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Now That's More Like it... posted on 11/25/2008
Hey, maybe Kobe reads my blog. Lol. Yeah right. Whatever has happened since Nov. 21 when I wrote that the Lakers (in jest mind you) should trade #24, well, he’s started to play much better. He’s still taking around 18-20 shots a game, but his looks (with the exception of a few) have been much cleaner. That 12-18 performance against Denver is how he should be playing every night. He’ll get plenty of easy buckets if he moves the ball. I also like how Kobe’s looking to go for more steals and blocks. Speaking of great play, how about Trevor Ariza. Amazing. He posted a double double (11 points and 11 rebounds) and tossed in 5 assists and 3 steals with only a single turnover. Plus, he got banged in the head, not once, but twice, and instead of get up and act like a thug,

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Trade Kobe posted on 11/21/2008
Okay. I don't really mean that. But, good lord almighty, Kobe needs to learn how to play within the flow of the offense. 23 shots? Really? He shot twice as many shots as anyone else on the team. The offense totally stagnates when he goes off trying to get his. I thought he had taken drastic steps last season towards team play...hence the MVP. This year, he was supposed to take the next step and be even more selfless. Hasn't happened yet. He's shooting a miserable 44 percent. With this team he has, with all the great passers (Gasol, though he only had 4 points, dished out 9 assists) he should be well over 50 percent every game. I like the effort he's exerting on defense. He had two monster blocks on Shaq that were taken away by fouls, and he's getting his hands on balls while double-teaming

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Tayshaun Prince the Official Kobe Stopper posted on 11/18/2008
Ruben Patterson once claimed he was the Kobe stopper, then routinely got lit up for 30 points whenever he faced him. Many have tried to contain Number 8 turned 24 and few have had success. James Posey and Paul Pierce and the zone defense of the Celtics shut Mr. Bryant down during last season’s finals.

But that was a total team effort, and Kobe was trying to play 1 on 5 for much of the series. Also, in his defense, he didn’t get a lot of the same calls he was getting in the regular season and even during the first three rounds of the playoffs.

That aside, the Lakers just got smashed Friday night by the Detroit Pistons. Of their last 10 meetings, the Lakers have lost 8. All by double digit margins. 

Friday night saw Kobe force up a bunch of shots, and though he finished with 29 points, he had to take 30 shots to get there. Guarding him for much of the game was Tayshaun Prince. I thought this was interesting because I remember how horridly Kobe played against the Pistons in 03 when they lost in six.

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Lakers verse Hornets posted on 11/12/2008
If last night’s narrow victory told us anything about the Lakers, it told us that there are a couple of holes in the Lakers new and league best defense. For one, they are susceptible to the 3-point shot. The way their defense is devised, they allow for the weak side to shoot the corner three, though they still try to get back and contest the shot. Point is, that shot is available. Another thing that was obvious (see Erick Dampier’s 12 offensive rebounds) is that when they do try and defend that corner shot, they allow a lot of offensive rebounds to guys willing to put in the work. Last night, Damp put in the work and was rewarded. Tonight, Tyson Chandler, who always puts in the work, will kill the O boards if the Lakers aren’t careful. In fact, because they are comin

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Defensive Force--Kobe for DPY? posted on 11/10/2008
Well, so much for that supposed "test" last night. The Lakers steamrolled the Houston Rockets in the second half holding them to a measely  34 points. 82 for the game and 37.8 percent shooting for overall. The Rockets dominated a sloppy Lakers team in the first quarter, taking a 14-point lead into the second. In the second quarter, the Lakers second unit dominated the Houston Rockets’— ending any debate of which team is deeper. Granted, the Rockets second unit will be bolstered by the return of Shane Battier, but the Lakers bench squad is too long and athletic. Ariza makes a highlight reel play every time he touches the ball (3 steals, 3 assists and 4 offensive rebounds). Odom had 2 steals, 2 blocks and 2 assists. And Jordan Farmar (16 and 6 with 2 steals) would

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