So Kobe was the Portland problem :)

by LakersFan2009 on Feb 6, 2010 9:27 PM PST

No Kobe, no Roy, and we blow out the Blazers.

Maybe we should experiment when Kobe gets well; leaving him home the next time we play there.

Maybe we should leave him off for vacation if we meet them in the playoffs.

Obviously, this is just having a good time here.

However, I do hope he gets adequate time to heal. Never mind home court. If this Lakers team is completely healthy, nobody can stay with them — not the Nuggets, not the Spurs, not anybody in the East.

Just be as close to 100% in postseason, and I don't care where the games are played — we'll be hanging up another banner.

If we're still hurt in the playoffs, then home court won't save us.

If Phil and Mitch are smart about this, and order Kobe to back off, it'll pay off in May and June.

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Kobe was the problem. He’s been taking too many shots in the first quarter, not allowing the team to get warmed up and hit some shots.

As much as I love Kobe, I do think that he’s part of the problem sometimes in that he takes too many dagger shots at times, which when they don’t fall, allow the other team to come back and score in transition.

If they can just learn from this and have Kobe pace himself better, the team as a whole will benefit IMO.

Magic made me a Laker fan.

by thestuff01 on Feb 7, 2010 3:51 AM PST reply actions

what I wish for Kobe

is to realize when to take over a game, and when to go through the triangle. Even in taking over a game, acting as a decoy instead of forcing it should be in his mind. I wish he take a look at game 6 of the WCF and game 5 of the finals last year. That’s the Kobe I love. drawing the double team, passing to ariza for the three. Driving to the hoop, then at the last second passing to Pau for the dunk/lay-up.

"E-Coaches are heavy in here tonight! Take E-Sasha and put him on the E-bench on your fantasy league, that’ll show him!" - Jevon O

by altree on Feb 7, 2010 6:03 AM PST reply actions

yes, but lately pau's been getting a case of kwamenitis

and artest has been missing a lot of wide open ones (as well as the rest of the team).

by Nostance on Feb 7, 2010 1:41 PM PST up reply actions

lol. Maybe

but if you look at last night’s game, they were good, werent they?

"E-Coaches are heavy in here tonight! Take E-Sasha and put him on the E-bench on your fantasy league, that’ll show him!" - Jevon O

by altree on Feb 7, 2010 5:26 PM PST up reply actions

I’m leaning more towards Brandon Roy not playing than Kobe being the problem.

by intuitive on Feb 7, 2010 12:46 PM PST reply actions

i think its a product of both

by matthewmafa on Feb 7, 2010 2:52 PM PST up reply actions

i agree

the lakers are going to be a bit predictable without kobe. why do i say this? yes they are winning because the line up is different and every tactic every team has for the lakers are against kobe. soon enough, the Pau strategy will be studied. Kobe brings in stuff other players cant.

"One person working diligently alone can do wonders, but many people working harmoniously together can accomplish worlds."-Brandon Boyd"

by kobethebasketballmessiah on Feb 9, 2010 6:14 PM PST up reply actions