Games that feature the 16-time NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers used to be beautiful and entertaining to watch. Well, one NBA scout thinks it isn't the case anymore, adding the Kobe Bryant's one-man show has been 'unbearable' to watch.
Marc J. Spears of Yahoo Sports said he was told by an anonymous NBA scout how he appalled he is to see Bryant having all the luxury in the world to take 30 shots in the Lakers' 108-101 loss to the Sacramento Kings last Sunday.
The scout believes the Lakers are playing the wrong way in having Bryant taking that volume of shots while converting .267 percent of these attempts. Worse, Lakers head coach Byron Scott seems to have no problem with Bryant's shot-happy attitude.
"One disgusted NBA scout watching Kings-Lakers just said: "The Lakers play the wrong way. Kobe shoots too much. They are unbearable to watch," Spears tweeted on Sunday.
The 26-year old Bryant has been in a shooting slump as of late, converting just 29 percents out of 22 shots per game over the last five games. In the game against Oklahoma City Thunder, the Lakers star was held down to eight points on 3-for-15 shooting.
But in spite of his shooting woes, Bryant thinks it's still unnecessary to change his approach after a slew of cold shooting night, adding he'll just take things up one step at a time.
"Obviously, I have had tough moments," Bryant told ESPN. "But the thing that I have always found effective is to focus on where you're at in the moment and time."
Scott, on the other hand, thinks Bryant's bad play as of late is caused by logging too much minutes at his advanced age. The Lakers coach is considering in giving his star player a one or two-game rest for him to recuperate from the wear-and-tear of the season.
"Lakers coach Byron Scott said he will talk to Kobe Bryant about the possibility of sitting a game or two for fatigue after poor Kings play," via Yahoo Sports Marc J. Spears.
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