Is it crazy to say Shaq > Kobe All Time?
Not as a Laker But NBA Player in General…. Shaq wasn’t only the best player on all 3 of those Laker Championships , He was the Best Player in The World at that time during the 2000-2002 run. One of the most dominant players all time And won finals MVP all 3 of those Championships when Kobe was on the team.I don’t think Kobe was ever definitively the Best Player in the league for a period of time. Not taking away from what Kobe Did, YOU HAVE TO HAVE A QUALITY 2nd Option to Win a Championship. That’s been proven time and time Again. Pippen to Jordan , Wade to Bron , KD to Steph and recently Jaylen Brown, to Tatum (or vice versa for some)The difference is remove Shaq from that team they either miss the playoffs or are a first round exit , remove Kobe from that team they lose all their finals. Now After the Lakers Shaq would win 1 more in Miami as a 2nd option, and Kobe would win 2 more in 09 against Magic and 2010 against the Celtics as a first option. But leave your thoughts on this.