Posts Tagged ‘MVP’

Kobe’s Displeasure

Wednesday, June 18th, 2008

Obviously, the MVP wasn’t too thrilled about the way the Boston/LA series turned out. This thought is reinforced by the look on Kobe’s face during the post-game press conference:

Cheer up, Kobe. It’s not all bad, is it? Wait, don’t answer that. Your facial expression will do nicely.

Oh well. Maybe next […]

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NBA Playoffs: Kobe Powers Lakers To The NBA Finals

Friday, May 30th, 2008

Now maybe all this fuss about the Spurs being a boring basketball team can finally be silenced as the Lakers made many wishes come true last night by dispatching San Antonio — and ending the defense of their title, 100 - 92. Leading the way for the Lakers was that Kobe fellow who had […]

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Kobe’s Been Awfully Busy

Tuesday, May 27th, 2008

Apparently, when you become MVP of the NBA, you develop a tendency to show up. Everywhere. Just ask Kobe Bean. Before he won the award, he was making headlines with the viral video of him jumping over the Aston Martin. Now we have a new video of Kobe and some of […]

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NBA Playoffs: Kobe Expected Back For Game 5

Tuesday, May 13th, 2008

Watching the Jazz and that Lake Show fight to a 2-2 draw during the first four games of their playoff series has been some damn entertaining basketball to watch. And like many of you know, Kobe “MVP” Bryant noticeably wrenched his back during Game 4, a tweak that obviously bothered him as the game […]

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The MVP Knows How To Pass

Thursday, May 8th, 2008

One of the greatest attributes of all great NBA players is the ability to make their teammates better. Be it with nice passes, strong floor leadership, or just plain drawing the attention of opposing defenses, the truly great NBA players are also the primary facilitators of their team’s success. The following video is […]

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Kobe Wins MVP, Discussion Continues

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

Which is it? Of course, those that vote for the NBA’s MVP award made Kobe their winner and justifiably so. He had a another great season and his team performed much better than expected. Of course, a lot of that had to do with Gasol theft, but nevertheless, the best player on […]

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Chris Paul = MVP

Thursday, March 27th, 2008

While the rest of the media free world continues with the Lebron/Kobe discussion, Mighty Mouse Chris Paul has carried his team to the top of the Western Conference standings (for today, anyway) and injected himself directly into the NBA’s MVP discussion, something the great guys at Sports Frog agree with as well.
To further […]

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Chris Paul Explodes Against Chicago

Tuesday, March 18th, 2008

After a moderately subpar game against Detroit on Sunday, CP3 reminded us the MVP discussion is long from being over. While many are content to concede the award to Lebron or Kobe, the face of the New Orleans franchise continues to be just as dominant while keeping the Hornets right in the thick of […]

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Make That 20

Thursday, March 13th, 2008

And the Rockets win again, extending their eye-opening winning streak to 20. Last night’s victim was the Atlanta Hawks, who lost 83-75. Now the Hawks not a great team by any means but they are fighting for a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. Of course, when you consider just how bad […]

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19 And Counting

Tuesday, March 11th, 2008

So just how good are these Houston Rockets? Well, after last night’s victory over the hapless Nets from New Jersey, the Rockets tied the 1999-2000 Lakers with 19 wins in a row—the third longest NBA winning streak ever—and are just one game from catching the 70-71 Milwaukee Bucks. The longest NBA winning streak […]

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