Kobe V. LeBron

If you are a basketball fan at all then you know that the ongoing debate is who is the best player in the game? The conversation quickly moves from the pool of NBA players down to just two, Kobe and LeBron.

The argument goes something like this. Kobe has rings, LeBron ain't got jack. LeBron is the best in raw skill and ability. He has game that one can only be born with. This argument goes back and forth, back and forth, and then finally the clincher is dropped and it's game over.

You would think that the rings would be the closing argument on whose best, but it's not. It's how Kobe got the rings that makes all the difference. You see, Kobe is known as being a close. He's a killer. He has no problem putting the nails in the cofin. When the game is on the line or there's a chance blow out the other team Kobe is the man you want on the court. Kobe has that killer instinct. He's cold as ice. This makes all the difference.

Sure, Lebron has size, speed, quickness, and spectacular moves. But, he is no killer. He is exciting. He is entertaining...but he's not a closer. The game is the same in dating. You have Kobe's and LeBron's. Kobe is the guy that's a star. People know that he's not a nice guy. He's been brought up on charges, cheated on his wife, and dogged his teamates...but damn if you don't want him.

Lebron is the nice guy (well he was until that move to Miami). He's the guy that people want to win but just can't. He's the guy that you pull for. The home town favorite. He's got the skills, the right answers, and a certain appeal that you wouldn't mind your son picking up on. But, much like the nice guy LeBron ain't getting the prize. He can't close. He likes the guy on the other team. They're friends.

Ya see, the Kobe's of the dating game don't like the women they lay down. They have no consideration for their feelings. No consideration for their emotional well being. No concern that they may leave a trail of tragic destruction behind in their wake. This is what allows him to win the gold. This is what allows him to take the good girl and turn her out. This is why they finish first and nice guys finish last.

For the life of me I want to be Kobe. I want to be a callous killer...getting it in and on to the next one. The truth is though, I'm LeBron. I care about the repercutions of my actions and the effects they have on others. I'm a top performer. I got skills. But, I'm LeBron (the nice guy) when I want to be Kobe.