LuvTheNats Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 ESPN.com reports that several sources say Kobe Bryant will change to number 24 next season.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBGKon Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 my question is why? it's not like he's going to a new team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiddySicks Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 Wow. If true, thats huge. But I am still yet to see any proof. link maybe? On 11/19/2012 at 7:23 PM, oldschoolvikings said: She’s still half convinced “Chris Creamer” is a porn site.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEWJ Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 It's true: link | BROWNS | BUCKEYES | CAVALIERS | INDIANS | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJTank Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 I guess anything to sell more jerseys www.sportsecyclopedia.com For the best in sports history go to the Sports E-Cyclopedia at http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discrim Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 heh, guess all those #8 jerseys are gonna be on sale once the Lake evaporates *rimshot* A strong mind gets high off success, a weak mind gets high off bull Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonkj Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 Evidently he thinks he's better than Jordan, so he's going to one-up MJ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eye Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 Evidently he thinks he's better than Jordan, so he's going to one-up MJ. not to mention LeBron too. LeBron and Jordan were and are so much better than Kobe. LeBron and Jordan actually make their teammates better. Kobe is one of the most selfish players around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squeaks4 Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 Evidently he thinks he's better than Jordan, so he's going to one-up MJ. not to mention LeBron too. LeBron and Jordan were and are so much better than Kobe. LeBron and Jordan actually make their teammates better. Kobe is one of the most selfish players around. LeBron is so much better than Kobe? I don't know about that. Kobe doesn't make their teamates better? If I remember correctly Kobe dished the rock to Shaq for 3 straight titles. Don't get me wrong, I absolutely hate Kobe but I dont think LeBron has proven anywhere close to enough to be mentioned in the same breath as Kobe or MJ.One quick question though...Do players get a cut of their jersy sales? If so, this is simply a move for money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swilson160 Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 From the ESPN Article:"In order for a player to change jersey numbers at will, he either has to change teams or have the team inform the league of the decision more than six months in advance. Players who stay with the same team must have worn the same number for four seasons or longer."This can't be true; look at Ron Artest throughout the years with Indiana:He wore #15 when he first came to the Pacers during the 2001-02 season......then switched to #23 to honor Michael Jordan for the 2002-03 season......then switched again to #91 to honor Dennis Rodman for the 2004-05 season......then switched back to #15 for the 2005-06 season until he was traded to Sacramento.It's possible this is a new rule instituted because of Artest. I don't think any other leagues have a rule like this; in baseball and football, at least, players change numbers quite often, usually when a new player comes and wants that number.One more question: If this is in fact true, when Kobe retires, do the Lakers retire #8 or #24, or both (assuming his number gets retired)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eye Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 Evidently he thinks he's better than Jordan, so he's going to one-up MJ. not to mention LeBron too. LeBron and Jordan were and are so much better than Kobe. LeBron and Jordan actually make their teammates better. Kobe is one of the most selfish players around. LeBron is so much better than Kobe? I don't know about that. Kobe doesn't make their teamates better? If I remember correctly Kobe dished the rock to Shaq for 3 straight titles. Don't get me wrong, I absolutely hate Kobe but I dont think LeBron has prove anywhere close to enough to be mentioned in the same breath as Kobe or MJ. I say that Kobe doesn't make his teammates better because look at last years dismal season for the Lakers. It just looks to me that LeBron is more team oriented, due to his triple doubles and assist average (6.6. APG compared to Kobe's 4.5 APG). I guess because Kobe has the rings you unfortunately may be right for now, even though I think Kobe is one of the biggest jerks out there, but I think LeBron will be better than Kobe. Maybe LeBron isn't at Kobe's level yet, but he's damn close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audiodrama Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 One more question: If this is in fact true, when Kobe retires, do the Lakers retire #8 or #24, or both (assuming his number gets retired)? Excellent question. I'd assume they'd retire #8 and not #24. He won his championships in #8, got his popularity in #8, became a star in #8. Switching his number at this point is just ridiculous. Stick with #8 and live with it. Part of a player's identity is in his uniform number. It's just plain strange to switch it now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swilson160 Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 One more question: If this is in fact true, when Kobe retires, do the Lakers retire #8 or #24, or both (assuming his number gets retired)? Excellent question. I'd assume they'd retire #8 and not #24. He won his championships in #8, got his popularity in #8, became a star in #8. Switching his number at this point is just ridiculous. Stick with #8 and live with it. Part of a player's identity is in his uniform number. It's just plain strange to switch it now. What if he ends up winning a couple more championships wearing #24?Also, here's a cruddy mock-up I did in Photoshop... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eRay Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 It's possible this is a new rule instituted because of Artest. I don't think any other leagues have a rule like this; in baseball and football, at least, players change numbers quite often, usually when a new player comes and wants that number.i think that this rule was put in place because of ron, that is my understanding of the rule. i know stern was mad about ronny "honoring" rodman at least. when i saw the title of this thread i figured he was switching to 81. wouldnt have surprised me, hell, i wouldnt be surprised if stern made him do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowBoutThemFins Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 That's such crap. Who the hell's going to remember him as #24? No one. I don't think it'll last, right Michael Jordan's #45 jersey? Right! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiddySicks Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 Evidently he thinks he's better than Jordan, so he's going to one-up MJ. not to mention LeBron too. LeBron and Jordan were and are so much better than Kobe. LeBron and Jordan actually make their teammates better. Kobe is one of the most selfish players around. LeBron is so much better than Kobe? I don't know about that. Kobe doesn't make their teamates better? If I remember correctly Kobe dished the rock to Shaq for 3 straight titles. Don't get me wrong, I absolutely hate Kobe but I dont think LeBron has prove anywhere close to enough to be mentioned in the same breath as Kobe or MJ. I think when its all said and done Lebron will end up more of a prolific player than either Kobe OR MJ. The reason i think this is because, for how young he is, Lebron has shown himself to be one of the most mature players in all of the NBA. When you combine that amount of young talent with maturity, youve got one scary player. hes still young, he'll be ok. And ill say one thing about the three titles the lakers won. i wont discredit them because 3 straight is a damn hard task to pull off, but last nights Heat Bulls game showed me one thing. Shaq makes a star a super star. Wade made a ton of huge plays but he also had a HUGE advantage. Any time he got in any kind of trouble he just tossed the ball somewhere within the vicinity of the hoop and Shaq was able to put it in. Thats what Kobe has seemed to lack since Shaq left, the ability to make something out of nothing. And thats something that MJ was able to do his entire career, and Lebron is showing he has the ability to do. On 11/19/2012 at 7:23 PM, oldschoolvikings said: She’s still half convinced “Chris Creamer” is a porn site.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthSidePride Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 24-Not even a basketball number, who wears 24? HereCometheHawks.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swilson160 Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 24-Not even a basketball number, who wears 24? It's not basketball-related; Kobe's hero is Jack Bauer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VitaminD Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 24-Not even a basketball number, who wears 24? You mean aside from Bobby Jones (retired, 76ers), Moses Malone (retired - Rockets), Bill Bradley (retired, Knicks) and Rick Barry (retired, Warriors)? Or do you mean current players... like Richard Jefferson, Marvin Williams, Donyell Marshall, Andre Miller, Antonio McDyess, Morris Peterson or Desmond Mason? (That's off the top of my head, there's gotta be a couple of benchwarmers I missed, and I don't even like the NBA.)Good point, though... "Start spreading the news... They're leavin' today... Won't get to be a part of it... In old New York..."In order for the Mets' run of 12 losses in 17 games to mean something, the Phillies still had to win 13 of 17. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sodboy13 Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 Did his dad wear number 24? On 1/25/2013 at 1:53 PM, 'Atom said: For all the bird de lis haters I think the bird de lis isnt supposed to be a pelican and a fleur de lis I think its just a fleur de lis with a pelicans head. Thats what it looks like to me. Also the flair around the tip of the beak is just flair that fleur de lis have sometimes source I am from NOLA. PotD: 10/19/07, 08/25/08, 07/22/10, 08/13/10, 04/15/11, 05/19/11, 01/02/12, and 01/05/12. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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