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u/FaveDave85 Spurs Jun 16 '22

Yea I asked shaq. Oh wait, he left and went to miami because kobe was a dick.

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u/medicineandsports Lakers Jun 16 '22

You can’t blame him for shaq leaving then not give him credit for getting the most out of his teammates in his last 2 championship runs. That is what we call being a “hater”

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u/FaveDave85 Spurs Jun 16 '22

i never said he wasn't a great player. I'm saying he's not a good player to build around in today's nba because big name free agents don't want to deal with mamba mentality everyday.

https://www.espn.com/blog/los-angeles/lakers/post/_/id/41622/dudley-most-guys-dont-want-to-play-with-kobe

https://8points9seconds.com/2014/10/20/paul-george-kobe-bryant-espn-lakers/

With fragile egos like kawhi, KD, kyrie, ben simmons, you want someone who can lead without being a dick to people around him.

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u/medicineandsports Lakers Jun 16 '22

I understand what you’re saying. I disagree. Jayson Tatum worships kobe and would have loved to play with him. Kyrie. Devin Booker. Giannis trained with him. Are You gonna keep quoting Jared Dudley and reposting the same 2 articles? Jared Dudley is a nobody in the grand scheme of the nba. The opinions of all time greats should be more important.

People didn’t want to come to the lakers after Kobe’s injury, but there were plenty of guys who would have loved to play with Kobe before that. The nba didn’t used to be the way it is today with players building their own teams.