::: Dynasty Over! ::: Please Help Choose a New One! :::

[Cloudy]

Damn, the stats are realistic!!

[BOSS]

Damn, the stats are realistic!!

Yes ... Kobe 14 and Odom 10 turnovers are realestic.

[Jugs]

Damn, the stats are realistic!!

Yes ... Kobe 14 and Odom 10 turnovers are realestic.

I think he met that the lakers suck, thats realistic

[Keo]

You got any realistic options Sensation.. let me know!

Delonte West, Chris Duhon, Mike James, Maurice Williams, TJ Ford, Speedy Claxton, Jameer Nelson, Keyon Dooling, Leandro Barbosa, Juan Dixon, Jason Hart, Antonio Daniels? I hope that helps.

[.LA.]

^^ Great post Sensation. Go for one of those Sit. Or if you want a rookie, get my man Daniel Ewing.

[Malfa]

Bassy!!

[Rokas[LTU]]

I would take Barosa..

[[C][B]#4]

I'm pretty big on Chris Duhon..hez a solid point guard

[jonnyboy261]

you should get Juan Dixon
hes pretty fast, good at steals and treys
+being 6'3

[The X]

keep working those sliders mate (37 TO's ) and be a little more careful with your passes

looking forward to see the Lakers miss the playoffs again

[Laxation]

man, if your getting owned by ming, as you were, go to settings -> playbook -> defensive matchups, and then double team him and put him on high pressure - dont let him own you like that

good luck with future games, and try to be more careful with your passes :p

[Fresh8]

Dawg in Due Time: Kobe Meet Kanye
Words: Jay Z

“If we talk bout’ classics, do my name get brought up?”
– Kanye West ‘Diamonds are Forever’


The NBA Charity game was where the two best players in their respective fields met for the first time. Kobe Bryant, meet Kanye West. Bryant, the superstar guard shook hands with West, the superstar of Hip Hop before the two started to sign and hand out items for the underprivileged. Looking into the histories of the duo, it’s only hard to disregard how similar the two stars are and how they have succeeded in their day jobs. Although, West is right now undisputedly the king of Hip Hop music and Kobe isn’t the king of the NBA yet, Kobe could still take a few pages out of West’s book to reach the top.

Both guys grew up in rich households and a stigma still exists against the two. As it has been argued, Kobe Bryant just doesn’t have enough street cred to sell jerseys because he didn’t grow up in the ghetto. Bryant lived with his family in Italy for his pre-teen years thanks to his father being a professional basketball player. West was similar as he was rejected from record deals due to the fact that he was well off and dress ghetto preppy. As one of his song lyrics goes, ‘Back when thought pink polos would hurt the Roc.’

As youngsters, both were exposed to attention regularly and this helped build their characters, in which they are both seen as egotistical. Kobe was a natural on the hard wood and spent entire halftimes during his fathers’ pro games to show off his shooting to the crowd. He later returned to the States and was an instant celebrity at Lower Merion High School. West was always a show off since the day he went to preschool. As his mom Donda West remembers, “Kanye usually comes home and we would ask him why he was showing off to the other kids, and he would just shrug.” Mrs West took her son to China at the age of 10 and Kanye enjoyed the attention of all the children trying to rub the colour of his skin off of him. And it’s only understandable that the two became more confident with themselves after the many incidents where they have been in the center of the attention.

As time went by, the two became more self conscious and confident with themselves. This transferred into their quests to search for their future jobs and coincidently, they endured backlash from their actions at the same time. When Kobe Bryant opted for the jump from preps to pros in 1996, it was around the same time when Kanye West was rejected from his first record deal application.

Bryant wore sunglasses and tried to talk as if he was already a professional in his press conference. The media throng wasn’t impressed and as the story goes, Bryant’s annoying mannerisms of his boyhood idol Michael Jordan, didn’t work for his image. West meanwhile went to a record company to apply for a job and was knocked back when he was seen as cocky due to his comments of taking down Jermaine Dupri. (It was only worse that the company director who interviewed him was Dupris’ father)

While Bryant got his job as a baller and West got his job as a producer, the duo weren’t satisfied with how their roads led them. Bryant was stuck on the Lakers’ bench while West couldn’t receive the exposure he thought he deserved. After years of biting the bullet, the two finally tasted true success. Bryant won his first NBA ring with Shaquille O’Neal in 2000. Kanye West helped produce Jay Z’s chart topping album; ‘The Blueprint’ in 2001. At the time for both of them, it seemed like it was their time to shine.

For more on Kobe Bryant and Kanye West, check out Issue 1 of 'Laker Lowdown'

[Fresh8]

Damn, the stats are realistic!!

- As Jugs said, do you mean that the Lakers suck like in real life?

Yes ... Kobe 14 and Odom 10 turnovers are realestic.

- It could happen man, you never know!

I think he met that the lakers suck, thats realistic

- I think LA will surprise many peple this year... but that's what I say every year!

Delonte West, Chris Duhon, Mike James, Maurice Williams, TJ Ford, Speedy Claxton, Jameer Nelson, Keyon Dooling, Leandro Barbosa, Juan Dixon, Jason Hart, Antonio Daniels? I hope that helps.

- Man, that's heaps good. I'll do some research and incorporate it in an article later in the season! Thank you! Some of those guys wouldn't be traded in real life.. so I will see who ius a realistic option.

Go for one of those Sit. Or if you want a rookie, get my man Daniel Ewing.

- Thanks man... Sensation did a good job I agree. Nah man, I don't like Ewing.

Bassy!!

- Bassy is good but Portland has him in their future... I can't take him!

I would take Barosa..

- Leandro Barbosa isn't the guy I want lol... and I don't think Phoenix wants to move him

I'm pretty big on Chris Duhon..hez a solid point guard

- Duhon just got resigned by the Bulls... he wouldn't be moving teams...

you should get Juan Dixon
hes pretty fast, good at steals and treys
+being 6'3

- I had him in my old dynasty... He's good but again, he just got a new contract.

keep working those sliders mate (37 TO's ) and be a little more careful with your passes

looking forward to see the Lakers miss the playoffs again

- It's ok if we miss the playoffs... as ppl say, 'u can only get better!' And I will need to get used to the game lol

man, if your getting owned by ming, as you were, go to settings -> playbook -> defensive matchups, and then double team him and put him on high pressure - dont let him own you like that

good luck with future games, and try to be more careful with your passes :p

- Yeah man, we pressured him after he was 8-8.. but he just manhandled all my players...

[Jugs]

Nice article about Kobe and Kanye, i learnt a lot about them.. did the chinese really try and rub the colour of their skin? lol.

Well, we all hope that Kobe can turn it around this year. Good Luck and once again, good article.

[Heiks]

Great job Sit! Good to see that you're already up and runnin'. Eventhough 24 turnovers by two players is just crazy. I hope you bounce back.

And I'd go for Dixon or Daniels.

[Kemp]

Kobe and Odom are playing well but they need to take care of their ball, otherwise their playoffs hopes are over. I had read that article about Kobe and Kanye, it looks very interesting. For the PG thing, I think you should get Antonio Daniels because he got size, and the fact that he can score, shoot 3s and pass. Goodluck on your next game.

[Laxation]

question on turnovers, because i had alot for this reason.

are the turnovers a result of 'steals' that go too far away from your player in order for you to grab them, so you "turn them over"?

[Isaiah]

TO's killed you...did you commit them all in the 3rd? coz thats where you got drained...

[zmac]

Damn thats a lot of TOs!
Nice game recap though, and the teaser thing is not bad also

[bludgeon]

wow u got talent man
the presentation of ur dynasty is real top

[.LA.]

Great article. I love Kanye too. Not a Ewing fan? How about Jarrett Jack?

[kibaxx7]

Great article. I love Kanye too.

Agree Nice job.

[pHLo]

yup, as everyone else said....

nice article =D
i like it, but i wanna see gaaaames, man
u're only in pre-season, i want action

[Keo]

^How about Pre-Season Action?

[Fresh8]

Nice article about Kobe and Kanye, i learnt a lot about them.. did the chinese really try and rub the colour of their skin? lol.

Well, we all hope that Kobe can turn it around this year. Good Luck and once again, good article.

- Yeah man, the asian kids thought he was coloured so they tried to rub him into asian! Lol And be sure to read the rest of the article once it’s finished!

Great job Sit! Good to see that you're already up and runnin'. Eventhough 24 turnovers by two players is just crazy. I hope you bounce back.

And I'd go for Dixon or Daniels.

- Nice of you to drop by my man Heiks. Looking forward to your dynasty… the Wizards one in 05 owned! Dixon might not come and Daniels might not either but we will see how it goes!

Kobe and Odom are playing well but they need to take care of their ball, otherwise their playoffs hopes are over. I had read that article about Kobe and Kanye, it looks very interesting. For the PG thing, I think you should get Antonio Daniels because he got size, and the fact that he can score, shoot 3s and pass. Goodluck on your next game.

- Thanks a lot man… I hope you learnt a bit bout Kanye… everyone knows bout Kobe! Yes, I need to be way more careful with the rock when I pass, I also toned down the intercepts slider to limit how many times the cpu gets in fornt of the ball… tell me what you think from the next game

question on turnovers, because i had alot for this reason.

are the turnovers a result of 'steals' that go too far away from your player in order for you to grab them, so you "turn them over"?

- Turning over the ball is whenever a player who is in possession loses possession. This could result in a steal, or a block or an errant pass out of bounds or stepping out of bounds or even traveling.

TO's killed you...did you commit them all in the 3rd? coz thats where you got drained...

- I can’t remember, I would imagine the majority did come then. The Rockets played good fast break basketball then.

Nice game recap though, and the teaser thing is not bad also

- Thanks a lot zmac… its greatly appreciated!

wow u got talent man
the presentation of ur dynasty is real top

- Glad u like it my friend… hey, ur from HK! Hooray, another Cantonese person lol

Great article. I love Kanye too. Not a Ewing fan? How about Jarrett Jack?

- I love Kanye! Yep! Lol ummm… I don’t like Jack either… think of someone else!

Agree Nice job.

yup, as everyone else said....

nice article =D

- Thanks fellas… again, please read and comment on the final product please!

i like it, but i wanna see gaaaames, man
u're only in pre-season, i want action

- Yeah yeah, it’s coming lol hold ur horses Flo!

^How about Pre-Season Action?

- Look on the page before… lol