The Credits: "Clash of the Titans"

From Kobe Bryant’s Shot Selection Endlessly Fascinates Self-Proclaimed Experts :

“Kobe Bryant’s shot selection is subject to a play by play microscopic evaluation that I have never seen applied to any other player of his status; literally every time he shoots—or doesn’t shoot—someone questions his judgment and motivations, alternately suggesting that he is either forcing the issue or else playing too passively in order to allegedly make some kind of point. All great scorers are expected to shoot the ball 20-plus times a game and shots that would rightly be termed ‘forced’ if someone else took them are not forces if they are shots that the great player has a reasonable chance of making or if the shot clock is winding down and there are no other good options left.”

Before the Lakers phase out Bryant and restructure their entire offense around Bynum wouldn’t it make some sense to see (1) if Bynum can actually get into (and stay in) shape, (2) if Bynum can avoid getting hurt (in the past four seasons he has played in just 204 out of a possible 328 games) and (3) if Bynum can consistently perform like an All-Star caliber player? Bynum has shown flashes of scoring and rebounding prowess but those flashes have always been followed by him either getting injured or simply not maintaining a high level of performance.

The comments are not bad as well.

From Kevin Ding Provides Excellent Coverage article:

Before deciding to run the offense through a particular player, that player must prove that he can deal with trapping defenses. Bryant has proven that he is highly proficient in that regard. As Coach Brown noted, it is “new” for the Lakers to put a post player in position to be regularly doubled and it remains to be seen how Bynum will react to this role. If Bynum is capable of performing well in this role then this will make the Lakers a better team and possibly extend Kobe Bryant’s career—but it is premature to just automatically say that Bynum should be the focal point of the offense. The Lakers should definitely still be willing to trade the injury-prone Bynum to the Orlando Magic for Dwight Howard if possible; Howard is a better rebounder and defender than Bynum, Howard is more durable than Bynum and, even though his post footwork is a bit less polished than Bynum’s, Howard is a more explosive athlete. Howard has improved his post game recently and if he played alongside Bryant then Howard’s effectiveness and field goal percentage would improve much like Gasol’s did after joining the Lakers.