The NBA has gone too far. He didn’t deserve those selections. He’s the most overrated player in the NBA.
If you ask me, he shouldn’t have made the All-Defensive Team, not even the Second Team. It’s an embarrassment that he’s tied with Michael Jordan, Kevin Garnett and Gary Payton, three of the greatest defensive players ever, for the most All-Defensive First Team selections. He doesn’t come close to these players.
He’s been labeled “the next Michael Jordan” since his early years back in the late 90s. The NBA is so desperate to find the next Jordan that they will do anything to make it look as if they finally found him.
Here come the All-Defensive selections. Bryant can’t match Jordan in stats, rings or awards. So a good way to make him more like “the next Michael Jordan” would be awarding him the All-Defensive selection.
He hasn’t always been the best defensive player of his own team, yet he’s always the one making the All-Defensive Team.
For instance, since Ron Artest joined the Lakers, he’s being the best defensive player of that team, yet he was left out of the All-Defensive Team, while Bryant made the team. This is a disgrace. This is how overrated Bryant is.
This season was one of the worst in Bryant’s career. Everything was on the decline, including his defense. He was older and slower, playing fewer minutes than last season. Scorers would score over him easily.
Statistically, I don’t know where to begin. He averaged 1.2 steals per game, his worst since his second season back in 1998. He didn’t even lead his own team in steals and was tied with Derek Fisher for second on the team. Come again....
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Los Angeles Lakers
