December 11th, Kobe broke the index finger on his shooting hand. He is an amazing player and played through it. The next night, he threw up a stinker of a game 7-24. We all said, "It's the finger. Kobe, just rest it. It is a long season. The Lakers will be fine without you for a month." Kobe doesn't sit.
The next 5 games he shoots 46%-58%. "Kobe is a amazing. He's doing this with a broken finger."
Christmas, 11-33 (but still has 38 points thanks to 12 of 12 from the line).
Five more games shooting 48% to 54%.
Four stinkers shooting 19%-39%.
Last night he is 7 of 10, but does little else and leaves early, but not because of the finger. It was back spasms.
Overall since the broken finger (index finger, shooting hand), his shooting percentage has dropped just a little bit. Points per game are about the same, assists up a tad, turnovers are the same, steals are down a bit, rebounds are up a bit.
Is it possible that Kobe is the same player even with a broken finger?
The stats seem to say, 'yes'.
(On a completely unrelated note, pray for Haiti. Very tragic.)
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