Oys...first disagreement with ya. he he... i think Kobe will not be any more effective than what he already is...more chances that his numbers will go down as history has proved with all the guards who played along side tha Diesel and then without him like penny and others. yeah...kobe is way better than that but anyway it is not easy to replace the SHAQ's 20/10 per game... no way Odom/Butler/Grant can do that. but the real loss is the intangibles that Shaq brings to a team...the opposition always has to put in two,three defenders on him...without shaq expect Kobe to be double-teamed most of the times...he will not be the same. btw...never compare some guy to tha KID, my main man- KG. hehehe...oys i found out who you are dude...talk to ya later. mG.