He can't do what he did for 35 minutes a night, night in and night out any longer. After 19 years, more mileage than nearly anyone EVER, serious injuries, over a year away from the game, fighting and playing through injuries most could not, after revolutionary treatments have kept him on the hardwood, it's time to see things for what they are.
We're too dependent on him, and he's not realistic on his limitations. He has to look at his shooting percentage in the 30's, and KNOW he's hurting the team.
Time to set the ego aside, reduce the minutes, and change the role. Great, you can put up 24-25 a night. But at what price? He is no longer efficient.
Barkley said once this year that some days you have it when you get older, and some days you don't. Time for Kobe to recognize this, and not force everyone to put up with his 3-15 nights. In the old days, you knew if he had a night like that, he'd shoot jumpers all night, and come back with a fury. You pitied the...
Adding to @ESPNSteinLine report on Rondo from yesterday. Sources tell ESPN the Lakers also offered Boston multiple picks & Nash for Rondo. Per Ramona Shelburne.
We all know that a certain someone, who shall remain unnamed, wrote a really dumb article on how nobody wants to play with Kobe. Well, Durant decided to chime in on that again.
