Wednesday, July 1, 2009
First to 5??? Kobe, Duncan or Shaq?
The blog is getting a little stale, so thought I'd post an interesting question posed by PTI. Who will be the first to 5 titles? Kobe? Shaq? or Duncan?
Obviously the offseason has made things more interesting, Shaq is now teamed with Prince James... Duncan has Richard Jefferson... and Kobe is coming off winning his 4th.
I'm biased here... but I'd like to think it's Kobe. He is younger, is coming off winning a championship, and I'm pretty sure he's hungry for more. Key issues are they need to resign Lamar and Chase/Ariza (and hopefully Shannon Brown). If they do that and Bynum comes back to close to where he was before the injury (solid double-double and 2-3 blocks), then my money is on Kobe.
I'd have to put Duncan as second most likely. The key is Ginobli. If he can get himself healthy, then it will be Lakers v. Spurs in the Western Finals. The damn Spurs never seem to die. Props to Coach/Gm Popovich. The guy knows what he's doing.
The Shaq to Cleveland thing is intriguing. Obviously Shaq will be motivated. He's probably on the treadmill as I'm typing this. We know Lebron is focused. I think they need another piece though. Maybe they make a move and get it done. In truth, the move they need to make is to fire Mike Brown. Imagine Riley coaching Lebron and Shaq? Crazy, right? Anyway, I think their coach is holding them back.
My two cents...
Obviously the offseason has made things more interesting, Shaq is now teamed with Prince James... Duncan has Richard Jefferson... and Kobe is coming off winning his 4th.
I'm biased here... but I'd like to think it's Kobe. He is younger, is coming off winning a championship, and I'm pretty sure he's hungry for more. Key issues are they need to resign Lamar and Chase/Ariza (and hopefully Shannon Brown). If they do that and Bynum comes back to close to where he was before the injury (solid double-double and 2-3 blocks), then my money is on Kobe.
I'd have to put Duncan as second most likely. The key is Ginobli. If he can get himself healthy, then it will be Lakers v. Spurs in the Western Finals. The damn Spurs never seem to die. Props to Coach/Gm Popovich. The guy knows what he's doing.
The Shaq to Cleveland thing is intriguing. Obviously Shaq will be motivated. He's probably on the treadmill as I'm typing this. We know Lebron is focused. I think they need another piece though. Maybe they make a move and get it done. In truth, the move they need to make is to fire Mike Brown. Imagine Riley coaching Lebron and Shaq? Crazy, right? Anyway, I think their coach is holding them back.
My two cents...
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