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Kobe#1 Star Player
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Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 7:49 pm Post subject: |
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Orlando is next, with the way things are going I wouldn't be surprised if the Lakers won by 10 |
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Andre2K Franchise Player
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Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 7:49 pm Post subject: |
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The only reason why we are 21-4 is because we have played and won a bunch of home games, the disappointing thing about this team, is they are playing worse as the season goes on, they are suppose to be playing better aint it? _________________ My Dream Starting 5 next Season
Pg Lonzo
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anth2000 Franchise Player
Joined: 16 Apr 2001 Posts: 12292 Location: Pasadena, CA
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Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 7:49 pm Post subject: |
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in all honesty, we are very spoiled laker fans. no one remembers four years ago at all.
21-4 is still great but, the celtics are going to smash the lakers on christmas day.
the celtics are playing with effort for 48 minutes, unlike the lakers the celtics play defense for 48 minutes, unlike the lakers.
i love the lakers with all my soul but lakers fans must be very aware that teh celtics are great, the lakers are good. |
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non-player zealot Franchise Player
Joined: 05 Nov 2007 Posts: 21365
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Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 7:50 pm Post subject: |
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golden1 wrote: | non-player zealot wrote: | golden1 wrote: | Championship teams don't lose like this. This is a bad loss, you'll see. |
Bleep, championship teams don't WIN games like they've been WINNING. Period. |
oh k |
You disagree? Name me a team that has won a title playing this style in the last couple decades. Queue Jeopardy theme. _________________ GOAT MAGIC REEL
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king255 Star Player
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Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 7:50 pm Post subject: |
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Kobe#1 wrote: | Orlando is next, with the way things are going I wouldn't be surprised if the Lakers won by 10 |
The funny thing is that I know we'll have a better chance against Orlando because I know Bynum will defend Dwight much better than Kobe did against Wade. |
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Go4thaGold Star Player
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Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 7:50 pm Post subject: |
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THE CLIPPERS ARE PLAYING BETTER THAN THE LAKERS!
DOESN'T IT SEEM LIKE A SCREW IS LOOSE IN THE MACHINE OR SOMETHING..
I MEAN EVVVVVEEEERYYYY GAME IS A FIGHT TO THE END... EVERRRRRRY GAME!!! GAAAAAALEEEEE...
THOUGHT: SOMEONE GOING TO BE TRADED? |
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Laker_Town Retired Number
Joined: 26 Jun 2006 Posts: 25604
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Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 7:50 pm Post subject: |
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i hope howard (bleep) slaps bynum |
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fan4life Star Player
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Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 7:51 pm Post subject: |
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king255 wrote: | fan4life wrote: | huntingtonbeach wrote: | basilhayden wrote: | Kobe = no longer clutch |
You're seriously stunted. |
I'm with you, dude hits the tough shot to get 'em close and then barely misses the potential tying shot...people need to seriously STFU on this board. If Bynum + Pau + LO even decide to make the trip (and some FTs) then there is no discussion. |
Kobe didn't exactly play that well. 13 EFF and pretty much let Wade abused him. |
Did you watch the game? I thought Kobe did his best to keep Wade in front of him ..but it takes 2 to play a screen and roll, how would you suggest defending him? Kobe wasn't dominant, but he sure as hell was the best player on his team and tried getting his team involved early too bad no one showed. |
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Andre2K Franchise Player
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Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 7:51 pm Post subject: |
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anth2000 wrote: | in all honesty, we are very spoiled laker fans. no one remembers four years ago at all.
21-4 is still great but, the celtics are going to smash the lakers on christmas day.
the celtics are playing with effort for 48 minutes, unlike the lakers the celtics play defense for 48 minutes, unlike the lakers.
i love the lakers with all my soul but lakers fans must be very aware that teh celtics are great, the lakers are good. |
to me if we are still losing to miami, then nothing has changed since 4 yrs ago, just a better record but no trophy at the end of the season, and this sucks much worse bcuz the expectations are greater. _________________ My Dream Starting 5 next Season
Pg Lonzo
Sg Kawhi
Sf Ingram
Pf Lebron
C Dedmon
Bench: Caruso, Hart, Bullock, Kuzma, McGee etc |
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golden1 Star Player
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Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 7:52 pm Post subject: |
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non-player zealot wrote: | golden1 wrote: | non-player zealot wrote: | golden1 wrote: | Championship teams don't lose like this. This is a bad loss, you'll see. |
Bleep, championship teams don't WIN games like they've been WINNING. Period. |
oh k |
You disagree? Name me a team that has won a title playing this style in the last couple decades. Queue Jeopardy theme. |
No friend, I'm with you. |
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non-player zealot Franchise Player
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Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 7:53 pm Post subject: |
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golden1 wrote: | non-player zealot wrote: | golden1 wrote: | non-player zealot wrote: | golden1 wrote: | Championship teams don't lose like this. This is a bad loss, you'll see. |
Bleep, championship teams don't WIN games like they've been WINNING. Period. |
oh k |
You disagree? Name me a team that has won a title playing this style in the last couple decades. Queue Jeopardy theme. |
No friend, I'm with you. |
Ah. Sorry, misread you.
Signed,
Disgusted In Southern California. _________________ GOAT MAGIC REEL
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Andre2K Franchise Player
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Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 7:53 pm Post subject: |
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and what was Phil trying to prove, sitting Kobe for almost all of the 4th quarter, I blame this loss on phil again, eventho Bynum played like a (bleep)! _________________ My Dream Starting 5 next Season
Pg Lonzo
Sg Kawhi
Sf Ingram
Pf Lebron
C Dedmon
Bench: Caruso, Hart, Bullock, Kuzma, McGee etc |
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non-player zealot Franchise Player
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Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 7:56 pm Post subject: |
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Sniper008 wrote: | and what was Phil trying to prove, sitting Kobe for almost all of the 4th quarter, I blame this loss on phil again, eventho Bynum played like a (bleep)! |
He felt the starters were ineffectual for too long. Can't really blame him there. It wasn't exactly VBK vs Wilt. _________________ GOAT MAGIC REEL
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basilhayden Sixth Man
Joined: 25 Sep 2008 Posts: 29
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Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 7:57 pm Post subject: |
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huntingtonbeach wrote: | basilhayden wrote: | Kobe = no longer clutch |
You're seriously stunted. |
yawn... clever... |
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dna. Star Player
Joined: 14 Dec 2007 Posts: 4529 Location: Phoenix, AZ
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Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 8:01 pm Post subject: |
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I'm waiting for all the excuses threads to pop up on how it's just a "bad matchup" or the planets weren't aligned or some other crap other than the fact that we turn the ball over way too much, lack any passion at all, cannot focus for more than a few minutes at a time, etc etc
Plain and simple we have a long way to go if we have any hope of not being embarrassed again in the playoffs. Yes there is plenty of time to turn it around but unfortunately at this point our guys are talking the talk but far from walking the walk. |
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showtimelurk Sixth Man
Joined: 15 Dec 2008 Posts: 45 Location: Los Angeles
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Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 8:03 pm Post subject: Kobe should have made it! |
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in and out, thats a good burger. Wade got lucky.
Kobe Myspace Contact Tables |
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Trajan Starting Rotation
Joined: 07 Feb 2008 Posts: 693 Location: Palmdale
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Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 8:03 pm Post subject: |
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This is team is no contender right now. Their record is more now like fools gold. Now that realization has really sunk in, it's not so hard now to accept that a suck ass Miami Heat team just broke their 3 game losing streak to the Lakers. Boy does this team really have problems and there's nothing that the Laker coaching staff can do about, especially since they're part of the problem. Here we come Orlando. _________________ Repeat Champs Baby!!! |
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non-player zealot Franchise Player
Joined: 05 Nov 2007 Posts: 21365
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Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 8:09 pm Post subject: |
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Trajan wrote: | Their record is more now like fools gold. |
"Fools Gold" would be an acerbic Times headline. Right up Plaschke's alley. _________________ GOAT MAGIC REEL
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JUST-MING Retired Number
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Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 9:22 pm Post subject: |
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Looks like I missed a nail biter. I'll try not to miss another game, but I still think people that cling to team records are short-sighted. The only value to be placed on the regular season is HCA. This is Phil's time to tinker with the lineups and get into his players heads. It's all strategy, preparing for the playoffs. Just look at 2005, Kobe went from dominant scorer in the regular season, to playmaker in the playoffs. I think this year, Lamar will go from 6th man to starting...*I'll finish at the end*
I'm waiting on the recap.
JM wrote: | JUST-MING wrote: | Not that it matters, but I'm deliberately not watching this game.
1. Chalmers is going to have a career night against Fisher and Farmar.
2. We play like crap on the road.
3. Nationally televised game ... biggest embarrassment of the season.
I'll read DancingBarry's recap. |
Whew. I have those fears as well, but will take a few peeks and watch anyway. Difficult season so far for having such an excellent record. Every report and comment is mostly cup-half-full these days. It's like the team is in the toilet, not where they are. Two years ago, if I'd have wished for a team like this with Pau and Andrew's emergence and even the problems with Luke, Radman and Farmar, I'd have been very happy to have what we have now. Still, wishing perfection and consistency from this group is troublesome - they don't play up to their potential (which we all seem to perceive as very dominating.) Imagine being a fan in Milwaukee or Seattle (now OakCity?) Now, those situations are perpetually empty cups. |
I think Phil is grooming Lamar to be the starting "point guard". The guard position is the hardest to learn in the triangle offense. He has to "read and react" to every other player on the floor. Luke knows how to play guard, he can rack up a number of assists just reading and reacting to the defense. The position Lamar will end up starting at will be small forward, but he will act as the team point guard.
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kups Star Player
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Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 9:22 pm Post subject: |
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lakerboy wrote: | sasha was free |
that, or i think gasol was momentarily open when he slid inside as kobe made his move. _________________ #2 Lonzo
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king255 Star Player
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Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 9:29 pm Post subject: |
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fan4life wrote: | king255 wrote: | fan4life wrote: | huntingtonbeach wrote: | basilhayden wrote: | Kobe = no longer clutch |
You're seriously stunted. |
I'm with you, dude hits the tough shot to get 'em close and then barely misses the potential tying shot...people need to seriously STFU on this board. If Bynum + Pau + LO even decide to make the trip (and some FTs) then there is no discussion. |
Kobe didn't exactly play that well. 13 EFF and pretty much let Wade abused him. |
Did you watch the game? I thought Kobe did his best to keep Wade in front of him ..but it takes 2 to play a screen and roll, how would you suggest defending him? Kobe wasn't dominant, but he sure as hell was the best player on his team and tried getting his team involved early too bad no one showed. |
Who cares if Kobe did his best? No one cared when Fisher does his best and still gets burned. And even though the rules have made guarding perimeter players tougher, Kobe has the same benefit offensively. In the end, Kobe didn't do much, relatively speaking. |
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KINGD Star Player
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Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 9:45 pm Post subject: |
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king255 wrote: | fan4life wrote: | king255 wrote: | fan4life wrote: | huntingtonbeach wrote: | basilhayden wrote: | Kobe = no longer clutch |
You're seriously stunted. |
I'm with you, dude hits the tough shot to get 'em close and then barely misses the potential tying shot...people need to seriously STFU on this board. If Bynum + Pau + LO even decide to make the trip (and some FTs) then there is no discussion. |
Kobe didn't exactly play that well. 13 EFF and pretty much let Wade abused him. |
Did you watch the game? I thought Kobe did his best to keep Wade in front of him ..but it takes 2 to play a screen and roll, how would you suggest defending him? Kobe wasn't dominant, but he sure as hell was the best player on his team and tried getting his team involved early too bad no one showed. |
Who cares if Kobe did his best? No one cared when Fisher does his best and still gets burned. And even though the rules have made guarding perimeter players tougher, Kobe has the same benefit offensively. In the end, Kobe didn't do much, relatively speaking. |
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king255 Star Player
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Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 10:00 pm Post subject: |
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13 EFF to 26 EFF, that's a negative of -13. The truth is, when Bynum had that 16 and 3 game and shut down Brand, you could say he had just as good a game(just because Fisher got burned doesn't mean it's his fault, after all, where are the lobs from Fisher to Bynum?)
Now your argument can be that Brand is not as good as Wade, and Wade didn't actually guard Kobe, but in the end, those two factors will at most equalize the fact that Bynum outperformed Brand, and Kobe got outperformed by Wade, by a wide margin. |
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KINGD Star Player
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Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 10:07 pm Post subject: |
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king255 wrote: | 13 EFF to 26 EFF, that's a negative of -13. The truth is, when Bynum had that 16 and 3 game and shut down Brand, you could say he had just as good a game(just because Fisher got burned doesn't mean it's his fault, after all, where are the lobs from Fisher to Bynum?)
Now your argument can be that Brand is not as good as Wade, and Wade didn't actually guard Kobe, but in the end, those two factors will at most equalize the fact that Bynum outperformed Brand, and Kobe got outperformed by Wade, by a wide margin. |
Whatever dude. I'm not even going to bother. |
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king255 Star Player
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Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 10:09 pm Post subject: |
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I thought so. The fact is, you were only paying attention to one end of the floor. If you were paying attention to both, you'd see that Kobe had a "Fisher-like" game defensively. |
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