Well, Tim hasn't driven Manu and TP out of town because his ego is so large that he wants to be the only thing in town, until he discovers that he can't win with a bunch of scrubs. The Spurs have a good supporting cast in large part due to TD. He could have been a like Kobe if he wanted to, but the Spurs wouldn't be winning jack if he were.
Funny how the more humble and accomodating star gets the better players around him to make winning possible.
What I don't ever hear anyone mentioning is just the huge amount of disrespect and ego that Kobe showed towards the league by basically thinking he could run his hall of fame center out of town, collect max dollars, and still beat the rest of the league by himself. What a dumb ass.
That was not lost on me as well. Actually, some of these signs were in evidence as early as the 2000 Finals. I didn't see it at the time, but watching the games now, I do pick up on some of Bryant's passive-aggressive behavior (pouting, sitting away from the team, etc.) He was hurt in that series, but I think it's deeper than that.
To be honest, I can't be objective about the guy. I've always had it in for him, even before Colorado. Even when I try to be fair (I'm sure I would say some pretty assinine things eventually if people kept shoving microphones in my face), it's obvious to me that Bryant has the emotional maturity of an adolescent. It's almost as if he stopped developing as a human being when it became obvious he would be a basketball star. I won't bore everyone with a recap of his greatest embarassments, but they share common characteristics.
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