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Originally Posted by farkedup
remember what happened to Dallas? first seed doesn't mean shit... Look at all those years phoenix had high seeds just to run into a brick wall in the playoffs when shit changes! Stick a guy like Bowen on Kobe and he's not so much of a factor or roll back to when Detroit fucked up the lakers in the finals using tayshaun prince. Kobe simply can't play when there's a guy in his face all game long staying with him.
Anybody see the Lakers winning anything without Kobe putting up 30+ a night? Things get taken up a few notches come playoff time and the lakers just don't have enough toughness. The only thing that can save the Lakers is the refs going soft because of kobe (and all laker fans) being a whiny bitch.
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Kobe can't play with someone in his face? Right. I bet the guys that guard him every night would disagree with you.
Kobe doesn't have to put in 30+ a night with Gasol and Odom playing as well as they are. And Fish has had a huge role this year. Vujacic and Radmanovich have been shooting well and the Lakers have been playing D well when they need to.