lets be honest. kobe was a scoring point guard much like derrick rose or a russell westbrook over the last decade
he was the main play maker for the lakers since nick van exel left
Derrick Fisher was a kick out three point shooter and rarely created for others ( thats an old school shooting guard )
Kobe brought the ball up the floor. started the offense and drew double teams to open up team mates or to swing the ball by getting the initial double team
the way the lakers offense worked in the phil jackson era was not good for collecting a ton of assists... the most guys ever get are 6 or 7 ( like pippen in his prime )
pippen back in the day was considered a point forward for his dutys as play maker
well what does that make kobe?
this means kobe bryant was the POINT GUARD for 5 world championships, 7 nba finals and was a league mvp
he set up shaq for 8 years
he set up gasol for 5 years
if they counted hockey assists kobe would have 15 per game due to the triangle often causing him to be the 3rd last man to touch the ball. it wasnt always a simplistic pick and roll. kobe never held the ball and stat padded with a 1 pass system like steve nash
but kobes gotten just as many wide open shots for others because of his play making ability.
it was his job... as the best PG in the nba.