Charles Barkley speaks his mind often, sometimes right, sometimes wrong. There are somethings you don't bet on though....or against rather, 1 being the MAMBA! Charles Barkley emphatically stated over and over that the L.A. Lakers will not make the playoffs this year. I wonder how much$ Charles would put on that? (especially considering his gambling down falls). Despite everyone being on the LeBron band wagon since joining the "Dream Team", Kobe has never stopped playing at an elite level. The league scammed the Lakers out of getting CP3 but let their very arena mates get him but Kobe sucked it up and continues to do work. He has been doubted since making the announcement to go straight to the league. They doubted he could play at that level but he proved the haters wrong. They doubted that he would be a champion and he won 3 in a row. Then everyone claimed "it was all Shaq" (which causes me to wonder what games were they watching), and that Kobe would never win another without Shaq and he did...twice more. He battled back from the scandal, continuing to destroy opposition night after night. He made cats like Lamar Odom and Jordan Farmer look relevant. They tried comparing AI, T-Mac, Vince Carter, D-Wade (for a minute) and Lebron. Look at the class he came in with....Stephon Marburry, Antoine Walker, Allen Iverson, Ray Allen, Kerry Kittles, Sharref Abdul-Raheem....he's the only one still playing at an elite level and this is year 17!!!! 17yrs people!!!! He out battled the big three of the Celtics a few years ago when their legs were still lively for his 5th. He continues to carry big soft rolls of tissue like Dwight Howard and Pau Gasol (which I think Pau is a much better piece for that team than Dwight) on his back. Through all of this Kobe is always there, always on the other end of the comparison, always in the convo, and always showing up. Hey Chuck, please for your sake, don't put any money on that sir....give it to a charity!!!
Its amazing how when LeBron was in Cleveland that last year, with his team having the best regular season record, they ran into that same Celtic team and he ran and hid from the ball all series. Then got to Miami and even with the Dream Team that should have rarely lost any games at all, he played horrible in the playoffs especially in the 4rth qtr. and like many times before everyone one questioned his heart and killer instinct. Now he wins a ring with Dwade, Chris Bosh, Mario Chalmers, Mike Miller (who went absolutely ham in the finals) and Udonis Haslem, and he's all of a sudden in convo with Mike or Kobe? two guys who have been killers for yrs??? After just 1 ring on a team that could possibly get to the finals without him and that was up against a team of 22 and 23 yr olds???? Man please!!! Can't believe fans and media let someone hide their weakness behind the DREAM TEAM and compare him to proven warriors. These cats better get for real! Kobe at 34, in his 17th season is having a better season statistically than ever. You can't bet against this man. Whether he wins a ring this or next year or not, the FACT is....there has never been 1 this strong for this long!!!! (not out of any current players at least)
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