RokSki
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No, the person whose running out of fingers in the darn is not me, CT. You want to pump up Shaq's contributions so you can say Kobe deserves the MVP more than Wade. But you don't want to pump up Shaq too much, because that will also make Kobe look weak.
That's the unfortunate part of being on the losing side of an argument, after awhile, the roof begins to cave-in and there isn't any way to stem the tide.
Kobe isn't an MVP, never was, and it doesn't look like he ever will be. At this point in their careers, Wade is better than Kobe, because he is a better defender and he drives the lane like a beast, which Kobe used to do. Kobe's a better distance shooter, but Wade's overall FG % is superior.
Is Wade the MVP? He would have had a good chance, but he got hurt, so he's out.
What Wade gets that Kobe doesn't is the value of Shaq. If an 'old' Shaq is the MVP of the Heat, you can darn well bet that a prime Shaq was the MVP of the Lakers, which is why he has 3 Finals MVP's, and Kobe has none.
Everybody - save Kobe - realized that. And that's why Shaq is in MIA, winning at least one ring, and Kobe is eating popcorn - again - come the 2nd round. For the 3rd straight year.
The results don't lie. Shaq takes teams to the Finals. Kobe takes teams to the first round.
That's the unfortunate part of being on the losing side of an argument, after awhile, the roof begins to cave-in and there isn't any way to stem the tide.
Kobe isn't an MVP, never was, and it doesn't look like he ever will be. At this point in their careers, Wade is better than Kobe, because he is a better defender and he drives the lane like a beast, which Kobe used to do. Kobe's a better distance shooter, but Wade's overall FG % is superior.
Is Wade the MVP? He would have had a good chance, but he got hurt, so he's out.
What Wade gets that Kobe doesn't is the value of Shaq. If an 'old' Shaq is the MVP of the Heat, you can darn well bet that a prime Shaq was the MVP of the Lakers, which is why he has 3 Finals MVP's, and Kobe has none.
Everybody - save Kobe - realized that. And that's why Shaq is in MIA, winning at least one ring, and Kobe is eating popcorn - again - come the 2nd round. For the 3rd straight year.
The results don't lie. Shaq takes teams to the Finals. Kobe takes teams to the first round.