Game 1 of the NBA Finals have come and gone, but the questions linger...is it really necessary to compare Kobe Bryant with Michael Jordan when Bryant continues to struggle on the very stage MJ so thrived upon?
Entering last night's tilt with KG and the Celts, Bryant was shooting just 38 percent from the floor over the last five games he's played for the chip (4-1 loss to Pistons in 2004). Add last night's even more dreadful 9 of 26 outing and, well, you get the picture of mounting futility.
Now, no one is suggesting Kobe will continue to struggle as such over the course of this series. In fact, I'm going on the record and predicting the hardware will ultimately land in Tinseltown. But that shouldn't confuse the facts of what has been.
But as MadGundy's grind wonders “When you want be considered on par with the best, isn't it a testament to that you find a way?
-Glenn Minnis