Kobe deserves his share of blame, but why aren't people pointing out how Mike Brown plays Kobe too many minutes. I knew lastnight he brought Kobe back too soon. nikka is old, fact is he needs to be strategically spelled to be very effective at the end of games. Mike has rode Kobe into the ground all season long.
It's a coaches job to recognize this. I was so pissed at Pau for not asserting himself during the early 4th when he was playing with the Laker scrubs. Mike panicked and brought Kobe back too early.
I can cry about Kobe choking all I want. But if the dude is gassed again next game, then he's gonna perform in a similar fashion as lastnight.