Why B-Roy is cooler than K*be... as if you need another reason

by Escrote on Apr 14, 2009 9:03 AM PDT

Remember how tough everyone thought K*be was for playing with an injured pinky finger? It seemed like everyone and their mom was writing article about the most famous little manicured finger in the World.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3249085

http://ballhype.com/story/kobe_bryant_the_official_site_of_kobe_bryant_7/

http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-lakers15feb15,1,5194565.story

In fact last year there was even talk of Kobe missing the playoffs for a ligament tear in his pinky finger.

Fast forward to right now and there is no ESPN.com article about Roy's pinky finger. Sure the folks at Oregonlive and BlazersEdge made a mention but it wasn't some huge breaking story. I guess everything L*ker is aggrandized and hyped to the max. I can't tell you how nice it is to have a superstar like Roy to root for. He doesn't use his little finger as an excuse... he just goes out and plays.

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And he doen't curse at the media...

least I haven’t heard hide or hair of it yet.

The Faith don't panic, the faith freaks out burns out farms and torchs small villages in the name of The Faith.

by faith on Apr 14, 2009 9:20 AM PDT reply actions

doen't....read doesn't...I think the ' is in the right spot...

sorry for foulin up your post ….eke ;)

The Faith don't panic, the faith freaks out burns out farms and torchs small villages in the name of The Faith.

by faith on Apr 14, 2009 9:21 AM PDT up reply actions

No that is what this post is about.

Hating K*be and loving Roy.

by Escrote on Apr 14, 2009 9:32 AM PDT up reply actions

lol

Yes, making a typing error online! How DARE you? I should report you to the Office of Blog Abuse right now!

I know less than half of you half as well as I should like, and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.

by haildablazer on Apr 14, 2009 9:33 AM PDT up reply actions

That would be awesome if we kept track

I would defenitely be on the leader board for both poor spelling and poor grammar.

by Escrote on Apr 14, 2009 9:34 AM PDT up reply actions

i would

sooooo be living in the penalty box! I’d have a bed, bathroom, and everythign.

The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.

by ratbastird on Apr 14, 2009 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions

Well

After making such a big deal out of it, K*be’s play kind of showed everyone that it’s an injury that you can actually get through, so it lost it’s luster. The bigger story would have been if Roy had gone down, then you’d hear the calls from the opposite side.

And I need no more reasons to think Roy is cooler than K*be, but they’re always nice to hear!

I know less than half of you half as well as I should like, and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.

by haildablazer on Apr 14, 2009 9:33 AM PDT reply actions

One more reason...BROY has nicer lips. That work?

-Shad

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by NBAstard on Apr 14, 2009 9:39 AM PDT up reply actions

Absolutely!

Anything Roy does or has makes it automatically cooler than what K*be does or has.

Blatant homerism FTW!!!

I know less than half of you half as well as I should like, and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.

by haildablazer on Apr 14, 2009 11:38 AM PDT up reply actions

For the record

Kobe virtually never talked about it. When he did, it was reluctantly, and only when pestered with questions about it. And he never once used it as an excuse.

However, I’ll grant you that the MSM mentioned it every time they wrote a Lakers-related article for the rest of the year. Put the blame where it belongs, though.

Strength & Honor

by Josh Tucker on Apr 14, 2009 10:10 AM PDT reply actions

yeah, a lot of it was just media hype...or anti hype...injury hype? whatever it's called.

i remember that as well—kobe didn’t kry too much

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by prezofdeath on Apr 14, 2009 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions

Quit trying to humanize the villian... lol

by Escrote on Apr 14, 2009 10:45 AM PDT up reply actions

yeah

the media enjoys playing their own story line. It sells regardless on it’s connection to reality.

The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.

by ratbastird on Apr 14, 2009 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions

Also in fairness

Bryant’s pinky was broken.

Despite suffering a torn tendon and broken bone in his right pinkie, Kobe Bryant will play in Sunday night’s NBA All-Star Game, according to a Los Angeles Lakers spokesperson.

The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.

by ratbastird on Apr 14, 2009 10:50 AM PDT up reply actions

and more

Bryant initially hurt his finger Feb. 5 in a game against New Jersey. The injury was originally listed as a dislocated pinkie, although further damage was revealed Thursday, including a complete tear of the radial collateral ligament and an avulsion fracture, in which a small fragment of bone was pulled off by a tendon.

The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.

by ratbastird on Apr 14, 2009 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions

Agreed

And one has a ligament tear (that will need surgery at some time), while the other one has a tendon tear (that likely won’t).

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by Norsktroll on Apr 14, 2009 2:35 PM PDT up reply actions