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It's basically like this in my opinion, if Kobe would have went to the clippers he would be the BIGGEST asshole in the world. He was the one who wanted Phil Jackson gone because Phil didnt worship the ground he walked on. He wanted shaq gone because shaq cut in on his lime light. So if you get the head coach and co-star player fired, what else can a team offer you? He owns the Lakers as far as im concerned. Not only does that show his character, but it shows where his heads at.
If you saw ESPN's exclusive interview with Shaq, you could easily tell he is the more mature player of the two. He's not the high maintenance one. What do players like Kobe and do? They need others to motivate them, then when the whole world is watching and they're put on a platform, they come through and deliver an exceptional performance. Going into the season the lakers will be a mediocre team at best with room to grow. But no one else will be able to carry the team through hard times. They'll fall into a mediocre team position, Kobe will find a scape goat to blame, and the team will go straight downhill untill Kobe either has a convenient injury or gets traded to another team (repeat cycle).
On the other hand you have a solid player who can dominate and carry a team on his back (Shaq). With someone like Pat Riley with ltons of experience he'll be able to build a team around Shaq in the next 2-3 years and Miami will win a championship and Shaq will retire a champion.
Just think about a whiney spoiled brat like Kobe playing in the playoffs against teams like Dallas, Sacremento, San Antonio and Houston while Shaq is up against ZERO competition at his position. Not to mention Shaq also makes those around him a better player, so put your money on the fact that Eddie Jones will be scoring at least 17 points plus a game.
It's a done deal. Shaq will carry the Heat to championship and be regarded as one of the best centers of all time. Kobe will be a washed up "could have been" player a la Vince Carter. Time WILL tell.
<--- waving his Miami Heat pom poms.
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