By Bill Simmons Page 2  Just three weeks ago, I wrote that Kobe
was a fool for passing up an 80-point game against Dallas. I
thought it was a once-in-a-lifetime chance. That sports were
about the little challenges along the way. That you can't pass
up a chance to go down in history, not when the Non-Wilt Scoring
Record was at stake. That the game symbolized his entire career
-- memorable, incredible, ultimately a little disappointing --
and he would regret the decision some day.  Then he dropped 81
against Toronto on Sunday night.  Related Stories Jackson: When
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coverage  And in the process, he indirectly proved my point.
Everyone has been discussing Kobe for two straight days -- every
Web site, every TV show, every radio show, everybody. Heck, he
even knocked the NFL championship games off the front page of on
Monday. Nobo