Posted by K22:
Posted by Cosmic:
Only an idiot could be so upset over winning 3 titles, having a great team with the leagues #2 player alongside him, guided by one of the best coaches in history, and being paid big bucks.
I mean, come'on, what the hell? It takes a certain kind of special to have such issues with that. Not everyone gets along but you'd think the Lakers were a perennial 10 win team and Shaq was being paid the LLE each year the way he whines about that era of basketball. He's a big dummy.
Well, to be fair, Kobe wasn't exactly an angel himself at this point.
True but Shaq is the catalyst for all the forcing out of town crap which led to his own fat ass being forced out of town. Remember when he wanted a 2-year 75M contract? And a few games into pre-season he dunks his first basket late in the 2nd quarter, turns to the crowd and screams "PAY ME" to Buss who was sitting about 15 rows up?
Seriously, he's just another self absorbed idiot.
Nobody has to get along on teams, and even Kobe eventually had his own meltdowns, but Shaq was the prime suspect in it all no doubt about it.
As pointed out in this very thread he's lucky they let his fat ass camp in the lane all game long, let him foul anyone he wants without getting called for it, let him travel, just about everything he needed to succeed.
He's not a bad player, and even if strictly reffed he'd still be dominant, but damn did they EVER let him get away with anything he ever needed!
Bosh is spot on...just about 15 years late lol.