In hindsight, Phil Jackson was a godsend to Kobe Bryant. After all ... to having the ball in his hands all the time. The young Frobe admitted he wasn’t used to being a team’s playmaker.
This is by no means a knock on the “old” version of the player, but Frobe was a more athletic ... The older and more methodical version of Bryant Kobe switched numbers before the 2006-07 ...
Given Kobe Bryant's stature as the greatest Laker of ... Jones and Van Exel were out of the picture, and together with Shaq, "Frobe" powered the Purple & Gold to its first of three consecutive ...