WHO BETTER THAN KOBE! NOT NUMER 23 NO, LBJ NO SEVE NASH NO!
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I agree it was beautiful... I just ran through the house screaming!!
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Dwayne Wade followed by Steve Nash... LeBron James is NOT a guard...=)\n\nMain reason why Wade is way ahead of Kobe Bryant:\n--- He has done something Kobe Bryant never managed to accomplish, that is to fullfill his teammates lifelong dreams. Kobe doesnt have what it takes to win the 2004 crown for his hall-of-famer teammates Karl Malone and Gary Payton, while Dwyane Wade carried the likes of Alonzo Mourning and Gary Payton to their 1st ever championship. WITH THAT SAID, nobody can now say that Kobe Bryant is better than Dwyane Wade.\n\nWhy Steve Nash is only second despite being MVP for 2 consecutive seasons:\n--- simply because he doesnt have a ring yet! But everyone must agree that without him, Phoenix would not even have made it to the playoffs this year, not to mention conference finals appearance!
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You are right Kobe is the best player in the game right now. ALso when Kobe's career is over he will be sharing the best basketball player spot with michael jorden. Kobe has a lot more talent then lebron. Lebron just has better teamates and his assists are higher. If kobe was lebrons height he would be avereging 40 points 10 rebounds and 8 assists. Kobe doesnt only outplay lebron but he also outplays everyone else in the league.
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Go to this link, \nhttp://markhowell.typepad.com/commentary_from_the_edge/images/kobe_over_nash.jpg\nits a very good picture\nkobe is underrated not overrated hes better than mj
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That was a dumb answer to this question.  If you want to go there mr basketballnutz than I counter with this.  You say that Kobe is better than steve because the lakers wouldn't trade for him right?  Ok, so then Lebron is better than Kobe because there is no way the Cavs would trade for him right?  Come up with better answers dude.  \n\nTo answer your question...  As far as mystique goes, Kobe and Nash are great right now, (I'm a HUGE suns fan)  But until they start going to championships (in kobes case, getting back there)  they cant be compared because Magic and Jordan were annual Title Contenders, on or the other was getting there every year.  \n\nSecondly, you cant compre Nash to Magic anyways because they are too different.  Magic was 6-9 215  Nash is 6-3 195.  Nash is a pure point guard, Magic could play any position.  So stop comparing them!
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you guys dont know your basketball..\nkobe bryant is the best basketball player ever\nthat isnt an opinion\n\nif the question is "who is the best player in the nba?" its kobe bryant without a doubt\n\ni think he overcame more than anyone in this league and loves this sport more than anyone\n\nhe practices far more than a normal human should and i think that shows\n\nstat wise .. "oh hes a ball hogger" haha .. or the fact that he wont get a mvp award \n\nis because of his team\ndont even start with me\n\nkobe bryant overcame jordans accomplishments \n\nkobe is a better player than micheal \nwanna argue? i dare you\n\nkobe is #1\n\nlebron doesnt know a thing about defensive switches and weak offensive help\nhe isnt #1 now he is way too young \nbeing #1 doesnt look upon their stats .. rookies..\n\nwade is going to hurt himself he is skillful in SOME ways but in others he is ignorant and immature \nhe'll get hurt in no time as a.i experienced\nquote me on that\n\noverall\nkobe is #1 as of now\n\ndirk nowitski is getting there\n\n#1 - kobe bryant\n#2 - steve nash\n#3 - dirk nowitski
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Suns totally!  Steve Nash is one of the best players in the NBA and with his big men to back him up they are unstoppable.  The Mavs will stop them though.  I really dislike Kobe Bryant, because he is just too cocky.  I don't think he's all that great.  He just turns my stomach.  I also didn't like Bill Clinton after that whole scandal.  Maybe it's because famous people think they can get away with everything and they don't that young people are going to follow their example.  Understand your responsibility people!!!
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Hello!? Did someone say Phoenix? Well I hate to say this being a Nash fan, but the Suns have NO answer for Kobe Bryant. This guy showed us that he can pass when the stakes are high and chips are low. He pumped it into Odom and company while grabbing 29 or whatever for himself. This guy scored 81, so the Suns HAVE to guard him tight, or he'll SMOKE them. However, when they guard him with 2 guys he is sooo good at finding the open man. \n\nEither way the Suns are FOOL--fresh out of luck.
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ai is better cuz kobe is to young and ai is droppin 35 a game and kobe is a ball hog. 63 is takin to much. also he never won a ring without   shaq just with him. buttttttttt ai dosnt have a ring. butttttt im a 76er fan  and ai is a leader and for his age he is to good
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Last time i checked LeBron didnt win first team all defense? LeBron is a great player dont get me wrong but he doesnt have that killer instict. Kobe is  . . .  a monster! Ask Brad Miller, Reggie Miller, Raja Bell and Ray Allen. Your telling me LeBron is better than Kobe offensively? What a joke! ! ! Everytime Kobe has the ball you know he's going to shot! Its not that he's a ball hog but becuase he has to! What is he going to pass it to Smush on the wing. Or alley-op it to Chris Mihm? Think about it!
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Lebron is a very good player, but his team needs to start playing as a team and start passing the ball. Nash is a team player, he creates everything that goes on on the court.He is a true leader. Nash deserved the MVP.
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I definitely think Steve Nash deserved it this year. It was stupid that the LA fans was chanting MVP for Kobe Bryant. He's not the greatest player in the league, because Steve Nash is one of the few guards that truly make everyone around him better (the other guys are probably Kidd and James). But Nash also has the record and determination as well as the lack of height and atheleticism to show for it.
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He definitely does not get the credit he deserves. If there was a 1 on 1 tournament between all the NBA players, no one could touch Kobe.
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two words: KOBE BRYANT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Nash just beet Kobe in the first round of the playoffs so when deciding between kobe and nash I would say nash. But lebron seemed more valuable to Cleveland in the finals so I think lebron deserves the MVP
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Stockton is a HOF player, Nash is not there yet........
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why is this so hard to believe. The Lakers have one of the greatest coaches coaching them in the zenmaster. They have the best player in the nba in kobe bean bryant, and he came in with more chips on his shoulders because steve nash might have robbed the mvp award from him. And like you mentioned, they have a vastly improved luke walton, i have to give him credit for that because he was terrible a year ago, and lamar odom is a triple double threat any given night; he has been fantastic throughout the playoffs thus far. Also, Smush Parker's heroics and shutting down Steve Nash fairly well. Phil Jackson's Lakers have the better formula in their style of play to win in the playoffs, they play slow tempo and try to maintain control. The Suns play a more fast break style added with the three ball that they live or die on. Nash is their playmaker and locking him down breaks down the engine. The games have been close because of the freak of nature shawn marion, without him like you saw in the extra period of the last game, the suns could not buy many baskets other than on the perimeter. It never hurts to have the clutchest shooter in the game today either!