Making Teams Quit

So the Los Angeles Lakers have the day off today and they had interviewed Kobe Bryant over @ NBA.com regarding how he feels his team is progressing. Throughout the interview he really came off very confident in how his team is playing and how he feels that they have a real shot at winning the title. No duh, right.. He also mentioned that he feels that the bench is the BEST in the league. I would have to agree with that statement, although there are alot of teams out there with great bench players. He was asked how a team like the Miami Heat can fall apart so quickly since he has been on top of the mountain before. He responded be saying that it's tough, you just gotta keep on plugging after you win a championship to stay up there but it's tough. It has been a shock to me personally how Miami just went from a champ to a CBA team in less than two years with all the talent they had on the team. I know it's tough but I figured that with Riley and Dwayne they'll playoff contenders for years to come even with Shaq slowing down. But the league is just that tough.
The best part of the interview for me was when he was being asked about the recent "very" successful 9-game road trip and how some teams responded to how well the Lakers were playing. He went on to say that there were times that the Lakers just executed everything perfectly that a couple of teams just QUIT. ROFLMAO..

Can't wait for the game tomorrow against Miami.. and it will be on HD on TNT. It will probably be a blow out but I just love watching the Lakers BALL.

Is Kobe The Best? Who Cares...

Well that question is often asked by many several sources and frankly I don't really care. All I'm concerned about is the fact that he is growing up to be an excellent team leader and is actually playing TEAM basketball. Three years ago, if you mentioned Kobe in the same sentence as TEAM I would probably laugh at your face. But I believe the losing years have been a positive reinforcement into this man. He now knows how it feels to lose and since he first felt how it was on the top, that gives him more of a driving force to get back up there.
He actually wants the TEAM to win and not for HIM to win and it shows. Watching the lakers vs clippers game last night, Kobe wasn't too concerned about getting shots for himself, he was much more concerned with getting everyone else involved. Of course when it comes down to it, and when his team needs it, he will take over the game and showcase the skills we all know he has.
So is he the best player in the NBA right now?? Like I said I don't care.. but in my humble opinion he may not be best individual player but he is the MOST VALUABLE PLAYER of the 2007-2008 season.