hmm, i think kobe says that because he knows his current lakers have very slim chance to go to the final in west.
with iverson, greg oden, and kevin durant all playing in the west, lakers will have even less chance in 2008.
honestly i think it would be good for kobe to goto the east, if he insists playing in big cities then New York and Boston are not bad choices ....
i think it is getting frustrated for fans and kobe himself to watch kobe trying to save lakers all by himself, kobe can't carry the lakers all by himself.
there is only one SG in nba history who DOES NOT need a superstar center or power forward to win championships, and that guy's name is, well, YOU KNOW ...
as good as kobe is, if he really wants to get back to the final again he needs help from playing with other superstars( by the way lamar odom is not a superstar), "CAN'T DO IT ALL BY URSELF," every other superstars do that in order to win rings. magic with jabbar and worthy, bird with mchale, olajuwon with drexler, even MJ needs scottie.
TO CUT A LONG STORY SHORT - GET TO THE EAST, GET ANOTHER SUPERSTAR = GET A BETTER SHOT @ THE TITLE