Here's a good article on the Shaq trade by Bill Simmons a former writer for Jimmy Kimmel and ESPN.
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My take:
Shaq was great for LA- he was like all great LA players larger than life and cared about the community. Kobe is amazing, but is he any different then KG or Duncan or McGrady? put a decent 2 guard or small forward who can score at the end of a game like peja, corey maggette, or paul pierce with shaq and you've got a title contender. Put Kobe with a decent center llike ... oh wait there are no decent centers in the league except shaq and yao.
you get the point.
I think it's great for Shaq he'll get motivated and all and now the true laker fans like myself can maybe sneak iinto a game or two.
I'll also enjoy seeing the lakers run and fastbreak again.
I would be even happier if the glove left. It's funny. I started out the season excited about gary and bummed about Karl (still remember how he treated magic when we first found out he had aids), but by the end of the season I saw each of their true colors.