Wednesday, June 4, 2008

Their Hero?

A man of distinguished courage or ability, admired for his brave deeds and noble qualities. This is the true defintion of a hero. I understand, you want my point. Those at the four letter network have chosen their hero in these NBA Finals and they are none of the PGA tour. Instead, the network has chosen a man who just four years earlier, they nearly crusified. Who you ask? This man is none other than MVP Kobe Bryant. How can a man whose name they dragged through the dirt all of a sudden be your champion? The answer is he can't, except when everytime you walk onto the court and your the best no matter who is on the opposite team. Up until now, Kobe was looked down on for his recent playoff failures in the post Shaq-era. Columnist around the country critisized him for not being a team player and looked for him to continue to screw up so they could have something to write. His coach wrote a book and talked about how Kobe was uncoachable. They came down on him more when he wanted out of L.A because lack of talent. This is the man they call their hero, thier champion, their warrior!
Then Kobe went on the offensive. Once more he lit up the league with a mere 500. team. Then they added Pau Gasol, and Kobe found finally, someone he could pass the ball to. The Lakers Cruised for the rest of the season and Kobe got the MVP. But what the four letter network did'nt expect, was for Kobe to defy the odds and get to the championship without the big man. Caught off guard, ESPN retracts thier previous statements, and crowns Kobe their champion to win it all. And here we are, the day before the NBA Finals, and to them, Kobe has already won. They just have to wait a couple days for things to play out. So bring your hero to Boston and we, the people, will judge if he is exactly that. But be warned, you are only their hero as long as you continue to win.