Shaq needs a dominant 2 guard to win championships

Michael Redd

So if he makes it to the finals and wins a championship he has proven himself. I mean Lebron is technically considered a 3 and I would call him more of a 3/4.

If the Cavs were to win next year he would be considered the piece of the puzzle that won three franchises championships. It would not be Shaq needs Kobe, Lebron, or Dewayne.

Jordan needs a Pippen. Look it up, he must have fricking sucked big dicks like your mother.

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People need to STFU about Shaq and Kobe needing each other.

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I think the only reason the Kobe needed to win without Shaq thing existed because people were trying to put Kobe there with Jordan. Kobe is obviously not close to Jordan. Most honest people feel Shaq was the lead man at the time.

If people weren't comparing Kobe to Jordan you wouldn't hear anything about it.

This is the only 1 star NBA champion I can think of

1994 Houston Rockets

HAKEEM OLAJUWON 34 Center 6-11 250 30 Houston, 1984
OTIS THORPE 33 Power Forward 6-10 248 31 Providence, 1984
VERNON MAXWELL 11 Shooting Guard 6-4 190 28 Florida, 1988
KENNY SMITH 30 Point Guard 6-3 170 28 North Carolina, 1987
CHRIS JENT 21 Guard 6-7 220 24 Ohio State, 1992
ROBERT HORRY 25 Forward 6-10 230 23 Alabama, 1992
MARIO ELIE 17 Guard/Forward 6-5 225 29 American International, 1985
SAM CASSELL 10 Point Guard 6-3 185 23 Florida State, 1993
SCOTT BROOKS 1 Point Guard 5-11 165 28 UC-Irvine, 1987
CARL HERRERA 7 Power Forward 6-9 225 26 Houston, 1990
LARRY ROBINSON 20 Shooting Guard 6-3 180 25 Centenary, 1990
MATT BULLARD 50 Forward 6-10 228 26 Iowa, 1990
RICHARD PETRUSKA 3 Center 6-10 230 24 UCLA, 1993
EARL CURETON 35 Forward/Center 6-9 215 36 Detroit, Robert Morris, 1980
ERIC RILEY

I'm pretty sure Drexler didn't get traded to Houston until the next year.

I know, it's hard to believe that lineup is championship worthy.

Yep.

Good example, but I said great players need good players around them to win a title. Those Rockets don't have the star power as other champs for sure, but after Hakeem, the next 5 scorers averaged:

14, 14, 12, 10, 9 points per game. For reference, their next 5 scorers averaged 58ppg, while this year's Lakers' next 5 averaged 62ppg. Also, 14 of those points from LAL came from Bynum, who all but disappeared in the playoffs.

Kobe will more than likely finish ahead of MJ in points and could come close titles wise.

Kobe's current career averages are 25ppg 5rpg 5apg on 46% shooting, while MJ's are 30ppg, 6rpg, 6apg on 50% shooting. Truly remarkable that he shot 50% for a career (a lot of which was watered down from his time with Washington). Kobe should finish around 26/27 ppg for a career with the same assist/rebound numbers. He will have more points if he stays healthy as well.

He won't pass Jordan, but yeah, he will be close. Not close as in a coin toss between the two, but close as in one of the greatest players ever. I think Kobe has faced better teams throughout the years than Jordan, especially in the mid 90s.