why do everybody hate on the lakers?
966908
idk. i love the lakers & kobe bryant. he is a great player even if some people think hes a ball hog. i love him. and people shouldnt constantly rag on him.\n\ngo lakers.!
683919
they prob. are retarded, the only reason why people dont wanna say kobe is the best is cuzz of all the scandal around him. Jordan was the embodiment of an athlete
361041
Kobe is a worthless wanna be all-star, shoulda been convicted rapist, who won't amount to squat in the playoffs. Without Phil Jackson holding his hand, he would be back where he was last year leading the team to only it's second failure to reach the playoffs in 30 years. The only reason the Lakers are back in the playoffs this year is because they re-signed Phil Jackson, and he knows how to utilize what Kobe and the gang have.
372232
no theyre dirty and sick. LAKERS ARE MA BOISSSSS
223745
I think that the Lakers- after the Pistons and the Hornets and the Spurs- are finally playing like a team. Sure- they are getting 40 from Kobe every once in a while, but he is their superstar. Odom has been red-hot, and Smush along with a few other bench players have been doing great to give them the win. They finally realize team ball is the key. And they have taken 7th seed, 1.5 behind Memphis for 6th. The #1 thing best to do in the second half of the NBA season is heat up and go hard down the stretch of the last 30 games to make a playoff spot. You'll see- the Lakers are for real now. They've always been on and off- but I think that they all have finally realized that it's not giving it to Kobe. Kwame helps in the post, defense and offense both. Smush is a scorer, Lamar is an all-around and Kobe is the super-star. I think that the Lakers can go all the way- no joke. They've beat the Mavs, Spurs, Pistons, Heat, Clippers, but we still have the Suns. Let's go Lakers.
599761
Kobe haters will disagree even if he end up playing like this for the next 10 years or so. Kobe haters are just miobic in terms of having a blind eye and doesnt seperate their hearts from their heads. All I know is Kobe wants to win and wants to win now. He wanted to prove people wrong and to prove all the haters wrong. And if he have to play like this to win, he will do it as long as he can. It's all about winning for Kobe right now.
447346
First of all, Kobe Bryant is the best player since Michael Jordan, and even in their primes, if they played one on one...I would lean towards Kobe...he plays a totally different game than anyone else...he takes it to the rim when he has to, he dishes it out when he needs to, he goes up for the rebounds, and most importantly of all...he puts the team on his shoulders and and carries them to victory...\n\nPeople will tend to say that without shaq Kobe wouldn't have gotten those rings...that may be true but without Shaq, the Heat wouldn't be the number two team in the Eastern Conference...he's a one in a 100 years player, there won't be another like him anytime soon (shaq that is...) Kobe can't do it all, all the time though...he's proved he can win games squarely by himself...ala 81 point games and numerous 60 point outings as well...one more player would make the Lakers a true title contender as well...The thing about Jordan was that he made the players on his team better...well if you look at the players around Kobe, he makes them better as well, Lamar Odom is good but he's not almost triple double average good...Kwame Brown never really produced until he got to LA, now he's almost averaging a double double, smush parker is an up and coming point guard...wonder why?  They need a true big man to push them over the top...\n\nI'm glad you asked this question because I feel the exact same way, but I've gotten used to all the Kobe haters.  He's a one in a life time player and everyone knows that, it's just that he got a bad rap after the whole rape incident and it was proclaimed that he ran phil jackson out of town, but miracuously he is back coaching them...it was "supposedly" his doing was the reason Shaq wanted a trade...people just don't understand, Jordan came around and was a one in life time player that never made mistakes...except reportedly using drugs...but everyone looked past that because he was a nice guy...that's not the case with Kobe, he's not a jordan esque player, but he's just as good....\n\nOh by the way, just tell whoever comes at you with this arguement...ask them who else averages 35.0 points a game...see what they say about that...
587776
The Los Angeles Lakers.
615091
I feel it's because he was wrongfully let go. I just think people from L.A. want to see him succeed w/o Kobe so he can prove how much Kobe needed Shaq and not the other way around.
138226
Because the Lakers aren't that great of a team, and it seems at times like he's more concerned about what he does than how the team does. He chased away the Lakers' core, Shaq, and appears to be delusional about the true state of the team. Anyone can score 81 points if they don't let their teammates have the ball.
963531
The Lakers are definitely a better TEAM because of his reduced avg shots per game.  I believe the TEAM is better because of his, Kwame and Chris Mihms early season injuries.  It has given TEAM members like Andrew Bynum, Vladimir Radmanovic, Ronny Turiaf, Luke Walton, Jordan Farmar, Smush Parker, Maurice Evans, and the sometimes under appreciated Lamar Odom to gain confidence in their respective games.  The true test for the Lakers is when Kobe is at 100% can the TEAM exist with Kobe??  If they can.........can you say Dark horse from the west???
1138584
I would say zero. Most Lakers "fans" are pretty fickle. They are in Los Angeles, if that means anything to you. As a person from Cali it does to me.
980944
They will get bounced by the Utah Jazz in the first round of the playoffs. Kobe is no MJ... get six rings and then maybe... he does not make anyone on his team better... Jordan made Luc Longley legit...Oh yeah, there is this one other thing... Kobe is a rapist that walked away because the victim did not want to have her life ruined further by having to face him in a courtroom.\nWho cheats on a gorgeous wife with a newborn child?\nWho runs Shaq out of LA because he would rather score 82 points in a game and never see another NBA finals in his career? The answer is Kobe... A great player- a bad human.
1090526
i hate the kings, they are a bunch of cry babies led by bibby, i think shaq put it best when he called them the sacramento "Queens" . Go LAKERS!!!
613609
OK bro I'm a answer your question because I know what you mean. Firstly I think a lot of people comment on the NBA and don't know much about it. They know stars and commercials and what others say and they might watch some games but they don't know in depth stat analysis. For example most of these people making these comments are making them as if they only started watching Jordan when he returned from retirment the fist time when he couldn't really average over 33 anymore because he slowed down physically. Secondly they don't like Kobe because he's a good looking black dude married to a white girl or almost white girl that's way hotter than any girl that ever liked them. So many whites would like to beleive that he's a rapist because it reafirms there superiority complex that a good looking black man would want to rape an average white chick just cause she's white which a lot of people know is complete BS. Because I'm sure some playboy bunnies have tried to throw panties at him. Kobe is not a perfect player but neither was Jordan, and I don't think anyone can say that they have seen a player never make mistakes on the court. Jordan's shot to win his 6th championship was an offensive foul. Yes Jordan was my favorite, and Kobe is the best right now and he is very unfairly judged by people who act like it doesn't hurt the man. How can you run around calling someone a rapist if he might not have done it? You know what that must be like for him? Kobe is the best hands down and these people are ruining his career, and I hope some fairness prevails in the end. The only thing that Kobe needs to improve is instilling confidence in his team mates, but irregardless he is the best in the NBA. His dunks look better than Lebron's. He shoots better and has a nicer handle. How exactly people are hating on this is beyond me. I've seen Kobe do stuff that Lebron will never do and people can scream Kobe's a rapist and Lebron is MJ till they are blue in the face but it won't alter the truth. That being that Kobe is the best since Jordan and even if he fails from here on out it's because he is being mentally abused in this country right now. Just say he didn't rape that girl. O.K. because of what he really didn't do he deserved to be robbed of the MVP award and his commercial pressence? And Shaq never got along with Penny Hardaway either that's why he went to the Lakers! And last year Kobe scored less and they won less. Bro they are retarded don't even bother with them. They said Jordan was a ball hog back in 1988 and he would never win a championship! And Kobe's bad for cheating on his wife like oh say America's favorite white actor Brad Pitt! The kid above me is right in what he's saying about Wilt and Russell. But I think where Kobe and Jordan get the edge is in entertainment factor. After all the NBA is entertainment and they make more spectacular plays.
1112166
Absolutely!! so they give other teams a chance for once.\n\nWhy does alot of people hate the pistons? \n\nThese guys are great. They just got a little tired and overworked. But they will learn from their mistakes done this year and bring the title home to Detroit again next year.
1134358
No question the Pistons were overrated big time.  People just like to jump on bandwagons.\n\nBut dude I have to ask, what is with the name?