Morning Bell – 2.03.2009
Thing That is Entirely Not Surprising
To begin with, Kobe Bryant scoring ridiculous numbers is fairly common. Also, Kobe doing amazing things while under intense scrutiny and pressure is a well-established happening. So given the situation with Andrew Bynum, we should have known Kobe would have a 60 point game waiting.
Oh yeah, he did it in Madison Square Garden to set a record.
How did no one guess this would happen? Kobe’s ego is the biggest in the NBA since Jordan (both deservedly so), and that drives him to show that he’s the best player on Earth. On a big stage, in a big spot, there’s exactly one player who should be expected to go bonkers: Kobe Bryant.
I’m just sad I missed the first 22 minutes watching the Blazers.
Another Thing That is Not Surprising
Remember that meme about the Spurs winning championships in odd years? Remember how this is an odd year? Remember how the only team that could challenge the Lakers this year are the Spurs? Remember how the Spurs struggle against the Hornets? Remember how we found out that the Lakers were losing Andrew Bynum, and on the same day Chris Paul got hurt? Remember how at the same time Manu Ginobili was getting back to playing like himself after returning from injury?
When the Spurs are celebrating their title in June, just remember Groundhog’s Day.
Thing That Some Idiot Columnist Will Probably Write
Sure Kobe Bryant scored 61 points, but how come he didn’t grab any rebounds? And why didn’t he have more than three assists? His ball hogging ways are the reason that the Lakers struggled with the Knicks. If he would have got his teammates involved, the Lakers would have won by more points. However, Kobe is too selfish to do that.
Which columnist is going to write that exact paragraph?
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