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**Bogg** · 10-18-2012, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by elcap15

Kobe is campaigning against Meeks? Thats the first Ive heard of this.

http://www.latimes.com/sports/lakers...,1306340.story

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As Bryant sat out of Wednesday's game because of a strained right shoulder, Lakers Coach Mike Brown penciled in Jodie Meeks as his backup and suggested he has the edge over Devin Ebanks at that spot. Bryant wouldn't buy that premise for a simple reason.

"That's not fair," Bryant said. "Jodie has to guard me every damn day in practice. He isn't looking too good."

So have you hurt Meeks' case?

"That's not fair," Bryant said. "They have to balance that out. I've been murdering him."

So what are you doing on him?

"I'm kicking his [expletive]" Bryant said with a laugh. He then turned to a quiet Darius Johnson-Odom, who sat a few locker stalls away from Bryant. "Have I not been?" Bryant pressed. "Have I not been?" Johnson-Odom laughed, but didn't say a word.

Is Meeks at least making shots?

"Not when I'm guarding him," Bryant said, laughing.

Soon enough, Meeks entered the locker room. His stall was next to Bryant, making for an interesting exchange as reporters asked Meeks about Bryant's trash talk.

What's it like to play Bryant every day in practice?

"It's tough," Meeks said. "But I have fun."

How much is Bryant beating you by?

"I have no idea," Meeks said.

"A lot to a little!" Bryant interjected.

**R-Star** · 10-18-2012, 04:18 PM

Kobe always says stuff to make me like him less.

Being one of the best players in the last 20 years, beating up on a fringe player isn't something to boast about. It just makes him look... pathetic I guess would be the word.

elcap15 · 10-18-2012, 04:54 PM

I think you guys interpreted those comments very differently than I did.

Madstrike · 10-22-2012, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by e-monk

you think Barbosa at this stage in his career is better than Meeks (hint: one of them can play defense and actually hit a shot)? and you want to be insulting? I'm guessing you've been overdoing it with the molsen yet again

meeks can play defense? thats funny. None of them can play defense, and while meeks can hit shots barbosa can speed his way to the basket driving, problem with LB is he is an undersized SG, so the team suffers a lot defensively because other SGs(sometimes even PGs) can post him up with ease.

**R-Star** · 10-22-2012, 02:55 PM

Bottom line is, the Lakers would pretty clearly be better with Barbosa over Meeks.

e-monk · 10-22-2012, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Madstrike

meeks can play defense? thats funny. None of them can play defense, and while meeks can hit shots barbosa can speed his way to the basket driving, problem with LB is he is an undersized SG, so the team suffers a lot defensively because other SGs(sometimes even PGs) can post him up with ease.

yeah, so first off the issue was meeks vs barbosa, 'is meeks a better defender than barbosa?' and the answer is... yes, meeks can play defense about 10 times better than barbosa - second off, I really dont care where barbosa decides to miss his shots from, he still misses them - I mean you do know that barbosa shot sub 40% from inside the arc last year right? .399999 repeating, less than, < etc

**Jamel Irief** · 10-22-2012, 08:41 PM

What a stupid debate.

Hey, who is better? Rob Sacre or Joel Anthony?

e-monk · 10-22-2012, 09:13 PM

who is better? you or doctor drippy?

**Luke** · 10-22-2012, 09:45 PM

Kobe's a tool but his douche mentality as a leader brought this team to three straight finals appearences and two championships - it's a tad difficult to complain considering the results.

Madstrike · 10-23-2012, 07:41 AM

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Originally Posted by e-monk

yeah, so first off the issue was meeks vs barbosa, 'is meeks a better defender than barbosa?' and the answer is... yes, meeks can play defense about 10 times better than barbosa - second off, I really dont care where barbosa decides to miss his shots from, he still misses them - I mean you do know that barbosa shot sub 40% from inside the arc last year right? .399999 repeating, less than, < etc

your making it look like meeks is a good defender, while he blows at it, agreed on everything else.

**R-Star** · 10-23-2012, 08:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Jamel Irief

What a stupid debate.

Hey, who is better? Rob Sacre or Joel Anthony?

I guess Barbosa is Anthony in this case.

e-monk · 10-24-2012, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Madstrike

your making it look like meeks is a good defender, while he blows at it, agreed on everything else.

ok first (again) for the sake of this particular argument all he has to be is a better defender than barbosa, you are probably a better defender than barbosa

and second that's not what the stats say - he's an average to marginally better than average defender, which is a far cry from 'blows at it'

e-monk · 10-24-2012, 09:21 AM

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Originally Posted by R-Star

I guess Barbosa is Anthony in this case.

if anthony were 48

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