rondo is a bad shooter...kobe is a good shooter. lets be real.
Kobe's game is declining. He doesn't have the consistency / efficiency that he used to. He still makes things happen when the ball is in his hands, but next to Rondo those skills are greatly diminished.
kobe had the 5th highest player efficiency rating in the league! how is that not efficient? so rondo might get a few less assists big deal
Kobe's eFG% was 232nd in the NBA. If you reduce his ability to make plays, you're reducing his effectiveness.
Amazing that he still led his team to a 57-25 record. Alongside players who many here would criticize as also declining precipitously like Fisher and Artest.\
Let's put all the NBA shooters in the NBA in a 3 pt shootout, winner gets $10 million. Even money - you have to bet, does Kobe finishes top 15 or no? Where's your money? The bet is easy for me and it leads me to say Kobe is a very good shooter. Don't care about stats.
Or are you more talking about his shooting ability in relation to his shot selection?
to borrow from my man bassthumper...
*SIPPIN*