Lakers 85, Knicks 92: Lin-sanity Continues
by Actuarially Sound on Feb 10, 2012 8:07 PM PST
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PrintThe legend of Jeremy Lin continues to grow. The fan favorite lit up the Lakers for 38 points while dishing out 7 assists and seemed to provide an answer anytime the Lakers began to bring the game back within striking distance. The Lakers offense struggled all night as they couldn't take advantage of their size inside and seemingly couldn't make a jumpshot no matter how open they were. They made only 30 of 80 field goal attempts, including 6 of 24 from behind the arc.
The Lakers rely on their big three but tonight they all struggled to put the ball in basket with regularity. Kobe finished with 34 points as he single-handedly tried to lead the Lakers comeback, but he couldn't overcome his early inefficient start and finished shooting only 11 for 29 from the field. Gasol meanwhile shot a respectable 6 for 10 but failed to impact the game in any meaningful way. The worst however was Andrew Bynum, who made only 1 of 8 field goal attempts despite taking most of them from within 6 feet. The Lakers had a chance to cut the deficit to six points with three minutes left when Bynum missed an open two handed tip-in from two inches away. The Knicks went down the other way and Lin scored again pushing the margin back to double digits, essentially ending the game there. Any remaining hopes were dashed when Lin drew a charging foul and Matt Barnes with under a minute to play and the Lakers looking to make it a four point game. Lin's play provided a stark contrast to the Lakers point guard play. It is only more frustrating to know that the Lakers gave some consideration trying to sign Lin in the offseason. At least we have Derek Fisher's intangibles, isn't that worth something?
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All right. Mr. Yoshifan is back to say some stuff with you guys.
First off, I’m sorry for trying to reason with you guys while you guys were raging and watching the Lakers lose. I realized that I should’ve watched my mouth and not reason with you guys at the wrong time.
However, from what I observed in this game, thanks to Jeremy Lin and his excellent basketball IQ, he has helped turned the struggling team around. He’s a true point guard and his stats over the past few games have shown that.
You gotta give credit where credit is due. While we did look flat from the game we won last night, the Knicks came out fresh and proved that they are no longer the crappy team we all used to know. If only our team made a few adjustments, we would be one of the top teams of the NBA. Right now, we’re obviously not the team that dominated in the playoffs a few years ago.
Now, any thoughts on what I said?
Proud to be a brony.
Jeremy Lin has more than excellent basketball IQ
He’s also athletic and skilled. I continue to root for him and hope he shows up Wall, CP3, etc. It’s hard not to root for him.
That being said, it’s tricky coming to an opposing team’s blog and, well, stirring things up. Are the Knicks a top tier NBA team? Not yet, but it looks like they’ve got all the right pieces and just need to come together. Ask again as the end of the season.
For me its the consistent inconsistency that concerns me - PAGFL
It's always AMMO Time, in spirit- DexterFishmore
lebron should just lock himself away and not talk for the rest of forever-LA32
The thing is he's not a Knicks fan.
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe. - Albert Einstein
Captain Obvious, er, MagicJohnson: Kobe, Bynum & Gasol all must step up big to beat the @Knicks.
Tweetness
Haha, thought he was
Bad idea either way.
For me its the consistent inconsistency that concerns me - PAGFL
It's always AMMO Time, in spirit- DexterFishmore
lebron should just lock himself away and not talk for the rest of forever-LA32
DUDE...
just forget everything i said BEFORE the gm, saying that the lakers big’s were going to nullify lin…38 points…smh…DAMN!!
by Mark Jaramillo on Feb 10, 2012 9:47 PM PST up reply actions
"Now, any thoughts on what I said?"
Princess Lunaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by neutroticblazerfan on Feb 10, 2012 9:31 PM PST up reply actions
I can understand from the Lakers fans POV
Generally I don’t like praising the other team’s players either even when it’s deserved, especially when my teams is losing.
But yeah what Lin is doing is incredible. I’m asian so of course it’s going to reasonate with me but I think even a objective analyst will say the same thing. No idea how long it’ll last blah blah blah, I’m just enjoying the moment.
BROHOOF
by neutroticblazerfan on Feb 10, 2012 9:34 PM PST up reply actions
Knicks were not impressive tonight.
The game should’ve been a larger blow out than it was. The fact that we were in the game at all while shooting 19% for a large portion of the quarter showed me the dearth of organization and ability on the Knicks squad. Get this… I AM A KNICKS FAN. I love this team. They’re really fun to watch. But, they’re also not very good.
Kudos, Jeremy Lin, you’re thriving in a system that begs you to run, gun, and gun early and often. You’re not being asked to play defense, run any useful plays, or play inside an actual system, you are allowed to dictate the system. Welcome to D’antoni land. The instant you play a real, rested team, this shit comes crashing down to earth (this Lakers team was unrested and ill prepared, they just came off their biggest game of the season a night before, and it went to overtime).
I hope Jeremy Lin is great. He has not yet proven himself. I am happy for the Knicks and look forward to what they can do with Melo in the lineup.
Sound like a broken record...when will this guy prove himself?
Breakout game vs Nets = one game…it’s a fluke against bad opponents (let’s not forget he was against Deron)…not going to happen again…
Beats Utah (a good team) = Only been two games…
Beats Wizads = Bad team…still not proven…bad opponents…(true)…let’s see how how does against the Lakers…then he will be legit!
Beats Lakers = Lakers were tired! I take it back…I’m not ready to call him legit yet.
Interesting stat: He has scored more points in his first 3 starts than ANY PLAYER since the NBA merger. That is quite an accomplishment. You still aren’t ready to call him at least an NBA level player?
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by Newton Pham on Feb 10, 2012 11:47 PM PST up reply actions
Yea, I am cool calling him an NBA level player.
I was saying he’s not a star yet, thats all.
Don’t overreact. I picked him up on my fantasy team! I Want to see him succeed!
yeah, it is only four games in...
and he has played very well, but better to wait and see how things are going twenty, twenty five games down the road—let ESPN knee jerk, that is what they are for. If he is playing this well consistently at that time then you have something and even if not, he will still be in the Knicks rotation if he struggles. I like his story and him as a player from what I have seen a lot, but don’t like the team he plays for all that much. Hope he lays an egg when he plays the Heat and hope Melo comes back and gets back to a lot of iso’s and the offense gets more stagnant again.
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Jeremy Lin didn't drop a triple double
But I’m sure Kobe knows about the Yellow Mamba now
Coach has to meet us halfway
I'm sure he knew about him before.
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe. - Albert Einstein
Captain Obvious, er, MagicJohnson: Kobe, Bynum & Gasol all must step up big to beat the @Knicks.
Tweetness
I love the too little too late defensive switch by Mike Brown
There’s no way Lin scores 38 with Barnes defending him for most of the game. Can we let Fisher and Blake go already? Damn.
Barnes defended him a hell of a lot better than Fisher and Blake
He had already scored like 34 points prior to Mike Brown making the switch. He got by Barnes once late, that’s all I remember.
only watched the 2nd half
everyone except Kobe played like shit
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Good thing you didn't watch the first half
Because everybody played like shit.
For me its the consistent inconsistency that concerns me - PAGFL
It's always AMMO Time, in spirit- DexterFishmore
lebron should just lock himself away and not talk for the rest of forever-LA32
by 99bc99 on Feb 10, 2012 9:29 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Our Lakers really looked tired tonight
On to the next one. Rest up and finish this trip strong.
Don’t you love the chase? Sometimes it doesn’t work out; those are the stakes. But when it does work out, it’s like having that first cigarette: your head gets all dizzy, your heart pounds, your knees go weak. Remember that?
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I'm just waiting for management to trade away picks for another seasoned scrub
So that we have even less young talent to build upon for the future
Coach has to meet us halfway
or sign Sheed and Arenas
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and Lin played like DRose
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Faith is remaining certain in the face of doubt. You’re not sure how it’s going to end, but you’re constantly of the belief that it will end the way you want it to and the way you always believed it to end, and that’s on top - Derek Fisher
Damnit, you made me think we had a competent point guard coming, ARRRGGGHH!!!
AMMO carried the Lakers to back-2-back titles and we couldn't even get LEWIS MONROE for him...
by Q.Calloway25 on Feb 10, 2012 8:21 PM PST up reply actions
Fire Mike Brown.
My point is he’s been given this team. He took the job. Yes, the bench is crappy but it’s not like he has Smush, Kwame, and Luke in his starting lineup. It’s almost half the season and there’s been no improvement in the offense. That falls on the coach.
http://twitter.com/lalnever
Fisher<Smush
Ron<06Luke
(actually caring)Bynum>Kwame
AMMO carried the Lakers to back-2-back titles and we couldn't even get LEWIS MONROE for him...
by Q.Calloway25 on Feb 10, 2012 8:23 PM PST up reply actions
I think Phil Jackson had a lot to do with that. He knew how to work with the players he had.
http://twitter.com/lalnever
Yeah, and Phil can magically make this team great, ok
AMMO carried the Lakers to back-2-back titles and we couldn't even get LEWIS MONROE for him...
by Q.Calloway25 on Feb 10, 2012 8:26 PM PST up reply actions
I also posted 06 Smush was better than this year's Fisher and people were laughing at my post.
http://twitter.com/lalnever
2012 Smush is better than Fisher
My 12 year old nephew is better than Fisher. Who isnt better than Fish
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by EmmCeee on Feb 10, 2012 8:30 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
I disagree with you completely.
Smush is nothing near the player Fish is, and neither is Walton. This is delusional revisionist garbage.
Fish is garbage.
Smush was garbage. Smush in 06 was less garbage. Id rather Morris start than see fish play another minute this year
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by EmmCeee on Feb 10, 2012 10:48 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
So you actually think Fish deservess playing time?
lol and im illogical lol
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by EmmCeee on Feb 10, 2012 10:55 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
You're being even more illogical.
I never said Fish deserves playing time.
Smush, though, cannot compare to Derek Fisher.
Darius Morris is awful, lake of fire awful. I wanted him getting PT as much as everyone else… then I saw the basketball dribbled into the floor, passes not made, turnovers, and fadeaway airballs by our rookie at the end of the shot clock… and I remembered why they trot out Fisher every game.
Bah
Id rather develop the rook and deal with his issues than see a vet do the same thing. I would go as far as saying Morris with the starting unit would kill some of those issues. Either that ir get sessions and phase fish out completely.
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by EmmCeee on Feb 11, 2012 9:30 AM PST via Android app up reply actions
Ok
Faith is remaining certain in the face of doubt. You’re not sure how it’s going to end, but you’re constantly of the belief that it will end the way you want it to and the way you always believed it to end, and that’s on top - Derek Fisher
You're still not making any sense.
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe. - Albert Einstein
Captain Obvious, er, MagicJohnson: Kobe, Bynum & Gasol all must step up big to beat the @Knicks.
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Rockets fan here.
Condolences on having Mike Brown as a coach. I actually wanted to see what your team might have done had they chosen our old coach Rick instead.
Lin really went off tonight and interestingly enough, both our teams passed on our chances with the guy.
by rocketsportsfan on Feb 10, 2012 9:29 PM PST up reply actions
We didn't pass on him, he chose GS over us.
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe. - Albert Einstein
Captain Obvious, er, MagicJohnson: Kobe, Bynum & Gasol all must step up big to beat the @Knicks.
Tweetness
We passed on him twice in the draft
And GS outbid us.
by The Dude Abides on Feb 10, 2012 9:33 PM PST up reply actions
ack. thats a copy paste error
should read…
“Mike Brown, at some point, must be held responsible for game-wide instances of failure from our team. There’s got to be someone held responsible for our bench units execution and how everything they do is trash. He must go. It may be incorrect, it may not be his error, but someone must own this repeated failure. Someone must say, “this is on me. Someone must go.”
by Jevon O on Feb 10, 2012 10:55 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
then blame Mitch
HE put the team together. Expecting Brown to make what he has look good is a bit much. The bench players just arent good. Murphy kapono barnes And Fisher just arent that good. its really as simple as that
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by EmmCeee on Feb 10, 2012 11:01 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
I agree.
Tonight was my turning point. Axe Mike Brown. He’s not doing anything with this team but making them worse.
You and I agree.
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by bluexfalcon on Feb 10, 2012 10:37 PM PST up reply actions
Tonight... this game, it ruined my night.
I’ve never come into a game expecting so little and still received Less than what I expected. Why is Troy Murphy getting minutes? Why is McRoberts playing 38 seconds a game? Why is there no semblance of an offense, at all, ever? Why is Kobe playing 47 minutes a game in losses? Why is there no gameplan to use our bigs correctly? Why is Bynum underutilized yet allowed to suck up space on offense in positions where he can do the team no good? Why are there stretches of 16 possessions in a row where Kobe dictates Everything that happens? 16 possessions. Not 6 or 7. 16 in a row. That’s scary. It should Scare you. At some point a bench becomes so abysmal that it is no longer the bench that makes them bad, it is that the sum of the parts is less than the parts themselves. At this point, I am willing to put money that these players have the ability to be serviceable on other teams, and that it is our system/chemistry that is holding them back. There is a problem, and it starts with the coach, to me.
by Jevon O on Feb 10, 2012 10:41 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
All of this.
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by bluexfalcon on Feb 10, 2012 10:43 PM PST up reply actions
The lack of energy and enthusiasm clearly showed today.
Last night at Boston, everyone was charged up and even though the shots didn’t fall, the effort was still there. Tonight was a show of lethargy, frustration and absolute inefficiency. This team has less heart than the 05-06 Lakers with Tierre Brown and Chucky Atkins running the show.
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by WnatKobyKareenLabronRailly on Feb 10, 2012 8:24 PM PST reply actions
It's not a lack of heart. The guys tried.
They just failed. Their game plan failed. Mike D’antoni outcoached a tired Lakers team that was played to the brink the night before.
Keep in mind, Boston got blown out by Toronto tonight. Both times were tired.
The ‘no heart’ comment is far from correct.
We need to get rid of
-Mike Brown
-Mr. World Piss
-Jason Kap OH NO!
-McRoberts
-LUKE WALTON FOR GODS SAKE
Mitch Cupkace make it happen!!! We are winners you are running a legendary Lakers team to the ground this is NOT CLEVELAND!!!!
by Kobe THE Greatest on Feb 10, 2012 8:25 PM PST reply actions
Dude, these are our players, and we use their names.
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe. - Albert Einstein
Captain Obvious, er, MagicJohnson: Kobe, Bynum & Gasol all must step up big to beat the @Knicks.
Tweetness
And we pay good money to watch these players perform
at their highest level, which obviously is not happening (except for kobe)
We all know who he's talking about.
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe. - Albert Einstein
Captain Obvious, er, MagicJohnson: Kobe, Bynum & Gasol all must step up big to beat the @Knicks.
Tweetness
Also, can you tell us why Lakers need to get rid of Brown? Some people would like to know.
http://twitter.com/lalnever
We need to get rid of Brown Because
The system that hes implementing is NON-Existent
The system the system the system… to ehll with the system we need to win, go back to the triangle and get some W’s
by Kobe THE Greatest on Feb 10, 2012 8:40 PM PST up reply actions
Because the triangle worked out so well for us last season, right?
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe. - Albert Einstein
Captain Obvious, er, MagicJohnson: Kobe, Bynum & Gasol all must step up big to beat the @Knicks.
Tweetness
The triangle didnt kill us last season
But if we open a can of worms we must eat them. Our perimeter defense against Dallas was so horrible not to mention we let them get under our skin. That one was not on Phil Jackson and I’m not one to love the triangle or PJ but it is the only offensive system this team knows. The new system takes time… fine, we’re halfway through the season and this “system” doesnt seem to have any players on specific spots/roles as the triangle did. If the team doesnt have time to learn a new system use the triangle and try to duke it out and ADD to the team the Defensive mindset and adrenaline they needed last season when we failed for the 3peat.
by Kobe THE Greatest on Feb 10, 2012 8:52 PM PST up reply actions
Half way in a locked out season with an incredibly limited amount of practices
Again very hard to implement a system when you don’t practice, its not like 2k12 where you just call plays and the players know them.
by Fin Fan Forever on Feb 10, 2012 8:54 PM PST up reply actions
Losing last season wasn't on Phil Jackson, running the same offense for 11 years.
But losing this season running a brand new offense with new players is on Mike Brown? Yeah, makes sense to me.
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe. - Albert Einstein
Captain Obvious, er, MagicJohnson: Kobe, Bynum & Gasol all must step up big to beat the @Knicks.
Tweetness
Agreed its not 2k12
Like I said, leave the offensive system alone – you KNOW coming into a shortened season there’s no room for a new system right? – As I said imho what we lacked last year was perimeter Defense – I can remember JTerry torching us on Game 4- So if Mike Brown hangs his hat on Defense then he should leave the offense alone and improve the defense before putting this sorry ass rotation on the floor.
by Kobe THE Greatest on Feb 10, 2012 8:57 PM PST up reply actions
Defense has helped us win 10 of the 14 games we've won. Mike Brown isn't the one to blame for a new offense.
Phil Jackson left and the Lakers hired him. Mike Brown doesn’t run the triangle, so what was he supposed to do? It’s a complex offense that even Kurt Rambis couldn’t run in Minnesota. What is your suggestion?
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe. - Albert Einstein
Captain Obvious, er, MagicJohnson: Kobe, Bynum & Gasol all must step up big to beat the @Knicks.
Tweetness
My suggestion is that...
Mike Brown being the coach should by now know what is not working. He can analyze the games better than you or I – So at this point in the season he should know right off the bat that fisher-blake-bryant-barnes-bynum is NOT a good lineup. He went for a 3 guard rotation at least 2 times during this game. WHY? – If Drew is getting torched with double-triple teams tell him to pass the ball. How many times did you see Murphy with a wide open shot about 15 feet away from the basket? if hes not shooting get him out of the game – Need I mention Kapono not being able to defend lin at the 3pt line? – I suppose you want to hang that on the players too? no – Rotations is what is needed here. Hes no Phil Jackson fine, but if hes Mike Brown and hes such a great defensive coach why is his defensive system not yielding the results we need? Last nights win wasnt about our defense/offense it was about a crappy opponent and the coach should be preparing us to come down from that high and get the ball rolling from tip off
by Kobe THE Greatest on Feb 10, 2012 9:05 PM PST up reply actions
Agree. Mike Brown is a defensive coordinator at best. Even with a full summer to work out, I don’t think the offense would have been any better or be better next year. Lebron James was pretty much his offense in Cleveland.
http://twitter.com/lalnever
The ball movement is already more apparent then it was b4
Already improvement occurring. Better ball rotation, bigs are getting the ball quicker. And there was an offense in Cleveland check the stats and stop assuming things just because ESPN said it
by Fin Fan Forever on Feb 10, 2012 9:37 PM PST up reply actions
The defensive system is doing what it needs to do
LAL is a top defensive team this year. Last nights win was defense, Celtics got very little shots in the paint/post, alot of jumpers. That same crappy opponent won 9 of their last 10 prior to yesterday. You mention rotations, Phil was in LA how long with alot of the same players for how long? Of course the rotation was set, (also because the triangle system too). Brown has been able to work with the team for less than 3 months, why would his rotations be set already. Alot of the rotations are wierd, but its not uncommon for coaches to do that, especially when the bench is not producing
by Fin Fan Forever on Feb 10, 2012 9:35 PM PST up reply actions
Here's a little question:
How high are your expectations from this current Lakers team?
My answer: Mid to low range. I start out my expectations from the team I follow from the bottom. Then, depending on how they do during a season, I raise it up as they do better but lower it when they don’t.
Proud to be a brony.
I expect to get rid of world piss - Did you watch him dribble the ball? fuck i've seen 3 year olds dribble better than that!
by Kobe THE Greatest on Feb 10, 2012 8:25 PM PST up reply actions
Those layups he attempts are severely cringe-worthy
Most don’t even touch the rim.
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by WnatKobyKareenLabronRailly on Feb 10, 2012 8:28 PM PST up reply actions
When the season started after the Paul fiasco...
Bottom. It has still stayed there with few encouraging signs. The lack of development is shocking, partly probably due to the lockout scheduling and partly due to the new system. Hopefully, a culture of accountability will slowly sink in.
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by WnatKobyKareenLabronRailly on Feb 10, 2012 8:27 PM PST up reply actions
Middle
Now Low. This barely looks like a playoff team let alone a contender.
Coach has to meet us halfway
These Lakers play jus like the old Lakers used to play
Without the talent. We gotta hope we find a “lin” in the DLeague otherwise itz a wrap
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by EmmCeee on Feb 10, 2012 8:25 PM PST via Android app reply actions
Shame on you all
Bynum on Lin: “Today we just added to his hype and probably kept him in the league for 10 years”
Faith is remaining certain in the face of doubt. You’re not sure how it’s going to end, but you’re constantly of the belief that it will end the way you want it to and the way you always believed it to end, and that’s on top - Derek Fisher
smh Bynum should be livid with his own effort tonight which was non-existent
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by Shehzeb Imam on Feb 10, 2012 8:26 PM PST up reply actions
Exactly
Faith is remaining certain in the face of doubt. You’re not sure how it’s going to end, but you’re constantly of the belief that it will end the way you want it to and the way you always believed it to end, and that’s on top - Derek Fisher
SMH
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He should be worried if he's gonna be around in 10 years
AMMO carried the Lakers to back-2-back titles and we couldn't even get LEWIS MONROE for him...
by Q.Calloway25 on Feb 10, 2012 8:27 PM PST up reply actions
Yea Bynum
He outplayed you retard. He can make baskets from 2 feet away
Coach has to meet us halfway
The dumb comments keep coming
Pau Gasol on Jeremy Lin’s 38 points: “Overlooked him, I guess. I don’t know.”
Faith is remaining certain in the face of doubt. You’re not sure how it’s going to end, but you’re constantly of the belief that it will end the way you want it to and the way you always believed it to end, and that’s on top - Derek Fisher
pffft
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far out come on guys
Give the kid some credit, youre JUST in the playoff tree, fucks sake
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by Funkensteinn on Feb 10, 2012 8:32 PM PST up reply actions
Fuck you, Bynum.
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe. - Albert Einstein
Captain Obvious, er, MagicJohnson: Kobe, Bynum & Gasol all must step up big to beat the @Knicks.
Tweetness
Waits for High 5*
AMMO carried the Lakers to back-2-back titles and we couldn't even get LEWIS MONROE for him...
by Q.Calloway25 on Feb 10, 2012 8:31 PM PST up reply actions
Remember the hype around his glorious start?
And yet, lo and behold, he’s still just our Oden waiting to happen.
This team is 36-30. Lets see where that gets them.
I was never overly excited about his start.
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe. - Albert Einstein
Captain Obvious, er, MagicJohnson: Kobe, Bynum & Gasol all must step up big to beat the @Knicks.
Tweetness
TWSS
Faith is remaining certain in the face of doubt. You’re not sure how it’s going to end, but you’re constantly of the belief that it will end the way you want it to and the way you always believed it to end, and that’s on top - Derek Fisher
IT'S THE FINISH THAT MATTERS!!!!!
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe. - Albert Einstein
Captain Obvious, er, MagicJohnson: Kobe, Bynum & Gasol all must step up big to beat the @Knicks.
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Faith is remaining certain in the face of doubt. You’re not sure how it’s going to end, but you’re constantly of the belief that it will end the way you want it to and the way you always believed it to end, and that’s on top - Derek Fisher
The sad part of this is that Bynum realizes it,
and didn’t make strong rotations to actually stop it.
omg. you're an idiot Bynum.
You didn’t do shit today!! The boy can flat out ball. Give credit where credit is due.
by lwood24 on Feb 10, 2012 8:34 PM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
Umm
They did add to his hype and what do you expect after a loss? Yall actually expect them to sing his praises? lol
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by EmmCeee on Feb 10, 2012 10:16 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
man this lack of three point shooting is motivating me like crazy to keep working on my 3 point shot
#FREETHEFUNK and god damn Lakers, god damn… But its ok u looked tired from the back to back…. but fucking GOD DAMN!!!
"If you're a basketball player, you've got to shoot" - Oscar Robertson
I am done with Fisher
Anybody defending him getting anything other than DNP is delusional. Thanks for the memories it is time for some moves to be made Mitch.
by Kobe B on Feb 10, 2012 8:28 PM PST via mobile reply actions
Check out this comment I found from a Lakers forum
Thing is I’m not worried about Lin ever doing that to us again. Remember Yao Ming? First game against us he scorched us and owned Shaq… what happened EVERY other time after that? Kobe dunked on him and the Rockets never got close again.
Fact of the matter is, when these players show out against the Lakers from being a relative unknown to hyped like heck, the Lakers pretty much shut them down every other time. So that will probably be the ONLY good game Lin puts up those kind of numbers on us.
Proud to be a brony.
DAS RACIS
AMMO carried the Lakers to back-2-back titles and we couldn't even get LEWIS MONROE for him...
by Q.Calloway25 on Feb 10, 2012 8:30 PM PST up reply actions
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by WnatKobyKareenLabronRailly on Feb 10, 2012 8:33 PM PST up reply actions
strong homer/10
Gotta admit J-Lin is for real, still can’t believe people calling him hype after leading the knicks to 4 straight wins, while outplaying deron williams, john wall, and kobe.
Plus everyone said Lin would have trouble going up against 2 seven footers. Didn’t seem like a problem today.
Lol exactly, and people are tryna water down what he's done by saying what teams he has played, but he's faced some of the best w/o both of the Knicks' stars and won
AMMO carried the Lakers to back-2-back titles and we couldn't even get LEWIS MONROE for him...
by Q.Calloway25 on Feb 10, 2012 8:32 PM PST up reply actions
Don't understand everybody's "two 7 footer" arguement
When has that ever been an advantage in stopping penetrating pgs?
Coach has to meet us halfway
Didn't play against Kobe, played against old man fisher and Blake on b2b after missing 13 games
by Fin Fan Forever on Feb 10, 2012 8:56 PM PST up reply actions
Not like any of that woulda mattered
He woulda torched our pgs on 2 days rest. They arent that good lol The kid just outplayed a career backup and a over the hill Fisher. Thas whas he supposed to do.
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by EmmCeee on Feb 10, 2012 10:22 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
Tell that guy to shut the fuck up
We lost fair and square, and if we dont fix our shit we’re gunna get torched again and again, give the other team some credit, yes we looked lethargic and tired, but Lin played great
"If you're a basketball player, you've got to shoot" - Oscar Robertson
by Funkensteinn on Feb 10, 2012 8:31 PM PST up reply actions
History rewritten.
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe. - Albert Einstein
Captain Obvious, er, MagicJohnson: Kobe, Bynum & Gasol all must step up big to beat the @Knicks.
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I'm so glad I stopped watching that shit. A fan can only take so much.
Fuck it!! Neeeeeext!
THE BANDWAGON: Championship? lol you’ve gotta b kidding. - Emmceee /we aren't winning anything this year man - BlueXfalcon / We arent winning anything this year - Lakergirl / we aren’t winning anything this yurrrrr - Tkuang /I expect them to make it past the first round, but I will be very happy if they make it past the second.- Gil M. / We aren’t gonna win anything this year, dude - Aethereal / don't think we will win anything this year. Seriously-CLDPC / I’m not expecting something big from this Lakers team this season - Yoshifan
4-10 on the road is just unacceptable
i just hate the fact that everytime we have the games like boston meaning were starters play a crap load of minutes, the next day we play a team with a decent pg n get destroyed
it has been a pattern all season and it’s getting annoying now
we have lost 4-5 games on the road due to poor execution on both ends of the floor towards the end and than a few games against heat n magic where we looked totally out of it
You want to make history you gotta do historic things!!! - Kobe after Game 2 loss to the Mavs (2011 Playoffs)
I hope you guys read my apology statement above
I realized the mistake I did in the game thread tonight.
It also has my insight on Lin and how he played brilliantly against us.
Proud to be a brony.
And Stockton
AMMO carried the Lakers to back-2-back titles and we couldn't even get LEWIS MONROE for him...
by Q.Calloway25 on Feb 10, 2012 8:35 PM PST up reply actions
and my axe!
Coach has to meet us halfway
by Mambatsuna on Feb 10, 2012 8:37 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I just hope when Melo gets back he will fuck things up...
by getting a lot of iso’s and the Knicks revert to chuckin 3’s excessively. Who are these Knicks?
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by mjtig on Feb 10, 2012 8:49 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Melo is still on the Knicks. There is still hope he can fuck things up
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by mjtig on Feb 10, 2012 10:17 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
For the record can we please as a community stop
With the calling of automatic wins I feel like we hose ourselves EVERY DAMN TIME.
It was so much better when we actually could
AMMO carried the Lakers to back-2-back titles and we couldn't even get LEWIS MONROE for him...
by Q.Calloway25 on Feb 10, 2012 8:35 PM PST up reply actions
i know right
You want to make history you gotta do historic things!!! - Kobe after Game 2 loss to the Mavs (2011 Playoffs)
by Shehzeb Imam on Feb 10, 2012 8:36 PM PST up reply actions
This was supposed to be an EASY WIN
becuase of no Amare / Melo and for literally the last 2+ years every fucking time the community as a whole feels that way we shit the bed.
There is no automatic win especially this season
Look at our team. Even the worst teams (Bobcats a huge exception) can make everyone outside of Kobe and Gasol look silly as fuck. When our second unit is on the floor we look like fucking D Leaguers
Coach has to meet us halfway
I object
Knicks have a new and young point guard, who torched us by knocking down many shots. He helped turned the Knicks around.
Proud to be a brony.
Our internal defense was a joke our effort was a joke
Im not even going to mention our offense because thats been a joke all season.
What wins did this "community" call "automatic"?
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe. - Albert Einstein
Captain Obvious, er, MagicJohnson: Kobe, Bynum & Gasol all must step up big to beat the @Knicks.
Tweetness
unfortunately I generalized the term and if thats offensive to some I appologize
however I feel like anytime a handful of fans call a game an easy win it screws us. Im fine with being the only believing this to be the case, however, I feel like often than not we simply assume too much due to whatever circumstances come up (ie star players gone)
No one has been calling automatic wins. There are games the Lakers SHOULD win, and some they definitely won't.
But no one has said they will DEFINITELY win any game this season. None.
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe. - Albert Einstein
Captain Obvious, er, MagicJohnson: Kobe, Bynum & Gasol all must step up big to beat the @Knicks.
Tweetness
Look I dont want to start anything but...
When LA wins, what’s the highest place can they be after tonight?
ONWARD!
by jackpot on Feb 10, 2012 5:01 PM PST actions
That looks like a declaration of an auto win.
No, it doesn't.
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe. - Albert Einstein
Captain Obvious, er, MagicJohnson: Kobe, Bynum & Gasol all must step up big to beat the @Knicks.
Tweetness
I'm sorry but ALWAYS think the Lakers are going to win.
THE BANDWAGON: Championship? lol you’ve gotta b kidding. - Emmceee /we aren't winning anything this year man - BlueXfalcon / We arent winning anything this year - Lakergirl / we aren’t winning anything this yurrrrr - Tkuang /I expect them to make it past the first round, but I will be very happy if they make it past the second.- Gil M. / We aren’t gonna win anything this year, dude - Aethereal / don't think we will win anything this year. Seriously-CLDPC / I’m not expecting something big from this Lakers team this season - Yoshifan
I always think we're going to win...
but I never go so far as to say it’s automatic. Fear no opponent, Respect every opponent.
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Shit me either. My first comment of every thread is usually "WE ARE GOING TO LOSE"
Oh well. I really don’t think how we feel about the game really has an impact on the game.
THE BANDWAGON: Championship? lol you’ve gotta b kidding. - Emmceee /we aren't winning anything this year man - BlueXfalcon / We arent winning anything this year - Lakergirl / we aren’t winning anything this yurrrrr - Tkuang /I expect them to make it past the first round, but I will be very happy if they make it past the second.- Gil M. / We aren’t gonna win anything this year, dude - Aethereal / don't think we will win anything this year. Seriously-CLDPC / I’m not expecting something big from this Lakers team this season - Yoshifan
Brown put some shitty rotations in there.
Need to keep Glock on floor.
by lwood24 on Feb 10, 2012 8:37 PM PST via iPhone app reply actions
Seriously Kapono?!?!?
Not to mention Ron loosing his shit against Chandler. Also I refuse to call him Metta because I will continue to hope he somehow randomly turns into Ron Artest who actually is capable of offense
100% agree
what’s the point of changing your rotation in the first and second halves? it’s not like Glock is winded from 7 minutes in the 1st half… He gives us the best shot of actually putting the ball in the basket from outside.
Hey guys
I’m serious. Is it possible for the mods to rescind the warning I got? Again, I apologize for the trouble I caused in the game thread. I even wrote a statement at the top of the comment section.
Proud to be a brony.
No, it's not. Why?
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe. - Albert Einstein
Captain Obvious, er, MagicJohnson: Kobe, Bynum & Gasol all must step up big to beat the @Knicks.
Tweetness
Aw, that sucks
I don’t think I deserved it. You guys should’ve waited after the game was over and after I apologized. You didn’t give me a chance.
Besides, how many warnings would I get in order for me to get banned?
Proud to be a brony.
A warning is just that, a warning. Only you can prevent a ban. There is no set number.
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe. - Albert Einstein
Captain Obvious, er, MagicJohnson: Kobe, Bynum & Gasol all must step up big to beat the @Knicks.
Tweetness
Wow this is really affecting you isn't it?
I wonder how you deal with real world issues
Coach has to meet us halfway
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
"These are young men with too much money and too much fame for something as relatively inconsequential as sports, but this is entertainment." --Phil Jackson
by lakerdynasty on Feb 11, 2012 8:37 AM PST up reply actions
LOL
its just…a warning! even i got one! lol
KOBE BEAN FOOKin BRYANT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yeah I said it......He be DA best!!
Hey, you better talk to them," Bryant advised the Clippers’ Chauncey Billups. "You better tell them to leave Ron alone. Someone is going to get their ass knocked out in front of everybody."
When it was over, Bryant was so proud to say: "There’s a couple [expletives] in this league you don’t mess with – and Metta is one of them."
by Sarge Clemins on Feb 10, 2012 8:48 PM PST up reply actions
Wow chill out already. I don't think as many people care about what you did as you think
I for one don’t know and don’t care what you did in the game thread
Coach has to meet us halfway
Yea, I got one for posting that Pau picture with the Fakers text...
Too bad I cannot read :(
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by WnatKobyKareenLabronRailly on Feb 10, 2012 8:55 PM PST up reply actions
Fire Mike Brown..Blue Steel, Ferrari, La Tigre..!! Am I the only one who sees this? I feel like I'm taking crazy pills!!
http://twitter.com/lalnever
We get it dude....geez
No one in here has the authority to fire Mike Brown. So send a message to Mitch or let us be.
Faith is remaining certain in the face of doubt. You’re not sure how it’s going to end, but you’re constantly of the belief that it will end the way you want it to and the way you always believed it to end, and that’s on top - Derek Fisher
Well nobody has the authority to release Luke Walton but we hear it all the time.
http://twitter.com/lalnever
Its a joke at this point
And he doesnt play anymore. so?
Faith is remaining certain in the face of doubt. You’re not sure how it’s going to end, but you’re constantly of the belief that it will end the way you want it to and the way you always believed it to end, and that’s on top - Derek Fisher
So wanting Fisher to retire or play no minutes is a joke at this point too?
http://twitter.com/lalnever
I wish i had time to sit here and just go back and forth with you
Keep the fire mike brown chants going, its certainly going to work. Especially when you say it 10times in a row. Go never!
Faith is remaining certain in the face of doubt. You’re not sure how it’s going to end, but you’re constantly of the belief that it will end the way you want it to and the way you always believed it to end, and that’s on top - Derek Fisher
Um... thats actually a big deal.
He’s chewing up money.
Replace him with Derek Fisher
2 birds, 1 stone
Im actually ok having Mike Brown.
Id much rather watch Jim Buss get the pink slip and bring in Jeanie.
I'm sure hes a good guy but....
If you watched the game you would know even the commentators were screaming for him to call a time-out when NY went on a 12 point run but what did he do? He left fish and murphy on the floor and gave up another 2 possessions. Sure the pressure is on the players to PLAY but the coach needs to be smart enough to know when the players are getting owned and knowing when to slow down the game especially against a up-tempo team is something only a PG and a Coach can do and we have neither of those sir!
by Kobe THE Greatest on Feb 10, 2012 8:45 PM PST up reply actions
i dont rmbr us being this awful even during the '06, '07 seasons
’05 was an exception
You want to make history you gotta do historic things!!! - Kobe after Game 2 loss to the Mavs (2011 Playoffs)
Kobe's comment on Lin. The right take, in my opinion.
Kobe on Lin “great story. Testament to perseverance & hard work, good example for kids everywhere”
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe. - Albert Einstein
Captain Obvious, er, MagicJohnson: Kobe, Bynum & Gasol all must step up big to beat the @Knicks.
Tweetness
Well said, Kobe
Don’t you love the chase? Sometimes it doesn’t work out; those are the stakes. But when it does work out, it’s like having that first cigarette: your head gets all dizzy, your heart pounds, your knees go weak. Remember that?
Follow me on Twitter and I'll follow you too. LOL.
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LOL, he pretended he didn't know Raja Bell too.
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe. - Albert Einstein
Captain Obvious, er, MagicJohnson: Kobe, Bynum & Gasol all must step up big to beat the @Knicks.
Tweetness
this
"The true athlete should have character, not be a character."- John Wooden
"I never met a person from whom I did not learn something."- John Wooden
"If I were ever prosecuted for my religion, I truly hope there would be enough evidence to convict me."- John Wooden
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meh
Faith is remaining certain in the face of doubt. You’re not sure how it’s going to end, but you’re constantly of the belief that it will end the way you want it to and the way you always believed it to end, and that’s on top - Derek Fisher
word
You want to make history you gotta do historic things!!! - Kobe after Game 2 loss to the Mavs (2011 Playoffs)
by Shehzeb Imam on Feb 10, 2012 8:47 PM PST up reply actions
Kobe already knew who he was, guaranteed.
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe. - Albert Einstein
Captain Obvious, er, MagicJohnson: Kobe, Bynum & Gasol all must step up big to beat the @Knicks.
Tweetness
of course he did
KOBE BEAN FOOKin BRYANT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yeah I said it......He be DA best!!
Hey, you better talk to them," Bryant advised the Clippers’ Chauncey Billups. "You better tell them to leave Ron alone. Someone is going to get their ass knocked out in front of everybody."
When it was over, Bryant was so proud to say: "There’s a couple [expletives] in this league you don’t mess with – and Metta is one of them."
by Sarge Clemins on Feb 10, 2012 8:49 PM PST up reply actions
I dunno SCG.. he's going through a Lot in his life right now.
The divorce coupled with all of these games… he might not have… and it wouldn’t have been due to him being rude or anything. Kobe’s life seems to be in a lot of turmoil this year.
I know he's going through a lot, but Kobe's life is basketball. He knows more about what's going and who's doing it than he lets on.
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe. - Albert Einstein
Captain Obvious, er, MagicJohnson: Kobe, Bynum & Gasol all must step up big to beat the @Knicks.
Tweetness
but derrp derrrppp "we just kept this guy in the league another 10 years"
Coach has to meet us halfway
Kobe is the only one with any kind of sense on this team
Faith is remaining certain in the face of doubt. You’re not sure how it’s going to end, but you’re constantly of the belief that it will end the way you want it to and the way you always believed it to end, and that’s on top - Derek Fisher
Why? Would that have changed the outcome of the game? Was Andrew going to play better? What would have been different?
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe. - Albert Einstein
Captain Obvious, er, MagicJohnson: Kobe, Bynum & Gasol all must step up big to beat the @Knicks.
Tweetness
Im pretty sure Lin and the Knicks heard this
Don’t need to give opposing teams any more motivation.
by Ador08 on Feb 10, 2012 8:51 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
It's his opinion that Kobe should have said this yesterday
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by bluexfalcon on Feb 10, 2012 10:20 PM PST up reply actions
Who's to say kobe didnt know about him lol
i didnt until a day or 2 ago. To b honest Fuck Lin. He’s not on the Lakers, We cant get him so to hell wit dude. On to the next one. With that being said, he’s nice hope he keeps it up etc etc
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by EmmCeee on Feb 10, 2012 10:34 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
And I asked him if it would have made a difference. ???
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe. - Albert Einstein
Captain Obvious, er, MagicJohnson: Kobe, Bynum & Gasol all must step up big to beat the @Knicks.
Tweetness
Hell to the no lol
Unless kobe guarded him then fish woulda just got worked by Field/Shumpert lol
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by EmmCeee on Feb 11, 2012 9:33 AM PST via Android app up reply actions
Oh, so NOW he knows who he is.
38 first impressions leaves a mark I suppose.
this team ia average
With a bonified all world player and two all stars that are 14 feet tall combined! Makes no sense.
by Ador08 on Feb 10, 2012 8:50 PM PST via mobile reply actions
Andrew Bynum....
anytime this DOOD gets played by another agressive 7 footer….he SUX!!!
KOBE BEAN FOOKin BRYANT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yeah I said it......He be DA best!!
Hey, you better talk to them," Bryant advised the Clippers’ Chauncey Billups. "You better tell them to leave Ron alone. Someone is going to get their ass knocked out in front of everybody."
When it was over, Bryant was so proud to say: "There’s a couple [expletives] in this league you don’t mess with – and Metta is one of them."
This is actually true.
Bynum struggles when he can’t turn and place the ball in the rim using his gigantic size. This is worrisome.
by Jevon O on Feb 10, 2012 11:01 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Shaquile O'neal he is not
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by lakerdynasty on Feb 11, 2012 8:42 AM PST up reply actions
No, but if he just concentrated on being the defensive anchor and rebounding and let Pau and Kobe...
get the post ups for the most part, the Lakers would be better off. When Pau goes to the rim, I could see Bynum crashing the boards and getting a few offensive boards. He needs to forget about being the second option and do what he was doing last year.
"Booze takes a lot of time and effort if you're going to do a good job with it."
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GET TO THE RIM HEAT (and SKY)! ATTACK THE PAINT!
this
"These are young men with too much money and too much fame for something as relatively inconsequential as sports, but this is entertainment." --Phil Jackson
by lakerdynasty on Feb 14, 2012 3:04 PM PST up reply actions
these back to backs really hurt us and we always seem to play deep minutes for the big 3 and next day they come out looking winded
but the Mamba finds ways to compete
You want to make history you gotta do historic things!!! - Kobe after Game 2 loss to the Mavs (2011 Playoffs)
Crack is Whack!
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This coaching staff is flat out whack on offense, they continue to run the ball through Kobe almost exclusively in the 4th quarters of games. I mean shake it up a little bit, it would help if Pau and Bynum get better position down low, but god dam let Pau and Drew get some touches which dont end up being tip in and put backs.
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Kobe on headlines that Lin outscored him. Laughed “enjoy it. Hope we see each other next season”
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By the time the next matchup comes around we might have a legit PG
Or Fisher working on his 600+ consecutive games streak
nah no way, a rivalry with the Clippers would be ten folds better
"If you're a basketball player, you've got to shoot" - Oscar Robertson
by Funkensteinn on Feb 10, 2012 9:02 PM PST up reply actions
he never forgets
never
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Feb 10, 2012 9:03 PM PST up reply actions
Trade EVERYONE!
cept the Mamba, did yall see Blake look back at Kobe?“Why did you pass me the ball KOBE”!
I wonder
If Kobe knows who Jeremy Lin is now?
Haha good game Lakers are still going to be a threat deep in the playoffs. Kobe is one of the best ever but he can be a real douche sometimes and I’m glad Lin didn’t back down.
Good luck with the rest of the season
GO CUSE, BLUE, AND EAGLES!
Not sure what Kobe did to Lin that should have caused him to back down, but Kobe isn't the one being a douche here.
Thanks for stopping by.
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe. - Albert Einstein
Captain Obvious, er, MagicJohnson: Kobe, Bynum & Gasol all must step up big to beat the @Knicks.
Tweetness
plus Kobe wasn't the one guarding him either
You want to make history you gotta do historic things!!! - Kobe after Game 2 loss to the Mavs (2011 Playoffs)
by Shehzeb Imam on Feb 10, 2012 8:57 PM PST up reply actions
Lol, uhm, thanks for stopping by?
AMMO carried the Lakers to back-2-back titles and we couldn't even get LEWIS MONROE for him...
by Q.Calloway25 on Feb 10, 2012 8:58 PM PST up reply actions
Dude it's called mental pressure - He was putting mental pressure on the kid and the media hyped it up like anything else. Bug off
by Kobe THE Greatest on Feb 10, 2012 8:58 PM PST up reply actions
let him get butt hurt
if i ever make it im gunna piss so many sensitive shit heads off
"If you're a basketball player, you've got to shoot" - Oscar Robertson
by Funkensteinn on Feb 10, 2012 9:00 PM PST up reply actions
LMAO, whats sad is some of you are serious
by Fin Fan Forever on Feb 10, 2012 8:58 PM PST reply actions
dude we are 27 games in, almost half way through the season and we dont look good
"If you're a basketball player, you've got to shoot" - Oscar Robertson
by Funkensteinn on Feb 10, 2012 8:59 PM PST up reply actions
Of course we don't look good
Even the Celtics and the Mavericks are no longer looking like the team they were last season.
Proud to be a brony.
we've only had a few wins that are impressive, every other win has just been meh
"If you're a basketball player, you've got to shoot" - Oscar Robertson
by Funkensteinn on Feb 10, 2012 9:03 PM PST up reply actions
And that can be said about every team if you break down games
OKC plays defense like the Lakers play offense, but for some reason that disappears when you win. Who cares about records right now, its about staying healthy and just getting to the dance. Anyone can win the West from top till like 12. Hell if GS were to get hot they could win, Sacremento is playing better they keep it up they could win too.
by Fin Fan Forever on Feb 10, 2012 9:05 PM PST up reply actions
Everything you said.
THE BANDWAGON: Championship? lol you’ve gotta b kidding. - Emmceee /we aren't winning anything this year man - BlueXfalcon / We arent winning anything this year - Lakergirl / we aren’t winning anything this yurrrrr - Tkuang /I expect them to make it past the first round, but I will be very happy if they make it past the second.- Gil M. / We aren’t gonna win anything this year, dude - Aethereal / don't think we will win anything this year. Seriously-CLDPC / I’m not expecting something big from this Lakers team this season - Yoshifan
Lol @ the Okc reference
They are the #1 team. period. They keep it up and will have HC advantage. We are not seeing them right now. We cant wn on the road. Our pg play sucks. Our sf play sucks. Our bench sucks. We dont have the horses to compete unless we make a move.
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by EmmCeee on Feb 10, 2012 10:44 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
LOL, again lockout shortened season
If we’re playing a normal season, 27 out of 82? new system, new players, and no practices usually arn’t indications that a veteran team is gonna start off hot. Im sorry if you thought we were gonna be 20-7
by Fin Fan Forever on Feb 10, 2012 9:03 PM PST up reply actions
we should NOT be 15 - 12 PERIOD
2 7 footers and one of the best players in the game, we have lost too many winnable games, lets get our head out of our asses, we have NO MORE excuses, i still believe this team will make a splash in the playoffs, but im not pissed because i think the team sucks, im pissed because we’re not playing to our potential… And no the system excuse, though valid, does not excuse fundamental mistakes
"If you're a basketball player, you've got to shoot" - Oscar Robertson
by Funkensteinn on Feb 10, 2012 9:05 PM PST up reply actions
LOL, too funny
We lost about 4 games we should have won (Sac/NY/@Mil and maybe Pacers at home but I think they can be really dangerous in the East)
But is losing @ Denver/Portland/Utah/Miami/Orlando/Philly and Chicago at home that surprising? Yea it would be great to win those games, but I don’t expect wins early in the season against those playoff teams that the lockout (aside from Denver losing players) had little affect on how they play basketball.
by Fin Fan Forever on Feb 10, 2012 9:14 PM PST up reply actions
4 games 19 - 8
you said it yourself, 19 – 8 compared to 15 – 12 is a huge difference in this shortened season, i have not given up hope, but this team does not deserve excuses anymore, they need to pull themselves together on a more consistant basis, or we’re going to be 60 games into the season talking the same shit
"If you're a basketball player, you've got to shoot" - Oscar Robertson
by Funkensteinn on Feb 10, 2012 9:16 PM PST up reply actions
The only thing those 4 games change is standings
Doesn’t change any of the facts, it just makes people less nervous when they see the Lakers record so they don’t panic and drive themselves off a cliff.
If you were looking for consistency, the night after an OT game is not the greatest time to expect a team do that, they should’ve shown more effort. The championships teams did the same thing, only difference is that the team could afford to do that, and the West wasn’t as good as it is now
by Fin Fan Forever on Feb 10, 2012 9:23 PM PST up reply actions
And maybe we are not that good
And we might not go far this year, having said that. Nobody is just lining up their players for us to pick and choose which ones we want. No one wants to help us out. So maybe we have to go through a terrible season to get another.
Faith is remaining certain in the face of doubt. You’re not sure how it’s going to end, but you’re constantly of the belief that it will end the way you want it to and the way you always believed it to end, and that’s on top - Derek Fisher
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by bluexfalcon on Feb 10, 2012 10:21 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah. Kind of sad and funny
Faith is remaining certain in the face of doubt. You’re not sure how it’s going to end, but you’re constantly of the belief that it will end the way you want it to and the way you always believed it to end, and that’s on top - Derek Fisher
Every other team pulls point guards out of their asses
But we get our shit vetoed, fuck man, have we built up that much negative karma?
"If you're a basketball player, you've got to shoot" - Oscar Robertson
You would be surprised how many non Laker fans say the same shit about the Lakers.
And the comments are something like this:
“How the fuck do the Lakers keep pulling players out of their ass year after year”
Kareem, Wilt, Shaq, Kobe, Magic (lucky coin toss), Gasol. We been doing it for years. I don’t think we have bad karma. Or at least one act by Stern doesn’t signify that. IMO.
THE BANDWAGON: Championship? lol you’ve gotta b kidding. - Emmceee /we aren't winning anything this year man - BlueXfalcon / We arent winning anything this year - Lakergirl / we aren’t winning anything this yurrrrr - Tkuang /I expect them to make it past the first round, but I will be very happy if they make it past the second.- Gil M. / We aren’t gonna win anything this year, dude - Aethereal / don't think we will win anything this year. Seriously-CLDPC / I’m not expecting something big from this Lakers team this season - Yoshifan
Definitely agree with this statement, kudos
"If you're a basketball player, you've got to shoot" - Oscar Robertson
by Funkensteinn on Feb 10, 2012 9:06 PM PST up reply actions
Who's cares about if Kobe knows who Lin is or not?
I knew that quote would be added ammo for you sorry ass haters. Kobe will go down as the NBA’s all time leading scorer along with six rings…..hate that!
This is not yahoo, lets chill lol
"If you're a basketball player, you've got to shoot" - Oscar Robertson
by Funkensteinn on Feb 10, 2012 9:02 PM PST up reply actions
Who are you talking to?
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe. - Albert Einstein
Captain Obvious, er, MagicJohnson: Kobe, Bynum & Gasol all must step up big to beat the @Knicks.
Tweetness
Well, you seem to be talking to haters somewhere, but there aren't any here, so maybe you're on the wrong blog.
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe. - Albert Einstein
Captain Obvious, er, MagicJohnson: Kobe, Bynum & Gasol all must step up big to beat the @Knicks.
Tweetness
by SoCalGal on Feb 10, 2012 9:05 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
lol
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by Newton Pham on Feb 10, 2012 11:52 PM PST up reply actions
Then his focus was in the wrong place.
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe. - Albert Einstein
Captain Obvious, er, MagicJohnson: Kobe, Bynum & Gasol all must step up big to beat the @Knicks.
Tweetness
Relevance to Kobe's comment? None.
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe. - Albert Einstein
Captain Obvious, er, MagicJohnson: Kobe, Bynum & Gasol all must step up big to beat the @Knicks.
Tweetness
Just pointing out, if his team won, then whether Lin cared about Kobe's comment being his focus in the wrong place seems irrelevant.
His team still won
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Revenge is ice cream.
If he gave a shit what Kobe said, his focus is in the wrong place whether his team won or not.
As long as Kobe didn’t say anything disparaging about him, it’s irrelevant.
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe. - Albert Einstein
Captain Obvious, er, MagicJohnson: Kobe, Bynum & Gasol all must step up big to beat the @Knicks.
Tweetness
Not if he used it to fire himself up, the way Kobe uses the haters to motivate himself.
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Revenge is ice cream.
He's been playing like this for a week. Nothing to do with Kobe.
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe. - Albert Einstein
Captain Obvious, er, MagicJohnson: Kobe, Bynum & Gasol all must step up big to beat the @Knicks.
Tweetness
fire himself up? we were hardly a challenge
Plus he has been fired up by hundreds of thousands of fans all over the world becoming an overnight phenom – doubt Kobes comment made a difference
by Kobe THE Greatest on Feb 10, 2012 9:36 PM PST up reply actions
Agreed,
I’m sure sitting on the pine a bunch and not really having a secure future going by how his career had gone up to that first start is plenty enough motivation for him to play hard every time he steps on the court.
"Booze takes a lot of time and effort if you're going to do a good job with it."
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GET TO THE RIM HEAT (and SKY)! ATTACK THE PAINT!
by mjtig on Feb 10, 2012 10:35 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
All right
I’m out now. Here’s a cheerful music to cheer you guys up.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKWbD97x5xI
Proud to be a brony.
I haven't clicked on it but does it include the lyrics, "don't jump off the ledge yet"
THE BANDWAGON: Championship? lol you’ve gotta b kidding. - Emmceee /we aren't winning anything this year man - BlueXfalcon / We arent winning anything this year - Lakergirl / we aren’t winning anything this yurrrrr - Tkuang /I expect them to make it past the first round, but I will be very happy if they make it past the second.- Gil M. / We aren’t gonna win anything this year, dude - Aethereal / don't think we will win anything this year. Seriously-CLDPC / I’m not expecting something big from this Lakers team this season - Yoshifan
Well hell
AMMO carried the Lakers to back-2-back titles and we couldn't even get LEWIS MONROE for him...
by Q.Calloway25 on Feb 10, 2012 9:11 PM PST reply actions 4 recs
Where's Deron Williams?
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe. - Albert Einstein
Captain Obvious, er, MagicJohnson: Kobe, Bynum & Gasol all must step up big to beat the @Knicks.
Tweetness
you beat me to it
"If you're a basketball player, you've got to shoot" - Oscar Robertson
by Funkensteinn on Feb 10, 2012 9:17 PM PST up reply actions
I only reduced it to the west, which makes this even more laughable
AMMO carried the Lakers to back-2-back titles and we couldn't even get LEWIS MONROE for him...
by Q.Calloway25 on Feb 10, 2012 9:17 PM PST up reply actions
he's in the 0th tier
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Main twitter
SBN twitter
The Holy fuck tier
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by Funkensteinn on Feb 10, 2012 9:18 PM PST up reply actions
Fish should see this
haha
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i haz a sad
LMAO
Faith is remaining certain in the face of doubt. You’re not sure how it’s going to end, but you’re constantly of the belief that it will end the way you want it to and the way you always believed it to end, and that’s on top - Derek Fisher
Fish don't care, he is still smiling
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GET TO THE RIM HEAT (and SKY)! ATTACK THE PAINT!
by mjtig on Feb 10, 2012 9:47 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Eastern Conference makes this even worse
AMMO carried the Lakers to back-2-back titles and we couldn't even get LEWIS MONROE for him...
by Q.Calloway25 on Feb 10, 2012 9:50 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Um, why is Jeremy Lin in the 3rd Tier?
He mastered the Kobe system in the first grade.
"This is not a game for boys. This is a game for men." - Phil Jackson
"Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is absurd." - Voltaire
by Gil Meriken on Feb 10, 2012 9:53 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Lmao
AMMO carried the Lakers to back-2-back titles and we couldn't even get LEWIS MONROE for him...
by Q.Calloway25 on Feb 10, 2012 9:54 PM PST up reply actions
HAHAHAHHHAHAAHHAHA
‘toe on the line’!!! hahaha!!! Excellent!
Great job on this list, though! Excellent!
Who in the Hell is that
On the Bad tier?
by Guess Who's Back? on Feb 10, 2012 10:47 PM PST up reply actions
devin harris
how you doin'
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by bluexfalcon on Feb 10, 2012 10:48 PM PST up reply actions
Russell Westbrook First Tier with Nash and Lowry Lower?????!?!?!?
LOLOLOLOLOLOL
Thats a biproduct of one’s team making them APPEAR better.
Well he has better stats than Lowry and Nash, and is younger
Although I do feel those two or more of a “pg” than he is
AMMO carried the Lakers to back-2-back titles and we couldn't even get LEWIS MONROE for him...
by Q.Calloway25 on Feb 11, 2012 3:45 PM PST up reply actions
......
THE BANDWAGON: Championship? lol you’ve gotta b kidding. - Emmceee /we aren't winning anything this year man - BlueXfalcon / We arent winning anything this year - Lakergirl / we aren’t winning anything this yurrrrr - Tkuang /I expect them to make it past the first round, but I will be very happy if they make it past the second.- Gil M. / We aren’t gonna win anything this year, dude - Aethereal / don't think we will win anything this year. Seriously-CLDPC / I’m not expecting something big from this Lakers team this season - Yoshifan
We got swept last year + We Lost LO + We haven’t Made Changes + Fisher is Horrible = doubt. But Cmon! The way some Lakers fans are talking is as if this season is over. As Bluexfalcon said, “Its about being realistic” I know and am aware of the Lakers needs and am frustrated. Shit I stopped watching in the 4th qtr just so I wouldn’t get more pissed. But to say that it is over now is ridiculous. Or to even make comments or act like we are done is just as bad. I sometimes wonder if other fan bases are correct in saying that we are just a bunch of bandwagon fans.
THE BANDWAGON: Championship? lol you’ve gotta b kidding. - Emmceee /we aren't winning anything this year man - BlueXfalcon / We arent winning anything this year - Lakergirl / we aren’t winning anything this yurrrrr - Tkuang /I expect them to make it past the first round, but I will be very happy if they make it past the second.- Gil M. / We aren’t gonna win anything this year, dude - Aethereal / don't think we will win anything this year. Seriously-CLDPC / I’m not expecting something big from this Lakers team this season - Yoshifan
I have an issue with the effort tonight
And I want to kill Ron Artest and Derek Fisher
Quality is our dignity. Service is our lift.
You mean World Peace
And how dare you want to kill World Peace you warmonger!
by Fin Fan Forever on Feb 10, 2012 9:51 PM PST up reply actions
I think it was people expecting too much from THIS team as is.
Knicks fans did it too until Lin came along so yeah. Underachieving will make anyone wanna pull their hair out
AMMO carried the Lakers to back-2-back titles and we couldn't even get LEWIS MONROE for him...
by Q.Calloway25 on Feb 10, 2012 9:35 PM PST up reply actions
We're not Done and It's Not over
Thats for DAMN SURE – Do we need some positive changes? I think so
by Kobe THE Greatest on Feb 10, 2012 9:33 PM PST reply actions
I wish we had LO
Sorry, I know, we don’t. But I wish…
For me its the consistent inconsistency that concerns me - PAGFL
It's always AMMO Time, in spirit- DexterFishmore
lebron should just lock himself away and not talk for the rest of forever-LA32
All of 4 Lakers' road victories have come down to the final minute..
Lakers would be 2-12 on the road if it wasn’t for a Bynum and Pau block.
http://twitter.com/lalnever
Fire Mike Brown
Faith is remaining certain in the face of doubt. You’re not sure how it’s going to end, but you’re constantly of the belief that it will end the way you want it to and the way you always believed it to end, and that’s on top - Derek Fisher
DO IT NAOOOO, Trade Gasol for Johnny Flynn too
by Fin Fan Forever on Feb 10, 2012 9:51 PM PST up reply actions
OMG. Yes!!!
Faith is remaining certain in the face of doubt. You’re not sure how it’s going to end, but you’re constantly of the belief that it will end the way you want it to and the way you always believed it to end, and that’s on top - Derek Fisher
Not 1, not 2, not 3, not 4, not 5....
Faith is remaining certain in the face of doubt. You’re not sure how it’s going to end, but you’re constantly of the belief that it will end the way you want it to and the way you always believed it to end, and that’s on top - Derek Fisher
lmao
Trade Gasol 4 LIN!!!!!!!!!
AMMO carried the Lakers to back-2-back titles and we couldn't even get LEWIS MONROE for him...
by Q.Calloway25 on Feb 10, 2012 9:52 PM PST up reply actions
unfair for Knicks
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Yeah I thought Rondo for Gasol was lopsided
AMMO carried the Lakers to back-2-back titles and we couldn't even get LEWIS MONROE for him...
by Q.Calloway25 on Feb 10, 2012 9:55 PM PST up reply actions
Where did you get the pic of Jesus on your avatar?
THE BANDWAGON: Championship? lol you’ve gotta b kidding. - Emmceee /we aren't winning anything this year man - BlueXfalcon / We arent winning anything this year - Lakergirl / we aren’t winning anything this yurrrrr - Tkuang /I expect them to make it past the first round, but I will be very happy if they make it past the second.- Gil M. / We aren’t gonna win anything this year, dude - Aethereal / don't think we will win anything this year. Seriously-CLDPC / I’m not expecting something big from this Lakers team this season - Yoshifan
lol, AMMO on AMMO was made by me
AMMO carried the Lakers to back-2-back titles and we couldn't even get LEWIS MONROE for him...
by Q.Calloway25 on Feb 10, 2012 10:23 PM PST up reply actions
damn! impressive.
THE BANDWAGON: Championship? lol you’ve gotta b kidding. - Emmceee /we aren't winning anything this year man - BlueXfalcon / We arent winning anything this year - Lakergirl / we aren’t winning anything this yurrrrr - Tkuang /I expect them to make it past the first round, but I will be very happy if they make it past the second.- Gil M. / We aren’t gonna win anything this year, dude - Aethereal / don't think we will win anything this year. Seriously-CLDPC / I’m not expecting something big from this Lakers team this season - Yoshifan
Basketball reasons, y'all
Don’t you love the chase? Sometimes it doesn’t work out; those are the stakes. But when it does work out, it’s like having that first cigarette: your head gets all dizzy, your heart pounds, your knees go weak. Remember that?
Follow me on Twitter and I'll follow you too. LOL.
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No too much.... unless we do Gasol 4 Baron Davis!!!
Rings would be falling down from the sky itself if that happens!!!! Hopefully Stern doesn’t find out
by Fin Fan Forever on Feb 10, 2012 9:56 PM PST up reply actions
Why would the Knicks do....
I can’t believe how different a week can be, this guy was sitting on the pine recently and now he is putting up 38 and 7. Was this in the Mayan thing, poles are going to shift next I suppose.
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by mjtig on Feb 10, 2012 10:07 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
One of the best defensive teams in the league and Kobe consistently
Bynum and Gasol on and off
by Fin Fan Forever on Feb 10, 2012 9:57 PM PST up reply actions
Yup.
THE BANDWAGON: Championship? lol you’ve gotta b kidding. - Emmceee /we aren't winning anything this year man - BlueXfalcon / We arent winning anything this year - Lakergirl / we aren’t winning anything this yurrrrr - Tkuang /I expect them to make it past the first round, but I will be very happy if they make it past the second.- Gil M. / We aren’t gonna win anything this year, dude - Aethereal / don't think we will win anything this year. Seriously-CLDPC / I’m not expecting something big from this Lakers team this season - Yoshifan
What I've always wondered is why do people turn on Pau so quick
Was the #1 reason why we won yesterday, crazy efficient. But it takes longer for it to happen to Bynum. I get Kobe, i mean its Kobe lol
by Fin Fan Forever on Feb 10, 2012 10:03 PM PST up reply actions
I'm gulty of that. But for me, most of the stuff that is thrown at Pau is because he just
doesn’t seem to put in the effort. With him its just mental and most Laker fans get frustrated because we know if he tried harder consistently rather than just in spurts like he did yesterday and against the Clippers the Lakers record would be different.
THE BANDWAGON: Championship? lol you’ve gotta b kidding. - Emmceee /we aren't winning anything this year man - BlueXfalcon / We arent winning anything this year - Lakergirl / we aren’t winning anything this yurrrrr - Tkuang /I expect them to make it past the first round, but I will be very happy if they make it past the second.- Gil M. / We aren’t gonna win anything this year, dude - Aethereal / don't think we will win anything this year. Seriously-CLDPC / I’m not expecting something big from this Lakers team this season - Yoshifan
I think it has to do with the Kobe's drive and just wanting everyone to play like that
And just Gasol’s style of play, He can get in the post and dominate but as far as I watched him aside from the playoff runs and in select games he’s not a power play, he can be though.
I feel like alot of the criticism Pau gets is a bit unwarranted considering what he’s done. I know what Gasol can do during a playoff run, but I want Drew to be like Gasol during his 1st year with the Lakers. This is supposed to be Drew’s year, and he’s shown he’s capable of dominating, but just as capable of disappearing which bothers me alot more than Gasol going on and off, because of his body type and his game
by Fin Fan Forever on Feb 10, 2012 10:18 PM PST up reply actions
Def focused more on defense in the practices during preseason
Offense usually takes longer, the whole situation for the league and the Lakers doesn’t help the process either. Ball movement is improving (from almost non-existent to noticeable) Its improving ever so slightly, hopefully they’ll shoot with more confidence and the shots will fall
by Fin Fan Forever on Feb 10, 2012 10:05 PM PST up reply actions
respectfully disagree.
The Lakers have no offense or no players to create offense off of besides Kobe. The Lakers only have three players that can score and not a single other player who is a consistent threat. Glock showed some glimpses but Blake is back now so we have high hopes for him. Fisher is just atrocious. The Lakers are literally playing 4 on 5 out there because Fishers man just leaves him wide open to help double team on Kobe, Bynum or Pau.
THE BANDWAGON: Championship? lol you’ve gotta b kidding. - Emmceee /we aren't winning anything this year man - BlueXfalcon / We arent winning anything this year - Lakergirl / we aren’t winning anything this yurrrrr - Tkuang /I expect them to make it past the first round, but I will be very happy if they make it past the second.- Gil M. / We aren’t gonna win anything this year, dude - Aethereal / don't think we will win anything this year. Seriously-CLDPC / I’m not expecting something big from this Lakers team this season - Yoshifan
This is crazy
Everyone knows what the problem is or better yet who the problem is but still there’s been absolutely nothing done about it. When will there be a breaking point for the front office?
Not sure what you mean by "crazy" what part is crazy?
I’m assuming that you are saying that the front office isn’t trying to make changes right?
THE BANDWAGON: Championship? lol you’ve gotta b kidding. - Emmceee /we aren't winning anything this year man - BlueXfalcon / We arent winning anything this year - Lakergirl / we aren’t winning anything this yurrrrr - Tkuang /I expect them to make it past the first round, but I will be very happy if they make it past the second.- Gil M. / We aren’t gonna win anything this year, dude - Aethereal / don't think we will win anything this year. Seriously-CLDPC / I’m not expecting something big from this Lakers team this season - Yoshifan
Okay..well you answered only one of my questions but okay here goes. Just trying to have a civilized convo
YOU’RE WRONG!!!!
First off, how do you know that the Lakers aren’t trying to make any changes to improve the team? I guess the CP3 trade wasn’t enough proof right?
Just click on the link and read on some of the news below. Now, I like to kid around for the most part. But seriously, you are letting your attitude cloud your opinion. There is no way you could possible know the Lakers don’t care or aren’t trying. Have a bit more commons sense.
http://www.prosportsdaily.com/nba/lakers/rumors.html
THE BANDWAGON: Championship? lol you’ve gotta b kidding. - Emmceee /we aren't winning anything this year man - BlueXfalcon / We arent winning anything this year - Lakergirl / we aren’t winning anything this yurrrrr - Tkuang /I expect them to make it past the first round, but I will be very happy if they make it past the second.- Gil M. / We aren’t gonna win anything this year, dude - Aethereal / don't think we will win anything this year. Seriously-CLDPC / I’m not expecting something big from this Lakers team this season - Yoshifan
Are those rumors?
Everyone knows what the problem is or better yet who the problem is but still there’s been absolutely nothing done about it.
Besides the frequent swapping of starting small forwards our starting lineup has been the same even though it’s obvious we can’t compete at the “usual expected level” with certain players. So therefore I’m not wrong!!!!!(over use of exclamation marks), “absolutely nothing done about it.”….as of yet. Rumors are fun, but they get old when day after day nothing happens. “commons sense” is not something you need to have an opinion….
The CP3 trade was triggered, the FO obviously isn't gun shy
But you don’t make moves for the sake of making moves.
by Fin Fan Forever on Feb 10, 2012 10:49 PM PST up reply actions
Like I said, there has to be a breaking point...
At this point any move that improves our starting lineup or bench wouldn’t be for the sake of just making moves.
It will happen.
THE BANDWAGON: Championship? lol you’ve gotta b kidding. - Emmceee /we aren't winning anything this year man - BlueXfalcon / We arent winning anything this year - Lakergirl / we aren’t winning anything this yurrrrr - Tkuang /I expect them to make it past the first round, but I will be very happy if they make it past the second.- Gil M. / We aren’t gonna win anything this year, dude - Aethereal / don't think we will win anything this year. Seriously-CLDPC / I’m not expecting something big from this Lakers team this season - Yoshifan
Yet, you still haven't answered my question. You see
I understand the frustration. What I don’t get is this “The front office sucks” attitude. Don’t get it at all. That is just frustration talking because you don’t know that for sure.
THE BANDWAGON: Championship? lol you’ve gotta b kidding. - Emmceee /we aren't winning anything this year man - BlueXfalcon / We arent winning anything this year - Lakergirl / we aren’t winning anything this yurrrrr - Tkuang /I expect them to make it past the first round, but I will be very happy if they make it past the second.- Gil M. / We aren’t gonna win anything this year, dude - Aethereal / don't think we will win anything this year. Seriously-CLDPC / I’m not expecting something big from this Lakers team this season - Yoshifan
"The front office sucks" attitude?
Please don’t put words in my mouth or try to flip my comments into something you want them to be. All I’m asking is when is there a breaking point… tonight in my opinion would be a good night. I’m sure they won’t sit back and have fans endure this for an entire season however short it may be.
fair enough. But AGAIN my question is..how do you know this for sure
still there’s been absolutely nothing done about it.
THE BANDWAGON: Championship? lol you’ve gotta b kidding. - Emmceee /we aren't winning anything this year man - BlueXfalcon / We arent winning anything this year - Lakergirl / we aren’t winning anything this yurrrrr - Tkuang /I expect them to make it past the first round, but I will be very happy if they make it past the second.- Gil M. / We aren’t gonna win anything this year, dude - Aethereal / don't think we will win anything this year. Seriously-CLDPC / I’m not expecting something big from this Lakers team this season - Yoshifan
I hear rumors but it's never a solid lead
I don’t think we have time to wait until the trade deadline. We could be under .500 by then if we keep playing like this.
And to prove my point that you are just frustrated
the moment someone on this site tries talking to you, you get all pissy. Why? Its not that serious.
THE BANDWAGON: Championship? lol you’ve gotta b kidding. - Emmceee /we aren't winning anything this year man - BlueXfalcon / We arent winning anything this year - Lakergirl / we aren’t winning anything this yurrrrr - Tkuang /I expect them to make it past the first round, but I will be very happy if they make it past the second.- Gil M. / We aren’t gonna win anything this year, dude - Aethereal / don't think we will win anything this year. Seriously-CLDPC / I’m not expecting something big from this Lakers team this season - Yoshifan
I'm neither frustrated or pissy
Just trying to have a frienly conversation about what’s next for the Lakers…
part of my humor
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Umm still have no idea what your talking about
Your taking what Lin did and applying it to all the games, and even then no other Knick did much. We contest most shots, even our bigs run out for the 3, something they didn’t do last year. Go watch other teams play defense if you don’t think this a good defense, then most of the league plays atrocious defense
by Fin Fan Forever on Feb 11, 2012 4:22 AM PST up reply actions
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how do you spell nemesis? like that?
THE BANDWAGON: Championship? lol you’ve gotta b kidding. - Emmceee /we aren't winning anything this year man - BlueXfalcon / We arent winning anything this year - Lakergirl / we aren’t winning anything this yurrrrr - Tkuang /I expect them to make it past the first round, but I will be very happy if they make it past the second.- Gil M. / We aren’t gonna win anything this year, dude - Aethereal / don't think we will win anything this year. Seriously-CLDPC / I’m not expecting something big from this Lakers team this season - Yoshifan
The trade simply needs to happen
Gasol, Bynum, Fisher and Barnes to the Magic for Howard, Turkoglu and Q. Rich. Plus the addition of Agent Zero and the Lakers should be back in business
by Guess Who's Back? on Feb 10, 2012 10:54 PM PST reply actions
How does this solve anything?
That trade might make us worse
by Fin Fan Forever on Feb 10, 2012 11:01 PM PST up reply actions
A trade does need to happen
But your trade only addresses the starting lineup and not the bench, we’d only become something like the Miami Heat. Arenas is an upgrade over Fish though.
we wouldn't have 3 big talents,
we’d be at 2, and 1 of those talents is 4-5 years from retirement.
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by bluexfalcon on Feb 10, 2012 11:12 PM PST up reply actions
I meant by having 2 of the top players in the league but not having a bench
I still don’t consider Bosh a top player in this league
terrible
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by bluexfalcon on Feb 10, 2012 11:12 PM PST up reply actions
"Hi, I'm Jeremy Lin"
“I’m the Ivy League dude who’s gonna light up your D for 38.”
Consider Lin properly introduced…
Alcohol may be man's worst enemy, but the bible says love your enemy.
"So what if we're boring?" says Tim Duncan before taking a nap.
"At least we have Derek Fisher's intangibles, isn't that worth something?"
Not anymore it’s not, but I appreciate the thought.
by Derek Fisher's Intangibles on Feb 11, 2012 2:38 AM PST reply actions
LOL, you should
"Booze takes a lot of time and effort if you're going to do a good job with it."
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