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Kobe Bryant is the MVP of the NBA. There is no doubt that this player has done what other players only dream of doing. A player that dominates the floor. Kobe Bryant dominates is not only a scoring machine; he is a defensive player that can create stops when his team needs him the most. Who else is better than Kobe Bryant? Are we talking about Chris Paul, Lebron James, or Kevin Garnett? The players that I have listed are great players, but they are simply not as good as Kobe Bryant.

We are talking about a player that has single-handily carried his team to the NBA Playoffs for 2 years in a row. The Lakers were a inferior team compared to the high powered Suns with a great point guard in Steve Nash and an up and coming power forward in Amare Stoudemire. Who did the Lakers have? A point guard in Smush Parker and a bona fide scrub in Kwame Brown to counter the Suns? And yet the Lakers made it interesting even though everyone knew that they are the underdogs.

Kobe has turned things around. In Los Angeles last summer, it seemed like everything was going to blow up. Kobe demanding for a trade and the Lakers management listening for offers. Chicago or the Knicks? Everyone was on their seats and most were probably betting on the Lakers making a trade. It did not happen.

First and foremost, the Lakers were not going to give up Bryant, a player that is considered by the majority, to be the best player in the NBA today, let alone in his prime. Lakers will not be known as the franchise that traded both Shaq and Kobe. Which players would fill the gap of Kobe? Who could they get from Chicago or even the Knicks? Not a single decent talent would replace Kobe.

Kobe Bryant has only one thing on his mind. He wants to win. Not games, but championships. Notice the 's' in "championships"? The man is in his prime and he knows that when you reach the top, there is only a few years at the top. The best time to win championships. Michael did it in his prime. But Jordan did it with a superb support cast of players. What does the Lakers have?

Prior to the season, the Lakers did not have any other players that were of any significant to take the load off Kobe when Kobe has an off night. When was the last time Lamar Odom took over a game? Or help get the Lakers over the hump? The management brought back Derek Fisher, a player that played with Bryant for 8 years before moving on to the Golden State Warriors. Although Fisher doesn't often command

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