He also made the All-NBA pouter team. What happend in Game 7? He pouted and "showed everyone" that the team needs him, and they got blown back to LA. He's a cocky bastard and won't ever win a ring again.
This year he has changed his mentailty somewhat, but who knows how long that'll last. And your hearing less and less of the whiners saying Kobe has a weak cast, because his cast is getting NBA quality time under their belts and improving.
Anyway, our team was never known for defense, but were improving (relative to the last two years) and our style translates into W's.