Wed Jun 17, 2009 2:00 pm EDT

A look around the league and the web that covers it. It's also important to note that the rotation order and starting nods aren't always listed in order of importance. That's for you, dear reader, to figure out.
C: SRI. Dwyane Wade(notes) says Kobe's the best player in the game, but he's no Michael Jordan. Who is?
PF: Friedman, Rockets.com. High-flyer James White(notes) is focused on elevating his all-around game.
SF: Silver Screen & Roll. "Gasol figured out that being tough doesn't necessarily mean being a banger."
SG: D.C. Sports Bog. Stephen Curry is taking a class this summer involving The Hardy Boys and Tarzan.
PG: The Hoop Doctors. Nice to see Dwight Howard's(notes) feet are bigger than his incredibly tiny ears.
7th: The Grand National Championships. A look at the power forwards on the edge of "draftability."
8th: Cowbell Kingdom. Zach Harper ranks the Sacramento Kings' options at point guard.
9th: Liberty Ballers. Trade rumor: Dalembert going to the Bobcats for Mohammed and Radmanovic.
10th: NBA.com. Luke and Bill Walton write open letters to each other, in honor of Luke's first ring.
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Posted Nov 25 2009
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But Michael Jordan will always stand alone at the top.
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Walter E will NEVER get a girlfriend or a life for that matter!
Kobe is one of the biggest ball hogs I've ever seen! LeBron passes it WAY more than Kobe even thinks about it.
Walter E is madly in love with J.E. Skeets!
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Oh and he likes to wear womens panties and put on lip stick.
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Just saying.
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Lakers wont repeat! They barely made it this year. Kobe stole KGs MVP last season. They had Bynum this year and he still sucked! Hopefully Ariza and or Odem leave for more money some where else. Shaq and LeBron will have a hard time getting past the Celtics next year. KG is coming back and so is Boston. Dont get me wrong here, I'm not a Boston or Cleveland fan. I'm an anybody but LA fan!
Go ask your mom is let you out of the basement for some fresh air. Maybe take a shower and throw on some pit stick and meet a girl. Whos knows, maybe you'll see theres more to life than stocking LeBron and Skeets.
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Kobe will NEVER be as good as Jordan!
Walter E will NEVER get a girlfriend or a life for that matter!
Kobe is one of the biggest ball hogs I've ever seen! LeBron passes it WAY more than Kobe even thinks about it.
Walter E is madly in love with J.E. Skeets! ----
wow, your ignorance is appalling..huh?! lebron passes it way more than kobe is purely bollocks to me.. watch the games so you will have a bloody clue on what passing the ball and making your team mates better look like..more so, watch the lakers..
i have not seen that in Lebron yet..watch the games..Lebron is predictable, he'll get the ball from the top of the key and drive hoping he'll get hacked then pass the ball, kobe on the other hand, reads the defense, wait till the bollocks come to double team him and commit at it then pass the ball to someone who's open who will then pass the ball if necessary.
watch the games for the love of god, watch the games..
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whateva - i got 1 word for you- rebuilding process and team chemistry.. wait, ahhh,,ls count how many words that is,ur fkn boring man.. AHAHAHAHAAAAAAA!!!
And heres my man,rise with us, did u watch the vid link from SCSFAN? damn it why u crying all over again? AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAA!!!
STILL:
KOBE=4RINGS (2 AT AGE 24)
LECHOKE= ZERO RINGS ( AGE 25)
if that changes...let me know.. AHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAA!!!!!! 4-TIME CHAMPION BABY!!!!!!
lets get this straight really quick. Kobe + Shaq = 3 rings; Kobe + Gasol = 1 rings; kobe + no one = a big cry baby that wanted to get traded. Lebron + a bunch of scrubs = unfortunately they got beat by the spurs but Lebron brought them team there by himself. Please Walter E, quit sucking on kobe's nutz sak because kobe wouldn't be a damn thing if he didn't have all that talents around him. no disrespect to his game but he is an arrogant dude. ALSO, KOBE is NOT MJ in anyway. MJ is GOAT.
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At 1 point, Dr. J was the man, and Jordan seemed to have uprooted him. I think that Kobe's got the stuff to uproot Jordan. Having said that though, I think that he needs to win at least 1 more ring! 2 more will definitely help his case and 3 more, well then... enough said! Jordan was definitely the man and was pretty much unstoppable during his run and so is Kobe! When you look at the array of arsenal that Kobe's stock piled, he looks like that he's ready for WW 3, 4, and 5! The dude is well equipped when it comes to scoring and defense as well.
Jordan just has all the war that he's won to prove his worth (in titles), Kobe has 4 of his own... he needs a little more. The thing is, if Jordan will be gracious enough to allow Kobe to secede him. If Jordan will come out publicly and declare that he thinks that Kobe has done enough to surpass him, then I think no one will have a problem with people claiming that Kobe's the best. I think that the ball is really in Jordan's court. If Jordan so desperately wants to HOLD ON to his GOAT title, then Kobe's not going to have a legitimate claim to it. But if Jordan graciously comes out and declares that he believes that Kobe is that player then NO ONE of any worth will have any problems stating that Kobe is the new GOAT!
People want to think that Jordan was so crystal clean and that Kobe is this shady character! Are these people mad? The so called "rape" charge, we all know that that dirty skank was only looking to get paid! Her character credibility made Charles Manson look like he was an upstanding citizen. She was on par to break Wilt Chamberlain's record of sex partners! She made Pamela Anderson look like that she was a virgin! Remember what Jordan was doing? He was cheating on his wife too! He had multiple affairs for years! And during his off time, instead of working or practicing or studying like Kobe, he was hitting the casinos! This dude was a gambling degenerate! But once someone becomes ones HERO, it's hard to take them off of that pedestal! Just be OBJECTIVE people, and you'll see that Jordan was a GREAT PLAYER, but not necessarily a great person. That's the same with Kobe! Judge them for their game on the court! We are trying to determine the GOAT as a player not human... if that were the case, then trust me only one name gets to be on that pedestal and His Name is JESUS!
So, let's stop all the hate and just appreciate! We are all witnesses to a brilliant player becoming all that he can be. He's trying to chase down a legend and a dream! He's not necessarily got his sights on Jordan's title, but in trying to be the GOAT, he kind of has to! He's not just trying to be the best that he can be but trying to be the BEST PLAYER EVER! We should be encouraging him and not saying "HOW DARE HE? THAT'S SO ARROGANT! HE'S SO PRESUMPTUOUS!" No, it's not! We live in America, where people can chase down their dreams and we all say "YOU CAN DO ANYTHING OR BE WHATEVER YOU WANT TO BE", but what, as soon as someone wants to chase down Jordan, it's all of the sudden the wrong thing to do? Be consistent people! Be honest!
Props to Kobe on his 4th! Props to Fish getting his 4th as well! Props to Phil on getting is 10th! Props to the Lakers on getting their 15th! Good luck on chasing down the Celd!cks' record of 17!
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Why is it any of our business of what the guys do with their personal life,Kobe is not the first and not the last to get blamed for something they didn't do,( again I say if it was black chick no one would give a damn) he is not the first to cheat on his wife "THIS IS NOT YOUR BUSINESS" judge him by what he does on the court which is he entertains by playing basketball, how would you like it if your employer judged you for your personal life? No matter what you try and find to say about Kobe or the Lakers the bottom line they are the NBA Champions and he is the NBA finals MVP, get over it!
Magic, MJ, Paul P, Larry Bird, Tim Duncan & Shaq have all won with great players on their team, so don't try and say Kobe only won because of his teammates when it applies to everyone.....Stop being so biasis
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The facts show that Paul P could not win without superstars that's why it took KG & Allen to come to the Celtics before he won a titile. Celtic fans stop being so high an mighty, your time is up there is new Champions in town and no one care about what you did last year, it's about what you did this season...LOST and did not make it to the finals for a repeat, so what KG was out if your team is so good you should be able to win without him...Loosers
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