is it true that they already announced that steve nash won the MVP!!?!?!?!?! Thats some bullshit!!! how in the hell can you not give it to kobe!!! I mean nash has a all-star player to help him and a lot of other support players. kobe has....... no one except lamar odom and sometimes parker and brown. and yet the Lakers just beat the suns again leading the series 2-1.\nIf nash is really the leagues "Most Valuable Player" I think he and his team of experts should be able to beat kobes team of... kobe. and there not!!!!\nmy point is that if kobe can take his team to the heights that they have gone I think he deserves the award hands down. When the "sorry ass" lakers beat the suns in the first round and nash still gets the MVP he still wont get any respect. because everyone knows kobe deserves it.
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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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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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Kobe has major issuses as a player in this leauge.   Ol' boy commented that people criticize Kobe when he has 81 and tries to do it all--- and those same people criticize him when he has 1 pt in the 2nd half and tries to get everyone involved/  that's exactly Kobe's problem.  Thats not how the game is played; look at LeBron,  you dont see him either score 50 or get score 10 and get everyone involved, he goes out every night and plays an all- around game like he should--- like everybody should.- Why is Kobe the only player who has problems with these kinda decisions? He isnt the only super star player who has ever played with sub par teammates in the history of the league... but its always something with him;  I thought he had matured a few years back= thats what analyists were saying right
538162
The Lakers are definitely a better TEAM because of his reduced avg shots per game.  I believe the TEAM is better because of his, Kwame and Chris Mihms early season injuries.  It has given TEAM members like Andrew Bynum, Vladimir Radmanovic, Ronny Turiaf, Luke Walton, Jordan Farmar, Smush Parker, Maurice Evans, and the sometimes under appreciated Lamar Odom to gain confidence in their respective games.  The true test for the Lakers is when Kobe is at 100% can the TEAM exist with Kobe??  If they can.........can you say Dark horse from the west???
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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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here it goes, the person who think steve nash is overrated, and kidd is better than him. Lets go down the list on why you are completely wrong.\n\n1. Before this year, and be honest here, have you ever heard of boris diaw, raja bell, tim thomas, kurt thomas, eddie house, james jones. No u didnt hear about them, and that is because palying with steve nash allowed them to have career years. Steve nash made Tim Thomas a lot of money next season.\n\n2. Ask anyone in the NBA, they will tell you to stick your foot in your mouth, because everyone in the league respects steve nash, and what he can do with a basketball. \n\n3. Who in the league doe not blame anyone on there team for losses, not dirk, not wade, only steve nash, after every loss he just wants to get better. \n\n4. A STEVE NASH led team has led the NBA in SCORING for the past 5 YEARS.\n\n5. He is just a great guy, and does not brag about anything. He is the biggest class act in the league.\n\nIn conclusion, how does the ruber from the bottom of your shoe taste, because if you can argue with that than do it. \n\nAnd by the way, Dwayne Wade is better than kobe, Kobe is a gunner who's only aspect of the game is scoring. Steve nash can score, dish the ball, fastbreak, and hes 1 of the smartest palyers in the league.\n\n\nBy the way for those people who dont know, MVP stands for most valuable player to there respective teams. Steve nash was the most valuable player to his team, when amare got injured, steve nash, and shawn marion led the team. Amare scored 28 points and gobbled up 10 rebounds last season, take that away from any lineup and expect disaster, but steve nash increased his scoring and assist totals.
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For them to win a ring with this team\n-Kobe has to win another scoring title, mvp, and lead the playoffs in scoring. Not only that he has to win a scoring title shooting less shots and hitting a higher %. In other words he's a great scorer but needs better shot selection.\n-Llamar Odom needs to average about 20pts a game, 9boards, and 6-7assists.\n-They need Rodmonovic to stay healthy and hit clutch 3's.\n-Kwame Brown must grab ten boards a game and play D.\n-Luke or Kwame are going to have to be the 3rd scoring threat.\n-Their bench must stay healthy.\n\nThe reason Kobe must win a scoring title because it reafirms his position as the NBA's most dominant player and he's not a Magic Johnson type player no matter how much people say he should be one.
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I would like to see Kobe be more of a team  player like Nash who passes to his teammates.I know he is the best player on the Lakers,but win a few games more with Kobe as a team player.
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Maybe they've been "considered" for MVP, never will they be awarded the trophy. The only reason they'll consider a player from a non-playoff contending team is they'll look at most likely, the last half of the season, and check out that players superior stats, versus how his team did in that span. A team can lose the first 40 games of the season, then turn around and win the last 40 games.... when they won the last 40 they could've had a player single-handedly boost them into an "almost" playoff spot. Maybe the player's averaged 40 pts, 12 rebounds, 10 assists...(extreme example). He was able to bring his crappy team into the NBA spotlight by going on a 2nd half season tear. But for now, don't get a headache, a VERY extreme circumstance would have to happen before a player from a crappy team gets awarded the MVP. And it won't happen.
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Lakers will not only beat the Suns but win the championship. With Kobe anything can happen. And now that Lamar Odom's playing at his height, Lakers are a threat. The Spurs aren't the same because Tim Duncan is not the same as he was a year ago. Dallas and Phoenix are not championship caliber teams. Laker's have a good chance of beating the western teams and come out of the west. After that they will face either Pistons or the Nets. With the Pistons, they have a little chance. But if Nets come out in the east, Lakers truly can beat them. So at the end, the Lakers in my view will win the championship and Kobe will rightfully take his place in the NBA. He is the best player in the game right now.
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Hey, Ive got some OCEANFRONT property in Arizona if you believe that they buried the hatchet... Come on now, SHAQ disses Kobe every chance he gets, it is subtle, but there. The only REUNION will be KOBE standing in SHAQS house watching the BIG MAN get his ring for the first game of the season.... and seeing SHAQ smile and flash the ring at KOBE. Lakers SUCK for doing Shaq like they did, hell Phil came back for  10 MILLION, NOT KOBE, hell, he talked shit about him in his book!!!
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Kobe is not an MVP, end of story. He captured lots of attention for his stellar play, but no one will win when they have a ball hog on their team. Yes he did drop 81, but look where his team is now!! 7th spot of the playoffs! Wow! Great job! With out a doubt he is going to score 40 points a game in the series against Phoenix, but he will not win. An MVP is someone who makes players around him better, and helps his team reach new heights.
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TMAC by far. Kobe only puts up points. Hes a huge ball hog, he doesnt make his team any better. his team plays just as well without him. McGradys rockets have won only 1 game without him and lose like 13 or so. the reason TMac hasnt won a ring is because look who he has played for. Rapters, Magic, please those teams are horible. The reason he hasnt won in Houston is because Yao is nothing special. He is horrible for a big man. You cant even compair him to shaq. Kobe only has rings BECAUSE OF Shaq. Proof is look at him now that Shaq is gone. He only puts up points. TMac is a team player who makes everyone play better, but when the game is on the line he wants the ball and will make the plays. Perfect proof is the 13 points in 30 seconds or so against the Spurs to win the game..Enough Said
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The number change does nothing but let the NBA market a whole new set of Kobe Jerseys... that is why he did it. Kobe may be the most talented play in the NBA but after his whole problems in Colorado I have no respect for anything about him other than his talent to play ball. What about Stoudemire? Once he heals and gets back into basketball shape the Suns are going to be monsters in the West. I believe that they will make it to the finals.
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I'll give him the 1st one \nbut I don't think he deserved the second one \nI don't really understand why he won it \neverybody gives him credit for all the suns succes but by doing this they are discrediting the team, the have a very tallented team which would make it alittle easier to get alot of assists \n\n think players like Dirk,Lebron and Kobe litterally carried their teams last year If it was up to me I would have givin it to dirk\n\nTo earn 2 mvp trophys u have to do more than what nash has done
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It was beautiful - Kobe tried to win it by himself, and of course the Lakers lost.  It was also great to see Jack Nicholson trying to put a useless hex on the Suns - he is the next most annoying Laker after Kobe!  I hope Kobe goes for 60 points the next game.  \n\nBut enough of Kobe.  The Suns were awesome - what a gritty effort with so many things going against them.  That's what a championship team does.  Go Suns, believe in yourselves!!!
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NO ONE!!! I THINK YOUR A STUPID PERSON IF YOU WILL THINK THAT KOBE BRYANT ALREADY SURPASSES WHAT JORDAN HAS MADE. KOBE COULDN'T EVEN BRING LAKERS INTO THE FINALS ALONE! WHEN SHAQ LEFT LAKERS, SINCE THEN, IT WAS A HORRIBLE SEASON FOR THE LAKERS. AND FROM THAT PERSPECTIVE ALONE, JORDAN IS STILL BETTER THAN ANYONE IN THE NBA TODAY! EVEN JAMES, IVERSON, WADE, ANTHONY, CARTER ETC. CAN MATCH THE LEGACY THAT JORDAN MADE!