Kobe Bryant has offered to coach up Shaquille O'Neal's son

 
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 04, 2018 2:39 pm    Post subject: Kobe Bryant has offered to coach up Shaquille O'Neal's son

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Kobe Bryant has offered to coach up Shaquille O’Neal’s son

Crossroads High School in Santa Monica — once basketball home to Baron Davis and Austin Croshere, plus more celebrities than do cameos on “Drunk History” — is going to have a stacked hoops team in the coming years. They will have LeBron James Jr. and Shaqir O’Neal, the younger son of Shaquille O’Neal, on the court together. Shaq’s older son, Shareef O’Neal, just graduated from there and will play for UCLA starting this season.

If you want to make it a little better, Kobe Bryant has offered to coach up Shaq’s children.

That’s what Shaq’s ex-wife, Shaunie O’Neal, told TMZ Sports when the ambushed her at LAX.

“Kobe always offers … we’re just so far from each other, but he always offers.”

At some point, they will take Kobe up on this. You know Steve Alford would be good with that.

In the short term, those of us in SoCal may need to drive up and see some Crossroads games in the coming years.
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 04, 2018 5:14 pm    Post subject:

Still no workout with the current Lakers players?
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 04, 2018 5:15 pm    Post subject:

Kobe needs a son.
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 04, 2018 5:19 pm    Post subject:

kawhileonard wrote:
Kobe needs a son.

0-3, efficiency was never Kobe's best attribute

(I hate that stigma but couldn't pass up the chance at a good pun)
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 04, 2018 5:35 pm    Post subject:

hdtvset wrote:
Still no workout with the current Lakers players?


He’s been working out with Kuzma.
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 04, 2018 5:55 pm    Post subject:

Shareef's always respectful to Uncle Kobe, a couple of years back he even planned to train with him. Not sure if they were able to work together, but there will be opportunities in the future.
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 04, 2018 5:56 pm    Post subject:

who needs Kobe when you have Steve Alford? btw, I have always liked Shaunie.
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 04, 2018 6:58 pm    Post subject:

hdtvset wrote:
Still no workout with the current Lakers players?


I think it takes a special kind of person/player to train and take instruction from an all-time great, be humble, put ego aside, and really commit yourself to taking in the knowledge.

We all assume it's a given that everyone worships Kobe and would love to train with him, but that's just not the case. These guys have been brought up and have been the BEST at what they do their entire lives, and people have been telling them this. This has been reinforced by success as well. It's not easy for a guy like Lonzo to go ask Kobe for training sessions.

Remember Bynum? All around good guy, talented... he didn't even want to train with Kareem properly. Kareem was more aggressive about it then say Kobe is with our guys... but still.

That's why it was so impressive to see Kobe train with Hakeem. At that time, Hakeem probably thought Kobe had already surpassed him on the all-time list... Kobe's really about no ego if you think about it. His mindset is... if you have something to teach me, I am all ears.

But again, let's not think our young guys are as clinical as Kobe is. They actually may think they don't need Kobe's help, idol or not... this is probably the mindset of MOST NBA players who are coddled by their fans, agents and support network.
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 04, 2018 9:12 pm    Post subject:

trablos wrote:
kawhileonard wrote:
Kobe needs a son.

0-3, efficiency was never Kobe's best attribute

(I hate that stigma but couldn't pass up the chance at a good pun)

They say when you're unfaithful before you're ready to have kids, you only get girls
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 05, 2018 5:38 am    Post subject:

Coach 'em all up, Kob!

Good on Shareef for wanting to learn from the best. As the years roll on, Kobe should be the NBA's version of Obi Wan Kenobi/Yoda, ready to impart the secrets of the Force to those who are really willing to learn.

Kobe's willingness to study all of the great players, even the older guys who he could only see on grainy old highlight reels, was one of his best traits as he moved thru his career and became better and smarter every step of the way. This is a guy who was driven from the time he was a little kid, but even after he hit the NBA and became an all-star and one of the greats, never stopped wanting to learn more to continue to improve and be the best he could possibly be.

Kobe will never get the credit he deserves from many who supposedly "know the game" because he didn't kiss ass and always drove a hard bargain. That was of course part of what made him great.

Yes, I miss the guy.
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 05, 2018 10:59 am    Post subject:

trablos wrote:
kawhileonard wrote:
Kobe needs a son.

0-3, efficiency was never Kobe's best attribute

(I hate that stigma but couldn't pass up the chance at a good pun)


But you know Kobe, no matter what ......... He'll continue to shoot!!
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 05, 2018 11:13 am    Post subject:

Kobe trying to help Shaq’s son Improve his basketball game is a testament on how well Shaq and Kobe’s relationship has Improved.. very cool story.
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 05, 2018 12:59 pm    Post subject:

hdtvset wrote:
Still no workout with the current Lakers players?
Kobe has said over and over again that he's a phone call away but from what I've gathered hes a very very busy person with his projects.
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