doesn't mean kobe's team will be a championship contending team =\

They'd be a better then the Magic at least or the Celtics, but Kobe by himself hasn't yet to prove that he can carry a team on his own.

If he surrounds himself with good backups or good players that aren't offensively dominant like shaq, it might be possible.

But the Lakers will be around for awhile, Shaq is currently on his way to signing a 3-4 yr extension.. Any team with shaq is a championship contender as long as he has some backup.