Congrats to Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers

I'd like to take this time to congratulate Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers for winning their fourth and tenth NBA Championship respectively. I've always felt that Kobe Bryant is better than Michael Jordan (I get a tremendous amount of flak for that from Jordan lovers) and his performance this season further solidifies my belief, as he can do everything that Jordan could back in his prime-take over a game, hit a game-winning shot and make his teammates better. Just because he doesn't have his own company and distinct logo doesn't make him any worse than Jordan, and the fact that he only has four rings compared to Jordan's six is largely irrelevant since Bryant played with average talent for the three years between Shaquille O'Neal's departure in 2004 and the emergence of Andrew Bynum along with the acquisition of Derek Fisher and Pau Gasol in 2008 and 2009 respectively (Bryant would have five rings today had Shaq continued to don the purple and gold during that period-I bet he's regretting asking Jerry Buss for more money now).
And when it comes to Phil Jackson, Mike Krzyzewski made a great point on the Dan Patrick show when he said that managing players like Bryant, Jordan and O'Neal is an extremely difficult task and that Jackson has done a tremendous job doing it. He's a brilliant and innovative basketball coach (see the triangle offense) and deserves each of his ten rings. Just because he has always had great players doesn't mean that he's an overrated coach, as he has a tremendous feel for the game and doesn't cost his team victories with overcoaching like other coaches in the NBA do (see Don Nelson).
Once again, congratulations to the Los Angeles Lakers, and a special congratulations to Sasha Vujacic, who while not scoring any points in the finals still played a large role in the series with his tenacious defense on the floor and enthusiastic spirit on the bench.