where does ginobili rank

[FoxMulder]

don't forget salary cap man... and the lakers will want Manu, Bowen and Parker and half of the Spurs without any doubt...

[Athenea]

Im not suggesting trade manu Im simply just blown away that u think ginobili is even close to as good as kobe. And yes the spur would be a better team if we had kobe... all that stuff between him a shaq got blown outta proportion b/c they both have huge egos.. but if kobe played alonside someone like TD that would let him soak up the spotlight (the way manu does now) everthing would work out perfect. Tim would just play let kobe be the star and the spurs would win until 2010

R u John from another forum???? U sure sound like him ...

[Ginobili_20_gold_medalist]

Im not suggesting trade manu Im simply just blown away that u think ginobili is even close to as good as kobe. And yes the spur would be a better team if we had kobe... all that stuff between him a shaq got blown outta proportion b/c they both have huge egos.. but if kobe played alonside someone like TD that would let him soak up the spotlight (the way manu does now) everthing would work out perfect. Tim would just play let kobe be the star and the spurs would win until 2010

That's Kobe's problem. He WANTS to be the star. He plays for himself and cares nothing but for his own legacy. I'm "blown away" that anyone would want to trade for a SG that needs to shoot the ball 20+ times a game and disrupt team chemistry. I mean how much more spotlight would Duncan have to give up for Kobe? He was already taking the majority of the shots in LA and the Lakers suffered for it. Look at these Finals numbers from '04.

Game 1 -

Kobe 10-27 for 25 points, 4 rebs, 4 assists
Shaq 13-16 for 34 points, 11 rebs, 1 assist

Game 2 -

Kobe 14-27 for 33 points, 4 rebs, 7 assists
Shaq 10-20 for 29 points, 7 rebs, 3 assists

Game 3 -

Kobe 4-13 for 11 points, 3 rebs, 5 assists
Shaq 7-14 for 14 points, 8 rebs, 1 assist

Game 4 -

Kobe 8-25 for 20 points, 0 rebs, 2 assists
Shaq 16-21 for 36 points, 20 rebs, 2 assists


Game 5 -

Kobe 7-21 for 24 points, 3 rebs, 4 assists
Shaq 7-13 for 20 points, 8 rebs, 1 assist

Kobe had ONE good game and shot the ball significantly more than Shaq in every game but one. That's 113 shots (39% shooting) for Kobe...84 shots (63%) for Shaq. I would say Shaq gave up the spotlight. No way in would I trade for a guard that's too stupid to give the ball up to his big man shooting 63%.