Kobe Bryant

After watching last nights NBA Allstar Game and Kobe Bryant's 37 point 14 rebound MVP performance, it got me thinking how good Kobe Bryant really is. I have never been a big fan of Bryant, the Los Angelas Lakers and he have always been on the lists of teams that i root against. Though i have never been fan, i do realize and respect how good Bryant really is. He has won 5 NBA titles with the same team, and he has been a huge contributor on all 5 championship teams. Many think he should be considered closer to Michael Jordan in terms of how good he really is. He is only 1 championship away from the 6 titles that Jordan has. Also many already consider him to be the second best shooting guard of all time. The biggest thing that he has going for him is that he might not be finished. He is still one of the best players in the NBA, and he still is on one of the elite teams in the NBA. I guess the only question left would be where do we rank him against Jordan.
Most Bryant fans would say he is very close to Michael Jordan because he does have so many championships, but on three of those championship teams he wasn't even the best player, Shaq was. While he has been a dominant player in this league for many years, he also only has won MVP trophy. I'm not trying to take anything away from Bryant because he is an exceptionally great player. At the same time though i think people weigh too much on how many championship teams he has been on, without looking at how good his teammates were. There is no doubt how good Bryant is, but lets leave the Jordan comparisons for someone else.