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doven Star Player
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Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 6:50 am Post subject: ***ROCKETS vs LAKERS Game Thread 03/11*** |
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5:30 PM KCAL9
Finally I made the game thread.
I'm not superstitious or something but most of the time I make the thread Lakers win.
51-13
/anti jinx
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Krispy Kreme Franchise Player
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Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 6:55 am Post subject: |
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i have a bad feeling about this[/obi-wan]
lakers 92
rockets 101 _________________ Dominating every day. |
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KobeDunk Retired Number
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Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 7:05 am Post subject: |
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Rockets by 15
Lakers 86
Rockets 101 |
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dabien1 Rookie
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Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 7:13 am Post subject: |
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KobeDunk wrote: | Rockets by 15
Lakers 86
Rockets 101 |
The Rockets have been playing very well as of late. Trading Rafer for Lowry has so far been an upgrade at the point. I expect a good game tonight. Would be nice if it were a blowout for the Rockets but I don't see that happening.
Teams playing without a key player generally step up and more than make up for it. Trust me, as a Rockets fan, it's been a frustrating season, but much more enjoyable lately now that the team has had continuity in their lineup.
Kobe is the best player in the league and it will be up to Artest and Shane to try to get Kobe out of his comfort zone tonight. |
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thenextone Star Player
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Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 8:26 am Post subject: |
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Lakers by 1 _________________ ////////// |
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rak617 Star Player
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Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 8:29 am Post subject: |
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Tie (due to never ending OTs) |
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Vishnu Franchise Player
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Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 9:15 am Post subject: |
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Lakers by 3 |
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edwood94 Starting Rotation
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Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 9:24 am Post subject: |
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We tend to play well after a shameful loss. I´m confident. Rockets 98 - Lakers 107. |
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ignardlakerfan Star Player
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Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 9:31 am Post subject: |
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this will be tough without odom to at least add some distraction because shane and artest are going to be all over kobe....we def need several people to step up _________________ RIP.....Pop (AJ Sr.) 7/09/23-01/20/09
Thanks for 35 years of love, sacrifice and joy...also for taking me to all the lakers games at the GW forum as a youngster and helping me understand the joy that comes from watching a lakers game |
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Ghost of Shaq's Donut Starting Rotation
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Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 9:39 am Post subject: |
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Relax guys I think the Lakers pull this off because the Mamba is tired of hearing that Battier and Ron Ron can guard him. _________________ www.ybserious.com |
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Moses Star Player
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Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 9:46 am Post subject: |
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I expect them to be fired up after that embarrassing display at Portland so to be honest i can see a W for us tonight. |
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dabien1 Rookie
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Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 10:00 am Post subject: |
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Ghost of Shaq's Donut wrote: | Relax guys I think the Lakers pull this off because the Mamba is tired of hearing that Battier and Ron Ron can guard him. |
Maybe it's because they can? |
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Dreamshake Franchise Player
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Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 10:02 am Post subject: |
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I think my team can get a win since we are at home and y'all are without Odom. Again, I think we can get a win, but I wouldn't be surprised to see us lose. Y'all have the best team in the West for a reason and if y'all are just making shots it's not really much we can do about it. We are a much better team at home but we often have long scoring droughts, and that doesn't bode well against a team like LA that still puts plenty of points on the board on a bad night.
I will be paying extra attention to these things tonight:
A) Your interior defense, and whether or not Phil decides to double Yao. He plays him straight up more than most coaches.
B) How our young PG's fare against Fisher. Fisher is allowed to apply playoff type defensive pressure all year long, so I want to see how they respond to it. Brooks failed in this regard in Utah, but Lowry didn't. Also, if Brooks can keep knocking shots down it will bring a different dynamic that out matchups usually don't show....us having a PG that can actually make open shots.
C) How Kobe does against the Battier/Artest combo. Our defense has really improved since T-Mac (avg defender) sat. These two dudes switch on the perimeter a lot now and take turns checking stud wings....which conserves energy for both of them.
D) What version of Kobe will show up...i.e. will he still work the ball around to everyone or will he try to put up 50 and win the game. Kobe has put up 50 to beat us before, so this is possible.
E) Will Yao actually get any calls against your backup, BACKUP bigs (i.e. Mbega or however ya spell his name and Powell). If he can't get calls against these dudes in his own building....well hell, he never will then.... |
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kemi4kobes Star Player
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Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 10:06 am Post subject: |
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i predict a loss and a win against the spurs with lamar back _________________ "I wish I could draw a picture of the look on their faces..... For a time, it was like he was on the court by himself. It's like God put Kobe here for us to watch him play basketball." - LO On KB8's Performance Against the Clips 07/01/06 |
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calistrtballr Star Player
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Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 10:10 am Post subject: |
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aaron brooks dropping career highs on us...book it |
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JUST-MING Retired Number
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Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 10:22 am Post subject: |
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Kobe goes for 101 tonight. |
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jack13 Star Player
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Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 10:27 am Post subject: |
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We will lose this away games... _________________ "These young guys are playing checkers. I'm out there playing chess." Kobe Bryant |
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Mr. EiGhTy-OnE Star Player
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Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 10:35 am Post subject: |
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go josh powell! _________________ "When (Kobe) gets you on life support, he won't give you mouth to mouth. HE PULLS THE PLUG." -stu |
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Mr. EiGhTy-OnE Star Player
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Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 10:37 am Post subject: |
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Dreamshake wrote: | I think my team can get a win since we are at home and y'all are without Odom. Again, I think we can get a win, but I wouldn't be surprised to see us lose. Y'all have the best team in the West for a reason and if y'all are just making shots it's not really much we can do about it. We are a much better team at home but we often have long scoring droughts, and that doesn't bode well against a team like LA that still puts plenty of points on the board on a bad night.
I will be paying extra attention to these things tonight:
A) Your interior defense, and whether or not Phil decides to double Yao. He plays him straight up more than most coaches.
B) How our young PG's fare against Fisher. Fisher is allowed to apply playoff type defensive pressure all year long, so I want to see how they respond to it. Brooks failed in this regard in Utah, but Lowry didn't. Also, if Brooks can keep knocking shots down it will bring a different dynamic that out matchups usually don't show....us having a PG that can actually make open shots.
C) How Kobe does against the Battier/Artest combo. Our defense has really improved since T-Mac (avg defender) sat. These two dudes switch on the perimeter a lot now and take turns checking stud wings....which conserves energy for both of them.
D) What version of Kobe will show up...i.e. will he still work the ball around to everyone or will he try to put up 50 and win the game. Kobe has put up 50 to beat us before, so this is possible.
E) Will Yao actually get any calls against your backup, BACKUP bigs (i.e. Mbega or however ya spell his name and Powell). If he can't get calls against these dudes in his own building....well hell, he never will then.... |
phil usually plays yao straight up, then doubles late which seems to frustrate yao. he seems to be a poor passer out of the post when crowded. i say we double early since we give up wide open 3s anyways _________________ "When (Kobe) gets you on life support, he won't give you mouth to mouth. HE PULLS THE PLUG." -stu |
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OshadowO Star Player
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Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 10:57 am Post subject: |
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man talk about doom and gloom. I think we bounce back and win....sweep the rockets. Big games from Kobe and Pau & bench comes out swinging. |
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ishi331 Star Player
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Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 11:00 am Post subject: |
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Lakers 80
Other team > 80 |
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frijolero01 Franchise Player
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Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 11:26 am Post subject: |
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bad guys-95
good guys-87
lakers shoot 35% as a team and have about 8 bench points total. |
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LALdynasty! Star Player
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Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 12:27 pm Post subject: |
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Bounce back win. We gotta get this one. |
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Banzai Star Player
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Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 12:31 pm Post subject: |
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calistrtballr wrote: | aaron brooks dropping career highs on us...book it | don't forget Wafer. |
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Krispy Kreme Franchise Player
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Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 1:03 pm Post subject: |
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hopefully ronron is in chuck mode tonight _________________ Dominating every day. |
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