Where are all of the Kobe haters now? Can anything negative still be said about the best MVP canidate?
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All I know is that Mr. Steve Nash choked a big one.  This is the NBA's likely MVP winner and he's not even going to get out of the first round.  TheOnlyBeldin, your remark about him not winning the title holds no meaning.  Did Nash win it last year?  Is Nash going to win it this year?  No title for that ugly Canadaian... EVER!!  Nash will never win one. Kobe is proving his case right now as being the most valuable player in the league. While the Lakers may not be the best team in the Staples Center right now; you only need to look up in the rafters to find out who bought that house in L.A.  The Lakers are kind enough to share their new house with the Clippers.  When the Clippers actually win a championship... then maybe people will stop looking at them like they are huge jokes.  Right now they still have to get past the Nuggets who are truly an 8th seed but are lucky enough to get a 3rd seed because of their weak division.  The Clips won't make it past the second round anyway so everyone can jump off that bandwagon!  Go LAKERS!  KOBE M V P (Let's reverse the roles; put Kobe in Miami and Shaq back in L.A.  Do you think Shaq could actually win in L.A. now?  No Way!  He has no one there to feed his fat butt!  Kobe has thrived this year without Mr. Shaq.  Kobe's numbers have gone up while Shaqs have gone down and that's with the unselfish play of D-Wade.  Kobe has done a phenominal job people.  Just accept the fact and stop all of your negativity!)\n\nThis message is for jumpshtr101:\nDude, you are a freakin idiot!  He's already won three titles.  Yeah he won them with Shaq, but do you think Shaq will win another one without Kobe.  Hell no! (D-Wade and company can't carry Shaqs fat ass)  The Bulls are shutting him down.  MJ had his team around him too.  You can't say that Pippen didn't have a huge part in the success of those 6 rings they won.  I believe that MJ will always be considered the best player ever in the NBA and rightfully so.  But don't hate on Kobe just cause you can't stand that he's a winner.  You die hard fans make me sick.  I think it's great you stick with your team, but to say that Kobe sucks... ahem... I don't see you in the NBA.  Would you be able to beat Kobe?  Would you be able to lead a team without one other big name to the playoffs and be on the verge of defeating a number 2 seed?  Choke on your own hate and die a pittiful death. You idiot!
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KOBE BRYANT ANYONE WHO EVEN THINS NOT KOBE UR WACK LOOK AT THIS GUY 35.4 POINTS AVERAGED IN A GAME!!!! HE HAS THE 2ND MOST POINTS IN A GAME 81!!! JUST BEHIND THE CHAMBERLING WHO HAD 100 I DONT CARE ABOUT STEVE NASH OR LEBRON WELL ACUTALLY THEYRE GREAT PLAYERS TO BUT I SAY AND HOPEFULLY KOBE WINS MVP NO HANDS DOWN
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that's where i'll put Kobe Bryant! he's one of the best NBA players around but i'd say he's not the best right now but if you're talking about looks, i'll vote for him! :)
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Ibigfella you know nothing about basketball do you? micheal jordan doesn't hold the most points in a game.  Kobe( as much as I hate him) now hold the second highest points in a game at 81 which he did the other night.  I will let you figure out who has the most and its not MiKe.  And yes i think he can do it.  but if he does they wont win a championship that year.
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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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Kobe is the best of right now. but not of all time. not yet. he could be, but we'll have to see how his career plays out.
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all i can say is wow.... not one person mentioned steve nash the reigning mvp. not only did he have a better season then his last years mvp season, but also his team is doing so much better. not only do they have a new roster, but he is playing with out amare, one of the most explosive and best big men in the game. still steve nash is having career highs in points assists, fg % and watever else. steve nash is also helping his teamates win other awards. such as boris diaw. who? who is boris diaw? who is raja bell? who is leandro barbosa? who is eddie house? who are these guys? all these guys are having career years, and very very good seasons. if u think anyone else, is even close to winning mvp then nash, you dont watch enough basketball. funny thing is, im not even a suns or nash fan...
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Steve Nash is still leading in the MVP votes.  He might not have stellar stats, but he carries the team.  Sun would not have this kind of records without Nash this year.  It's all about the team, not individual.\n\nThink about this - if you play with Steve Nash, suddenly you are a star (look House, Diaw...).  If you play with Kobe, you suck.  And Kobe would keep blaming on you.\n\nLebron James is also good, but some coaches and analysts still think he doesn't create enough open shots for teammates.  Just FYI.
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Only the most ignorant of Lakers fans can believe Kobe wins it over Nash - Who's still playing? I'd say that's way more valuable. Kobe and the rest of the LA-LA-Losers will never come to grips with the fact that Shaq meant more to that team than Kobe ever will. Good luck watching Kobe score 81 in a meaningless game and then score 1 point in the second half of a game 7 for the next few years...
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There's no telling how many points he can score - I hate Kobe, I think he's an arrogant, selfish, worse ball hog than Allen Iverson - but he's one heck of a fantastic scorer - I hate Zen-boy Jackson, too - but, they seem to work well together - I think Kobe will get 60 tonite....
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critics say the nets have too good of a trio. who cares bout rj, j kidd, and vc. the pacers got their own trio. jermaine oneal, peja, and stephen jackson. tell me which player on the nets were ever close to winning a mvp race? tell me which nets player can single handedly take over a game like JO. the pacers play a half court set, that the nets do not like. just watch for the pacers to play great defense and slow the ball down, and pound it down low to jermaine oneal. oh ya, jamaal tinsley is back. go pacers!
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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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The 2006 in my opinion was a very good year for the NBA. The Dunk Contest being brought back to life with Nate Robinson and Iguodoa (not sure on the spelling). The night Kobe scored 81 points. Most people look at that night as selfishness, but when a player is hot, you do not stop passing him the ball. If I was on his team or his coach and he kept making baskets why stop passing him the ball? This isn't Jr High basketball where moms are going to complain to you saying they wanted to see their son shoot the ball. This is the pros and if you want to win you cannot stop a hot shooter. Steve Nash helped the suns once again be the top scoring team in the nation which he has done for the past 3 years. Kobe Bryant scoring over 40 points a game for like 4 games in a row or something like that. And I was anxious to see Detroit get over 70 wins but they didnt make it that far :( . Also seeing the playoffs this year has been good so far. It seems to be alot more physical this year which is bad and good but more teams are more desperate to win which makes watching the playoffs more interesting.
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Kobe can be a ballhog, as can nearly everyone admit, but he does make most shots. If anyone had the talent he had, they would do the same. Kobe is playing great, but I don't really "like him". I respect him.\n\nAI actually passes more often, and he is a true fighter. He gives it his all every single game.
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jeez it wasnt even close. steve got around 900 votes while the closest to him was lebron with 600. kobe wasnt even in third place, he was behind nowitzki. hahaha lakers fans suck it.\n\nwell done steve! see you guys AGAIN in the PLAYOFFS!! (lakers can just sit their a** at home and watch as the suns put a beating on their brother clippers hahaha)
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Before I answer your question \n\nI agree with you when you said Kobe is a great player\n\nI disagree when you say he is Like MJ on the Wizards. \n\n       Kobe was way better than MJ on the Wizards. On the wizards MJ averaged 20 points with a losing team. \n\n         Kobe averages 35 carrying a 7th seed team. He has no one to help him. \n\n         1.   I am not sure about the other young players but Andrew Bynum is nice. He used to live near me. And I would play with him at the park. He will be a great help to the Lakers.\n\n         2.   Maybe Jim Jackson when they need shots but other than that no. Aaron Mckie is too old he should retire. Being a 76er fan I have grew up watching Mckie he was only good at two things defense and a fadeaway. He has ok defense now but that is it.\n\n          3.    If Odom played like a star when he was on the heat he would relieve Kobe with scoring. I believe Kobe does not give him a chance sometimes. Smush started out great and finished poorly. He started the season with 20 and ended with 12. But he is young so he will get beter. Kwame was never good and Mihm will probaly continue to put up his 10 when he comes back next season. \n\n         4. They need to get a star without trading Kobe. The only player that has a brighter future than Kobe is Lebron.  But Cavs would not do that. Or sign one over the offseason.  Andrew Bynum steps up Smush Parker steps up Lamar Odom steps up. Kobe stays healthy and out of Colorado.\n\n        Just build team chemistry no one notices how much talent they have I just noticed from your last couple of questions. Im not a Laker Fan but I have become one recently because I am tired of people hating on Kobe. And it all started with the courtcase. I think that Kobe is trying hard to ffix it. Helping that kid at the ALL Star Break becoming friends with everyone passing to all the ALL Stars.\n\n    I hope you pick this answer it took a long time to write.
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Yes, Kobe Byrant is the best. Don't hate on him. Ya'll some lames why ya'll hating. he cold and ya'll know it