Doesn't matter he still has the rings. He knows what it takes to win a championship and he'll b***h all he wants to get the right players to win a ring.
Suns have never had that kind of a player. We have always had shy, humble guys who won't whine and complain to the FO and that's one of the reasons why we have exactly 0 championships.
I see it a different way. I think he's the most talented player to ever grace a basketball court. I think his uncontrolled ego, his selfishness and his inability to be a motivating influence on his teammates knock him out of the top 10. Had he even a fraction of the understanding of what it takes to win rings that Jordan had, the Lakers would have had a championship string that eclipsed the Boston Celtics.
MJ wasn't a nice guy by any means but he knew to how to drive his players forward rather than beat them into submission. The league has never seen a duo with the potential that Kobe and Shaq had. Every year they played together and didn't win a championship was an embarrassment. Then, while still in his prime he played alongside Gasol, Bynum and Lamar Odom. That foursome should have never lost a playoff game, let alone a series.
If the Lakers management was smart, they'd start rebuilding right now. The Heat look like a championship team and the Lakers look like a squad with a lot of disparate pieces. Lamar's flexibility made that team work AFAIC. They should find some hapless sucker willing to give up a young stud and a couple of unprotected picks and put themselves into position for their next dynasty. Kobe is still good enough to take a contending team to the next level but he's run his mouth once too often, IMO.
Steve