2 Championships!

In the span of 24 hours 2 leagues crown 2 champions. In the NHL the Pittsburgh Penguins erase a 3-2 deficit to claim Syndey Crosby's first Stanley Cup Championship.In the NBA Kobe's Lakers closed out a tough series versus the Magic to claim there 15th title. It's been said by many that Sydney Crosby is the air apparent to Wanyne Gretzky and Kobe Bryant is the air apparent to Michael Jordan. Let's began by realizing who we are really talking about here. Gretzky once scored 92 goals during the regular season. Crosby's highest goal total is 36 goals in a regular season. Jordan's career highlights read 6× NBA Champion, 5× NBA MVP, 14× NBA All-Star, 6× NBA Finals MVP, 1× NBA Defensive Player of the Year, 10× All-NBA First Team, 1× All-NBA Second Team,9× NBA All-Defensive First Team, 1985 NBA Rookie of the Year, 1985 NBA All-Rookie Team, 3× NBA All-Star Game MVP. Kobe has won 4 Titles (3 with the most dominate player of his era Shaq) and 1 league MVP. Need I say anything more. Jordan and Gretzky are the greatest players their sports have ever seen. They transformed their leagues, their teams and the sports. Crosby has a long career ahead of him but Gretzky's shadow may prove to be too large. Kobe could play another 20 years and will never eclipse what Jordan's was able to accomplish in his career. So let's crown the young champions but keep it all in perspective.

Don't get me wrong, Kobe is one of the greatest talents the NBA has ever seen. But is he better than, Magic, Bird, Dr. J, Wilt, Russel or West. All players who in modern history critics have made a distant second to Jordan. Jordan won his last title with the Flu and still won finals MVP, which he shared his accolades with his teammate Scottie Pippen. Jordan elevated the play of his teammates. Can you name two other good players during the Bulls championship runs besides the Worm and Pippen? Winning championships doesn't make you the greatest player ever. It's one of the ingredients. Bill Cartwright won 3 Championships does this make him a better player than Garnett or Ewing for that matter. Championships are a part of greatness, but not the sum of all parts. HAPPY FATHER's DAY TO ALL!

written by

Nadir Hasan

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