Kobe Against the World

Below is a good article by Scoop Jackson from ESPN who pins it down: Kobe's success is a result of his anger against the world. My take: it's exactly that anger and that vile attitude that will never put him in the ranks of Michael Jordan, however many points he scores and however many championships he wins. And, by the looks of the Lakers so far this year (hanging on for dear life, only 1.5 games ahead of the Jazz for the 8th spot), Kobe's run for championships is over.

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=jackson/060124