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Postseason Recap Preseason Style

It was the last game of the preseason, and I think we're all happy its over.  It was sloppy, it got off to a slow start ... yes, I'm talking about our Game Thread.

I went to dinner at 6, figuring I'd be back in plenty of time to start the game thread and record the game.  Got home at 8, missed the first quarter (and the entirety of Kobe Bryant's night), came back just in time to see the two teams get into it over a preseason game, and then watched as Denver killed the Lakers the rest of the way.

This was an extremely important game, and from this game we can already determine some important, and very troubling, trends for this Lakers team.

  • If the Lakers play on Friday night, watch out.  The Lakers record on Friday night?  0-2.  Every other day? 6-0.
  • If the Lakers play the same team twice in a row, just give up the 2nd game.  Record against a team they played the game before? 0-2.  Playing the team for the first time (in a row)? 6-0
  • If Kobe, Pau, and Andrew play a combined 10 minutes, the Lakers will struggle.  Record when it happens? 0-1.  Record when it doesn't?  7-1
  • I have to be there for every game thread.  Games I've live blogged?  6-0.  Games I've missed?  0-2.  (This may or may not be the same thing as the Friday stat)

As you can see, those are some pretty troubling trends.  Especially the1st one, I think the Lakers play almost every Friday.  Over 82 games, that's a lot of losses, so be prepared Lakers nation.

Some other troubling stats.

  • The Lakers are 0-1 when Luke Walton takes 10 shot attempts
  • The Lakers are 0-1 in San Diego
  • The Lakers are 0-1 when fans have to cleanup wet spots on the floor
  • The Lakers are 0-1 when unknown play by play men call the games
  • The Lakers are 0-1 when Tony Gaffney gets a DNP-CD. (Really, PJ?  A DNP-CD?  Because the rest of the bench was really lighting things up?)

In all seriousness, I think we're all glad that the next time this happens, it will be for real.  Bring on the Clippers.  It's a Tuesday night game, so we've got it in the bag.

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You crack me up!

Unknown broadcasters! I take it you were not watching the ESPN feed. For my money that broadcast team is as good as it gets. I mean Jackson is decent, but Calabro and Van Gundy are the best in the biz at what they do.

And seriously, I think it is obvious what needs to be done here. You need to work you schedule around Lakers games. It is the regular season now. I don’t want to see any more of this, “Oooh my dinner went late. I thought I would make it back in time,” crap!

Wherever I go, that's where I am.

by noontide on Oct 24, 2009 1:36 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

My wife has one rule and one rule only

when it comes to this blog.

That rule is that Friday night belongs to her.

But I will look to plan ahead better in the future.

I know Van Gundy and Jackson (unfortunately) but I’d never heard Calabro before tonight.

by C.A. Clark on Oct 24, 2009 3:27 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That was my first intro to Calabro also...

All the former Sonics people who have migrated to Blazerland are always raving about him…

"A bizarre and extremely rare hybrid Blazer/Laker fan, Timbo has always struggled to contain the Beast Within, like Dr. Jekyll, Bruce Banner, or Ted Kennedy." — Miled Animal

by timbo on Oct 24, 2009 8:51 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

There is a reason all of us displaced Sonics fans call him the

King of Cool! Calabro is the man. He has done national playoff games and has been doing weekly radio games for ESPN for years now.

Actually the last time Calabro’s contract was up in Seattle was the year Chick Hearn died. Hearn is KC’s idol and it was widely believed he would become the Lakers next play by play guy. But Calabro has stayed in Seattle- even when the Sonics didn’t! He calls the Sounders FC games now.

Calabro rattles off phrases from the top of his head that become iconic like: “Get up for the downstroke” “Get on your magic carpet and ride” “live chickens in the barnyard” “Million dollar move five cent finish” and my personal favorite one that he got in a little trouble for after a Sonic hit a three “two in the stink one in the pudding.”

Sorry for the history lesson, but I can’t help but gush about the dude.

Only dull people are brilliant at breakfast.

by noontide on Oct 24, 2009 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

C.A. tell your wife to stop being so selfish!

The Lakers obviously need you! That should go over like a balloon boy hoax!

Only dull people are brilliant at breakfast.

by noontide on Oct 24, 2009 12:15 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

haha

give the guy a break..haha
its a preseason game
if it was game 7 of the finals, lakers vs celtics at staples
 then by all means burn him at stake :)

Because when I think of Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of Romanticism.... -The Great Bill Walton

by shaqfor3 on Oct 24, 2009 7:36 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I hope my sarcasm was obvious!

Only dull people are brilliant at breakfast.

by noontide on Oct 25, 2009 11:03 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

dont worry it was :)

When I look at Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of the romantics... -The Great Bill Walton

by shaqfor3 on Oct 25, 2009 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

all in all nice preseason for the lakers

Got to wonder why Van Gundy hates the Lakers so much, is it all those loses when he played a coach at Houston. Well watching a little of Clippers and why the heck did they draft Sooner Boy #1, boy do they know how to waste picks.

Player: coach Wooden how do ya bounce the ball

Wooden: ups and downs

Player: thanks you are a wizzs

by so.cal.native1952 on Oct 24, 2009 2:00 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I think it's pretty obvious

Van Gundy loves the Rockets and the Lakers beat his Brother in the Finals. Wouldn’t it be ironic if he ends up coaching the Lakers?

"When I walked into the locker room on my first day as a Laker and saw my gold uniform hanging there, I cried." - Magic Johnson (Best Laker Ever)

by PURPLE AND GOLD FOR LIFE on Oct 24, 2009 8:17 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

.................... and it was dominated by a shameless gunner!
It was sloppy, it got off to a slow start …

"A bizarre and extremely rare hybrid Blazer/Laker fan, Timbo has always struggled to contain the Beast Within, like Dr. Jekyll, Bruce Banner, or Ted Kennedy." — Miled Animal

by timbo on Oct 24, 2009 8:47 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

He was conserving him for overtime!
The Lakers are 0-1 when Tony Gaffney gets a DNP-CD. (Really, PJ? A DNP-CD? Because the rest of the bench was really lighting things up?)

"A bizarre and extremely rare hybrid Blazer/Laker fan, Timbo has always struggled to contain the Beast Within, like Dr. Jekyll, Bruce Banner, or Ted Kennedy." — Miled Animal

by timbo on Oct 24, 2009 8:49 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I missed the last Denver preseason game

Why was there a scuffle? I didn’t see the highlights later.

Well let me welcome everybody to the wild wild west. A state that's untouchable like Elliot Ness.

by pharoah on Oct 26, 2009 9:18 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs


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