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 Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 7:28 pm Post subject: Kobe Wanted To Be A Knick? |
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RealGM:When Kobe Bryant was a free agent in 2004, Isiah Thomas and the Knicks flew to Southern California armed with their mid-level exception. Despite being nearly $100 million short of what the Lakers offered, Bryant listened to their offer.
“The reason why I even was interested in taking that meeting was because of this city,” the 28-year-old Bryant said in an interview Tuesday morning. “Because I always loved this city. Always. Ever since I came here, growing up in Philadelphia, there’s always so much energy and so much buzz in this city. How passionate they are about basketball, how knowledgeable they are about basketball.”
Bryant, a nine-time All-Star, excitedly ticked off the names of the Knicks legends Walt Frazier, Willis Reed, Earl Monroe and Dave DeBusschere and said, “I just wanted to play here so bad.”
“I know what it’s like to have a team here that’s successful and how the city rallies around it,” he said. “So I was very interested. And if they had more cap flexibility, it’d definitely be a place where I would end up. I might have picked the Knicks.” |
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Vash
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| Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 8:31 pm Post subject: |
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He wanted to play here bad but not enough to take 5 mil. But at least he gave Isiah a chance. Even if the Knicks had the money, I doubt he would have left LA.
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The Force
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| Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2007 3:50 pm Post subject: |
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Funny how Knicks overpay everybody, and actually offered Kobe 5 million.
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| Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 10:16 pm Post subject: |
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| Funny how Knicks overpay everybody, and actually offered Kobe 5 million. |
Very idiot decision 
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Vash
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| Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 11:12 pm Post subject: |
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$5 mil was ALL that the Knicks had to offer Kobe. They were under that cap for a long time so they had no more money to throw at him. Everyone knew at the time that Kobe wasn't gonna settle for that amount. It was unrealistic but I don't fault Knicks for trying.
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The Next Knick
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| Posted: Sat May 26, 2007 3:29 am Post subject: |
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| imagine how good wed be if we had kobe |
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