His usage is at an insane level. yes, he's shooting more (or trying to shoot and turning it over). The gif makes no sense since Kobe doesn't drive.
Lebron? hardly. Now that Ramon is here, I want him to play more off the ball. He's an excellent spot up shooter and if we can get him moving when he catches the ball, he is much more deadly. But he seems to not care at all for it. He intentionally calls for iso plays.
Also, beat writers have been saying Kobe keeps calling brown's plays off.
Also, don't give me this hogwash at the end of games bullshit that Kobe has to go 1 on 5 every time. Kobe didn't do that in the Shaq era. how many game winners did Horry have or harper or fisher have because of Kobe passes? Do I want Kobe involved in the play? yes. Do I mind if Kobe ends up with the shot in the course of a play? No. Do I trust anyone else in a contested situation? No. Do I want kobe to simply iso hero-ball every fucking time so it's predictable? FUCK NO.