Suck it up, be a man!

#1KingsFan wrote:

> I wasn't around (ASBNL-L that is) when that trade went down but I still
> simply cannot fathom why the Lakers traded Shaq and not Kobe. When Geoff
> traded Webber some obervers pointed out that it's better, generally
> speaking, to trade a player too early than too late. But does that apply to
> the Diesel?

Still a controversial subject here to some extent. Best explanation
is that Buss preferred Kobe to Shaq, saw Kobe making more money
for the Lakers than Shaq over the remainder of their careers, saw
that Kobe (being younger) had a larger upside. And Shaq may have
pissed Buss off as well. Personally I still think Buss may have
blown it, but I'm willing to see if Kobe's mental approach to the
game can continue to mature.

I thought Moe usually slapped Curley?


#1KingsFan wrote:

> Actually it was Moe Green who slapped Fredo Corleone (aka Lounge Lizard)
> around:
>
> MOE:
>
> Yeah -- let's talk business, Mike. First of all, you're all done. The
> Corleone Family don't even
>
> have that kind of muscle anymore. The Godfather's sick, right? You're
> getting chased out of
>
> New York by Barzini and the other Families -- What do you think is going on
> here? You
>
> think you can come to my hotel and take over? -- I talked to Barzini -- I
> can make a deal
>
> with him, and still keep my hotel!
>
> MICHAEL:
>
> Is that why you slapped my brother around in public?
>
> --
>
> #1KF
>
>
> GO KINGS
>
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>
>>Beautiful. This guy needs Don Corleone to slap him around
>>like a Vegas lounge lizard.
>
>
>