Shaq:

[hitman24]

Shaq hated playing with Kobe. Aside from '97 - 2000, there was always an ego clash going on there.

The easiest Shaq ever played with was Wade and LeBron. None of those guys ever butted heads with Shaq, or relentlessly took away touches to stroke their own ego at the expense of smart basketball.

You don't see what's going on here? Shaq hates Dwight ever more than he hates Kobe. And what's going on here is just a mere attempt at taking another opportunity to rip into Dwight. Propping Kobe up is not the motive. Read between the lines knowing Shaq's personality. He's obsessed with hating on Dwight.

So insecure, so salty.

Yea maybe but he could've said one of the best to play with. putting him over lebron and durant is pure respect. and Shaq has always respected Kobe.

[TheMarkMadsen]

Shaq hated playing with Kobe.

Yeah I'm sure he hated playing with a top 5 player while 3peating. I'm sure he hates finally having a reliable scorer to shoulder the load offensively towards the end of games to prevent teams from putting Shaq on the line.

Shaq literally just said "it gets no easier than playing with Kobe"

Yet somehow you know Shaq better than he knows himself since you believe something different from what he's saying?

Don't know if you've noticed, but ever since the beginning of 09, Shaqs been all over Kobes nuts, and gives him his due props more than he used to. Probably because he knows how big of an idiot he looked like after "asking Koe how his ass taste" which Kobe proceeded to answer by wining b2b rings while Shaq was tasting near retirement. Kobe humbled the big man after that

[AussieG]

To be honest, Shaq doesn't always give Kobe props. He's mainly doing it this time because of he doesn't like Dwight...

This.

[NumberSix]

Shaq hated playing with Kobe. Aside from '97 - 2000, there was always an ego clash going on there.

The easiest Shaq ever played with was Wade and LeBron. None of those guys ever butted heads with Shaq, or relentlessly took away touches to stroke their own ego at the expense of smart basketball.

You don't see what's going on here? Shaq hates Dwight ever more than he hates Kobe. And what's going on here is just a mere attempt at taking another opportunity to rip into Dwight. Propping Kobe up is not the motive. Read between the lines knowing Shaq's personality. He's obsessed with hating on Dwight.

So insecure, so salty.

guys like Shaq and MJ love giving Kobe credit at the expense of others now that they know Kobe's place is cemented and he ain't going any higher. Shaq knows he'll always have 1 more FMVP than Kobe. MJ knows he'll always have more chips, MVPs and FMVPs.

[The Iron Fist]

lol @ all these **** interpreting Shaqs own words to what they want to believe. It hurts them that much that Kobe gets praised by legendary players. Most of the haters have stayed away knowing they would look stupid even trying to refute Shaqs own words. The very few **********s who don't even take Shaqs word from his own mouth, try to rearrange it to fit their agenda.

[sportjames23]

Kobe puttin' up them Jordanesque numbers.

[G-Funk]

Its super easy playing with Kobe cause he's the only player that gets double teamed most of da time

[I<3NBA]

Its super easy playing with Kobe cause he's the only player that gets double teamed most of da time

it was Shaq that attracted the double, sometimes triple teams.

[CavaliersFTW]

Kobe puttin' up them Jordanesque numbers.

Difference is, Jordan didn't have Shaq commanding all the opponents double-teams. Jordan was the one being doubled when he put up numbers like that.

[sportjames23]

Difference is, Jordan didn't have Shaq commanding all the opponents double-teams. Jordan was the one being doubled when he put up numbers like that.

Indeed.

[hitman24]

Difference is, Jordan didn't have Shaq commanding all the opponents double-teams. Jordan was the one being doubled when he put up numbers like that.

You're right, Kobe never scored 30ppg in the playoffs as the main guy.

[Deuce Bigalow]

Difference is, Jordan didn't have Shaq commanding all the opponents double-teams. Jordan was the one being doubled when he put up numbers like that.

Wilt never led a championship team in scoring during the playoffs. Kobe did twice, once with over 30+ ppg. Difference is, Kobe five, Wilt two.

[CavaliersFTW]

Wilt never led a championship team in scoring during the playoffs. Kobe did twice, once with over 30+ ppg. Difference is, Kobe five, Wilt two.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORwloq6CnLU

I wonder why he didn't choose Kobe then

[Doranku]

Shaq hated playing with Kobe. Aside from '97 - 2000, there was always an ego clash going on there.

The easiest Shaq ever played with was Wade and LeBron. None of those guys ever butted heads with Shaq, or relentlessly took away touches to stroke their own ego at the expense of smart basketball.

You don't see what's going on here? Shaq hates Dwight ever more than he hates Kobe. And what's going on here is just a mere attempt at taking another opportunity to rip into Dwight. Propping Kobe up is not the motive. Read between the lines knowing Shaq's personality. He's obsessed with hating on Dwight.

So insecure, so salty.

Insecure? Salty?

Saying that Shaq is insecure or salty due to Dwight f*cking Howard is the exact same thing as saying MJ is insecure or salty due to Kobe.

Just isn't the case.

[nnn123]

guys like Shaq and MJ love giving Kobe credit at the expense of others now that they know Kobe's place is cemented and he ain't going any higher. Shaq knows he'll always have 1 more FMVP than Kobe. MJ knows he'll always have more chips, MVPs and FMVPs.

That's BS, Jordan has been saying Kobe is better than LeBron since 2009. Kobe's "place" sure as hell wasn't cemented then, he was still winning rings