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[IronLungs31]

Originally Posted by jstep13

Getting blown out by LA may have been the best thing for the Spurs...

Kobe-less both times. But that was a good "statement" win in Parker's words last night...

[bumblebee]

Spurs beat that butt last night!

[jstep13]

Originally Posted by IronLungs31

Kobe-less both times. But that was a good "statement" win in Parker's words last night...

FACT: Lakers are actually a much better team without Kobe than with.

So when Kobe comes back, I will feel even less threatened by LA

[Bannister]

Originally Posted by jstep13

FACT: Lakers are actually a much better team without Kobe than with.

So when Kobe comes back, I will feel even less threatened by LA

Overall they aren't better without Kobe. Against a team like the Spurs who have matchup problems with bigs they potentially are because you take Kobe out and they focus on feeding it inside over and over. They don't have to worry about getting Kobe his shots.

[Bodie The Cursed]

Originally Posted by jstep13

FACT: Lakers are actually a much better team without Kobe than with.

So when Kobe comes back, I will feel even less threatened by LA

Right we would have more rings if Kobe was never a laker. Sure any lineup is better with ebanks starting over one of the games best players of alltime. SuUUUURe...

[jstep13]

Originally Posted by Bannister

Overall they aren't better without Kobe. Against a team like the Spurs who have matchup problems with bigs they potentially are because you take Kobe out and they focus on feeding it inside over and over. They don't have to worry about getting Kobe his shots.

Statistically they are actually a better team without Kobe this season- that is a fact. If you like, I can pull the team's stats. Anything beyond that is opinion and subjective. They shoot better, they distribute the ball better and there appears to be, granted outside looking in, a better chemistry. Whether they could win a championship without him is purely speculative since, he is a warrior, we know he will play in the playoffs, however I'm not so sure they can win a championship this season with him as well.

Now before LA fans start freaking out on me, I want to say there's nothing wrong with saying a team is better off without their star. It happens. For awhile I would argue the Spurs would have been better off without Duncan and/or Manu. A great case study is the Nuggets. The Nuggets are a better team without 'Melo and some may argue the Knicks would be too.

But have you seen how piss poor Kobe has shot this season? He's shooting .402 for February, .387 for March and .430 for the season. He has become a volume shooter, that is absolutely a detriment to the team.

Originally Posted by Bodie The Cursed

Right we would have more rings if Kobe was never a laker. Sure any lineup is better with ebanks starting over one of the games best players of alltime. SuUUUURe...

I'm talking about this season. Obviously the Lakers would not have won rings sans Kobe in the past...

[Bodie The Cursed]

i hear you.. Ill still take kobe on my team come post season.. im hoping kobe works around somew things that worked well vs coming in and gunning

[IronLungs31]

Not worth the argument, so all in all, good "statement" game by the Spurs last night.

[Bannister]

Originally Posted by jstep13

Statistically they are actually a better team without Kobe this season- that is a fact. If you like, I can pull the team's stats. Anything beyond that is opinion and subjective. They shoot better, they distribute the ball better and there appears to be, granted outside looking in, a better chemistry. Whether they could win a championship without him is purely speculative since, he is a warrior, we know he will play in the playoffs, however I'm not so sure they can win a championship this season with him as well.

Now before LA fans start freaking out on me, I want to say there's nothing wrong with saying a team is better off without their star. It happens. For awhile I would argue the Spurs would have been better off without Duncan and/or Manu. A great case study is the Nuggets. The Nuggets are a better team without 'Melo and some may argue the Knicks would be too.

But have you seen how piss poor Kobe has shot this season? He's shooting .402 for February, .387 for March and .430 for the season. He has become a volume shooter, that is absolutely a detriment to the team.



I'm talking about this season. Obviously the Lakers would not have won rings sans Kobe in the past...

He has only missed 6 games. If he missed half the season and the stats were the same, I would agree, but 6 games out of 62 played isn't enough to make a statement like that.

[nash]

Originally Posted by jstep13

FACT: Lakers are actually a much better team without Kobe than with.

So when Kobe comes back, I will feel even less threatened by LA

you were already a joke before. after this statement please just do us all a favor and leave this thread.