As we all know, Kobe for the most part doesn’t hold back when he’s asked about something. Kobe was recently asked about his scoring situation with Steve Nash possibly making a return to the lineup on Saturday. Check out what he had to say…
According to BallTribe (Via La Times):
The topic of scoring came up regarding Steve Nash returning to the lineup. A reporter asked if this would cut Kobe’s scoring down. Bryant replied not at all. Then Bryant said if he played in coach, Mike D’Antoni’s open offense his whole career and not paired with Shaquille O’Neal, he could have scored a lot more points than he has now.
“I’m a scorer, man, you don’t get 30,000 points without knowing how to put yourself in positions to shoot it,” he says. “The ball finds scorers, and I like shooting.
Look at my career,” he says. “When you have another dominant teammate, you have the capability of winning more and individually you sacrifice more.
“If I was playing in this Mike D’Antoni system when I was 21 or 23, forget it. The floor is spread and you just get to the rim.”
So I ask, “Would you have 40,000 points by now?”
“If I wasn’t playing with Shaq, probably,” he says. “I would have scored a lot more for sure.”
