It's relevant enough because when Phil slides Kobe down to the small forward spot like he did last night and many times last year, it opens more minutes for Shannon to get minutes at the 2. It's also relevant since when Artest sucks like he did last night, Phil might be tempted to play Barnes more (especially when either Barnes or Artest will spend some time at the PF just like last night with Bynum out for any extended time. A fully healthy Lakers team won't have issues playing Shannon or Barnes too much. If cir stances dictate they have to play more significant minutes game in game out, I think that's bad news for the Lakers.