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These Readers Play Some Defense for Bryant

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Readers such as Patrick Duff and Michael Harley [Viewpoint, Feb. 5] nauseate me! Everything wrong about the Lakers they claim is No. 8’s fault. Pull your heads out of the sand, you so-called fans!

Is Kobe self-serving? Heck, yes, but what great athlete isn’t these days?

You miss Phil and O’Neal? Those two are the squires of self-promotion. Jackson disregards the unspoken rule and tells all the tales out of class just to peddle more books and put more dough in his own pocket. O’Neal is half the player he used to be and wants twice the money he got when he was really good.

John Widener

Burbank

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After reading last week’s letters, I am now convinced that Kobe Bryant shot the gun that killed Abraham Lincoln, lined up the ships at Pearl Harbor, and was responsible for all the bad intelligence that got us into Iraq.

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Hey, folks, how about finding a new scapegoat for all your problems and allowing Kobe to just play basketball.

Ralph S. Brax

Lancaster

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Quick! Somebody give Kobe Bryant the phone number for Terrell Owens’ doctor!

Mike Gersch

Whittier

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Just in case the Lakers want to “look within the Laker family” for Rudy T.’s replacement, let’s recap their options:

* Magic Johnson, a 5-11 record resulting in the only non-playoff appearance since 1976.

* Kurt Rambis, a 24-13 record followed by an embarrassing sweep by San Antonio. Phil Jackson takes the same team to an NBA title the following year.

* Byron Scott, currently leading the New Orleans Hornets (a playoff team last year) to a 10-40 record.

* Michael Cooper led the Denver Nuggets to 4-10 record in an extended trial/interim basis, reminding us that coaching in the NBA is not the same as coaching in the WNBA.

I’d hate to see the Lakers waste Kobe Bryant’s prime years with a below-average coach. Please handle with care.

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Craig Kwasniewski

Santa Monica

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Given the fact that the Lakers seem torn between bringing back Phil Jackson or hiring Larry Brown to coach, coupled with the reality that the team is “running on empty” now that Shaq is gone, why not hire the only logical choice to replace Rudy T.?

Jackson Browne!

Jerry Sondler

Warwick, R.I.

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