re: Is Kobe a team killer?

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My problem is that you can't win without another talented player, or a collection of talented players, on a team. No one is saying Kobe won five rings by himself, but to say that he did nothing without another star or "needs" another star is ridiculous for two reasons. First, Gasol, Bynum and Odom needed Kobe more than Kobe needed them. Kobe is still producing at an elite level, while Bynum and Odom are gonna be pawning their championship rings in a few years to make ends meet. Gasol is still very good, but he doesn't have to carry a team.

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You make it sound like because Pau didn't make it into the all-star, he was some Smush Parker being led by Kobe.

20.4ppg, 8.9rpg, 4.6apg, 2.5s/bpg in 05-06
20.8ppg, 9.8rpg, 3.4apg, 2.6s/bpg in 06-07
18.9ppg, 8.8rpg, 3.0apg, 1.8s/bpg in 07-08 before he was traded.

In his first 2.5 years with the lakers he put up:
18.7ppg, 10.3rpg, 3.4apg, 2.0s/bpg. In those 6 years, he put up a PER of 22.8, ortg 119, and drtg 105.

Kobe needed those 3 to get the other 2 rings, just as much as Pau needed those 3 to get his 2 rings. Pau rarely gets credit, but he was one of the better bigs in the past decade, he could do it all.

Pau wins another, its on a team, which is what Chicago is truly one of the best as.

18/11/2 on the year for Pau, shooting 49.1%, and PER of 21.4.