2010 NBA Finals: Kobe Bryant As Overrated As Ever

Man, am I tired of seeing Kobe Bryant compared to Michael Jordan, and seeing MVP awards given to him for his reputation, rather than his performance.

Let's face it: Kobe's overrated.  Historically so.

To start with, here's Kobe's stat line from last night's NBA Finals Game Seven: 23 points (6-24 FG, 0-6 3-FG), 15 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 4 turnovers.

Jordan would never, ever have dropped that kind of nuclear stink bomb in a Game Seven, that's assuming the Best Ever would have allowed a Finals series to get to a Game Seven (he didn’t), or lose a Finals (he didn’t).

He also never missed the playoffs with the Chicago Bulls (I’m ignoring his time with the Wizards). 

Bryant, on the other hand, missed the playoffs in ...

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