Already Facing Serious Trouble in the Young Season...

by RA37thriller on Oct 30, 2009 10:28 PM PDT

Im just going to flat out say it; our beloved Lakers are in trouble. im usually not one to panic but there is absolutely no way to sugar coat it. Now i know we are only 2 games into the season and still out Gasol but the pounding my lakers took from the mavs tonight has me uneasy. our new addition Artest obviously spent too much of his summer rapping and doing God knows what else. his shot is way off, in fact he rivals Sasha for having a worse shooting slump. speaking about the bench, its pretty dang slim. Shannon seems to be the most consistent and Lamar should boost the bench when Gasol comes back but still; Luke?, Farmar?, Sasha? Mbenga! Not reliable at all. so those are my two biggest concerns, Ron Ron and the Bench. here is my solution. its actually quite simple, Trade Sasha and Mbenga for a reliable,sharp shooting, athletic slasher around 6'5 or 6'6 to come off the bench. we have til the deadline which is???? pretty far away actually. Get on it Mitch...

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dude...

Already Facing Serious Trouble

relax
its 2 games
the lakers arent doomed cause they lost tonight…haha
everyone except shannon shot like crap tonight
and we turned the ball over like crazy….

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

by shaqfor3 on Oct 30, 2009 10:36 PM PDT reply actions

chillax

we missed a lot of gimmes and were pretty sloppy…that’s all

the bad calls didn’t help either.

by Nostance on Oct 30, 2009 10:48 PM PDT reply actions

Relax

"I don't want to be the next Michael Jordan. I only want to be Kobe Bryant,"
-Kobe Bryant

by KobeisGod on Oct 31, 2009 8:25 AM PDT up reply actions

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

by shaqfor3 on Oct 30, 2009 11:09 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs

i blame the balloon boy for this mess...

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

by shaqfor3 on Oct 30, 2009 11:26 PM PDT reply actions

Panic... already?!

That’s too funny.. Why doesn’t your team go 10-0 like mine. Its looks pretty easy from what I see

I probably know Judo! How many of you can make the same boast?

by Souwantmyname on Oct 31, 2009 12:06 AM PDT reply actions

Counting preseason games, I see!

Maybe you should include the last 6 games before that, too …

"This is not a game for boys. This is a game for men." - Phil Jackson

by Gils_Keloids on Oct 31, 2009 2:38 AM PDT up reply actions

Troll?

I have never seen you post on here before, but such blasphemy wouldn’t come from the truest of laker fans. It’s earlier in the season, and b) no gasol. Sure it woulda been nice to win tonite, but by no means am i worried.

Games like this are gonna happen. The Mavs are a very talented team, and we were without a very important piece of our team in Pau.

Pretty much everything you said screams the sky is falling.

In Kobe we trust!

by robi s on Oct 31, 2009 12:25 AM PDT reply actions

yep true

but we had an important piece as well in Howard missing. I am a Mavs fan who has been reading other teams blogs for years. If I was a Laker fan I wouldn’t worry about 1 game. Yes the Mavs played better but they have to with all the new players and also get better as the season goes along. The Mavs have to get better big time to be in the same sentance as your Lakers. The Lakers will be fine and will be a top western team. Its basically the same team as last year but with a bit more experiance and defense mided with Artest. Just think of it this way, the west is talented with alot of good teams. The season will be fun again just like its been for the past 8 or 10 years. Good luck the rest of the way!!

Go Mavs!

by dubious on Oct 31, 2009 12:35 PM PDT up reply actions

Minded**

by dubious on Oct 31, 2009 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions

We lost one game

Get a grip.

To secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.

by Ben R on Oct 31, 2009 12:34 AM PDT reply actions

RA37thriller

One hand worrying so much could be a sign of someone who really cares a lot about the Lakers and can be seeing as passionate but as you can see from the responses there is no need to get all Chicken Little on us…the Lakers will be ok.

"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 31, 2009 9:41 AM PDT reply actions

This post is nonsense.

Pay not attention to it. Most likley it’s some troll who roots for another team who just signed up with this name on SBN 10/30/09 just so he could post garbage.

by wondahbap on Nov 1, 2009 7:42 AM PDT reply actions

What, you think someone using the name "R[on]A[rtest]37Thriller" criticizing Ron Artest's game might be a troll?!?!?

Imagine that!

"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 Nov 1, 2009 11:17 AM PST up reply actions

lol this post needs to be deleted. as much as i dont like the Celtics blog, i must say they are very good at deleting stupid posts.

In Kobe we trust!

by robi s on Nov 1, 2009 4:14 PM PST up reply actions

nah

some people are just worry worts and extremely pessimistic.

whether the poster or genuine or not doesn’t matter. i’d rather tolerate “imposter” than insult a genuine fan :). i’d give him the benefit of the doubt

by Nostance on Nov 1, 2009 5:00 PM PST up reply actions

dont speak too soon my friends

awww come on yall!! Read the post title YOUNG SEASON! there is still plenty of time for growth, the chemistry is a little bit off. i know artest is only one guy but he has personality that a lot of people have a hard time getting accustomed too. Hence the reason he has bounced around the league for so long. with all the leadership and talent on that team artest will soon come to realize he doesn’t have to be the “go to guy” anymore. Patience is a virtue and im not giving up this soon, i have faith so should you.

by ILOVEKOBE on Nov 2, 2009 6:52 PM PST reply actions