Jackson leaves Lakers; Shaq immediately requests trade

[JTSimon]

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2004/basketball/nba/06/18/bc.bkn.lakers.jackson.out.ap/index.html?cnn=yes

Kobe soon to follow.

I'm very sadden by this news  



~McGrady tells team that he wants out of Orlando
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2004/basketball/nba/06/18/bc.bkn.magic.mcgrady.ap/index.html?cnn=yes

[DAYUM]

that sux

[Javier]

i doubt Kobe will want to leave after SHaq says hes requesting a trade.  Thats basically the main reason he was deciding to leave in the first place.  He wants to be the main player for his team

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

 


Let's hope something works out...

[E. J. Rizo]

all i got to say is fuck kobe he is a lil bitch....

[On The Edge of Insanity]

Hopefully Kobe will sign for Clippers or somebody and then Magic will trade Mcgrady for Shaq with Lakers.

I can only dream But if Magic r gonna lose Mcgrady then they may as well get an ex-Magic legend back.

[Montana00]

i think kobe should stay, and basically everyone else should leave

they need to rebuild the team with kobe.

[CRAFTY]

Damn...that's bad news. Jackson was a hell of a good coach.

[Wild_Elmo]

if mitch kupchak wouldnt have said that stupid shit about trading shaq, none of this would have happened.

[Javier]

think about it...


You are paying two superstar players a shitload of money, you cant start rebuilding around BOTH of those players. To rebuild it takes money.  Obviously the Laker organization wants to go young.  and it is obvious that Kobe is younger than Shaq.  With kobe you have a good 10 years with him, while with Shaq at the most u will have a good 6 years.  Also,  since after the NBA is a business...Kobe brings in more fans and more fans equals more money.  So the Laker organization has given Kobe more attention.  And this is where Shaq got butt hurt and decided that the laker organization is not going in the right direction.  whatever if it didnt work out the past two years...its not gonna work out anytime sooner...especially with the team's legs. it is just impossible to rebuild with the salary of both Kobe and Shaq.

where will Shaq go?  Im thinking ORlando...but Tmac will not go to the Lakers...that would be stupid a Kobe/Tmac team will be awful.  Basically, Shaq goes to Orlando, Tmac goes to the Suns, and Shawn Marion and Amare Stoudamire goes to the lakers in a 3 team deal.  

Thats a good possibilty right there ^^^

[Montana00]

the lakers would be a really good yound team there.

but then shaqs team sucks, and phoenix sucks.

lakers are the only ones getting a good deal.

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

all i got to say is fuck kobe he is a lil bitch....

What the fuck did Kobe do? You want Shaq? That fat old fuck has 2 good years left, there's no way in hell we can rebuild around Shaq...Rebuild around Kobe...Trade Shaq for Kenyon Martin, Richard Jefferson, and whatever the fuck you can get for him...We don't need Shaq's selfish ass...

[Montana00]

man come on kobe is awesome but so is shaq.

you cant build a team around him but he still is the best center in the nba right now. but he should be traded.

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

Payton resigned as well...

[Montana00]

i thought he was gonna stay???