"I'm not a fan of Kobe. I'm not somebody who looks up to him. I'm a grown man myself. So when I go...
Golden State Of Mind —
... -- "Captain" Stephen Jackson via GSoM friend Matt Steinmetz over at AOL FanHouse
Delusions of grandeur is the phrase that comes to mind.
Is there anyone Stephen Jackson has not managed to not diss this offseason/ preseason?
* Stephen Jackson: Now it's sad (IQofaWarriors' insightful FanPost)
* Stephen Jackson Steps Down as Captain Following Confrontation with Nelson Last Week (SB Nation Story Stream) ...
Captain Jack is still jawin’ about Kobe
The Lakers Nation —
... NBAFanHouse: “I’m not going to bow down,” Jackson said. “I’m not a fan of Kobe. I’m not somebody who looks up to him. I’m a grown man myself. So when I go out there and play the game, I play the game. I feel like I’m just as good as him. I might not get the publicity or notoriety he gets, but I feel like I can play with anybody in the NBA any given night. ...
Points in the Paint
BallerBlogger.com —
... hands. I want to be making plays. But we need some of the young guys to break out,” he said. ‘People keep talking about last season, but there still are things I can do better.’ Wade scoffed at any early talk about the MVP Award or his pending free agency. He preferred to talk about his quest to make the NBA’s All-Defensive First Team, a goal that narrowly eluded him last season when he was only a second-team selection. That still irks him.”
Stephen Jackson says he’s better than Kobe.
Marcus ...
Great Quotes: Stephen Jackson
The Scores Report - The National Sports Blog —
... not a fan of Kobe. I’m not somebody who looks up to him. I’m a grown man myself. So when I go out there and play the game, I play the game. I feel like I’m just as good as him. I might not get the publicity or notoriety he gets, but I feel like I can play with anybody in the NBA any given night. I think everybody should feel like that. Everybody should be a competitor and I don’t back down from anybody.”
– Stephen Jackson, via Fanhouse
