LA Lakers News: Kobe Bryant Suggests Jeremy Lin Should Have More Responsibility On Offense; Lin Doubtful Against Charlotte Due To Foot Injury

Los Angeles Lakers star guard Kobe Bryant suggested that teammates Jeremy Lin and Carlos Boozer should be more involved in their offensive sets, in an attempt to come up with a relatively balanced attack for the purple-and-gold.

While Bryant has shown that he is still capable of taking on the scoring cudgels for his team, it will definitely not be a sustainable approach throughout an 82-game long season for his bruised and battered 36-year-old body.

"Well, I think use a lot of guys, [Carlos] Boozer and Jeremy Lin, to create opportunities," the Black Mamba told ESPN LA.

"Which means running [the offense] through them a lot and moving me off the ball and getting picks off the ball, as opposed to me initiating the offense and then controlling everything from there."

"I think it has to be Jeremy and Boozer and those guys making plays, and we're setting picks off the ball. It keeps them involved."

Head coach Byron Scott echoed Kobe's sentiments, reiterating that his charges must just believe in themselves and seize the moment amid questions of confidence among players.

"I think there was a timeout last game where I pointed at Kobe and I said, 'I know how great this guy is, but you guys have got to play basketball,'" said the 2008 NBA Coach of the Year.

"You can't look at him every single time and try to give him the ball. You've got to take shots that are there. You can't pass up shots."

"They can't be afraid to fail. That's the biggest thing. You've just got to be able to go out there and play."

He furthermore revealed that Bryant has already played his part in trying to distribute the playmaking load.

"I think he's done his share in trying to play that role and trying to get those guys an opportunity to play," he added.

"But they've got to take advantage of it as well."

Unfortunately for the Lakers, they might miss the services of Lin or, at most, just utilise him for several minutes following a foot injury.

They have been quite unlucky, to say the least, in terms of squad health in the ongoing campaign with Steve Nash, Nick Young, and Julius Randle, among others, being sidelined due to long-term blows.

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