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PostPosted: Mon Nov 27, 2006 12:06 am    Post subject: NETS -at- LAKERS - 11/26 - Thoughts and :-)) ratings

Defending Home Court... The Lakers drained 9-13 threes in the second half, seemingly coming up with a big one from just about everyone when they needed it. Again, it wasn't pretty at times, and you hate to rely on the three ball, but they got the job done with the 99-93 win.

The Lakers started off slow with some poorly executed offense that led, in turn, to poor transition D and easy scores for the Nets. After giving up 33 points in that first quarter, they held the Nets to 33 points in the next two quarters combined. The triangle was run with little purpose or intent throughout the game.

The Nets ran a lot of zone and packed it in the paint. Our execution consisted of hitting our threes, shooting over the top of it. Not exactly how you want to pick it part, but we will take it. There was some good ball movement at times against it and a couple of stats that show we were able to get some things done: 30 assists with just 14 turnovers.

The game showcased a couple of good rookie guards in Marcus Williams and Jordan Farmar, back from the ankle injury. Both stepped up to the challenge, Marcus with 14 points on 6-11 shooting and Jordan with 11 points on 4-8 shooting (hitting some nice threes late in the game).

Kobe -- -- Defensively, he did a great job on Vince Carter. You saw him play a lot of ball denial D, even up at the midcourt line. He held Carter to 7 points under his average. The difference between Kobe and Carter -- it took a village to defend Kobe. The Nets were sagging and swarming, intent to send a ton of help. So, while Kobe only scored 19 points on a poor 8-24 shooting, he led the team with 10 assists with only 2 turnovers. He missed a few easy ones around the rim and didn't get to the line anywhere like he normally does, but he did hit some key jumpers for the Lakers in the fourth. Early on, he airballed a turnaround, missed a shotclock beater, then nailed a high pinch post jumper on his third attempt. He hung in the air to tip in over his head a missed jumper by Bynum. He took a bounce pass from Bynum and scored an And-1 at the rim, making the FT. He drained a pull-up jumper straight away against the shotclock. He somehow missed a reverse layup. He missed a tech FT. He found LO for a three at the end of the half. He got blocked, got it back and got his layup attempt stuck in the rim for a jumpball. He attacked and kicked it out to LO for another three. He swished a wing jumper over the zone with the shotclock low. Out of a timeout, he swished a wing jumper over JKidd and the zone again. He had Collins on him and swished another jumper, this time from a stepback in three land. He attacked the paint on back-to-back drives, didn't get a call despite some contact and the Nets scored at the other end in transition. He swished a 17-footer straight away on his next touch. He finally drew a foul when the Nets purposely wrapped him up, he made one of two.

Odom -- 8) -- Lamar shot 3-8 from three and 6-16 overall on his way to 21 points with just 6 boards and 4 assists in 41 minutes. I would have liked to see him with a few more sequences where he attacked the Nets bigmen with speed. The Lakers did have a few nice pinch post sequences, but there seemed to be little purpose in how they attacked. To start the game, he crossed over Krstic badly and scored an easy layup. He curled off the high pinch post and drew FTs, making both. Nice D on his man, blocking him at the rim and the Lakers converted it into a points at the other end. He hit Kwame cutting backdoor in the lane for a layup. He didn't challenge a three by Williams on a switch. He tapped in a miss in transition by Luke. Big three on the Lakers last shot at halftime to give them a lift. He curled off the high pinch post again and scored a layup (more please). He swished a three when the Nets packed in a zone. He attacked Collins off the dribble and drew FTs. He hit Evans in transition for a three. Bad play nearly traveling on an attack, he then lost the ball, then gave up a loose ball for FTs midway through the fourth. He stepped back and drained a big three with 4 minutes left. Next time down, he attacked Collins off the dribble and drew FTs, he made both. Good read defensively, to steal a bounce pass. On the next trip, he took a deep three with 16 off the shotclock when he had the entire left side of the court open to attack Collins, he missed. He attacked Collins off the dribble in the last minute, drew fouls and missed both FTs.

Smush -- -- Solid game from our point guard tandem tonight. In the final minute of the game, JKidd was looking up to pass and Smush reached to swipe the ball and ice the game. Big steal to shut the door on the Nets. Smush finished with 13 points on 5-10 shooting, 3 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals in 32 minutes. Early on he swished a wing three. He stole a return feed from Williams, pushed it up and scored a layup. He busted out again, attacked on the break and scored another layup a few seconds later and forced a timeout by the Nets. He got tapped on a three from the corner. Williams nailed a three and a layup around Smush. Smush traveled on our final possession of the first quarter. Sweet play, catching an inbounds with 2 on the shotclock, spinning in the air 360-style and swishing a jumpshot to beat the clock. He drew FTs in transition and made one. Nice challenge on a rotation, but Jefferson banked in the three. Smush got it back on the other end, passing up on several three's to probe the D with passes, then finally hitting with the shotclock low.

Bynum -- -- Phil mentioned after the game about maybe running Bynum more on the second unit because they run the offense better (a bit of a jab at Kobe and LO and how much they can dominate the ball at times). He'd like to see Drew get a few more touches in the post. I also think that first unit seems to trust Kwame a little more, or at least they appear more comfortable with sending the ball to him in the post. Bynum played 20 minutes tonight and shot 1-4 for 3 points. He had a little foul trouble trying to anchor the D against penetration, but also had some good moments. Nice help D on penetration early on to contest a shot, then he recovered to grab the board in a crowd. He traveled trying to create in the post before the shotclock went off. He missed a rare 16-foot jumper, looked decent and Kobe tipped it in. Nice bounce pass to Kobe out of the Tri for an And-1. He picked up his second foul midway through the first and had to sit. He bricked a jumphook badly off the glass. He drew an illegal D when he got his next post touch. He blocked Jefferson twice on one defensive stand with some good help D. He blocked Krstic next time down on an iso sequence. Great hands to catch a tough post entry pass, but he missed the jumphook. He dropstepped Krstic and scored an And-1 with his left, he made the FT. He picked up his fourth foul contesting penetration and had to sit midway through the third. Great hustle, diving to the floor for a loose ball and then calling for the timeout before he was smothered.

Walton -- -- Excellent game by Luke, scoring 10 points on 4-7 shooting, dishing 6 assists without a turnover and grabbing 4 boards. He also had a steal and a block. He matched up against his buddy Jefferson, who went for 14 points on 6-15 shooting. Luke overplayed the passing lane early and got burned for a backdoor layup. He posted up and hit his fade. Nice attack in transition, spinning, but missing at the rim, LO followed with a tap in. He took a power dribble off a high swing through against Jefferson in the post then muscled in a layup. He got a kickout in transition from LO and as the crowd got into their "Luuuuke", he drained a corner three. Another huge three by Luke in crunch time when he was left alone at the top of the arch. The 2-2 from three, stretched his league leading three-point percentage to .684, hitting now 13-19.

Kwame -- -- Kwame was a beast in 25 minutes of action. He scored 13 points on 5-6 shooting, yanked down 9 boards (3 offensive), had 1 steal and 2 blocks. The energy and muscle around the paint was excellent, and he had some quality anticipation defensively in the team setting. I'd still like to see some powering up for dunks, but finishing around the rim in any fashion is a big step up from where he was this time last season. He scored a layup when he spun on his man and LO found him in the middle of the lane. He drew FTs off an offensive board. He drew another foul off an offensive board. Williams swished a jumper over him when he gave up too much room on a switch. Great help D, jumping a passing lane to deflect a ball and then he tracked it down. On the other end, he took a post feed, faked one way and banked easily the other. He muscled in an 8-foot jumphook that probably should have been an And-1, then the Staples lights went out for a moment. He drew FTs away from the ball trying to post up, he made both. He trailed a break, got the ball at the FT line, attacked on the dribble and banked in an And-1 over Krstic, he missed the FT. He attacked to the middle off the dribble, then power drop stepped and banked in a layup (more of that please). Kwame led all Lakers with a +9.

Radmanovic -- -- Not a lot of minutes from Vlad tonight, playing 8:30 and scoring 2 points on 1-2 shooting. He still somehow managed 3 turnovers in that time. He was called for a travel on an attack. He ballfaked, attacked off the dribble and scooped in a runner for his only score. Stupid play when Evans won a jumpball, Radmanovic didn't secure it, instead trying to tip it to Farmar but it went out of bounds. He switched on JKidd, then blocked him on a drive and ignited the break, very nice.

Turiaf -- -- He got a short stint in the fourth. Some decent pick and roll D, but we didn't control the boards or the paint with him in there and he was subbed out shortly later for Bynum. Ronny was the only Laker with a negative +/- going for -4 in his short stint.

Evans -- -- Evans had some minutes covering JKidd and did reasonably well. With a lot of teams running two points at times, it's not the first time this season he's had to cover PGs. With Farmar back taking PG minutes, Evans will take the remaining SG minutes, leaving Sasha as the odd man out whenever those guys are getting it done. Overall, very good production off the bench. He scored 7 points on 3-5 shooting in 13 minutes. He missed a tough turnaround jumper early in the shotclock. He tried to pound a dribble in traffic and had it taken away. He had a reverse layup goaltended for his first points. He drained a corner three in transition. He faked a three, stepped in past a rushing Kidd and drained the 18-footer.

Farmar -- -- For a guy with a bad wheel, Farmar can still move. He had some superb defensive footwork that didn't show any signs of the injury. On the other end of the court, he played as confident as ever...scoring 11 points on 4-8 shooting (3-5 from three). Phil mentioned Farmar's D on Williams in the second half, shutting down that part of the Nets attack. Good to see Farmar pick up where he left off. He missed a wing three early with the shotclock low. Nice job fighting over the top of a screen to draw a moving pick call. He drained a wing three on a kickout from Kobe. He got tapped on a three from the sideline. Excellent work fighting over the screen at the end of the third to get a lateral stop defensively. He pushed the ball out on the break, turned it up in the lane, exploded and scored a layup. He stepped into a three at the wing and swished it early in the fourth. He missed a baseline turnaround. He drained another big three from the wing. His next attempt got blocked. Prior to the game, it was mentioned that the Lakers actually measured Farmar's much talked about one-step vertical at 43.5 inches, which was above the official measurements of 42 at the predraft combines.

Phil -- -- Lakers played to the Nets tempo and didn't execute well early. Phil said both Kobe and Lamar were not taking high percentage shots and mentioned that they also had to resort to a few too many forced shots against the shotclock... Early in the season, Phil's teams struggle to get what they want in the Tri. Every year they have some troubles attacking with intent and purpose. Once they hit the playoffs, they can game plan against opponents and really know how to get what they want and put together an intelligent effort. The lack of purpose in our attack tonight was apparent and Phil mentioned it after the game... The Nets shot 61 percent to the Lakers 39 percent in the first half. We only trailed a by five because we beat them on the offensive glass 8-1. At the end of the game, the Nets shot 48.6 pecent to the Lakers 45.1 percent. They won the second half battle on the offensive glass 8-3... Phil was ticked with screen roll rotations and called a timeout. You could hear him whistle for a switch, which Bynum did, but no one else rotated to Bynum's man and it gave up an open jumper. Out of the timeout, they tightened it up... The Lakers were out of fouls at the 7:49 mark of the fourth. They gave up a few points from the line, but still managed to close out the Nets without bleeding too badly from that... The Lakers had six players who scored in double figures...
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 27, 2006 12:07 am    Post subject:

DB... has Odom finally found the consistency the Lakers wanted all along since he came to the Lakers?
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 27, 2006 12:15 am    Post subject:

Mr. LakeShow wrote:
DB... has Odom finally found the consistency the Lakers wanted all along since he came to the Lakers?


I think he's kind of picking up where he left off late last season. I like the continued aggression. I wish it was just a bit smarter tonight on a few sequences -- getting the ball into better attack position for him or attacking off the pinch post a little more with speed, and a couple less threes. But, you want Lamar to stay consistently aggressive. Once he does that, then we can fine tune the "intelligent effort" aspect.

Whenever LO played the Lakers before we picked him up, I always hoped he wouldn't impose himself on the game because he was so difficult to cover when he did. Anytime he went to work against us, you kind of held your breath. When he throttles his game it, it's tough on the opponents.
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 27, 2006 12:36 am    Post subject:

Agree with you on Odom's effort to be aggresive and needs to be smarter.
I hope it's just a matter of adjustment
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 27, 2006 12:46 am    Post subject:

George W Buss wrote:

I hope it's just a matter of adjustment


It happens every year with Phil's teams. Happened last year, with Lamar struggling early on. Later, he excelled as the team executed smarter. Some of the execution in the playoffs that LO was involved in was fairly sophisticated. We have taken a step or two back with some of the new roster and the injuries. But, the hoop IQ grows every year. Thankfully, we've got something to build on this year and it will be picking up steam as the season goes along.
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 27, 2006 12:51 am    Post subject:

thanks for the recap db...caught the tail end of the game and wasn't really able to see farmar play...glad to hear he's alright...

that and what the heck have they been feeding kwame? he's really stepped up his game...
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 27, 2006 2:16 am    Post subject:

dino wrote:
thanks for the recap db...caught the tail end of the game and wasn't really able to see farmar play...glad to hear he's alright...

that and what the heck have they been feeding kwame? he's really stepped up his game...


Like Odom. He's picking up his game from where he left off. He also is a little more healthier too-I bet his leg isn't as weak as it was last year.
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 27, 2006 2:50 am    Post subject:

Re: LO
Lakers are getting better at using him, especially when there are mismatches - though not enough. Tonight he had Collins at the top of the circle where he can take advantage of the situation at any time - this wasn't used as much, though at least they recognized it. Any reason(s) why they didn't take more advantage of this?

Re: Smush
Showing more consistency, which is good. The 4th quarter steal and other sporadic excellent play provides additional fodder on why he isn't more consistent and increasing his basketball IQ. Since he is not entrusted with bringing up the ball - when his defense/offense isn't there, the deficiencies are glaring that will probably result in Farmar getting more minutes (of which, Phil has hinted that that will happen soon).

Re: Farmar
It was nice seeing a guy that the team trusts to bring the ball up under pressure, thus freeing Kobe to do other things. In addition, he doesn't "lay" on the screens (along with slipping the screens) making the refs call the fouls and/or disrupting the opposing team's offensive flow. I have not even mentioned him attacking the paint and/or hitting key 3s.
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 27, 2006 3:52 am    Post subject:

A Mad Chinaman wrote:
Re: LO
Lakers are getting better at using him, especially when there are mismatches - though not enough. Tonight he had Collins at the top of the circle where he can take advantage of the situation at any time - this wasn't used as much, though at least they recognized it. Any reason(s) why they didn't take more advantage of this?


Hoop IQ and dealing with a lot of zone. If you notice on a lot of those sequences with LO up top, that was simply our spread the floor and attack set. Not any Tri set. Their best bet was to run some ball reversals to get the ball back to him at the top of the key to work off the weakside pinch post with speed. They did that twice, I think. Five or six more times would have been nice. That long three by LO early in the shot clock was a perfect example of when it could have been used.
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 27, 2006 4:04 am    Post subject:

Good read DB, thanks.
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 27, 2006 5:26 am    Post subject:

Great recap as always DB. Here is the lineup that needs to be in there:

C Bynum
PF Kwame
SF LO
SG Kobe
PG Farmar

LO and Kobe should have about 35 shots a game (LO has to shoot at least 15 times a game which is a good thing because at SF he will have many advantages). Kwame and Bynum will play defense, rebound and control the paint. They can get garbage points (Kwame) and score in the post from set plays (Bynum and Kwame?). The only thing I worry about is spacing with that lineup. Farmar was a spark last night and seems like more of a natural fit than Smush.
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 27, 2006 5:28 am    Post subject:

Vladimar is starting to get on me nerves a bit. Has he always been a careless passer? Hes probably averages 1 or 2 "careless" passes per game right now. Though im still impressed hes shown other facets of his game.
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 27, 2006 5:32 am    Post subject:

Would this be the 1st time that Lamar and Kobe(had 19) both scroed 20pts in back to back games???
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 27, 2006 5:58 am    Post subject:

Thanks for the recap. I'm happy we won, even if we struggled a bit.
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 27, 2006 6:00 am    Post subject:

Thanks DB. As always, a stellar effort. It's much appreciated.
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 27, 2006 7:03 am    Post subject:

dcarter4kobe wrote:
Would this be the 1st time that Lamar and Kobe(had 19) both scroed 20pts in back to back games???



No.


They both scored 20+ in 4 of the 7 games versus Phoenix last year including the first two games. They've now done it 3 times in 9 games this year and it would have been 4 but Lobe fell short with only 18 against Chicago.

They both scored 20+ 17 times last season with one stretch of three in a row and one of two.

It is not as unusual as people seem to think.
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The team trusts Kwame more, which is obvious after the last few games. But not only that, but I think Drew could stand to do more of the little things as Kwame does. He doesn't A) fight for position hard enough at times, often choosing to go through the motions of getting post position and B) focusing on his rebounding and overall defensive energy.

Bynum seems to like getting the ball in the mid-post a lot, but isn't quite as effective from there as you'd like, often settling on a jumphook from just a bit further than he can hit consistently. When the opposing team's big is closer in size to Bynum, this often results in Bynum having to "fade" just a bit on his hook, sort of the same way that Mihm was forced to fade away on shots against strong bigs, but obviously, not to the extent of Mihm.

The defensive energy, only way to rectify that is to continue pulling him when he looks flat-footed or what have you. I think Phil is doing a great job of that.

Overall, I'm very pleased with Bynum's progression. I'd like for him to focus on defense and rebounding more. But he's 19, and it's going to be a process. With Kwame stealing more and more minutes from him, I think Bynum will begin to understand where he needs to invest himself more.

I would like to see Bynum get more minutes with the 2nd unit as well. This goes along with where his focus and energy is based - offense. Until Bynum focuses on the defensive end of the court, he should see more minutes with a 2nd unit in dire need of his post play, which would not only allow Bynum more touches inside, but also open up the game for the others.
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 27, 2006 7:16 am    Post subject:

thanks DB.
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 27, 2006 7:23 am    Post subject:

I got frustrated by this game. They had no answer for the rookie Williams. Quick 14 points, I think, in the first half. I am surprised the Nets didn't go to him more in the second half.

But the Lakers remained cool, played their game, and wound up winning.

Smush is player of the game. Walton, Kwame, and Farmar all had great games, but Smush's clutch steal off Kidd and some big shots he hit were a huge catalyst for the team.

I also think Kobe tried too hard at times on the offensive end. He was relying too much on the refs to bail him out, to get foul calls, but they just weren't coming.
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 27, 2006 7:34 am    Post subject:

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The team trusts Kwame more, which is obvious after the last few games. But not only that, but I think Drew could stand to do more of the little things as Kwame does. He doesn't A) fight for position hard enough at times, often choosing to go through the motions of getting post position and B) focusing on his rebounding and overall defensive energy.

Bynum seems to like getting the ball in the mid-post a lot, but isn't quite as effective from there as you'd like, often settling on a jumphook from just a bit further than he can hit consistently. When the opposing team's big is closer in size to Bynum, this often results in Bynum having to "fade" just a bit on his hook, sort of the same way that Mihm was forced to fade away on shots against strong bigs, but obviously, not to the extent of Mihm.

The defensive energy, only way to rectify that is to continue pulling him when he looks flat-footed or what have you. I think Phil is doing a great job of that.

Overall, I'm very pleased with Bynum's progression. I'd like for him to focus on defense and rebounding more. But he's 19, and it's going to be a process. With Kwame stealing more and more minutes from him, I think Bynum will begin to understand where he needs to invest himself more.

I would like to see Bynum get more minutes with the 2nd unit as well. This goes along with where his focus and energy is based - offense. Until Bynum focuses on the defensive end of the court, he should see more minutes with a 2nd unit in dire need of his post play, which would not only allow Bynum more touches inside, but also open up the game for the others.


I like Kwame's game too recently. His confidence is way up, he is hustling, and he is just playing great basketball.

The one area I would like to see him improve on (there are plenty others but this is most important for me) is knowing when to take it strong to the bucket. On one play, he tried to ease it in, and the ball rolled off the rim. If he had just dunked the ball with authority, no one would have blocked him, and he wouldn't have missed the shot.

It reminds me of the 1992 or 1993 ECF, Knicks against Bulls. Then PF Charles Smith had the ball, tried to go for a layup with Scottie Pippen right in front of him, and Pippen kept blocking it. Smith would get it back, Pippen would block it again. If Smith had gone strong to the basket, he wouldn't have been blocked. I hated Charles Smith after that play, but for many other boneheads moves aside from that.

Same with Kwame. You are strong, don't be afraid of your strength. Go up hard and dunk it when you are two feet from the basket.

Overall, there still tends to be way too much standing around and watching. it happens when Kobe gets the ball. It happens a lot when there is a rebound to be had. Odom is good about going to the ball, but others (aside from the one Bynum dive to the floor rebound) still stand around too much for my liking.
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 27, 2006 7:44 am    Post subject:

Agreed on every point.

I thought Kobe encouraged the standing around by coming out overly-aggressive early in the ballgame. He took a few shots that were just completely outside of the flow of the game, and when he does that, no matter how much they may say otherwise, that still puts a seed of doubt in his teammates' minds as to whether Kobe is going to pass to them when they cut later in the game.

If Kobe wants the guys to not stand around when he has the ball, he has to continue hitting them for passes. The more a guy gets the pass when he cuts, the more likely he is to continue cutting.

So, just continue showing trust, and that problem should rectify itself by playoff time.
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 27, 2006 7:50 am    Post subject:

magic_bryant wrote:
Agreed on every point.

I thought Kobe encouraged the standing around by coming out overly-aggressive early in the ballgame. He took a few shots that were just completely outside of the flow of the game, and when he does that, no matter how much they may say otherwise, that still puts a seed of doubt in his teammates' minds as to whether Kobe is going to pass to them when they cut later in the game.

If Kobe wants the guys to not stand around when he has the ball, he has to continue hitting them for passes. The more a guy gets the pass when he cuts, the more likely he is to continue cutting.

So, just continue showing trust, and that problem should rectify itself by playoff time.


Which is ironic considering Kobe led the team with 10 assists last night.
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 27, 2006 7:59 am    Post subject:

Yep. Most of his assists came off jumpshots, highlighting the point that guys weren't cutting. NJ would double him, then Kobe would kick it out to the open man, usually a 3-point hit.

Just gotta come out looking to set others up, regardless of whether he's initiating or playing on the wing. Look to set others up early, to get them active offensively AND defensively, as we all know players are more active defensively when they're getting the ball.

Been very happy with Kobe's willingness to pass the ball, and his efficiency, rarely settling for a bad shot. Last night's opening quarter, the Bulls game's 3rd quarter, and a few others stand out as times when the "old Kobe" has reared his ugly head.

But they're only moments, flashes of that now. Love that.
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 27, 2006 8:04 am    Post subject:

encina1 wrote:
I got frustrated by this game. They had no answer for the rookie Williams. Quick 14 points, I think, in the first half. I am surprised the Nets didn't go to him more in the second half.

But the Lakers remained cool, played their game, and wound up winning.

Smush is player of the game. Walton, Kwame, and Farmar all had great games, but Smush's clutch steal off Kidd and some big shots he hit were a huge catalyst for the team.

I also think Kobe tried too hard at times on the offensive end. He was relying too much on the refs to bail him out, to get foul calls, but they just weren't coming.


Agree re Kobe - He tried to force the issue w/the ball too often, his shot was off and he could not consistently finish. Mybro from NYC (nets fan) said he looked like he put on a few l-b-s. He called him Porky instead of Kobe (then bailed for bed when the Nets started to fall back.)
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 27, 2006 8:06 am    Post subject:

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magic_bryant wrote:
The team trusts Kwame more, which is obvious after the last few games. But not only that, but I think Drew could stand to do more of the little things as Kwame does. .


Kwame was the difference last night (albeit all chipped in.) Ifyou check out the slo-mo shots of him shooting,however, he still cannot grip the ball easily.
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