Only thing Kobe did this season thats been "amazing" is put up a lot of high scoring games. Other than that, he really didnt do nothing. He got his team to the playoffs, so what? All the other MVP candidates got their teams to the playoffs too. Not to mention that the Lakers are only a 7th seed. If he ever starts to make the players around him better, then he should be a serious candidate for MVP. Until then, putting up a lot of 35+ point games and catchin one of the last spots in the playoffs wont do it.