Kobe – Bryant made this point unmistakably clear: “If the effort isn’t there,” he said, “I’m not going to sit around and wait, especially in the playoffs.” What he meant: I’m not waiting on Pau. Someone asked if Odom also needed to hike his scoring, and Bryant made clear that wasn’t the problem. “Pau is our guy,” he said. “He’s next in line and gets the responsibility that comes with it.” “He’s not naturally aggressive,” Bryant said. “Even if I’m tired, I’m naturally aggressive. You just have to rev him up a little bit, get him going.”
