If you were Laker management, who would you have kept?

**BCWWF** · 08-13-2004, 06:43 PM

I just finished reading Dick Vitales autobiography and he said on numerous occasions that he thinks Kobe could be as good as Jordan, people say things like that all the time.

I'm not denying that Shaq was probably more important in the three playoff wins, but I don't think you could subsitute anyone for Kobe and have the same success. I don't think Shaq and T-Mac could have done it, Shaq and Vince, Shaq and AI. Everybody has just started shitting on Kobe like he never did anything now that this whole Shaq thing came up, but in reality he is easilly a better player than > Vince, AI, Marbury, T-Mac, any of those guys. He has gotton MVP consideration in each of the past few years.

I predict that neither of them win a championship in the next five years, Shaq can make Dwayne Wade better, but he is still not Kobe Bryant. Kobe has even less on his team, but he has I'll say 13 more years to get another good big man.

Just pertaining to the question of the thread, say:
Shaq declining for three years
Kobe in his prime until 2015

The obvious response is Kobe. I am answering this from the perspective if I was the Lakers GM, not on which player I like better. Its an obvious answer.

08-13-2004, 06:43 PM	#20
BCWWF The People's Member Posts: 18,092	I just finished reading Dick Vitales autobiography and he said on numerous occasions that he thinks Kobe could be as good as Jordan, people say things like that all the time. I'm not denying that Shaq was probably more important in the three playoff wins, but I don't think you could subsitute anyone for Kobe and have the same success. I don't think Shaq and T-Mac could have done it, Shaq and Vince, Shaq and AI. Everybody has just started shitting on Kobe like he never did anything now that this whole Shaq thing came up, but in reality he is easilly a better player than > Vince, AI, Marbury, T-Mac, any of those guys. He has gotton MVP consideration in each of the past few years. I predict that neither of them win a championship in the next five years, Shaq can make Dwayne Wade better, but he is still not Kobe Bryant. Kobe has even less on his team, but he has I'll say 13 more years to get another good big man. Just pertaining to the question of the thread, say: Shaq declining for three years Kobe in his prime until 2015 The obvious response is Kobe. I am answering this from the perspective if I was the Lakers GM, not on which player I like better. Its an obvious answer.