Kobe: "It's my team...."

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If Kobe is smart he will take around 15 shots a game and score efficiently. He can split ball handling duties with Nash and rely on Bynum and Gasol more during the reg. season. He can use the additional energy he'll have, due to taking less shots, to play more consistent defense and rebound more.

Down the stretch of the season and into the playoffs he could ramp up his shot attempts to maybe 20ish per game or so at most. However, these should all be good shots rather than shooting fades over three defenders.

Kobe's usage should drop dramatically this year as well. He should move without the ball and look to run for easier baskets which is what they do in Mia.

Playing like this Kobe should average in the range of 22 ppg on like 50% fg% with increased rebounds and assists and steals.

However, we all know only 22ppg is unacceptable in Kobe's mind. I am expecting a lot of drama in LA.

At what point of his career made you think Bean could shot 50%...if Bean took 15 shots a game he'd avg about 10 points a game....

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Just media trying to stir shyt up. They asked Nash and Dwight the same question. They also asked all of them who gets the last shot late in close games. Just L.A. Media doing what they always do.

But the questions are rhetorical and we all know that. The "get the ball to the best iso player for the last shot and live with the results" mentality has a low success rate but it's the path of least resistance in the media. Those decisions rarely get second guessed. I've always thought it was a lazy way to gameplan but apparently NBA coaches know better than me :manny:

The funny part in all of it is when people bring up the Lakers late game fukkups from the last couple years and say "oh that will all change because Nash is there now, he'll be able to handle the ball late in games and find the open man" like Kobe won't be taking the same contested jumpers he bricked all day in the OKC series.
 

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But the questions are rhetorical and we all know that. The "get the ball to the best iso player for the last shot and live with the results" mentality has a low success rate but it's the path of least resistance in the media. Those decisions rarely get second guessed. I've always thought it was a lazy way to gameplan but apparently NBA coaches know better than me :manny:

The funny part in all of it is when people bring up the Lakers late game fukkups from the last couple years and say "oh that will all change because Nash is there now, he'll be able to handle the ball late in games and find the open man" like Kobe won't be taking the same contested jumpers he bricked all day in the OKC series.

When it comes to the "who's team is it" question they gave the same answers for the most part. Nash and Kobe said the same thing, Dwight said "It's our team" but made it clear he's gonna be following Kobe's lead and trying to learn from him.

In regards to the "who gets the last shot" thing I think only Mike Brown said it would be Kobe and everybody else said it depends on the situation.
 

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If Kobe is smart he will take around 15 shots a game and score efficiently. He can split ball handling duties with Nash and rely on Bynum and Gasol more during the reg. season. He can use the additional energy he'll have, due to taking less shots, to play more consistent defense and rebound more.

Down the stretch of the season and into the playoffs he could ramp up his shot attempts to maybe 20ish per game or so at most. However, these should all be good shots rather than shooting fades over three defenders.

Kobe's usage should drop dramatically this year as well. He should move without the ball and look to run for easier baskets which is what they do in Mia.

Playing like this Kobe should average in the range of 22 ppg on like 50% fg% with increased rebounds and assists and steals.

However, we all know only 22ppg is unacceptable in Kobe's mind. I am expecting a lot of drama in LA.

Spilt? :whoa:
 

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At what point of his career made you think Bean could shot 50%...if Bean took 15 shots a game he'd avg about 10 points a game....

:rudy:

Bean could shoot in the 50% range if he did not force so many bad shots and the Laker's ran slightly more which they theoretically can do with Nash.
 

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but ya mans had to go to Miami and play with his friends. :gladbron::sadbron:

1. You and I bof know wasn't nobody goin to fukkin Cleveland. Come wit somethin stronger jabroni. :rudy:

2. Dis past season it was made pretty clear Bron was DAT nikka when it came to dem gettn through da playoffs n winnin da title.


3.
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4. :umad:
 

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Alot of laker haters are scared. I wounder why?:youngsabo:

Name them. They put together a nice lineup but they would have had to assemble this lineup a few years ago for people to be scared of them.

Kill the 73-9 talk, I'm expecting another season where everyone shrugs off regular season struggles and says they'll "flip the switch" in May.
 

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Alot of laker haters are scared. I wounder why?:youngsabo:

you're confusing fear with hate of the fans on this website....

nikkas on :hamster: were hating on the lakers just as much when they got swept by the mavs :pacspit:
 
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Name them. They put together a nice lineup but they would have had to assemble this lineup a few years ago for people to be scared of them.

Kill the 73-9 talk, I'm expecting another season where everyone shrugs off regular season struggles and says they'll "flip the switch" in May.

And if they beast you'll point out Kobe's flaws as usual....

I respect your hate...its potent...and chilling...a terrifying mix of blasphemy.
 
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