[quote name="NobleKane"][quote name="DarthSka"]it's going to be awesome separating Lakers fans who just happen to like Kobe from Kobe fans who only wear Lakers' stuff because Kobe's a Laker.
that second group is going to be mad frustrated w/ any success my beloved purple and gold have now. sure, its only one game, but it's one of the best teams in the league, and I guarantee I know which Kobe fans are tight right now that we just won this one game.
them dudes, I guarantee, are hoping we miss the playoffs so they can quote me & hit me w/ "Where you at, ska?"[/quote]Its one game. Dont be as naive as the rest of the people who wait at the gate to bash kobe for any little thing.
If the lakers make it deep in the playoffs without him then you have reason kick that "told you so" brag[/quote] we're not going to make it deep in the playoffs, first of all. And it won't be because we are sans Kobe. it will be because he is a major, major component to our team, and BAM... he's gone. imagine being a truck driver with all kinds of luxuries in your diesel... GPS, super cold AC... then BAM, all of it is gone. it would take awhile for you to get used to being w/o those flashy things. you could get back to long road trips where you rough it, no problem, but right away? It would be rough, no doubt.
we're not going to make it deep in the playoffs, but I am fully confident that we will do some things next season that absolutely no one... No, very few people... Expect us to do. I'm not predicting a championship, but we will not be a bottom feeder. Bet that.