Kobe, most would say is the main reason, but besides kobe who or what else is the reason of the break-up of the "dream team" lakers
2006-11-19 12:52:35 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Basketball
my advice is the read The Last Season by Phil Jackson.
Gives you a new prespective on this.
now, as for who broke up the dream team, it was the egos of kobe, shaq, and phil. yup, phil. we all know about kobe and shaq. kobe wanted to be the man, or at least be recognized as the man. shaq wanted kobe to be what wade is. a yes man who plays great, saves him, but continually praise him in the media. shaq loves getting praised by guys in the media. that is why he loves wade and mourning.
as for phil, he handled the situation poorly. he had a bad relationship with kobe in the beginning by using kobe as a whipping boy. he made it clear in the beginning he wanted kobe to be a sidekick, kobe didn't buy it and didn't want to,
the whole situation got worse after the colorado incident. shaq said kobe should go to him more because he was injuried, kobe took offense. he felt that a)shaq had no right to tell him how to play b)shaq had no right ot say it was his team because he was fat, out of shape, and demanding a huge contract., c)shaq shouldn't have brought it in the media.
situations got out of hand after that.
another reason was jerry west. lakers needed someone to have both shaq and kobe's trust. shaq was feuding with kobe, kobe was feuding with shaq. both phil took shaq's side and buss took kobe's. there wasn't anyone that both respected and could have smooted the situation. kupchak couldn't do that. if west were still in LA during the feud, then perhaps the lakers do not get broken up.
2006-11-19 14:57:05 · answer #1 · answered by kwamaba 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I say Shaq and Jerry Buss. Shaq needed to step down and let Kobe be the undisputed leader of the team just like Kareem did when Magic joined the Lakers back in the day. Jerry Buss also had to make a decision between Shaq and Kobe. He ultimately made the right choice in Kobe.
Shaq is old and out of shape. If he would have worked half as hard in the 2004 season with Lakers as he did in the first season with the Heat, the Lakers would have won the championship that year. Look at Shaq today, he is going to be out 4-6 weeks due to surgery. Buss made the right choice by sticking with the young Kobe over the out of shape, aging Shaq.
2006-11-19 18:41:49 · answer #2 · answered by Trust me 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kobe was jealous
Shaq was out of shape early in the season
Jackson didn't explain to these guys the importance of burying their differences
2006-11-20 04:41:44 · answer #3 · answered by smitty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dawg, my lakers have not broken up; retirement for "showtime", but kobe will lead us to the ring....eventually.
2006-11-19 13:02:23 · answer #4 · answered by jaykpatel1992 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
That's such old news, lets all move on now, besides...http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b199/BENLUVSTNA/LAKERS/bynumthefuture2me.jpg?t=1164007013
2006-11-19 18:17:46 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
top 4 reasons
1.the media
2.shaq
3.jerry bus or whatever his name is
4.phil jackson
2006-11-19 14:43:05 · answer #6 · answered by Super 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
probably because they suck it's all about the spurs!!!!
2006-11-19 14:35:20 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋