Kobe Bryant is not the Lakers’ most valuable player this season. What? Yup, sounds utterly ridiculous but it’s true. Bryant may be the best player in the galaxy, but the title of Lakers MVP belongs to Pau Gasol. As good as Kobe Bryant is (and he’s very, very good), the game is still played inside-out. [...]

Not even Daylight Savings Time can save the Phoenix Suns. The clock has expired on Steve Nash and his Suns are no longer viable contenders for an NBA championship this season, or any other season. Their window of opportunity is complete shut and not even the herculian hands of Shaquille O’Neal and Amare Stoudemire can [...]

Before we crown the Los Angeles Lakers world champs for the 2008-09 season, let’s taper down the myopia and examine this team closely. Sure, the Lakers are rolling but their three losses are head-scratchers. The one-point loss to Indiana on Dec. 2 and the blowout loss at Sacramento on Dec. 9 were due to a [...]