I'm going to go out on a limb here an suggest that Kobe's performance last night will mark a turning point in the NBA.
It was one thing when he scored 62 earlier (even though it was done in only three quarters). Sixty-two is unusual, but not unheard of.
Eighty-one, though -- that's freaking otherworldly.
And if it's one thing the NBA players have plenty of, it's ego. Don't you think Allen Iverson, or Shaquille O'Neal, or Jason Kidd or Dwayne Wade or Tracy McGrady or Carmelo Anthony or any number of other top scorers are gonna want in on that kind of recognition of accomplishment?
And the NBA brass will see that when interest in the league perks up when people realize that a player could drop 50, or 60, or 80 or 100 on any given night -- then you will see more emphasis on and encouragement of scoring in both promotional activity and in rules changes.
I think over the course of the next five or so years, we will see 40 PPG players -- and 50 will not be out of the question. Neither will someone breaking Wilt's 100 be unthinkable.
And my prediction, right here, right now: Kobe will lead that charge in the next two years, and LeBron for the next three years after that.
And everyone will remember that it was January 22, 2006 that was the turning point.
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