Lakers Dine on Another Slice of FAILcake

about the brian shaw incident phil jackson says "hasn’t atoned himself for that error."

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=AisIoModyYVNwoj9uIoY0u.8vLYF?slug=ap-lakers-vujacic&prov=ap&type=lgns

“Vujacic says he doesn’t know what his coach is talking about.” can we get kobe to translate?

it sounds like the lakers staff wants a apology or maybe nude pics of sharapova

i hope my posts sees the light of day because i already know i will be Smited by brian shaw

what exactly happened with Sasha and the Great Brian Shaw??

and dallas won. i proclaim today “Fail Day”

a few people apparently didnt like it…Well The Lakers pulled a “SuperHead” once again tonight…..If nothing else this past road trip has shown that 1. Pau has no business playing center, EVER. He routinely got bullied in the post..From Nenad to Emeka? to Horford and freakin Pachulia they attacked him and pushed him around with no fear of him standing strong and fighting back. and 2..The Derek Fisher situation has gotten so bad that teams leave him to double team and blatantly dont close out on him leaving him open to shoot..He Has become the garbage guy that teams dare to beat em with wide open shots..If everybody else in the league can see it then why cant Phil see it? The Starters are playing 4 on 5 and it has slowly killed our offense and defense. Something has got to be done in the neighborhood of what Luke Walton did in favor of Ariza starting. Fish needs to sit himself down and let Farmar start. At least then then teams will actually have to guard everyone on the court. Go through the growing pains now and be ready to go come playoff time. and 3. WTF is Phil doing over there on the bench? He benches our best shooter and defender off the bench because he gets into a argument with Brian Shaw? He continues to throw Fisher out there when its obvious he’s about as productive as well Brian Shaw was when he played with the Lakers….Has he gotten senile with old age or is he secretly paving the way for him to leave in the offseason? idk but he has better get control of this team minus all the zen bs and jedi mind tricks, because it looks like they dont work on this laker squad anymore…..Ive already resigned myself to the fact that this is probably what we’re gonna see for the rest of the regular season lol Who knows what will happen in the playoffs?

Except that while watching the team this year, you can see the frustration on their faces, in their demeanor on the court, and while they’re on the court.

I saw several times where a Hawk would roll in for an easy score and the Lakers would kinda look at one another and point, or shake their head, etc.

The beginning of the season we were looking pretty sharp, and then the injuries started. I really think that the injuries have made it impossible for anybody to get their rhythm, Phil is still working on rotations and is playing with lineups. It’s sooo late for that.

that the lakers have lost to 14 out of of the other 15 playoff teams. Milwuake is the only playoff team we havent lost to..and that was because of a kobe fade away buzzer beater in overtime.

I taped the game and seen the 4th qtr just now. I can understand the things like injuries and Fish’s shooting slump (which has lasted 2 years now) but one thing that can be controlled is rotations. Is Phil losing it? Does he have a soft spot for old faithful in fisher? Don’t mean to question a 10 time champion coach but wtf is he doing with Farmar and not playing him enough. Fine! I get him not starting Farmar but why not do the same that he does with Bynum and Odom… Bynum Started last year but LO ate up double the playing time. C’mon! Phil.

However, the lakers were seriously trying for most of the last two games and it has just been awful. Maybe this team is like the drunken master and lackadaisical play is their alcohol.

so can we get 60 wins? or should i ask a different question: can we beat our 2008 record of 57-25?

that when kobe was interviewed on christmas day 2008, they asked him when he wanted to pass the torch over to Lebron. His answer: i just want to win 1 more championship. AND HE DID

Arash Markazi has figured out that the Lakers don’t have a deep bench.

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/print?id=5046191&type=story

Keep up the good work, ESPN Los Angeles.

And eating it too. YEAAAAAAAAAAHHH!

seriously am i reading that screen name right? lol A laker and Celtic fan really? how is that possible? lol

I will still be saying this in June, even if the Lakers aren’t playing, and I will keep saying it until someone else wins the title.

http://www.ocregister.com/sports/study-242074-atlanta-wants.html

we all know what happend next

Jackson said he recently began conversations with his veteran players, namely Bryant and Gasol, about how much they should play in the final games of the regular season when the Lakers figure to be mathematically locked into their playoff spot. But you know the Lakers will want to be integrating Bynum back into the lineup then.

http://nba.fanhouse.com/2010/04/01/andrew-bynum-very-very-important-to-lakers-hopes/

That said, I’d welcome this if only to get Farmar, Brown, and Vujacic more consistent burn, which is the only way they can possibly 1) learn to effectively play with one another 2) figure out how to operate the offense in non-garbage time. Also, I can’t shake the suspicion that our starters are increasingly gassed as of the moment. It doesn’t excuse their recent play, but it has taken a toll.

Sup guys, new to SS&R. I think the problems recently are due to Lamar being inserted into the starting 5, which then makes our bench even worse(if possible). Once Drew comes back, and Lamar goes back to his 6th man position, it will really improve the play. Oh and teams are NOT covering Fish at all, i mean they leave him COMPLETELY open, and he still misses…..

go through this deplorable spell. I want to rant but if I do I might get kicked off SS&R (I already got warned once and was told a 2nd would be goodbye).

I have a sick feeling inside, I’m full of hatred because it seems I’m the only one who watches the news and sees the blatant love for L-east coast teams who have been anointed as champs. DON’T THE LAKERS SEE THESE NEWS ITEMS AND WANT TO SHUT THESE MEDIA GUYS UP?

I was so hurt after last night I considered calling in sick to work, however I stumbled on a post over on yahoo and it cheered me up. I’m going to copy and past it.

It was written by SD Truth (God bless him).

“Do you people really think that of the Lakers? “One and done”? These are baseless points. No one can honestly think any NBA team out there can beat the Lakers 4 out of 7 times. This group has the best basketball sense of any team. The Cavs may have a better record but they play sorry East teams all day long. So you whacked the Nets 4 times this year then the Wizards another 4 times. So what? They had a better record last season and didn’t make the Finals. The Magic is a better team so what makes the Cavs think they can make it this year? All you haters go fishing with the Cavs in May and come back in June for another parade in LA."

After reading this I realize the Cavs may have the better record but they played New Jersey and Washington 8 TIMES!!!. Folks that’s 8 guaranteed wins right there.

My point is despite the hurt right now, the Lakers will be ok come playoffs. (if not I’m going to stop watching basketball because I wont be able to stomach the Lebron love that will be on show if Cavs win.

Did a lot of research, the squad from ‘88 lost 6 games in March, went on to win the title, the squad in 2001 lost 6+ games in March, went on to win the title, the squad from last year! last year mates, lost 6 games in March and won the title. Not saying this squad will do what the other squads have, just saying March isn’t for fine tuning things. That’s why The LakeShow usually comes back around in April. Just saying.

Until a series is 3-1, you just let it go, let yourself go [love beastie boys].

Plus he wears #41, just like his old man.

I like Brian a lot as an assistant, I have tried to see that Vujacic has a beautiful shot when it’s working, he gives effort [most of the time]. I have a problem with a player who thinks he can point his finger at a coach,cause friction and act like there’s nothing wrong.
That guy is his own worst enemy.

Luke’s coming back. So, the rotation in the playoffs will be Lamar, Jordan, Shannon and Luke, right [no Vujacic]. Any thoughts on the matter?

I don’t hate on Sasha [or anybody]. I’ll take a guy who wants to play [Adam Morrison] then a sulker.

They are Phil’s assistants, you can’t think of telling a coach you know better than he does. Sasha thought he was bigger than the team, that’s the problem. There are plenty of guys who’ll go out and play for the Lakers if asked, Sasha doesn’t have to play, especially if he refuses to listen.

Live and let die. That’s what I say, life’s too short for bs.

If there are so many people questioning Phil’s tactics, I’d say that’s a good thing, because that probably means he’s up to something. How many championships do you have and how many does he have?

Just wait… just wait.