This is why

This is why Part 2

Clinic

Greatness

Kobe is not Mike

KOBE is KOBE - check out his accomplishments
* 4-time NBA champion: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2009
* 6 NBA Finals appearances: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2009
* 1-time NBA Finals MVP: 2009
* 1-time NBA Most Valuable Player: 2008
* 2-time scoring champion: 2006, 2007
* 11-time NBA All-Star: 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
* 11 consecutive appearances - No All-Star game in 1999 due to league-wide lockout
* 3-time NBA All-Star Game MVP: 2002, 2007, 2009
* 11-time All-NBA selection:
* First team: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
* Second team: 2000, 2001
* Third team: 1999, 2005
* 9-time All-Defensive selection:
* First team: 2000, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
* Second team: 2001, 2002
* NBA All-Rookie selection:
* Second team: 1997
* NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion: 1997
* NBA regular season leader:
* points: 2003 (2,461), 2006 (2,832, 7th in NBA history),[28] 2007 (2,430), 2008 (2,323)
* points per game: 2006 (35.4, 8th in NBA history),[29] 2007 (31.6)
* field goals attempted: 2006 (2,173), 2007 (1,757), 2008 (1,690)
* field goals made: 2003 (868), 2006 (978), 2007 (813)
* free throws attempted: 2007 (768)
* free throws made: 2006 (696), 2007 (667)
* 2nd most points in a game: 81 (on January 22, 2006 vs. the Toronto Raptors)
* 1995 Adidas ABCD Summer Camp Senior MVP
* 1996 Naismith High School Player of the Year
* 1996 Gatorade Circle of Champions High School Player of the Year
* 1996 McDonald's High School All-American
* 1996 USA Today All-USA First Team
* USA Today and PARADE's 1996 National High School Player of the Year with a seasonal average of 30.8 points, 12.0 rebounds, 6.5 assists, 4.0 steals and 3.8 blocks per game.
* Named Most Outstanding Player at the Beach Ball Classic in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina in his senior year
* The all-time leading scorer in Southeastern Pennsylvania school history with 2,883 points
* Surpassed Carlin Warley (2,441) and Wilt Chamberlain (2,359)
* Led Lower Merion High School to a 31–3 record, including 27 straight wins, and the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) Class AAAA state title as a senior. The Aces defeated Erie Cathedral Prep 48–43 to win the gold (1996).
* Had his Lower Merion High School number 33 retired in 2002
* Became the 27th player to enter the NBA straight from high school (Jermaine O'Neal was the other player to do so in the 1996 NBA Draft)
* Won 4 ESPY Awards
* 2002 Outstanding Team Award (Los Angeles Lakers)
* 2006 Under Armour Undeniable Performance Award (Kobe Bryant's 81 Points)
* 2008 Best NBA Player Award (Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers)
* 2009 Best Team Award (Los Angeles Lakers)
* Image:Med 1.png Gold medal with Team USA, 2007 FIBA Americas Championship (Tournament of Americas)
* Image:Med 1.png Gold medal with Team USA, 2008 Summer Olympics
* Ranked #12 in SLAM Magazine's 2009 revision of the top 50 greatest players of all time (published in the August 2009 issue)
* IS STILL PLAYING IN THE NBA

HOOP Magazine - it's official

I recently had the pleasure to chop it up with Ming, the Editor-in-Chief of HOOP. We talked about future projects, Sneaktip, Lebron, my MVP Kobe, community service, NY vs LA, and going from print to digital. For those that do not know, HOOP is the Official Magazine of the NBA. I'm calling it now... Cavs and Lakers going to the finals!