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He did, but he bounced right back the next year in 85, and he shoots a baby hook shot. And Kobe bounced back the next year by going to the finals. Okay, he did. Yeah, after the...

He did, but he bounced right back the next year in 85, and he shoots a baby hook shot. And Kobe bounced back the next year by going to the finals. Okay, he did. Yeah, after the...

In terms of LA and LA- Okay, but if you look at Shaq's numbers in those three finals, and I give you that the big men, the Tim Duncans, were over on the other side of the bracket, right? But he goes 38, 17, and two in their first finals. 33, 16, and five, and 36, 12, and four. Look at the assists. He's averaging five assists a game in the NBA finals.

In terms of LA and LA- Okay, but if you look at Shaq's numbers in those three finals, and I give you that the big men, the Tim Duncans, were over on the other side of the bracket, right? But he goes 38, 17, and two in their first finals. 33, 16, and five, and 36, 12, and four. Look at the assists. He's averaging five assists a game in the NBA finals.

In terms of LA and LA- Okay, but if you look at Shaq's numbers in those three finals, and I give you that the big men, the Tim Duncans, were over on the other side of the bracket, right? But he goes 38, 17, and two in their first finals. 33, 16, and five, and 36, 12, and four. Look at the assists. He's averaging five assists a game in the NBA finals.

Listen, those three years, and I've been doing this a long time, I was actually covering the Kareem Lakers pre-magic out here in LA.

Listen, those three years, and I've been doing this a long time, I was actually covering the Kareem Lakers pre-magic out here in LA.

Listen, those three years, and I've been doing this a long time, I was actually covering the Kareem Lakers pre-magic out here in LA.

They dominated those teams. Because you had the greatest offensive force I've ever seen, including Jordan, where he was unrefereeable at that point because I never knew whether it's offense or defense, you know, on the foul.

They dominated those teams. Because you had the greatest offensive force I've ever seen, including Jordan, where he was unrefereeable at that point because I never knew whether it's offense or defense, you know, on the foul.

They dominated those teams. Because you had the greatest offensive force I've ever seen, including Jordan, where he was unrefereeable at that point because I never knew whether it's offense or defense, you know, on the foul.

Yeah. He was big. That was the greatest achievement of his career. Yeah. Yeah. Good job.

Yeah. He was big. That was the greatest achievement of his career. Yeah. Yeah. Good job.

Yeah. He was big. That was the greatest achievement of his career. Yeah. Yeah. Good job.

We haven't, all right? Let's look hard at Kareem's career. So he wins his first ring in Milwaukee, helped by Oscar Robertson kind of at the end of his career. So that's 1971. Then he goes four more years in Milwaukee and nothing really, they were pretty good, but they weren't great. Then he comes to LA in 76, his first year with the Lakers. And again, there's no magic yet, obviously.

We haven't, all right? Let's look hard at Kareem's career. So he wins his first ring in Milwaukee, helped by Oscar Robertson kind of at the end of his career. So that's 1971. Then he goes four more years in Milwaukee and nothing really, they were pretty good, but they weren't great. Then he comes to LA in 76, his first year with the Lakers. And again, there's no magic yet, obviously.

We haven't, all right? Let's look hard at Kareem's career. So he wins his first ring in Milwaukee, helped by Oscar Robertson kind of at the end of his career. So that's 1971. Then he goes four more years in Milwaukee and nothing really, they were pretty good, but they weren't great. Then he comes to LA in 76, his first year with the Lakers. And again, there's no magic yet, obviously.

And they miss the playoffs the first year. The second year they get swept by Portland in the conference finals. The third year of Kareem, no magic. they lose in the first round to Seattle and the fourth year, Kareem, no magic, they lose in the conference semifinals to Seattle. So they're floundering with Kareem because he was a follower and not a leader.

And they miss the playoffs the first year. The second year they get swept by Portland in the conference finals. The third year of Kareem, no magic. they lose in the first round to Seattle and the fourth year, Kareem, no magic, they lose in the conference semifinals to Seattle. So they're floundering with Kareem because he was a follower and not a leader.

And they miss the playoffs the first year. The second year they get swept by Portland in the conference finals. The third year of Kareem, no magic. they lose in the first round to Seattle and the fourth year, Kareem, no magic, they lose in the conference semifinals to Seattle. So they're floundering with Kareem because he was a follower and not a leader.