NBA season is coming up to an end, it's time to choose your MVP. Kobe is, for me

If you’re talking about basketball assassins, you’re talking about Kobe Bryant. No player is more feared. Poll NBA players about whom they least like to guard, and most of them will probably say Kobe.

Which player is deadliest with the game on the line? Kobe. He not only lives to win, he enjoys demoralizing opponents. That edge is what separates him from LeBron and D-Wade. He’s the guy who kicked sand on your face at the beach.

Kobe almost has a Jordan-like aura among NBA players, and for good reason. He has more offensive skill then anyone in basketball. If Jordan is No. 1, Kobe is 1A. He isn’t Jordan to my generation, but Kobe is tops to the now generation. Believe that.

Kobe actually has more offensive moves than Jordan and shoots the 3-pointer slightly better. And who scored 81 points in a game? Not MJ.

This season, Kobe also has had the best supporting cast, by far. That has limited some of his numbers, but, still, no one takes on the challenge of the moment better than Kobe. Game-winning shots, guarding the best player – you name it and Kobe does it.

In my opinion, Kobe is the best player on the planet.

Kenny Smith's MVP