This is annother reason why I think Kobe should win MVP it is crazy what he could do on the offense of side of the floor, but people don't realise is that Kobe is on the other teams best player more than half the game........Like the other guy said (GREAT PLAYERS GET IT DONE AT BOTH ENDS OF THE COURT)........
OK seriously! Are you kidding. Or are you just that big a Kobe fan you don't pay attention to anyone else. CHRIS PAUL IS LEADING THE LEAGUE IN STEALS. HE'S HAD AT LEAST 1 IN EVERY GAME THIS SEASON. To me that qualifies as getting it done on the defensive end.
This list is as bogus as the author because not one person on the list can stop a bigger, stronger All-Star like Kevin Garnett, Rasheed Wallace, or Tim Duncan. If the ball hits the hands of any of those payers deep on the block, that would be game, set and match.
Therefore, I suggest you add KG and Sheed to this argument brcause only those two can shut off any player in the league's water, from small and quick like Chris Paul, to the strong and athleticly talented Kobes, the tall slasher shooters like Dirk, as well as do a pretty good job against each other.
One on one with the game on the line, you better recognize.
This list is as bogus as the author because not one person on the list can stop a bigger, stronger All-Star like Kevin Garnett, Rasheed Wallace, or Tim Duncan. If the ball hits the hands of any of those payers deep on the block, that would be game, set and match.
Therefore, I suggest you add KG and Sheed to this argument brcause only those two can shut off any player in the league's water, from small and quick like Chris Paul, to the strong and athleticly talented Kobes, the tall slasher shooters like Dirk, as well as do a pretty good job against each other.
One on one with the game on the line, you better recognize.
You must be talking about the league leader in STEALS, which is Chris Paul of the Hornets and not Kobe.
I have gone to several Laker games this year, and when you watch Kobe, especially on the offensive end, if he "calls for the ball" and doesn't get the pass....HE QUITS on the play, on the rebound, on his team. Then as he is complaining to the player that didn't give him the ball, Kobe's defense is absent as the other teams goes out in transition.
If we are talking about defensive contributions among MVP candidates then:
Chris Paul: 2.7 steals per game but 0.0 blocks per game (when rounded) - total 2.7
LeBron: 1.8 steals per game but 1.1 blocks per game - total 2.9
Kobe: 1.9 steals per game and 0.5 blocks per game - total 2.4
Howard's total is 3.2 combined per game, Stoudemire's 2.9 combined per game, while the best combined in the league is Marcus Camby at 4.7 per game.
It's nice and all for CP3 to be the leader in steals but in terms of defensive contribution, LeBron makes a bigger one than either him or Kobe.
As for the claim that Kobe always faces (and beats better players in direct matchups), it's rubbish. According to hoopsstats website in matchups against the player who they faced for the majority of the game:
Kobe: 58 wins (played better than his opponent across the board statistically according to their calculations which take into account every recorded stat - its pretty accurate) - 9 losses (0 losses vs All Stars)
CP3: 62 wins - 8 losses (0 losses vs All Stars)
LeBron: 59 wins - 7 losses (2 losses vs Carmelo Anthony)
Stoudemire: 43 wins - 16 losses (8 losses vs All Stars)
Howard: 44 wins - 10 losses (4 losses vs All Stars)
