Bogus? Fixed ? Setup ?, What ever word you may want to use to describe the corrupt Gasol trade. That trade altered the course of NBA history forever.
Think about it, Kobe was missing the playoffs and getting bounced in the 1st round year after year once Shaq left.. If that Gasol trade doesn’t happen, Kobe would still be getting bounced in the first round year after year..Who ever was behind the scenes of that trade had ulterior motives.. I remember the Bulls offering Gordon and or Hinrich/Deng for Gasol and Memphis rejected..Well how can you not reject it!? Kwame Brown ! was being dangled by the Lakers.. Surely that was a more enticing deal for Memphis..
Kobe can only win titles when he has The BEST BIG MAN in the NBA playing on his team.. Clearly Gasol is the best big in the NBA today as SHAQ was when he was playing for the Lakers.. Kobe cannot win titles if he doesn’t have the best center in the NBA playing alongside him, period.. Also helps when you have the deepest most talented team in the NBA.. Odom is a starter on any other team but LA has the luxury to use him off the bench.. Artest being on your team doesn’t hurt either, best SF defender in the NBA.. I have not even mentioned Bynum and the clutch shooting of Fisher..
Enjoy this success while it lasts.. Not the fans fault..
Bottom line is that Lebron James is still the best player in the NBA by far.. No other player can win 60 games with the team he had..
P.S AL Pacino had more help in the last scene of scarface than Lebron had from his team mates in the playoffs..
I could only Imagine if Jamison was Kobe's running mate in LA and best player next to him.. Imagine big Z as Kobe's center ? Instead of Gasol ?
Karma is bad thought, eventually it will rear its ugly head..
Suddenly Kobe has surpassed Magic.. Real students of the game are throwing up all over the place..