by xplicit on Thu Nov 17, 2005 9:20 pm
Kobe's developed an incredible jumper this off season and it's showing in his games. Now, i know his FG % went down and that's because it was after he injured his shooting hand. He injured it in the Atlanta Game then from there on his shooting seems as if it's been off. I was watching the Lakers vs Knicks game today and i saw Kobe's index finger wrapped in bandages. Also, his wrist is most likely sore from his arkward landing in Atlanta because of Joe Johnson.
My point of this is, Kobe has the ability and probably the only player in the league that can shoot over his opponents. He has an unstoppable turnaround jumper or he can create a way for himself to elevate from his opponent and shoot over them. He's been hitting 50%+ with his jumpshots, consistently too. I think he deserves a FG higher than 85 possibly 90. He's been working hard during the off-season from what i hear from the media. I'm a big Lakers fan and especially Kobe. In my opinion Kobe has the most deadliest mid-range shot in the league. His shooting form is awesome too. He's been working hard and is improving even more so i feel that his current fg does not reflect his real life counterpart. If you guys have seen his performance lately you would be thinking the same. Hopefully once his injury clears up he'll start shooting 50% from the field again.
On another note, Smush Parker needs an upgrade in his defense, steals, fg, and 3. It's still early but judging from his pre-season and regular season he's the real deal and not a fluke.