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7even:
I would have done the same if I was him, but what I would have liked best was keeping Kobe AND Shaq, the only problem was that Kobe was like I sign with another team if you re-sign Shaq, so yes, I damn well rather keep the young guy and trade the old guy than keeping the old guy and giving the young guy away with nothing in return.. that's a no-brainer.
Now_Im_Not_Banned:
--- Quote from: 7 the Taoist™ on January 05, 2006, 05:04:29 AM ---, the only problem was that Kobe was like I sign with another team if you re-sign Shaq,
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Actually, that never happened...LMAO. Kobe claimed (before Shaq was traded) that he wouldn't mind ending his career alongside the big-fella. Everything else is simply stipulation...
7even:
Deep down you know the truth.
Now_Im_Not_Banned:
Yes, I know the truth...Shaq demanded a huge contract extension (which woulda' put the Lakers in salary cap hell and left them short on Kobe's contract) + Phil Jackson as his head coach, while at the same time in his career he was fat, out of shape, and extremely injury prone...Jerry Buss wasn't havin it, so Shaq demanded a trade. Buss shipped him down to Miami, and the rest is history...Leave that Kobe bullshit at home, that was very minor to the whole situation going on here in LA...
acbaylove:
Shit it's not that hard to understand. Kobe was 25-26 years old, and wanted the biggest contract possible. Shaq was much older, at the end of his career and he wasn't known for being an hard worker at pratice, so it was pretty realistic to predict him out of shape after the big contract (guess what? he's out of shape!), and he wanted the biggest contract possible. Phil wanted an unreal contract, more than the double of the other most paid coach in the League. In a situation like this one Kobe's influence was 0. Phil's influence was 0. Shaq's influence was 0. It was just all about the benjamins. And Buss made the right decision with Kobe and Shaq.
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