Next season will say a lot for the Lakers and Kobe as far as how the current group of players in the league feel about them. If they end up striking out on Bron (which they will) Melo Bosh or whoever else is a free agent I think that will speak volumes to how much players actually like Kobe and if they really respect him like that even though most of them give him the highest praise when asked about him. I don't think to many players in today's league are built like Kobe and wouldn't be able to take his type of criticism. I would have loved to see him and Chris Paul together just to see what would have happened the first time Kobe called for the ball and Chris waved him off while he was setting up a play.