I would be interested to see Kobe's #s before and after the lineup change

Kobe2Clark · Star Player Joined: 15 Feb 2004 Posts: 6047

People keep talking about fatigue but Kobe's been starting out games 1-9 and 2-10 lately. How can that be fatigue?

I think the real problem is that teams aren't allowing him to operate out of the post when we have so few offensive threats starting. So now he is taking more 3s (which he's been horrible at all year).

The solution: Start Swaggy
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Spoolxx · Starting Rotation Joined: 16 Oct 2014 Posts: 620

Replace Ronnie Price with anybody else. Opposing teams aren't even guarding him. They just leave him wide open to go double Kobe.

ribeye · Franchise Player Joined: 10 Nov 2001 Posts: 12630

Through 12/5: 25.8/5.2/4.9/3.4/.391/.286

12/7 >:21.3/4.9/5.0/4.0/.316/.244
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Kobe2Clark · Star Player Joined: 15 Feb 2004 Posts: 6047

Big FG% drop. Can you get amount of 3s attempted per game as well?
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MJST · Retired Number Joined: 06 Jul 2014 Posts: 26309

The lineup change makes it super dependent on Kobe to HAVE to score.

Price, Davis, Hill aren't gonna get their own shots and neither is Wesley. It pretty much forces Kobe to be the only option.

IF Scott wants to run that lineup he NEEDS to start Boozer to give Kobe a post up threat.

There's two things that Scott has to do if he wants the starting lineup to work.

One.. he needs to start Boozer again to give Kobe a post up option and run the slow pace with the lineup and let Lin and Davis be the pick and roll option with the bench.

OR

He'll need to start Lin with Davis to have the pick and roll option next to Kobe.

One or the other has to happen if they want the starting lineup to work.

ribeye · Franchise Player Joined: 10 Nov 2001 Posts: 12630

doughboy90650 · Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2014 3:33 pm Post subject:

Those 33-35 minutes per game is probably the most important number. Far too much.

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Jeggs · Star Player Joined: 14 Oct 2013 Posts: 1659

Kobe needs to work inside. He's not getting close enough. Barons offense should be focused on setting up Kobe in the mid-post.

Vin · Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2014 4:48 pm Post subject:

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13th Man · Star Player Joined: 10 Sep 2014 Posts: 1009

It's a combination of too many minutes AND a very poor lineup. Byron Scott is trying to help inflate Kobe's stats but he's actually making it worse. Genius!

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Drifts · Retired Number Joined: 22 Nov 2004 Posts: 28374

as I said multiple times, Byron is ruining Kobe's career... he's not ven putting Kobe in the right spots on the floor. his offense makes it difficult for Kobe to score, unless Kobe evolves asap into regge miller or jeff hornacek.
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Theseus · Franchise Player Joined: 15 Dec 2007 Posts: 14166

Tanking stats went up a lot though

Vin · Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2014 2:26 am Post subject: