kobe is the more celebrated player of the two. He's a good plAYER W/ TREMENDOUS TALENT BUT HE DOESNT HAVE THE LEADERSHIP QUALITY OF cHRIS pAUL. i DONT THINK THE lAKERS WOULD HAVE GONE THIS FAR W/O THE gASOL TRADE W/C ADDS DEPTH TO THEIR TEAM AN INSIDE SCORER AND A VERSATILE BIG MAN gasol makes Bryant look better whereas at new orleans its really Paul leading the show w/ tremendous performances and it really cause the turn around for his teams success this year. I dont like chris paul but his performance has convinced me that he deserves to be MVP
Wow. My short statement ruffled some feathers. I didnt say who is more deserving over the other. Whoever wins, between Kobe and CP3, they both deserve it.
But to say that Kobe doesnt have the leadership quality of Chris Paul, now thats another matter. Here are some figures that would challenge some of your statements, particularly those underestimating Kobe and his leadership. For your information, Pau Gasol played only 26 games for the Lakers this year, and Bynum 35 games. So for you to overestimate their contributions and question Kobe's is rather unfair. Somebody has to keep the team afloat during those games when they only have Turiaf or Mbenga playing Center. And to do that while playing with an injured finger in his shooting hand requiring surgery, it say a lot of his resolve in winning games.
Kobe is playing the best team ball in his life, and is doing it in a higher echelon level only Lebron can presently reach. And he is doing it in a team whose general health is far below that Chris Paul had enjoyed.
And oh by the way, you dont have to post with some caps letters......I get your point, I just dont agree with it.
Marc Stein's MVP Ballot
"For all of Paul's undeniable brilliance -- and for all of you who can't wait to angrily dismiss this as a lifetime achievement award for the guy considered the best player to never win an MVP award -- I'm sorry. But Bryant had to deal with and do more this season than even CP3.
Bryant has seen more double- and triple-teams and junk defenses. He's endured a far lower grade of overall team health; Andrew Bynum will end up having played less than half the season and Pau Gasol has missed 11 games just since his Feb. 1 arrival in Los Angeles. Kobe has also played through a hand injury of his own that still requires surgery and is asked by his coach and teammates to be All-NBA at both ends, all while shouldering higher expectations than those of any other player in the league."