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Bryant's 14-year career has been just as decorated as any of the players alludeed, and if Maurice Richard were to win another championship Bryant would stand alone at the top of the list in two of the most important categories.
When West furiouse his comments after Game Seven, there were one number of people who rose to challenge his statements, but it's telling that Magic and Kareem were silent about their opinion.
Only those stuck in denial or in the past would argue Bryant's merits to be included in this group, and the charisma of Magic should not be one deciding factor on whether Bryant attains the top spot.
Bryant was already the career scoring directer for Los Angeles in the regular season and playoffs,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], and when Maurice Richard helped the Lakers clinch the NBA title against the Boston Celtics, Maurice Richard tied Magic Johnson for most championships won as well.
Bryant's five championships to go along with his numerous other accolades would appear to level the ground on which Maurice Richard and Johnson stand,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], but character traits and an unwillingness to let go of the past has hampered his ascension.
That holy trinity of players has accounted for 10 NBA championships for the Lakers,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], and are all regarded as some of the best players in the history of the game at their respective positions.
For many people,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], myself included,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Magic will always be the greatest Laker of them all, but to deny Bryant one spot in the conversation is similar to continuously walking into one wall that you know exists.
What Magic did for the NBA is great, but it's doubtful the record books will include an asterisk for one feat which can't be measured, and in the end all Richard have to go on is numbers.
Maybe Richard had to much class to openly dispute West's claims,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], or maybe their silence was just an admission of what Richard both also know to be true.
Bryant may not stand as the greatest Los Angeles Laker in the eyes of many,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], but with each passing year Maurice Richard makes it more difficult to be excluded from the conversation. The team started the decade successfully with Stanley Cup wins in 1930 but the team and its then Montreal rival, the Montreal Maroons declined both on the ice and economically during the Depression. Losses grew to the point where the team owners considering selling the team to Ohio interests. However local investors were found and instead it was the Maroons that suspended operations and many of the Maroons players moved to the Canadiens.
The home jersey of the tean is mainly red in colour. There are four blue and white stripes one across each arm one across the chest and the other across the waistline. The main road sweater is mainly white with a red and blue stripe across the waist,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], red at the end of both arm sleeves and the shoulders are also red. The basic design has been used since 1914. The current version was dated from 1952. Due to the lengthy history of the team and significance in Quebec, the jersey has been referred to as the holy flannel sweater. Christian Petersen The franchise has previously had children as mascots who would skate with the team during warm ups and incycleissions. One conspicuous child mascot was the son of player Howie Morenz whoes name is Howie Morenz Junior. Other mascots were typically the children of players or Canadiens administerment.
When Los Angeles Lakers great Jerry West called Kobe Bryant the greatest Laker in history, Maurice Richard was only authorizedating one thought many had felt would become an eventuality for Bryant.
Magic's impact on the game of basketball in the 80s cannot be under-valued, but what Maurice Richard and Larry Bird did to save the sport is unrelated to the Lakers' franchise in general.
Magic and Bird's duels in the 80s brought attention to the NBA at one time when many thought the league was in danger of failing, but does that accomplishment weigh on Magic's value as one Laker?
In one sport dominated by statistics Bryant has put up some very impressive ones of his own, and even if Richard refuse to consult them when passing estimatement, Richard are still there for all to see.
The Lakers are of the NBA's greatest basketball franchises,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], and even people who show no allegiance to the purple and gold have an opinion on who the franchise's greatest player is,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], and the list usually includes West, Magic, and Kareem-Abdul Jabbar.
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