Does Kobe Bryant deserve the MVP?
337031
No. He takes far too many shots and in no way does he support the team he's on. Give it to Steven Nash again, he's the guy of the decade.
600294
Hell NO!  He was the sidekick to Shaq to win all of those rings, and he hasn't done anything without him.  He is a ballhog and doesn't make his teammates better.  MJ did all of those things and did win with only Pipen as a decent player.  I would say that Shaq is closer to MJ than Kobe, and that is not even close.
686489
Kobe deserves to be the MVP. First, he dunked over Nash. Second, the buzzer beater in Game 4. Finally, he's the leader of his team...
970955
am i missing something here?...was steve nash voted mvp even tho kobe was better?.....have the lakers made even the finals again since shaq left?...i believe that those that think kobe is best belong in the twilight zone
653014
Its the Lakers and Kobe fault. KOBE suppose to be the MVP. Mr. 81 points man. THe superstar. They choke badly. They been beating the Suns all that time and couldn't keep it up come on. Its manly Kobe to blame. You the MVP of the team, you suppose to take the over the game when the team is in that big hole. Thats what great players do. And people calling him the next JORDAN or better than Jordan. PLEASE. T-Mac and the Rockets last year was down by over 10 points. T-Mac took over and score 13 points in 35 seconds AGAINST THE SPURS. SUNS dont play defense. He had over 7 minutes to make a big comeback. KOBE know his team wasn't hitting nothing so he should've taken over like great players do. Like Bird, MJ, T-Mac, AI, Magic, Oscar, Hakeem. Good LORD,  Anthony Johnson, took over for the Pacers to try and stay alive in the playoffs. Yeah they lost but you got to admire that he did was trying to pull off a victory.
336066
I am not a Laker fan, but I agree that Kobe should win the MVP. He's had a monster season and definitely has the numbers to back up an MVP claim. And since MVP stands for "Most Valuable Player," there's no question that Kobe is the single most valuable player on any of the playoff teams. Take Kobe away fromt he Lakers and they only win 20 games this season, tops. If you took out any of the other candidates from their teams, they would have suffered, but not nearly as much. Plus, he's the most exciting player to watch.
41779
believable. He's a big ball-hog anyway\n\nbtw, he ain't the best player in basketball. That honor still goes to his Airness, Michael Jordan. Unlike Jordan, Kobe's just a natural ball-hog that doesn't care about his team but just cares about himself... Yes he's a one in a million player but he's not of Jordan's calibre.
194570
There is a difference between MVP and a player of the year. Kobe could and should be both,but the NBA only gives out an MVP award and they usually give it to people on teams that are at the top of the league. So most likely Steve Nash or Chauncey Billups will get it,although Kobe is having an amazing season and is the only reason why the Lakers are seventh. Go Lakers and Go Kobe!
1057435
Wade is; he's more interested in giving Shaq the ball than Kobe ever was.  I'm certainly not saying Kobe isn't the better player or that Shaq is more successful with Wade than with Kobe, but Wade is a better teammate than Kobe is.
504855
I think Kobe should have won it, and I don't think Nash deserved it, but I can't say that Kobe was cheated.  Kobe is hated and he can do no good.  He asks out of an already decided game after scoring 62 points in three quarters, he's accused of robbing the fans of a historical moment.  He singlehandedly brings his team back from a double digit deficit en route to giving the fans a 81 point historical moment, and he's accused of being selfish.  Kobe carried the Lakers everywhere they went this season.  His sidekick, Lamar Odom, didn't show up for much of the season.  Two other starters, Smush Parker and Kwame Brown, were projects, and Luke Walton is pedestrian at best.  \n\nSteve Nash didn't make anyone better.  They were already good, he just passed them the ball and they hit shots.  When Kobe passes the ball, his teammates don't hit shots.  Kobe can't be accused of losing the series to the Suns.  Smush Parker didn't show up for four straight games.  Kwame Brown can't catch, and both Brown and Odom decided to miss game seven all together.  Kobe didn't quit in game 7.  He knew that he would have had to score 101 points for the Lakers to win that game, and that just wasn't going to happen.
966908
idk. i love the lakers & kobe bryant. he is a great player even if some people think hes a ball hog. i love him. and people shouldnt constantly rag on him.\n\ngo lakers.!
424840
I think Kobe is up there with Jordan.. that game winner didn't seal the deal though because numerous players have made game-winning shots. Jordan was an excellent player and people consider him to be untouchable... but he is... people just say that because he is retired...when people die or they retire they are much moe appreciated... just like Tupac, people didn't think he was all that great until he died.. now he is untouchable....this is getting long so buh bye!
467351
YES KOBE DESERVES IT WAY MORE!!! More proof...\n\nOutrageous 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
379531
Kobe Bryant's performance this season is amazing. He is better than anyone else at this point. One he has improved this season is involving his teammates. His teammates' performance has increased, and because of that, it maked their teamwork better.
501368
Yes by far it could be Kobe's grestest moment of his career because he is the only star there, no Shaq, no Payton, no Malone, no Horry, and no more .4 second crap Fisher pulled off against my team a couple of years back. He is the one to carry them. He has a steady core of role players which have greatly improved their play over the last 2 yrs. Kwame Brown is starting to crash the boards really well, and Smush Parker has come alive as well. These guys are doing something they have not done ever playing with past teams, and that is that they are playing for eachother, or team basketball, trusting one another to make a good play. You only see that in my opinion, on the Spurs, and the Lakers are starting to take that characteristic as well. The Lakers will be in the second round against their across-the-street-rivals, the Los Angeles Clippers. That series will go 7 games, maybe six, and i do see the Lakers standing a fair chance in that series. If they shut down Elton Brand, they will advance to the Western Conference Finals, against the Spurs, that series would go 5-6 games, and that is when the Lakers would be knocked out. They are vastly improving, and it is thanks to Kobe Bryant. With that shot in Game 4, i think he deserves the Most Valueable Player Award.
574892
Kobe is better than LeBron at this point, but judging from the accomplishments he has done in just three years, he could be even better than MJ if he improves continuously.
497730
No. Even though he was leading the league in assists and free throws made, It should have gone to Kobe Bryant. He is the only one who can make plays on that team and he has scored well over 35 pts in the regular season, including his 81-point game vs. Toronto. Also, he pulled his whole team to the playoffs.\n\nGO PISTONS