Kobe is always taken out in the third qtr when the Lakers have a big lead.  I think Kobe could have had so many more 81 point games this season already.  He's definitely MVP in my book.  Fans like scoring more than assists.  Nash is the best at assists (also leads NBA in turnovers).  Kobe is the highest scorer and plays good solid defense.  On a passive Laker line-up someone has to score.
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Look.  I'm going to tell you this, and please don't feel like you need to respond, or defend Kobe, since you are obviously a fan.\n\nAnd what I have to say is this.  Kobe Bryant is one of the three most talented players in the league.  However, he is the the most selfish player than has played, since Wilt Chamberlain circa 1961, and that's covering tons of players.\n\nThat 81 point game was the most sickening display in basketball's most recent history.  It was like watching a gangbang, that lasted on guy too many.  Yes......it was that disgusting.  They stood around and he continuously shot the ball...regardless of where he was on the court, and if there was an open man.  \n\nWatch the game again and look at Phil Jackson during this exhibition.  He looked like he wanted to vomit......the entire time.\n\nKobe is not an MVP.  He has MVP talent all the way around, but don't gush all over this guy.  I do like that he is becoming a leader, but he still is not well liked by a lot of people in his locker room.  Unfortunately, he HAS to score....so it's a license to score, similar to Dominique and Jordan of the 80s.....but at least they tried to involve over people i.e. Pippen, Grant, Doc Rivers, Kevin Willis....\n\nWhat will happen is a talent like Chris Bosh comes to LA?  My money says Kobe attempts to eat him alive, and Bosh's career will go down the tubes because if it.  Kobe's middle name should be lymphoma, because he is definitely a cancer on the team.
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Sonic I have to agree with you. All these people who disagree with you are being hypocritical. Because on one side they say Kobe is a selfish ball hog for averaging so many points so he doesn't deserve MVP but have no way of arguing why Jordan averaging well over 30 did deserve it in a similar situation. They say Jordan passed. Jordan might of had like 1 more assist a game. They are being kind of ridiculous. Jordan was considered the best ever because he won scoring titles every year so everyone wanted to be like Mike. Kobe wins it once and he's the biggest ball hog ever and a rapist. Give me a break. Kobe seemed pretty unselfish to me at his talent level letting Shaq get most of the glory in the finals after he dropped 44 to beat the Spurs in the conference finals.
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No way!!!! Kobe... with his impeccable record (on the court that is...and not at court...he he he) is hands one of the best players on the NBA right now. 81 points in one game!!! You cannot let that go unoticed not to mention...he did get them to the playoffs this season...a feat many said wouldnt happen.
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MJ and Pip scores from 2 or 3's. Kobe is an all-around scorer but his defense is lacking. Shaq drains only 2 point buckets but has a big factor in defense. MJ is a defensive player of the year awardee while Pip has a decent defense. More meat, slow paced, the smaller ones will prevail. \n\nMJ is the best basketball player known in the universe (remember Space Jam?). There's no question.\n\nMJ and PIP.\n\nLong live, Chicago Bulls '98!
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Well obviousley they could be DANGEROUS.  They would be more than dangerous.  Kobe would give them the ball because he only shoots so much now because he has to if he wants his team to win.  They would definatley be a championship contender again.  And It kinda ticks me off when you all say that Kobe is a ball hog.  Who else can consistently score points on that team?  If they want to win, Kobe has to do what he does.  Lamar Odem/Smush Parker/Kwame Brown/everyone else! is way to inconsistent.  That was just the team he was given and he has to take the shots that he does.
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I think Kobe Bryant or Steve Nash should have the MVP title this year. Steve Nash has really maintained the Suns' rankings even though Amare was injured, but Kobe has been doing his best to involve his teammates as much as possible and he has set some records this year too. For me, Kobe is still the MVP for this season because he completely plays in a different level compared to other players. Steve Nash is second...
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The votes are already in.  It won't be officially announced for a couple weeks probably, but there are reports out that Steve Nash has won it.  Besides, Kobe doesn't deserve the award, he led the Lakers to a seventh seed and doesn't make his teammates better, that's not the definition of an MVP.
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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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No, Kobe is better\nReasons:\n\n\n*Outrageous scoring spree (45+ in 4 games???)\n*81 point game against Raptors\n*Takes record for total points in one season by a Laker\n*Outscoring Dallas in three quarters\n* Most points in one half by a Laker\n*43.4 points averaged in January \n*Scoring 40 or more in one season- 27\n* Games of 20 or more in a season (in a row): 62\n* One of only two people to score 80 or more in one game.\n*One of two players in NBA history to average 40+ in one month in two occasions (one this year)\n*Only player in NBA history with at least 2,800 points and 180 three-point field goals made in one season. \n*One of only two players in NBA history to score 35-plus points per game for 13 consecutive games\n*Scored 30 points in one quarter against Dallas\n\nThat good for ya?
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I think you mean MVP, but I don't think he should, because, even though he scores a whole lotta points per game, they don't necessarily guarantee wins. Just a couple of days ago, he scored 51 points, but his team lost by the score of 100-93 (I think). If a player's efforts don't contribute wins the majority of the time, he shouldn't be MVP. Steve Nash, Michael Jordan, Kevin Garnett - when they got their MVP's, they clearly elevated ALL of their teammates by their play. Not so for Kobe.
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you can try comparing kobe to jordan but id say kobe isnt the same as jordan, jordan makes his other teammates shine on the floor like, scottie pippen, tony kukoc, steve kerr, dennis rodman, ron harper, id say at one point i thought jordan was a ballhog but then i noticed how his teammates participate and jordan's the all time assist leader of the chicago bulls, kobe, well he's just a scorer period, he may have scored 81 points but im sure jordan would've been able to do the same if not surpass, the only reason he was able to win a championship was with the help of shaq, jordan never had a shaq when he won his first championship, but there's still a possibility that kobe can become a michael jordan, if only kobe could let his teammates shine on the floor same way jordan did, if there's anyone who's as close as becoming the next jordan id say it's lebron.
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Kobe is vastly superior to Lamar Odom. He doesn't get as many assists as Steve Nash, but so what? Look who Nash can pass to and look who Kobe has to pass to.  \n\nNash can't come close to Kobe as a scorer either (and Kobe is a better rebounder and a much better defender than Nash).\n\nKobe and Luke Walton were the only Lakers to show up for Game 7, and it wasn't enough.\n\nKobe will make the Hall of Fame, no question. Lamar Odom has no shot at the Hall, absolutely none...
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Kobe passed a lot in that game. Lebron was a ball hog T mac was a ball hog. But those 2 players still are great. I does not matter how you play in the all star game you just have to perform for the fans
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I have to agree with you all the way. Lebron isnt even close to kobe. Kobe might end up getting 5 rings. Lebron might end up with 0 or 1. Kobe is the most talented. He has better passes but the only problem is that he has no1 to pass too. Also when you're that good you want to shoot a lot. He wins games single handedly for his team. WHen Kobes career is over he should be considered the best that ever played th game. Kobe MVP this seasonand I'm all the way for lakers, even though i live in MI i hate pistons and lakers are ma n*****
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Listen yo, I am a die hard Celtics fan, so I know all about the Lakers. I think Kobe is the best player in the league. He works hard as hell, and those who dis him or hate him (although how can you hate someone you don't know) don't know that, and are jealous of his abilities. That whole publicity stunt that whacko girl pulled in Colorado was BS. His wife is gorgeous why the heck would he cheat on her for a ugly biatch? Listen, my personal favorite player is Paul Pierce, but everybody deep down knows Kobe is the best, better than Lebron, better than Nash and Dirk and Timmy D.
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Except 4 Kobe, they are:\nIverson, James, Pierce, Nowitzki and Garnett, because they have an ability to either lead a team or help team score, rebound the ball,etc.\nU can add Ben Wallace, J. O'neal ,Nash and Wade to the list, too. They are, also, very good players.
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Steve Nash, Lebron James, and Kobe seem to be the front runners for the MVP.  I also think Lebron should win it, and that he is the only reason the Nest winning streak ended.