Why Does Everybody Hate Kobe Bryant?

OK, that may be a bit of a stretch, but there is no question Kobe Bryant is the most polarizing figure in the NBA today. Ask 100 people and you will get 10,000 different opinions.  (Yes I know the math doesn't make sense.)

Bryant is, without a doubt, one of the top players, if not the top player, in the NBA today. He has a killer instinct that has not been seen since the days of yore, and by yore, I mean MJ. 

He has the ability to feel out a game and decide whether or not to be a gunner—yes he does still have that gunner mentality—or to be a facilitator and score when needed. He has matured, and with better teammates, he has learned how to involve them and sometim...

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