Thread: BREAKING NEWS: Kobe to stay with the Lakers
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Old 07-15-2004, 09:16 PM   #8
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Originally Posted by Supreme
why is this breaking news? It was kind of a given that he would stay after he got Shaq and Phil out of LA

anyways I doubt the Lakers will be very good next year. They might make the playoffs but they'll get destroyed.
They won't be as good as they've been the last five years, but I think they'll be better in five years than the Heat will be. He's a manipulative little philanderer, but Kobe knew what he was doing. He got the coach he wanted and bringing in some younger players gives the team better longevity (plus, they've already proven to be good trade fodder for superstars).

Shaq put up impressive numbers in the NBA Finals against Detroit, but that's because the Pistons refused to double-team him so they could concentrate on not getting beat by Kareem Rush or Medvedenko. In Miami, he's going to be facing that more than twice a year for however long he stays with the team.

A younger, faster Lakers team will not be very good this season (5th/6th seed), but in 2007, they could be challenging the conference elite for #1 again.
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