Kobron or Lebrobe...more debate about who's better

Combine the names and it sounds like a high performance European sports car or maybe cologne. At any rate, I won't be back in the barber shop for a couple of weeks so I've gotten more fuel for my Kobe vs. Lebron "discussion" via teens, facebookers and pundits. So far the majority of Kobe haters who I've encountered still refer to his dynamic partnership with Shaq which went awry some fiv be years ago. Kobe is scapegoated as the reason why no championship parades have graced the streets of Los Angeles since 2002. You know LA. We love to win. We also love to cut our athletes' throats when they don't bring home the hardware. Lest I digress, however, Kobe is also considered less than manly for the way he is a bit of an isolationist. He's also been billed a coward because he didn't fight Karfl Malone when it was divulged that the mail man had delivered flirtatious remarks to Mrs. Bryant. Coward? Have you seen Karl Malone? There's a host of other reasons why Kobe is not the choic eof some Los Angelinos. I mean, if being from the hood is a badge of honor, sounds like Kobe is once again short of credentials.

On the other hand, Lebron fits that bill being poor and from Akron, Ohio. He's the epitome of the high school phenom who's success earned him a one-way ticket out of poverty. Heart-warming to say the least, it makes for a great documentary. And good grief, the King is only 24 years old. How's that for an up side. James is dominating the compwith physical prowess and a basketball IQ nearly unrivaled. He's a quesadilla...all of the best ingredients rolled into one bite and if you watch him enough, perhaps your inner Lebron starts to hate the seemingly over-confident, privileged kid from Philadelphia's Lower Merion in favor of you-know-who.

See, I don't think there's anything wrong with not liking the home time hero, though I happen to think he's great. But there's always something wrong with ignoring the point of a conversation. Who's the better player? Let's talk about basketball and save the emotion for more important discourse. Pseudo piety unintended.