LIVE: Lakers vs. Bulls
by Josh Tucker on Nov 19, 2009 8:00 PM PST
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Chicago Bulls at Los Angeles Lakers, Nov 19, 2009 7:30 PM PST
Sorry for the late game thread, guys. I'm closing up at work and then heading home during a commercial, so I'll dispense with any commentary and let you get right to it.
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Yo wats wrong with Bynum so far?
Hes looked awful :(
OK start
Gasol is killing, Kobe’s only taken two shots, but Noah has played pretty damn well
Hooray! The Suns lost; to the Hornets too!
"I don't want to be the next Michael Jordan. I only want to be Kobe Bryant,"
-Kobe Bryant
Entertaining game so far. Pau looks like he never missed a beat.
"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
The Bulls are a quality team.
"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
I'm still pissed that KP didn't bring Salmons and Miller to Portland last year. That deal could have been done.
"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
With a horrible offense
To secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.
LO snags and sneaks...
"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
Eh, he's still missing some stuff he usually would make
But I’m being nitpicky at this point.
To secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.
Yeah
But hard to complain about 5-9 for 12 points and 4 rebounds in only 12 minutes.
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Kobe's off
"I don't want to be the next Michael Jordan. I only want to be Kobe Bryant,"
-Kobe Bryant
That would have been epic
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late first
"I don't want to be the next Michael Jordan. I only want to be Kobe Bryant,"
-Kobe Bryant
Bynum did get 12 shots, which isn’t that low for him. He just converted at a lower rate, some of which may have been it being more crowded, but we’ll see.
by klofslofski on Nov 19, 2009 10:09 PM PST up reply actions
That's true
Actually, 12 shots is pretty normal for him. If he was hitting at his usual rate, his numbers wouldn’t be very different. Good point.
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by Josh Tucker on Nov 19, 2009 10:10 PM PST up reply actions
Difficult half for Kobe. What do you think that means?
He gonna go off in the second half?
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That has been the trend for Kobe quite a bit (one very good half, one very bad one), but he is prone to having a bad shooting night once in awhile. We’ll just have to wait and see.
He's already had 1 or 2 this year
"I don't want to be the next Michael Jordan. I only want to be Kobe Bryant,"
-Kobe Bryant
I think he's readjusting his game with Gasol back
Once he figures out the right balance of perimeter play and post play, then he’ll get his rhythm back. Give it a few games.
To secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.
KObe's off today
"I don't want to be the next Michael Jordan. I only want to be Kobe Bryant,"
-Kobe Bryant
17 point lead not bad
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Haha
Pau was surprised for a second before putting up the layup.
To secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.
refs not calling nothing today
both sides getting beat up at the rim
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It's pretty surprising how much better the Lakers are with Pau.
"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
They move from a team one has difficulty envisioning winning a playoff series to a team one has difficulty envisioning losing at all.
"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
It's really not surprising
Considering he’s pretty good.
And they move from a team YOU have difficulty envisioning winning a playoff series, to a team EVEN YOU have difficulty envisioning at all.
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It's not additively better with Pau, it's exponentially better...
"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
Even Fisher remembered how to shoot with him on the floor.
"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
Kobe might have something to do with that
The Grizz didn’t get exponentially better when Pau would return from injury back in the day.
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by Gils_Keloids on Nov 19, 2009 10:24 PM PST up reply actions
yes lakers all of a sudden
became a more focused and together team with gasol, i was expecting a closer game
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Absolutely. Lakers without Pau would have found themselves behind at some point or other tonight, and might have even folded.
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yeah more tall targets to get the ball to
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Two words: Detroit Pistons.
"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
Right
So, not playing hard against a team down 25 that literally has no chance to pull out the comeback … in your mind, that gets translated into falling behind and even losing to the Bulls.
Very clear rational thinking. Do your Blazers get such harsh judgment?
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Beautiful feed from Kobe in the post to Gasol at the rim
Gasol keeps it high, easy bucket
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By "high" you mean 9 feet and 8 inches off the floor, flatfooted.
"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
a once in awhile thing but nice to see lol
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It's like a solar eclipse and a lunar eclipse on the same day...
"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
Whoever called Kobe trip-dub
may have been onto something
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pau needs to keep a clean cut, he's too hairy
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i think he really likes that look but the people around him should be telling him to keep it trimmed
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James Johnson looks a lot like Marcus Fizer. Hopefully, he sticks in the NBA a little
bit longer than the latter.
I think shoot
But it’s hard to say, because sometimes he shoots an alley-oop pass. If it was a pass, it was a low one, and a bit hard to get.
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im back after finishing college essays!
kobe having a garbage night
but the lake show is in control!
pau having a great game
Leave Chad Billingsley alone!!!
Hopefully
lets go bench
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thats whats so great about this team
even when kobe has a bad shooting night
others step up and we still win!
Leave Chad Billingsley alone!!!
We've been waiting all season
For Artest to own the paint against a smaller man like he just did those last two plays.
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why is kobe off the bench
bench didn’t lose the lead, another questionable call by Phil, Kobe should rest
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Things just worked out, I call Pau [Gasol] my gift from above. I just absolutely love that guy. I’m just happy it worked out the way it did, because I really didn’t want to leave here.
Kobe Bryant
I'm glad it worked out also
Kobe was just doing what he had to and I’m glad he did
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I heart Pau Gasol
The looming question now is: Can the Lakers keep Bynum happy and performing in the shadow of Pau?
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by Gils_Keloids on Nov 19, 2009 9:58 PM PST up reply actions
I'm not sure Pau will be this dominant on a regular basis
For such a talented star player, he is very deferential. As long as it’s good for the team, he won’t mind letting (or even helping) Bynum get his.
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by Josh Tucker on Nov 19, 2009 10:01 PM PST up reply actions
Pure speculation here
But I can see Bynum blaming Pau’s presence if things don’t go well for him, or if he doesn’t get many minutes.
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by Gils_Keloids on Nov 19, 2009 10:03 PM PST up reply actions
I can see that too
I just think Pau’s too humble and unselfish for it to become a Kobe/Shaq thing
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by Josh Tucker on Nov 19, 2009 10:05 PM PST up reply actions
Oh no way not Pau and Kobe
They are perfectly paired, both in style of play and temperament. Perfect complements.
Pau is such a better fit with Kobe than Shaq was, even if Shakobe may have been a more powerful duo.
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by Gils_Keloids on Nov 19, 2009 10:06 PM PST up reply actions
No, I mean
Bynum-Pau becoming a Shaq-Kobe thing. Actually, in either case, Pau’s too unselfish for that.
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by Josh Tucker on Nov 19, 2009 10:08 PM PST up reply actions
Bynum did get 12 shots, which isn’t that low for him. He just converted at a lower rate, some of which may have been it being more crowded, but we’ll see.
by klofslofski on Nov 19, 2009 10:09 PM PST up reply actions
I just hope Bynum is patient
Because he could start thinking “man, I could be on any other team, play more minutes and be a star, even an All-Star”, and he might even be right. But he would be losing.
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by Gils_Keloids on Nov 19, 2009 10:13 PM PST up reply actions
So right you are
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by Josh Tucker on Nov 19, 2009 10:13 PM PST up reply actions
Kobe is just so mentally tough
Don’t know about you guys, but if I miss the first five out on the playground, my confidence is shaken. Then again, it helps that Kobe has the endless hours of practice behind his shot, so that he shouldn’t be worried if he misses a bunch, because he knows he’s put in the work.
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A closer game and you would have been right
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by Josh Tucker on Nov 19, 2009 10:03 PM PST up reply actions
adam sure does look like ron, just the thin version
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Powell and Mbenga AND Ammo on the court
Don’t expect to score for the remainder of the game.
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does he get any playing time
I’d be thinking teams pick up ex laker players just to get alittle inside info on the Lakers
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I was thinking that only cause Coby isn't all that useful for a team
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Exactly
We can get something halfway through his contract year
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by Josh Tucker on Nov 19, 2009 10:09 PM PST up reply actions
Sasha has been OFF
His minutes has quickly diminished
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By the way don't forget Ron Artest in your recaps
Dude does so many non-box score things, things that are easily overlooked, he deserves all the praise that should come his way.
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If you're interested
Email me a paragraph or two or three of your thoughts on what he’s doing, and I’ll let you do the talking.
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by Josh Tucker on Nov 19, 2009 10:11 PM PST up reply actions
haha
Thanks, but honestly, I am too lazy for that, it would feel like work!
I type comments here, but I remember one post that CA wrote that about why advanced stats hate Kobe and thought, “man, that what I would express, if 1) I had the capacity and 2) I wasn’t so damn lazy!”
Thanks again.
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by Gils_Keloids on Nov 19, 2009 10:16 PM PST up reply actions
lol
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easy schedule ahead:
thunder, knicks, warriors, nets, and hornets
warriors on da road
Leave Chad Billingsley alone!!!
Kobe would call that a schedule full of traps
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by Josh Tucker on Nov 19, 2009 10:14 PM PST up reply actions
Nets are bound to win sometime. It's true
The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist.
You are speaking in terms of theoreticals...
"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
Knicks and Nets are only traps if the whole team goes out drinking the afternoon of the game...
"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
yes gasol will need those games before things get seriously
Lakers hopefully will use those games to get more synced
There are basic Fundamentals that are needed to move forward in this game. Always keep your guard up at all times to avoid being caught in a trap. Overcome the fouls that will be commited against you REBOUND AND PRESS ON. ADJUST to the LimeLight: ALL-STAR PLAYERS ARE ALWAYS THE CENTER OF ATTENTION. Know what your role is and play your position. Find a game plan and execute it. REMEMBER YOU ONLY GET OUT OF THE GAME WHAT YOU PUT INTO IT.
yeah they would be hungry for revenge
but i feel this game could be different because Gasol is back
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Just got home!
Amazing to see Gasol played so well! Gosh it’s good to have him back! Lakers are without a doubt THE team to beat in the NBA still…no matter what everyone says.
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imma watch inside the nba and i'll see you all next game thread
Good to see Lakers back to full strength, watch out all Laker opponets
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Beating this team 4 out of 7 games is a tall order
Like, CN Tower tall
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Lamar is so much better on the second unit
That shift down does him so much good.
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Now we know why Andrew only played 24 minutes: He sprained his right ankle while picking up his 4th foul on Brad Miller
groan
Lakers 2009 Road to Redemption: TREVOR, DEREK, LAMAR, PAU & KOBE.
Play the game of which Lakers reminds you of: TA - TI, Shannon Brown - Chris Brown, Pau Gasol - Jesus, Machine - Luis Scola/Russell Brand, PJ with mustache and beard - Colonel Sanders.
by PeanutButterSpread on Nov 20, 2009 1:05 AM PST up reply actions
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