that plan never works. kobes gonna score regardless. once the supporting cast starts scoring than its a wrap. i say let kobe drop all the points he can and try to shut out the rest. think about it, when kobe didnt have gasol and when bynum was even more a soft bitch, kobe dropped like 50 and theyd still lost.
if kobes on a scoring tear and the coach wants them to double him thatll leave someone open right. so that open dude starts catchin rhythm game over. who u gonna stop? kobe? (fill in names)?
It's not just about the open dudes though, 'cause our players create mismatches. Lamar odom was tearing it up tonight, and he wasn't even 'OPEN' for half of the shots he took. Usually he was at the right spots at the right times, but kobe still got him the ball.
Think about it, Kobe was never double teamed the whole night, yet he still managed to get his 7-8 assists. He was getting everyone involved as well, and he still got 40 points.
To me, the Magic have no answer for Kobe, but do they have an answer for the role players?
When Kobe scores
high, the Lakers pull off a win if the role players do a semi-productive job. When Kobe scores
low and is a passer instead of a scorer... and the role players have big games, the Lakers win huge (game 5 of west finals)