CELTICS -at- LAKERS - 6/12 - Thoughts and :-(( Ratings

Texas_Pete · Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 8:33 am Post subject:

Thanks DB. Hopefully you have 3 more of these to write but it's not looking good.

I put this lost on PJ, Kobe, and Fish. I'm ticked with PJ for not calling timeouts to get the guys in gear when we suffered 12-0 and 21-3 runs. Then someone that was swatting shots, swishing 3s, dunking and bringing mad energy (Ariza) only plays 9 friggen minutes? WTF was that? Then our oncourt leadership: Kobe and Fish. They've been here before. When they built that 24 point lead, the cameras flashed to the guys on the bench (Kobe included) hooping and hollering like the game was over. Kobe should have reminded them that this is a game we needed to win and should not have been prematurely celebrating.

This loss hurt but it doesn't hurt if you catch my drift. I say this because Boston went out and got ring chasing veterans (Posey, Cassell, House and PJ Brown). These vets are not as talented as our guys but they were hungrier and it showed. Maybe Boston is the better team (as much as it pisses me off to say that).

I hope this loss hurts them as much as it hurt us fans.

TheBigRuski · Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 8:43 am Post subject:

There is one problem with a "brilliant first half setting up teammates" from Kobe. If it gets you out of rythym for the rest of the game...what good have you done?

He could have done exactly what he did...AND INCLUDE HIMSELF in the shooting mix to not lose any firepower continuity later. Instead, the Celtics make a run...and all of a sudden Kobe has to shoot...and once again, the Lakers have to suddenly adjust....not fair, not right....and sad!
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hi_ma · Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 8:51 am Post subject:

maddprophet · Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 9:01 am Post subject:

we're young, and we gotta take this loss and this experience and learn from it.

i've always said teams do not come out of nowhere and win nba titles. it can be done in other sports, but not the nba.

you have to get at least to a conference final and loose or the nba finals and loose before you capture the throne. it's been that way for 30+ years.

this years finals was gonna be the first exception to that rule. i thought it could be us, and there is still that chance.

but if it's not, we've earned our right to the championship next year and beyond. and this experience will be invaluable to our young players, even odom and gasol.

we will be stronger for this either way.

i'm trying to be positive.
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Luca Brasi · Star Player Joined: 11 Jun 2005 Posts: 4207

dont give up guys. it's not over yet.
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Jakkedup · Rookie Joined: 13 Jun 2008 Posts: 5

I completely agree with you on your thoughts on Gasol. The man holds it in the post for way too long, when he should be aggressive, and use his highly skilled offensive move set. He has permanently cemented his nickname as Paul "Gasoft."

RandyPfund · Sixth Man Joined: 09 May 2008 Posts: 75

Don't give up Lakers Fans, we have the REFs and Stern on our side. Remember the 2002 when we won the Championship.

KOBE=MVP

A Mad Chinaman · Star Player Joined: 07 Apr 2005 Posts: 6175

cheesehead88 · Starting Rotation Joined: 08 Jun 2008 Posts: 151

This reminded me of when the Pistons beat Magic's Lakers after the back-to-back. Or when Detroit beat the Karl Malone Lakers in 2004. The only way for an inferior offensive team to win is to thug it up. Why was Ariza put on ice? The Lakers really need a defensive minded contain point guard like Ron Harper or Lindsey Hunter. Fisher could have done it 10 years ago. Farmer reminds me of the second coming of Smush Parker. A lazy defender that likes to just stand around and cast off threes. This is where Crittenton would have been very valuable. He could have penetrated at will and finished against any point guard that Boston has. Farmer is not a penetrator. He just picks up Fisher's bad habits and casts off three on the triangle swing out, but doesn't have nearly the same accuracy or defensive reliability.

The Lakers can still win. Boston is piling up injuries, and they are old and slow. We can still beat them the same way that Phoenix beat us three years ago when we were up 3 to 1 in the first round. The first win will give confidence. The second win will make Boston nervous. And in game 7 it just depends who wants it more.

*Angela* · Rookie Joined: 17 Jun 2008 Posts: 3

I truly did not understand (and I still don't

) how we totally lost this game. Strong lead, 24 point lead in the first half sometime. Then we completely lost it, I wonder what happened? This isn't the first time, it took place in a previous game with the Celtics, and it happened when we were playing the Utah Jazz (last game), although we won.

I totally agree with cheesehaed88 though.. if we really pack it up, we can beat Boston. Just yesterday I realized the ages of the players

It was quite a shock. Just wish LA luck for the rest of the games!

wildcat · Starting Rotation Joined: 18 Oct 2006 Posts: 633