Shaq/Kobe/T-Mac... predictions?

Here is one of my favorite quotes so far from an ESPN page 2 article.

Even with Kobe, we're talking about a team that Houston will beat like a drum. We're talking about a team San Antonio won't even think about and Denver may run all over. Sure, Detroit can only dismantle the team we're talking about twice a year, but the Clippers can beat up on it four times.

😆 Oh happy day! 💃

I'm going to state this now before I say something that will give people the wrong impression. I DO NOT LIKE SHAQ! I NEVER WILL! However, with that said, I do want to see Shaq do well ONLY and I mean ONLY, to see it rubbed in the Lakers faces.

Originally posted by Myth
HA HA HA HA! I can't believe it. I just can't f*cking believe it. I never imagined Shaq in a Heat uniform. Looks like he is back to number 32 as well.

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Here is the current rumor on Vince:
Dallas gets - Vince Carter, Shandon Anderson, Kurt Thomas, and Moochie Norris

Toronto gets - Michael Finley

New York gets - Antoine Walker and Jerome Moiso

Glad, haha, O'Neal took his Orlando number back.

Sounds like Payton is going to stay. Rudy told him he'll be able to play like he did in Seattle..

Also, Kobe may have his decision tomorrow and Nuggets/Nets are close to a sign and trade for Martin because Martin is insisting on a max contract.

kobe is expected to make his decision some time in the afternoon today....i'm not sure if carter would be a good fit in dallas they need a good post player and of course more D ....cuban still isnt pickin up any defense...he can try and get all the firepower he wants he still not gonna get past the 2nd or 3rd round without any D

I don't know why Kobe has to make a decision, I think with Shaq and Phil gone, Kobe's got everything he wants in LA, encluding Gary Payton, but that wouldn't stop it from be his team. Maybe he just wants more attention.

Yes and No, Kobe is now by himself in the laker Org. So that means this upcoming season the pressure will be on him. The team are gonna depend on him to perform better. He's gonna hafta come through for the team. He can't no longer say he lose a game because he didn't get any assistance from Shaq. He can't no longer blame Phil for making bad plays. Kobe is now responsible for getting the Lakers to victory.

All that responsibility is now in his hands. If the Lakers don't win games in the next season that means that Kobe is the only one held responsible. Because he dictates the Laker organization. Do you guys think that Kobe wants all that responsibility and pressure on him? Heck no! he is more worry about the posiblity of going to Jail. This whole Laker mess is HIS fault. If he goes to another team don't be surprise, this is all of Kobe's mastermind plan to ruin the lakers.

i heard on the radio today from a guy that writes for ESPN. He thinks Kobe's going to sign with the Clippers for one primary reason.

The Clippers with Kobe would be better than the Lakers with Kobe. Brand and Maggety(sp?) are both better than just about anyone that LA currently has signed. And they are both young players. Chris Kayman (sp?) is a pretty promising young big man also.

LA is just stuck with two highly overpaid players. And the presence of Brand on the low block is far more threatening than anything Odem will ever provide. Brand is also an offensive rebounding machine, who doesn't require the ball a lot in order to score. He's capable of scoring 10+ each game on O-rebounds and tip ins alone.

Kobe stayed.

Laker haters can now be disappointed.......Kobe is staying in LA.....with the Lakers.

Originally posted by WindDancer
Laker haters can now be disappointed.......Kobe is staying in LA.....with the Lakers.

I just couldnt see him leaving after the Lakers were pretty much Kobe's b***h this offseason.

^ I agree, Jerry Bus spoils Kobe Bryant! They give him what he wants! He's a spoiled little brat! The Lakers should rename themselves to "Kobe Bryant". As I said earlier the pressure will be on him to get some wins. I still think the Lakers are stupid for trading Shaq. Is just plain dumb!

I don't give a rats ass if Kobe signed or didn't. Either way, they are still going to be a sub-par team. They don't have the heavy equipment or the muscle to stack up against the West's upper echeleon.

It'd be nice if we coulda got someone other than Brian freaking Grant in that trade. I want a real center....

Originally posted by Linkalicious
I don't give a rats ass if Kobe signed or didn't.

you should give a rats ass....without kobe there not even sub par...i am dissappointed....i was hopin they could all screw each other...buss screwed shaq than kobe would screw buss oh well

yah, but they aren't a championship contender at this point. Rebuilding is a hard thing to do. Vivid trades and free agent pick ups are the only way LA will make it back to the winners circle.

I don't see them making it to the finals in the next 5 years building a team around Kobe unless he can start doing, what Shaq calls "the little things"

He's a superstar, but he doesn't make the people around him better. Well, not nearly enough of the time. He's usually too busy starring in "The Kobe Show" to worry about the rest of his team.

By the time LA makes it back to the finals....they will be a completely different team.

I have no problem with Kobe staying there. I can now watch him fail in a Lakers jersey over and over again. I think the Lakers had more of a chance of another championship with 4 more years of Shaq than say 8 more years of Kobe.

All that fuss with Kobe and for nothing. He stayed. And without a doubt, he is spoiled. Myself, I wanted him with the Clippers because he's been a control freak in LA. I think he's one of the reasons that team got ripped apart in the first place.

Derek Fisher is going to the Warriors. Thank god he didn't go to a team I root for because I hate Fisher.