For those who hate on the best player in the league heres a little something: Q: Dan Patrick.."Larry which player in the current league could start in the Olympic 92 DREAM TEAM"? A: Larry Bird "Kobe could start for the 1992 Olympic Dream team, I love watching Kobe Bryant play". Q: Dan Patrick "Where are you going to put Michael though" A: Larry Bird "Move him to PF, Kobe can take my spot" Other stuff he said: Larry Bird: "Kobe is best in the world" He will pay to see Kobe playing, and Kobe is the closest player to Jordan in terms of Skills and talents. He respects how Kobe prepares for the games and how hard he works in the off season to improve. That right there pretty much sums up why I think Kobes head and shoulders above everybody else.
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