If the Los Angeles Lakers Win the Title...

If the Los Angeles Lakers can somehow pull off a title run this year, Kobe Bryant will be considered (among those who know the game) one of the top five players to ever play the game!

You heard Jason Terry talking earlier in the wee, about Kobe Bryant winning a title without Shaq. Taking this young and inexperienced team to a title would be by far Kobe Bryant’s greatest accomplishment. Jason Terry also predicted, like I am, that if Kobe Bryant leads this team to a title this year, you can place him up there with the top five NBA players of all time!

The 2008 Western Conference has been the most competitive conference in NBA history. The Lakers were riddled with injuries all season long before making the Pau Gasol trade. And yet, the Lakers still ended up being the best team in the West.

The defending champs stand in the way.
However, Kobe Bryant is going to lead his team through the defending champs, and perhaps the team of the decade. But doing so will only strengthen his case one of the best of all time. This is a Spurs team that a Shaquille O’Neal team could not defeat in 2008. A Kobe Bryant team will be different.

The only All-Star on the roster.
One of the most amazing and overlooked facts that Kobe Bryant is the only current All-Star player on the Lakers roster. Winning a title with a roster with only one All-Star would truly be an accomplishment.

If Kobe Bryant can pull off a championship this year, you can expect Kobe Bryant to win at least two more in his career. Still only 30 years of age, Kobe has some great years ahead of him. Expect many Kobe Bryant haters to become fans—just like with Michael Jordan when he started winning championships. The excuse will be gone that Kobe Bryant could not win a championship without Shaq.

And my last prediction of all: Kobe Bryant’s game will rise to another level (believe it possible or not) if he wins a championship this season. And that, my friends, is a scary possibility for the rest of the league!

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