Los Angeles Lakers coach Mike Brown would like to think he knows an MVP when he sees it. He did, after all, coach LeBron James in his two MVP seasons with the Cleveland Cavaliers.
This year he believes he’s seeing another MVP-caliber season from Lakers guard Kobe Bryant.
“He definitely should be involved in the MVP talks,” Brown said. “I think it’s hilarious that he’s not. You talk about everything new in a shortened season and everybody saying he’s 85 years old or whatever they’re saying and he’s leading the league in scoring.
“He’s efficient with it. He has this team sitting in a pretty good position. And I truly believe this team, with a guy like that, can be very dangerous come playoff time. There’s no doubt in my mind that Kobe Bryant should be mentioned in the MVP talk.”
Despite a painful wrist injury that he probably should have had surgery on at the beginning of the season, and now a concussion and nasal fracture suffered in the All-Star game, Bryant, 33, is leading the league in scoring with 28.9 points a game. He’s also averaging 5.8 rebounds and 4.8 assists in 38 minutes a game. In his lone MVP season of 2008, Bryant averaged 28.3 points, 6.3 rebounds and 5.4 assists.
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