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Top 3 in big men.
Top 5 all time.
There is some wiggle room.
2 days afore:::What really hurt Daddy was Phil coming back to Los Angeles, hat in hand, Kobe waiting with a platter of crow, his pants down to his ankles, ass ready for Phil to smootch, permission needed for Phil to proceed.
It never got the Media to appreciate because it didn't go the way they thought it would go::Kobe eating crow forever).
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Kobe: 5
tired old bag Duncan: 4
Top 3 in big men.
Top 5 all time.
There is some wiggle room.
1. Magic
2. Kareem
3. Kobe
4. Mikan
5. Shaq
6. Worthy
7. Gasol
8. West (as player)
9. Wilt
10. Baylor
I hope his jersey stays absent from the rafters. And good riddance if it does.
RETIRE MY JERSEY, JIMMY!
Kobe "the skunkerman" Bryant : 4 skunkers
Duncan : only 2 skunkers
That's cos Kobe has been through more playoff battles. He even gave away three seasons to Jim Dunan
1. Shaq in his 2000 MVP season was everything I had hoped for when he came to L.A. he was focused, clutch in shape and was the leader of that team both on and off the court. I would put shaq's 2000 regualr season and playoffs up with any of MJ's or anybody elses greatest seasons of the past 30years ...PJ did wonders for his psyche.
2. But the shaq the next 5 years (regual season) was not the same star. Sure we won 2 more les. But he openly feuded with Kobe, (they both deserve blame) got out of shape, took surgeries "on company time", said that he would not "guard the house if the dog is not being fed", sucked at Ft's and never really expanded his range. He feuded with our beloved owner and questioned our GM (Kobe did that last one too BTW)
3. Shaq in his Lakers years was one of the best playoffs/Finals performers in NBA history. Sure he did not care about all 82 regular season games, but he did bring it more times than not in May and June. He and PJ were the primary reasons, the 12 year drought of les ended, and I am eternally grateful.
But if 1-3 are all true, that is why although one of the greatest Lakers ever he will not surpass Magic or even Kobe in the eyes of many Laker fans.
My greatest Lakers:
1. Magic
2. Kareem
3. Kobe
4. West (primarilyl as exec, not old enough to have seen him play)
5. Shaq
6. PJ
7. Riles
8. Baylor
9. Mikan
10. Wilt
The Lakers got skunked in 99 in good part because Kobe's poor shot selection and turnovers. But he was only 20, not yet in his prime.
The '04 near skunker was because Kobe wanted to prove something, he took too many ill adviced shots that series.
Then the Kobe's Lakers missed '05, which is, if the previous skunk doesn't count, worst than a skunker since the Lakers missed the playoffs. Some say the Lakers lacked talent with Kobe, Butler and Odom, but he run Malone out.
Finally, there is the '11 skunker, with Gasol and Odom saying all season that Kobe takes too many shots.
Let us proceed...
The Skunker!!!
He ranks high Giuseppe . . .
He looks a little puny after the divorce:::
Kobe: 2
Daddy: 1
Unfortunately, Kobe's been just as good in the skunker apartment. Not only that some people credit Gasol with da last 2 championships, but that stuff completely ruined Kobe's legacy . . .
Hopefully he will recover with Mike Brown as HC.
Top Ten:
01 Kareem
02 Magic
03 Wilt
04 West
05 Kobe
06 Shaq
07 Baylor
08 Worthy
09 Fish
10 Goodrich
1. Kareem
2. Shaq
3. Wilt
Shaq would have dominated even more the white boys that Wilt used to go against
I take my solace at:::
Kobe: 5
tired old bag Duncan: 4
I waited on that for two years. And I'm gonna pound that up Spurs Fandom's ass till the cows come home.
Uh, uh . . . it was sooo difficult for poor Kobe with Shaq commanding triple-teams on every possession. Any all-star SG would have been great there and any NBA player is supposed to make wide open shots.
After shipping Shaq out, Kobe needed Gasol and Bynum to do something again. And the last two championships were because of Gasol/Bynum/Odom rebounding, defense and efficient scoring - not at all because of Kobe.
When Gasol played at serviceable level only, the Lakers didn't go too far ending with a skunker.
What do would Duncan accomplish that kind of help?
I don't do "would."
It's my religion.
I do:::
Kobe: 5
tired old bag Duncan: 4
It's my religion.
I would have West over Shaq, even though he has only 1 ring
The Shaq Lakers had virtually no compe ion in the Finals
West had to face a mega-stacked Celtics team every year; anf that mega-stacked Celtics hated to play against Jerry
It is the big bang theory to your religion, tbh.
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