2000-2007 까지의 코비

[muzzle]

최근 존 홀링저 채팅이나
오늘 올라온 빌 시먼스 파이널 프리뷰 글에서도 그렇고
오늘 있은 ESPN 채팅에서도
이번 시즌 이전까지의 코비에 대한 언급들이 있었습니다.

존 홀링저가 이번 시즌 이전까지의 코비는 팀에 암적인 존재였다는 얘길 했고
특히 빌 시먼스가 필 잭슨이 쓴 Last Season 책의 문구들을 인용했는데
그걸 보다보니
저라도 회사에 저런 동료가 있으면
직장 때려치고 나가겠단 생각이 들더군요.
오늘 채팅 중에도 2004 파이널에서 레이커스가 진건
코비가 팀웍을 망쳤기 때문이란 얘기가 있었습니다.

지금은 코비가 성숙해지며 훨씬 좋은 팀동료가 됐다고 하지만
어릴 때 부터 좀 더 괜찮은 동료였으면 어땠을까 하는 아쉬운 생각이 듭니다.

빌 시먼스가 인용한 Last Season에 있는 문구들 몇 개만 소개하자면
(특히 28, 30번이 대박이군요)

1. "Last spring, during a particularly acrimonious team meeting, Rick Fox complained to Kobe and Shaq. 'The thing that hurts about this season,' Fox said, 'is that you have both acted like you're apart from us, and that we're not any good.' ... Shaq, clearly affected, began to respond when Kobe cut him off. 'Quit your crying,' Kobe said. I then jumped in. 'Kobe, you're as much to blame as Shaq is, if not more.' "

8. "'You can't make that pass,' I told Kobe when he came off the court on the next timeout. 'Well, you better teach those motherf------ how to run the offense,' he said. I sat him down on the spot. 'Watch your mouth,' I said."

10. "Why don't the two get along? I have my theories, one of which is that Shaquille is making the type of money -- about $25 million a year -- that Kobe will never earn due to the changes in the league's collective bargaining agreement. No matter how many MVP trophies he might collect in the decade ahead, there is nothing he can do about this discrepancy. In fact, the word I got was that Kobe was the only player in the entire league who voted against the agreement because of the cap it puts on salaries."

11. "'I'm not afraid to go against Shaq this year,' Kobe blurted out. 'If he started saying things in the press, I'll fire back. I'm not afraid to go against him. I've had it.'"

12. "We convened in the locker room, everyone on time except for Kobe, who, when he did arrive, began to fiddle with the mobile phone in his locker. ... When I asked Kobe to stop his habit of screaming at his teammates on the court because it creates insecurity, he came right back at me. 'That's bulls---,' he said. 'You're the one that's causing them to be anxious.'"

16. "We have agreed ... to cover a percentage of [Kobe's] private plane expenses to and from Colorado for court hearings. This will cost thousands of dollars. Kobe was unhappy with the type of plane that was selected; he wanted one with higher status. He should feel fortunate he's not footing the whole bill himself."

17. "This is another example of the basic difference between [Shaq] and Kobe. Ask Shaq to do something and he'll say: 'No, I don't want to do that.' But after a little pouting, he will do it. Ask Kobe and he'll say, 'OK,' and then he will do whatever he wants."

20. "The subject changed to one that could not be avoided, Kobe Bryant. 'You gave the kid a lot of room the last couple of years,' [Shaq] said. 'You stayed off his back and let him try to work things out for himself. I just don't understand why he didn't recognize that. I don't understand why he was unhappy.'"

22. "'Are you feeling like you're coming back to the team next season?' Jeanie asked me. 'Well, not if Kobe Bryant is on the team next year,' I told her. 'He's too complex of a person. I don't need this.'"

24. "Now I was the one who was angry. I went upstairs to see Mitch in his office. Wasting no time, I went off on a tirade about the need to deal Kobe before the trading deadline in mid-February. 'I won't coach this team next year if he's still here,' I said emphatically. 'He won't listen to anyone. I've had it with this kid.'"

25. "I knew precisely what I would say: 'Kobe, you're not a positive element with the team anymore. You can't have these kinds of anger situations in front of your teammates because it's destructive to the balance that needs to be maintained.'"

26. "[Kobe] was angry about the allowances the Lakers afford Shaq, failing to note the hypocrisy in his accusation. Nobody this year, or any year I've coached, has received more 'allowances' than Kobe Bryant."

27. "Kobe finished with eight points, his lowest total ever in a game in which he played at least 40 minutes. The theory being tossed around is that Kobe, stung by criticism for his shot selection in recent games, decided to show the Lakers how stagnant the offense can become when he doesn't asset himself. 'I don't know how we can forgive him,' one anonymous teammate was quoted as saying in today's Times."

28. "Moments later a cell phone went off, a clear violation of team policy. ... The phone that was ringing belonged to Kobe. I couldn't believe it. Worse yet I couldn't believe he answered it and started talking in a hushed voice. We were about to go on the court for our most important game of the year, and Kobe was allowing himself to be distracted by a phone call. I didn't ask who he was talking to and I didn't care. He shouldn't have been talking to anyone."

30. "Today at practice, Kobe went from player to player, shoving the article with the anonymous quote in their faces. I have rarely seen him that incensed. 'Did you say this?' he demanded of each player. ... Nobody said a word, until Karl [Malone] finally broke the silence. 'Obviously, Kobe, no one said it or wants to admit they said it,' Karl said. 'You've just got to let it go now.' Karl and Kobe, who have become buddies, launched into a shouting match that I had to stop."

31. "'It's not that I'm enamored with Kobe's character,' [Dr. Jerry Buss] said. 'But he is 26 in August. The seven years ahead are the prime years of his career.' Of course, neither of us brought up the possibility of those years being spent in prison. 'Besides,' Dr. Buss added, 'aren't all superstars like that?'

'No,' I told him. 'Not all of them.'"

[Unlucky MDE]

영어공부 열심히 해야겠구나..

[nbaman이야]

저글들을 이해하는건 코비를 막는거보다 더 어렵게 느껴지는군요... 누가 번역좀~^^

[Mr.81-Kobe]

저도 저 LAST SEASON이라는 책이 있습니다만, 저 책에서 언론들이 비추지 않는 모습은 필잭슨이 코비에게 한 칭찬들, 코비에게 표한 감사함등도 많았습니다. 아무튼 과거는 과거일뿐. 오늘의 코비는 다르니깐요^^

[Hot Flash]

음.. 제가 읽어보니깐 여기선 코비가 버르장머리 없는사람으로 표현됐네요.. .저도 읽고 좀 깜짝놀랐습니다... 정말 코비가 전에 이랬다니... 필잭슨의 심정을 좀 이해할수있네요..

[매지션]

뭐 코비헤이터들로 유명한 분들 아닙니까 ㅋㅋ 코비가 뭘해도 깠던 분들이죠. 저분들 입에서 코비 칭찬은 바라지도 않아요.

[I am the king]

이걸로 독해공부나 고고싱...ㅡ????

[Unlucky MDE]

저도 프린트해서 독해공부 들어가야겠네요..ㅋㅋ 재미+공부

[jordan_lebanon]

차라리 다른 사람들이 얘기했다면 좀 그러려니 하겠는데, 둘 모두 이번 파이널에서 레이커스의 승리를 점치는 동시에, 샥을 다른 팀으로 보내서 MVP 자격이 없다고 한 존 홀링저, 그리고 코비가 득점왕을 했던 당시 조던이었다면 경기당 평균 45 득점은 했을 것이라고 말했던 빌 시먼스의 언급이니, 이들은 레이커스가 우승하면 드디어 코비가 개과천선하여 다른 사람으로 태어난 덕분에 가능했던 일이다 - 이런 칼럼을 준비 중인 걸까요?

[muzzle]

사실 이번 시즌 레이커스가 좋은 성적을 낸건 코비가 성숙해져서 동료들을 더 잘 활용할 수 있게 됐기 때문이란 얘기가 많죠

[jordan_lebanon]

물론 맞는 얘기지만 저는 그에 앞서 팀원들의 향상이 이루어졌기에 가능해진 시나리오라 봅니다. 지난 시즌 초반에도 코비는 팀플레이 위주로 경기를 펼쳐 나갔고 팀 성적도 서부 4위였지만 결국 오덤이 부상으로 26경기, 콰미 41경기, 월튼 22경기, 래드마너비치가 27경기 결장했고 바이넘의 이번 시즌 전반기와 지난 시즌 후반기는 두 배 이상의 갭은 존재했다고 보니까요. 그러한 요인들로 성적을 유지할 여건이 되지 못 했고 이후 팀성적은 곤두박질치며 플레이오프 탈락 위기까지 놓였었고, 결국 코비의 득점 모드로 이전까지 7승 19패로 급하락 모드였던 레이커스 성적 겨우 5할 유지시키고 플레이오프 진출했던 게 지난 시즌이었으니까요.

[Leiwoorong]

토익공부 해야긋네...ㅎㄷㄷ;;