when will Gary Payton learn that he will never win a championship ring????
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When the Miami Heat decide to have a Testimonial Match for him during next season.
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All I know is that Mr. Steve Nash choked a big one.  This is the NBA's likely MVP winner and he's not even going to get out of the first round.  TheOnlyBeldin, your remark about him not winning the title holds no meaning.  Did Nash win it last year?  Is Nash going to win it this year?  No title for that ugly Canadaian... EVER!!  Nash will never win one. Kobe is proving his case right now as being the most valuable player in the league. While the Lakers may not be the best team in the Staples Center right now; you only need to look up in the rafters to find out who bought that house in L.A.  The Lakers are kind enough to share their new house with the Clippers.  When the Clippers actually win a championship... then maybe people will stop looking at them like they are huge jokes.  Right now they still have to get past the Nuggets who are truly an 8th seed but are lucky enough to get a 3rd seed because of their weak division.  The Clips won't make it past the second round anyway so everyone can jump off that bandwagon!  Go LAKERS!  KOBE M V P (Let's reverse the roles; put Kobe in Miami and Shaq back in L.A.  Do you think Shaq could actually win in L.A. now?  No Way!  He has no one there to feed his fat butt!  Kobe has thrived this year without Mr. Shaq.  Kobe's numbers have gone up while Shaqs have gone down and that's with the unselfish play of D-Wade.  Kobe has done a phenominal job people.  Just accept the fact and stop all of your negativity!)\n\nThis message is for jumpshtr101:\nDude, you are a freakin idiot!  He's already won three titles.  Yeah he won them with Shaq, but do you think Shaq will win another one without Kobe.  Hell no! (D-Wade and company can't carry Shaqs fat ass)  The Bulls are shutting him down.  MJ had his team around him too.  You can't say that Pippen didn't have a huge part in the success of those 6 rings they won.  I believe that MJ will always be considered the best player ever in the NBA and rightfully so.  But don't hate on Kobe just cause you can't stand that he's a winner.  You die hard fans make me sick.  I think it's great you stick with your team, but to say that Kobe sucks... ahem... I don't see you in the NBA.  Would you be able to beat Kobe?  Would you be able to lead a team without one other big name to the playoffs and be on the verge of defeating a number 2 seed?  Choke on your own hate and die a pittiful death. You idiot!
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i think he'll go. i say he's not ready, in the NBA you can't cry in a game, before it's over and you still have a good chance to win
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He needs to retire whether he gets a ring or not
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NO, Kobe Byrant never have this chance in his remaining career.
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I would have to agree with you 100%! It would be a fantastic series to watch, and honestly? I think any team that wants to BE the best should have to PLAY the best, too! I think this year it is going to come down to the Spurs and Heat, but it isn't a SURE THING, and I think that only adds to the fascination! The only teams that have been contested in these playoffs are the teams that have played the Spurs, and the teams that have played the Pistons. The scary part? Those two teams are STILL standing...! What will happen next? No clue! But I DO have a feeling it will be San Antonio and Phoenix in the Conference Finals...! =)
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He will, and he isn't selfish just because he leads his team in scoring.  People are just so blind and dumb to the facts.  MJ lead his championship teams in scoring because everyone said scoring champs can't win championship titles.  He isn't Michael and he knows that, and he isn't D-Wade or LeBron either, they do what they do, and Kobe does what he does...  simple as that.\nBut can Shaq win without Kobe...  thats the real question...  the lakers could'nt have got their 3-peat without Kobe.
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He certainly has a chance to be ranked with those 2 but he hasnt earned that title yet. He has the talent to be there with them but he needs to stay healthy and do it as long as they did. That kind of greatness is defined over the course of a career, not a few All-Pro seasons.
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TMAC by far. Kobe only puts up points. Hes a huge ball hog, he doesnt make his team any better. his team plays just as well without him. McGradys rockets have won only 1 game without him and lose like 13 or so. the reason TMac hasnt won a ring is because look who he has played for. Rapters, Magic, please those teams are horible. The reason he hasnt won in Houston is because Yao is nothing special. He is horrible for a big man. You cant even compair him to shaq. Kobe only has rings BECAUSE OF Shaq. Proof is look at him now that Shaq is gone. He only puts up points. TMac is a team player who makes everyone play better, but when the game is on the line he wants the ball and will make the plays. Perfect proof is the 13 points in 30 seconds or so against the Spurs to win the game..Enough Said
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He's never going to get any better. He sucked at LSU, He sucked at Orlando, He SUCKED at the Lakers and now he sucks in Miami....It's pathetic. There have been plenty of 7' who've been able to shoot ovet 70% fouls. The problem is he has no touch from the line and now it's a mental block for him.
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Eventually, but not anytime soon.  Duke is my favorite team but I can't believe he is stealing so many player of the year awards from Adam Morrison.  Redick didnt put the team on his back as Morrison did, he just lived in the glory (until he got into that awful slump).  The girls have been talking about him all year, and so I dont think he is getting married, matter of fact, I think he might have split up from his girlfriend.
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This is one of the worst disasters in the history of pro sports.\n\nIsaiah+Huuuuuuuuge payroll =DISASTER\n\nwhy can't he figure out that you can't have a team with overpaid shoot-first players like marbury, crawford and robinson \nalso eddy curry could apparently drop dead at any minute????\n\no yeah, and chicago gets their lottery pick (2 overall!)
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Bill Coward is a schmuck. He's gonna retire at the end of the year... he should have retired after the super bowl... he's in the last year of his contract, he's gonna finish 3-13 and not be offered a contract after this season. From Hero to Zero to Coward. Quite the season!
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I think Gary Payton should shut the heck up. It's Wade's team.  Payton's not the leader like he was in Seattle, even though he thinks he is.
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Gary Payton (Sonics, Lakers, Heat)
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Don't lose faith, come on. Be loyal to your team. In the NFL, I love my St. Louis Rams, and they were like the old Sacramento Kings of the NFL. But now they have been pretty bad (this year they will be good..just watch.) They have been sub-par the last couple of seasons with a great team, but they have done pretty bad, yet I have Rams gear all around my room.\n\nI advise you not to lose faith, brotha. If you're going to lose faith, you might as well be like me and like every NBA team as I do. As I don't have a favorite team in the NBA, because I made the same mistake you're making, by giving up on the San Antonio Spurs in 1996 thinking they would never do anything. What happened? The next year they drafted Tim Duncan, and from 1997-Present, they have won 3 Championships, and I have felt ashamed every since, and I can't even allow myself to cheer for simply one NBA team now, as I like and respect them all.
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No, because he's going to realize that, while scoring all those points may be great, if he wants to win another ring, the Lakers need more quality players around him.  The dumbest thing Kobe ever did was running Shaq and Phil Jackson out of town.  Phil's back, but even he couldn't lead them past the first round.