Calling all Lakers haters...

As for Phil, he is saying what I say all the time.  Kobe plays for the big steal and dunk.  He plays the passing lanes, while staying out of position and causing the entire defense to be out of balance.  It's apparent from Phil's comments that he believes the voters had been duped into voting for Kobe out of his name recognition alone.  I would find it hard for anyone to even argue that point.

I 100% agree. Kobe hasn't been a good defender for about 10 years. Frankly I have never watched him play and thought that he was ever playing notably good defense. He gets that vote for simply being Kobe and not having a rep as a terrible defender. It's gratuitous.
It will interesting to see what becomes of the Lakers as they continue to break down. Even scarier for the Lakers is that it's their two YOUNGER stars that are broken in Gasol and Howard. This puts even more pressure on the old bones of Nash and Bryant. Tick, tick, tick...