If Lakers win title this season w/o Kobe what will it do too his legacy?

[CavaliersFTW]

Should it count as his "6th ring" (Which is a big part of the media narrative for Kobe to "equal" MJ)?

Or should it be used against him - as in, the Lakers team suddenly "clicked" without him?

Better pick your sides now just in case it happens!

*EDIT* I also need to pay attention to how to use the word "too/to"

[daj0264]

Should it count as his "6th ring" (Which is a big part of the media narrative for Kobe to "equal" MJ)?

Or should it be used against him - as in, the Lakers team suddenly "clicked" without him?

Better pick your sides now just in case it happens!

It will prove how much of an overrated cancer he really is and i hope it happens.

[bmd]

In the future, the message boards will be like this:

"Kobe has 6 rings, he's just as good as MJ."

"Yeah but he didn't even play when he won his 6th."

"Yeah but without Kobe they never would have gotten in the playoffs in the first place."

"Yeah they would have, they played better without him."

"No they didn't. They were playing better as a team before he got hurt."

"Not good enough to win an NBA title."

"Yeah, but DiAntoni wasn't getting it done so Kobe's coaching from the sideline is the reason they won the title."

Etc

Etc

To infinity and beyond.

[TheReturn]

inb4 best player coach ever

[IncarceratedBob]

The Lakers should be the favorite going into the playoffs.

And it's all because of Kobe Bryant.

Kobe has instilled his iron will into the souls of his teammates and now it's time for them to show all they've learned.

He taught them of preying for the bear, playing with an all time great has an amazing effect. They saw that Kobe gave everything he had just to make the playoffs because of their awful play and now it's time to make the Mamba proud.

[Levity]

If it happened, the trolls on here would feel a sense of accomplishment, further proving how sad their lives are.

[9erempiree]

I highly doubt it but if the Lakers win a championship without Kobe, it would only move up his legacy because he got the team to where they are at.

His last 4 games was amazing and he won Player of the Week during his stretch as he went down with the tendon injury.

A team with Kobe is always an improvement and if they win a ring without him only shows how important he was in getting them there.

Kobe was on his way to winning a championship before the injury.

[9erempiree]

The Lakers should be the favorite going into the playoffs.

And it's all because of Kobe Bryant.

Kobe has instilled his iron will into the souls of his teammates and now it's time for them to show all they've learned.

He taught them of preying for the bear, playing with an all time great has an amazing effect. They saw that Kobe gave everything he had just to make the playoffs because of their awful play and now it's time to make the Mamba proud.

Basically this.

When you have future hall of famers on your team and you're the most successful player since Jordan, they can definitely learn a few things.

[White Mamba]

bulls won a series without MJ what a cancer

please ppl, Lakers got the best center a great PF another great PG they can win games.

spurs full of injuries, if lakers face them, watch out.

[Heavincent]

If it happened, the trolls on here would feel a sense of accomplishment, further proving how sad their lives are.

Actually, many of the Kobe detractors are also Heat/Lebron bandwagoners, so the Lakers winning would also mean that Lebron didn't get it done with the most stacked team in the league. That would probably lead to many of them disappearing.

[DMAVS41]

Lakers winning the title over the Heat would literally be the worst outcome possible for Kobe and Lebron fans.

It would be hilarious actually. I never really thought about what that would mean...

The internet might break. Certainly ISH would...down for a week at least.

[bmd]

I highly doubt it but if the Lakers win a championship without Kobe, it would only move up his legacy because he got the team to where they are at.

His last 4 games was amazing and he won Player of the Week during his stretch as he went down with the tendon injury.

A team with Kobe is always an improvement and if they win a ring without him only shows how important he was in getting them there.

Kobe was on his way to winning a championship before the injury.

I can read you Kobe fans like a book. You basically said what I said in my post above.

[Patrick Chewing]

The Lakers are not winning the title this season

[CavaliersFTW]

Lakers winning the title over the Heat would literally be the worst outcome possible for Kobe and Lebron fans.

It would be hilarious actually. I never really thought about what that would mean...

The internet might break. Certainly ISH would...down for a week at least.

It's quite a paradox isn't it nobody really wins in the classic Lebron/Kobe arguments because Lebron would lose to a Kobe-less Lakers and Kobe fans would be scratching their heads about how the Lakers won a title w/o Kobe - there would just be awkward silence and mass confusion on ISH

[kuniva_dAMiGhTy]

Lakers winning the title over the Heat would literally be the worst outcome possible for Kobe and Lebron fans.

It would be hilarious actually. I never really thought about what that would mean...

The internet might break. Certainly ISH would...down for a week at least.

Can't say Kobe and Bron stans wouldn't be humbled, hah!