[MediaArtist]

I had to listen to all the radio DJ's giving their "expert" opinions on why Kobe now sucks and won't be the same while driving to Santa Monica today.

Look, Kobe admitted he felt like his timing was off, his jump shot motion wasn''t in sync, and overall he felt like he was readjusting the entire game.

He missed the all of the off season training (due to rehabbing), he missed the entire pre-season where most players tune their shooting mechanics, movement, etc, and he missed 1/4 of the regular season up to this point. This is an injury that has ended the careers of many players including Isiah Thomas, and Shaq.

Of course there are anomalies like Dominique Wilkins who actually came back and posted better numbers than the season he was injured.

Where Kobe will fall is still a mystery, but all the knee jerk criticism after one game is way premature.