Kobe is a good player, but unfortunately for him, someone else always stands out and has a better season. Whether it be Nash, Shaq, Kobe, Nowitzki, etc. The ONLY reason Kobe is winning it this year is that he has not won it yet. The award is completely subjective, which makes it absurd. Take last season for example. Steve Nash had a much better season than Nowitzki, but a majority of the people who vote for the award were interviewed and when asked why they didnt vote for Nash, the reason given was that "we just feel that Nash shouldn't be shown in the same light as Michael Jordan and Larry Bird."
As for this year, you can make an argument for two players winning the award before Kobe: CP3 and LeBron. Both had much better, more well-rounded seasons and were completely snubbed. A lot of it was marketing too. Had CP3 or LeBron been in L.A., they would be unanimously chosen. And speaking of childish, who was the whiny bitch who kept complaining about his teammates and wanting to leave LA?
And BTW, while I do respect you on the Cards board, you gotta understand you are in hostile territory when you are a Laker fan entering the Suns board. We do not like the Lakers. We do not like Kobe. And passionate fans, such as myself, will use any tactics to insult the competition, and vice-versa. Get used to it. Its called a "rivalry." I lived in enemy territory (Los Angeles) for three years before moving back to Phoenix, and got the rough treatment I deserved for being a Suns fan. As a matter of fact, I almost threw down with a Laker fan in Staples center when they were playing the Suns. Bottom line: if you cant take the heat, get out of the kitchen!!!
