<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">The New Jersey Nets ' Jason Kidd and the Los Angeles Lakers ' Kobe Bryant today were named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for games played Monday, March 12 through Sunday, March 18. Bryant averaged an NBA-high 46.7 points in helping guide the Lakers to a 2-1 record. He poured in 65 points along with seven rebounds, three assists and three steals in a 116-111 overtime win over Portland on March 16, and followed that up with 50 points, six rebounds and three assists in a 109-102 win over Minnesota on March 18. Bryant became the first Laker to score 50 or more points in back-to-back games since Elgin Baylor in 1962. </div> Link Well deserved recognition for Kobe's performance. Scored 65 points and 50 on back to back games, is crazy and got the Lakers back on track, and hopefully be ready for the playoffs. Congrats to Kobe and Kidd.
<div class="quote_poster">Trench Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">It would have been funny if he didnt get it after two performances like that.</div> but seriously. congrats on that.(with an asterisk) and mad props for kidd. those performances have changed the views of some here on the houston sports radio stations, now agreeing that he is best in the league. sucks cause now i have to work even harder to open the eyes to the kobe-loving part of the world to prove they are wrong.
It seems with these performances he is getting the recognition he deserves as the best player in the League. I was watching tons of shows and for the first time it seemed there was no debate about kobe being the best player in the league.. its about damn time people recognized that.
Congrats to Kobe. Well deserved. The only way he wouldn't have won it is if the Lakers were to lost 2 out of 3 I think. He had a tremendous week and it's times like these when you realize most that there is no better offensive player in the game today.
ill keep this non-hateable so i wont get my posts edited or erased again, but i just wanted to point out that scoring alot of points in 2 games this season against 2 lower league teams does not in no way constitute the idea of that player being the best in the league. even in his entire career out of all the times he has scored big, that has no validation to being the best in the league. that might be a side note to what makes someone the best, but too many of yall are trying to use single high scoring games as reason to being the best. there is just so much more to it than that. otherwise your saying Agent 0 was the best in the league up until kobes 65 right?. its not hating its common sense.
<div class="quote_poster">jealous? Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">ill keep this non-hateable so i wont get my posts edited or erased again, but i just wanted to point out that scoring alot of points in 2 games this season against 2 lower league teams does not in no way constitute the idea of that player being the best in the league. even in his entire career out of all the times he has scored big, that has no validation to being the best in the league. that might be a side note to what makes someone the best, but too many of yall are trying to use single high scoring games as reason to being the best. there is just so much more to it than that. otherwise your saying Agent 0 was the best in the league up until kobes 65 right?. its not hating its common sense.</div>You know, you're Kobe hatred is still in this post, despite what you want. I don't see how you can deny that the man is the best player in the league, and at the very least the best offensive player in the league. His skills are virtually unmatched by pretty much anyone. He hits shots that other players couldn't make when wide open, he can get to the lane at ease, he can get off any shot he wants, his range extends far beyond the three point line. He has the ability to score in any way he wants, post up, three ball, mid range, slashing to the hoop, etc. And quite frankly, if it wasn't for him, this team wouldn't even come close to the playoffs, they'd be sniffing the lottery right about now and might even be in the Durant/Oden sweepstakes. To me, there's no denying that he's the best player in the league. You can make your case for Nash, Wade, Dirk, etc., but quite frankly, the talent they have surrounding them is ten times better than that of Kobe's surrounding talent. You take any of them off that team and they still have the talent to make the playoffs. You take Kobe away, this team goes nowhere.
Nash is the best player? Give Kobe Marion, Stoudemire, and Barbosa.....they are the allstars team playing in Los Vegas which make you at least 8 Rings in 10 years......
<div class="quote_poster">jealous? Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">ill keep this non-hateable so i wont get my posts edited or erased again, but i just wanted to point out that scoring alot of points in 2 games this season against 2 lower league teams does not in no way constitute the idea of that player being the best in the league. even in his entire career out of all the times he has scored big, that has no validation to being the best in the league. that might be a side note to what makes someone the best, but too many of yall are trying to use single high scoring games as reason to being the best. there is just so much more to it than that. otherwise your saying Agent 0 was the best in the league up until kobes 65 right?. its not hating its common sense.</div> I don't think ANYONE is using this stretch of games as basis for saying he is the best player in the league. Its merely additional confirmation for some. In the last 6-7 years Kobe has, season after season, done something incredible each season. Something that makes your jaw drop. His 9 three-pointers in a row, his back to back impossible threes he hit against Portland sometime back, his 62 in three quarters to outscore the entire Mavs team, his 81 point game, back to back 50s, 33 points in a quarter, I mean I can go on and on. No single player has any of that shock and awe factor to them over the years. But what truly seals the deal for me is that Kobe is this era's measuring stick for who is the best player in the NBA. Even if you don't like him or don't think he is the best EVERYONE uses him as the yardstick for being the best. At one point it was AI vs. Kobe, then it was T-Mac vs. Kobe, then Duncan vs. Kobe, KG vs. Kobe, then Lebron vs. Kobe, now its Wade and Arenas vs. Kobe. Notice the commonality? Kobe. The mantle of best in the league always seems to go through him.. and while each star that has been matched up against him as eventually faded back Kobe continues to be the measuring stick that we have everyone else stand beside.
<div class="quote_poster">jealous? Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">ill keep this non-hateable so i wont get my posts edited or erased again, but i just wanted to point out that scoring alot of points in 2 games this season against 2 lower league teams does not in no way constitute the idea of that player being the best in the league. even in his entire career out of all the times he has scored big, that has no validation to being the best in the league. that might be a side note to what makes someone the best, but too many of yall are trying to use single high scoring games as reason to being the best. there is just so much more to it than that. otherwise your saying Agent 0 was the best in the league up until kobes 65 right?. its not hating its common sense.</div> In your mind, who is the best player in the league right now?
<div class="quote_poster">Fiyah Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">But what truly seals the deal for me is that Kobe is this era's measuring stick for who is the best player in the NBA. Even if you don't like him or don't think he is the best EVERYONE uses him as the yardstick for being the best. At one point it was AI vs. Kobe, then it was T-Mac vs. Kobe, then Duncan vs. Kobe, KG vs. Kobe, then Lebron vs. Kobe, now its Wade and Arenas vs. Kobe. Notice the commonality? Kobe. The mantle of best in the league always seems to go through him.. and while each star that has been matched up against him as eventually faded back Kobe continues to be the measuring stick that we have everyone else stand beside.</div> I never thought of it like that but its 100% true. Good point.
for a second there the page didnt fully load and i didnt see my post. thought it was an added addition to my list of deleted/edited. anyway, Moo2K4--you just used nothing but scoring as your MAIN reason why he is the best. how is just ways to score make you the best.? T-mac is one of the best at hitting jumpers in peoples face, and if it wasnt for back issues would still have the ability to do everything you just mentioned kobe can do. NO PEOPLE IM NOT SAYING T-MAC IS THE BEST, just using an example. TopLake--you are wrong. Kobe is not a team player, he is just a player. that suns team is as good as it is because Nash knows how to lead a team in the sense that a team leader not only needs to score when needed to, he needs to assist, rebound, create for others, just as much as he needs to score. and we all know kobe does not have the entire package like that. kobe can either score, or not score and pass a little, and rebound here and there. he will more than not put himself above others when it comes to 'creating for others'. the greatest player not only knows how to 'awe' us each season with great scoring acrobatics, but to do everything possible at the highest level above everyone else. to be the complete team player to better the enitre team to get them places. And Phoenix has been closer to the title each year than the lakers will ever be again. Fiyah--you know why it seems that every other player goes through being compared to kobe for the best. its because you are a fan. its because he has alot of fans. my favorite players are kidd and t-mac. i - unlike 99% of kobe fans - see what i see. i do not ALWAYS say Kidd is the best point guard cause he is my favorite player, once nash hit his stride a few years back i admitted nash was a better all around point, although it can be argued either way with many reasons why each is better. Kobe fans 99% of the time will never in their life admit anyone is better with 'maybe' the exception of Jordan. Kobe24bryant-- to me best player in the league is Nash. because the definition of best player is what they are capable of doing in every aspect of the game combined.-do any of you not agree on that? its not about the difficulty of shot they can make or how many points they can make in about 4 games a season. its about the total package and what that total package brings to your team. kobe could not lead the suns team to be the 2nd best in the league. they would be good yes, but not better than they are now. to take it further, i would take Wade before kobe because of his total all around game he brings. all around Wade is better than kobe-and i know i will get nothing but disagreements about that. but watch the games and look at the stats. if the heat were not plagued by injuries to the 2 best players on the team and the head coach then they would have an overall east top 2 team record. mainly because they are a 'team' with the leadership of Wade. Wade is top 5 in scoring and has 7.2 assist a game. that alone is more of all around player than kobe.
<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">i would take Wade before kobe because of his total all around game he brings. all around Wade is better than kobe-and i know i will get nothing but disagreements about that. but watch the games and look at the stats. if the heat were not plagued by injuries to the 2 best players on the team and the head coach then they would have an overall east top 2 team record. mainly because they are a 'team' with the leadership of Wade. Wade is top 5 in scoring and has 7.2 assist a game. that alone is more of all around player than kobe.</div> So, you honestly think Wade is better then Kobe? Wade might fill up the stat sheet, but look at the players around him. He has a champioship team as a supporting cast. Look at Kobe, he has the worst PG in the leauge, and the worst supporting cast in the NBA. This team will be garbage without Kobe. Last time i checked, the Heat were chasing a top 4 playoff spot in the east without Wade.
<div class="quote_poster">Kobe24bryant Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">So, you honestly think Wade is better then Kobe? Wade might fill up the stat sheet, but look at the players around him. He has a champioship team as a supporting cast. Look at Kobe, he has the worst PG in the leauge, and the worst supporting cast in the NBA. This team will be garbage without Kobe. Last time i checked, the Heat were chasing a top 4 playoff spot in the east without Wade.</div> i know Wade might have a better supporting cast but that does not take away from how good he is. he leads that team to play at its best potential. i personally think the lakers supporting cast 'can' be great. and i again personally think they just lack that leadership of a real team player, which in my mind takes away from kobe to be the best.
<div class="quote_poster">jealous? Wrote</div><div class="quote_post"> Fiyah--you know why it seems that every other player goes through being compared to kobe for the best. its because you are a fan. its because he has alot of fans. my favorite players are kidd and t-mac. i - unlike 99% of kobe fans - see what i see. i do not ALWAYS say Kidd is the best point guard cause he is my favorite player, once nash hit his stride a few years back i admitted nash was a better all around point, although it can be argued either way with many reasons why each is better. Kobe fans 99% of the time will never in their life admit anyone is better with 'maybe' the exception of Jordan. .</div> But the Kobe fans are not the one's making the comparisons. Its the non-Kobe fans who feel the need to pit their favorite up against the person they feel they need to go through - Kobe. They know which player is the one who stands in their way. And Kobe may have a lot of fans... but he also has a lot of detractors. I don't think there is a player in the game today who has such polar attention.
