The Credits: "Asylum"

by theshmoes on Aug 25, 2010 8:44 AM PDT in Credits

Starring: Ron Artest isn't too happy with Doc, Kobe's awesome shoes

Much more after the jump...

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Nice job, shmoes!

"There are no "Kobe Lovers", just people who are right." - Gil Meriken
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by SoCalGal on Aug 25, 2010 8:51 AM PDT reply actions

lol

this picture is irrelevant, but that kitten is too cute.

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by bluexfalcon on Aug 25, 2010 8:53 AM PDT up reply actions

LOL, I know, it didn't have anything to do with the credits, but I just loved the cat's face.

"There are no "Kobe Lovers", just people who are right." - Gil Meriken
"ANY ONE WNAT SOME OF THIS MONEY, IN IF YOU WANT SOME COME ON IN GET SOME" - the Legendary LEWIS MONROE

by SoCalGal on Aug 25, 2010 8:59 AM PDT up reply actions

You tell 'em Ronny!

Just because you throw someone a pass, and they score, it doesn't mean you made them a better player.

by LakerUNLTD on Aug 25, 2010 8:55 AM PDT reply actions

One suggestion: make all the links open in a separate window. Clicking back is a bitch.

"There are no "Kobe Lovers", just people who are right." - Gil Meriken
"ANY ONE WNAT SOME OF THIS MONEY, IN IF YOU WANT SOME COME ON IN GET SOME" - the Legendary LEWIS MONROE

by SoCalGal on Aug 25, 2010 9:01 AM PDT reply actions

i'll try to figure it out and fix it soon

by theshmoes on Aug 25, 2010 9:20 AM PDT up reply actions

TYVM!

;-)

"There are no "Kobe Lovers", just people who are right." - Gil Meriken
"ANY ONE WNAT SOME OF THIS MONEY, IN IF YOU WANT SOME COME ON IN GET SOME" - the Legendary LEWIS MONROE

by SoCalGal on Aug 25, 2010 9:24 AM PDT up reply actions

Another option

I always right-click the link and choose Open In New Tab/ Window

"The Lakers are ninja negotiators. Straight. fuckin. ninjas." -rshinsec

"This isn't an apocalypse. It’s a motherf***ing war." -Hdg23

"Doc hasn’t beaten MI5, the Jackson 5, Maroon 5, the Dave Clark Five, the Ben Folds Five, Babylon Five, Dave Brubeck’s "Take Five," the In-N-Out Five-By-Five, or the traffic on the 405. (And y’all know Kobe’s taken down that last one.)" -Brian Tung

by deadmuse on Aug 25, 2010 9:27 AM PDT up reply actions

Or, just middle mouse button =D

Just because you throw someone a pass, and they score, it doesn't mean you made them a better player.

by LakerUNLTD on Aug 25, 2010 10:03 AM PDT up reply actions

shit.....I never knew that.

Billy Mac: "Lamar, can you see yourself actually getting in the (boxing) ring"?
Lamar Odom: "No. My face is too pretty."

by pslakerfan on Aug 25, 2010 10:11 AM PDT up reply actions

I remapped it to auto-scroll to the top of the page

so I have to right click to open in a new tab

"The Lakers are ninja negotiators. Straight. fuckin. ninjas." -rshinsec

"This isn't an apocalypse. It’s a motherf***ing war." -Hdg23

by deadmuse on Aug 25, 2010 7:35 PM PDT up reply actions

"_blank" works

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Sweet 16

by bluexfalcon on Aug 25, 2010 9:45 AM PDT up reply actions

re: Forum Blue And Gold " The Decade’s Top 10 Lakers Moments We’d Like to Forget

Was Shaq’s trade really that painful? Does it really deserves a spot?

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kobe bryant=batman

by bernel on Aug 25, 2010 9:03 AM PDT reply actions

it was at the time

and still would be if we hadn’t turned Butler into Brown into Gasol. We got infinitely lucky.

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by deadmuse on Aug 25, 2010 9:30 AM PDT up reply actions

minus "s" in deserves

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"No one wins forever. Only thing that matters is how you face it when the cards don't come up your way. I'm not afraid." - Spider-Man (Amazing Spider-Man #475)

"If I find in myself a desire which no experience in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that I was made for another world." - C.S. Lewis

kobe bryant=batman

by bernel on Aug 25, 2010 9:36 AM PDT up reply actions

yeah

but I was really disappointed not because Shaq left, but because they just blew up the team that went to 4 Finals during the past 5 years, and won three of them in a row.

by grail on Aug 25, 2010 9:44 AM PDT up reply actions

much better explanation...

my sentiments back then…

but we know we can’t keep both kobe and shaq back then… it’s either kobe or shaq… so when the lakers pick kobe, it was really not that big deal…

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kobe bryant=batman

by bernel on Aug 25, 2010 10:01 AM PDT up reply actions

Not a big deal...

LOL, it was a huge deal!

Just because you throw someone a pass, and they score, it doesn't mean you made them a better player.

by LakerUNLTD on Aug 25, 2010 10:04 AM PDT up reply actions

well, would you rather have shaq instead of kobe?

yeah, losing shaq was probably a big deal since it symbolizes an end of an era (but only in that sense. besides, 2004 Finals also symbolized that already, so no need to add shaq’s leaving to the list. maybe just make it a “postscript” in that 2004 Finals part. if this is so, another item for shaq’s leaving is redundant)… but it was a matter of choosing kobe or shaq. it doesn’t mean i want shaq to go, but we don’t have a choice anymore. it’s either shaq or kobe. i rather have kobe. and i was satisfied that the lakers chose him. so, i was not really that affected when shaq left. not really a heartbreak…

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"No one wins forever. Only thing that matters is how you face it when the cards don't come up your way. I'm not afraid." - Spider-Man (Amazing Spider-Man #475)

"If I find in myself a desire which no experience in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that I was made for another world." - C.S. Lewis

kobe bryant=batman

by bernel on Aug 25, 2010 10:15 AM PDT up reply actions

it's easy to say that in hindsight

obviously, kobe was the better choice. but it for most laker fans, shaq leaving was huge. i loved shaq back in the day, him leaving was heartbreaking. at least for me, maybe i’m lame…

3 Heat can't stop the 3peat.

by LAL32 on Aug 25, 2010 10:18 AM PDT up reply actions

well, we all have different feelings about it...

i got mine… you got yours… i was just wondering what the majority feels about “shaq leaving” on that list…

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"If I find in myself a desire which no experience in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that I was made for another world." - C.S. Lewis

kobe bryant=batman

by bernel on Aug 25, 2010 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions

You said it was no big deal... this isn't about picking Shaq or Kobe..

its about Shaq leaving, and that was a huge deal back then. You’re making it seem like it was just an ordinary trade or something, when it was the largest superstar in the game back then changing teams, and the balance of the NBA, bringing a title to Miami.

Just because you throw someone a pass, and they score, it doesn't mean you made them a better player.

by LakerUNLTD on Aug 25, 2010 10:44 AM PDT up reply actions

again...

i said that if one sees shaq’s leaving as the symbol of the era, it is definitely a big deal… but the loss on Detroit already established that… then there’s one with phil (phil i can understand)…

besides, shaq was already acting douchey back then, and i tended to side with kobe when the conflict started. i really like the kobe-shaq duo to win again, but the ego war is just too distracting. it was not working anymore. one has to go. maybe i was a numbed of shaq’s leaving because of the relief that i felt back then when i learned it was kobe that was being kept. i was just being practical.

so, i see that a lot indeed got hurt by shaq’s departure to miami..

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kobe bryant=batman

by bernel on Aug 25, 2010 10:59 AM PDT up reply actions

I felt I got robbed when Shaq left.

2003-04 was the first season I followed the Lakers diligently, I always checked the net for news and read Steve Kerr’s Y! column every chance I got, and thank God for us finally having the NBA on TV via cable. Then Deeeettrrriottttt Basssskeettttbaaalllll happened. For me, that series even worse than the 2008 Finals because LA was heavily favored that year and nobody gave the Pistons a chance, I didn’t even know back then that they were a great team. Then Shaq was gone. Enter the dark era of Lakers basketball. It was really a huge deal, man.

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by imposibol on Aug 25, 2010 10:50 AM PDT up reply actions

i love that the dark era for the Laker organization

is making the playoffs as a 7th and 8th seed. while any other organization would just be happy to make the playoffs. its finals or bust for the lakers.

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by LakersFoEva on Aug 25, 2010 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions

yeah

Laker fans are really spoiled

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by imposibol on Aug 25, 2010 11:18 PM PDT up reply actions

that article kinda ruined my day

and yes, shaq leaving was that painful! it deserves to be ranked even higher. it turned out to be a blessing in disguise looking back, but back then it was horrible.

3 Heat can't stop the 3peat.

by LAL32 on Aug 25, 2010 9:56 AM PDT up reply actions

I. Love. Artest. and the Nike Kobe Vs

Also the article about Kobe’s kicks are pretty nice. Left out some nice ones though (bruce lees, dark knights!) I would probably sacrifice one of these kittens you guys like so much for a pair of those Jordan III Kobe player exclusives

by LongLiveLA on Aug 25, 2010 10:11 AM PDT reply actions

So, when Jordan returned to the Chicago Bulls late in the 94-95 season—at 32—he’d played only 778 NBA regular season and playoff games. By comparison, Kobe Bryant has already played a whopping 1,219 games, 57% more than Jordan at the same age. Kobe is clearly the NBA version of a Ferrari with high mileage.

Wow. I never knew Kobe had played THAT many games. Shit.

Billy Mac: "Lamar, can you see yourself actually getting in the (boxing) ring"?
Lamar Odom: "No. My face is too pretty."

by pslakerfan on Aug 25, 2010 10:17 AM PDT reply actions

he is really getting up there

it’s crazy how good he is after so many games played.

3 Heat can't stop the 3peat.

by LAL32 on Aug 25, 2010 10:20 AM PDT up reply actions

well, Bruce Wayne had been Batman even when he was 50

and since Kobe is the Batman of the NBA… hopefully, he’ll be okay

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"If I find in myself a desire which no experience in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that I was made for another world." - C.S. Lewis

kobe bryant=batman

by bernel on Aug 25, 2010 10:34 AM PDT up reply actions

Well, something to think about, Kobe wasn't a starter right away.

1996-1997: Games played 71, Games started 6, Minutes Per Game: 15.5
1997-1998: Games played 79, Games started 1, Minutes Per Game: 26.0

That’s 150 games in the first two years where he played in a very limited roll.

1998-1999: Games played 50, Games Started 50, Minutes Per Game: 37.9

Shortened season, but we go to 200 games in the first 3 seasons averaging 26.4 minutes per game. Add in the playoffs for those three years at 28 total games played with an average of 23.8 minutes played. We’re looking at 228 games in the first 3 years.

Point of the post?

The point is Kobe has put in quite a few more games than Jordan, 441 in fact. But he played 51% of those games before he was 21 years old. The other games? Chalk them up to getting to the finals more than Jordan, playing longer series than Jordan (no more 5 game series), and not taking breaks.

Yes, Kobe has put the miles on, but… he’s in great shape, and has many more to go.

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by 99bc99 on Aug 25, 2010 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions

I love that picture

"I don't mind being the goat. I don't mind being the villain, hated. I've been that my whole career, so it's not like that's anything new. I don't mind people jumping on the bandwagon or jumping off. I just focus on playing the game." -Ron Artest

by Hdg23 on Aug 25, 2010 5:12 PM PDT reply actions

about kevin garnett

I still know that he’s the best all-around player of his generation. Better than Duncan, better than Kobe, better than Shaq. In the era after Bird and before LeBron, nobody put it all together like K.G.

Enjoy him, please, in 2010-11.

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by chaucer on Aug 25, 2010 9:12 PM PDT reply actions