Walton, who replaced Steve Kerr in an interim-basis, said Curry and his former teammate Los Angeles Lakers superstar Bryant are the same when it comes to their respective “killer instincts”.
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Scott also said he’s not counseling Bryant.
Barkley singled out Kobe’s over-reliance on his signature (and much imitated) pump fake as the reason why Kobe can’t seem to get a bucket this season.
Aside from Bryant, the current roster of the Los Angeles Lakers include Nick Young, Metta World Peace, Louis Williams, Robert Sacre, D’Angelo Russell, Julius Randle, Larry Nance Jr., Ryan Kelly, Marcelo Huertas, Roy Hibbert, Jordan Clarkson, Anthony Brown, Tarik Black and Brandon Bass. They’re at Phoenix and then home for Sacramento before heading on the road to play at Utah, at Charlotte, at Toronto, at Brooklyn, at IN, at Boston, and at Milwaukee.
Bryant will not be benched and his minutes will not be decreased.
The game was tied at 5-5 in the fourth minute of the game before the Warriors blew it open with a 25-6 flurry to end the first period.
But the 37-year-old Bryant is shooting only 31.1 percent from the field and 19.5 percent from three-point range. “I think I’ve probably talked about it more than anybody else on the team, just because I know about the history and just really how hard it is. I am concerned about his shooting percentage and his shot so far, but as far as knowing him the way I know him, and how long he’s played in this league, I’m not anxious about him finding it”. Scott isn’t doing Kobe or the Lakers any favors. He continues to ask for patience. Perhaps it’ll all turn out okay if all this losing results in the Lakers keeping their top three protected pick, but there’s no guarantee that happens. Like what Hall of Famer Charles Barkley said in an interview, he knew that he had to retire after he started pump faking rather than taking real shots. I don’t think so. Unless injuries suddenly hit and Curry isn’t able to play for an extended period of time, the Warriors are going to make history this season.
Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant is not in his best form this 2015-16 National Basketball Association (NBA) season, especially with his shooting, but head coach Byron Scott is not looking to lessen his playing minutes.
Houston’s James Harden is next at 27.1 percent on 129 attempts.
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“Kobe will tell you, ‘I’m about to kill you, ‘” Draymond Green said, explaining the difference.
