A nice writeup by a Hoopsworld Spurs Journalist. <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">As a San Antonio Spurs fan, I feared no player on any other team more in the fourth quarter, and this year he already has has several strong fourth quarter performances, including another one that beat the strong Mavericks. There is a small collection of NBA players you truly "fear" when the ball is in their hands in the last few minutes ? others that come to mind for me are Ben Gordon of the Bulls, Chauncey Billups of the Pistons, Steve Nash of the Suns, Manu Ginobili of the Spurs, Iverson of the Sixers, and Tracy McGrady of the Rockets. ...Bryant is a competitor who I strongly believe will somehow shape his game to his teammates, if given some patience, and become an even better superstar. He is currently on a team that right now simply does not have a ?go to? second star. Lamar Odom is certainly capable of filling that role but has been inconsistent. Odom has to stop being the type of player too often seen in the NBA these days, i.e., a near triple double one night, followed by an almost empty box score the next. Odom, is of course a very gifted athlete, who still has the potential to be the second star that every superstar like Bryant needs in order to begin to harbor serious title aspirations. </div> Full Article
