Oh man, I was thinking the exact same thing....Kobe is probably pouting to his wife, his lip quivering and pretending he's not bitter.
Shaq carried LA to those championships, not Kobe!
When you think about it though, this Miami team IMHO was not as good as that old Lakers squad that lost to Detroit.
Shaq carried LA to those championships, not Kobe!
When you think about it though, this Miami team IMHO was not as good as that old Lakers squad that lost to Detroit.
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Or... what about when Kobe the rapist accused his friend Karl Malone
of hitting on his wife. What an idiot.
Oh yeah, that would be the wife that he repeatedly cheated on
while she was pregnant with their first child.
Click here to read transcripts from the rape case, detailing Kobe
talking about how he likes to give facials, and how he wanked into
a T-shirt and threw it at a investigator:
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/1004041accusera1.html
of hitting on his wife. What an idiot.
Oh yeah, that would be the wife that he repeatedly cheated on
while she was pregnant with their first child.
Click here to read transcripts from the rape case, detailing Kobe
talking about how he likes to give facials, and how he wanked into
a T-shirt and threw it at a investigator:
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/1004041accusera1.html
"Kobe is a prick, but he is still the best player in the NBA."
I really dont think if Kobe was on the Heat (instead of Shaq) they would've won...one thing that Kobe lacks is the ability to make his teammates great. The spacing on the floor & ball distribution would have to take a brilliant coaching job to make it a Championship squad. 99% of the time, when the defense collapsed on Shaq he would find the open man. Not sure that would be the case w/ Kobe.
That prevents him from being the 'best player' in the league, but I would agree he's the best talent.
Someone like Wade, Lebron, Duncan, Nash, or now I feel comfortable saying, Dirk...have better all around abilities to make their team succeed - rather than the ability to light up the scoreboard.
I really dont think if Kobe was on the Heat (instead of Shaq) they would've won...one thing that Kobe lacks is the ability to make his teammates great. The spacing on the floor & ball distribution would have to take a brilliant coaching job to make it a Championship squad. 99% of the time, when the defense collapsed on Shaq he would find the open man. Not sure that would be the case w/ Kobe.
That prevents him from being the 'best player' in the league, but I would agree he's the best talent.
Someone like Wade, Lebron, Duncan, Nash, or now I feel comfortable saying, Dirk...have better all around abilities to make their team succeed - rather than the ability to light up the scoreboard.
I love how Shaq was indirectly rubbing it into his old Laker's team. "Wade is the best player I've played with. He's the most unselfish player I know. The Great Pat Riley is the greatest coach I've ever had." *hint hint* What Kobe failed to understand is that Shaq isn't greedy. He would've been happy to give Kobe the limelight if he was modest about it instead of trying to take it at times.
Here's the clincher... The three titles Shaq won with Kobe and the Lakers had Shaq winning the MVP every time. The first title Shaq won with the Heat, Wade earns MVP.
The key to winning an NBA championship is not just having great players. It's having great players that work together. I hope Kobe learns something from this.
P.S. Passing up all your shots in the 4th quarter during a playoff series deciding game when you're the franchise player to prove a point doesn't make you unselfish, it makes you immature.
Here's the clincher... The three titles Shaq won with Kobe and the Lakers had Shaq winning the MVP every time. The first title Shaq won with the Heat, Wade earns MVP.
The key to winning an NBA championship is not just having great players. It's having great players that work together. I hope Kobe learns something from this.
P.S. Passing up all your shots in the 4th quarter during a playoff series deciding game when you're the franchise player to prove a point doesn't make you unselfish, it makes you immature.
