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No they wouldn't win a championship, they would and do stink, go heat!

I won't say that they would never have won a NBA Championship. They still would have had Kobe to build a team around, and who knows how that would have turned out. Plus with losing seasons a team always has the opportunity to build through the draft which they would have done. Who knows who they would have drafted to help Kobe. Without Shaq. The Lakers would have had the chance to draft...Tim Duncan the next season (1997).

Shaq is one of the greatest ever at his position, and only Chamberlain, Russell and Abdul-Jabbar should be mentioned in the same breath.

No. They wouldn't have made it to the finals. Think about it.... who was the MVP of the NBA Finals when the Lakers won the title with Shaq? Let's see: 2000 - Shaq (38 points, 16.7 rebounds), 2001 - Shaq(33 points, 15.8 rebounds), 2002 - Shaq (36.3 points, 12.3 rebounds).

No, Shaq basically dominated the middle for them i ntheir championship years.

However, if the Lakers didn't have Kobe or Horry or Fox or Fisher, they would lose too. Their role players help out alot.

Lakers will not win another title for awhile

i would have to say no, if you think about it shaq did alot!!

wilt chamberlin

Jabbar, Chamberlain & Russell . . . . . . .