Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Playoffs (Lakers Edition)
With Lakers fans panicking all over the globe due to Kobe's injury, there are a few things to keep in mind:
1. Kobe more than likely won't miss any (or just minimal) games. His track record speaks for itself. I'm not condoning him playing injured all the time, just going off of his past actions.
2. It will be interesting to see if Steve Nash can run the offense to a high degree of success. Nash may not draw the defensive attention that he used to, but without Kobe looking over his shoulder, he can run free for however long need be. Odds are Meeks will start with Kobe out, and maybe with big minutes he can find his rhythm and get his shot falling and become a significant option. Maybe the whole team can just "relax" so to speak and not have to worry about Kobe hounding them for making a mistake, and overall, just play team basketball. (Granted they don't have a very good cushion to be relaxing on. Every win at this point is huge.)
3. Ron Artest will step up and lead the team as well.... just kidding. This has no chance of happening.
So that is a few interesting factors to think about. Like I said, Kobe will miss the bare minimum amount (if any) games anyway so really there isn't too much cause for concern. (Unless he can barely move, and re-aggravate it.) So there it is, my surprisingly optimistic viewpoints on the situation. Who knows, at the rate Kobe was going, this could be a blessing in disguise for him to get a little rest.
P.S. Sorry if anyone thought this was about Pink Floyd. (Odds are no one got the joke anyway.)
1. Kobe more than likely won't miss any (or just minimal) games. His track record speaks for itself. I'm not condoning him playing injured all the time, just going off of his past actions.
2. It will be interesting to see if Steve Nash can run the offense to a high degree of success. Nash may not draw the defensive attention that he used to, but without Kobe looking over his shoulder, he can run free for however long need be. Odds are Meeks will start with Kobe out, and maybe with big minutes he can find his rhythm and get his shot falling and become a significant option. Maybe the whole team can just "relax" so to speak and not have to worry about Kobe hounding them for making a mistake, and overall, just play team basketball. (Granted they don't have a very good cushion to be relaxing on. Every win at this point is huge.)
3. Ron Artest will step up and lead the team as well.... just kidding. This has no chance of happening.
So that is a few interesting factors to think about. Like I said, Kobe will miss the bare minimum amount (if any) games anyway so really there isn't too much cause for concern. (Unless he can barely move, and re-aggravate it.) So there it is, my surprisingly optimistic viewpoints on the situation. Who knows, at the rate Kobe was going, this could be a blessing in disguise for him to get a little rest.
P.S. Sorry if anyone thought this was about Pink Floyd. (Odds are no one got the joke anyway.)
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