lakers trio may break up after 2004-2005 season

[Boyk]

Once Shaq is gone, Darko and Dan will rule the paint

Olowakandi,Ming,Duncan(wen robinson goes duncan will fianlly be playing centre) will probably be the dominant centres in the future
of course ben wallace could finally make the all-nba team

what about Zach Randolph???
i reckon he could be a very good pf/c(bit small for centre though)
he could be good once he finds a way for more regular minutes in a starting role.

[MVP]

Kobe won't leave LA. Remember he was the one who wouldn't play anywhere else but LA when he got drafted...Charlotte orginally drafted him.
He's gonna be the main man in LA when Shaq is gone.

[Rens]

Kobe won't leave LA. Remember he was the one who wouldn't play anywhere else but LA when he got drafted...Charlotte orginally drafted him.
He's gonna be the main man in LA when Shaq is gone.

There's always the Clippers

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I found this article why Kobe wont leave the Lakers

http://www.msnbc.com/news/903501.asp

[kingjames23]

the lakers are a team that wants to be legendary.
winning 3 isnt enough, not even 4. if they want to be the greatest team in history, they have to surpass the bulls by winning at least 4 more in the next 5 years, and by equalling the 60's celtics with 8 consecutive. remember the bulls thee-peated twice with two years inbetween without jordan. if jordan had stayed, the likelyhood of the bulls having gone 8 in a row was very possible.
the lakers can accomplish this, especially if they play the free agent market well enough. (pippen next year maybe?) kobe is a three time champion at an age where MJ hadnt even won one yet, and he's getting better. shaq will still be dominant for years to come. i think that as long as he feels capable of playing dominantly, he will continue to play... at least the five years it takes to make his name rank up with russell, and long enough for the comparasins between kobe and jordan to come full circle. kobe's not jordan, but someday his name will be spoken in the same breath as jordans, a close second greatest of all time maybe.
it would be stupid for this team to break apart, kobe thrives on the attention shaq draws, and shaq benifits greatly from kobe being there too. they are the best inside outside combination i dare say, maybe ever.
shaq will play 5 more, and kobe will be the man after that.... with a whole lotta rings so long as grand master phil is running the show. (who, if the lakers do this will be the greatest coach of all time)
but thats just my opinion.


unless vc finally reaches his potential (im really wanting to like the guy)and toronto drafts lebron....

next jordan and pippen yo

biggest IF i ever thought of....

[drummond]

Just a question, who makes up the 3rd part of the trio? Shaq, Kobe, ???

oh...Phil Jackson , i thought they were talking about Stanislav Medvedenko

Well, I thought they were Shaq, Kobe and........Mark Madsen.....yeah for his dancing.