Shaq needs a history lesson on best Lakers' combo
Shaquille O'Neal, proving once again that history is what happened five minutes ago, declared that he and Kobe Bryant were " ... the best Lakers guard-center tandem ... Ever."
A center who redefined the game and a guard who later became the face of the NBA. Wait a minute. Wasn't that Wilt Chamberlain and Jerry West (Mr. NBA Logo), the pair that won the L.A. Lakers' first title in 1972 -- during a decade in which no team was able to win back-to-back titles.
OK, maybe Shaq meant the tandem that won the most titles, with three. But Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and that Magic guy won five.
Well, Shaq and Kobe were certainly better than the Vlade Divac-Nick Van Exel duo.
-- Chris Foster
Photo: Shaquille O'Neal, left, and Kobe Bryant in a 2003 file photo. Credit: Lori Shepler / Los Angeles Times
They probably could've been, and we all knew it, but we watched their egos tear that dream apart, along with the possibility of matching the dominance of the 1960's Celtics teams. What a shame.
Posted by: luke | November 18, 2008 at 12:56 PM
Shaq has way too much ego..... His lost to be the possible best Center-Guard duo with Kobe..... Now, he can only dream!
Posted by: Leo | November 18, 2008 at 10:35 PM