Sports Weekend Spectacular

Rocco won. In my head.

The Celtics won. I am proved wrong. I love it when I am wrong and the team I want to win actually wins. I have two questions:

1) Does McHale get a ring too? He was, after all, the guy who made it possible for them to win.

2) Does this put Kobe on par with Magic Johnson?

Seriously- Magic Johnson was the best point guard in the league for a long time, but he couldn't get it done unless Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was standing next to him.

Kobe is, in every meaningful sense, the best player in the game right now. He dragged a rag-tag bunch unshaven louts to the finals. Which is what Magic did before they got ROUTED by a better team. What team was that? The Chicago Bulls.

His defence is great- he just can't guard every position. His offence is uncanny - he can get a shot on demand - he just doesn't hit all of them. His court vision is as good as the only other person you can compare him too- Michael Jordan. He even walks like Jordan.

Let's remember, however, that Kobe is not anywhere near done. He is not even 30 yet. Jordan won his first title at 28. The comparison is still apt.

His time will come- despite the fact that I can't stand his attitude. If that changes - and it moved a great deal this year - he will be unstoppable.

But he is no Lebron. The fact that he got to the finals last year with the equivalent of Will Ferrell's Semi-Pro team defies logic. The Cavs are going to win 70 games next year. Lebron is just an awesome specimen - Kobe Bryant plays basketball. The Reign of James will begin soon.

And somewhere, Mr. O'Neal is chuckling to himself. Best. Centre. Ever.