Shaq Vs. Kobe Vs. Lebron Vs. Jordan
Today is Monday which means that the amount of people reading this blog drop almost in half. Apparently you need to ramp up and overdose on coffee to get through these posts and they just don’t work on Monday. So with that being said I chose today to run my brief rant on the NBA, the playoffs, the championships and legacy’s left behind.
One of my “sports pet-peeves” is the fact that so many people compare Kobe Bryant and Lebron James.
Listen I get Lebron is coming into his own as one of the best players who ever played the game, but he is not there yet. He is exciting, sells tickets and knows how to win in the regular season. There lies the problem, he has not won in the post season. Yes he was rookie of the year and yes he has two MVP’s to his name, however, Kobe Bryant has one MVP to his name and 4 NBA championships. ”You play to win the game!” -shout out to Herm Edwards for that quote. Your greatness in sports is measured in championships. Yes I know that 3 of those came with Shaq as a teammate, but Shaq would not have had his 3 without Kobe. Jordan, who is still the best to play the game ever would not have won 6 without Scottie Pippen. It takes a team to win a championship. Individuals don’t win championships. Just ask Iverson, wait where is he again? (Maybe there was something to that whole practice thing.)
Anyways, the point is there is no comparison between Kobe and Lebron at this point of their careers. One day this discussion may take place but not now. Just as there should be no discussion between Kobe and Jordan, however, after this post season there may be room for that debate as well. So my rant is nearly over. Until James can win multiple championships he does not deserve to mentioned among greatness or to be called King James. Also please NBA, please quit giving out the MVP trophy until after the playoffs. How are you MVP watching at home?
What’s your thoughts? Note to Chuck, all hockey comments will be auto-deleted from this site immediately.
Throw Back
I found this online while looking up something from 1996 and it is the intro of the Chicago Bulls starting line-up at game 6 of the NBA finals against at that time the Seattle Super Sonics. As I listened to this a flood of memories came back like nostalgia. I remember where I was watching these games and who I was with. It’s amazing how a song, scent, a simple noise can remind you of where you were and what you were doing. I can remember the song I had on in the car to pick up a girl for a date the song on the radio for my first kiss, the song I was listening to for my first ticket (which was the day I got my license) and I can remember the song I listened to when I was told by my parents I was moving for my senior year.
Our mind is powerful and it can bring up the good and the bad. What is that smell or sound that triggers emotions from your past?
