I'm not going to call you clowns out by name. You all know who you are.

kobe bryant does not know how to put his teammates in a position to succed.

kobe knows only two thing when it comes to teammates.

1. defer - (give it up to someone on the wing, then kobe just stand near the three point line. have you ever seen kobe bryant set a pick?)

2. or ignore (kobe has the ball. holds it for several seconds disrupting the "flow" of the triangle, then getting his own shot)

that's it.

if dude is hot he goes for 40.

if he's not he defers , stands around then it's everyone else's fault.

skill wise. kobe is an elite NBA player. as far as the mental aspect of the game. he's an infant.

holla.

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Plaschke feels the same way.

"Bynum is a loss, but, c'mon," said Suns' Coach Mike D'Antoni, shaking his head. "They've still got Kobe over there!"

That's where the frustration will focus. Bryant will have to carry the Lakers, and you know what happens when that happens.

Everybody else will stand around and watch him. Then Bryant will get mad and stand around and watch them.

http://www.latimes.com/sports/basketball/nba/lakers/la-sp-plaschke18jan18,1,2160717.column?page=2&coll=la-headlines-sports-nba-lakers

check out the lakers schedule for the next month.

Monday, Jan 21 10:30 p.m. Nuggets Wednesday, Jan 23 9:00 p.m. @Spurs Friday, Jan 25 8:30 p.m. @Mavericks Sunday, Jan 27 3:30 p.m. Cavaliers Tuesday, Jan 29 10:30 p.m. Knicks Thursday, Jan 31 7:30 p.m. @Pistons Friday, Feb 1 7:00 p.m. @Raptors Sunday, Feb 3 12:00 p.m. @Wizards Tuesday, Feb 5 7:30 p.m. @Nets Wednesday, Feb 6 7:00 p.m. @Hawks Friday, Feb 8 7:00 p.m. @Magic Sunday, Feb 10 3:30 p.m. @Heat Monday, Feb 11 7:00 p.m. @Bobcats Wednesday, Feb 13 8:00 p.m. @Timberwolves Tuesday, Feb 19 10:30 p.m. Hawks Wednesday, Feb 20 9:00 p.m. @Suns Saturday, Feb 23 10:30 p.m. @Clippers Sunday, Feb 24 9:00 p.m. @SuperSonics

the lakers will be lucky to be in playoff contention at the end of february.