Stan, Kobe, Pens, and the "Next" Phenom

As most of you know, the Lakers won their 15th championship and I think it's too bad. SVG put his team into position to be up 3-1 and they failed, miserably. He set up a play to get Courtney Lee a layup - missed. He had them up 5 with 37 seconds to go, Dwight Howard missed two free throws and then Jameer Nelson decides to barely contest a Derek Fisher 3. And now, because of those losses, Hedo is probably leaving because there is no way the Magic can afford to have three maxed out contracts on their roster (Howard, Lewis, and Hedo). It's too bad because they have a great core and with a healthy Nelson they have a chance to make it back next year.

Now onto Kobe. What an arrogant, self-centered idiot. Be yourself for once in your life. Maybe he has been watching too many Michael Jordan videoes. Did anyone see him after the game, did that not look familiar? MJ did before, just like anything else Kobe does, he copied someone. On top of that, he gets the Finals MVP trophy and shows it off, which is fine, then he gets the Larry O'Brien Trophy (yes, that's the name for it) and lets his childern play with it before any of his teammates get a chance to enjoy the moment. I know it's not the Stanley Cup but you do have teammates and at least let them share the moment. By the way, he has ZERO chance for a championship if he doesn't have Pau Gasol. Gasol was clearly the difference maker with his passing ability and his defense on Howard.

Let's move onto the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Pens played unreal with in Game 7 and deserved to win. With their young nucleus they can make themselves a dynasty a la the Edmonton Oilers with Gretzky, Juri Kurri, Paul Coffey, and Grant Fuhr. Let's hope Mario can keep them together.

Over the past couple of weeks the sports world has heard all about this unbelievable catching prospect from Las Vegas. He just completed his Sophomore year in high school and is getting his GED and heading to Junior College in order to be eligible for next season's draft. It should be interesting to see how this all works out. Bryce Harper is supposedly the next superstar just like Brien Taylor, Mark Prior, and every other overhyped prospect. I hope him and his family are making the correct decision, only time will tell. I'm surprised Sonny Vaccaro isn't involved, I might be speaking too soon on that one though.