Ever hear of Mychael Thompson? Out here in LA he's one of the folks at the Loose Cannons on XTRA 570. He's also the color commentator for Lakers games on the radio, and a member of the Showtime Lakers in the 80s.
He also said that Kobe Bryant is the best player in the NBA right now. Because Kobe made the winning shot with under a second to go against Charlotte. Let that sink in. Against freakin' Charlotte, a team with only 12 wins!
Yo, a great player won't even let it get down to that final shot. He would've gotten his teammates to blow the last place NBA team out of the water. Yes, Kobe's good. Heck, he's very good. But the best player right now? Hey, I don't hear people talking about him as MVP.
Let's see...in my admittedly "uneducated" opinion (since I only have a passing interest in the NBA), I can think of several people who might be as good as Kobe is:
Lebron James
Dwyane Wade
Tracy McGrady (yeah, as a pure shooter...allegedly can't defend, but I don't watch enough)
Manu Ginobili
AI
and the bigs: Shaq, Duncan, KG, Amare Stoudamire, Dirk (apples to oranges, though)
...and li'l Stevie Nash, who, if life is fair, is the MVP of the league
Mr. Thompson was even saying Kobe might be better than Jerry West just because Kobe's made that last second shot against Charlotte. Jerry West! The Logo! Now, I won't deny that you probably want Kobe taking the last shot in the game, and I admire his guts in wanting the ball, but heck, Mike Bibby also likes taking the last shot. Larry Legend he's not, though...
Then again, what should I expect? After all, he is biased, being a former Laker and one of their play-by-play announcers. It's just sad hearing such ignorance from him.
Bah, humbug to the NBA. It's March Madness!
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