The Credits: "Guess Who's [Not] Coming To Dinner"

by bluexfalcon on Jan 16, 2012 8:00 AM PST in Credits

After a much welcome and needed day-off, the Lakers are set to host the Dallas Mavericks in what will surely be the most awkward game of the young season. If you somehow failed to notice the lack of No. 7 in Purple & Gold, let me take you back to Dec. 8th, when it appeared the Lakers had pulled off the Blockbuster Trade this side of 2008, only to have it unravel right before their eyes. Feelings were hurt, things were said and Lamar Odom requested and was granted a one-way ticket out of LAX.

Fast forward to the present day, the Lakers stand at a respectable 9-5, having gone 7-3 in the last ten games. Kobe Bryant has led the way with four (!!!) 40+ games, in his 16th NBA Season. Can he maintain this long enough for the Lakers Offense to come around and balance things out, or will Kobe Bryant continue to remind us of his basketball prowess?

Tonight's game looks to be filled with emotion and intrigue, and hey, our favorite NBA Crew, TNT, will be handling the game! See y'all in the 2nd Q!

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LOL 2nd quarter

Bleeding Purple And Gold

by gotchaking on Jan 16, 2012 8:05 AM PST reply actions

How old is Andre Miller?

Id only want him to do some hip-checking with blake griffin.

otherwise, no thank you. id rather play morris.

"What we want to remember—what we will remember—is the indelible vision of Kobe, his arms outstretched, delirious with joy and disbelief, running after and grabbing hold of Lamar Odom’s floating downcourt pass, while all the purple and gold streamers in the world are raining down on the hardwood." - Brian Tung

by LakersFoEva on Jan 16, 2012 9:19 AM PST reply actions

D-MO!

bout damn time mike brown heard our crys. ive been screaming bloddy murder for him to play D-MO, and only NOW brown realized what he had? i love this kid, and im praying, that if any trade talks bubble to the surface, that mike brown wont include D-MO in the talks. the kid is a rook? but he can play. i see a little of pjax in mike, as in, i wonder sometimes with his rotations. but thats another story.

by Mark Jaramillo on Jan 16, 2012 9:29 AM PST reply actions

I know it probably wont happen cuz of kobe's love for fish

but i would love for blake to be the starter when he comes back, and have morris play the backup pg. keep fish on the bench unless we need someone to take a shot with .4 seconds left.

by LakersFoEva on Jan 16, 2012 10:58 AM PST up reply actions

bloody

by Mark Jaramillo on Jan 16, 2012 9:30 AM PST reply actions

I like this.

Boston is 4-7

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by SoCalGal on Jan 16, 2012 9:33 AM PST reply actions 1 recs

you like that better than this?

Miami6 8 4 0.667 L 3

3 game losing streak 6th in the east. hmmm sounds good to me :D

"If at this stage of our careers we're the boring team, then we're the boring team. As long as we get results." - Kobe Bryant

"I like jewelry. ... I like winning," - Kobe Bryant

by markkk on Jan 16, 2012 9:42 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs

got to watch the nuggets beat the heat in person

sooo much fun. lebron gets as much boos in denver as kobe does. also, watching bandwagon heat fans leave early in the fourth quarter as they were getting blown out was sweet

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by theshmoes on Jan 16, 2012 9:46 AM PST up reply actions

2 wade jumpers and one Bosh 3

and they’re 5 – 7. I really don’t think that 2 gunners plus a mid range shooting big is a good fit. But hey, they still have 2 of the best players in the league.

"If at this stage of our careers we're the boring team, then we're the boring team. As long as we get results." - Kobe Bryant

"I like jewelry. ... I like winning," - Kobe Bryant

by markkk on Jan 16, 2012 10:01 AM PST up reply actions

im still pretty sure they'll win the east though.

too much talent and wade is a killer

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by theshmoes on Jan 16, 2012 10:10 AM PST up reply actions

how bout the bulls

they’re winning but not as impressive as we thought they could be. Gut feel says the Bulls can really challenge the Heat for East supremacy; Rose just needs one more piece prolly a shot creator and they will be toe to toe with the heat.

"If at this stage of our careers we're the boring team, then we're the boring team. As long as we get results." - Kobe Bryant

"I like jewelry. ... I like winning," - Kobe Bryant

by markkk on Jan 16, 2012 10:20 AM PST up reply actions

at this point in the season they look better than the heat, but i dont think they could get past them in a 7 game series

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by theshmoes on Jan 16, 2012 10:35 AM PST up reply actions

would be nice but not likely

"If you’re afraid to fail, then you’re probably going to fail. You know what I mean? Fuck it." -- Kobe "Black Mamba" Bryant

by jXn on Jan 16, 2012 10:46 AM PST up reply actions

why not?

for me it’s a pretty good match up,

wade > rip
LBJ > deng
Boozer = Bosh
Rose > chalmers
Noah > Anthony

Bench: advantage bulls

Deng could make LBJ work for his points, he’s a pest we’ve seen him pestering kobe. Bulls platoon of bigs will be hard to overcome for the heat. But you’ll never know with these “superstars” they sometimes just go off.

"If at this stage of our careers we're the boring team, then we're the boring team. As long as we get results." - Kobe Bryant

"I like jewelry. ... I like winning," - Kobe Bryant

by markkk on Jan 16, 2012 10:48 AM PST up reply actions

When do they play?

I really want to see the Rip/Wade matchup, Rip was a really good defender with the Pistons…

by x Nightwing x on Jan 16, 2012 10:50 AM PST up reply actions

the old rip is well jus that….R.I.P. …he’s not anythin he used to be with 04 pistons…he gave teams nightmares coming off screens

"If you’re afraid to fail, then you’re probably going to fail. You know what I mean? Fuck it." -- Kobe "Black Mamba" Bryant

by jXn on Jan 16, 2012 10:52 AM PST up reply actions

I think they could

But it would depend on whether Rose could get points against Lebron on D. That’s what did them in last year…

by x Nightwing x on Jan 16, 2012 10:48 AM PST up reply actions

that wasn't the main problem

like us, the bulls also have a penchant for standing around and watching their star do it by himself

"If you’re afraid to fail, then you’re probably going to fail. You know what I mean? Fuck it." -- Kobe "Black Mamba" Bryant

by jXn on Jan 16, 2012 10:50 AM PST up reply actions

or at least against the heat they did

"If you’re afraid to fail, then you’re probably going to fail. You know what I mean? Fuck it." -- Kobe "Black Mamba" Bryant

by jXn on Jan 16, 2012 10:50 AM PST up reply actions

The way I see it, it will be.

The defense of the Bulls will keep them close, but it’s up to Rose to make plays. They don’t have anyone else who is making their own shot (though Deng and Rip have the capacity to do so).

by x Nightwing x on Jan 16, 2012 10:52 AM PST up reply actions

well they basically brought in rip

to be that extra guy who can come flyin off screens and knock shots down and deng HAS to be aggressive on the offensive side of the ball but you can’t blame the guy; he’s too gassed out defending lebron and wade all night long

"If you’re afraid to fail, then you’re probably going to fail. You know what I mean? Fuck it." -- Kobe "Black Mamba" Bryant

by jXn on Jan 16, 2012 10:54 AM PST up reply actions

Lebron was just too big and as fast for Rose in crunch time

but for this year’s Bulls, Rose will have plenty of options with time winding down. Basically he can run a P&R(pop) choose to shoot/drive the lane or kick it to Booze or pass it to Deng/Rip coming off a screen.

"If at this stage of our careers we're the boring team, then we're the boring team. As long as we get results." - Kobe Bryant

"I like jewelry. ... I like winning," - Kobe Bryant

by markkk on Jan 16, 2012 11:00 AM PST up reply actions

To be honest, I was shocked they lost last year to the Heat.

Bulls defense looked so much worse against the Heat than it had all season long. Bosh got free on so many pick and rolls that were just way too easy for Lebron to pick apart. To me, it was a defensive loss. If they could have kept Bosh in check, the series would have been a Bulls win, even with Rose struggling.

by Aethereal on Jan 16, 2012 12:03 PM PST up reply actions

What's worse is the teams they've beaten...

Wizards (twice)
Nets
Pistons

Yeah…

by x Nightwing x on Jan 16, 2012 9:43 AM PST up reply actions

The interview in the LA times on LO is really good. Has a ton of good quotes from him. Still miss that dude.

“For them just to [try to] trade me without communicating, it made me start to ask myself questions like ‘Why would they do something like that?’ " said Odom, who found out he was in the attempted Paul trade from a Times reporter. "It hurt my feelings. Why would they choose to go that route? My father lives in California and I take care of my dad. They know about my family situation, everything about me, everything about Lamar.

“It was impossible for me not to take it personally. When I spoke to one of the representatives for the Lakers, the first thing he said was ’Don’t take it personally.’ That means it’s personal if that’s the first thing someone says to you.”

I don't consider myself a hoarder just a person who loves to save things

by Jelly Bean on Jan 16, 2012 9:41 AM PST reply actions

he sounds like s whinny BIOTCH still

KOBE BEAN FOOKin BRYANT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yeah I said it......He be DA best!!

by Sarge Clemins on Jan 16, 2012 9:45 AM PST up reply actions

yeah, pretty sick of the whining

although i do feel bad for the summer he had, losing a cousin and the accident

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by theshmoes on Jan 16, 2012 9:47 AM PST up reply actions

im sick of still hearing about it

dudes gone! some need to get over it!

by Mark Jaramillo on Jan 16, 2012 9:49 AM PST up reply actions

FIXED

he sounds like s whinny ~~BIOTCH~~ BOSH still

LOL

by LakersFoEva on Jan 16, 2012 11:01 AM PST up reply actions

lol!

KOBE BEAN FOOKin BRYANT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yeah I said it......He be DA best!!

by Sarge Clemins on Jan 16, 2012 12:09 PM PST up reply actions

THIS was sarcasm ppl^^

KOBE BEAN FOOKin BRYANT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yeah I said it......He be DA best!!

by Sarge Clemins on Jan 16, 2012 12:09 PM PST up reply actions

he's still talkin?

"If you’re afraid to fail, then you’re probably going to fail. You know what I mean? Fuck it." -- Kobe "Black Mamba" Bryant

by jXn on Jan 16, 2012 11:04 AM PST up reply actions

Gettin' tired of the sob story LO

You would be playing for us still if you hadn’t requested a trade…

by x Nightwing x on Jan 16, 2012 11:05 AM PST up reply actions

the irony is that he would've been able to display his faculties to a greater capacity

under MB’s offense

"If you’re afraid to fail, then you’re probably going to fail. You know what I mean? Fuck it." -- Kobe "Black Mamba" Bryant

by jXn on Jan 16, 2012 11:06 AM PST up reply actions

daaaang tough crowd..lol

This weekend I said that I felt that LO might get booed tonight and some SSR Members said I was crazy. Judging from these comments, I was right, his reputation has taken a hit.

I don't consider myself a hoarder just a person who loves to save things

by Jelly Bean on Jan 16, 2012 11:45 AM PST up reply actions

agreed socal...

boston milked that cow with there H.O.F.ers, in parish, bird, mchale, and johson, till about 93-94. that was the yr when robert parish was the only one left on that team. bird, mchale, were already gone. thats what danny ainge is doing now, milking that big 3 till the cow runs dry. i LOVE IT! that means we wont see the celtics any good for another 20 yrs! lol.

by Mark Jaramillo on Jan 16, 2012 9:43 AM PST reply actions

which is fine by me....

by LakersFoEva on Jan 16, 2012 11:02 AM PST up reply actions

If cp3 is hurt, why don't they start mo williams?

and if they don’t want Mo… they should give him to us.

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by lakerdynasty on Jan 16, 2012 9:51 AM PST reply actions

Still injured I think. He didn't play last game.

"You have to figure out a way to get it done. There's no time to make excuses. If I play bad or have one bad game like I did in Denver, everybody cries for a change, or cries for the fact I'm too old ... I make adjustments and go from there."
-- Bryant on his performance against the Suns

by BoneCruncher24 on Jan 16, 2012 10:00 AM PST up reply actions

are the knicks defensively stunted twin of the lakers in the east?

dribble dribble dribble, melo iso (kobe)
chandler dominates paint defensively (bynum)
amare is sometimes there sometimes not… (pau)
toney douglas (fisher)
landry fields (barnes)

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by theshmoes on Jan 16, 2012 10:38 AM PST reply actions

We crushed them, remember?

by x Nightwing x on Jan 16, 2012 10:42 AM PST up reply actions

yeah their defense is pretty bad

and point guard play horrible.

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by theshmoes on Jan 16, 2012 10:44 AM PST up reply actions

bet they miss mr. big shot now

"If you’re afraid to fail, then you’re probably going to fail. You know what I mean? Fuck it." -- Kobe "Black Mamba" Bryant

by jXn on Jan 16, 2012 10:45 AM PST up reply actions

What I mean is, they basically are us, except that every one of our players is just a little better...

by x Nightwing x on Jan 16, 2012 10:45 AM PST up reply actions

i was bout to say amare was injured a bit as well as melo

but then someone named kobe came to mind

"If you’re afraid to fail, then you’re probably going to fail. You know what I mean? Fuck it." -- Kobe "Black Mamba" Bryant

by jXn on Jan 16, 2012 10:47 AM PST up reply actions

LOL, yeah, can't use that excuse...

by x Nightwing x on Jan 16, 2012 10:47 AM PST up reply actions

nightwing was such a cool dude

they shud bring him back lol

"If you’re afraid to fail, then you’re probably going to fail. You know what I mean? Fuck it." -- Kobe "Black Mamba" Bryant

by jXn on Jan 16, 2012 10:57 AM PST up reply actions

He's back

DC restarted…

by x Nightwing x on Jan 16, 2012 10:58 AM PST up reply actions

link or i dont believe it

"If you’re afraid to fail, then you’re probably going to fail. You know what I mean? Fuck it." -- Kobe "Black Mamba" Bryant

by jXn on Jan 16, 2012 10:59 AM PST up reply actions

[url]http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=user_review&id=3931[/url]

by x Nightwing x on Jan 16, 2012 11:00 AM PST up reply actions

LOL, apparently that's not how you make links here...

by x Nightwing x on Jan 16, 2012 11:00 AM PST up reply actions

nice!

but the emblem should be blue not red. that jus makes him look like batman beyond without the mask

"If you’re afraid to fail, then you’re probably going to fail. You know what I mean? Fuck it." -- Kobe "Black Mamba" Bryant

by jXn on Jan 16, 2012 11:03 AM PST up reply actions

True, I like red though...

by x Nightwing x on Jan 16, 2012 11:03 AM PST up reply actions

I mean: "I'm back"

by x Nightwing x on Jan 16, 2012 10:59 AM PST up reply actions

I always enjoyed Darkwing

Duck a bit more lol

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by Marty Mart on Jan 16, 2012 1:55 PM PST up reply actions

Philly off to a hell of a start.

league best defense and 9-3? nice to see them work with what they have

"If you’re afraid to fail, then you’re probably going to fail. You know what I mean? Fuck it." -- Kobe "Black Mamba" Bryant

by jXn on Jan 16, 2012 10:45 AM PST reply actions

wow... under the radar

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by theshmoes on Jan 16, 2012 10:51 AM PST up reply actions

schedule makes a lot of difference

a lot of road games but they’ve been playing mostly non playoff teams, last 10 only Indiana and NYK are bound for the playoffs.

"If at this stage of our careers we're the boring team, then we're the boring team. As long as we get results." - Kobe Bryant

"I like jewelry. ... I like winning," - Kobe Bryant

by markkk on Jan 16, 2012 10:53 AM PST up reply actions

schedule? we talkin bout schedule?!

lol…i understand the abbreviated season is a reason for some ugly basketball lately but this is the sixers we’re talkin bout. they dont really hav a star and it’s the fashion in which they been killing their opponents and they’re defense is pretty ridiculous right now

"If you’re afraid to fail, then you’re probably going to fail. You know what I mean? Fuck it." -- Kobe "Black Mamba" Bryant

by jXn on Jan 16, 2012 10:56 AM PST up reply actions

their*

"If you’re afraid to fail, then you’re probably going to fail. You know what I mean? Fuck it." -- Kobe "Black Mamba" Bryant

by jXn on Jan 16, 2012 10:57 AM PST up reply actions

better look at their schedule

they played the Wiz twice now, one each against NOH, Det, Raptors, Indy, Kings, Warriors, Utah, PHX and POR that’s a pretty soft schedule to start. Their defense has been stellar to say the least but it should, considering the teams they played against so far.

"If at this stage of our careers we're the boring team, then we're the boring team. As long as we get results." - Kobe Bryant

"I like jewelry. ... I like winning," - Kobe Bryant

by markkk on Jan 16, 2012 11:08 AM PST up reply actions