Selfish Kobe Bryant refusing to pass to his crappy teammates
Kobe Bryant’s recent scoring binge may have catapulted the Los Angeles Lakers to a three-game win streak, but it’s only fueled his reputation as a selfish player who never passes.
“Yeah, I hear that a lot,” said Bryant. “That I need to pass and get my teammates involved more. But have you seen my teammates? Our starting point guard is someone named ‘Smush,’ for crying out loud. I could pass the ball every chance I get it and I’m not going to get more than four or five assists a night ‘cause I’m the only guy on the team who can make a shot.”
Lakers coach Phil Jackson said he pulled his star player aside last week to discuss his role on the team.
“I asked him if he would rather return this team to the playoffs and win a scoring title while building a reputation for being selfish, or improve his public persona while finishing dead-last in the Western Conference,” said Jackson. “He went with the former. And thank God, because if he hadn’t I would have had to come up with a way to work Chris Mihm into the offense. Even I’m not that smart.” |