I think the main thing wasn't them both being alphas but the drastically different personalities both had when it came to basketball. After the first championship Shaq started getting a little lazy and got up and played when he wanted too. Kobe was all about hard work and working your ass off in practice and in the summer. It was more Shaq's fault then anything lol

@@vizionaryentertainment8464 I agree. I think Shaq was relieved that he finally got his championships, and Kobe was obsessed with chasing MJ. The blame for the dysfunction is 50/50. With Phil siding more with Shaq because Phil wanted more short-term success.

Agreed.

If Shaq and Kobe squashed there egos and if Shaq would have stayed in shape the Lakers would have won the same amount of Championships as the Bulls did 6 or maybe more.. That's how good Shaq and Kobe we're together and the players around them..

With Kobe it's not just about ego alone. The media narrative wanted that to be the topic. It's really about Shaq's laziness and ego. Imagine you threatening the team and coaching staff that you will not play defense if you don't always get the ball. Coming into camp out of shape. Like what the other comment here mentioned, he got complacent when he finally got his 1st championship because he's been burdened by it as it will destroy his legacy of being one of the greats.

Agreed, I love my Lakers and Jeanie, but the non appreciation for Jerry (who you could argue as the greatest Laker ever) never fails to baffle me.

Arguably one of the greatest careers in all of sport in all jobs. He was a legend as a player a contending coach and a world class executive. Only larry bird can compete with him in terms of excelling in all jobs of sport

muhweei he is the most important Laker ever. It baffles me why the Buss family did not provide him any stake ownership of that franchise. If anyone be offered as a part owner and forever executive of the Lakers it should be Jerry West

Well he's an asshole tho after he (Jerry West) said the Lakers is a shit show.

I Bleed Purple And Gold Oh no shit 🙄 I mean he said that coz he was so underappreciated by the Lakers Organization. I mean he put the Lakers on the map together with Dr. Buss but West has been with the Lakers since 1960. Talk about taking for granted the person who made the Lakers that is today smh. I mean any loyal person would talk shit as well who worked for the organization for 42 yrs and still never gets the right credit he deserves 🙄

I live Fisher. But he was replaceable.

Matt Barnes have left this chat space

@@jrsmith1998 what about the clutch shot wit less then 1 second left

@@jaydolo914 a solid PG would have kept games from even being close

@@18brandon92 gtfoh u cant say that

Someone get them to atleast a few million subscribers

It is nice that these videos have a high production quality. There are other creators out there, but they don't have the same Video Editing skills as theScore.

That’s facts

Rmb during the season he would drop like 45 after court hearing

Yeah i have read it earlier also

Fun fact: Kobe snitched on shaq but everyone acts like DLO was a snitch

@@GodBody-BodyofGod and cried for trades for years

But if they were more mature they wouldn't be dogs on the court. See how that works?

@@_sparrowhawk definitely

@@_sparrowhawk nah bro that don’t make sense

I wanted to like this, but i’mma leave it at 8.

Kobe was the man.

They wouldn’t have been anywhere close to as dominant with Kobe and Vlade over Shaq. And Vlade wouldn’t be the same as Pau. Being open to pass the ball is one thing but it’s important that the player is still a genuine offensive threat to score otherwise the opponent can just zero in on Kobe. A player leaning into passing is fine but they have to be enough of a threat to score to be the best duo. Pau was a scoring threat who averaged 18 points consistently to where he had to be kept in mind. Vlade the majority of his career averaged in the low double digits and wasn’t close to the offensive producer that either Shaq or Pau was. But neither Pau or Vlade at their best would hold a candle to the level of dominance Shaq was in the three peat. In the three years he averaged over 30 for the playoffs as a whole twice and 28 the third year. But when it came to the finals he was out of this world. Shaq averaged 38, 33 and 36 in those finals. He was so dominant those years his production just wasn’t replaceable and that’s why the conflict was so immense. Kobe was great too but how do you expect Shaq to not think it’s his team when he’s playing at the level he was? How do you tell the dude average mid 30 to nearly 40 in the finals that he isn’t the lead dog? You don’t.

@@Matt-cr4vv Vlade was better than Pau, on offense and defense. Look at his numbers, but also take into account in which era he played and against whom.

Yeah bro, that's what i grew up doing

It's a everyday thing. Something always getting shot into the trash can. "KOBE"

Jerry Buss made the right damn decision. And Shaq has admitted as such. But Jesus. If he (and Phil) just accepts the 1&2 role switch, they win 6+ rings together.

right

Shaq’s always been a big, insecure, ignorant $@?$@. He had problems at LSU with Jamie Brandon and Chris Jackson (now Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf), problems in Orlando with “Penny” and for anyone who understands black history in the Americas (i.e.,Willie Lynch tactics of divide and conquer), he/she knew the coupling of Shaq and Kobe wasn’t going to last very long...

@@kisswriters only to Shaq haters

@@melvynsngltn27 Shaq is a big, lovable, non-threatening sellout. Compare his and Kobe’s post-playing careers: Shaq’s on TNT buck-dancing for dollars; while Kobe was attempting to create an athletic apparel line to rival Nike and an international basketball league that some say may have one day threatened the NBA. This is chess, not checkers. Kobe’s very existence post-NBA was a threat to the establishment - they don’t want young black boys inspired to speak multiple languages, be entrepreneurs, autodidact intellectuals, and excel both on and off the field of play...

@@kisswriters how do you know have you been friends with any of them

But he is not he was a great basketball player that never knew you

That’s crazy

people pretend they played 5 years together..they played 8...

@@razkable true but keep in mind kobe wasn't a full-time starter until the 99 season tho

They didn’t leave chips on the table. Their team ran its course. They had already been taken out by the Spurs in 03 and again by the Pistons in 04. It was a wrap.

Kobe career, Shaq peak

@@JoeCash89 I agree

Pride was the original sin. It worked for other greats playing together that are mature enough to put ego to the side

@J V yeah i know. but homeboy said he returned for 9 games when it was 32 with 9 starts…

Kobe was a bigger diva

@Jdjd Ndj “the Colorado incident.” A girl slept with three dudes in one night, Kobe being only the second, then claimed the one who was rich and famous raped her. Same girl got put in drug rehab by her family.

@Jdjd Ndj that was barely legible, take a breath and calm down. 😂

Jdjd Ndj r worded?

The type of trades that made me love the front office for the Hornets