Sedale Threatt wrote:iamworthy wrote:So you're putting the last two playoff losses on Kobe? So now the lakers are better than the team that swept us last year, mind you the nba champions and this year the team that made the finals? C'mon dude.
Absolutely not. There were a lot of factors that contributed to our demise -- lack of depth, lack of shooting, gaping holes at multiple positions, the fact that our opponent was really, really good, etc., etc., ad nauseam. I'm saying that if we have another season where Kobe is historically ball-dominant, especially now that we've loaded up with a pair of elite players, we have zero chance of winning the championship. None. Zilch. Nada.iamworthy wrote:To me it looks like he is trying to make a correlation between Kobe's ball-domination and us "getting rolled".
Because I believe there IS a correlation. Not the only correlation, to be sure, but very much a contributing factor. Semi has it right -- Kobe gets the lion's share of the credit when we win, surely it's not all that outrageous to suggest that his performance and approach needs an adjustment for us to lift another trophy.
Ok thats fair but Im not sure how you can mention kobe's historical ball-dominance and not mention kobe's historical success on the court. Alot of things need to happen or the lakers are not going to win a chip no matter what kobe does. I agree that kobe should not have to handle the ball as much, if nothing else because his handles have suffered ever since his pinky injury but Nash needs to change his game as well. Nash is very ball dominant. And while I have been singing Nashes praises since he got here lets not forget that Nash's ball dominance hasnt gotten him to a championship let alone the finals. I know this is breaking news but Nash will have to learn to play off of kobe as kobe will have to play off of Nash. I know you guys dont want to hear it but this will not be the Steve Nash show.
