Shroinke Posted October 6, 2007 Share Posted October 6, 2007 Has anyone heard something about Kobe Bryant switching back to #8 this season?I know he switched for the 2006-2007 season, but then I was looking at the Lakers roster tonight.http://www.nba.com/lakers/roster/According to the roster, he's number 8 again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManCalledAmp Posted October 6, 2007 Share Posted October 6, 2007 #8 in the roster, #24 in the profile pic above it....but #8 in his bio and the adjoining widget. Hm. Go Gators. Go Blue Raiders. Go Commodores. Go USC Trojans.Preds & Avs. Braves, Rays, & Dodgers. Titans, Colts, Broncos, Cardinals. Grizzlies. 14ers, Jam. Team Spirit + Laziness = Yay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sodboy13 Posted October 6, 2007 Share Posted October 6, 2007 Well, that's one way to boost the merchandising sales, isn't it? 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...
hormone Posted October 6, 2007 Share Posted October 6, 2007 Didn't he wear 24 on media day? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBM Posted October 6, 2007 Share Posted October 6, 2007 I'm pretty sure he's going to stick with 24. Why he even switched is beyond me. More money from jersey sales? Did Reebok convince him to do this? We may never know. In my opinion great players are linked by their number, so I think any great player switching numbers is kind of silly. Like, if they retire Kobe's number, which one will it be? Probably 8, but now he's not synonymous with it anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powersurge Posted October 6, 2007 Share Posted October 6, 2007 He still looks weird wearing a double-digit number. I think if he calls me and asks what number I think he should wear I'll say the number '8'. But.....my cel phone has yet to ring so looks like he'll stay with '24'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Survival79 Posted October 6, 2007 Share Posted October 6, 2007 I don't think he can change numbers for another 3 seasons unless he changes teams.Bryant will hang up his No. 8 jersey, sources sayBy Darren RovellESPN.comUpdated: April 26, 2006, 3:31 PM ETIn 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. "If things have gone wrong, I'm talking to myself, and you've got a wet towel wrapped around your head." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted October 6, 2007 Share Posted October 6, 2007 I don't think he can change numbers for another 3 seasons unless he changes teams.Bryant will hang up his No. 8 jersey, sources sayBy Darren RovellESPN.comUpdated: April 26, 2006, 3:31 PM ETIn 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.There are exceptions made all the time though. For example, when the Sixers acquired broken-down scumbag power-forward Chris Webber, Andre Iguodala changed his number from 4 to 9 so Webber could have 4. "The views expressed here are mine and do not reflect the official opinion of my employer or the organization through which the Internet was accessed." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shroinke Posted October 6, 2007 Author Share Posted October 6, 2007 I'm starting to think these online rosters aren't the most accurate lists in the world...http://www.nba.com/suns/roster/According to the Suns page, Amare's going with 32 again. So maybe someone screwed up there too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swilson160 Posted October 6, 2007 Share Posted October 6, 2007 The Kobe issue seems to have been fixed. He's #24.http://www.nba.com/lakers/roster/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShinyHubCaps Posted October 7, 2007 Share Posted October 7, 2007 I don't think he can change numbers for another 3 seasons unless he changes teams.Bryant will hang up his No. 8 jersey, sources sayBy Darren RovellESPN.comUpdated: April 26, 2006, 3:31 PM ETIn 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.There are exceptions made all the time though. For example, when the Sixers acquired broken-down scumbag power-forward Chris Webber, Andre Iguodala changed his number from 4 to 9 so Webber could have 4.Ersan Ilyasova (who? Bucks SF from Turkey, playing in Europe this year) was #23 in 2005-06 and #19 in 2006-07 without anybody taking his old number. I wonder why that was let go?EDIT: Scratch that, Ruben Patterson was #23. Still not notable enough to change your number, but whatever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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