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    Kobe on Coach K

    Nice.

    Not a bad endorsement to have.

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    Excellent. Thanks for posting, Mike.

    I'm certainly looking forward to our Olympic team competing and winning the Gold Medal. What we saw last summer looked to be a very special team coming together.

    Those who have questioned whether K's involvement with the national team has detracted from his "day job" at Duke, I believe have missed some of the indirect benefits. The endorsement of Kobe and LeBron, and others, carries some weight with potential recruits. And the exposure of Coach K and his style of play this summer will be very positive.

    Well, we've got the players, and we've got the coach. Now, just win.

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    Smile Wow..I always liked Kobe..now even more..

    Hi,

    I loved those comments. Thanks for posting. This made my day.

    GO DUKE!

    ps Although I am a Warriors fan, maybe I will need to get a Kobe USA jersey.

    GO USA!

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    thanks....whe i read all the crap over on IC about how they all will be pulling against Team USA because of Coach K, i just want the gold medal to come home so they can all have a nice hot cup of STFU.

    no matter what side of the fence you're on....if you think it's easy to get carmello, kobe, lebron and those guys to play TOGETHER, you're crazy...that's what has been the problem in recent years with Team USA...this team is buying into the coach....

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    Pulling against the USA team, because of Coach K, in order to appease their own pinheaded insecurities? Disgusting...don't those morons know what happens when karma comes back at ya'?

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    Quote Originally Posted by moonpie23 View Post
    thanks....whe i read all the crap over on IC about how they all will be pulling against Team USA because of Coach K, i just want the gold medal to come home so they can all have a nice hot cup of STFU.

    no matter what side of the fence you're on....if you think it's easy to get carmello, kobe, lebron and those guys to play TOGETHER, you're crazy...that's what has been the problem in recent years with Team USA...this team is buying into the coach....
    I've never gone to IC, and never will, but do they really say that? Thats the dumbest thing I've ever heard in my life. Its your country's team! I understand that not everybody is super patriotic, but I mean, how can you not pull for your country in the Olympics?

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    Kobe is a great player who gets to play for another great coach. Good for him and good for Coach K.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Acymetric View Post
    I've never gone to IC, and never will, but do they really say that? Thats the dumbest thing I've ever heard in my life. Its your country's team! I understand that not everybody is super patriotic, but I mean, how can you not pull for your country in the Olympics?
    I don't know how to use the archives but I remember similar sentiment on this board concerning Larry Brown, George Karl and Roy Williams' failures in international basketball.

    As for Kobe Bryant, I still think he's a selfish teammate who bought his way out of a sexual assault conviction. While the endorsement may give Duke some street credibility with the young kids...he's not exactly the person I want my kids looking to as a role model.
    Last edited by keithg; 04-30-2008 at 04:05 PM. Reason: spelling

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    Quote Originally Posted by keithg View Post
    I don't know how to use the archives but I remember similar sentiment on this board concerning Larry Brown, George Karl and Roy Williams' failures in international basketball.

    As for Kobe Bryant, I still think he's a selfish teammate who bought his way out of a sexual assault conviction. While the endorsement may give Duke some street credibility with the young kids...he's not exactly the person I want my kids looking to as a role model.
    I'm not saying Kobe wasn't at fault but I don't know about bought his way out of a conviction (besides the high priced lawyers). The bottom line is that the young woman who pressed charges was probably the least credible plaintiff I've ever seen in my life. And I'm not even a Kobe fan.

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    Quote Originally Posted by keithg View Post
    I don't know how to use the archives but I remember similar sentiment on this board concerning Larry Brown, George Karl and Roy Williams' failures in international basketball.
    The consensus was we would still root for the US team, but we would know who deserved the blame when they lost.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Classof06 View Post
    The bottom line is that the young woman who pressed charges was probably the least credible plaintiff I've ever seen in my life. And I'm not even a Kobe fan.
    Haaaaave ya met Crystal Magnum? (anyone a "how I met your mother fan"?)

    But good point.

    Quote Originally Posted by roywhite View Post
    Those who have questioned whether K's involvement with the national team has detracted from his "day job" at Duke, I believe have missed some of the indirect benefits. The endorsement of Kobe and LeBron, and others, carries some weight with potential recruits. And the exposure of Coach K and his style of play this summer will be very positive.
    And which recruits would this be?

    we are all aware of the supposed side benefits, no one is "missing" anything. we are just waiting for them to materialize.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SilkyJ View Post
    Haaaaave ya met Crystal Magnum? (anyone a "how I met your mother fan"?)

    But good point.
    Originally Posted by roywhite View Post
    Those who have questioned whether K's involvement with the national team has detracted from his "day job" at Duke, I believe have missed some of the indirect benefits. The endorsement of Kobe and LeBron, and others, carries some weight with potential recruits. And the exposure of Coach K and his style of play this summer will be very positive.
    And which recruits would this be?

    we are all aware of the supposed side benefits, no one is "missing" anything. we are just waiting for them to materialize.
    Who's Magnum? I think that was a TV character a decade, or so, ago. Or is a quantity of Champagne?

    And what is the issue about recruits? I don't see how K's work with USA Basketball could have possibly produced results on recruiting yet. We'll see if it bares any fruit in another year or more, but I am confident that Duke will continue to attract superb basketball players.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Classof06 View Post
    I'm not saying Kobe wasn't at fault but I don't know about bought his way out of a conviction (besides the high priced lawyers). The bottom line is that the young woman who pressed charges was probably the least credible plaintiff I've ever seen in my life. And I'm not even a Kobe fan.
    You must be forgetting about Crystal Mangum...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Classof06 View Post
    I'm not saying Kobe wasn't at fault but I don't know about bought his way out of a conviction (besides the high priced lawyers). The bottom line is that the young woman who pressed charges was probably the least credible plaintiff I've ever seen in my life. And I'm not even a Kobe fan.
    In case there was any confusion to what I meant by bought his way out of a sexual assault conviction!

    http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/7019659/

    Kobe offers big check (third hand -$5MM+/-) and girl refuses to testify.

    Don't confuse being able to do marvelous things with a basketball with being a decent human being. IMO, he is scum and his association with Coach K is not a positive thing.

    Here's another one with an interesting quote:

    "When Kobe Bryant can write a check to make this ... go away, the question is, why take the risk of losing?"

    http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baske...-settles_x.htm
    Last edited by keithg; 04-30-2008 at 08:59 PM. Reason: spelling

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    Quote Originally Posted by MChambers View Post
    The consensus was we would still root for the US team, but we would know who deserved the blame when they lost.
    Umm... Anyone remember Dean Smith-Olympic Coach and the Duke consensus then?
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    Quote Originally Posted by msdukie View Post
    Umm... Anyone remember Dean Smith-Olympic Coach and the Duke consensus then?

    Duke actually had a player on that team..Tate Armstrong..and the Ruskies had screwed us in 72. I was definitely pulling for the Americans!

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    Quote Originally Posted by keithg View Post
    In case there was any confusion to what I meant by bought his way out of a sexual assault conviction!

    http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/7019659/

    Kobe offers big check (third hand -$5MM+/-) and girl refuses to testify.

    Don't confuse being able to do marvelous things with a basketball with being a decent human being. IMO, he is scum and his association with Coach K is not a positive thing.

    Here's another one with an interesting quote:

    "When Kobe Bryant can write a check to make this ... go away, the question is, why take the risk of losing?"

    http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baske...-settles_x.htm
    so because Kobe settled you think it points to his guilt? I'm confused? Your last quote hits it on the head. He can afford to make it go away - so why risk losing. There are plenty of innocent people who go to jail (I read two articles today about people who have been incarcerated for 20+ years). When you are dealing with a He Said/ She Said, there is no way to tell how the jury is going to go.

    Wow - talk about completely ignoring a presumption of innocence.
    My Quick Smells Like French Toast.

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    Quote Originally Posted by steven52682 View Post
    so because Kobe settled you think it points to his guilt? I'm confused? Your last quote hits it on the head. He can afford to make it go away - so why risk losing. There are plenty of innocent people who go to jail (I read two articles today about people who have been incarcerated for 20+ years). When you are dealing with a He Said/ She Said, there is no way to tell how the jury is going to go.

    Wow - talk about completely ignoring a presumption of innocence.
    In my first post, I said "IMO" he is scum. The stories above are just a small part of the body of work. It's just an opinion. I think he bought his his way out of trouble, but again...just an opinion. In following his career for 12 years, I just think he has carried himself very poorly (espcially when losing).

    Obviously, I'm in the minority here and most here think his associated with Coach K is a positive.

    http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...062102376.html

    http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...s125424S08.DTL

    http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200...son/index.html

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    A TON of people back when Russia was the enemy of the USA would root for their national team to beat UNC in pre-season games. There are worse things than Communism, and they wear light blue. And truth be told the olympics aren't the true "honor your country" event they used to be. Steroid scandal and the fact a person can play for a country they have gained citizenship to tarnishes the medals in the eyes of many. (I'd still like to see Langdon make the Russian team.) Even using professional players makes certain people not have the respect for the olympics they once did.

    As an American I do pull for the US team to win the gold. But that being said, when Larry Brown, George Karl or Dean Smith is coach that's harder to do, just like when ANY former tarheel player is on the team. Let's just say when any of those factors are added in and the US doesn't bring home a medal it stings much less. The IC people talk out of their glutimus maximus 24/7. Most will be proud if and when the US wins gold despite the coach. But I do think if they don't win gold Coach K will recive 100 times more flack than Karl or Brown did from the UNC alum media. Just like as an assistant on the 1992 team he was considered an add on just like Christian Laettner, and perhaps rightfully so.

    Patriotism aside, Chapel Hill North Carolina has more freaks and weirdos per square mile than ANY place I have ever been. And before you start naming off places, I've been from New York to LA, from Amsterdam to Hong Kong. I've even been to Ozzfest, lol. Chapel Hill isn't considered planet earth, much the less the USA. It's okay to root against them. I used to have a tee shirt that said, "If you got Hitler, Caligula, Stalin, Castro and Mussolini to make a basketball team and got Satan to coach, I'd pull for them when they played UNC". As one UNC alum appropriately titled his book, "to hate like this is a joy forever".

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    I wanna play for Coach K!!!!!

    Oh, wait, I'm 36 years old and wasn't remotely tall, athletic, or good enough to walk on to Duke when I was 18. Never mind...

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