Kobe Bryant has never been afraid to speak his mind, even when he has nothing to do with a particular situation. Bryant recently opened up to SI and spoke on the topic of Deron Williams’ inconsistent play from a season ago. Kobe specifically referenced Williams going 0-for-9 in a loss to the Heat and simply thought that Deron lost confidence.
As you can imagine, Williams didn’t agree with Kobe’s approach. Rightfully so, because Williams and Bryant play two different positions, with two different objectives out there on the floor.
Bryant weighed in last month, revealing to Sports Illustrated what he thought of Williams’ low point: his scoreless Game 2 in the Eastern Conference semifinals against Miami.In the article, Bryant said Williams “psyched himself out” in that game, and that Bryant would “go 0-for-30 before I go 0-for-9. 0-for-9 means you beat yourself … because Deron Williams can get more shots in a game. The only reason is you’ve just now lost confidence in yourself.”Williams dismissed Bryant’s analysis Sunday.“I’m a point guard,” Williams said. “If I’m 0-for-[bleeping]-9, I’m not shooting 20 more shots. Not going to happen. I’m a point guard. I’m going to find somebody else. Kobe Bryant, that’s what he’s supposed to do. He’s got that mentality, that works for him. I got my mentality, it works for me.”
H/T: NorthJersey.com
