I've seen no more coverage on ESPN than they did for the 2007-08 Boston Celtics or the 2000-04 Los Angeles Lakers. The summer of 2004 was all about how Kobe killed the dynasty, raped a woman, and got away with it on both counts. Jerry Buss telling ESPN in an interview that he saw Showtime, and wanted Showtime, when he saw Kobe and he saw methodical, 90s, plotting offense when he saw Shaq. Phil Jackson retiring and saying Kobe is uncoachable in a book. They hadn't played a game in two months, and they were in the news every day. They even dusted off the "Where is Michael Jordan?" stories in a retrospective of five years since he retired from the Bulls and the financial state of the league. Of course, Kobe got his own segment.
This is a potentially-historic collection of talent. These guys are in their prime, not really even in their prime yet, and they are playing together. When two of the best in the league at their position are on the same team, they pull out all the stops.

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