Espn has an article with a hypothetical theory of what if the Nets drafted Kobe instead of Kittles. Basically saying it would changed the franchises fortune forever, a franchise who had been dreadful would have had their fortunes changed forever by this one simple move. I disagree totally. First off Kobe would not have played one minute in Nj even if drafted. He woulda did the same thing he did to Charlotte, force them into a position of trading him. We see how greatly Charlotte has benefited from that move! Yikes. So let's just say for argument sake, he gets drafted and plays for the Nets there is no way he carries that franchise to superstardom under his rookie contract. I don't buy it. He wasn't the player he became in his rookie or even second year. Kittles was a very productive pro who helped that team make the playoffs and Finals, which by the way I don't care what team Kobe played for he wasn't beating Michael and the bulls in the late 90s! It just pisses me off that they write this dumb article and it paints Kittles as the Sam Bowie of the new generation when that couldn't be further from the truth! Another reason why I can't stand espn and their bullshit.