Edwards was frustrated when he couldn't be the hero. His coaches were frustrated by his poor decisions. In the playoffs, he has become a star in crunch time, by learning when to make the right play -- or be the right play himself.

Don't let anybody take that away from you, no matter what happens, good or bad. Enjoy it, man.'" Given the toughness that Bryant had, the decision to retire was hard to digest. But considering he had missed a lot of games in the previous seasons,

Minnesota Timberwolves star guard Anthony Edwards is on the verge of leading his team to the Western Conference Finals for the second straight year, and one of his teammates compared his demeanor to the legendary Kobe Bryant.