** Official: LAKERS @ ROCKETS Wednesday 11/14/07 ESPN **
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 7:38 am    Post subject: ** Official: LAKERS @ ROCKETS Wednesday 11/14/07 ESPN **

I thought I'd start this up today. Quick fact about the Rockets: They have only played 10 guys... us 15.

I think we take them down.

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PostPosted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 7:43 am    Post subject:

Bad coaching, bad rotations on defense and bad substitutions will cause the Lakers to lose this game .

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PostPosted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 7:44 am    Post subject:

Cmon man! Kobe is gonna throw down a triple double tonight, while Bynum shuts down Yao
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 8:02 am    Post subject:

We need to play Sasha tonight.

According to that video Sasha has become close friends with Yao so he may possibly know some Rocket secrets.
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 8:04 am    Post subject:

After reading all the bashings on him here at LG, Phil will unleash Kobe.

Kobe 62 - Rockets 61 after 3 quarters.
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 8:17 am    Post subject:

^I agree. Kobe goes off tonight.
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 9:31 am    Post subject:

VujacicFan wrote:
We need to play Sasha tonight.

According to that video Sasha has become close friends with Yao so he may possibly know some Rocket secrets.

Is this a troll post? Seriously? Sasha freaking-Vujacic is the key to the Lakers beating a top tier team?

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PostPosted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 10:01 am    Post subject:

Back to Kobe ball?
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 10:06 am    Post subject:

Kobe passed up by Tmac as league leader ppg last night. Kobe had 18 and Tmac 41.

Kobe 28ppg

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PostPosted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 10:11 am    Post subject:

VujacicFan wrote:
We need to play Sasha tonight.

According to that video Sasha has become close friends with Yao so he may possibly know some Rocket secrets.


thanks for the Link! Glad to see Vlade Divac is still a clown!
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 10:21 am    Post subject:

Key is the bench, if we can get bench production we should win this game, if James goes off again on us, it'll be another night on LG blaming everyone.
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 10:23 am    Post subject:

With Bynum and Walton coming off the bench, you get good production.
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 11:31 am    Post subject:

I'm looking forward to this game more so than last nights Spurs game.

That game was pretty much a L waiting to happen, but tonight, I want to see how we respond.
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 11:33 am    Post subject:

It's time to take a page out of Michael's book: "I'm sure everything will be fine if we win, but if we start losing, I'm shooting."

I hope he takes at least 30 shots. Anything less, and I'll be extremely disappointed.
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 12:06 pm    Post subject:

Kobe will have a big game since he stunk it up yesterday.
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 12:35 pm    Post subject:

VujacicFan wrote:
We need to play Sasha tonight.

According to that video Sasha has become close friends with Yao so he may possibly know some Rocket secrets.
Sasha literally instigates a game of patty cake with Yao at the end of this vid. Can someone find a way to make an animated gif out of that plz?

And was that Luke in the vid asking Yao about washing clothes?
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 12:39 pm    Post subject:

Tony Almeida wrote:
I'm looking forward to this game more so than last nights Spurs game.

That game was pretty much a L waiting to happen, but tonight, I want to see how we respond.


Me too. Kobe v. Tmac! Its always fun to watch 8)
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 12:57 pm    Post subject:

Kobe "stunk it up" yesterday? I would disagree. I think Kobe simply didn't force things. I would say that Kobe has bought into the system - Shades of game seven in the Phoenix series. Kobe knows he isn't winning this thing by himself ... he plays within the context of the offense.

He wasn't hitting his threes, and he wasn't getting any foul calls. Kobe did not attempt a single free throw. I credit Kobe for not forcing the issue when the refs were obviously swallowing their whistles. Otherwise he had a fine game - 9 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 blocks, 2 steals. Only 3 turnovers. 45% shooting on 9-19.

That isn't "stinking," Friend.
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 1:05 pm    Post subject:

Houston coming off a lost at Memphis. And didn't Phil sit Kobe and most of the starters for a good chunk of the 4th last night? So maybe we should have a bit more spring in our step tonight. We've got a good chance at the win.
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 1:34 pm    Post subject:

It should be a good game as both teams are coming off a back-to-back. We were pretty much in control during the last matchup without Odom, so I'm ready to see the matchup with full line-ups intact. Odom has always been a matchup problem for us.

If the Rockets role players/bench scorers hit their open shots then I think we win. If they are off like they have been the past few games then we will take an L.
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 1:42 pm    Post subject:

Dreamshake wrote:
It should be a good game as both teams are coming off a back-to-back. We were pretty much in control during the last matchup without Odom, so I'm ready to see the matchup with full line-ups intact. Odom has always been a matchup problem for us.

If the Rockets role players/bench scorers hit their open shots then I think we win. If they are off like they have been the past few games then we will take an L.


That's a fair assessment.

On D - When facing the Rockets, I want Kobe to lock down on McGrady, make life hard for him, and I want us to go single man coverage on yao, using Bynum or Kwame to help to push him out of the lane as far from the basket as possible. After that, even if those two have good games, we can still win so long as we stay at home on the Rockets shooters. If we make sure not to give James, Alston, Head, and Battier open looks from 3 and force them to shoot a low percentage from 3, we should win this game handedly.

On O - We need to play fast on O and make Yao run. Whoever McGrady guards on D (either LO or Kobe) needs to punish him - McGrady is a pretty bad defender (I have seen even Luke score on him relatively easily). If Battier matches up with Kobe, it means McGrady guards LO.. so again, thats a ket match up. We should milk the screen and rolls between kobe and Bynum/Kwame/Mihm. I don't think Yao nor Scola have the foot speed to recover which would turn Houston's D into scramble mode thus leaving us with open looks - which means Fisher, Vlad, Luke, Ronny, and Farmar all need to make their open Js. Lastly, we need to run as much possible - its the best way to get Yao into being a non-factor in the 4th quarter (which he still has a tendency to do when he faces running teams).

Keys to the Game:
1. Keep our TOs down (as usual)
2. Make McGrady shoot for a low percentage.
3. Keep Yao out of the paint.
4. The Lakers need to run as much as possible on O.
5. Keep the Rockets 3pt shooters shooting under 40%.
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 1:46 pm    Post subject:

Phil will somehow find a way to lose this game, despite hardwork and persistence from our three best players: Kobe, Farmar, Bynum.

Leave it to the overrated/overpaid "Zen" master to lose this game for the team. That's a guarantee.
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 5:22 pm    Post subject:

39 minutes and counting...
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 5:25 pm    Post subject:

Hopefully Bill Walton is calling the game.
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 5:31 pm    Post subject:

drzucchini wrote:
It's time to take a page out of Michael's book: "I'm sure everything will be fine if we win, but if we start losing, I'm shooting."

I hope he takes at least 30 shots. Anything less, and I'll be extremely disappointed.


I will be shocked if Michael takes 30 shots.
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