a treat for you
your wonder boy put his foot in his overly large mouth again TODAY. funny comments from the guy who wasn't out there on the wood busting his ass in games, or leaving his sweat on the floor in practices:
Bryant: U.S. team needs chemistry
/ Associated Press
Posted: 2 hours ago
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - The United States basketball team will have to work on its internal chemistry if it wants to perform well at the 2008 Olympics, Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant said Thursday.
The NBA All-Star, visiting Taiwan as part of a five-leg tour of Asia to meet with fans, told a news conference in Taipei that a newly assembled team always needed some time together before starting to play with consistency.
The United States returned home Sunday from the world championship in Japan with bronze medals - mirroring its performance at the 2004 Olympics in Athens.
Both results were widely seen as disappointments in the United States, home of the talent-rich NBA.
"Years playing together will jell us as a unit, (but) if there is no chemistry, it's going to be tough to beat all those talented teams," Bryant said, adding he was confident the two years lead up to the Beijing Olympics would be enough to find that chemistry.
Bryant's Asian tour has already taken him to Japan and Hong Kong. On Friday he was scheduled to leave Taiwan for South Korea, en route to China.