You didn't vote Jomal. Who would you rather have on your team?
So far its JoeV and I making 2 for GNob.
3 Krishnas doing the expected.
I'm supposed to vote? My :moon:
You know, Kobe is a terrific talent and no question has skills which can only improve the team he is on. But there is something about him that does not sit just right with me to say he is the franchise player who you might want to build your team around. There is an intangible element that prevents me from immediately jumping on his bandwagon and declaring him over Ginobili.
Ginobili is active and disruptive. He can pressure the other team on both ends of the court. But he is not the all star Kobe is, no question.
Still, adding a player like Manu to your squad cuts into the needs of your team in so many ways.
With Kobe, you start wondering if he is cutting that player out, building a clique with this other player, media-feuding with another player.... and just who was that woman he was seen around town with the other night? Some who saw him claim it was not his wife. Others support him for having a life off the court. And why does he need to have the team pay for that charter flight to his court dates? Oops... looks like he lost one of his lucrative endorsements. Uh, oh.... during a timeout in the game last night, Kobe turned his back on Tomjanovich and people near the huddle claim Kobe dissed Rudy and told his teammates to ignore that play and let him run it his way instead. But others say there was no misunderstanding and Rudy was completely cool with the way Kobe showed leadership. Kobe still wants Malone back, if Karl will sit at the other end of the bench and put blinders on so he won't be looking at the missus. He demands a double-team and wants that ball in his hands for the last second short. Missed that one? <shrug> "Those things happen. I will want to take that shot again and I will get it next time".
You know, I've got issues, but
COME ON!!
Thinking of Manu in a King's uniform makes me smile a little bit; thinking of Kobe in a King's uniform makes me smile a lot....then smile a bit defensively....then shrug and smile.......then squint and think of how intrusive the fans of other teams can get when he says something that was off the cuff and taken the wrong way.....then declare he is a great team leader to those in doubt and raise my voice a bit to convince these dolts that it is obviously true.....then angrily compare his stats to those of any other player in the same position...... then feel relieved when the game last night was controlled by Kobe and the team wins with his outstanding play...... then cringe when he shoots a last-second rim-rattler the next night in a close loss, even though Odom was open underneath.
Then go on the Internet chat room that night and insist he is the best player in the NBA since sliced bread......er......Michael Jordan.
>whew!!>
