Kobe earns player of the week for 23rd time

[dockingsched]

http://my.lakers.com/blogs/2009/11/23/b ... -the-week/

Bryant Named West’s Player of the Week

Kobe Bryant was named the Western Conference Players of the Week for games played Monday, Nov. 16, through Sunday, Nov. 22, by the NBA. It’s the 23rd time in Bryant’s career that he’s earned such an honor.

Bryant was terrific in leading the Lakers to a 3-0 week, averaging 29.8 points (second in the West), 6.7 rebounds and a team-high 6.7 assists. Furthermore, with his free throw at the 6:07 mark of the third quarter on Nov. 19, Bryant moved past Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (24,176) for second on the Lakers’ all-time franchise scoring list; Bryant trails only Jerry West (25,192). On Nov. 17, Bryant recorded his fourth 40-point game of season in a 106-93 win over Detroit, which doubled as the 100th 40-point game of his career.

Here is a game-by-game recap of Kobe’s week:

Nov. 17 vs. Detroit: Tallied 40 points, five rebounds and five assists in a 106-93 win over the Pistons.
Nov. 19 vs. Chicago: Posted 21 points, nine rebounds and eight assists in a 108-93 win over the Bulls.
Nov. 22 vs. Oklahoma City: Scored 26 points (including a few H.O.R.S.E. shots) and added six rebounds, seven assists and two steals in a 101-85 win over the Thunder.

LeBron James took home P.O.W. honors in the Eastern Conference. Other nominees for the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week were Charlotte’s Stephen Jackson, Dallas’ Dirk Nowitzki, Denver’s Carmelo Anthony, Houston’s Luis Scola, Memphis’ Rudy Gay, New Orleans’ Marcus Thornton, New York’s Al Harrington, Orlando’s Vince Carter and Phoenix’s Amar’e Stoudemire.

[That Nicka]

What is the record for player of the week honors? Is there a way to trace that? lol

[laduane1]

Only record Kobe cares for is the amount of rings on his fingers. Lets hope #5 is coming.

[That Nicka]

I know Kobe could care less... I was just wondering

[Mamba Venom]

I like how Kobe gets the honor now but when he had 3 41 point games in a week and the Lakers went undefeated w/o Gasol or Bynum he didnt get it.

[doozyj]

I like how Kobe gets the honor now but when he had 3 41 point games in a week and the Lakers went undefeated w/o Gasol or Bynum he didnt get it.

Silly huh, didn't Dirk get it or something. I like the way Kobe's assist numbers go up.

[Anklebreaker702]

Kobe is killing it, Drew is killing it, just wait til Pau gets into shape, this team is going to be so freakin scary!

[Pablo Escobar]

Kobe is going to avg between 6-7 assists with Pau back in the lineup he is that second scoring threat they were missing

[The Skyhook]

If Kobe lets his scoring go down and feeds the post he could average a double double with points and assists. I can easily picture Kobe getting 10 plus assists a night by getting the ball to Pau and Drew.

[semi-sentient]

I seriously doubt that he'll average 6-7 assists, although it would be nice. He'll likely average around 5. I think Kobe realizes that he's got a couple more seasons where he can average 20+ shots per game and he'll take full advantage of that. Then again, his assists have come effortlessly these past couple of games with Gasol and Bynum both hitting their shots. I was actually surprised to see that he had 7 against OKC. It seemed more like 4, or maybe they are just being very generous with what constitutes an assist these days.

It'd be really nice if he kept it under 20 attempts per game, especially if he's playing under 36 minutes -- which he probably will be from here on out (assuming a relatively injury-free lineup).

And congrats on the award, I guess. Seems pretty meaningless.

[hermes]

wow 23 times, getting close to half a year

congrats kobe