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no matter what anybody says, the reason why he traded shaq in the first place was that he feared bryant wouldnt re-sign if he doesn't
Shaq didn't want to take a pay-cut.....THE END
Quote from: Lakers Run L.A & Dubcc.com Sports Section :) on December 19, 2005, 08:19:55 PMShaq didn't want to take a pay-cut.....THE ENDAnd yet he did in Miami.
^politics ,loli look at it like thiswith shaq: many wins, nba finals/playoffs, millions in revenue from merchandise, stable ticket sales, free promotion from name association (ie shaq going on Jay leno "from the LOS ANGELES LAKERS shaquille o'neal)with out shaq: many losses, no nba playoffs, millions in revenue lost from merchandise, decreased ticket sales, loss of promotion from name assaociation trading shaq hurt dr. buss more than keepping him would have. it's clear that they wanted to build around kobe while they still had him , and while he was still young and able to build a team around. dr. buss didn't want to look at the lakers 10 years from now and be like, "hmmm i wonder what it would have been like to build the team around kobe while he was still REACHING his prime." it was a move to make kobe number one. he wants to make kobe the next jordan. that's what kobe wanted as well, if shaq stayed i doubt kobe would have , he wanted the same thing, he wanted to be jordan. buss saw this and wasn't going to have kobe be "jordan" on some one elses team.
Quote from: Dat Nigga Ted aka Eri-Jordan on December 19, 2005, 08:28:21 PMQuote from: Lakers Run L.A & Dubcc.com Sports Section :) on December 19, 2005, 08:19:55 PMShaq didn't want to take a pay-cut.....THE ENDAnd yet he did in Miami. Heat 15-11 in the wackest conference and division.
Shaq betta focus his energy on not having a record worse than those Lakers.
Quote from: 7™ on December 19, 2005, 11:53:41 AMno matter what anybody says, the reason why he traded shaq in the first place was that he feared bryant wouldnt re-sign if he doesn'tyea that's what it was all about IMO