lakers.freedomblogging.com - 10/7/2008
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Kobe Bryant didn’t flinch, didn’t gasp. He didn’t even raise an eyebrow.
Better yet, he didn’t argue Coach Phil Jackson’s assessment of who was the greatest athlete he had ever coached.
Jackson said this past summer that Dennis Rodman, not Michael Jordan or Bryant, ...
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ESPN.com - TrueHoop —
... Janis Carr of The Orange County Register: "Kobe Bryant didn't flinch, didn't gasp. He didn't even raise an eyebrow. Better yet, he didn't argue Coach Phil Jackson's assessment of who was the greatest athlete he had ever coached. Jackson said this past summer that Dennis Rodman, not Michael Jordan or Bryant, was the best athlete's he's had on a team. 'I do not disagree with that. I do not disagree with that at all,' Bryant said Monday. 'You first think of Jordan, obviously, but Dennis as an athlete, he was a freak of nature in terms of his size.'" ...
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Ball Don't Lie —
... turn off the lights for player intros. D-Will is ecstatic! SG: KSB. Why so much optimism in Toronto? Are the Raps that much better than the Pacers? PG: Blazers Blog. Via Sky P, here's a nine-minute video of the Blazers Fan Fest that went on last Friday. 6th: OKC Thunder Forums, via BilB. "Thunder Rolls Again, Team Celebrates Fourth Title in Seven Years." 7th: Lakers Blog (OC). Kobe agrees with Phil: Dennis Rodman was a freak of nature ...
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