Very well put. I couldn’t have said it better. You keep on preachin’!

]]> http://www.ibabuzz.com/warriors/2007/05/31/kobe-is-justified/comment-page-1/#comment-9125 beau Fri, 01 Jun 2007 03:59:48 +0000 http://www.ibabuzz.com/warriors/?p=212#comment-9125 actually, I couldn’t agree more with you. owners, stern, the nba have created a greedy environment. one that extends breaks in between playoff games to maximize the tv dollar, that quickly attempt to cut ties with players who they deem “past their prime” no matter what they’ve done for a franchise, that hypocrytically enforces a dress code on its players so they don’t “turn off” the white, suburban fan base, but still don’t have a problem selling those retro “gangsta” jersies that iverson et al make iconic, fashionable, desirable. why shouldn’t the players then look out for their best interests. that is all teams/owners/stern do. if they are simply pieces to be moved around, marketed, and used to create dollars (in other words, to be commodified), then those players should certainly wield their power as the ultimate draws(why we watch) to get what they want. and kobe isn’t really demanding something outlandish a la Roger Clemens. He just wants to win. I still can’t stand his pompous ass, but can’t blame him for a desire to be the best.

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