Kobster to play thru pinky

[Reality]

My marketing darling and cash cow extraordinaire is going to play thru.
http://myespn.go.com/blogs/truehoop/0-34-44/Not-Having-Finger-Surgery--Kobe-Bryant.html

I guess Kobster and docs figure if he made it thru last season and the Olympics, why not.
"What it really came down to for me is that I just didn't want to miss any time 'punching the clock' for the Lakers,...."

Is this a little dig at Snaq, or just Kobes stating how it is?

[WayOutWest]

My marketing darling and cash cow extraordinaire is going to play thru.
http://myespn.go.com/blogs/truehoop/0-34-44/Not-Having-Finger-Surgery--Kobe-Bryant.html

I guess Kobster and docs figure if he made it thru last season and the Olympics, why not.
"What it really came down to for me is that I just didn't want to miss any time 'punching the clock' for the Lakers,...."

Is this a little dig at Snaq, or just Kobes stating how it is?

It's amazing how far up Kobe's crack to live.

IMO bad move on Kobe's part.  So you miss training camp, big deal.  The WC is going to be pretty tough from day one and I understand not wanting to miss games early in the season or comming out of training camp a little out of sync but IMO is more important for him to get his hand fixed and go into the season 100%.

It could have been a dig at Shaq or even RadMan, but I don't give athletes, even one as smart as Kobe, the credit for thinking things through that far or delivering their message in a subtle manner.  T-Rex brain Shaq's "tell me how my a%$ tastes" rap is more in line with an athletes mentality.

[westkoast]

My marketing darling and cash cow extraordinaire is going to play thru.
http://myespn.go.com/blogs/truehoop/0-34-44/Not-Having-Finger-Surgery--Kobe-Bryant.html

I guess Kobster and docs figure if he made it thru last season and the Olympics, why not.
"What it really came down to for me is that I just didn't want to miss any time 'punching the clock' for the Lakers,...."

Is this a little dig at Snaq, or just Kobes stating how it is?

It's amazing how far up Kobe's crack to live.

IMO bad move on Kobe's part.  So you miss training camp, big deal.  The WC is going to be pretty tough from day one and I understand not wanting to miss games early in the season or comming out of training camp a little out of sync but IMO is more important for him to get his hand fixed and go into the season 100%.

It could have been a dig at Shaq or even RadMan, but I don't give athletes, even one as smart as Kobe, the credit for thinking things through that far or delivering their message in a subtle manner.  T-Rex brain Shaq's "tell me how my a%$ tastes" rap is more in line with an athletes mentality.

He said that some of the specialists that he spoke with were saying that it easily could have been 3 months.  It would have been a bit more then training camp.  If the Lakers do not have a perimeter threat I don't see how Bynum and Gasol would be able to get the space to operate down low.  Teams would just load up in the middle with perimeter defenders cheating towards the paint.  If both of them are suppose to be playing as starters I think Kobe needs to be around to help that process.  Lakers are paying Bynum 80 million now so he's making starter money.

Def a Shaq dig.  No doubt in my mind.