I'm not blaming him totally for the Lakers being bad, as the Lakers do just suck, but Kobe can't be the #1 option on a contender. His entire game is mid range jumpers, usually of the contested variety. Right now he's a high usage, low efficiency player. Doesn't play defense either
He's old and coming off injuries, he's not the same player. The problem is he still thinks he is and still wants to be that same guy