Wade: Kobe won't win le without Shaq

[ElNono]

No, the Spurs bench will NOT be corrected next year. No Splitter, no Scola, no backup PG, they developed NO young talent this year, and their best prospect coming into training camp next season is a D-League player. They also gave up their draft pick this season to get Kurt Thomas. They are losing their entire bench this season due to retirement, and with that goes all the EXPERIENCE and mental toughness that make the Spurs who they are.

The writing is on the ing wall. Duncan is headed for decline, Manu's body can barely hold up to an 82 game season and that won't change next year, and the rest of the WC is getting significantly better next season. Lakers, Rockets, and Hornets will all be MUCH better next season. You can't say the same for the Spurs unless they pull a rabbit out of the hat and pick up a markee FA player in the offseason that can contribute right now.

The Spurs are DONE. The Laker bench is incredibly young and getting better and their core players are all under 30. They are bringing in a legit 13/10/2 player to man the C spot and they have a huge $14 million dollar expiring K to play with in the summer to shore up the SF spot if they decide to move Odom. They are far and away in a better place than the Spurs and considering they spanked them 4-1 with the roster they have now it will only be that much worse next season.

Lakers, Rockets, Hornets, Jazz.....Blazers 2 years from now. That's it. That's your cream of the crop for the next 5 years.

Is this like 'Shaq owns Duncan mentally'? Or the 'Spurs are old and done' from 2006? We heard all the bull before... that's why comments like yours carry no weight whatsoever...
The Lakers? They might need one more hand from Stern to get a third star for nothing, since it seems that other than Kobe, everyone else is pissing their pants out there...

[Spurtacus]

When I read the le I immediately thought Dwayne Wade had said "Kobe won't win a le without Shaq

I thought, "neither will you Dwayne"

I thought the same thing. Deceptive le!

[Gino]

Lakers, Rockets, Hornets, Jazz.....Blazers 2 years from now. That's it. That's your cream of the crop for the next 5 years.

Hornets, yes. Blazers? Probably.

The Lakers are bigger question mark. We know Lamar Odom is as good as gone after next year.

I'd say the Lakers got one more really good shot to win it next year. After that, they'll be forced to rely too much on the Waltons, Radmans and GaSofts.

[ShoogarBear]

The only reason this article was interesting was because everyone thought it was D-Wade at first.

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

The only reason this article was interesting was because everyone thought it was D-Wade at first.

Just as I planned.

[MateoNeygro]

No, the Spurs bench will NOT be corrected next year. No Splitter, no Scola, no backup PG, they developed NO young talent this year, and their best prospect coming into training camp next season is a D-League player. They also gave up their draft pick this season to get Kurt Thomas. They are losing their entire bench this season due to retirement, and with that goes all the EXPERIENCE and mental toughness that make the Spurs who they are.

The writing is on the ing wall. Duncan is headed for decline, Manu's body can barely hold up to an 82 game season and that won't change next year, and the rest of the WC is getting significantly better next season. Lakers, Rockets, and Hornets will all be MUCH better next season. You can't say the same for the Spurs unless they pull a rabbit out of the hat and pick up a markee FA player in the offseason that can contribute right now.

The Spurs are DONE. The Laker bench is incredibly young and getting better and their core players are all under 30. They are bringing in a legit 13/10/2 player to man the C spot and they have a huge $14 million dollar expiring K to play with in the summer to shore up the SF spot if they decide to move Odom. They are far and away in a better place than the Spurs and considering they spanked them 4-1 with the roster they have now it will only be that much worse next season.

Lakers, Rockets, Hornets, Jazz.....Blazers 2 years from now. That's it. That's your cream of the crop for the next 5 years.

HAHAH YAH YOU WISH MAN, SPURS WILL BE JUST FINE THEY'VE YET TO MISS THE PLAYOFFS IN THE PAST DECADE, AND THEY'VE DONE IT WITH DIFFERENT ROLE PLAYERS. (Devin Brown, Malik Rose, Stephen Jackson, Michael Finley, Avery Johnson etc. etc.) They have a great front office and gm so suck a nut. and enjoy 2nd place. cause this--> belongs to Boston this year

[z0sa]

I garunteed the lakers will win a le before the spurs will.

they've won three since the lakers won theirs.

Try again.

[z0sa]

HAHAH YAH YOU WISH MAN, SPURS WILL BE JUST FINE THEY'VE YET TO MISS THE PLAYOFFS IN THE PAST DECADE, AND THEY'VE DONE IT WITH DIFFERENT ROLE PLAYERS. (Devin Brown, Malik Rose, Stephen Jackson, Michael Finley, Avery Johnson etc. etc.) They have a great front office and gm so suck a nut. and enjoy 2nd place. cause this--> belongs to Boston this year

Don't feed the troll, friend. It's his way of letting out all of the anger of seeing his Lakers choke away yet another NBA championship; hearing about the last championship squad in '02 being given an NBA Finals berth; and knowing deep down inside, the spurs should have waxed their asses had health not been a factor.

His incessant denial that the spurs will continue on at a championship winning pace only proves that he fears they will be healthy and retake the west.

[J21]

Kobe may not win another le with Shaq, but he will certainly win one with Bynum. Get your cheap shots in now because you know the Lakeshow isn't going anywhere for the next 5 years.

The Spurs OTOH are due for a gradual decline into mediocrity and we all know it. No Scola, no Splitter, no backup PG, no draft picks, no FA wants to come to SA, only D-League talent being brought in next year, Manu/Duncan getting old, it's over.

i thought this thread was about kobe, not the spurs.