Lets see.
Kobe won MVP directly over Chris Paul.. while being pretty much neck and neck in the race. In one of the last games of the season Kobe drops 29/10/8 53FG to lead his team to a victory while Chris Paul had 15/17/6 but shot only 4 of 13.
So regular season.. Check.
In the playoffs, Chris Paul and his team got outed by the San Antonio Spurs. Kobe and his team murked the spurs and went onto to play in the NBA Finals.
Playoffs.. Check.
Do people forget the help Chris Paul had?
21/9 David west.. extremely underrated player qand leader. His success on Indy proves he was not just a product of anyones passing.
14 ppg 55%(
) 3pt shooting in the playoffs Peja.. thats pretty insane
10/7 63FG Tyson Chandler.. pretty close to what he produced while on the mavs in 2011 when he got a ton of credit
Meanwhile Kobe had 17/9 Pau and 14/10 Lamar Odom in the playoffs.. and then the next best Derek Fisher. Those two are very good players, but lets not act like these supporting casts arent comparable.
And Kobe led his team to more regular season wins than Chris Paul.. more playoff wins than Chris Paul.. and won the highest individual accolade, directly over Chris Paul.