Wow is alll I can say after reading that transcript -- and I'm one who basically sides with Shaq on this. Kobe does make some points about teamwork, but I think he, maybe unwittingly by his go-it-alone actions, puts some of his guys off.
As for Abaici: "You can put me out there with Shaq and I'll do a little something."
Ladies and gentlemen, this is Chick Hearn here, back from the great beyond with the call of tonight's game:
"The Lakers come down the floor, Shaq is posted on the left block; Abaici throws it in and cuts hard to the basket. Shaq flips it over his his head to Abaici flying to the rim. She jumps....DAAAAAAMN!!!! and crushes the rim with a nasty dunk over the top of Rasheed Wallace.
"Now what is this, fans? Abaici has broken into some sort of celebratory AKA party stroll on her way back down the court....Steeltrap throws off her warmup and is now at the scorer's table ready to get in on some of the AKA action herself.
"I've had enough of this...I'm going back to the great beyond