Look, the shooting percentage is not the point. How many teams win in the playoffs with their star shooter taking a fade away 18 footer with two defenders hanging on to him? Kobe will get into this mentality where he just takes ALL of the shots during the last 5 minutes of the game...and any sane, unbiased basketball fan knows that it stagnates an offense.
I'm not saying KB isn't a force...he is, I think he's the second greatest scoring talent to grace any basketball court, but right now...the Lakers don't need him gunning for 60 every night.