There have always been lakers bashers no matter how well they play! TO be honest, if we don't have enough lakers' bashers the NBA will lose its charisma. Even when they have barely made it to the playoffs, people compare lakers with every other team. Les admit it. Nobody thought lakers would make it this year. Admit it. Kobe's on full throttle. Admit it. Every team is scared of playing lakers' or les say Kobe in the playoffs. Cause on a given night, the war is always on with lakers. They are not simply gonna go down. The showtime is back. Jack Nicklaus is back. Zen Master is back. :) So, before you nominate your MVP on a saint like scale on who made the team better and what not, see the stats of Kobe this year. Don't bring his personal life into this cause its gonna backfire on you. Noone even comes close to Kobe. Offence, defense, and playing like a heart of a champion. Even if they don't make it to the second round. Kobe's MVP this year hands down! PS. AX bro, pick a team and stick with it ! its too easy to change your bandwagon :)