"I'd much rather see the young guys go out there and play in the game" -Kobe Bryant
If you are wondering what he is talking about, it's the All-Star game and how he shouldn't be voted onto the team. He's played six games! He even said he may not be ready to go: "I probably won't be able to come back (to the Lakers) soon enough to be able to make my stamp or be able to make my mark on a game," Bryant said. "So my advice would be to focus on younger players, the Damian Lillards of the world, because they're more than deserving to be out there and playing that weekend." If you don't understand the point of this blog, it's that Kobe is currently the highest vote-getter for guards in the Western Conference after playing only SIX games, and didn't exactly set the world on fire in those games. (I don't care if he averaged 40 PPG in those six games, it's still only SIX games!) I've complained about this every year since my blog has been in existence. ( Here , here , and here ) It just pisses me off how...