
I am from Los Angeles. Yes, the Lakers are good. They did win the championship, but for how long. I look at this championship as to say, Whats next. What's next for a coach that has everything, who only stuck around to confirm his place in history, as the best. Phil figured, as a coach that hey, Michael Jordan has his mark on this game as #1. Scottie has his mark on the game as #1. Shaq put his stamp on this game as #1. Now Kobe is trying to throw his name in there as #1 after 2 more they say, maybe 3, I say. Going beyond that, what's next for a team that has done it all for so long with the same front runner player, like Kobe. Hell, even Jordan had to hang it up because of age and bore-ness as the league's best all time. let's look at it now. Trever, a man who basically kept the Lakers in it throughout was only making 21/2 million this season, which was all the Lakers could afford, which was the reason they let Maurice and Brian Cook go. Then obviously now after getting Pau Gasol, they pay to the League 151/2% in luxury tax to the league for the 2 big contracts they have consumed with these 2 guys, Kobe and Pau. Derek will just play, we know that. The Lakers in my opinion have one more good year in them to strive to win another, as the league gets better, Lebron demands better trades to Cleveland, and stars become better next season, to try for another title. Then after that, I think its back to the drawing board for the Lakers, as you see with San Antonio. The run was good, but trust it would of been sweeter with Shaq still there. Like Shaq said though, Kobe you won one without me, i have won one without you. We have proved to the league now, we were great together, but we are still the greatest without one another. not Jordan, Scottie, Karl, John, Chanice, Rip, Magic, Kareem, Larry, Kevin, can say that. That's what make Kobe and Shaq Special in my book. AND PLEASE FOR THE RECORD, KOBE WILL NEVER BE JORDAN, IN NO WAY, SHAPE OR FORM, IN NO HUMAN BEINGS WORLD, SO STOP, PLEASE STOP, PROCLAIMING HIM, OR USING HIS NAME IN THE SAME TONE AS JORDAN, THE GOD OF BASKETBALL. THERE CAN ONLY BE ONE GOD. MANY DECIBELS, ONE GOD. PEACE