Take the case of the current NBA Finals. After Boston won a pair of home games to take a 2-0 lead, many commentators were already burying the Lakers.
In fact, a cover story on the sports section of USA Today openly questioned whether Kobe Bryant would or could ever reach the heights attained by his obvious role model, the iconic Michael Jordan.
To compare anyone to Jordan is unfair. But it should be also noted that if championship rings are the main criteria for greatness – and I don't think they are – Kobe has won three of those at an age when MJ had only one.
Of course, Jordan went on to collect six before he was through. And for those who correctly not that Kobe's three came as a teammate of Shaq's, it is equally true that MJ didn't win until Scottie Pippen joined the Bulls.
The point I'm making is that we can't get too far ahead of ourselves in sports or anything else in life.
So how do we overreact to the latest development in the NFL Finals now that Kobe staged a spectacular performance, scoring 36, in leading Los Angeles to an 87-81 win over the visiting Celtics last night?
Remember that Tuesday's win would not have been possible if not for some sensational shooting by reserve Sasha Vujacic, who scored 20 -- making a trio of three-pointers when they mattered most – on a night that Pau Gasol and Lamar Odom struggled.
So LA has trimmed its deficit to 2-1 with two more home games remaining. And the level of hysteria among many Laker fans has abated. Well, for a couple of more days, that is.
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