Lakers Fall To Lowly Pistons Despite Clutch Kobe Shot
by SB Nation NBA News on Mar 6, 2012 7:30 PM PST
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(SB Nation Los Angeles, Josie Becker) The game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Detroit Pistons was close throughout, and despite the Lakers building a seven point lead at the end of three quarters, this hot one in Detroit came down to the last possession with overtime needed after the teams finished 78-78. Kobe Bryant hit the game-tying shot as time expired to send the game to OT, but the Pistons were able to prevail in the extra period winning 88-85.
Andrew Bynum and Rodney Stuckey had the hot hands for their respective teams tonight, with Stuckey finishing with 34 points, the almost game winning three pointer, and the game clinching free throws. Bynum's double double with a team leading 30 points and 14 rebounds would have earned him player of the game honors, were it not for Stuckey's hot hand carrying the Pistons to victory.
The Lakers had the final possession, trailing by three. Kobe took a three from the corner on the inbounds play, which fell well short. Pau Gasol saved the ball from going out of bounds, kicking it to Metta World Peace who dribbled out behind the arc for the final shot which came close but not close enough.
Kobe Bryant shot less than 33% (8-26) from the field, not a great effort despite the timely shooting. Bryant's biggest contribution was his team-leading seven assists. Andrew Bynum was 13-18, but as is usual for the Lakers it was all Kobe with the game on the line.
Editor Notes: Due to unforeseen circumstances, the normally scheduled Silver Screen and Roll recap was not available.
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why did mwp dribble it out for the 3
instead of pass it to fisher who was wide open
by there will be time on Mar 6, 2012 7:33 PM PST reply actions
cuz fisher would have made it with his foot on the line....
lol
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by LakersFoEva on Mar 6, 2012 8:10 PM PST up reply actions 4 recs
Yup clutch shot but
Lakers all together didn’t do enough
"Hardwork beats talent when talent fails to work hard"-Norm Nixon
There are basic Fundamentals that are needed to move forward in this game. Always keep your guard up at all times to avoid being caught in a trap. Overcome the fouls that will be committed against you REBOUND AND PRESS ON. ADJUST to the Limelight: ALL-STAR PLAYERS ARE ALWAYS THE CENTER OF ATTENTION. Know what your role is and play your position. Find a game plan and execute it. REMEMBER YOU ONLY GET OUT OF THE GAME WHAT YOU PUT INTO IT.
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by BrittneyM on Mar 6, 2012 7:33 PM PST via mobile reply actions
lakers minus bynum.
its gotta be frusrating to be dominating a game, and not get a single post up in the last couple minutes of regulation and overtime.
"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
not to mention kobe. live by him and die by him.
"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
Well glad I wasn't home to witness this crapfest :(
AMMO carried the Lakers to back-2-back titles and we couldn't even get LEWIS MONROE for him...
Kobe was just talking about how they're figuring out their identity
as a post-up team after the Heat game and yet they don’t work the post tonight when they needed to. SMH.
Agreed.
Why did he have to attempt 9 3pt FGA?
by BoneCruncher24 on Mar 6, 2012 7:43 PM PST up reply actions
Because...
….there is no coach nor offensive strategy to reel him in.
its the same thing he did last year after there was a lot of talk about
Pau being in the MVP talk at the begining of last season…
by Ballinsohard on Mar 7, 2012 10:05 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
I'm officially blaming this lose on the black mask...
Kobe desperately wanted to resume his super hero role, and 4got what the fragile team identity they claimed to be figuring out.
by 4ever Lakers on Mar 7, 2012 10:14 AM PST up reply actions
Moving on..
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
9 days left.
Let’s see what Mitch can pull off in that time.
"If you have a debate with a scholar, you can win. If you have a debate with an ignorant person, you will definitely lose."
"You're welcome." -Kobe
hopefully sessions for mcroberts and morris
"What we want to remember—what we will remember—is the indelible vision of Kobe, his arms outstretched, delirious with joy and disbelief, running after and grabbing hold of Lamar Odom’s floating downcourt pass, while all the purple and gold streamers in the world are raining down on the hardwood." - Brian Tung
We are...might not move towards winning...but we are moving on
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
on the court
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
by lakergirl on Mar 6, 2012 7:46 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
You mean Derek Fisher is a statue?
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"KOBE BROKE HIS NOSE WHAT A F888888 FAKER HE GOT MID CONCUSSION MORE LIKE HE DIDNT GET NOTHING AND MADE IT UP FOR MORE ATTENTION WHAT A PRE MODANA" - EXER123
Tweetness
by SoCalGal on Mar 6, 2012 7:46 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
You are asking him but i'll answer
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
9 days left.
I believe in Mitch. It wasn’t that long ago that we were all praising him for his additions to the team. We will get there soon.
http://www.silverscreenandroll.com/2010/8/13/1621579/message-to-mitch-kupchak-take-a
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Believe in Mitch?
You must also believe in Obamma. We officially have the worst bench in the league. He drafted Derrick Character instead of Jeremy Lin. He won’t give up a draft pick for Ramon Sessions. He has brought in no help whatsoever. And he seriously considered Arenas and Rasheed. You must be related to him…with all due respect. I love all Laker fans. I’m just so damn frustrated.
Don't know who Obamma is, but no need to insult anyone.
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"KOBE BROKE HIS NOSE WHAT A F888888 FAKER HE GOT MID CONCUSSION MORE LIKE HE DIDNT GET NOTHING AND MADE IT UP FOR MORE ATTENTION WHAT A PRE MODANA" - EXER123
Tweetness
the entire league missed out on drafting Lin lol
and hindsight is 20/20
by shawism on Mar 6, 2012 7:58 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
True, but....
…it has been widely reported that it was discussed at the time of the draft, and they chose Character instead.
They also tried to get him and he chose the Warriors over the Lakers
by Fin Fan Forever on Mar 6, 2012 8:05 PM PST up reply actions
That kinda goes against your point tho...
by Fin Fan Forever on Mar 6, 2012 8:07 PM PST up reply actions
What?
You say the FO made a mistake of not getting Lin, well so did 28 other GM’s.
Mitch made an attempt to get Lin later, and Lin choose to go to the Warriors over the Lakers.
by Fin Fan Forever on Mar 6, 2012 8:17 PM PST up reply actions
That is just one example!
A painful one since he lit us up for 38. Haven’t you heard? It is official. Lakers have worst bench in the league. Who knows? Maybe in the history of the league. Whose fault do you think that is??
History of the league??? Lets back off that ledge now
1) LA bench was never deep to begin with under this current Laker tenure
2) When you have alot of money tied up in 2-3 players, its hard to get a deep team.
3) FO made a trade for CP3, Im not sure how its their fault that it was vetoed. If anything that shows you, their wiling to make changes (along with all the rumors) And why would you automatically give a team the 1st thing they ask for? If you know thier still gonna be their later? Why not wait?
4) And how many other examples can you give of FO blunders? Can’t think of that many egregious mistakes that justify how bad you seem to feel they are
by Fin Fan Forever on Mar 6, 2012 8:32 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Okay, but only because I have some time on my hands..
….out here on the ledge. He gave away Sasha, and that trade exception, or whatever it was, expired. He gave away, and perhaps ruined, Lamar, when all he would have had to do was talk HIM in off the ledge. He won’t give up a draft pick fer Sessions, when we so desperately need help. He hired Brown w/o informing Kobe. AND to quote a great blogger, “LA bench was never deep under THIS current Laker tenure”. It is getting cold out here on this ledge.
Not only Sasha but that 1st rd pick for joe smith is the kicker
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by EmmCeee on Mar 6, 2012 8:55 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
you really think a 1st round pick would make that much of a difference?
how many late first round picks have actually made an impact in their first few yrs compared to those that just faded into the background?
Well, Mitch wont give up that pick..
…for Sesions.
again, it's the business of the game
you have to wait till it’s all over (trade season) before actually made the judgement.
it’s like car shopping…
True!
I’m only responding to the reports.
I think it wouldve been a mid round pick cuz we got booted from the playoffs early
I can understand trading Sasha but Him and a pick for Joe Smith? That was a bad trade only because the pick was included and we did need a big although he never saw the court. Just as easily as that mid rounder could have faded away he could have also been a steal and possible sweetener to any trade we are looking into now. That possibility is just as likely as yours.
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by EmmCeee on Mar 7, 2012 1:02 AM PST via Android app up reply actions
Especially with the Lakers pretty nice draft history over the years
Id say that pick would have been a pretty good player
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by EmmCeee on Mar 7, 2012 1:10 AM PST via Android app up reply actions
It was the 28th pick.
And Mitch said that we would have taken Morris anyways. Maybe we could have taken Norris Cole, but he’s been struggling lately and he’s had every opportunity to claim the starting spot in Miami.
To secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself. -- Sun Tzu
Preciate it Ben
For some reason i was thinking it was a lower pick. Regardless, Im more confident in the Lakers drafting good players vs Giving 1st rd picks away
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by EmmCeee on Mar 7, 2012 9:09 AM PST via Android app up reply actions
you're only seeing the "bad"
still, sasha was barely contributing when we traded him away. it’s like blaming him for dumping luke walton’s contract…
lamar may have been playing poorly because he’s in dallas, but he was already an emotional wreck before we traded him. he might not have played as shitty as he does now in dallas, but i can’t guarantee he’ll be any good. plus, you can make the comment again in 9 days after we find out if anything happened with the TPE we got. same goes for the sessions argument. you can’t make the final judgement until the deadline is here.
hiring brown without informing kobe was probably a bad move in terms of professionalism, but the decision itself should deserve more time for evaulation. despite the offense lagging, the defense has made major improvements. even today with stuckney going off, they pistons still shot a piss poor 40% from the field.
finally, if you’re going to blame the “la bench was never deep under this current laker tenure”, you better also factor in the fact that this laker tenure also somehow managed to snatch pau gasol for nothing (at the time of the trade) and drafted bynum.
not saying that mitch hasn't made some boneheaded moves
like trading caron butler for kwame brown…or giving out some terrible contracts.
but overall, he’s shown that he does have some capabilities. like others said, at least wait until the trade deadline is over before casting the final judgement
actually, I'm very ok with the Caron for Kwame trade.
yes, Kwame’s butter fingers frustrated everyone, but w/o Kwame we don’t have Pau! and who knows if Kobe would have still be a Laker…
by 4ever Lakers on Mar 7, 2012 10:08 AM PST up reply actions
1) He’s not even the league anymore, and no one could be signed for TPE that would have been beneficial to my knowledge for that salary (and no you couldn’t have combined it with the LO TPE)
2) We have almost 9 million with the LO trade exception, LO wanted out, we got essentially a player back for him (Despite what we think of him, LO trade value was said to be low around the league which is why LO and Bynum for D12 was shot down)
3. Sessions isn’t gonna go anywhere anytime soon, no one makes trades based off what is first asked, its called negotiating. Its what happens in business, no point of losing a 1st, if you can get him for 2 2nds or another combo. If they don’t budge, then you give them what they want.
4. Ok, theres that one
5. Again, Im not sure how you didn’t read this the first time. But its hard to get a deep team when you have alot of salary in your starters. Its a balance, and time/history says bench’s impact lessens later on the season when the games mean more and the Lakers two championships help assert that opinion.
by Fin Fan Forever on Mar 6, 2012 9:03 PM PST up reply actions
Have you seen the latest Laker TV contract?
Money should not be an issue.
I have, but....
….I’m not going to pretend to understand it all. Nevertheless, if the Lakers want to win, then they have to swallow the luxury tax. It is not exactly goint to put the Buss family in the poor house.
Luxury tax is wayyy more harsher
Lakers arn’t gonna be dipping in it like they were in the past. And its not the Buss’s personal money its their business, no owner is gonna jeopardize their personal wealth for their business.
by Fin Fan Forever on Mar 6, 2012 9:13 PM PST up reply actions
Every penny belongs to Jerry Buss..
….as far as I know. :-))
Your making way too much sense right now
Idk if that’s allowed on the FP after a loss lol
by Fin Fan Forever on Mar 6, 2012 9:15 PM PST up reply actions
i think you and I need to lock ourselves in a cell until our insanity returns
only then can we return to this blog :P
The PER numbers dnt validate your argument about the bench during title years
Ben R listed them and they were to a man better than what we have now. Cold hard Facts
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by EmmCeee on Mar 7, 2012 1:13 AM PST via Android app up reply actions
1) Sasha, assuming his numbers from last year remain constant, would have been our second best bench player behind Barnes. Given that he could handle the ball and still shoot, definitely would have filled a role on this team. I’m not really perturbed that we gave him up since he was ultimately redundant with Sasha there and the draft pick we ended up giving up would have been used for Morris regardless, but it’s wrong to say that he wouldn’t be helpful in our current situation.
And whoa, there was plenty of stuff we could have pulled with that TPE. Ridnour, Sessions, a S&T for Crawford, there were a lot of possibilities. $5.6 million is a pretty hefty amount for the kind of players we were looking at.
2) Yep. I’m still extremely quizzical at how his trade value went from Ellis and Iggy though (two pre-draft rumors) to basically nothing though.
3) This. This. This.
5) I disagree with this. Even with a huge payroll, there are ways to cheaply fill the ends of your rotation. Draft picks are one. The Toney Douglas example is plain enough, especially since he makes barely $1 million/year and we threw $16 million/4 years at Blake. Yeah. Even buying a pick in the late first or early second to get a rotation piece would have been cheaper than spending on veterans. It’s especially sad since Kupchak has proven to be a pretty adept drafter. Maybe there was the Phil factor to consider, but it’s still a bad way to utilize your resources if you have a bloated payroll. If the players don’t pan out, trade them to another team for picks and repeat. Why we didn’t exercise the QO for Farmar for instance and deal him to a team that needed a PG escapes me. Stockpiling picks and turning them into new picks is a cheap and effective way to make a solid rotation (see Pritchard and Morey) and it’s sad that the team doesn’t do that.
To secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself. -- Sun Tzu
This!
You can go back years and look at our drafts. We almost always draft good productive players. Developing young talent is always a plus wuth a veteran team vs giving 1st rd picks away
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by EmmCeee on Mar 7, 2012 9:14 AM PST via Android app up reply actions
and Lin even played a season with the warriors without any acheivements
and was put to the d-league by NY.
credit D’antoni for finding him
Okay, I will
can we trade Brown for D’antoni?
No don't credit D'antoni at all
NY needed a PG all season long, and Lin was there that time and D’antoni never gave him any play. If D’antoni “found” him he would have realized alot sooner Lin’s ability
by Fin Fan Forever on Mar 6, 2012 8:20 PM PST up reply actions
he didn't get called till february (baron was already hurt when season began in dec/jan)
still, the point being that even those who bothered to “take” him didn’t give him a chance at first (including d’antoni). but do give d’antoni credit for at least trying him out instead of sticking to what they had
still, in the case of lin, it’s a far stretch to call laker’s FO a failure and incompetent when pretty much 99% of the NBA missed it.
meh! Putting your other comments aside
and talking just basketball I understand the frustration but if you are going to recall all of that you have consider the other good things he has done to this point. btw..lol @ “with all due respect” that is such a ridiculous comment. Thats just as bad as “no offense”.
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cool. no worries. You are not the only fan that has stopped having.
faith in the Lakers and Mitch.
PART-TIME FANS:: 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
Lots of faith in Lakers, but
Mitch and this front office have lost me.
I will give them at least 9days to see what he does. I would hate to be the
fan who is already jumping off a ledge before even giving them a chance. I have NO DOUBT that something will happen.
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Im totally on your side about this, it makes no sense
To rush into something when the best deals are gonna happen the end of the week and next werk. it would be crazy if you rush and pick up sessions/felton now, or trade pau for some avg pg and then we hear something crazy like dwill gets traded to dallas for lamar odom and draft picks or something crazy like that
by Ballinsohard on Mar 7, 2012 10:11 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
And the way I see it mitch and jim did a excellent job trying to get cp3
Our starting 5 could have been like bynum, beasley, mwp, kobe and cp3, then still could have had murphy and or mcbob and backup center and pf, barnes, goudelock and blake. Thats just a slight example of the possibilities of what they could have got done, could have been better
by Ballinsohard on Mar 7, 2012 10:15 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
I didn't watch the game only the end but based on some of the comments in the game
thread it seems that he went into chucker mode which is horrible after looking at A. Bynum’s stat line.
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he was chucker, though ben wallace did play excellent defense on bynum
bynum couldn’t get anything with wallace on him and pau choose to pass up the ball all the time
figures. oh well.
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is that new?
"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
why do we gota suck on the road so bad, totally ruins the night :/
You want to make history you gotta do historic things!!! - Kobe after Game 2 loss to the Mavs (2011 Playoffs)
So Lakers are
one Bynum block on Jefferson, one Gasol block on Ray Allen, one corner Kobe jump shot away from being 3-15 on the road. And that’s not including one pair of Matt Barnes offensive rebound and made free throws plus that nail biter in Denver.
http://twitter.com/lalnever
and?
we were one box out from winning this game, as well as probably a few others I don’t really care to look up right now where 1 or 2 plays are the difference. Works both ways.
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by firstto100 on Mar 6, 2012 7:54 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
really don't like the Palace, '04 nightmares
You want to make history you gotta do historic things!!! - Kobe after Game 2 loss to the Mavs (2011 Playoffs)
Nightmares for MWP too.
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe. - Albert Einstein
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Tweetness
MWP didnt exist in 2004
this is his first time at the Palace
he was metta world war at the palace when he was there.
stephen jackson tho. I know artest went nuts but what stephen jackson did was up there. I saw a comedy special with Cedric the Entertainer and he mimics stephen j. OMG! that shit was hilarious.
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seriously! that was some funny shit.
PART-TIME FANS:: 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
tonight's game highlights why we need a pg
You want to make history you gotta do historic things!!! - Kobe after Game 2 loss to the Mavs (2011 Playoffs)
any doubts?
You want to make history you gotta do historic things!!! - Kobe after Game 2 loss to the Mavs (2011 Playoffs)
nope. we’re capable of winning as is. even Luke Walton is capable. we shouldn’t make any moves. After all, we beat the Heat.
by Aaron Y on Mar 6, 2012 9:39 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
Lakers got burned as a unit, lazy asses
Fish was just at the forefront of the fire
by Fin Fan Forever on Mar 6, 2012 8:06 PM PST up reply actions
when you have to stick your starting sf on the opposing teams pg,
you might have an issue with your pg.
"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
kobe shouldnt have changes his mask...
just jinxed himself and the team lol.
During the last game, I think it was Michelly Tafoya who said that Kobe was
having three additional masks made.
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My wrong predictions so far:
@ Kings, @ Magic, @ Bucks, @ Knicks, vs. Miami, @ Pistons.
2-2 predictions since the All-Star break….
Proud to be a brony.
Per Kevin Ding.
Kobe: “Everybody just kind of played tired.” He said he should’ve stayed in bed instead of coming to shoot-around.
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So I gues when the Lakers travel on the road
they get weary and the weariness doesn’t go away until AFTER the game.
Proud to be a brony.
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Kobe said he did expect to be fouled by Pistons on last possession, which is why he forced up that wild and early 3-pointer.
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I knew it! I was going to ask that. He seemed to shoot it as if D. had a foul give.
PART-TIME FANS:: 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
they used their foul to give, but shooting 2 FTs down 3 is exactly what DET would want
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good point.
PART-TIME FANS:: 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
Lakers PG tonite just turrrrrrible
Fisher 31:44 1-2
Blake 21:16 0-2
they don’t shoot much and can’t defend neither. when the Lakers play against team with strong PG, they will end up similar status like this game. Lakers need a big strong PG for defending other athletics PG and should consider try one from D League, someone like
Xavier Alexander 6’6 Morris Almond 6’5 Kyle Gibson 6’5
Felton or Sessions cant be any worse than this....
"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
Felton yes
not sure on Sessions cause his defend ability. just a thought
by Vui on Mar 6, 2012 8:21 PM PST up reply actions
A week and some change till the trade deadline
We have the worst bench in the league and games like this highlight it. The FO sees it and contrary to what some might think will make a move or 2 to fix it.
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by EmmCeee on Mar 6, 2012 8:16 PM PST via Android app reply actions
welcome back. I'm really enjoying your new look of confidence.
or is it pessimism? it looks good on you. Never seen you with it on….lmao!!
PART-TIME FANS:: 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
You know ive been a firm believer in us needing a move or 2..I just cant see this team as is winning a title lol
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by EmmCeee on Mar 6, 2012 8:25 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
no..no I'm with you. Just giving you a hard time. Buy yeah! trust me
its games like these that cofirm that. How the fuck does their PG more than double his season avg? Lakers’ bench outscored like 34 to 7 and fisher scored like -5 points. trust me, i’m with you. lol But they can still win a title as they are now.
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Kobe on the black mask ditched after one quarter: “Kept sliding all over the place.”
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Stuckey on his hot Q2: “I knew I could get a few easy baskets with Steve Blake and (Goudelock), but from there I just got going.”
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lol Confident!
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by EmmCeee on Mar 6, 2012 8:26 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
what good does it do for Lakers that Stuckey is back to mediority...
he whopped our Arzzz tonite!!!
by 4ever Lakers on Mar 6, 2012 11:27 PM PST up reply actions
They didn't put any effort because they knew you weren't watching!
He does lol
by Fin Fan Forever on Mar 6, 2012 8:47 PM PST up reply actions
I knew I let them down.
I got the game alert during class and was like “OT? hmmm. Rodney Stuckey. Hmm. 88-85 Det? FUUUUUUUK”. Looks like Stuckey got the Earl Boykins treatment.
by AV. on Mar 6, 2012 9:02 PM PST up reply actions
told myself this was a trap game. it came true smh
THE POWER OF SHAW COMPELS YOU.. THE POWER OF SHAW COMPELS YOU.....
wow new season low
i honestly though we were about to roll after that heat win. disappointing, the lakers need to get their shit together on the road and i will be pissssed if the FO doesn’t make a trade.
"Work before Glory"
exer?
The Lakers had the final possession, trailing by three. Kobe took a three from the corner on the inbounds play, which fell well short. Paul Gasol saved the ball from going out of bounds, kicking it to Metta World Peace who dribbled out behind the arc for the final shot which came close but not close enough.
THE POWER OF SHAW COMPELS YOU.. THE POWER OF SHAW COMPELS YOU.....
eff this team. theyre teases!
I thought they turned the corner but guess not. I guess this could be seen as a message to the FO that a trade is necessary to make any kind of run. Unless they see this as a lost year and hope this team could make some kind of lucky run where they catch fire. In down for some sort of move to deepen the bench or get a decent PG but nothing that ties up future cap even worse. We’ll see what happens.
by Ador08 on Mar 6, 2012 10:05 PM PST via mobile reply actions
What if...
the 2nd to last 3 pointer Kobe took, MB had the play drew up for Bynum?
Dang we lost?
Schedule loss?
"If you’re afraid to fail, then you’re probably going to fail. You know what I mean? Fuck it." -- Kobe "Black Mamba" Bryant
what's wrong w/that??!!!
it’s been this Lakers team’s identity for the past couple yrs.
by 4ever Lakers on Mar 7, 2012 10:22 AM PST up reply actions
actually Orlando, Portland, and Boston too
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Bynum yelling at Fish in OT
I didn’t watch the game, just saw that moment in the highlights. What happened there?
I bleed Purple & Gold
Yeah that was weird.
I though maybe he was tired of watching our guards get taken off the dribble over and over.
it's definitely Bynum's frustration turning into action.
not only tired of watching our guards get taken off the dribble over and over, he was not getting enuf touches on Offense. And, I think Bynum’s jumping out to the 3 point line contributed to Pau’s fouling at the rim.
by 4ever Lakers on Mar 7, 2012 10:27 AM PST up reply actions
I swear
whenever we put up a preview that says “The Lakers should easily win this game”…
we lose.
Lakers and Patriots forever.
I’ve NEVER thought otherwise and I’ll say it again:
The Lakers are now the team that no one thinks is good enough but no one wants to play. They are the equivalent of the Celtics, circa 2010.
by D.S.T. on Feb 23, 2012 12:48 PM PST
Great Quote from Brown on Kobe.
“It’s everything,” Brown said. “I mean, Who plays with the injuries that he’s played with? Who puts up the numbers that he puts up? Who goes through the amount of changes that have happened to his team in the shortened season? Nobody. Name one person that has played with the injuries and done what he’s done in the history of the game. Not in the last four years or three years, in the history of the game.”
Lakers and Patriots forever.
I’ve NEVER thought otherwise and I’ll say it again:
The Lakers are now the team that no one thinks is good enough but no one wants to play. They are the equivalent of the Celtics, circa 2010.
by D.S.T. on Feb 23, 2012 12:48 PM PST
that's why Lakers will always live & die w/Kobe, as long as he's not retired.
even if there’s obvious better option(s)!
Kobe simply needs to play smarter & wise up, be a play maker, maybe even a decoy…
do you think his ego is too big for that?
by 4ever Lakers on Mar 7, 2012 10:30 AM PST up reply actions
I seriously would go based off of what he has done in the past
I don’t think his ego is too big for that. In game 3 of the finals against the Celtics Kobe saw that Fisher was on fire in the last couple of minutes. Kobe was setting screens for Fisher and moving out of his way in that game. In game 7 he was not having a good game and he decided to rebound instead.
PART-TIME FANS:: 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
AND! during the Kobe Shaq era he stepped aside many times even though
he was the most dedicated, hardest working player on that team so that Shaq’s ego wouldn’t get bruised. He did that for a long time and he even accepted the demeaning comments by Shaq calling him a show boat and a side kick and he toughed it out. You can’t tell me his ego is too big for anything.
PART-TIME FANS:: 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 didn’t get to see the game but I didn’t expect the outcome, definitely didn’t expect Stuckey to go off like he did.
#^@*%
hope you are not surprised.
Lakers has been very good at making PG into all stars…
the problem is, it’s the opposing PG instead of our own!
by 4ever Lakers on Mar 7, 2012 10:32 AM PST up reply actions
Our perimeter defense failed us at the end of the game
as we left Stuckey, of all people, wide open several times on switches after double teams. And of course, seeing the TruWarior and Ben Wallace (sans wild fro) on the Palace floor at the end of a game simultaneously gave me premonitions that things we wouldn’t end up good some how for our Lakers.
by Chaz, make that a gin and tonic on Mar 7, 2012 12:37 PM PST reply actions
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