Schilling on Kobe, KG

Just like Schilling to stick his clean nose where it doesn't belong. This guy's a loser!!!

Note to Schilling...

That's what leaders are supposed to do pal...get on their teammates when they're not doing what their supposed to and call the refs out when they're obviously favoring one team over the other. Wake up man, you wouldn't know a leader if one socked you in the face.

Kurt Schilling is an idiot! This guy know nothing about the game of basketball yet he decides to chime in on the most random observations. Most basketball players swear at their teammates, coaches, refs, etc. The leader of the team is supposd to keep them all in check. Haven't we seen Garnett go on his crazy rants..and Pierce act like he's still a blood or a crypt in L.A. Come on Schilling, I thought you had more class. Don't you have anything better to do, seriously!!!

Just shut up already.

Note.

Schilling DONT COMMENT ON BASKETBALL. You are considered a DRAMA QUEEN in Baseball. Do you play pro Basketball?? NO. Your just a Boston homer. I'm not even a Kobe fan, but this article sucks.

I disagree with you guys. Kobe essentially had Peyton Manning syndome (see rookie season - 2005) where he clearly, publicly berated his teamates. I have heard he has at least gone through the motions of acting like a leader off the court this year but, like Manning, I think both are so selfish and without consideration the bottom line with them is "don't you dare F&%$ this up for me!"
Perhaps Schilling should not make his opinions public quite as often as he does where he is a public figure. However, living in an area that is SO educated on their sports and SO opinionated to boot; in many ways I see Schilling as a Sports fan that got off his couch and at least was able to strap it on.

ECJ . . "This guy's a loser!!!" You must be referencing yourself because Curt Schilling is a winner who has brought something to this town that has been missing for ages . . titles!

Curt Schilling knows leadership. Look at his accomplishments and his records! Thanks for the insight Curt, it's exactly what I've viewed . No Shaq, no title for Kobe, it's that simple.

go schill! kobe is a snake

What great leaders are supposed to do is inspire their teammates to achieve higher goals. Continual over-achievement. Keep a positive perspective at all times. You two idiots are the losers - Curt Schilling has two World Series rings on his fingers, and defines leadership through his actions.

I don't agree with his politics, but he's spot-on in his assessment of Kobe Bryant from last night. I caught Pau Gasol trying to encourage his teammates, as opposed to screaming at them for not getting him the ball in the paint.

JESUS does he ever not get on the media and have some political point? Dude just go away put on a suit and start a campaign already. So sick of this guy.

BUT I think Schilling's point was Kobe did that after EVERY play. Bitching at the refs, bitching at his teammates. Crybabying here about this, crying about that. It's get old, fast. Just shut up and play the game like you're supposed to play.

Nothing new here... Read Phil Jackson's book where the Zen Master tears apart Kobe's character as a teammate and as a person.

Is it possible that Schilling is calling it like he saw (and heard) it? Who are you to judge what he can and cannot say? Where YOU there?

Schilling's just pointing out what everyone else already knows about Kobe -- that he's the equivalent of a female b*tch, his teammates (old and new) hate his personality, and until he chooses to be a leader who inspires his teammates to action, he'll continue to be the biggest primadonna in the NBA.

No, leaders are NOT supposed to get on their teammates. That's the coaches job. Schillings observations were spot-on in my opinion. He saw the same thing I've always known.

Kobe is selfish.

haha, its clear you don't know much about sports b/c your posting as a BCfan, why don't you go do some more school work at your safety school. furthermore, kobe should not be yelling at his teammates like that, all he is doing is getting in their head and taking hacks at their confidence levels, not something a team leader should be doing. kobe needs to remain calm and collected in order for his teammates to respond. but clearly you think bitching is going to help them, what good it did the first two games of the series. also, don't knock curt schilling, he is forever legendary for his heroics during the '04 postseason, so don't knock the sock

It is really great to see these two fine comments and I'm sure your not even Laker's fans. Just a couple of jealous jock riding haters. Big Schill and his enormous b@ll$ are exactly what a leader is supposed to be as is K.G. a strong encouraging personality. Unlike "Defendant" Bryant who bitches, moans, and constantly tries to compare himself to Jordan.

It really must bug him that he can't "Do It" without Shaq or consent. He will never be with the likes of a Jordan, Bird, or Magic because he lacks a true leadership qulity and that is selflessness. He doesn't care about his teamates or the team. He is a selfish player which is fine if you like wining MVP trophys, but if you want to earn respect you have to give it. That is what the great leaders Big Schill, K.G., Pierce, Bird, Brady, etc. possess.

When you point a leader out to your kids tell me it isn't Kobe, because the world is in Big trouble the day he is mistaken as a leader.

I disagree with the first two commenters. A leader's job is to inspire and encourage good work from his teammates and give useful advice when it's needed. When a team is losing and making bad plays they already know that...they don't have to be reminded with a bad attitude. What they do need is someone to believe in them.....they obviously weren't getting that last night.

That was actually some fairly unopionated reporting, especially for Big Curt. The notion that you need to berate someone to 'lead' them is effin' ridiculous. It's obviously not working so far this series. Maybe he's just not dissing hard enuff though.

Leader or not, we would not have won 2004 without Kurt Schilling.

Disagree with the first two posts, here. Good for Schilling and it does give some insight into what's going on. I learned more from those comments than I do from half of what I read from so-called expert sportswriters.

Nothing wrong with what Kobe does, if it's in moderation. But, if all he does is yell at his teammates, sooner or later-- human nature will dictate this ECJ and BCfan--they'll tune him out.

You've got to praise and encourage where necessary, and yell and criticize where necessary. Doing just ONE thing-- especially yelling and criticizing-- no matter how "right" Kobe might be, or how "constructive" his criticism might be-- will go in one ear and out the other.

Thank you, Curt, for the observations!

Easy on Schilling. He wasn't trashing anyone. I, for one, was interested in his courtside observations, especially since I've never had the opportunity to have that view. So thank you Curt Schilling! And thanks for supporting other Boston sports teams!

What Schilling described was not one acting as a leader. I have seen sports teams lead well, and lead them well myself and never once is it effective to put a teammate down. It doesn't matter what sport you play, or what the stakes of the game are.

The Lakers lack positive leadership as was evident in the first 7 quarters of ball that have been played in this series.

Curt Schilling is not a loser, he is one of the most motivating and heart driven team players to ever grace a baseball diamond.

Whoooooo, where's this anger coming from for Schilling? Would you guys prefer all pro athletes to be a bunch of robots like Nomar ? -

Schilling is a loser ? and Kobe's a leader ?

Schill's hit the nailright on the head......Kobe is all about Kobe.......a real jerk!!!!!

I love it, finally a first hand account on this fraud. Schilling is dead on and is reinforcing what everyone knows, or suspects, about this self-centered one man show. Anyone that knows anything about team sports knows that, in the long run, Kobe's immature, unprofessional approach is not effective. Yea, leaders are supposed to belittle their co-workers and pout like my 3 year old when she doesn't get her way. This guys act will get old and they will implode next year. I can't wait to see it. The beauty of this story is that this guy will get exactly what he deserves, nothing. I guarantee that he will not win another championship.

Kobe is a typical spoiled brat and I would guess that his teammates can't stand him. Constant berating is not leading. Criticism is one thing, but being negative constantly is not cool. His post game interviews show the same arrogance. Very interesting to hear the courtside perspective.

For ECJ, If you are gonna complain that Schill is popping off with his opinion, that is like complaining that a fox chases a hen...Its they way he is. Lots of sports fans enjoy hearing the opinions of sports stars. He is one who gladly offers his on matters outside of baseball. It doesnt mean he is an expert and I think Curt is fairly clear in stating that he has no idea how NBA teams work. But my point is Curt offers his opinion on a lot of things. You need to get over being irritated by that.

For BCfan, I respectfully disagree with you about your thoughts on leadership. Certainly being an in-your-face yeller is ONE kind of leadership, but not many would conclude that it is the best way to lead people. In fact it is one of the least effective methods to motivate people in the enitre world. Curt points out that the guys on the Laker's were not responding well to Kobe's rants. That tells me that he was not effectively leading them. It seems the huge comeback was in spite of his "leadership" not because of it. And don't forget, this guy has thrown hudred's of innings to Jason Varitek. To say Curt Schilling does not know what a leader is like with that in mind is really missing the obvious. Tek wouldn't know how NOT to be a leader.

BCfan, you do realize Schilling was a team leader on 3 championship teams, and he was a co-world series-mvp on one of them? He's been a good team leader for most of his career.

Of course a prissy-boy from BC has to put in his two cents. Kobe is not a true leader because he is arrogant, selfish and only wants the title for himself. Celts in 6!

It is funny to read the comments of the two idiots before me to say that is how leaders act and that Schilling is a loser. When clearly this was just a man enjoying a game and commenting on that game. What made him a loser? That he had an opinion. It did not stop you from typing up your dumb comment. We both know you would not have the stones to say it to his face. He helped bring a World Series Title home to our town and you call him a loser. What is wrong with you Mr. Johnny Come Lately? He is hurt and aging and still has the desire to play the game. Does that make him a loser? No it makes him a real man. A man’s, man. You are the loser and should be ashamed of yourself as a grown up. Hopefully you get a vasectomy so you cannot contaminate the rest of the earth with you idiot seed.
To “Note to Schilling" you are telling all of us that is what leaders are to act like.... Why the Pats lose the Super Bowl to the Giants. I will tell you why my dumb friend. Because, Tom Brady acted just like Kobe during the Super Bowl and not like Tom Brady. He acted like Bledsoe and let his fans down. I did not say Pat Fans I said his fans. I do not care that the Pats lost the game. But what I do care about is how the game is played. Tom Brady led the team for 18 games before the last Super Bowl and they won every game as a team and as was their leader. Just as KG is leading the Celtics over the Lakers. Leaders lead by example and by sportsmanship and by elevating you and your game to the next level. They see a teammate getting down and talk to him and give him encouragement and then give him advice. Because if you are negative all the time toward your teammates it breeds negativity and then they shutdown and no longer listen to you, you just lost your team and are no longer their lead because they are banding together against you and then you are no longer an effective leader to them you just another idiot on the court or field who thinks he knows everything. So be before you type up another message like this last one you typed, don’t because it just shows everyone that you are Mental Midget.

I don't know who the two idiots are who posted the absurd comments above but they obviously wouldn't know a great sportsman (like CS) if one bitch slapped them.

Curt....Just calling em as he sees em

Curt, you're dead on. Leaders are the guys that make everyone around them rise to the occasion and deliver their best performance as a team. Sure, Kobe put up points, but team sports is about wins, not personal totals. All the great players know how to win, not just score. Also, talk is cheap and lot's of guys can fill it up, they got good stuff, just not the right stuff. They're still on the playground and in the stands and, it seems, responding to you.

I guess this blogger (probably went to BC) only chooses comments that bash Schilling. The guy is a hero in our city and all I see are two comments from a couple of knuckleheads. Have you listened to Skip Bayless before, 5 minutes of listening to that is enough to put a shotgun to your head. Schilling for VP

It's shocking how blind LA fans are when it comes to Kobe Bryant. Based on many, many very public examples, Kobe is simply a person of extremely dubious character. He is a lair and a fake. Does that mean he doesn't possess phenomenal athletic talent? No, but I sure wouldn't want to be one of his teammates.

He's not a "starting pitcher" until he actually starts a game again. Right now, Lou Merloni has had more of an impact on the 2008 Red Sox than Curt in the Car. Go away until you are ready to pitch.

Umm...BCfan, I really hope you don't mean "Boston College" because I feel bad that such a stupid comment came from someone associating themselves with my alma mater. Curt Schilling may be a bit into himself, but he is a leader in every sense of the way the term is used in team sports. The guy sticks up for his teammates and laid his career on the line to bring a world championship to this city. His comments on Kobe are completely legit, whether or not you agree with Schilling's leadership philosophy.

Is he kidding? All great leaders in any endeavor always kick their crews butt in gear. It's required in anything that calls for victory when both sides are allowed to actually hit eachother. Something the Boston 'shill' will never comprehend because he plays a non-contact sport and could never lead men in true battle. Think about it---the 'shill' thinks he was heroic because he pitched with a----BLISTER on his foot! Kobe must be rolling with laughter that such a puss would question his leadership abilities during a physical battle. Get back on the rubber shill and don't get to close to the court--there's some real men hitting eachother out there. We don't want you to get a another blister or anything!

Is he kidding? All great leaders in any endeavor always kick their crews butt in gear. It's required in anything that calls for victory when both sides are allowed to actually hit eachother. Something the Boston 'shill' will never comprehend because he plays a non-contact sport and could never lead men in true battle. Think about it---the 'shill' thinks he was heroic because he pitched with a----BLISTER on his foot! Kobe must be rolling with laughter that such a puss would question his leadership abilities during a physical battle. Get back on the rubber shill and don't get to close to the court--there's some real men hitting eachother out there. We don't want you to get a another blister or anything!

I wish we could hear more honest comments about what really happens on the court.. for those of us that will never be able to afford such seats.. I thought it was very interesting, yet not surprising... I think leaders do need to call out others when they are not giving their best effort, but I personnaly respect Kobe's skills and ability, but have heard him speak and think he is not the sharpest pencil in the box.. The Lakers are soft.. that is why no free throws.. want bad calls- how about the travel towards the end on an uncontested layup or the Odom over the back on PJ? Please... Phil Jackson is a whiner who has benefited from two of the best to ever play the game.... Michael and Shaq..... don't even mention Kobe in the same breath... very good... but overrrrated big time...

would love to see these two guy above get put down their sausage and onion sandwiches and cheese doodles and even think about competing at the level that Schill has for what will amount to a Hall of Fame career.

if kobe's teammates wanted to, had the nerve or lack of team that kobe displays then they y would be the ones found yelling and screaming at him louder and uglier and could easily make him the scapegoat

for another example, I didnt see pierce or kg do this to his teammates in the atlanta series, as a matter of fact. it was ok, lets get it done.

paul pierce is showing the world what he is made of in each and every playoff series and can go home to CA with trophy.

BCfan, obviouly you have never lead any thing. Yes a leader needs to come down like a hammer sometimes and others times they need to talk like a human to a fellow human. All balls and no brains makes a bad leader, which Kobe is. It is no surprise that Kobe would not be a team player, but a whinny super star.

Schilling is dead-on. I live in L.A, and have been to several games. Watching Kobe really gives a great idea of just how talented he is (maybe the best ever?). But being there also let's you see what a jerk he is to his teamates and how much they resent it. I have seen him try to demo a drop-step move to one of is centers during a timeout IN THE MIDDLE OF THE COURT. First of all, big men practice these moves all the time and don't need Kobe's mentoring. Second, if you want to act like Coach Kobe, do it on the bench not in front of 20,000 people so you can belittle your team mate. Kobe is an unbelievable player, but a classless, selfish jerk.

I believe Kurt Shilling is spot on about Kobe Bryant and truly appreciate that stated his observations articulately, directly and without judgment.

Kobe Bryant's attitude and demeanor is a detriment to the game of basketball and flies in the face of good leadership. Talent without class is a hollow accomplishment as we have seen time and time again in every sport.

Every game, every interview just reinforces to me what Shilling has said about him.

Too bad. Sad for the sport.

I don't need Curt Schilling to tell me what should obvious to anyone with eyes in their head and a memory that extends back more than fifteen minutes. I'll admit I enjoyed some of his court-side insights (I'll never sit close enough to hear Kobe whine) but I still wish he'd take his neo-conservative, religious right opinions and stick them where the sun don't shine. The World Series, bloody-sock Schilling is a hero and a Boston legend, but off the field he has way too much to say about everything and anything that he judges less holy than himself.

Hey Trzpit, I know you are massively insecure, but no reason to prove it by calling a BC fan a prissy-boy.

I wish Celtic fans got a hold of the girl's name from the "Colorado incident" and chanted it during the game. Le-On Powe! Le-On Powe! was the chant of the playoffs so far.

if your from boston and ripping on Schilling about stating the obvious you don't follow sports close enough. kobe being a douche isnt news. schilling being outspoken isnt either. wake up, tools! always remember bloody sock!

Let me start by saying Kobe is one heck of a player, i dream of talent like that and he makes tough shots look so easy. just plain Wow! however, I wonder, at the end of the game, when the lakers were close and needed a three, the ball went not to KOBE who called for it vehemently, but his teammate turned form him and passed it instead to i think it was radmoniich or vucocic ( spelling), and they missed but the lakers team seems to be in two camps, the team, on one side and Kobe is on the other. Looking at Kobe's remarks this year with such things as, " i am putting my DNA on this team", and the like, it is seriously worth wondering if Kobe has made to many demands, and perhaps the mediahas made him so big, that perhaps through no fault of his own he has built up resentment from some of his teammates. weve seen it before with many atletes across all sports. it does however as i say make for an intriguing backdrop to such stories as those that came about when Shaq was reportedly driven out of town at kobe' s behest. who knows. i sure don't butno one on these boards does too. Curt shilling heard what he heard, how it fits into the persona of Kobe and the team psyche of the Lakers is something we can only speculate on. i dont think you can make too much out of it, nor can you discount it, unless your on the akers or you are Kobe bryant.

I believe that Schilling is just making his own observations. I don't get the impression that he is telling anyone how to think, one way or another. This is what a BLOG is supposed to be for, for the individual to express things from his or her point of view. It is not journalism, nor is it supposed to be!

Why do you people get so angry about Schill giving his opinions? Its not like he is asking you to agree with him. He has a blog and gives his opinions on that blog. You don't have to read it.

Just becausethe national news is portraying Kobe as the new Kobe, remember, can a leopard ever change its spots, Thanks Curt for the insight, Kobe cares about Kobe, and maybe we'll get a better perspective from his teammates after the series!

Come football season maybe Schilling can sit by the field so he can blog on how the Patriots cheat.

Maybe he can blog on his own teammate (Manny) seems he really has problems with his teammates, not Kobe Bryant.

Jeez,

The guy is entitled to his opinion (that's what he is giving). Right or wrong you have to respect him for putting it out there. The real loser is the coward who passes judgement on a person for his opinion.

There's alot of hatin' going on here against Schill because he reported some things that made L.A.'s Golden Boy look not so golden. Take a chill, Laker fans. He just calls it as he sees it. Actually, I thought his observations were an engrossing read. I've followed sports for many years and read alot of sports sites; no journalist is going to write with such candor. Schill's blog post made me feel as if I were at the game. I've only been to Knicks game, but relatively far up so that I couldn't hear the players. It was cool to have Schill write about stuff that reporters don't.

I sit near the Laker's bench as well,. I was saying the same as Schilling to the Laker fans near me. None of them disagreed. I guess it is the price you pay to play with Kobe.

BCFan stands for Bryant's Crotch Fan and by the tone of his post, he's had quite a few crotches "sock him in the face."

How can he comment about KG coming out of high school? Didn't he do the same?

Curt Schilling is all about himself. He never has anything to say worth a damn.
He's like a little kid that needs constant attention. All you folks think he belongs in the Hall Of Fame ...you are NUTS!! BUT he will probably get in because over the years they have lower the bar as far as who gets. I hope Curt Schilling never pitches for the Red Sox again. He should go campaign for his buddy John POW McCain...

On Shilling, BLOWING OUT SOMEONE ELSE'S CANDLE WILL NOT MAKE YOURS SHINE ANY BRIGHTER...

hey cmon people - most of us here agree - it's Curts blog and he can say anything he wants to - which is what we are doing in the comments. I personally think it was an interesting and timely (and pretty neutral) observation.

As many have pointed out - the first two commenters prompted some others of us to comment because they were cretins - true leadership is by example and encouragement and mentoring - and that takes different forms with different people. A good leader understands that in whatever field.

the first two commenters should understand that and observe their own life and teams vs griping - they put themselves in Kobes personality category.

I also agree with people above that said Kobe probably wont win another championship because of his selfish attitude and despite his great talent precisely because he doesnt encourage and include his teammates.

I almost feel sorry for laker fans who have to pray thats not the truth...lol

Go Celts - Beat LA!!

"I wondered aloud, a few times, how in the hell calls weren’t being made against the Celts on a ton of plays in the paint where there was some serious pugilism being committed. There were a ton of ‘non-calls’ in my incredibly amateur opinion." - from the same blog entry by your own Curt Schilling. You want more? Read Bill Simmons' latest post as well. Boston fans, admit what your own are already admitting - Game 2 was not won by the Celtics.

Schills observations were something the average fan doesn't get to see up close and personal. I've always felt Kobe was all about Kobe. It comes as no surprise that he carries on when things aren't going well. He has no clue what it is to be a leader. His criticisms and complaints must get tiresome for his teammates to listen to. Garnet, on the other hand, is all about winning AS A TEAM and that's why his teammates love him. He's quick to praise when a teammate makes a great play and is humble when given praise by others. He is a leader who doesn't just talk the talk, he walks the walk.

Man, the Faker fans are out in full force. Even pretending like they go to BC or root for the Red Sox. Faker fans are nastier than the porn stars in Reseda.

Kobe should be in jail for rape.

The slime.

Way to go, tell it like it is. Anyone with eyes in their head knows Kobe Beanbag is the biggest Faker of them all. MJ was a great player with class. Beanbag is a great player and an ass - nuff said

You guys all have it wrong. This is the NBA Finals. Kobe needs to step up the intensity of his leadership. I saw Pau Gasol actually jog a bit in Game 2, so Kobe needs to ride him even harder. All of Lakers need Kobe's leadership, scrutiny and direction. After all, he is the only one on the floor with GAME. Keep it up Kobe and it's Celts in FOUR! You are just the kind of leader that Bostonians' love, on the other team.

Based on Schilling's observations, the problem seems to be Kobe constantly blames everyone else. He seems to have an "I never do anything wrong, it's all your fault" mentality. The other Lakers are not hacks. They are professionals and while they may sometimes make mistakes, professionals need to be treated like professionals by others on their team. A good basketball player is not just someone who can score and defend, but someone who understands team dynamics and who can adapt to work as well as possible within the team. Kobe is without doubt a gifted player, but he is not so far above all other NBA players that he has the right to constantly judge them.

Kobe Bryant sucks!!! He raped that girl I dont care what anyone says

I don't know how it's not obvious to people how big of an a$$ Kobe is. He told the media before the game that he was gonna be unstoppable. And thanks to Schilling we now know his relationsips with his teammates. And here's a bunch of people blaming Schilling for telling people what he's seeing. We should be thanking him for letting us know bout the real Kobe.

Kobe is a f***ing bitch and a pu$$y and a sore loser. Just ask the rest of the Lakers.

Kurt well said, Kobe cannot handle losing thats his problem, he loves his team mates when they win, but when they loose he wants to rip the head of his team mates, Kobe is a selfish person deep down.

I have to wonder if those first 4 negative comments were plants just to get the argument going. Hardly anything negative was said about Schilling after that. And why haven't those first 4 defended themselves?

I bet those bozos are the same one talking smack when we had the blog "LA vs Boston" They came in force talking about a swepp, How you like your predictions Miss Cleos..LOL . They really make me laff "Schill dosent know nothing" hahaha he know more about Professional sport then all of us combine. He can say what ever he wants he was sitting courtside"none of us were". so Duh Faker fans sit down,shut up and remember you boo your Kobe on opening night ..Ok and Also to the doofus talking patriots cheating hey its sport not real life, at lest Schill didn't cheated on his wife,gave her a huge ring,got rid of a key player and then cry like a baby when he wanted to get out of LA..lol SUCK TO BE YOU FAKER FANS

He's absolutely right!! has aaaanybody read Phil jackson's book?! Even he writes about how big of a crying lil Biatch Kobe is, always crying and yelling at his teamates and never being part of the team, how many times did he cry to the refs and try to stare them down? the man thinks hes jordan, i mean litterally! he would marry Juanita! Curt is right, the rest of you talkin trash bout curt, are just jelous lil punks, cause no one cares what you have to say...you did read his blog didnt you ?! haha losers...

Curt you should STFU because you're an idiot. When your team is down do i see you see you smiling and tapping your buddies on the behind and saying good job or swing that bat harder baby? NO. The lakers got rob by the refs and basically had this game handed to them. 38 free throws to 10 free throws? Getting hacked while trying to drive down the paint can pretty much upset any player.
Lets see if you're pitching a bunch of strikes and and the umpire calls its ball would you still be happy? Lets say you pitch 20 strikes and 18 of them are called ball. Would that throw you off your game? Curt you're judging a player by 1 game and thats you're opinion but in the end i think you're a homer.
BTW Boston.. remember that snow job you pulled on the Raiders?

The guys who write the negative replies are probably democrats.

I bet those bozos are the same one talking smack when we had the blog "LA vs Boston" They came in force talking about a swepp, How you like your predictions Miss Cleos..LOL . They really make me laff "Schill dosent know nothing" hahaha he know more about Professional sport then all of us combine. He can say what ever he wants he was sitting courtside"none of us were". so Duh Faker fans sit down,shut up and remember you boo your Kobe on opening night ..Ok and Also to the doofus talking patriots cheating hey its sport not real life, at lest Schill didn't cheated on his wife,gave her a huge ring,got rid of a key player and then cry like a baby when he wanted to get out of LA..lol SUCK TO BE YOU FAKER FANS

I bet those bozos are the same one talking smack when we had the blog "LA vs Boston" They came in force talking about a swepp, How you like your predictions Miss Cleos..LOL . They really make me laff "Schill dosent know nothing" hahaha he know more about Professional sport then all of us combine. He can say what ever he wants he was sitting courtside"none of us were". so Duh Faker fans sit down,shut up and remember you boo your Kobe on opening night ..Ok and Also to the doofus talking patriots cheating hey its sport not real life, at lest Schill didn't cheated on his wife,gave her a huge ring,got rid of a key player and then cry like a baby when he wanted to get out of LA..lol SUCK TO BE YOU FAKER FANS

Sorry, Curt, but this is really how some of the great basketball players do things. Read the book "The Jordan Rules" and you'll find that Jordan was the same way. They say Kobe is like a clone of Jordan. Well, this part of his game is also not an exception.

Curt you should STFU because you're an idiot. When your team is down do i see you see you smiling and tapping your buddies on the behind and saying good job or swing that bat harder baby? NO. The lakers got rob by the refs and basically had this game handed to them. 38 free throws to 10 free throws? Getting hacked while trying to drive down the paint can pretty much upset any player.
Lets see if you're pitching a bunch of strikes and and the umpire calls its ball would you still be happy? Lets say you pitch 20 strikes and 18 of them are called ball. Would that throw you off your game? Curt you're judging a player by 1 game and thats you're opinion but in the end i think you're a homer.
BTW Boston.. remember that snow job you pulled on the Raiders?

Yet another example of Schilling using his baseball fame to pontificate about things he knows nothing about!

From politics to team behavior in other sports, Mr. Know-it-All strikes again. Perhaps he has some ideas on invigorating the US economy...................

Kobe knows his teammates much better than you do, and as opposed to Schilling sitting there and watching one game and giving an obvously biased opinion, I've watched every single Lakers game going back several years. Kobe congratulates his teammates or berrates them as the situation deserves. He knows how to motivate his guys, and they have made it to the highest level because of him. You all should watch some video of Michael Jordan during timeouts and watch carefully. You'd realize he did very much the same thing as Kobe does. (You probably missed that whole period though, 9 out of 10 of you jumped on the Celtic bandwagon when you heard they were good.) The Celtics are hacking and fouling and getting away with it and its a tragedy to the beautiful game of basketball. Celtic fans ought to be ashamed.

Man! Lay off Schilling. He tells it like it is. Kobe is a crybaby who takes it out on his team. It was caught on TV a couple of times so Im sure Schill caught a little bit more because he was sitting right there. The person that compared Kobe to MJ is dead wrong. Jordan didnt bitch and berrate his teammates like Kobe does. Come on lets go, and we gotta do this and we gotta do that is a lot different than Kobe saying you gotta do this and you aren't doing that. If he knows how to motivate guys, why are they down 2-0 to a team that is not as good as his?

Hey, Schilling is just writing what he saw that night. Accept it for what it is. (Besides, every Tom, Dick, and Harry has a blog these days and if he wants to blog his observations from his first NBA playoffs, what's the big deal? This is the U.S. freaking A, people.)

Anyway, yelling at his teammates is Kobe's style. Obviously, it seems to work on some level because his team is in the Finals, even if I wonder how much his teammates actually ENJOY playing with him. And remember when the Lakers were accepting the trophy for winning the West, and how Kobe was saying all this stuff about how they're all his "brothers" and that they're all like "family"? That's so disingenuous. If, say, Tim Duncan says it, I believe him. Kobe? Not so much.

What I find ironic is everyone posting here is doing so on a public forum, just as Curt did. The only difference is Curt's name has more cachet.

While I'm a bit surprised that Curt was willing to make these views so public, given his fame, I've read similar posts over the years by anonymous fans: "Player X was in the corner sulking while his teammates where high-fiving each other."

The bottom line is Schilling had the good fortune to be 10-15 feet away, and he made an interesting observation from that vantage.

Now I am not a big fan of Schilling but I did not see anything wrong with his article, anything he wrote it makes sense, Kobe has an ego-centric personality that is no stranger to any basketbll fan and KG on the other hand is one of the most DOWN to earth superstars of all time, now if you don't know that by now then there is something wrong with you and not Schilling.

Schilling is just trying to get into Kobe's head and try to effect his game for the rest of the series. He is doing his part to make Celts win.

Good job Schill !

I think Kobe should put some fake blood on his sock go out there and win tonight. Or fake a knee injury, get carried off the court by 4 teamates, get put in a wheelchair and come back 3 minutes later skipping onto the court. What was that the WWF?

How dare you Curt? How dare you dis Saint Kobe? Don't you know he's unstoppable? Don't you know the Lakers are going to sweep these finals?

Hey Chowdah Lovah, I guess when your team (obviously a Lakers fan) can't win, you look for other things to criticize. That's fine. Criticize away...Banner #17 will soon be taking it's rightful place in the rafters on Causeway Street.

Hey Schilling

Try to stick to what you think you know about baseball, obviously you know NOTHING about Kobe or the Lakers! You should concentrate on staying healthy, with you getting old and always on the DL. Kobe and the Lakers have gotten this far, because they don't listen to MORONS like you, who have no idea how the game is played. You should take notes on Kobe, he has more rings than you! By the way, GO YANKEES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Kobe wants to be traded, has a well documented feud, that should be on The Hills, with his old teammate Shaq, gets called out by Phil Jackson for his lack of leadership and leaves the team 'cause he can't deal with Kobe. "But this year he's matured". When has he ever been a good teammate?!!! He is a prima donna not even close to Jordan's heart and leadership ability. Schilling has a huge mouth and is Boston's most annoying interviewer, but he just said what he saw. You could even see it on TV, throwing up his hands cause Vujacic takes a wide-open 3, staring at Gasol on a bad pass. He's the Kobe we've seen for years...

DON'T SHOOT THE MESSENGER! IT'S NOT LIKE SCHILLING IS DISSECTING THE LAKERS BASKETBALL STRATEGY HERE. HE IS SIMPLY COMMENTING ON HOW MUCH OF A HORSES BEHIND KOBE IS. GREAT LEADERS/PLAYERS INSPIRE THOSE AROUND THEM TO GREATNESS AND ELEVATE EVERYONES LEVEL OF PLAY. YOU WOULD NEVER HEAR STORIES LIKE THIS ABOUT JORDAN, JOHNSON, OR BIRD BECAUSE THEY HAD THE ABILITY TO BE GREAT AND INSPIRE GREATNESS FROM THOSE AROUND THEM. THEY DISPLAYED THE HEART OF CHAMPIONS. THE ONLY QUALITY THAT KOBE IS FAMOUS FOR IS BEING A COMPLAINER. ITS ALWAYS THOSE AROUND HIM THAT AREN'T GETTING THE JOB DONE. HE NEEDS TO DO A LITTLE MORE THAN 9 FOR 26, AND IF HE IS STRUGGLING, HE NEEDS TO GET AS MANY CELTICS AS HE CAN TO ORBIT AROUND HIM ALL NIGHT WHILE HE DISHES TO THE OPEN MAN FOR SOME EASY LOOKS. OTHERWISE THIS SERIES IS OVER BEFORE THIS SNIVELING WHINER EVEN GETS A CHANCE TO SHOW UP.

this blog is hilarious. The guy knows NOTHING about basketball, so he should really think twice about dissing the MVP of the league's work ethics. Curt does not know the role Kobe plays on his team. Phil Jackson, the coach, for all those other ppl who do not know anything about the Lakers (basically all of Boston) is the most zen person out there. And chooses not to get in player's face about playing like shit. So Kobe does the necessary, because aside from personal conflicts, the whole team respects kobe as a player and trusts that he knows what he's talking about. The lakers wouldnt be in the finals if it wasnt for Kobe's motivation-whatever form it came in. So all you Boston fans who also do not know what the hell you are talking about, feel free to bash on me. But myself along with all L.A. fans know basketball, and are not bandwagon bitches who suddenly show some "loyalty" to the celtics. I bet you half the ppl in Boston cant even name the all time greats of basketball.

hey shcillng how many rings do you have

Lets not forget about Schilling's criticism of teamate Mitch Williams. What a two-face. Thank you Boston fans for sending Schilling down a tube.

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Sorry Curt ...

I've grown up rooting for the Lakers and all the phenomenal figures who've worn purple and gold. Kobe's a prolific basketball player who plays for the lakers which is why I root for him, but one thing that resonates in my mind since his rookie year is his morose and brooding disposition during games. It gets on my nerves when I constantly see him berating his teammates instead of encouraging them. I really thought he had turn over a new leaf this year but apparently old habits die hard. I think Schilling just made an observation about a character flaw that everyone is already familiar with.

Whoever thinks that schilling in this situation is right should be fucking shot. This is the NBA finals. With the lakers down in the series, wouldn't you want to win the fucking game? I mean it is the Championship. The lakers came this far to win and kobe wants to motivate his team to do better and win. Curt Schilling needs to go blow himself.

We shouldn't be arguing about what Kurt Shilling says about Kobe Bryant. We already knew that Kobe acts the same way he plays; with a dominant style.

This season, Kobe averaged more points, steals, and ASSISTS than anyone on the Celtics. So if you think he's not making he's not making his teammates better players, you're just wrong. Kurt Shilling just disagrees with Kobe's leadership style. It's not that big a deal.

Lakers are going to win the Championship. Have you been to Boston? It sucks.

One adage says that "a leader takes people where they want to go but a great leader takes people where they don' t necessarily want to go but ought to be"
So far this year Kobe has shown that he has some leadership skills, that makes him a leader. I will not say that Kobe is a great leader. I think K. Schil is ride on on his statement. KS played a world series with blood on his socks, whether that was a real blood or red paint, that shows commitment, does that make him a great leader ofcourse not. In true leadership, there is no one way to lead. whatever works, stick with it. So lets see if Kobe can take the LA Kobians oops LA lakers to where they ought to be before we can call him a leader or a great leader.