yep they would be.RPM said:if the lakers kept shaq and dumped kobe last year, would they be making the playoffs this year?
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cincy_hugg said:Of course.
If they trade Kobe, they get someone like Duane Wade in return (I know Miami wouldn't tade Wade for Shaq, btw). Would the Raptors not have traded Kobe for Vince Carter straight up? The Nets would have traded Kobe for Kenyon Martin, and Golden State would have traded Kobe for J Rich and the Clippers would have certainly traded Kobe for Corey Maggette.
Even if they outright released Kobe and got nothing in return, they would be in the playoffs as a 6th or 7th or 8th seed.
Keep in mind that if the had released Kobe, they save cap room and they keep Phil Jackson too.
Kobe is not a winner. Kobe was simply Shaq's sidekick. People have realized it now. They got Odom and Butler in return for Shaq and they're in 10th place? If they had gotten those two in return for Kobe, they would be AT LEAST a 3-4 seed.
cincy_hugg said:Of course.
If they trade Kobe, they get someone like Duane Wade in return (I know Miami wouldn't tade Wade for Shaq, btw). Would the Raptors not have traded Kobe for Vince Carter straight up? The Nets would have traded Kobe for Kenyon Martin, and Golden State would have traded Kobe for J Rich and the Clippers would have certainly traded Kobe for Corey Maggette.
Even if they outright released Kobe and got nothing in return, they would be in the playoffs as a 6th or 7th or 8th seed.
Keep in mind that if the had released Kobe, they save cap room and they keep Phil Jackson too.
Kobe is not a winner. Kobe was simply Shaq's sidekick. People have realized it now. They got Odom and Butler in return for Shaq and they're in 10th place? If they had gotten those two in return for Kobe, they would be AT LEAST a 3-4 seed.