Oso planning to go pro
If Jordan were killed next year, would they change it again?
but i am also willing to listen to a balanced debate-
Naming the MVP award after Kobe makes much more sense. Not 1 in 100 people could identify Maurice Podoloff.
Reasonable ... although he won the MVP award exactly the same number of times that Rose, Shaq, Westbrook, Cowens, Nowitzki, Reed and Iverson.And half as many times as Steve Nash, Steph Curry and Bob Pettit each did.Again, I would think Jordan (someday) would be a more appropriate person to name that award after. Or Magic, or Kareem, or Russell, or LeBron.
I guess I don't understand why anything permanent ought to be done just because the guy died.
this is a typical knee jerk response in our social media culture when someone dies - do everything to honor them even if it's extreme. First we change the logo (and like Cheeks said, what happens when Jordan dies). Then we retire 24 across the league. Hell, in high school and college too. No more 24. Then "24" on every court. The 24 second shot clock becomes "the Kobe Clock" and the 8 second violation becomes "the Kobe violation." Oh, and since he was an 18-time all-star, let's rename it the "Kobe Star Game." Oh, and we need to detonate that resort in Colorado too. Of course, we have to change all of that when Jordan dies, then when LeBron dies.
I didn't say the award should be named for Kobe. I did say that it should be named for Kareem.
I can't remember who said it on Twitter, but I think it would be great if at the All Star game, the East wore 24 jerseys and the West wore 8 jerseys
And the NBA will never change its logo to honor Kobe considering the rape allegations.
I guess I don't understand why anything permanent ought to be done just because the guy died. Tragedy? Absolutely. Reason to rename trophies or re-do logos? Not to me.
Because this is why you have waiting periods for the hall of fame, etc. Because people get too hung up on emotion and short-term thinking.