Kobe has Advice for Marbury

<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">DENVER - Kobe Bryant believes that Stephon Marbury would be wise to follow Larry Brown's direction so that Marbury "can turn out to be the player that we all thought he could be."
"I think he's playing a more structured game right now," Bryant said. "He's trying to understand the flow of the game instead of just going out there and being a gunslinger, something he was very good at. But now it's a process where Larry is trying to elevate his game to the next level. Because you can be just as effective scoring 40, but you can also pick your spots."

Bryant witnessed Marbury's struggles firsthand during the Lakers' 97-92 win on Wednesday. Bryant scored 42 points, while Marbury finished with four points on 2-for-9 shooting. Afterward, Marbury expressed frustration with his role in Brown's offense.

"I shouldn't have to go on the court and decide where I'm going to be aggressive," Marbury said.

Bryant experienced similar struggles adjusting to Phil Jackson's demands when the coach first arrived in L.A. in 2000. Allen Iverson and Chauncey Billups went through growing pains with Brown as their head coach in Philadelphia and Detroit, respectively. The one significant difference is that Bryant, Iverson and Billups were all young players adjusting to a demanding coach. Marbury, 28, may not be as open to changing his style.

"It's tough," Bryant said late Wednesday. "I can understand because it's something that's completely new. And I think Stephon understands that. Larry Brown has been around for a while and he knows point guards. And if just stays with it, he can turn out to be the player that we all thought he could be.

"I think it's important for the City of New York to be patient. Because it's gonna pay off. I mean, you can see him out there thinking the game. He's making certain reads and understanding who needs what. And complement that with his offensive, his explosive ability, you can have something pretty special."</div>

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<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Equint77:</div><div class="quote_post">Kobe's the last person on earth to give advice....</div>

<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">His coach put him on Broadway after he finished coaching.</div>
Is Kobe the only athlete who has been bad-mouthed by a former coach? No.

<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Shaq hates him with a passion.</div>
Very ignorant. What does this have to do with anything?

<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">He used his influence over Jerry Buss to implode the Lakers.</div>
He didn't use anything. Shaq stated that he wanted to leave no matter what. Shaq had his mind made up, Kobe couldn't stop that.

<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">He wanted to be the "man" and now has to jack up at least 30 shots a game for them to have a chance. Meanwhile the rest of his team is as useful as a bucket of piss.</div>
If our team is as "useful as a bucket of piss", what does that make your team, which we beat?
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He probably drove Rudy T back to the bottle, which is probably why he stepped down mid season last year.</div>
Rudy wasn't fit for coaching the Lakers last year. Some of his calls were horrible, I'm glas -- along with many other Laker fans, that Rudy Stepped down.

<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Yeah.. Kobe's the one to give people advice.</div>
I guarantee that if he considers Kobe's advice and adjusts to Brown's game, you'll see an improvement in Marbury.