The story talks about how Bryant uses the media to watch for how people guard him and adjusts. Maybe the Rockets could leak false information to the press and throw him up? Accordingly they should really keep their mouth shut on the ways they plan to guard Kobe. I like knowing, but I'd rather not if that means Kobe having to guess. http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=aw-kobesweetchuck061709&prov=yhoo&type=lgns There had been a long New York Times magazine story on the Rockets and how their general manager, Daryl Morey, uses a Moneyball-esque formula in basketball. They had statistical theories on how to defend Bryant, how to best limit him and Procopio wanted to make sure Bryant read the story. Bryant already had. He misses nothing. Bryant wanted Procopio to dig up everything he could on the ways opposing coaches and scouts – in Houston and beyond – believed Bryant could be vulnerable. “If these people think this stuff works, then I want to see what they’re looking at and make my adjustments accordingly, if this is how they decide they want to play me,” Bryant told Yahoo! Sports in a private moment last week. “I’ll willingly accept that, to see if I can’t shut that down. I wanted him to take a look at the research and see if there’s anything that’s anything worth me preparing over or studying.”
Let them talk. It's better for the fans to have a glimpse behind-the-scenes in the NBA. Who cares if this pushes Kobe more? I'm enjoying it.
Team does something to counter someone someone does something to counter that teams counter umm, sounds like sports
that wont make any dfference. kobe is way too smart. you just gotta force him into tough shots. he's either gonna make it or he's not. to beat the lakers, you cant let their scubs go off
The article about Battier barely scratched the surface. DM is a smart guy and would not give up information too valuable to his success.
