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Clueless Kobe Bryant yesterday cursed teammates for being inadequate and responsible for the Lakers losing most of their games. Kobe’s got it wrong. He’s the problem, and his compulsive gunning and low shooting percentage are why the Lakers are struggling. While Kobe hits an appalling 39 percent from the floor, most of his teammates are shooting much better. Lakers coaches and executives should tell Kobe to either shoot less and pass more, or they’re going to bench him. But Lakers brass likes his ball hogging because it ensures a horrible season and may give the Lakers the bottom-five finish they crave so they don’t lose next year’s first round draft choice to Phoenix as part of the Steve Nash debacle. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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