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Can the lakers still be a winning franchise if kobe leaves?

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Hard question to answer in my opinion because the lakers do have a load of talented players but then again kobe is as you can say "The best" i guess. What do you guys think?

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  1. No, lol...once Kobe's gone...LA is done.

    But, Kobe's not done for awhile so no need to worry LA fans.


  2. I think they could still be a very good franchise not as good because i mean hes Kobe Bryant they could put Sasha in his place he is gettin better every year he just isnt Kobe Bryant.

  3. Yes. The Lakers are the Lakers they would surely sway someone big over, besides who doesn't like playing for a huge-market team? Bryant is great and will be remembered in the NBA for a long time but Bryant is not the Lakers.The Lakers brings out the nostalgia, the names of the great players that played for their proud franchise. Bryant will be dearly missed but he will not be the cause of a Laker downfall.

    As one old user puts it: "It's not the name at the back of the uniform that matters but the name at the front that player is representing."

    Hope this helps.

  4. THEY GEL BETTER WITHOUT THE MAD COW DISEASE!

  5. easy question no.

  6. No

  7. Doubtful. Winning in a sense that they will be competing each season for a playoff spot. But, we all know that Kobe is irreplaceable..

  8. yes of course look at the lakers after magic left or shaq left.....it took a couple years but they became championship contenders on top of that if kobe leaves then sasha and farmar and sun yue for that matter would have to step up and become solid players....btw gasol and odom are already proven players while bynum will become an all star so in my opinion the lakers would be fine id say they would have a 48-50 win season

  9. They will be the best team ever if Kobe leaves.

  10. I think they could be depending on the player(s) that they would get back in trade...HOWEVER if Ko defects to something like FIBA the Lakers would be SCREWED (no compensatory trade needed)...

  11. nope they will have to rebuild  

  12. no.

  13. THEY WILL BE A 40 TO 45 WIN TEAM

    everyones forgets how deep they are

    they have bynum, lamar, pau, farmar, vujacic, ariza, radmanovich, and now sun yuee who is the chinese magic johnson

  14. I think it would make them better than ever.

  15. nah..i dont think so

  16. Bynum, Gasol, and Odom all in the starting lineup....and Kobe's 21 million a year contract...out of the way, of coarse they could still win...Laker's could make the playoffs without Kobe next year...Laker's are far from a one man squad, To think LAL will stop winning w/o Kobe is delusional, Laker's will rebound like they always do...Kobe's not even the best Laker ever, If they rebounded after losing Kareem and Magic, they can rebound after Kobe.

  17. no way unless Gasol retires or gets traded for three first round picks and some young players and Bynum gets traded for 4 players and a few draft picks yes

  18. No, because the team was build around kobe. Plus, did you see what happen to Memphis after trying to build a team around Pau Gasol. Also, If LA acquired a star player at sg position in the future, kobe will leave either in retirement or free agency.  

  19. NO WAY u saw wat happen in the finals against a good team even wit kobe so imagine without him he makes everything happen drawing double teams n stuff like that n pau gasol is SOFFFTTTTTTT
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