So, Kobe said some things. Were they justified? Where they realistic? Did they need to be said? In Part I we looked at his use of the word "I". Here in Part II we dig deeper into how realistic 12 rings really was for Shaq & Kobe. Are you ready to explore this possibility? I hope so because I had a really good time creating it. In  this universe Shaq works harder. To be honest, even writing that feels offensive. I believe Shaq worked hard. There is no way he does what he did without hard work. Diesel says it best when he said: "You don't get statues by not working hard." Yup. We present the following under the assumption that Kobe meant Shaq would have stayed dominant  longer . That he would have worked on his game in some magical way. In short, Shaq stays Shaq longer is how we are deciphering Kobe's "work harder" statement as it relates to O'Neal. Other assumptions relate to players the Lakers had. Remember that without trading O'Neal, ...

So, Kobe said some things. Were they justified? Where they realistic? Did they need to be said? In general, its tough to apply a feeling to a written statement. I would even go as far as to say it's not only tough to apply a feeling to a written statement, its wrong. Think about how many fights could have been avoided if someone wasn't offended by a text that sounded mean.   How can a text "sound" mean?  You know what I'm getting at. So when Kobe said recently that  he would have had 12 rings if  Shaquille O'Neal would have been in shape the correct thing for me to do is avoid the subject, right? I mean, it sounds like an egotistical thing to say. It sounds like a pretty specific disrespectful statement towards one of the greatest centers in the history of the Association. It sounds...bad.  But, who am I to apply a feeling to a statement. I mean, that's wrong. I just finished up explaining why it's wrong. I should walk away. I should let this go....