The league/David Stern went out of their way to keep Kobe from #6, 7, etc...

[feyki]

Stern didn't veto anything. The league owned the Hornets and the GM had no power to make that trade without ownership approval....just like with all teams

[stalkerforlife]

Stern didn't veto anything. The league owned the Hornets and the GM had no power to make that trade without ownership approval....just like with all teams

[72-10]

you are a joke

the 2002 WCF was rigged

the Kings would have won the championship that year

[ShaqTwizzle]

Get real people.
We saw Nash/Kobe/Dwight together even if it was only for a limited number of games.
They weren't anything close to being a contender level trio.

Sure CP3 would be a nice upgrade over Nash but that team still wasn't gonna be winning sh*t and Kobe was a ticking time bomb.

This pipe dream where CP3 + Grandpa Kobe + Dwight coming off injury were winning the Championship is just that... a dream.

Oh and no one knew or expected the Laker's to get Dwight when the whole CP3 trade thing was going on.

[stalkerforlife]

Get real people.
We saw Nash/Kobe/Dwight together even if it was only for a limited number of games.
They weren't anything close to being a contender level trio.

Sure CP3 would be a nice upgrade over Nash but that team still wasn't gonna be winning sh*t and Kobe was a ticking time bomb.

This pipe dream where CP3 + Grandpa Kobe + Dwight coming off injury were winning the Championship is just that... a dream.

Oh and no one knew or expected the Laker's to get Dwight when the whole CP3 trade thing was going on.

How does Kobe's ass taste?

[DrakeTheSnake]

Why so salty OP?

Besides, when has CP3 even sniffed the Finals himself? No way Paul could drag Kobe's corpse to more championships.

[TheImmortal]

Kobe is the polar opposite of lebron

Kobe Wins in the Finals
LeBron Loses in the Finals

Kobe is respected among is peers
LeBron is disrespected among his peers (Delonte West)

Kobe is Alpha
LeBron is Beta

Lebron has a thicker upper body
Kobe has a thicker lower body

LeBron colludes against the league
The league colludes against Kobe

Pretty much...

[imnew09]

That trade wouldve prevented Kobe from injuring his acl .


CP3 wouldve been handling the ball while kobe play his comfortable spot at SG.


NBA had to let Lebeta win one or two...

[sdot_thadon]

Cause it's not like kobe got super stacked teams a few times in his career.........

[Hey Yo]

That trade wouldve prevented Kobe from injuring his acl .


CP3 wouldve been handling the ball while kobe play his comfortable spot at SG.


NBA had to let Lebeta win one or two...

Deciding against having multiple illegal doping sessions done in Germany would have prevented it.

Besides, LA had the same players the year before and won the title. So all of a sudden it's Sterns fault they got swept by Dallas the following year?

[imnew09]

Deciding against having multiple illegal doping sessions done in Germany would have prevented it.

Besides, LA had the same players the year before and won the title. So all of a sudden it's Sterns fault they got swept by Dallas the following year?

Age and fken coming from 3 straight Finals. Cmon now dont get utterly stupid

[Hey Yo]

Age and fken coming from 3 straight Finals. Cmon now dont get utterly stupid

Sorry Chico, but your "3 straight Finals" excuse doesn't hold up considering you ridicule and blame a player for not winning who's gone to 5 straight Finals.