Kobe Bryant’s ranking on the all-time list is debatable. Some people have elevated him to GOAT status and some people claim that he’s barely a top 20 player of all time...
Growing up, I remember seeing those Gatorade commercials: "If I could be like Mike." Everywhere you went, the store, the gym, the schools, it seemed as if all the kids wanted to be like Michael "Mike" Jordan...
Sometimes a person can be so masterful at what they do that the extraordinary becomes expected. Perhaps it is just human nature to cease to be impressed by repetition. The first time you see a 3-D movie, it is an amazing cinematic experience...
Many observers this season have written about how the Lakers are playing below par. Teams are apparently finding weaknesses in the Lakers. According to the critics, the Lakers' interior is too soft with Pau Gasol patrolling the paint...
If anything is clear this season, it is that Kobe Bryant may have finally been surpassed by Lebron James as the best player in the league...
The Cleveland Cavaliers completed a trade for Antawn Jamison today. The move came as the highlight of a three team trade between the Cavs, Wizards, and Clippers...
A spectre is haunting the NBA: the spectre of salary caps. It's the classic case of the bourgeoisie against the proletariat. The high, mighty, and powerful NBA owners are ganging up against their poor, overworked players...
The conventional wisdom is that LeBron James has already wrapped up the MVP award. With Kobe Bryant being unable to compete at the level necessary to merit the award because of injuries, ...
Kobe Bryant called me up a couple days ago. After a few minutes of chit chat, we got down to business. Kobe: Nate, I saw your post on the new blog. You really think I should sit out? Nate: Yeah...
The debate that is infiltrating barbershops, classrooms, and water coolers all over America is who's better, Kobe or LeBron? Last year, the Cleveland Cavaliers looked like they were poised for ...
Kobe Bryant is unofficially known as the most clutch player on the planet. Last night, it was Deron Williams hitting the go-ahead bucket with 2.2 seconds to play setting up a last second shot by Bryant...
As the 2009 NBA regular season cools down, the debate about who the MVP should be has heated up. LeBron James, Kobe Bryant and Dwyane Wade have dominated the discussion about league MVP—and with good reason...
With the 2008-2009 season coming down to an end, it is time to name the All Decade Team. These are the top 10 players to play in this decade...
Let's be honest. There are only two legitimate MVP candidates: LeBron James and Kobe Bryant. No other players have meant more to their teams' success than these two individual players and no two players are playing at a higher level...
The Lakers won Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals 93-91, but it didn't come without controversy. As Brent Barry went up for the potential game-winning shot, he was bumped by Lakers starting guard Derek Fisher...
Got a question? Send it to NateSmithBR@gmail.com This is my first mailbag and I'll be answering questions that have been sent to me. James (LA): I love your articles about Kobe...
The NBA MVP 2008 is Kobe Bryant and I'm going to explain why. Everyone keeps saying Paul has a worse supporting cast than the Lakers and that the Hornets would be worse without Paul than the Lakers without Bryant...
As early as two weeks ago the MVP race was seen as a two man competition between Kobe Bryant and Lebron James. Now, with Lebron suffering losses left and right he is no longer seen as a realistic candidate...
After getting totally embarrassed in Houston, I think it is time to hand out some Laker report cards. The myth around the association is that the Lakers have a strong cast of talent that produces at every single position and that's simply not true...
It is that time of year where fans get all crazy about March Madness. The NBA might finally have something to say about that...
Every year a new MVP debate emerges. Who should be MVP? This year the debate is particularly intense. You have fans passionately supporting players like Lebron James, Kobe Bryant, Chris Paul and Kevin Garnett...
There comes a time in every would be journalists life where he makes a critique that happens to be unfounded. When this happens, you can either run, hide and pretend it never happened or you can man up and admit you were wrong...
J.A. Adande is usually a reasonable sports journalist. I say journalist because he usually has views that are well researched and backed by reason. Unfortunately, as is often the case with L...
John Hollinger, the stats guru and creator of the Player Efficiency Rating, has a new article on ESPN where he claims that Manu Ginobli's actual production is similar to that of Kobe Bryant's...
When Suns' GM Steve Kerr decided to bring Shaquille O'Neal to Phoenix, he talked about Shaq rejuvenating the team. Kerr just didn't believe that the core of Steve Nash, Amare Stoudamire, and Shawn Marion could win a title...
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