The Credits: "Balls of Fury"

by SoCalGal on Feb 5, 2012 9:30 AM PST in Credits

The Lakers flew to Utah from Denver on Friday night (actually Saturday morning), but it wasn't the experience they were hoping for. Their flight was delayed while the plane was de-iced following a massive snowstorm in the mile high city, and this meant their arrival in Karl Malone City came somewhere around 4 AM, putting bedtime after 5 AM. Now, if you're young, that's prime party stuff and it means you had a good night. But, according to Kobe Bryant, the Lakers are "old and slow" so this was not a good thing.

That said, they still had a game to play, one that did not end well. In fact, it went so badly, the coach decided not to stick around. How many times has that been the case for the Lakers? I'm willing to bet not many. We'll see what happens with Mike Brown--there is speculation that he could be suspended; who knew?

Lakers next play the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday. It would be nice to have a winning record on this road trip and not have to play from behind to get it. Hey Lakers, y'all listening?

Dwight, Dwight, Dwight, why you tryin' to make me lose my cool?

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LMAO at the rumor that Kobe called Dwight Howard another Tyson Chandler.

That would be cold-blooded from the Mamba.

by E-ROC on Feb 5, 2012 9:37 AM PST reply actions

Wouldn't that be a compliment to Dwight since Tyson has a ring? ;-)

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by SoCalGal on Feb 5, 2012 9:40 AM PST up reply actions

Zinger!

by E-ROC on Feb 5, 2012 9:42 AM PST up reply actions

This just in:

After coming to that realization thanks to Kobe, Otis has traded Dwight to NY for Chandler straight-up… Sources say…

If you can't laugh at yourself... laugh at someone else

by x Nightwing x on Feb 5, 2012 9:48 AM PST up reply actions

I think that is over blown

If D12 was smart he wouldnt mind that. Plus by the time Pau gets old and useless we would trade him. I mean D12 should know his offense is limited, and being the 3rd option is not that bad. He acts like he is going to average 10ppg. Chill out bro!

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by BIGBO on Feb 5, 2012 9:52 AM PST up reply actions

"Kobe on All-Time lists" article puts his career in a pretty good perspective.

………Karl Malone is going to break the Jazz owner in half, lol.

by E-ROC on Feb 5, 2012 9:47 AM PST reply actions

fuck off Dwight

you primadonna. Go get ourselves a backup C, and a bench scorer. Done with the trade shenanigans.

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by bluexfalcon on Feb 5, 2012 9:50 AM PST reply actions

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by E-ROC on Feb 5, 2012 9:52 AM PST up reply actions

With what money

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by sctrojan13 on Feb 5, 2012 10:34 AM PST up reply actions

+100000

by BasedRaiderFan on Feb 5, 2012 10:37 AM PST up reply actions

These.

Fuck Dwight and his lame ass “wishlist” This sucka cant man up and say where he wants to go ala Melo. To quote Mike Singletary “Dont want him” “Cant win with em” Fuck him.
Mitch needs to make some moves to improve the team outside of trying to get that fake ass Superman.

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by EmmCeee on Feb 5, 2012 11:32 AM PST via Android app up reply actions

Hell Yeah!

This is pathetic.

by look closer on Feb 5, 2012 11:33 AM PST up reply actions

Yup, I'm sick of all the trade talk too.

by l3oh on Feb 5, 2012 1:32 PM PST up reply actions

http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-clippers-fyi-20120205,0,113716.story

by BasedRaiderFan on Feb 5, 2012 10:36 AM PST reply actions

Cool night for Jeremy Lin

I like that guy.

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by 99bc99 on Feb 5, 2012 10:38 AM PST reply actions

Hard to watch.

We’re aging and working too hard.
Kobe is right= “old and slow.”
I say:
Too long, too slow, too old……: (
The clock is ticking FO.
Tick tock, tick tock…..CMB…..tick tock, tick tock.

by look closer on Feb 5, 2012 11:36 AM PST reply actions

You're not gonna like what I saw

when I looked at the box scores for each of the 76ers’ games. Their bench has scored at least 40 points in 20 of the 24 games they have played.

Proud to be a brony.

by yoshifan on Feb 5, 2012 11:36 AM PST reply actions

At least.

Our entire bench gets outscored by single bench players at least 90% of the time the Lakers play

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by Hdg23 on Feb 5, 2012 7:50 PM PST up reply actions

pretty sure their top scorer comes off the bench (lou williams).

thats how they win. their bench in filled with guys who should be starting and therefore out score the other teams bench.

williams, turner & young could all start for most teams in the nba. they have a great bench.

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by LakersFoEva on Feb 6, 2012 8:19 AM PST up reply actions

I wouldn't mind Quinn Snyder coaching us.

I’ve always been a fan of Snyder.
He’s not afraid of success, like some other people
in our de-famed FO.

by look closer on Feb 5, 2012 11:41 AM PST reply actions

Not sure who you're talking about since Mitch Kupchak isn't afraid of success. And Snyder isn't in the front office, so....

by SoCalGal on Feb 5, 2012 11:44 AM PST up reply actions

He was a good coach at Missouri, but I sure as hell don't want a guy with his pedigree coaching this team.

Great for an assistant, not for a head coach at this level.

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by Ben R on Feb 5, 2012 2:54 PM PST up reply actions

Monday

I got a feeling we will win tomorrow in Philly. Remember guys how the Lakers were able to slow down the Nuggets? The Nuggets play
much faster than the Sixers.

by 707214Lakerfan4ever on Feb 5, 2012 1:58 PM PST reply actions