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Theseus
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| No one talks to SAS. He makes stuff up all the time. He's like Chris Broussard. |
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LAII
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| venturalakersfan wrote: | Dwight is soft though he has shown some good mental toughness this year.
The difference in the 2008 team and this team is simply Kobe. He would fight everyone on LG if that is what it took to win. I like Lebron and have been a fan since he came into the league but he isn’t that player. He won’t give up but seems to tolerate losing. Add in the mature 2008-2011 Pau, he was more advanced at what it takes to win than AD. Most players at this level are extremely talented, it is the mental approach that separates the greats from the good. |
Howard is a tough guy now. I love his new role. He is so much better as an bully. If we would have had Dwight the bully with wacked out hair back in his first stint we could have gone places and done things. |
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CRoost
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| Posted: Sat Jan 11, 2020 12:34 am Post subject: |
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| SAS is calling like it is. A lot of our players are soft physically and mentally Only few ones have that zero fkuks given take no prisoners Mamba mentality. I wish one of our player does not have to go to church when he play a certain player in a matchup.. |
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Yue_Fei
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| Posted: Sat Jan 11, 2020 5:03 am Post subject: |
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| We are old, not soft. They’ll learn the difference come playoff time and it won’t be pretty for them. |
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DrDent
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| Posted: Sat Jan 11, 2020 8:29 pm Post subject: |
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| So if lakers soft what that make the rest of the league, watery soup? |
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E=MC²
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| Posted: Sat Jan 11, 2020 8:35 pm Post subject: |
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| Thanks SAS. Since his comments the team has decided to destroy the league. After they beat Bucks in the Finals they'll come after SAS for the grand prize. |
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Wilt
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| Posted: Sat Jan 11, 2020 8:36 pm Post subject: |
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| E=MC² wrote: | | Thanks SAS. Since his comments the team has decided to destroy the league. After they beat Bucks in the Finals they'll come after SAS for the grand prize. |
Well, he did pick the Lakers to win the title. Maybe this is what he wanted to see.
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| Posted: Sat Jan 11, 2020 9:47 pm Post subject: |
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| Wilt wrote: | | E=MC² wrote: | | Thanks SAS. Since his comments the team has decided to destroy the league. After they beat Bucks in the Finals they'll come after SAS for the grand prize. |
Well, he did pick the Lakers to win the title. Maybe this is what he wanted to see. |
SAS with the 3D Chess. 
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DrDent
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Really confused at the stuff ESPN pushes out. In an article regarding this okc game Dave Mckenimin writes:
| Quote: | | Rondo started the game 6-for-6 in the first six minutes as the Lakers -- who had a group text message, following a lackluster win against the New York Knicks earlier in the week, imploring one another to dominate opponents and honor their group talents -- took control. |
So the knicks get their collective arses handed to them by 30 points but that game serves as a basis of saying the Lakers are soft and played lackluster vs the knicks? What kind of crap are these ESPN guys smoking? |
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deal
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| Posted: Sun Jan 12, 2020 8:45 am Post subject: |
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| DrDent wrote: | Really confused at the stuff ESPN pushes out. In an article regarding this okc game Dave Mckenimin writes:
| Quote: | | Rondo started the game 6-for-6 in the first six minutes as the Lakers -- who had a group text message, following a lackluster win against the New York Knicks earlier in the week, imploring one another to dominate opponents and honor their group talents -- took control. |
So the knicks get their collective arses handed to them by 30 points but that game serves as a basis of saying the Lakers are soft and played lackluster vs the knicks? What kind of crap are these ESPN guys smoking? |
Not a big deal, ESPN just hates the Lakers; who cares?
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DrDent
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| Posted: Sun Jan 12, 2020 11:34 am Post subject: |
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| deal wrote: | | DrDent wrote: | Really confused at the stuff ESPN pushes out. In an article regarding this okc game Dave Mckenimin writes:
| Quote: | | Rondo started the game 6-for-6 in the first six minutes as the Lakers -- who had a group text message, following a lackluster win against the New York Knicks earlier in the week, imploring one another to dominate opponents and honor their group talents -- took control. |
So the knicks get their collective arses handed to them by 30 points but that game serves as a basis of saying the Lakers are soft and played lackluster vs the knicks? What kind of crap are these ESPN guys smoking? |
Not a big deal, ESPN just hates the Lakers; who cares? |
Heh- slightly a flippant response considering it appears the Lakers did care about what SAS said(the group texting, et al). |
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cathy78
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| DrDent wrote: | Really confused at the stuff ESPN pushes out. In an article regarding this okc game Dave Mckenimin writes:
| Quote: | | Rondo started the game 6-for-6 in the first six minutes as the Lakers -- who had a group text message, following a lackluster win against the New York Knicks earlier in the week, imploring one another to dominate opponents and honor their group talents -- took control. |
So the knicks get their collective arses handed to them by 30 points but that game serves as a basis of saying the Lakers are soft and played lackluster vs the knicks? What kind of crap are these ESPN guys smoking? |
They should get a lesson in how to construct readable sentences first. |
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Dr. Laker
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| CRoost wrote: | | SAS is calling like it is. A lot of our players are soft physically and mentally Only few ones have that zero fkuks given take no prisoners Mamba mentality. I wish one of our player does not have to go to church when he play a certain player in a matchup.. |
Dude.
Just stop. We have a roster filled with former NBA champions, All-Defense team players and a couple of notorious thugs.
In 39 games we've had a couple of losses to contenders in the middle of steam rolling to an .821 winning percentage.
You throw anti-Laker shade in every one of your posts - which is your right - but your act is getting tired.
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deal
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| Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2020 9:13 am Post subject: |
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| DrDent wrote: | | deal wrote: | | DrDent wrote: | Really confused at the stuff ESPN pushes out. In an article regarding this okc game Dave Mckenimin writes:
| Quote: | | Rondo started the game 6-for-6 in the first six minutes as the Lakers -- who had a group text message, following a lackluster win against the New York Knicks earlier in the week, imploring one another to dominate opponents and honor their group talents -- took control. |
So the knicks get their collective arses handed to them by 30 points but that game serves as a basis of saying the Lakers are soft and played lackluster vs the knicks? What kind of crap are these ESPN guys smoking? |
Not a big deal, ESPN just hates the Lakers; who cares? |
Heh- slightly a flippant response considering it appears the Lakers did care about what SAS said(the group texting, et al). |
Games are won or not on the court; seems Lakers are fine in that department. Will we win it all; maybe or not. However that teams
don't fear or take winning teams seriously, that's bull.
I'm fine if the Lakers felt the BSPN comment, all the better, just
some more fuel...
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deal
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| Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2020 9:16 am Post subject: |
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| E=MC² wrote: | | Thanks SAS. Since his comments the team has decided to destroy the league. After they beat Bucks in the Finals they'll come after SAS for the grand prize. |
Enjoying the fuel...
Nothing like a Knicks fan ragging the NBA Western leader...
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| Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2020 9:18 am Post subject: |
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The “soft” comment to me seems to be more about how they faded against the Clippers and taking an early beatdown against the Bucks.
They have the chance to flip that narrative on Jan 28 and then to send a message to the Bucks later this season at Staples. |
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| LakerSD wrote: | The “soft” comment to me seems to be more about how they faded against the Clippers and taking an early beatdown against the Bucks.
They have the chance to flip that narrative on Jan 28 and then to send a message to the Bucks later this season at Staples. |
If we win in Houston and Boston I think it will be enough to shut up most people. |
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venturalakersfan
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The soft comments are related to the team’s leader. Lebron is a great player and I have been a fan since he first took the Cavs to the Finals. But he doesn’t stand up to the heat. Showing up to the press conference in a fake cast after losing a series and throwing other players under the bus after losing others. Our window is short and I hope he can get us another title but if not, watch the blame go to Pelinka, not Lebron.
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lakersboy
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| Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2020 9:55 am Post subject: |
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No reason to fear the Lakers. After losing to them and being killed softly at the end of the season, charter a boat and go fishing.
Soft is a classic Screaming A. Smith, Knicks fan, guy from NY term. I won't be clicking on any of his loud, opinionated bait. |
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Inspector Gadget
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| Lakers have a better road record then home record, soft teams don’t go to hostile environments and win consistently. |
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CRoost
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| Inspector Gadget wrote: | | Lakers have a better road record then home record, soft teams don’t go to hostile environments and win consistently. |
Same with the Mavs .
If we are soft, they are cotton candies. |
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SPO200
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Another interesting stat from the East: the Lakers are the only team that have won in Miami. One of the only 3 teams that have won in Utah too, being the other two the Wolves and the Thunders. The Bucks, the 76ers and the Clippers x2 lost in Utah.
We are such a soft team. |
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there is "some" truth to this, if i can say that without causing flames. when guys like pat bev are blocking lebron on game winners and when lebron dribbles the ball off his foot etc on key plays in crunch time, these are things to be somewhat worried about. this is ONLY a problem in playoff games, not rs games. but to me it seems like it would be the main reason why we would lose in the playoffs. this will come off as hating on lebron, but thats what he does a lot. now, sometimes he does fine, but hes not reliable. there are many many many plays in tight games where he is taking long bombs or passing in a way that is basically turning the ball over, and he is getting blocked on drives and fumbling and bumbling. he gets a long three once in a while and sometimes the refs give him fts, but its super not reliable (go and remember kobe times). that's what i worry about, and most teams seem to know this also and for sure will know in those games.
its easy to "fix" in that just let rondo make those decisions, and use ad in better ways. but i do worry about being down 5 in a playoff game and lebron making these decisions. |
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| Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2020 2:11 pm Post subject: |
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| SuperboyReformed wrote: | there is "some" truth to this, if i can say that without causing flames. when guys like pat bev are blocking lebron on game winners and when lebron dribbles the ball off his foot etc on key plays in crunch time, these are things to be somewhat worried about. this is ONLY a problem in playoff games, not rs games. but to me it seems like it would be the main reason why we would lose in the playoffs. this will come off as hating on lebron, but thats what he does a lot. now, sometimes he does fine, but hes not reliable. there are many many many plays in tight games where he is taking long bombs or passing in a way that is basically turning the ball over, and he is getting blocked on drives and fumbling and bumbling. he gets a long three once in a while and sometimes the refs give him fts, but its super not reliable (go and remember kobe times). that's what i worry about, and most teams seem to know this also and for sure will know in those games.
its easy to "fix" in that just let rondo make those decisions, and use ad in better ways. but i do worry about being down 5 in a playoff game and lebron making these decisions. |
I read your post with an open mind. In terms of what you pointed out, the gist of what I perceive about LeBron at this stage of his career, is you'll have more and more of those moments as he ages. Overall, he's handling the ball well, but he's also handling the ball a hell of alot, and that's why one of the hottest topics is the need for an additional ball handler.
The less he handles the ball, in terms of bringing it up every time, the less the defense can press him, and wear him down. If they can, the FO will bring in another competent ball handler (perhaps Collison), who can not only bring the ball up with or without pressure, but a player who can also reliably shoot the ball. |
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| Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2020 2:45 pm Post subject: |
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| venturalakersfan wrote: | | The soft comments are related to the team’s leader. Lebron is a great player and I have been a fan since he first took the Cavs to the Finals. But he doesn’t stand up to the heat. Showing up to the press conference in a fake cast after losing a series and throwing other players under the bus after losing others. Our window is short and I hope he can get us another title but if not, watch the blame go to Pelinka, not Lebron. |
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