Sports of The Times: Bryant Lands M.V.P. With Off-Court Assists

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Break On Through To The Other Side
Published 5/7/2008 by Sturminator at Bob's Blog - Live from Lewisville
... two games of the conference finals en route to a 4-0 sweep. Spurs coach Gregg Popovich admits the task ahead is a tough one. “It would be tough if we were up 2-0,” he said. But this is where the Spurs hope their playoff experience kicks in. They almost boast more postseason seasoning in one player (Robert Horry) than the Hornets have in their entire team. Their core of Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili and Parker has been together for three NBA titles. Kobe is MVP … Radio Ratings? Who needs em … They just ...

Wednesday Bullets
Published 5/7/2008 at ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog
... The case that Kobe Bryant should have done a better job of thanking Mitch Kupchak for his part in that MVP award. I get the point -- without hanging on to Bynum, and getting Pau Gasol, Bryant probably never gets that deal. But who knows that transpired between Bryant and the team to make Bryant a tad sheepish? And in the end, isn't the Gasol deal -- a large influx of salary and luxury tax -- really something that the owners should be thanked for? Especially in the week that ...