What should be done to improve our defense?

Actually, on a nightly basis I think Kobe does kind of mail it in a little on defense. He's a lot like Roy in that when he wants to he can be fantastic, but he doesn't really try that hard. If he really wanted to, Bryant could be a regular candidate for defensive player of the year.

It's not really fair to compare Roy to MJ and Pippen, two of the greatest perimeter defenders of all time. Defense was always one of Pippen's calling cards, and you can't blame Roy for not having as much in his tank as Jordan.

If you look at the majority of wing players in the NBA who average over 20 ppg, you generally don't get a list of the league's best perimeter defenders. And vice versa. Ron Artest has averaged more than 21 ppg only once in his career.

 

Ah, Physical Chemistry . . .