Lakers: Hey CN, what's your excuse for these facts?

[Darth_Pelican]

Fact: He jerked off before he left.

[spurraider21]

this thread

[Splits]

"19 years"

He rode the pine his first 2 years.

He quit his last 2 years.

He played his last playoff game at 33.

33

[Silver&Black]

Splits doing God's work ITT...

[manufan10]

[Jeff Van Gundy]

Thebesteva loves to make ty threads and gettin shat on constantly

[Thebesteva]

Thebesteva loves to make ty threads and gettin shat on constantly

Not really, Spur fans just crying per par.

Still waiting for someone to directly answer the original question instead of deflecting

[ambchang]

Not really, Spur fans just crying per par.

Still waiting for someone to directly answer the original question instead of deflecting

I already did in the first post. The numbers aren't even correct and likely came in the middle of the post season.

[DarrinS]

Damn

KirbFan got curb stomped

[Jodelo]

Getting shat on!

[Thebesteva]

I already did in the first post. The numbers aren't even correct and likely came in the middle of the post season.

WTF is the difference with the final stats? He had 16 less points and shot at 46%...same . U guys act like Kobe was a clear cut second fiddle, he wasnt after that first championship against Pacers

[Clipper Nation]

Not really, Spur fans just crying per par.

Still waiting for someone to directly answer the original question instead of deflecting

It's been answered already:

Kobe Bryant, in reality, wasn’t as big as a factor with the Lakers during their championship runs as perception makes it seem.

If you took Shaq off the Lakers during their le runs, the Lakers wouldn’t be guaranteed to make the playoffs. When O’Neal was injured during his three peat, the Lakers had a regular-season record of 12-11 (.5217%).

When Kobe was injured, the Lakers regular season record was 25-7 (.78%). Interestingly, the Lakers’ entire regular-season record during their three-peats was 181-65 (.735%), which is a lower record than when Kobe wasn’t playing. The Lakers therefore actually had a better record when Kobe wasn’t playing.

In year 2000, during the regular season, Bryant averaged almost 29 points and five assists per game. How did these stats translate over to the NBA Finals? They lowered to 15 points and four assists per game.

Shaquille O’Neal, on the other hand, raised his scoring average, from 28 in the regular season to 38 in the finals.

In 2001, the Lakers once again won the NBA Finals. Kobe’s scoring average dropped in the clutch once again, forcing O’Neal to step up his scoring from 27 per game in the regular season to 33 in the finals.

In 2002, For the third straight year, Kobe’s scoring and assists declined in the series and O’Neal of course stepped it up in the finals.

[ambchang]

WTF is the difference with the final stats? He had 16 less points and shot at 46%...same . U guys act like Kobe was a clear cut second fiddle, he wasnt after that first championship against Pacers

Launching some shots = leading a team? Was rip hamiltonleading the Pistons? Was mchale leading the celtics when he outscored bird?

Shaquille drew double teams and Kobe scored. You would've known if you saw the games.

The advanced stats showed shaq leading the team through the entire three peat and mvpau did in the repeat.

And yes, with the attention shaq drew, Carter, iverson and mcgrady would have at least won two rings with shaq, same with Paul pierce.

[Strange Love]

Damn besteva ethered himself this time.

[Mitch]

You need to take a nap, LBE

[Kool Bob Love]

How about these facts:

[Kool Bob Love]

Op take this L right quick b.

[TampaDude]

Oh, yeah...just in case anyone forgot...

48.5

[Splits]

How about these facts: