Shaq doubles down on winning without Kobe:” I coulda won 3 in a row with Vince “.

[Everythingg]

He lowkey did it in Miami and Gary Payton had to tell him to let Wade be Wade.

Kobe on a string of 40 pt games and they telling him to dial back, not to win, but because Shaq would get mad. Same Shaq that said he didnt play defense if he didnt get his touches and didn't train over the summer.

Kobe had the personality to push back but all that hatin coming from Shaq probably would have broke TMac and VC

 

[RedBull]

Kobe on a string of 40 pt games and they telling him to dial back, not to win, but because Shaq would get mad. Same Shaq that said he didnt play defense if he didnt get his touches and didn't train over the summer.

Kobe had the personality to push back but all that hatin coming from Shaq probably would have broke TMac and VC

Breh bottom line. Shaq won because of Kobe and Phil. Without either he’s not the Shaq of today. He had 3 OTHER all stars on his team in 1998, and we saw what happened. When Phil came and Kobe matured we saw what happened. He needs to stop.

 

[10bandz]

Game 7 vs the Blazers in 2000

Kobe: 25 pts 11 rebs. 7 asts. 4 blks

Shaq: 18 pts. 9 rebs. 5 asts. 1 blk

This was the pivotal game that started the dynasty and Shaq fell short, again. Kobe led the team in every statistical category. The Lakers lose this game, no dynasty.

Crazy how Real Lakers Fan @NYC Rebel doesn't recollect any of this

 

[NYC Rebel]

Crazy how Real Lakers Fan @NYC Rebel doesn't recollect any of this

Obsessed .

I feel T Mac would have given production enough for the Lakers to win as well

 

[Joe Sixpack]

Shaq could've won even more with Kobe but Shaq's gigantic ego got in the way

Nah Kobe's bytchassness was a big problem as well

"I'm leaving and I'm taking Slava Medevenko with me!"

 

[winb83]

Why would Shaq do this?

 

[O.T.I.S.]

Lets do quick maths…


Kobe went to 7 finals… how many Shaq went to again?


Looks like Vince would’ve won more and did better teaming up with Kob

 

[Everythingg]

Breh bottom line. Shaq won because of Kobe and Phil. Without either he’s not the Shaq of today. He had 3 OTHER all stars on his team in 1998, and we saw what happened. When Phil came and Kobe matured we saw what happened. He needs to stop.

Shaq in this video: "I didnt want the last shot/Kobe was the only one that wanted to take it"

I cant think of any other championship duo where the best player relied on "the help" to close games for them. If we don't let 20 NBA finals games outweigh a 5 year stretch of time, then it was a 1/1A situation. And judging by how the rest of their careers went it looks like Shaq needed Kobe more than the other way around

 

[blackestofpanthers]

I cant think of any other championship duo where the best player relied on "the help" to close games for them.

I can

 

[Foxmulder]

Why would Shaq do this?

Because he’s a bytch. Shaq been a bytch since the Orlando days.

 

[winb83]

Because he’s a bytch. Shaq been a bytch since the Orlando days.

I mean Kobe died I would think he'd just stop sneak dissing him and cut the slander.

 

[Harry B]

None of them could fukk with a prime shaq.

And shaq was mvp in all 3 of them finals.

Duncan was mvp in 3 of his finals as well

 

[Gizza]

I stopped engaging in these debates but… in 10-15 yrs keep that same energy. When ya man gets disrespected like Wilt, life is cyclical remember that.

 

[Mister Terrific]

I can

 

[FLORIDA BOI]

Shaq was really unstoppable I believe him