I think a lot of the Kobe hate comes from Kobe just not being a likable, approachable person...like a Shaq, Magic or even a LeBron and D. Howard.
i agree. i read a george lucas interview once where he said that the most important quality for success is that people like you.
i think kobe had his years of uncontested best nigga in the league - but i think those years are behind him. i think lebron's best years aren't ahead of him - they are right now. he's too heavy to sustain this kind of onslaught for more than 4 or 5 more years. no hate - just physics. players with his body type in the past lose game fast and if they don't evolve into jump shooters or post players.... welp!