Byron Scott Considering Starting Kobe At Point Guard

[kennethgriffin]

Kobe Bryant played point guard for all but the final 34 seconds of the fourth quarter in the Los Angeles Lakers' win on Tuesday over the Sacramento Kings.

Byron Scott said he's considering starting Bryant at point guard.

“I even talked to him about it,” Scott said. “I said, ‘I’m thinking about it, but I’m not there yet.’ So yeah I have thought about it.”

In addition to his 32 points, Bryant tallied six assists against the Kings.

Bryant said after the win that “nothing changes” when he plays point guard.

“Just my position on the floor changes,” he said. “That’s all.”


Ellington at SG wouldo be a better entry man for kobe posting up

Price was useless..brick in 3 after 3

[Batz]

All that USG%, all those shots.


He's unstoppable now.

[navy]

He's gonna get burnt. Dont do it.

[Eric Cartman]

Assistbe.

[longtime lurker]

Achilles blow out in 3...2..1......

[dubeta]

ball will never have to leave his hands now

[FKAri]

He's gonna get burnt. Dont do it.

Well the thing is. What are they saving him for? Kobe wants his stats at this point so why not just let him?

[magmo68]

HE WILL NOT BE GAURDING PGs!

[LAZERUSS]

He ought to see if Magic would consider coming out of retirement. He can't be any worse than the mess they have now.

[ImKobe]

fukk it, he still has one more achilles left to sacrifice :lebronamazed:

the triple doubles will be worth it.

[Keno]

horrible decision by byron, would fire him on the spot.

[VengefulAngel]

This is a horrible decision. Kobe although an excellent passer doesn't need this extra burden. He's way too turnover prone for this experiment to ever work.

[Keno]

This is a horrible decision. Kobe although an excellent passer doesn't need this extra burden. He's way too turnover prone for this experiment to ever work.

lmao at kobe's an excellent passer. don't get that mixed up with passing to the open guy from a double team, that's basic basketball.

[AirFederer]

He ought to see if Magic would consider coming out of retirement. He can't be any worse than the mess they have now.
:roll:

[no pun intended]

D'Antoni tried this for a stretch of games couple years back and put Nash as SG as a result. Guess how that turned out?

[VengefulAngel]

lmao at kobe's an excellent passer. don't get that mixed up with passing to the open guy from a double team, that's basic basketball.

Kobe is a great passer, you can only question his willingness not his ability. I've seen Kobe make some laser on point passes.

[ImKobe]

D'Antoni tried this for a stretch of games couple years back and put Nash as SG as a result. Guess how that turned out?

Kobe at PG in 2013 from February to April was just :lebronamazed: :lebronamazed:

[jstern]

Assistbe.

#Passtheballtotheotherteambe

Someone said that the other day when Kobe had like 13 assist and 10 turnovers, but I forgot who.

[gyu]

We've seen D'antoni do this before. Kobe turns into a turnover machine.

[Haymaker]

This is where someone like Bledsoe would come in handy. Mitch made the wrong moves this offseason.

[pauk]

"Nothing changes, only my position changes"

The guy still doesnt get it...... he is not starting you there to continue shotjacking, but do the opposite....

[GimmeThat]

that f*cker directs enough passes out there.

of course it's got nothing to do with him changing his position.


Jeremy Lin Stans don't be calling me yo *****

[AirFederer]

Inb4 8 assists, 7 TO's

[JimmyMcAdocious]

Lakers won the OT because he turned into a playmaker. Maybe don't start him at PG, but basically plays the role from his SG position.

[magmo68]

Great coaching by B Scott

[bizil]

Kobe is a great passer, you can only question his willingness not his ability. I've seen Kobe make some laser on point passes.

Exactly right! It's not about ABILITY its about MENTALITY! Kobe is a great scorer who is ALSO a great passer. LeBron is a great passer who is ALSO a great scorer. There is a difference! Kobe is easily capable of doing the job. But Kobe is a score first player, which is fine because he's a SG. If Byron does it, will it be with a big backcourt of Kobe and Swaggy P. Or will he just inverse the backcourt and have Kobe at PG and Lin at SG.

Once again, I'm not shitting on Kobe for taking the money the Lakers gave him. He deserves it. But that contract hindered the Lakers options in terms of bringing in talent. Kobe has already won five rings so maybe he is content with just moving up the scoring chart.

But if his goal was to win another ring, it was a bad decision. U can take one look at the Lakers squad and see that. And that was WITH a healthy Nash and Randle. Without them made the shit even worse.

[bizil]

Lakers won the OT because he turned into a playmaker. Maybe don't start him at PG, but basically plays the role from his SG position.

Great point. When playing a guy full time at PG, it means bringing up the ball after a miss OR a make. And also initiating the offense in the half court. Kobe can easily do that. But Kobe might just be the main facilitator in the halfcourt primarily. But if u want the ball in his hands as often as possible, I think it entails playing PG often. When u think about it, Kobe usually led the Lakers in assists per game most of the time is his career from the SG position. The triangle didn't really require a true PG.

[9erempiree]

I don't mind the turnovers because turnovers don't turn into points for the other team where assists are points.

[KungFuJoe]

Turnovers are overrated. Previous champs have usually been high in turnovers. Magic averaged something like 4 a game a few seasons.

Lakers are one of the lowest turnover teams in the league. Tells you how much turnovers mean in itself. Other factors matter like passes and pace.

I don't like Kobe playing PG because he barely has legs at the end of the game. He made crucial turnovers from just being gassed late in the game. Let him facilitate from the high post but don't let him bring the ball up the court.