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Originally Posted by PeteLFan
I watched all the finals he might have won the MVP, but shaq was lazy and took regular seasons off, Kobe carried them for large portions of the regular season. You can't just make a stupid claim like Moon usually does about Kobe having 0 rings without Shaq, it works both ways. No Kobe no rings, No Shaq no rings.
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I never said Shaq single-handedly won those championships. It definitely works both ways, yet you claimed Kobe carried the Lakers and Shaq was too busy getting fat and faking an injury. If you watched any Lakers basketball, as you claim, you would have seen the way Shaq got double teamed and beat up.
Phil Jackson has continually stated that Shaq gets pushed around more than any player in the league. According to Phil, it's because of Shaq's size and the fact that he doesn't get knocked down very easily. I don't understand how you can claim that Shaq faked an injury.
Also, if you watch some old games from that time, you will see how much easier Kobe had it back then. Shaq took a lot of defensive pressure off of Bryant. It's very clear that Kobe is a much better player now than in those days. He's had to deal with a lot more double teams and teams shape their defensive strategies around him. Like it or not but it was all about Shaq and how to stop him during the championships.