The Credits: "Man On A Ledge"

by theshmoes on Jan 25, 2012 9:01 AM PST in Credits

Starring: Two franchises headed in different directions. What is the Lakers' identity so far? Mike Brown is unsure himself. Are the problems more on the defensive end or the offensive end? Tonight, the Lakers face their so-called "rivals", the Los Angeles Clippers. Last game, there were 5 technical fouls assessed, as the game became chippy. Matt Barnes had some choice words for Blake Griffin:

He's an amazing athlete. He can dunk, he can do everything, he just flops. I don't understand. He can do all this stuff on the offensive end but on the defensive end.. he just does some other stuff. I just don't understand.

Blake Griffin's response:

I don't really have much to say to him or to that. If he's mad that I try to take a charge, so be it. I'm not worried about Matt Barnes and if he thinks I'm flopping.

It should be an entertaining game. Let's hope the Lakers' first full-contact practice since training camp will sharpen their focus tonight.

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I've lost some respect for Blake Griffin and not just because of his flopping. We have guys who flop too (they're not as big as him, though).

And he looks like a fucking zombie in that pic.

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by SoCalGal on Jan 25, 2012 9:04 AM PST reply actions

Its the mouthing off and the fake tough guy thing

The mean mugging doesn’t look good on him for sure

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by lakergirl on Jan 25, 2012 9:05 AM PST up reply actions

What else?

Is it his constant preening? Which I would have no problem with (Kobe!) once he actually accomplishes more than a gifted dunk contest win.

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by wondahbap on Jan 25, 2012 9:12 AM PST up reply actions

Hello Sir

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by lakergirl on Jan 25, 2012 9:14 AM PST up reply actions

Hi

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by wondahbap on Jan 25, 2012 9:18 AM PST up reply actions

Exactly. He hasn't done shit yet. And he says he doesn't showboat after his dunks, which is total bullshit.

by SoCalGal on Jan 25, 2012 9:15 AM PST up reply actions

Yeah right.

Of course we’d love his showboating if he wore the Purp and Gold. Yes, I’m a hypocrite.

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by wondahbap on Jan 25, 2012 9:19 AM PST up reply actions

LOL, I don't like it a whole lot from anyone. I'm like Stu Lantz, act like you've been there/done that before.

by SoCalGal on Jan 25, 2012 9:20 AM PST up reply actions

Except when they have 5 rings.

Then they can yell “he can’t guard me!” or do the “gun twirl then smoke blow” or the “jaw jut.”

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by wondahbap on Jan 25, 2012 9:23 AM PST up reply actions

LOL, admittedly 5 rings does give you a little leeway.

by SoCalGal on Jan 25, 2012 9:27 AM PST up reply actions

Plus thats not done on everrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrry possession

Or after every made shot.

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by lakergirl on Jan 25, 2012 9:33 AM PST up reply actions

Blake does it after f'n fouls that he tried to dunk.

C’mon bro. Preen after you actually got the dunk in. Not bc you had to be fouled….then go on to miss a FT or two.

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by wondahbap on Jan 25, 2012 9:44 AM PST up reply actions

blake also complains about non-calls all the damn time

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by theshmoes on Jan 25, 2012 9:45 AM PST up reply actions

Right? It's ridiculous.

Almost doesn’t count. Ask LeBron.

by SoCalGal on Jan 25, 2012 9:46 AM PST up reply actions

he is so awesome he got a foul

and he is letting y’all know

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by lakergirl on Jan 25, 2012 9:49 AM PST up reply actions

well,

if you do something real impressive, everyone preens here and there in different ways. not even really a problem unless you do it every time in every game

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by Marty Mart on Jan 25, 2012 9:41 AM PST up reply actions

true

I like seeing players talk shyt if they puttin in work on the guy guarding him. Mugging somebody you just dunked on. Keeping your form up after you eyeball a guy from long range. If you dnt wanna see it then dont get dunked on or abused on D lol

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by EmmCeee on Jan 25, 2012 9:46 AM PST via Android app up reply actions

Problem is

We dnt have that on our squad. We don’t get the exciting highlight reel,crowd goes krazy momentum shifting plays. we’re a pretty boring team to watch and now we’re mediocre which makes it even worse

by EmmCeee on Jan 25, 2012 9:51 AM PST via Android app up reply actions

i dont think he's the superstar everyone claims he is

besides his vertical leap, what separates him from kris humphries? he’s entertaining as hell, sure. but he’s not a game changer yet

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by theshmoes on Jan 25, 2012 9:35 AM PST up reply actions

flopping and showboating

"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 25, 2012 9:37 AM PST up reply actions

he never married kim kardashian?

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by lakergirl on Jan 25, 2012 9:42 AM PST up reply actions

That would be his horizontal, not his vertical.

by SoCalGal on Jan 25, 2012 9:43 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs

LOL

"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 25, 2012 9:44 AM PST up reply actions

lolll

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by theshmoes on Jan 25, 2012 9:44 AM PST up reply actions

both actually

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by lakergirl on Jan 25, 2012 9:47 AM PST up reply actions

both are pretty impressive.

its just a shame he uses his horizontal more…..

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by LakersFoEva on Jan 25, 2012 10:18 AM PST up reply actions

lmao

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by bluexfalcon on Jan 25, 2012 6:53 PM PST up reply actions

Personally, i don't think he'll ever be championship level superstar.

Chris Paul might be that good, not Blake. Smart defensive teams will limit him.

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by wondahbap on Jan 25, 2012 9:45 AM PST up reply actions

2008 C's would punk him to death

"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

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by markkk on Jan 25, 2012 9:46 AM PST up reply actions

FUCK DAVID STERN for vetoing destiny.

by deadmuse on Jan 25, 2012 4:14 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs

We could be like them alright, with Howard anchoring the post

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by lakergirl on Jan 25, 2012 9:14 AM PST reply actions

I'm with it.

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by wondahbap on Jan 25, 2012 9:26 AM PST up reply actions

Gasol may be a public relations genius...

If his quote about the inside-out difference between the teams gets back Orlando’s way, that might up the dubiousness factor that Howard has about coming here. He may have just interviewed himself out of another possible move across the country!

Phil Jackson would be proud.

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by jahidi_jones on Jan 25, 2012 10:00 AM PST up reply actions

Whatever Gasol

Orlando actually has good shooters around Howard, pick ur poison then we sure can’t work off his ass, Dwight actually does something when he receives the ball not pass back out to Kobe, get striped or stand around looking stupid. When Lakers actually get a killer shooting I’ll think about it

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by BrittneyM on Jan 25, 2012 12:22 PM PST via mobile up reply actions

"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 25, 2012 9:36 AM PST reply actions

I love this.

we aren't winning anything this year man - BlueXfalcon (January 22, 2012)

by Jelly Bean on Jan 25, 2012 11:29 AM PST up reply actions

"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 25, 2012 11:56 AM PST up reply actions

Kobe's face totally sells it.

lol

we aren't winning anything this year man - BlueXfalcon (January 22, 2012)

by Jelly Bean on Jan 25, 2012 1:34 PM PST up reply actions

what if, gasol and bynum just don't work well together

they’ve never won a championship with bynum fully healthy. lol. just my way out there theory. thtey just dont seem to have chemistry right now, or last season really

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by theshmoes on Jan 25, 2012 9:38 AM PST reply actions

That's actually not a way out there theory. We always knew Pau and LO worked great together and it was a struggle when Bynum came back from injury.

Now we’re seeing it without LO.

by SoCalGal on Jan 25, 2012 9:42 AM PST up reply actions

Yes, yes, yes.

Pau and Drew’s chemistry was always off. Looked pretty good last year, but there was a reason Phil played LO in crunch time.

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by wondahbap on Jan 25, 2012 9:47 AM PST up reply actions

I think Pau might be missing LO too.

by SoCalGal on Jan 25, 2012 9:52 AM PST up reply actions

some kyle lowry magic:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VhojRpM2bs

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by theshmoes on Jan 25, 2012 9:41 AM PST reply actions

Not a bad analogy at all

Although while Gary Payton was a GREAT player I think Chris Paul is a little more dynamic then Payton. It wouldn’t surprise me though to see a couple first round flame outs and a couple of deep playoff runs with the Clips as we saw with the Kemp/Payton Sonics.

by Archon on Jan 25, 2012 10:18 AM PST up reply actions

he's very good

also, listen to the color commentator at the end.

lol

by shawism on Jan 25, 2012 10:27 AM PST up reply actions

Need Kyle in purple and gold, now!

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by x Nightwing x on Jan 25, 2012 12:03 PM PST up reply actions

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ayy7vjuSLnw

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by x Nightwing x on Jan 25, 2012 12:11 PM PST up reply actions

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoU9XHQ96kQ&feature=related

by LakersFoEva on Jan 25, 2012 12:14 PM PST up reply actions

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qk4_cKhmAKs

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by x Nightwing x on Jan 25, 2012 12:22 PM PST up reply actions

I think these Clippers ceiling is the Payton/Kemp Sonics.

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by wondahbap on Jan 25, 2012 9:46 AM PST reply actions

especially with del negro as coach

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by theshmoes on Jan 25, 2012 9:46 AM PST up reply actions

Right?

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by wondahbap on Jan 25, 2012 10:16 AM PST up reply actions

They did reach the finals lol

Too bad they ran into a bulls Juggernaut

by EmmCeee on Jan 25, 2012 9:52 AM PST via Android app up reply actions

This Clippers ceiling is probably higher than that Lakers at this point though

I think tonight will be another loss. We simply don’t match up well with the Clippers.

by Actuarially Sound on Jan 25, 2012 10:00 AM PST up reply actions

Lol a midget could touch the Lakers ceiling

by EmmCeee on Jan 25, 2012 10:03 AM PST via Android app up reply actions

Yeah...

Hard to imagine the even higher level of freakout this blog is going to absorb tomorrow. Probably is gonna crash every couple of minutes or so.

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by jahidi_jones on Jan 25, 2012 10:05 AM PST up reply actions

I think the freakout level is dying down

And realization is slowly setting in..

by EmmCeee on Jan 25, 2012 10:09 AM PST via Android app up reply actions

We've reached the 'acceptance stage'...

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by x Nightwing x on Jan 25, 2012 10:10 AM PST up reply actions

Yeeeah....lol

by EmmCeee on Jan 25, 2012 10:16 AM PST via Android app up reply actions

I have noticed like zero trading scenarios so far in this post's comments...

Which is stagerring, considering like 99% of comments are usually intense rosterbation.

Maybe some can still pumped about rooting this particular team on? I mean, this squad has created quite a few good memories the past few years. Regardless of how you feel about Fish and Gasol now, they’ve delivered a whole lot for you in the past.

Trying to stick behind them and believe in them when things don’t look so rosy, I don’t know, I think they’ve earned a bit of that. A big bit.

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by jahidi_jones on Jan 25, 2012 10:33 AM PST up reply actions

LOL, they're all in the trade scenarios thread.

by SoCalGal on Jan 25, 2012 10:35 AM PST up reply actions

with crazy injuries happening daily, you never know what might happen in the playoffs

i’m kind of hoping we keep pau, call me crazy

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by theshmoes on Jan 25, 2012 10:51 AM PST up reply actions

Actually, so am I.

by SoCalGal on Jan 25, 2012 10:54 AM PST up reply actions

#teampau

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by theshmoes on Jan 25, 2012 10:59 AM PST up reply actions

I'm fine with keeping him unless we can get Lowry/Deron

Otherwise, it’s a downgrade because of his ability…

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by x Nightwing x on Jan 25, 2012 12:04 PM PST up reply actions

I hope so too

but not because he’s a revolutionary or anything, but because he’s our only back-up C at the moment.

by Marty Mart on Jan 25, 2012 11:07 AM PST up reply actions

LOL, there is that.

by SoCalGal on Jan 25, 2012 11:12 AM PST up reply actions

I appreciated it after those seasons

Time marches on and Fish needs to go. Pau should b used to get younger,more athletic and maybe get a pick. Drafting is our only other hope since our cap space is screwed for the next 3 years.

by EmmCeee on Jan 25, 2012 11:09 AM PST via Android app up reply actions

ssssshhhhhhh

not allowed to talk about this. lol

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by Jelly Bean on Jan 25, 2012 11:31 AM PST up reply actions

They got to the finals

held MJ to his worst Finals shoot percentages and if it hadn’t been for the Bulls just being the better team might have won… but with Del Negro as coach, I don’t see them being that good

by Marty Mart on Jan 25, 2012 10:49 AM PST up reply actions

We're the Champs!

"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 25, 2012 10:12 AM PST reply actions

Awwww, happier times. I miss those.

by SoCalGal on Jan 25, 2012 10:13 AM PST up reply actions

damn i wanna see another one!

"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 25, 2012 10:15 AM PST up reply actions

We will

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by BrittneyM on Jan 25, 2012 12:18 PM PST via mobile up reply actions

I hope so.

"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 25, 2012 1:14 PM PST up reply actions

LOL joey buss top right corner

hopefully soon we’ll get another one of his awkward trophy speeches

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by theshmoes on Jan 25, 2012 10:25 AM PST up reply actions

No. This guys are

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It says so here in your personnel file: Unlikeable. Liked by no one. A bitter, unlikeable loner whose passing shall not be mourned. 'Shall not be mourned.' That's exactly what it says. Very formal, very official. It also says you were adopted. So that's funny, too.

by CrashTestDummy on Jan 25, 2012 10:28 AM PST up reply actions

*these

Instant fix!

by CrashTestDummy on Jan 25, 2012 10:29 AM PST up reply actions

Looking at this picture brings back memories.

I REALLY REALLY miss Farmar, Sasha, and even Shannon some. We need a new PG, better outside shooting, athleticism. We lost all of it.

by S.Fisher on Jan 25, 2012 10:55 AM PST up reply actions

Mitch what have you done?! damn it.

"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 25, 2012 11:16 AM PST up reply actions

Fisher looks better without the beard

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Thanks for the memories Jorge

by nyyrocks29 on Jan 25, 2012 11:19 AM PST up reply actions

It's his playoff beard, so he won't be wearing one for quite a while.

by SoCalGal on Jan 25, 2012 11:21 AM PST up reply actions

Gotta get to the playoffs first

And I’m getting a little worried that won’t happen, especially if they stick with the same group. At the very least, bench upgrades need to be made. Kapono is just useless.

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Thanks for the memories Jorge

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