Bryant dismisses notion that his poor shooting is the major culprit for the Lakers’ struggles this season.
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The truth is, Bryant just cannot hit shots like he once could and as a result, his team is not scoring as many points as they once did.
Let’s see how far the Warriors can take this. Before the game against the Lakers, the Warriors already tied the record (15-0) with the 1993-1994 Houston Rockets and the 1948-1949 Washington Capitals in a win against the Denver Nuggets. “My shooting will be better, we’ll be better”. It wouldn’t have made a damn difference. We accomplished it, and now we have to make sure that we don’t drop off and give a game away just because we broke this record. I could be out there averaging 35 points a game.
Jordan Clarkson didn’t do much (four points, two-of-11 shooting), Roy Hibbert too (two points, 0-for-3 shooting) and nobody scored more than 10 for the Lakers. For us to have to double that output, I mean we’re going to play hard and hopefully close in on that record, but it won’t be a disappointing effort if we don’t get there.
CDA News wants to know what you think about the Los Angeles Lakers situation. Just got to stay calm in the eye of the storm. You can tell Luke is kind of an extension from him, ” guard Klay Thompson said after Kerr left a white-board message listing the team’s four tenets of joy, mindfulness, compassion and competition.
The assessments on social media were, predictably, less supportive.
20-year old Kristaps Porzingis is having an outstanding rookie campaign. “Father Time is undefeated”, national radio host Charlamagne Tha God wrote to his 1.24 million followers on Twitter on Wednesday, where a lively debate under the hashtag #EndofKobe was under way.
Scott was asked if he would reduce Bryant’s playing time. But, when you have an all-time great like Kobe expressing problems very candidly and not showing an ounce of his killer edge can be a bit disheartening, even for the greatest Kobe fan. “But it is over”.
Golden State took that to heart, determined to show that last season was no fluke for a championship-starved franchise that captured its first National Basketball Association crown in 40 years.
The solution will not be a significant change in Bryant’s role or minutes, according to Lakers coach Byron Scott.
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The Lakers might be better off without him not because he is not a serviceable player, but because it would force them to come up with a game plan that does not revolve around Kobe Bryant. “It’s not going to be total dominance for 82 games”.
