The Bet: Over or Under 40%?

[jrong]

Kobe must be not far from off being the best player at his position then. After all, James Harden shoots 39%, and somehow he's widely considered the best SG in the league.

What's remarkable is that the Rockets are still 8 - 1. (God help me, Harden could end up being MVP.)

In that respect, though, Harden is one up on Kobe. It takes an especially thick-headed approach to the game to not be able lead a team to success when you have Dwight Howard behind you.

[ImKobe]

If he doesn't sustain a significant injury, he will be above 40% at the end of the season.

The current sample size is 9 games, Kobe had a much worse 9-game shooting stretch from the 2012-13 season, and he shot 46% still

yes, the team is different etc, but slumps happen every season, especially for scorers that take a lot of shots.

[Unstoppabull]

My hopes still are't high. But I'm going to be generous and say he finishes off shooting between 40-43%.