Trade Kobe

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 the post, but the offense has not been nearly anywhere as good as it should be. Thank god for Vladimir Radmanovic and Lamar Odom. Vlad Rad hit 5 of 6 three pointers (finally). Where has that been all season? Odom played well too. Loved how he got into his groove and just pulled up and drilled that 3 pointer to totally crush the Suns. Nice showing by everyone but Mr. 24. Quit shooting.