Hooped Up

It seems like everybody and their cat has chimed in on who they think is the best baller in the world this season. So who is it? Me, Kobe Bryant or LeBron James? Well, this time Jerry “NBA logo man” West added his two cents to the debate and he likes him some LeBron.

Kobe or LeBron? Last season’s NBA most valuable player or this season’s? Whom would you rather have on your team this time of year? Jerry West has made his choice . . . and it’s not the big-skilled kid from Philadelphia he brought west in 1996. “I look at Cleveland [and] say to myself, ‘How many games could they win without LeBron James?’ ” West told Reuters in an interview. “That’s how great he is. “He has a chance to be arguably the greatest player ever to play the game.” Better than even Michael Jordan? “Michael Jordan was the best defensive player in the league, but he was also the best offensive player,” West said. “It wasn’t a one-year fluke, he proved it over time. “LeBron James will do the same type of things because he’s getting better. He’s a much more effective shooter. When he’s making his shots from the outside, you can’t play him. “He’s just too big, too strong, too quick. And he has incredible body control. But more than that, he’s a great teammate. You can see his teammates love him.” Still, with the score tied and the clock winding down, West said he would want the ball in Bryant’s hands.

The logo has spoken!

Via Los Angeles Times