Lakers-Hornets Open Thread
by DexterFishmore on Dec 1, 2009 7:04 PM PST
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PrintNew Orleans Hornets at Los Angeles Lakers, Dec 1, 2009 7:30 PM PST
What up, sexy commenters? Game time approacheth. Here are some roster updates, news nuggets and items of possible historical interest to get you ready.
- Peja Stojakovic won't play tonight, as he continues to deal with family matters.
- Today is World AIDS Day, in observance of which Kobe Bryant will wear red shoelaces.
- On UCLA's 2006 Final Four team, Jordan Farmar was the starting point guard, and Darren Collison was his backup.
- The Phoenix Suns got housed by the Knicks tonight, so with a win the Lakers take over the NBA's best record.
- The Hornets were the franchise that drafted Kobe out of high school, but promptly traded him to the Lakers for Vlade Divac. Hee hee! Fun times.
Everybody in the house say yeah!
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Drink to celebrate if the Lakers win and drink to forget if the Lakers lose?
"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
Drinking game suggestions
Drink anytime the following is said
- “Missing (or Without) Chris Paul”
- “Fish Popping UP”
- “[Player’s name] Free for Three”
- “Six game winning streak”
- “Mbenga with the foul”
- “Sasha with the quick release”
"This is not a game for boys. This is a game for men." - Phil Jackson
Yeah, that works
Also “former Laker Byron Scott”
by DexterFishmore on Dec 1, 2009 7:19 PM PST up reply actions
The Sons of Steve Nash got absolutely pasted by
the Knicks of D’Antoni.
Good times are here! We can crush the bees and take over the top spot in the Pacific and NBA too (I think).
Yep
A win tonight gives us a 1/2 game over the Suns, Celtics, and Magic.
Strength & Honor
It's good to be the Champs
come now, let's not be like the lakers and take the win for granted
be like ron artest, act like we’re the underdogs! j/k
Wasn't meant to suggest a foregone conclusion
“gives” was meant to say “would give”
Strength & Honor
It's good to be the Champs
Yeah
The point spread for this game (14 1/2) is bigger than it was against the Nets.
by DexterFishmore on Dec 1, 2009 7:35 PM PST up reply actions
You had better hope the PETA folks don't
read this blog or else you could be in trouble for that picture
Good NO shooting
Lakers cooled off on their shooting after a hot start.
by DexterFishmore on Dec 1, 2009 8:01 PM PST up reply actions
If you haven’t seen it yet, Lakers just launched a website for Shannon to try and get him into the dunk contest.
www.letshannondunk.com
this idiot Vince Thomas on Nba.com...
sayin that Ron has been a dissapointment so far. How is that?
Game time
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Blacked out due to NBA TV
The movement to organize Lakers fans against ever playing on NBA TV Tuesdays starts tomorrow.
Strength & Honor
It's good to be the Champs
on my TV NBATV is blacked out
for this game
5-5 Lakers FG%
Nice Lay up Fishers
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Hornets are hot with their jump shots
and their contested too
hot contested jumpshooting from them
i dont expect that to continue
Defense Lakers and rebounds
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Offensive foul and they call it a defensive one on Kobe
is ir just me or is KB24 no longer getting the benefit of the doubt like a true superstar would?
No I see it also, refs don't give Kobe NO calls but you see
Lebron, Wade and Carmelo get every touch call and more
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it seems to not matter to Kobe, he still get his
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but the refs suck and they need to call things equally thats what drives me crazy
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Hornets look like they've came to play tonight
this game wont be as easy as we think
yeah i dont know whats been up with him the last few games
hes looked very uncoordinated and always looks lost
Tried game Lakers not playing defense on No one
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they are playing defense WTF?
the Hornets are making contested long jump shots
nah I've seen some open ones
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not many
give credit to the Hornets for playing well so far. We’re due for a close game anyways
No no close game
Hornets have no one Lakers should blow them OUT
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we should but we're due for a close game
even against a bad team
thats what I'm saying
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Hornets are carving us up pretty badly right now
wasnt expecting that
So why is this game close?
"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
Umm no defense being played, Hornets getting good looks at the basket
Collison shaking off Fish for Jumpers
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i'm not surprised at all
Teams that are losing take the “this game would be great for our confidence” attitude. i’m used to it. The Lakers will settle down and pull this out in the end. As long as the refs don’t take them out of the game.
I think smashing the Suns made me realize how far Kobe and the Lakers have come from five years ago, when the Suns had the world at their feet.
by PURPLE AND GOLD FOR LIFE on Dec 1, 2009 8:00 PM PST reply actions
Bynum is HORRIBLE on defense
hes so fucking lazy and hes not even trying. MOVE YOUR FAT ASS
yup
and when and he gets the ball on offense he finds so much energy.
I think smashing the Suns made me realize how far Kobe and the Lakers have come from five years ago, when the Suns had the world at their feet.
by PURPLE AND GOLD FOR LIFE on Dec 1, 2009 8:01 PM PST up reply actions
I rather loose to this team
rather than the Wolves or Nets…but it wont’ happen.
I think smashing the Suns made me realize how far Kobe and the Lakers have come from five years ago, when the Suns had the world at their feet.
by PURPLE AND GOLD FOR LIFE on Dec 1, 2009 8:01 PM PST reply actions
Hilarious... LPBB cut the audio feed to Akamian and Good Times and just had room sound for the game feed...
"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
During the segment when it was picture-in-picture.
"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
Ooops, wrong thread. I get so confused!
"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
we would be doing well
but Bynum is killing us on defense
It isn’t just Bynum. Lamar/Pau have been underwhelming on defense and Collison is blowing by Fisher.
yes really
hes been bad on pick and roll and hes not challenging shots.
true
thats what we need him to do more though
I told you Pau, Lamar, and Fisher have been underwhelming on defense too. It’s not all Bynum, and I’m not saying he’s been great, its just that others haven’t contributed on the defensive end thus far in the game either so it’s harsh to just say Bynum this Bynum that.
The others havent been too good either
but all i was sayin is that most of the breakdowns we had were off of pick and rolls where BYNUM was involved. And their shots at the basket were all over Bynum and he didnt even try to contest them.
You don’t contest high floaters and jumpers. It’s not his job to contest jumpers unless they’re near the paint. He can’t do everything on defense. Last I checked he was contesting them, the only problem was that he was allowing Okafor such good position by the time he contested the shot had already gone in. Hardly all his fault for the defensive miscues though.
but hes been slow reacting to the pick and roll
Im not backing down from that. Ive been watching him in particular on defense and its mostly been on him
call me crazy
but are the hornets possibly a better team right now without CP3?
Leave Chad Billingsley alone!!!
They have been playing that way.
"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 A.I. effect???
"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
UPS!
"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
Turnovers Lakers No
LO you have to shoot that, Gasol had three dudes on him
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Great baseline D by 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
Nice move LO give me more of it please
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:44.8 LAL SC - Crowd applauds
"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
getting on the scoreboard
lets go Gasol
Aybar is a nowhere man, Sitting in his Nowhere Land, Making all his nowhere plans for nobody.
by princeton11loveshalos on Dec 1, 2009 8:08 PM PST reply actions
lol @ us all freaking out so much
we’re 13-3 with a lead going into the 2nd quarter here and ya’ll about to put a gun to your heads. Appreciate what we’ve done so far.
A quarter of offense so lets go defense in the 2nd
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I feel Bynum is focusing too much on his scoring
I know he wants he wants to be an all-star but i hope he would bring the d every night
he reminds me of another former Lakers center
who had that same attitude….
“Tell your old man to drag Walton and Lanier up and down the court for 48 minutes”
Aybar is a nowhere man, Sitting in his Nowhere Land, Making all his nowhere plans for nobody.
by princeton11loveshalos on Dec 1, 2009 8:13 PM PST up reply actions
our crowd is so fucking quiet right now...
it would be nice if they got loud to fire us up. I fucking hate our crowds so much….
Oh, goody, another pointless Hollywood interview.
"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
Tell us Matt, does anybody give a fuck?
"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
Joel needs to go to work for Access Hollywood...
"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
And now Joel has to go back to work.
"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
Yeah thats my problem with Bynum, he's more of a offensive big
because you see Dwight Howard and he can score and block five shots, get 15 rebounds so not to compare him to Bynum but Bynum needs to Block more shots
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yeass
he doesnt block a lot of shots as most bigs do…
remember in the finals dwight had 9 blocks?
Leave Chad Billingsley alone!!!
haha bad comparison
and I dont think Bynum really deserves and All Star bid RIGHT NOW.
Who cares if he deserves it? If the fans vote him in then he’s going whether you believe he does or not.
yea i was about to say
really dry in the west
Aybar is a nowhere man, Sitting in his Nowhere Land, Making all his nowhere plans for nobody.
by princeton11loveshalos on Dec 1, 2009 8:19 PM PST up reply actions
yeah he'll mostly get it by default
since theres so many scrub centers int eh league now. But I dont think he deserves it IMO
Nah I vote for Bynum every time I go to Vote
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nope
i was just trying to say
bynum needs to be more of a defensive presence
dwight was an example of a center with great D
Leave Chad Billingsley alone!!!
Yeah Dwight is a beast down low
thats the reason I say the Magics are the only team Lakers should fear and the only team, I feel match up with the Lakers
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Boston does too IMO
they have the front court too
I don't like Boston's front court offensively and
if I was a coach I could live with them trying to score down low, other then the other players they have
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my back, I got yah and I agree
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Nice ball movement Lakers
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Bad call refs on Gasol
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It was a weird one. I don't know why officials call crap like that. Just let them play.
"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, he's back, more or less.
"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
Joel plugs letshannondunk.com
"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 not opening. Probably 2,000,000 people trying to get on it at once.
"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
Yeah, I've been watching that. A better effort by PDX, but the Heat are shooting close to 60%. Refs taking the Centers out with fouls; LMA out with a bruised knee.
"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
UPS had to know that was coming. Poor break, Shannon was right on his tail.
"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
WHY DO WE KEEP DOUBLING????
I hate that style of defense. To double EVERY SINGLE POST PLAYER
I agree, I would live with the post scoring on single defense
I don’t believe in doubling
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It's all good.
"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
yeah
but hes hit some good shots. Hes mostly fucked up when hes handling the ball
Yeah he's making some terrible passes
I guess he had I good game last game so now he has to suck
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I guess so, it's still early
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He's making some crazy passes
but he’s been great
by pedro_oliveira on Dec 1, 2009 8:26 PM PST up reply actions
The funny thing is that I love where his head's at
He needs to get in control, but he’s playing the style that we want him to. Distributing and pushing the pace.
He'll get it.
"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
Good thing the refs bailed Fish out
That was painful to watch
Ive noticed...
That Drew hasnt really been jumping for rebounds at all this whole season. Hes usually let them come to him and hes not coming to them. THink its all mental?? (the past injuries)
if by mental you mean doesn't care much about defense
as much as offense then yes.. : )
I think smashing the Suns made me realize how far Kobe and the Lakers have come from five years ago, when the Suns had the world at their feet.
by PURPLE AND GOLD FOR LIFE on Dec 1, 2009 8:35 PM PST up reply actions
It could be
It could also be that he’s used to getting rebounds that way. Honestly, I don’t care if he jumps as long as he’s boxing out.
but ive also noticed
that he hasnt been jumping to block shots like he used to. Remember in 07-08 when he was a blocking machine?
I remember hearing that he still didn't have full upward explosiveness yet.
He can move as 100% laterally, but can’t jump like he could before, yet.
Maybe, maybe not
He’s clearly shown he can be dominant with or without the explosiveness. And as he gets older, he’ll get wiser regardless
dominate OFFENSIVELY
not defensively like he used to. Which is very concerning cuz thats what we need him to focus on more
He was never dominant defensively
For all those blocked shots, he was also picking up fouls at Travis Knight levels. He’ll figure things out on defense. You get better at D the longer you play
That was beautiful... Kobe burns by everyone and dishes for a gimme by 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
Hey guys
I would like to declare a toast to the SUns loss to the Knicks and a great chance to take the best record
Shaquille O'Neal: "Tell him Shaq doesn’t respond to juvenile delinquents without a college degree. Tell him to get his degree, and we can talk. In the meantime, he should call me Dr. Shaq because I’m working on my PhD." (Referring to 17-year-old rookie Andrew Bynum, who compared himself to Shaq…except that he can make free throws.)
(courtesy of www.shaqquotes.com)
Suns Lost
Finally now the Lakers take over and don’t look back
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Lakers rolling, ball movement still looks good
Hornets missing shots so, so far so good
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NBA.com-Should Rodman be in the HOF
I say yes
Shaquille O'Neal: "Tell him Shaq doesn’t respond to juvenile delinquents without a college degree. Tell him to get his degree, and we can talk. In the meantime, he should call me Dr. Shaq because I’m working on my PhD." (Referring to 17-year-old rookie Andrew Bynum, who compared himself to Shaq…except that he can make free throws.)
(courtesy of www.shaqquotes.com)
i would agree rodman got rings
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lol not really
hes always been all offense
Yeah, he is
He’s just too short for Drew.
by DexterFishmore on Dec 1, 2009 8:34 PM PST up reply actions
but he's short
Shaquille O'Neal: "Tell him Shaq doesn’t respond to juvenile delinquents without a college degree. Tell him to get his degree, and we can talk. In the meantime, he should call me Dr. Shaq because I’m working on my PhD." (Referring to 17-year-old rookie Andrew Bynum, who compared himself to Shaq…except that he can make free throws.)
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rodman's his issues on and off the court pretty much killed his chances for the HOF
Leave Chad Billingsley alone!!!
defense looks good
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now
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doesn't the Hornets coach look like...
I think smashing the Suns made me realize how far Kobe and the Lakers have come from five years ago, when the Suns had the world at their feet.
by PURPLE AND GOLD FOR LIFE on Dec 1, 2009 8:36 PM PST reply actions
you mean Drew, Pau, and LO
Shaquille O'Neal: "Tell him Shaq doesn’t respond to juvenile delinquents without a college degree. Tell him to get his degree, and we can talk. In the meantime, he should call me Dr. Shaq because I’m working on my PhD." (Referring to 17-year-old rookie Andrew Bynum, who compared himself to Shaq…except that he can make free throws.)
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Drew and Bynum are alter egos
one plays D, the other doesn’t.
If you don’t know which one’s which, that’s on you
Kobe shooting too many 3's now
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zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
time to watch the brian mcknight show
Leave Chad Billingsley alone!!!
is that show any good?, i don't get it on the east side but i've heard of it
a singer turned host, doesn’t happen often
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come on you gotta contest that shot
they just gave up there
27-10 run to finish.
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Go to ESPN 2
Shaquille O'Neal: "Tell him Shaq doesn’t respond to juvenile delinquents without a college degree. Tell him to get his degree, and we can talk. In the meantime, he should call me Dr. Shaq because I’m working on my PhD." (Referring to 17-year-old rookie Andrew Bynum, who compared himself to Shaq…except that he can make free throws.)
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Good 2nd compared to the 1st
I guess the Lakers were feeling the Hornets out hich is cool with me now that the Lakers have the lead and playing better D
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heres a funny pic
the many strange faces of Pau Gasol:
Leave Chad Billingsley alone!!!
by shaqfor3 on Dec 1, 2009 8:44 PM PST reply actions 4 recs
hahahahahahahahahahahahaha
Shaquille O'Neal: "Tell him Shaq doesn’t respond to juvenile delinquents without a college degree. Tell him to get his degree, and we can talk. In the meantime, he should call me Dr. Shaq because I’m working on my PhD." (Referring to 17-year-old rookie Andrew Bynum, who compared himself to Shaq…except that he can make free throws.)
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LMAO
I won’t show this 2 my sister cause she already says Gasol looks weird all the time
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Numbaz
2nd Quarter
Possessions: Lakers – 25, Hornets – 26
Points Per Possession: Lakers – 1.24, Hornets – 0.58
1st Half
Possessions: Lakers – 49, Hornets – 50
PPP: Lakers – 1.27, Hornets – 0.84
A big difference, Lakers are rolling now
all they need to do is finish strong
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Actually
I think we held the Nets to 0.52 in one quarter on Sunday night.
by DexterFishmore on Dec 1, 2009 8:49 PM PST up reply actions
If only we won that series
I saw too much Smush in that clip
Shaquille O'Neal: "Tell him Shaq doesn’t respond to juvenile delinquents without a college degree. Tell him to get his degree, and we can talk. In the meantime, he should call me Dr. Shaq because I’m working on my PhD." (Referring to 17-year-old rookie Andrew Bynum, who compared himself to Shaq…except that he can make free throws.)
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i still cant believe we lost that series
i mean didnt if feel like that shit was OVER after that Kobe shot? And that Game 6 win by Phoenix was on the level of the 08 Finals game 4 IMO
game 4 was worse cause it was the finals
but game 6 stung like hell
damn you Tim Thomas
Leave Chad Billingsley alone!!!
Yup it was Tim Thomas that was the difference with that 3 pointer
and I was yelling, he was going to miss and Tim hit the shot and I fell to the floor..LOL
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someone should have got the godamn rebound
and stupid ass Kwame Brown jumped towards thomas and got faked out
Leave Chad Billingsley alone!!!
i listened to that whole game on radio
i was sooooo pissed when that happened
Leave Chad Billingsley alone!!!
Blazers continue to struggle mysteriously, pretty badly
they down by 15 by Miami goin into the 4th. AT HOME
Timbo can tell you what's going wrong if he's around tonight
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hes on Blazersedge right now
i got banned from that mug haha
I'm back. I called dagger on that 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
LMA is out and the refs have totally taken both centers out of the game with foul calls.
and the Blazers can’t defend for shit.
They are REALLY struggling right now.
"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
how much does oden have?
points and reabounds wise?
10 and 10. He's only showing 2 fouls, not sure why Pryz was in. They've been ladling fake fouls on him all night., He has 5 in like 18 minutes.
"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 are very different players.
"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
Oden is 12 and 11 now. 11:12 to play.
"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
yeah one is athleticism
the other is skill
Sort of. Phrasing it differently: raw power vs. finesse
"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
Bynum has some power in him too though
And Oden has some finesse
True. But in broad terms, Oden is like a raw hurricane and Bynum is a cool breeze...
"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
And I vote YES for Blazer dancers in red patent leather hotpants...
That is 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
lol they dont look too happy over there
im really surprised that their losing this much AT HOME. I mean, their still a young team and it wouldnt surprise me if they lost bad road games but AT HOME?
That tells you something is really wrong. Most of us knew it even when they were wining.
"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
yeah
hes still not playing D good enough
kwames excellent "D" on tim thomas
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pylV_2mT7BE
Leave Chad Billingsley alone!!!
Im watching Drew...
and hes just watching and spectating. GET IN THE GAME SON!!
So you're predicting a big game for Ammo and Sasha?
"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
Show the garbage time picture.
I never get tired of it!
Shaquille O'Neal: "Tell him Shaq doesn’t respond to juvenile delinquents without a college degree. Tell him to get his degree, and we can talk. In the meantime, he should call me Dr. Shaq because I’m working on my PhD." (Referring to 17-year-old rookie Andrew Bynum, who compared himself to Shaq…except that he can make free throws.)
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No Shannon and Farmer
have been doing a decent job off the bench
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yeah the second unit has been surprisingly solid tonight
its the starters who are a little shaky
Kobe killing Brown and Brown can't handle it LOL
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Damn Greg Oden is a rebounding Machine
i wish Bynum would grab rebounds like that. But hes been great offensively
atleast we get something and I can deal with it
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You have to take into account that Oden is a 25 minutes a game guy.
"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
Oden is a MUCH better rebounder, Not close.
"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
Have you watched the Trail Blazers? A lot of the time he’s sent to the bench early because of early foul trouble.
no its usually cuz McMilian has wanted to put Joel in
and yes, I’ve watched most of their games. Im watching their game right now
yeah but the last few games hes cleaned it up
i think he’ll learn to stay out of that as he plays more
dude, hes cleaned it up the last games
dont doubt me son
I’m not a son and I’ve watched. He’s been in foul trouble a lot which is why he’s played so few minutes.
haha im playin man
yeah early on in the season he got in foul trouble but over the last, say, 5 games, hes cleaned it up
Oden’s last 5 games:
November 21 vs Timberwolves – Greg Oden 2 fouls
November 23 vs Bulls – Greg Oden 4 fouls
November 25 vs Nets – Greg Oden 5 fouls
November 28 vs Grizz – Greg Oden 4 fouls
November 29 vs Utah – Greg Oden: 5 fouls
Hardly waht I call staying out of foul trouble.
Oden is among the league leaders in fouls.
"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
He's a 25 minutes guy, which is fine.
"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
Oden was #1 in fouls for a while. He might still be.
"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
He's sitting at 13 and 18, with 4 fouls, with 50 seconds to play.
"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
That's incorrect. And he's an aggressive defensive guy, so it will never be correct, in my opinion.
"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 know there’s nothing bad about him picking up fouls. He’s very defense oriented which is why he picks up more fouls than Bynum. That’s my point.
desecrator09 says he’s watched the Trailblazers and that Oden hasn’t been in foul trouble. Instead he says Nate just likes to play Pryz over Oden which is definitely not the case.
The way the refs call fouls, if you are gonna play aggressive defense, you're going to get whistled...
Oden looks to me like a permanent 25 minutes guy…
"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
not this year
ive been watching most of his games
big difference in playing time there
but your point is well taken. Bynum does not suck on the boards
yeah but most of Bynum's rebounds
just come to him. He doesnt go to grab them like Oden does. Plus Bynum plays more minutes than him
It's like Rodman vs. Other all time rebound leading centers
Some consider Rodman the best rebounder of all time even though he’s not incredibly high on the list
Shaquille O'Neal: "Tell him Shaq doesn’t respond to juvenile delinquents without a college degree. Tell him to get his degree, and we can talk. In the meantime, he should call me Dr. Shaq because I’m working on my PhD." (Referring to 17-year-old rookie Andrew Bynum, who compared himself to Shaq…except that he can make free throws.)
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some of his numbers were just insane
even in his final years he was averaging 12-13 rebounds a game…insane
Leave Chad Billingsley alone!!!
I heard he averaged getting 25% of the rebonds on the court for most of is career
Shaquille O'Neal: "Tell him Shaq doesn’t respond to juvenile delinquents without a college degree. Tell him to get his degree, and we can talk. In the meantime, he should call me Dr. Shaq because I’m working on my PhD." (Referring to 17-year-old rookie Andrew Bynum, who compared himself to Shaq…except that he can make free throws.)
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IS it just me
or have the refs been doing a good job of not calling fouls when defenders go straight up this year
score is dwindling down, NOT GOOD
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Nice defense by Fish under the basket.
That was bad of Kobe not to dish on that break.
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Kobe traveled LOL
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Chris Webber on the Lakers playing hard up 19: "This is their training camp.’
"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 first21 games are training camp
Shaquille O'Neal: "Tell him Shaq doesn’t respond to juvenile delinquents without a college degree. Tell him to get his degree, and we can talk. In the meantime, he should call me Dr. Shaq because I’m working on my PhD." (Referring to 17-year-old rookie Andrew Bynum, who compared himself to Shaq…except that he can make free throws.)
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and i agree with them Lakers are practicing for those tough opponets
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You need to watch some Blazers games.
"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
ouch
Shaquille O'Neal: "Tell him Shaq doesn’t respond to juvenile delinquents without a college degree. Tell him to get his degree, and we can talk. In the meantime, he should call me Dr. Shaq because I’m working on my PhD." (Referring to 17-year-old rookie Andrew Bynum, who compared himself to Shaq…except that he can make free throws.)
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Seriously, if one spent any time at all watching Steve Blake and Andre Miller, they'd have no fundamental complaints with Farmar.
"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
He's got some real limitations. He doesn't hit long jumpers, even if open, which is a non-match for Nate's offensive system.
"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
He's ball-oriented, and so is Brandon, so Brandon doesn't like playing with him much.
"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
His passing is good, but he needs to run to be effective, and the Blazers don't.
"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
He is VERY good getting to the rack and is money for pressure FTs.
"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
OK then, Poll: Besides timbo Second favorite team
Shaquille O'Neal: "Tell him Shaq doesn’t respond to juvenile delinquents without a college degree. Tell him to get his degree, and we can talk. In the meantime, he should call me Dr. Shaq because I’m working on my PhD." (Referring to 17-year-old rookie Andrew Bynum, who compared himself to Shaq…except that he can make free throws.)
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You should do a fanpost on that with all the teams listed in poll form
"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
Sure I'll do it tomorow
Shaquille O'Neal: "Tell him Shaq doesn’t respond to juvenile delinquents without a college degree. Tell him to get his degree, and we can talk. In the meantime, he should call me Dr. Shaq because I’m working on my PhD." (Referring to 17-year-old rookie Andrew Bynum, who compared himself to Shaq…except that he can make free throws.)
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And you still don't like Jordan's D?????
"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
Farmer showing consistancy
I like it
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End of the 3rd Quarter: Lakers 90, Hornets 69
"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
Now lets see if the bench can do something nice and finish this game off with style
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Numbaz
3rd Quarter
Possessions: 23 each
Points Per Possession: Lakers – 1.22, Hornets 1.17
Game So Far
Possessions: Lakers – 72, Hornets – 73
PPP: Lakers – 1.25, Hornets – 0.95
any of you guys watch ESPN First Take?
I like that guy Erik Kuselias on that 1st and 10 show. Should replace Skip Bayless’ dumbass
Is she at this game?
Shaquille O'Neal: "Tell him Shaq doesn’t respond to juvenile delinquents without a college degree. Tell him to get his degree, and we can talk. In the meantime, he should call me Dr. Shaq because I’m working on my PhD." (Referring to 17-year-old rookie Andrew Bynum, who compared himself to Shaq…except that he can make free throws.)
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I think PJ gave Bynum a little nice talking to in that last timeout
hes playing GREAT defense so far this quarter
Bench looking good
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just as I write that they slack off
bench needs some D and more like Farmer needs to play better D
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Ernie on the Lakers' record : "...Reggie predicted 20 and 1, which is not possible. Charles predicted 18 and 3... which, if the Lakers win the next 5 games will make Charles look brilliant — which is really saying something."
"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
OMG Ammo scores!!!!!
"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
Ammo with a good drive
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apocalypse anyone?
no wait thats if Dfish drives into the paint and makes a layup
Leave Chad Billingsley alone!!!
It's still on pace to be close
NO has scored 13 with about 1/2 the quarter to play. Still need 18 to kill tacos
cause Lakers ain't playing smart and they ain't slowing the game down and running the clock out
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Powell and his pick and pop shot
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but he is still skinny as HELL
boy needs meat, lots of it
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yeah didn't realize Phil was gonna go with the 4 guard lineup to close
IF Mbenga had gotten some run, tacos would not be happening
That's my line. Probably Eddie Curry is the worst on either a per dollar or per pound basis...
"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
He's bottom 5 for multimillion dollar contracts though.
"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
We just played the Nets
I’m pretty sure they have 2-3 of the worst players in the NBA on their roster
bad defensive team on the floor now
highly doubt they’ll get them tacos
Come on bench make some shots please
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.
Just caught up to live on the DVR
A few random observations
- Stu referred to the Hornets’ PF/C as “Emekafor”
- Kobe has a wily trick to slow down the opponent: after a Lakers made basket, he will sometimes catch the ball coming out of the net and throw it to the ref. The ref will then throw it to the inbounder, costing them precious seconds on the break. This should be a delay of game, but it’s rarely called, because Kobe is “just” throwing it to the ref. If I were the opposing coach, I would mention this before every Laker game, it might be good for at least one delay of game call.
- Kobe straight shoved Devin Brown to the ground with two hands. The ref on the baseline should have called that one, but he was probably watching the shot. That’s why Brown fouled Kobe hard a few plays later.
- Okafor has a putback where he pushes the ball on the rim, then grabs the rim and pulls down, so that along with the momentum of the pushed ball, it goes in for two. That’s gotta be illegal.
- Stu shows again how observant and objective he is – while Kobe and I cry for a Collison foul on a Kobe fastbreak layup, Stu says that actually Kobe traveled before the foul – and the slo mo replay shows he’s right.
"This is not a game for boys. This is a game for men." - Phil Jackson
Songaila goes around Morrison for the easy tip...
"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
defense bench D-FENSE
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I'll have my Adam Morrison line in the bag... 2-for-5 shooting and Minus-Some-Big-Number...
"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 BENCH ugh
they are not attacking they keep taking jumpers after jumpers
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LUUUUUUKE
The benchers need you!
"This is not a game for boys. This is a game for men." - Phil Jackson
theres no way that shouldve happened
this bench is TRASH. Unless some of them play with the starters
this unit we have out here is COMPLETE TRASH
i mean they literally are TRASH at both ends of the court. Its like a fucking layup dril for the Hornets
lol who's in the pic
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8 point game
semi concerned mode
but starters gonna come back in sigh
Leave Chad Billingsley alone!!!
It's over.
"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
Another gambler's delight
You feel great about your Lakers 131/2 or 14 1/2 point spread … and then you feel nauseated.
"This is not a game for boys. This is a game for men." - Phil Jackson
Just throwing this out there, but...
…I love gambling, but I can’t see myself ever throwing money on a Laker game.
The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist.
I'd only do it if the game were close to a pick em
Picking the Lakers when they have a 10 point spread is just asking for misery. Either way you bet.
Woo hoo -- Ammo miss!
"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 have to have my Worst Player in the NBA stats!!!
"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 play of the bench has me deeply disturbed
this shoulda been a blowout win over the bees instead it looks respectable
This looks terrible
Phil should force the bench to watch this over and over
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guess what time it is laker fans
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1rZBxn3Zx8&feature=related
DACOS- courtesy of Mbenga
lol @ the Hornets
tryin to spoil it on purpose
lol @ intentional fouling to steal tacos
The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist.
i don't this is ridiculous
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byron wouldn'ta done it!
The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist.
because he coaches to win not take tacos away
that was just sad and pathetic, I’m glad Farmer blocked that shot, take that Hornets next time, have the lead or play a better game to take the tacos away
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For the record, if tacos is lost
I’m calling my prediction of tacos a push.
I couldn’t predict the measures NO would go for no tacos
defend the three!
The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist.
the bees don't want the crowd to get tacos
they are just plain devious.
This is why shoulda crushed them handily if not for this broken piece of furniture that we have out on the court
STU: (laughing) "The crowd is really tense right now."
"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
theres a fucking jack in the crack down Figueroa
just go there you poor fuckers
Lakers are just sandbagging
So that their point differential doesn’t look so good, so that the stats guys underestimate them.
"This is not a game for boys. This is a game for men." - Phil Jackson
JORDAN FUCKING FARMAR SAVES THE TACOS!!!!!!
"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
wow was that collison?
he really wanted to take away them tacos.
The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist.
I mean,
he didn’t even settle for the miracle taco killing 30 foot 3 point attempt….he drove it hard trying to get a legitimate look!
The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist.
they should make a movie about this
Jordan Farmar feeds 19,000 starving people in LA with one block
Leave Chad Billingsley alone!!!
He was playing all out for that bucket!
"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
Unless you guys are the game, none of us is getting any dacos
"This is not a game for boys. This is a game for men." - Phil Jackson
But think of the dacos!
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 Dec 1, 2009 9:56 PM PST up reply actions
for once.
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 Dec 1, 2009 9:57 PM PST up reply actions
Great game, nice block Farmer and I'm out ya'll
See ya’ll next game thread
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once again the bench fails.
wheeeee. can’t we just have one dominant season, start to finish, in my lifetime?
"The problem actually is that PER is a extra-long, double high wagon load of horse crap." - timbo (7/3/09)
Ernie: “Congratulations on the victory, Kobe, and congratulations on the tacos, too — that was looking a little dodgy at the end there.”
Kobe (laughs): “Yeah, thank you, that’s what we play for.”
"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
jack in the box is gonna go bankrupt soon
their greatest ally though is the bench
Leave Chad Billingsley alone!!!
Anyone else going to feel a little uneasy when the homecourt is chanting for tacos
during the WCF / Finals clincher? lollll
The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist.
As if...
There’s no way the Lakers clinch the Finals … at home.
Home court advantage + Lakers sweep means the trophy will be won elsewhere.
(meant in the same pseudo-sarcastic tone as the original)
Ernie: “Well, Kobe, I get the impression that at the next practice there will be no tacos for the second unit.”
Kobe: (laughs) “They’re gonna get something else!”
"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
Greg Oden with 20 rebounds
I hate the Blazers but I’m really becoming a fan of this guy
He might end up really, really good as a defensive center.
I don’t think he’s coordinated enough to be a big scorer, but I could be wrong. Figure 12-14 ppg.
"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
he'll end up being like a Jr. Dwight Howard IMO
and thats not a bad thing :)
by desecrator09 on Dec 1, 2009 10:07 PM PST up reply actions
And without further ado, I'm gonna go make myself some tacos.
Good night!
"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
really though
consider this:
The Lakers have arguably the best 6 man rotation in the league. Although they pay more than everybody, they simply can’t be better than everyone 1-12 with that kind of dominance at the top. Our low end players like Mbenga Morrison and Powell are simply below average NBA talent and Vujacic is playing like it too despite the fact that he gets paid well above average.
Join that with some other factors: The garbage time unit hardly plays together, even in practice. Also, garbage time is exactly that: garbage time. In this game in particular, there was simply no chance of the hornets really coming back seeing as they were down at 5:30 by 19 and that’s when the bench really started to go lax. Sure they can get chewed out by the team and coach, but really if the opponents are fired up as the Hornets were towards the end of the game, the Laker garbage unit has a tremendous psychological disadvantage.
Losing the fourth quarter isn’t great, but this wasn’t an example of the worst of them. It’s not like we gave up a 20 point advantage whittled down to 8 by the 7 minute mark such as the case was with Atlanta.
The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist.
With the win tonight,
Lakers are sole owners of the best record in the NBA.
Far cry from that UGLY losing streak!
The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist.
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