The fact that Kobe Bryant won his fifth NBA championship doesn't mean he is a better individual player than LeBron James, but his second consecutive Finals' MVP award does raise some interesting points in the debate.
James also captured his second consecutive MVP award during the regular season, but his Cleveland Cavaliers' flame-out in the Eastern Conference Semi-finals shifted the tone of the debate.
There were some who inevitably clung to the same excuses of James' supporting cast as the reason for his team's failures, but that arguement fails to hold weight in the wake of two seasons as the league's top team.
The Cavaliers' failures were James' as well, and Bryant's success on the game's greatest stage continues to be the achievement which seperates the two in stature.
I say stature be ...
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Kobe Bryant or LeBron James? Which MVP Award Would You Rather Have?
Posted: 19th June 2010 by Hadarii Jones in NBAComments Off on Kobe Bryant or LeBron James? Which MVP Award Would You Rather Have?