<div class="quote_poster">Quoting MrJ:</div><div class="quote_post">Kobe said himself that he wanted to play for the Knicks even when they were in route to a 33-49 record that season. Share the ball with all those guards? If any trade were to occur, a guard will have to be shipped to LA. Robinson and Collins are on their rookie salaries and are easily expendable. The Knicks guards will also be more than willing to give Kobe the ball. While a poor rebounder/defender, Eddy Curry is still one of the best centers in the league. You also have to factor in when David Lee and Quentin Richardson went down (the Knicks best rebounders), Eddy Curry was their best rebounder and the Knicks still outrebounded their opponents on a nightly basis.</div> He also said he wants to be a Laker for life, so clearly his desire to win championships trumps all those other preferences. There's no way his desire to be a Knicks allows him to enter into a situation that is so obviously crappier in almost every aspect.
