Fast forward to 2:28 to hear the comments.
"It's not like one of those things that like the Bulls beat the Pistons and the Pistons disappeared forever. I'm not going for that s**t."
Jordan's Bulls ended the "Bad Boy" dynasty in Detroit |
Despite Kobe brimming with confidence as he always is, I think he's wrong. This Lakers squad is cooked. Pau Gasol looked extra soft, like his Memphis days working for Downey. Ramon Sessions was clearly not the answer. Metta World War is so inconsistent it hurts. Andrew Bynum has concentration issues that mimic a seven year old with ADHD. This team will need to completely rebuild if it wants to get back to the top, and the 33-year-old Kobe really doesn't have the time to wait, nor will he want to. Let's say I'm wrong though. Let's say this team does respond and its players get back to the playoffs again, who says they're in the same stratosphere as the Thunder? No one. While Jordan is a more superior all-around player than Durant will ever be, Durant's Thunder squad is deeper and strong than some of the early Bulls teams. Los Angeles will never again beat Oklahoma City in the playoffs, that is if they can consistently get there still.
So while Kobe's historical reference was pretty witty and a great sound bite, he's wrong. This Lakers team has to make some major Deron Williams/Dwight Howard-like move in order to even have a chance of beating this dynasty in a making in Oklahoma City. But they won't. The Lakers will fade off into the sunset and Kobe will sit unfortunately one ring shy of the MJ argument and he will probably remain one of the most under appreciated players in the history of the NBA.
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