<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Hamblen said the other Lakers have been relying too much on their star guard, with the final play in last night's 117-115 overtime loss to the Knicks the latest example. "Our guys have to quit deferring to Kobe so much," Hamblen said after Bryant couldn't handle Walton's return pass under the basket and failed to get off a shot as time expired. "Kobe's going to get his. But there at the end, Luke has a little five-six footer or a layup. I just told him you gotta shoot the ball. ... The last two games (Bryant has) made passes, and maybe guys are expecting him to do it all. "These guys have to be basketball players out there also, they can't just defer to Kobe all the time."</div> Source
