Quote Originally Posted by RhodyJoe View Post
I know he won 5 NBA titles but his first 3 were with Shaq. If he did not have Shaq on the team he would have never won those 3 NBA titles. He showed how much he appreciated Shaq that he convinced the spineless owners of the Lakers to get rid of Shaq. Again, without Shaq and I do not care who could have been there instead of Shaq Kobe would not have won those 3 titles without Shaq. At that time the NBA game was a Center Guard game. Without a star at center and guard there is no championship, period.
Jordan doesn't win 6 without Pippen. No chance of that.
Kobe is a narcissist.
And Jordan isn't? Lebron James isn't?
Kobe is no Jordon; he is no Bird; he is no Russell. True team super stars elevate the play of his teammates. Name me one player that Kobe elevated his teammates play. I can not think of one.
Shaq, Gasol, Horry, but I'm not sure you've heard of them
50 shots and all those points in his last game. Big deal. Utah already packed it in before their last game against the Lakers and the refs just looked the other way. Pass to a teamate...not in his play. Defense...I did not see any in that game by Utah. Hell I scored 35 points in my last pro game in Europe when nobody was playing defense. Kobe played the first 81 games like he played his 82nd game. All about him. All about him. That is how he played all of his games during his 20 years in the NBA.
Exactly what the people paying $5000 a ticket wanted. You want him playing the 82nd game of a team that won 15 games to dish to Clarkson or in the paint to Brandon Bass?
Oh, how well did the Lakers do the last 3 years? Just plane awful. I will divide the blame between Kobe and the spineless owners of the Lakers. I could have drafted better then the Lakers.
How did Jordan do without Pippen. Oh that's right. 38, 30, and 30 win seasons
How many blue chip free agents wanted to play with Kobe? Can you name any? I can not.
Shaq and Gasol just to name a couple of Hall of Famers. Malone and Payton as well.
Another word RAPIST.
If it wasn't for the strange laws in California where a person can write a check to avoid jail time for felony charges, Kobe would still be in jail. Does the name Michael Jackson ring any bells? Kobe admitted the rape charge (some what) by saying that "in my mind the sex was not forced but I realize now in her mind it was." If it looks and sounds like a duck it is a duck. If he raped my daughter I would have had his legs broken in pieces. He never would have played B ball again.
Didn't know a Colorado court case had anything to do with California
I don't know what is Kobe's problem is with his parents but there is no love between him and his parents. I did not see his parents at his last game.
You are correct. Most NBA players have a two parent wonderful fulfilling childhood with the support of both of their parents. They get tucked in nightly until age 18.
Hell I was an average pro player in Europe but my mom came to my last game.
Momma's Boy
Please, I am already throwing up about the praise Kobe will get when he pollutes the Hall of Fame with his entrance.
Don't go. No one would recognize you anyway or care if you went....
