dave_ross's Blog

STOP!!

At some point, this guy has got to get some credit for the year he's having. Yes, he can still be broodish. Yes, he can tough on his teammates; but the last I remember, that sees to be the way one Michael Jordan was in his Chicago days. No one was harder on his `mates than MJ, but nobody had a problem with it. When Kobe does it, he's being a baby.

One of my Fox-5 compatriots, Wisdom Martin love to debate this in the newsroom when I can break him away from working one his stories. And he's going to hate what I have to say next:  

Bottom line is this: no matter what you think of Kobe, he's having, dare I say it Wisdom Martin, an MVP season. That's right; MVP. He's playing hurt, and playing out of this world. In my humble opinion, he's simply the best player in the entire world; case closed.

I don't need to list his credentials; we all know them. But, and this is where Wisdom and I DO agree, he needs to do it in the playoffs to truly break out of Shaq's shadow. Yes, Kobe has 3 rings, but Shaq has 4. He needs to win one, and what better way to get one more than to go through Phoenix to FINALLY be in the mentioned in the same breath as MJ.

Only time will tell if he can do it, but even for this non-Laker fan, you've got to be impressed with what he's doing in the wild wild west.

Wisdom and all you Kobe haters, I can't wait to hear the replies!