Credits 5/15/09
by wondahbap on May 15, 2009 9:30 AM PDT
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PrintAnother loss in Houston. Rockets win 95-80.
Recaps:
Forum Blue and Gold's Kurt Helin (via ESPN Daily Dime):
"The panic in Lakerdom is wasted energy on this team; the fact is, they likely will show up in all their glory on Sunday. The challenge really is letting go of the expectations that will come against Denver. And beyond."
OC Register's Jim Miller: Hey Lakers, It's not Houston that has the problem
"A heartbeat was detected this time and even displayed. But it wasn’t enough on a night when the Lakers proved again that the other guys have hearts, too, and this isn’t a good time of the year to be skipping beats...They didn’t punch back until it was too late Sunday. They started swinging soon enough Thursday and still couldn’t knock out an opponent that walked into the ring with its two biggest fists tied behind its back."
(True. The Lakers played with much more energy than they did in Game 4, but they simply did not/could not execute.)
SlamOline's Vincent Thomas "The Commish": The Commish blames Kobe and Phil
"Here’s the irony. The Lakers would have probably done the five-game thing had Yao stayed healthy. For all of Yao’s skill and for all the matchup problems he presents, dude is gentle. And, uh, it’s readily apparent that the Lakers big men are still gentle. With Yao clogging up 40 minutes/game, that leaves less minutes for the exact type of big dudes that give the Lakers problems — Outlaws. Chuck Hayes, Luis Scola, Carl Landry, Ron Artest — that’s a pack of short-stack renegades who like the taste of blood in their mouths. Lakers big men are graceful and skilled, yes; but they’re also some shy dudes....
...It’s Phil and Kobe’s fault. They are probably the two most arrogant men in the league. Every coach is beneath Phil and every player is beneath Kobe. That’s actually true, but it doesn’t matter. The product of their haughty nature is an arrogant squad that seems to think it can turn that proverbial faucet on and off."
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Sports illustrated's Scott Howard-Cooper: Inside the NBA
" If the Lakers don't win Sunday, they will be a historic disappointment."
Sports Illustrated's Chris Ballard:
Guarding Kobe
(This is just another bogus attempt to show that Shane Battier can "guard" Kobe. Read any of David Friedman's 20 Second Timeout articles to find out how this is simply not true.)
LA Daily News' Ramon Shelburne: Maybe these are the real Lakers
"At some point you have to consider the possibility that the Lakers just are who they are now, not what we thought they were.
Right now at least, they are not the dominating team that steamrolled the Western Conference and conjured up visions of 70 wins earlier this season.
Nor are they the offensive powerhouse that blasted Cleveland and Boston on their home courts back in February."
"The way this is going I'm going to have to ask the question again, although I already know the answer: THIS IS EMBARRASSING."
The Los Angeles Times Mark Heisler: It's another Lakers failure of epic proportions
"The Lakers aren't vaguely that team any more. Now they're not awesome, or favorites to win the title, or assured of coming out of the West, or even getting into the West finals, for that matter."
ESPN's Shelly Smith: Consistency proving elusive for Bynum
"He has been crucified for admitting that most of his problems have been mental, rather than physical, in returning after tearing the medial collateral ligament in his right knee. And he's a key part of a Lakers mystery: Since his absence seemed to be a key reason L.A. lost to Boston in the NBA Finals last June, why hasn't his return helped the team this season?"
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My thoughts
While everyone want to jump on the Lkaers (rightfully so), give the Rockets some credit. They’re a good team. Anyone familiar with my thoughts knows I think these Rockets play better without Yao. I agree with Slam’s Vincent Thomas; this would have been an easier series without Yao.
Would it have been nice to have closed out by now? Of course, but the troubles we’re having with Houston do not necessarily carry over if when we advance.
Minus Pau in the 1st half (and LO on Landry), we played with energy last night, but continually failed to convert offensively. We had plenty of defensive stops wasted by our inability to make them pay. In a game like this, we have to convert, especially since nothing was called the way we’d like to see it called.
Lakers are 7-3 against the Rockets this year.
+1
I hear you about this tired cliche of the Rockets being all heart and the Lakers all talent with none. How about, even without Yao and T-Mac the Rockets are acatully a very good team?!
I started a seperate thread about this very subject here this morning:
0 = The number of Super Bowls the Eagles have won.
"Oh Snap! There they are..."
So if/when the Lakers and Cavs meet in the Finals, will puppet Koe and LeBron divide the house up, and not speak to each other?
Lakers are 7-3 against the Rockets this year.
Even i thought that the lakers would win last night
I had to cancell my plans for sunday in order to fire up the grill for game 7. Nothing is better in sports than an NBA game 7. I think that only the people who live within a 45 mile radius of me gave the rockets a chance. If your lakers played with the heart that my rockets have, you would already be in the finals. You should tell your big men to man up.
Heart?
Where was that heart in that 40 point loss? Your team is all heart?
Hate to tell you, but your team is actually good. To say it’s because your team has heart and the Lakers don’t is a tired cliche. Maybe you watch too much SportCenter.
Heart doesn’t get whipped by 40. So save it.
Lakers are 7-3 against the Rockets this year.
It reminded me
of Arrested Development.
"I am from one of the top 15 cities in the world. Buffalo, New York." - TrentEdwardsHoF2018
by Artest4Prez on May 15, 2009 10:44 AM PDT up reply actions
Serioulsy troll. How many times are you going to come here looking for an argument?
If you have something worthy to say, other than your pathetic barbs, then please enlighten us.
Lakers are 7-3 against the Rockets this year.
the same amount of times yall come to my site.
But seriously, sportscenter sux. What argument. What i said was the truth and not meant to be insulting. Your big men should have shut this down already. they let way too much action go in the paint. I just didn’t see the fire that your team has had all year. And i know my team is good. I’ve watched them all year. I came over here for a civil chat, but if you start throwing insults around, I’m going to have to tell your mom you’re not playing nice.
by mutombo4life on May 15, 2009 10:01 AM PDT up reply actions
Don't credit it to all this "heart" your team has.
Because you “heart” didn’t propel your team to “man-up” after Fish leveled Scola. Your “heart” didn;t show up in game 3 either. So save us the cliche.
It’s about match-ups. Your team is good where we are apparently weak.
Yes. Our bigs need to man up. We all know this. We’ve been knowing it.
Lakers are 7-3 against the Rockets this year.
Its not all heart, but it helps
Just because the Rockets matchup well with LAL doesnt mean its a win. The lakers have more talent but dont always play hard. The Rockets do always play hard and that makes them a better team. You cant win based solely on heart, but if you dont have heart its difficult to win.
Game 1 100-92 Rockets
Game 2 111-98 lakers
Game 3 108-94 lakers
Game 4 99-87 Rockets
Game 5 lakers
Game 6 95-80 Rockets
Game 7 Sunday 2:30 CST
by TexasHoosier on May 15, 2009 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions
The Rockets create greater match up promblems for the Lakers without Yao...
the play a style of ball that is much harder for the Lakers when Yao is not in.
In the 3 games with Yao the Lakers lead 2-1; in the 3 games without him the Rockets lead 2-1.
0 = The number of Super Bowls the Eagles have won.
Where can i get one of those sweet jimmy johnson pumpkins
They should have never fired him
by mutombo4life on May 15, 2009 10:25 AM PDT up reply actions
Another thing that's boring
is this “Phil, Kobe and the Lakers are so arrogant. Thinking they can turn it on whenever they want” talk.
Isn’t it also arrogance being so angry, or act like it’s the end of the World with the Lakers when they lose? No credit is given to the Rockets. Insteadevery win they get is earned by heart, and the team is arrogant? Wonder why?
Lakers are 7-3 against the Rockets this year.
In the 4th quarter
the rockets kept hitting tough shot after tough shot. no one gives them credit for their play — just detriment to the lakers. also, can we not have jeff van gundy ever call a rockets game again? he loves that team like no other, even though they kicked him to the curb and upgraded with adelman. i don’t get it.
The most talented is Bynum, but he looks like an overgrown eighth-grader.
The best statistically has been Brown, but he’s playing the least.
The most experienced is Vujacic, but he can’t hit a shot.
The hottest is Farmar, but he’s still getting criticized and benched by the coach.
The most useful has been Ariza, but he was right at the heart of the ridiculously slow starts in the past two losses.
Maybe none of them is ready for Game 7. If that’s the case, probably none of them is ready to become a champion.
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/game-lakers-bynum-2413337-vujacic-farmar
I'd love to see..
Farmar break down Brooks one on one off a dribble. Consistently.
Or, Farmar break down Rondo the same.
Instead, we see him drive into 3 defenders, and having zero court awareness, kicking out the the ball to anybody but a Laker.
Well, we're waiting....
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