Byron Scott..wtf?

[JT123]

Byron isn't an idiot. He knows the quickest way to alienate himself from Laker fans is to go against Kobe. We all saw what happened to Mike Brown. Kobe gave dude the "death stare" and he was fired in less than 24 hours.

[sbw19]

[COLOR=Teal]Kobe's stature and offensive options he's got give Scott no leverage to do that. Still, Bryant shoots when he wants to shoot and that's that. Even PJax had trouble keeping him in check at times.

Pop, Doc, Fisher and possibly Shaw and Thibs. These are the current coaches that Kobe would listen to. Scott, meanwhile, will have to shore up the putrid Laker D before Bryant will entertain the idea of running an offense that involves his teammates more.[/COLOR]

[ArbitraryWater]

vs Warriors:

Kobe: 15-34

rest of the team: 24-64, rest of the starters 10-35

please go on...

You don't find that one game sample a bit odd?

Here, for the season:

Kobe this year: 92-244(37.7%)
Kobe's teammates this year: 276-606(45.5%)

Kobe already taken 244 shots

Complete YOLO mode.

[riseagainst]

Kobe sucks.

[west_tip]

Byron isn't an idiot. He knows the quickest way to alienate himself from Laker fans is to go against Kobe.

Exactly right. Kobe will always be their boy. Its part of the reason why Buss shunned Shaq, the fanmail that Kobe got was at a 5:1 ratio of the mail that Shaq got.

The franchise has always empowered Kobe even if it meant undermining their coaching staff and/or other players.

[pastis]

You don't find that one game sample a bit odd?

Here, for the season:

Kobe this year: 92-244(37.7%)
Kobe's teammates this year: 276-606(45.5%)

Kobe already taken 244 shots

Complete YOLO mode.

[KungFuJoe]

One Kobe bucket is worth two from anyone else.