Why I Blame Kobe. A Laker Fan Comes Clean

[The Iron Fist]

How many games have Kobe, Nash, gasoline, Dwight, and metta started together?

[cotdt]

Before the season, statisticians predicted 5th seed for the Lakers while casual fans and ESPN predicted 2nd seed after OKC. Lakers could have likely got the 6th seed by season's end if Kobe didn't get injured.

Considering the injuries this season, a 6th seed is the expected result for this team. People were expecting too much. Outside the 4 stars, the role players are crappy at both ends of the floor, and getting way too many minutes.

[gengiskhan]

How many games have Kobe, Nash, gasoline, Dwight, and metta started together?

dont matter if Quartet never played together.

[COLOR="Navy"]Nash + D-12 + Gasoline + MWP[/COLOR] VS [COLOR="DarkRed"]Opponents + Kobe[/COLOR]

thats how LAL played 80% of their games.

They have to put up with Kobe & opponents.

Dont believe me. Just look at nose diving Nash's, D-12's, Gasoline's stats.

In return, only Kobe's stats have gone up.

Not because he is better. But because He has 40+ppg stat padding vs BOTTOM FEEDERS

[knicksman]

lol @ the OP

A team built around Nash looks like the suns
a team built around Dwight looks like the magic
a team built around Gasol looks like memphis

(in their respective eras)

A team built around Kobe already has been shown to be a winner, why take a chance on a 36 y/o nash, a goofy ass dwight and an injured Gasol who has been barely 65% of his normal self when Bryant even at his age is playing still like a top1 player int he league.

a team build around kobe is a first round exit. SEe his team without shaq and gasol

[dh144498]

a team build around kobe is a first round exit. SEe his team without shaq and gasol

a team built around Kobe = 3 consecutive finals and 2 back to back chips.

[The Iron Fist]

dont matter if Quartet never played together.

[COLOR="Navy"]Nash + D-12 + Gasoline + MWP[/COLOR] VS [COLOR="DarkRed"]Opponents + Kobe[/COLOR]

thats how LAL played 80% of their games.

They have to put up with Kobe & opponents.

Dont believe me. Just look at nose diving Nash's, D-12's, Gasoline's stats.

In return, only Kobe's stats have gone up.

Not because he is better. But because He has 40+ppg stat padding vs BOTTOM FEEDERS

Lol doesn't matter. Taking away a starter always matters.

[gengiskhan]

Lol doesn't matter. Taking away a starter always matters.

If Kobe is that starter, taking him away actually helps the other 4 LAL starters!

Kobe is a TEAM CHEMISTRY KILLER!

[knicksman]

a team built around Kobe = 3 consecutive finals and 2 back to back chips.

a team built around kobe needs the best frontcourt to win. Thats why hes only capable winning on the lakers. Put him on a small market who cant afford to get the gasols and he would be a first round exit player.

[dh144498]

a team built around kobe needs the best frontcourt to win. Thats why hes only capable winning on the lakers. Put him on a small market who cant afford to get the gasols and he would be a first round exit player.

you can apply a circumstantial hypothesis about every single great player in NBA history. Don't know why you say it like it only applies to Kobe.

here I'll give you an example since you are too dumb/blind to see this:

Jordan without the help he needs: 1st round exit, even making the playoffs with a losing record
Shaq without a decent guard: sweep in the finals
Lebron without another top 3 sg and a top 5 pf: nothing, choking, etc.

[gengiskhan]

a team built around [COLOR="Red"]SHAQ[/COLOR] = 3 consecutive finals

and

[COLOR="Red"]A team built around NBA"s most Talented BIG MEN with complete POST-UP game[/COLOR] = 2 back to back chips.

Corrected for FULL RETARD!

[dh144498]

Corrected for FULL RETARD!

Kobe went to 3 consecutive finals as the team's best player from 08-10. Do you have Alzheimer's?

[Human Error]

Beat the very legitimate Pacers without Kobe. The Lakers were having fun on the court in a very long time and playing better defense. Kobe fans think the Lakers are the worst team in the league without him but it's not, the Lakers are loaded with talented players who would gladly take over for Kobe.

[tmacattack33]

Before the season, statisticians predicted 5th seed for the Lakers while casual fans and ESPN predicted 2nd seed after OKC. Lakers could have likely got the 6th seed by season's end if Kobe didn't get injured.

Considering the injuries this season, a 6th seed is the expected result for this team. People were expecting too much. Outside the 4 stars, the role players are crappy at both ends of the floor, and getting way too many minutes.

Get the F out of here.

No legitimate statistician had them at 5th in the West.

LA and Miami were the two teams with the highest odds to win the Finals at the start of the season.