05-07-2003, 02:00 AM
Yes but even with Shaq back they were losing, it was Kobe who kept that team going and who lit the spark under them.
This season Kobe's importance far outweighs Shaq's, in previous years it's been different but this year, eventhough I don't really like him, Kobe could very easily have been MVP.
I doubt he'll ever win it though, he'll never get the credit playing on the same team as Shaq, of course the trade-off is all the championships, on another team he could easily be MVP but he'd not have three championships under his belt.
This season Kobe's importance far outweighs Shaq's, in previous years it's been different but this year, eventhough I don't really like him, Kobe could very easily have been MVP.
I doubt he'll ever win it though, he'll never get the credit playing on the same team as Shaq, of course the trade-off is all the championships, on another team he could easily be MVP but he'd not have three championships under his belt.