The Credits: "Unknown"

by bluexfalcon on Feb 6, 2012 8:00 AM PST in Credits

The Los Angeles Lakers are in Philadelphia to take on the surprisingly good 76ers. How surprising? 3rd in the East, 17-7 overall with a 12-3 record at home. The LakeShow look to put their past game behind them as they face Iguodala and company.

It will be interesting to see how Mike Brown's demeanor is on the sideline following the out-of-nowhere blowout he had last game. Kobe makes a return back home, and is only 23 points away from passing Shaq on the All-Time scoring list, good for 5th place. In other words, a milestone game. Hooray!

If the Lakers plan to steal one on the road, they'll need more production out of everyone not named Bryant, Gasol or Bynum. Get a win, before a two day break and showdown with Boston on Thursday.

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5th on the All Time list? wow! That would be sweet. I hope he becomes 1st before he retires.

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by Jelly Bean on Feb 6, 2012 8:47 AM PST reply actions

I don't like JR Smith but he'll be a big help coming off the bench as well as be Kobe's back-up.

That’ll help in lowering Kobe’s minutes.
Clippers seems to be interested in him. I just hope Mitch is considering him, our bench is pretty much non-existent.

The Clippers, still not done dealing after signing Kenyon Martin on Friday, will pursue guard J.R. Smith after the team he plays on in the Chinese Basketball Assn. finishes its season and he becomes eligible to play in the NBA, said a person not authorized to speak publicly on the matter.

The Clippers aren’t getting enough production off the bench behind small forward Caron Butler and feel as if Smith can provide the team with a big scoring punch at the position, the person said.

by BoneCruncher24 on Feb 6, 2012 8:52 AM PST reply actions

not getting enough production off the bench?

mo williams chauncey billups, cp3, and now jr. smith? the clippers are either stupid, or getting cold feet with there guards. this is getting rediculous already.

by Mark Jaramillo on Feb 6, 2012 9:14 AM PST up reply actions

Mike Brown has been suspended for the game against the 76ers.

Glad that’s out of the way. Now, can we get an improved bench?

by E-ROC on Feb 6, 2012 9:07 AM PST reply actions

No Mike Brown is a good start!

lol

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by bluexfalcon on Feb 6, 2012 9:08 AM PST up reply actions

I see what you did there.

by E-ROC on Feb 6, 2012 9:13 AM PST up reply actions

wow

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by imposibol on Feb 6, 2012 9:22 AM PST up reply actions

Lol the Clippers tryna snatch everybody

To b honest I can see him going there over here. More exciting same type of playing time, they’re winning etc He’s on my wishlist but think we’re gonna miss out on him too.

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by EmmCeee on Feb 6, 2012 9:10 AM PST via Android app reply actions

we'd still have to wait till late Feb, early March

last I read, that’s when the guys playing in China can leave their teams over there

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by bluexfalcon on Feb 6, 2012 9:41 AM PST up reply actions

but they all have a ball-dominant mo williams.

dont think there is enough ball to go around for both williams and smith. he woudl be our go to 6th man.

i guess im just hoping he comes here.

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

by LakersFoEva on Feb 6, 2012 9:56 AM PST up reply actions

NBA 10-Day Contracts start today. Elijah Millsap anyone?

by E-ROC on Feb 6, 2012 9:19 AM PST reply actions

Yes! I hope Mitch at least try him.

by BoneCruncher24 on Feb 6, 2012 9:23 AM PST up reply actions

We can only hope.

Maybe this is what they were waiting on. I am curious as to the offense our farm team runs….Same system to ease the jump to the big time would b nice

by EmmCeee on Feb 6, 2012 9:36 AM PST via Android app up reply actions

From what I can tell, they don't, though Musselman does run pro sets.

Musselman also expects his players to defend and hustle. If they don’t, he takes them out of the game quick. The team’s two best players are Gerald Green and Elijah Millsap with Kevin Costner not too far behind..

by E-ROC on Feb 6, 2012 9:44 AM PST up reply actions

Defense and hustle are a good start

by EmmCeee on Feb 6, 2012 10:09 AM PST via Android app up reply actions

Wouldn't we still need to open up a roster spot?

Although I totally agree with the premise.

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by Ben R on Feb 6, 2012 10:41 AM PST up reply actions

Yup. I also think second round picks contracts........

become guaranteed this week.

by E-ROC on Feb 6, 2012 11:50 AM PST via Android app up reply actions

I really hope they cut Derrick Caracter and add Millsap (even if it's only on a 10-day contract at 1st)

by SmokeAndAshes on Feb 6, 2012 11:55 AM PST up reply actions

I wouldn't cut Caracter even though.....

I do not like short PFs. I prefer Caracter over Murphy with the possibility of Mike Brown improving his defensive short comings. Cut Kapono or Ebanks for Elijah Millsaps

by E-ROC on Feb 6, 2012 12:02 PM PST via Android app up reply actions

Isn't Kapono fully guaranteed? I don't think they can still cut him...

Ebanks intrigues me, so I kinda want to keep him.

Plus, I doubt Caracter would be picked up by another team, so my evil plan would be: cut him, sign him to the D-fenders for the rest of the season and monitor his development. Then, if he improves significantly over his rookie season, offer him a roster spot with LAL next year, lol. But this year, we need roster space.

by SmokeAndAshes on Feb 6, 2012 12:07 PM PST up reply actions

They can always cut him.

He’s a guaranteed waste of roster space.

by EmmCeee on Feb 6, 2012 12:21 PM PST via Android app up reply actions

Caracter isn't a rookie, though.

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Captain Obvious, er, MagicJohnson: Kobe, Bynum & Gasol all must step up big to beat the @76ers.
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by SoCalGal on Feb 6, 2012 12:22 PM PST up reply actions

I meant, "improved over how he performed in his rookie season"...

Caracter isn’t a rookie, though.

I just phrased it awkwardly :)

by SmokeAndAshes on Feb 6, 2012 12:25 PM PST up reply actions

Ah, got it.

by SoCalGal on Feb 6, 2012 12:34 PM PST up reply actions

Eat the contract because he's that bad of a match with Mike Brown.

by E-ROC on Feb 6, 2012 12:36 PM PST via Android app up reply actions

Cut kapono

keep caracter and ebanks.

by LakersFoEva on Feb 6, 2012 1:30 PM PST up reply actions

gotta wait another few weeks to cut Kapono

but yea, once he passes the mandatory time needed to be at a team before he gets cut, he can be gone

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by bluexfalcon on Feb 6, 2012 2:33 PM PST up reply actions

Caracter just put up 16/14/2 and 18/10/2 games in the D-League.

Wouldn’t give up on him yet.

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by Ben R on Feb 6, 2012 2:52 PM PST up reply actions

wonder if youtube has some highlights up..

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by bluexfalcon on Feb 6, 2012 2:59 PM PST up reply actions

Where can you check out the d league guys?

DC deserves a chance over Murphy…At least that much

by EmmCeee on Feb 6, 2012 3:01 PM PST via Android app up reply actions

Go to NBA.com

Click on D-League and you’ll see today’s schedule of games. Click on futurecast icon that is in blue. A new window appears with the game you selected. At the top of that window, you will be able to view past games in its entirety.

by E-ROC on Feb 6, 2012 3:22 PM PST via Android app up reply actions

Aaah good lookin out

by EmmCeee on Feb 6, 2012 4:04 PM PST via Android app up reply actions

this.

caracter could be the post presence the bench needs to help space the floor. we have too many perimeter guys on the bench and nobody to post up (unless bynum or pau are in the game with them).

by LakersFoEva on Feb 7, 2012 6:41 AM PST up reply actions

Who is this dude named "source" everyone keeps talking about. I hate him because he keeps spreading rumors.

Howard stated that there was “no way” he would give up everything he has in Orlando to go to the Lakers and be the third option, a source close to the situation said. Howard certainly wouldn’t mind being a third piece on a star-studded team, similar to the situations in Miami and Boston. However, he was turned off by Bryant’s presentation as it suggested something totally different.

The feeling is so strong, in fact, that Howard’s representatives have informed the Lakers that Howard would not sign an extension if they trade for him this season, according to a source. The only two teams with a realistic chance at signing Howard long-term are the New Jersey Nets and Orlando Magic.

btw…this is from the front page of Hoopsworld which got a link from RealGM.com which got from some dude, who got it from ………oh you get the idea.

by Jelly Bean on Feb 6, 2012 10:01 AM PST reply actions

Where there's smoke there's fire

Could be a forest fire..could b a cigarette..who knows lol

by EmmCeee on Feb 6, 2012 10:12 AM PST via Android app up reply actions

Well, I could see Kobe laying it out like that

It goes back to that pecking order bullshyt Kobe said last year. You think he woulda learned sumn from the Shaq years since Shaq basically said the same thing in regards to Kobe and his role and he didnt like it either.
Ive been on Dwight about making a choice but if the report is true (it hasnt been denied by Howard or his agent) then i dnt blame him one bit for saying no to the Lakers.

by EmmCeee on Feb 6, 2012 10:33 AM PST via Android app up reply actions

Putting Dwight aside, there's a difference between Shaq/Kobe then and Kobe/Bynum now.

Kobe had already proven that he could carry the team when Shaq couldn’t, Bynum has yet to do so when Kobe can’t. He still has only played one full season in 7 years and isn’t consistent for more than a few games at a time. Kobe has lived up to his promise and potential, and made good on his bold “Kobe eats first” statements by carrying this team this season. Can you say the same about Bynum?

by SoCalGal on Feb 6, 2012 10:43 AM PST up reply actions

My comment was strictly Kobe/Dwight

Nothing to do with Drew. It doesnt change the fact that its basically the same thing being said, just to a more established and proven player.
As for Kobe and SHAQ. Kobe had his moments but Shaq with all his faults was absolutely, positively Dominating. There was no comparison at that time…

by EmmCeee on Feb 6, 2012 10:57 AM PST via Android app up reply actions

Your comment was also Kobe/Shaq and the comments Kobe made at the end of the season in reference to Andrew.

by SoCalGal on Feb 6, 2012 11:01 AM PST up reply actions

Just to make my comment clearer

Im speaking on Kobe telling Dwight basically the same thing he told Drew last year. Except this time he’s telling a player who’s an mvp candidate in his own right. A guy who’s presence on both ends arguably affects a team more than Kobes at this point in his career. Any way you look at it(if its true) Kobe overstepped his boundaries.

by EmmCeee on Feb 6, 2012 11:06 AM PST via Android app up reply actions

What does being an MVP candidate have to do with anything?

And you think Dwight’s offensive game is better than Kobe’s?

by SoCalGal on Feb 6, 2012 11:16 AM PST up reply actions

Lol really?

So telling Bynum who at that time had always been a role player and Dwight who’s been a multiple all star Dpoy and mvp candidate to play the 3rd wheel is ok? And Dwight is supposed to be cool with it jus cuz its Kobe? LOL

by EmmCeee on Feb 6, 2012 11:55 AM PST via Android app up reply actions

Where did I say that?

by SoCalGal on Feb 6, 2012 12:00 PM PST up reply actions

$mh Lol

Just read above and if you choose to dispute my position on Kobe being WRONG in telling Dwight to b a 3rd wheel then feel free to do it. Pretty straightforward comment with little to no grey area to assume anything other than what was written.

by EmmCeee on Feb 6, 2012 12:19 PM PST via Android app up reply actions

Um, okay?

by SoCalGal on Feb 6, 2012 12:23 PM PST up reply actions

Oh you two

like cats and dogs

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by bluexfalcon on Feb 6, 2012 2:36 PM PST up reply actions

I feel you

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by bluexfalcon on Feb 6, 2012 2:38 PM PST up reply actions

For it to get reported by multiple places indicates that there might be a kernel of truth to it.

Where that is, we definitely don’t know, but w/e. Matt Moore did a pretty good breakdown of the implications at ProBasketballTalk.

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by Ben R on Feb 6, 2012 10:44 AM PST up reply actions

But everybody is using the same source though...

it’s not different people corrobating the rumour, it’s just multiple people reporting it.

I just don’t buy Kobe (who has always raved about Dwight) being so narrow-minded, as to insist that Dwight would only be the 3rd option (especially with Pau (White Swan/Black Swan Pau) as the 2nd option???), neither do I believe Dwight is so naive that he actually thought he’d go to LA and it would become HIS team and he’d be 1st option. I thinjk they both have a pretty realistic idea of how the partnership would work.

The rumour is salacious because it plays into the Kobe-aging-superstar-ball-hog stereotypes, but it seems to me that we’ve heard these rumours before (can Kobe fit on the Olympic team, Kobe can’t play with another All Star, Kobe will be against Bynum getting a bigger role) and they all proved false. I’m thinking this is false too.

by SmokeAndAshes on Feb 6, 2012 11:53 AM PST up reply actions

Thank you.

by SoCalGal on Feb 6, 2012 12:01 PM PST up reply actions

It hasnt been denied either

We’re talking about the same Kobe who laid out his “pecking order” Replace Drew (who’s offensive game is more refined) with Howard and thats all of a sudden gonna change? You expect a guy who’s always been the man to b ok with getting the “Leftovers” as Kobe put it. lol If true i can see why it woulda turned him off.

by EmmCeee on Feb 6, 2012 12:07 PM PST via Android app up reply actions

A rumor origination from Hoopsworld is not worth denying...

I think if the rumor got huge and all over ESPN, SI, Yahoo, etc, then it would be strange if it wasn’t denied…

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by x Nightwing x on Feb 6, 2012 12:39 PM PST up reply actions

*originating

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

by x Nightwing x on Feb 6, 2012 12:45 PM PST up reply actions

Don't buy into EVERY "source" who claims to have knowledge of any of this

NO ONE knows what Dwight is thinking every second and no one knows exactly what was said between the 2. The “sources” that we are constantly hearing making everyone say Dwight is flip flopping are nothing more than people in his camp leaking stuff just to get what THEY want out of this. Friends, or so called friends, tell the media crap just to create a story and drama. If I’m a website or ESPN and I don’t have anything wouldn’t you pay someone “close to the situation” to give you something? People love drama and creating a “Kobe doesn’t want Dwight” thing would only fuel page hits and views.
Idk if anyone remembers, but the same thing was happening last year with Carmelo. Just look at this vid:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDw48rY_nW8

AMMO carried the Lakers to back-2-back titles and we couldn't even get LEWIS MONROE for him...

by Q.Calloway25 on Feb 6, 2012 2:09 PM PST up reply actions

Melo was upfront from the start.

Told em he wasn’t signing an extension, where he would sign and didnt waver.
As far as the talk between Dwight and Kobe and being told he’ll b 3rd in line? Its definitely believable which adds some credence to it. He told Drew (who is better offensively) the same thing last year. In any case, The only thing Kobe should have been doing is telling him what he wanted to hear in order to get him.

by EmmCeee on Feb 6, 2012 2:39 PM PST via Android app up reply actions

Its also just as likely Dwight tells a "friend"

With full intentions on a story leaking out. Using the media to create leverage and reap the benefits.

by EmmCeee on Feb 6, 2012 2:43 PM PST via Android app up reply actions

I agree with most of what you said except for one thing

I really do see Kobe telling someone where they would stand in the Lakers line up. I seen his interview in which he says he “eats first” and Pau second and Bynum third. So to completely say or think that Kobe wouldn’t do that is not realistic based on his past comments.

by Jelly Bean on Feb 6, 2012 3:37 PM PST up reply actions

Well, many media outlets can share the same source or quote each other.

I’ve seen this many times on Hoopsworld and you click on the “read more” at the end of each of their posts which is generally link to the same “source” that everyone is quoting and at the end of the day it leads to no one with any validity.

by Jelly Bean on Feb 6, 2012 3:40 PM PST up reply actions