Time now to move on to the first round matchups in the Skip Bayless Region
KOBE BRYANT--CREDENTIALS
- Two-time defending NBA scoring champion
- Scored 81 points in a game
- 4 straight 50-point games last season
- Won 3 NBA titles with Shaquille O'Neal
- Kobe and the Lakers have not been a serious title contender since Shaq left
- In spite of that, the Lakers are still the most televised team on ESPN and ABC
- His sexual assault case set the early standard for ESPN's over-the-top police blotter reporting (at least for active players)
- Demanded a trade from the Lakers
- Wait, no he didn't
- Oh wait. Yes, he did
- Wait. He might stay if Kevin Garnett comes (which didn't happen)
- Ric Bucher has basically become Kobe's personal publicist
- Has led the AFC in receiving yards for four years in a row
- One of the few Bengals who hasn't been arrested lately
- Former spokesperson for Fathead (insert your own punchline)
- Mark Cuban-esque publicity whore
- Ocho Cinco
- "The list" of defensive backs who covered him in the 2005 season
- Known as much for his touchdown celebrations as he does for being an elite wide receiver
- During an interview with an ESPN "reporter," the "reporter" finished the interview by saying "We look forward to your next touchdown celebration"
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