That said, with a move as major as adding an all-star point guard, there will be adjustments. The Lakers are morphing from a team that depended on its point guards the least, to one which has a floor general with the ability to shape the direction of their team on every possession.
And, of all the players whose games will be affected the most, Kobe Bryant is looked at as the player who will need to adjust his game most severely in order to fit next to Nash.
At least, on the surface it seems so.
There's merit in the thought Kobe will need to change his game. After all, last season Kobe led the league in usage rate (defined as the percentage of plays a player shoots, gets fouled, or commits a turnover) as well as field goals attempted per game. Kobe's been used to having the ball in his hands a great deal and next year with Nash, that will change. Kobe will have the ball less when the play ends and that in itself is something he'll need to get used to.
However, the notion that Kobe will have to overhaul his entire approach to how he plays on offense is somewhat of a misnomer—especially in comparison to last season.
In Kobe's first campaign under Mike Brown, he initiated the offense much less than he did in seasons past. In a stark contrast to when he operated within the Triangle offense, Kobe often started possessions off the ball in order to get into position where a play could be ran for him. Most often, this was out of the Lakers "horns" sets where Kobe would start on the wing and use a variety of screen options to get the ball in a position to score.
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Article Source: Bleacher Report - Los Angeles Lakers
