Because it's still November? That's what the regular season is for: experimenting.
trying to think outside the box is different than aimlessly throwing idiotic shit against the wall and praying something sticks. this was a case of the latter.
i hope when kyrie comes back blatt tries sitting him, lebron, and love at the same time early in the game. simply because experimenting for the sake of experimenting is super smart and bound to produce great results.
Iguodala comes in and plays 12 minutes. 4 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, no turnovers. He is the X factor that no other team has coming off the bench. He has a more versatile skill set than any other 6th man in the league and it's not even close.
you forgot to mention his most important skill tho: the ability to successfully defend virtually any type of player at 1-3. ability to adapt on defense is so enormously important to success yet will never show up in the boxscore.
edit: actually, his most important skill might be his complete selflessness. not many guys in the league will put their teammates and the overall good of the team ahead of themselves 100% of the time without question. iggy is one of the rare few.
dude no.
this is his choice and its ruined the Lakers and he should be embarrassed, but he's still talking about another year because apparently many fortunes of $$ isnt enough.
i don't even think it's about money. i think it's ego above all else - which has been the story his entire career. it was always kobe kobe kobe with him no matter who was playing next to him.
like i said the other day, he's not just hurting the team now anymore; he's killing their future too by preventing any and all positive development. and of course byron is enabler #1. his quote the other day about kobe basically getting to do whatever he wants because "he's kobe" is about as bad as it gets for a coach.
kobe has a work ethic that is virtually unmatched in nba history, which is certainly admirable. but his decision to put himself in front of everyone else and go out like this is just leaving a really bad taste in everyones mouths.