rockets fans: let's pray that kobe takes 40+ shots when he plays against the rockets. because if he shoots every time he touches the ball, the rockets will sure win the game. watching the lakers vs spurs game, i have never seen a player shoots every SINGLE time he has he ball. it's like the guy trying to outscore the other team by himself. since he scored his 35+ in 8 consecutive games, he will want to keep this streak going on, which is great news for the rockets. hey mobley, please stay in front of mobley. if not, hawkin will.
FYI, Kobe shot over 50% in the streak, last game he was tired and off in the second half, even missed a dunk and a number of easy layups, and still 19-41, 46.3%, and did I mention he got 6 rb and 4 assists? This is a guy just shooting the light out night in and night out. Yes, they are not playing a team game, but Kobe is simply effective by jacking up shots and playing ISO. They win 7 of last 8. Steve and Mobley do not have his ability, don't judge them with the same standard.
if kobe takes +40 shots, i guarantee 50+ points. he'll get at least ten of those from the free throw line. and we can kiss the playoffs goodbye. don't expect francis to have a game like he did in houston.
even if he shoots 50%, there just isn't a reason for one player to shoot more than 40 times a game. worst, he shoots EVERY SINGLE TIME HE TOUCHES THE BALL. if wilt and jordan couldn't win shooting that many times, kobe has no chance of winning if he keeps on doing this. as you have said it, the guy is tired. if he was tired, why the he contintued to put them up against the spurs last night?
even if he shoots 50%, there just isn't a reason for one player to shoot more than 40 times a game. worst, he shoots EVERY SINGLE TIME HE TOUCHES THE BALL. He shot 40 times exactly once in something around the last 30 games (he did it twice when Shaq was out as well). As far as him shooting every time he touches the ball, he's averaging 6.5 assists per game, which is more than any player on the Rockets...
how hard can it be for a player who holds the ball every single possession and has a big man throwing down dunks 5 or 6 times a game? if mobley were in the lakers uniform, he would average 10 assists a game.
how hard can it be for a player who holds the ball every single possession and has a big man throwing down dunks 5 or 6 times a game? if mobley were in the lakers uniform, he would average 10 assists a game. Well, if he shoots "EVERY SINGLE TIME HE TOUCHES THE BALL", as you claim, it would be quite difficult. BTW, he averaged 6.5 assists while Shaq was out, too.
Hard to tell. If Rockets is a fundamentally solid team, I would like our chances if Kobe takes 40+ shots, even if he hits at great than 50%. Eventually, the other 4 Lakers will figure out no matter how hard they play, they ain't goint to get the ball. By the fourth quarter, the game will be reduced to 5 against 1. I will take the odds any day. But on the hand, our dynamic duo may be tempted to not let Kobe show them up and try to match point for point. If that is the case, we will probably lose.
ok, he doesn't shoot every single time, just 9 out of 10 times. he passes when he has 5 guys on him. i'm talking about his current run. early in the season without shaq, he averaged 6.5 assists, but the number was skew. some games he passed the ball more and had over 10 assists, but most games he had 4 assists. so, if you take away those big assist games, he would have an average of 4 a game.
Funny logic . Anyway, Phil Jackson expressed his concern with Kobe shooting all the time after the last game and Kobe said he would make a more conscious effort to get the others involved in the next game, so look for him to have one of these high-assist games.
early in the season without shaq, he averaged 6.5 assists, but the number was skew. some games he passed the ball more and had over 10 assists, but most games he had 4 assists. so, if you take away those big assist games, he would have an average of 4 a game. I like this logic. By this same token, if you take out the games that he passed the ball less and had only 3 or 4 assists, he actually averaged 10 assists a game!
Unlike the Rox fans, a lot of the Faker fans don't mind Kobe taking over the games. I guess if SF is anywhere close to Kobe, I'll let him go iso more often.
I think Yao has a chance to be as dominant as Shaq but I don't think SF will ever be anywhere near the player Kobe is.
Well Francis handles the ball as much as Kobe if not more. As for a big man throwing down dunks, you have to give credit to Kobe for creating those easy dunks for his big man (and remember he's a SG too so he's supposed to shoot more than pass). Despite being a PG (a PG is supposed to be a better passer and involve people more than a SG), did Francis ever create easy dunks/layups 5-6 times a game for our players except his alley-opp to Cato? And if Mobley were in Lakers uniform, he would average 10 assists? Don't make me laugh. I like Mobley but he doesn't have half the passing ability and court awareness Kobe has. And if you think our guards don't have many assists because we have poor shooters, let me remind you, Lakers have much worse shooters than us.
James 23 is an avid Kobe hater. He loses what little credibility he had, by stating Mobley would average 10 assists per game with LA. He doesn't even pass the ball 10 times a game...
