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Just when we all thought that maybe, just maybe, this Lakers team was beginning to mesh and resemble a respectable squad, they go out and have a performance that boggles the mind. In yet another road loss, the Lakers proved once again that Los Angeles really has 3 teams, the Clippers, the home Lakers and the road Lakers. Why do they go down 27 to a team they just soundly beat 48-hrs ago? What was Mike Brown's thinking when he fielded a Murphy/McRoberts frontcourt in the 1st Half, practically played Kobe the entire 4th Q, and sat Bynum down all but 2-mins in the 4th Q?
After the game, Pau shared his thoughts:
We just didn’t come out the right way. They were more ready than we were to come out and compete. The energy wasn’t there, our minds weren’t there. We thought we could maybe get away with playing through the motions and win at the end but you can’t. Especially a team you have beaten twice on your home court this season, they want to get you back. They’re going to be ready to play so you have to make sure you step up to the challenge from the beginning and not put yourself in a hole like we did.
Interesting, interesting. I have a hunch that Pau's mind isn't completely with us right now. What's that?
Obviously it’s not the best-case scenario for anybody, as a team. It’s always nice to have security and reassurance, but again, I understand. … Obviously it would be nice to know one way or the other for my mind’s sake, but I don’t know if I’m in a position to really demand that at all. I understand that things are not as easy as they appear at times.
That was Pau Gasol's comments after he was informed of Kobe's comments.
Wonderful stuff, you guys.
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Lakers News
- Dudley, Suns hold off Kobe and Lakers 102-90 | Lakers.com
- Lakers 90, Suns 102: Feb. 19 Running Diary | Lakers Blog
- Rapid Reaction: Suns 102, Lakers 90 | ESPN LA
- A 'unique' season for Pau Gasol | ESPN LA
- Lakers lose to the Suns, 102-90, in Phoenix | LA Times
- Mike Brown, Jim Buss defend Lakers' style | LA Times
- Pau Gasol in Lakers-Suns game | LA Times
- Pau Gasol fights frustrations during Lakers' win over Phoenix | LA Times
- Five things to take from Lakers' 102-90 loss to Phoenix Suns | LA Times
- Mike Brown, Jim Buss defensive over Lakers' grinding mentality | LA Times
- Kobe to Lakers: Make a decision on Pau now | OC Register
- Key for Andrew Bynum: Score when not being fed | OC Register
- Mike Brown is not a Derek Fisher critic | OC Register
NBA.com
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- Mavericks vs. Knicks
- Magic vs. Heat
- Love leads Wolves past 76ers with late FTs, 92-91
- Film Study: Jeremy Lin
ESPN
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- Heat continue torrid run as LeBron James, Dwyane Wade dispatch Magic
- Kevin Durant has career-best 51 in Thunder's OT win
Yahoo! Sports
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- Celtics-Mavericks Preview
- Jeremy Lin's high school inspired by Linsanity
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ProBasketball Talk
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- Kenyon Martin talks about George Karl talking too much
- LeBron has a new PR handler
- Carmelo Anthony out vs. Mavericks, Smith and Davis are active
- John Wall’s pretty mad about getting picked 12th for the rookies-sophomores game
- Manu Ginobili suffers strained oblique vs. Clippers, more tests coming
- Hunter: Jeremy Lin could wind up on NBPA executive committee
Dime Mag / SLAM Online
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Blogs and Other Links
- Mitch Kupchak Believes Team Will Not Make Major Move Before Deadline | Lakers Nation
- Kobe Bryant tells Lakers Management to End the Pau Gasol Rumors | Lakers Nation
- Lakers Fall Behind Early and Fail to Recover, Lose to Suns 102-90 | Lakers Nation
- Kevin Martin’s secret skill | NBA Playbook
- Portland struggles without Aldridge | NBA Playbook
- The Next Next Chance | Hardwood Hype
- Jeremy Lin Skill Set Analysis and Infographic | 20 Second Timeout
- No question now, Lin is for real | Eye On Basketball
- LeBron hired a new PR strategist | Eye On Basketball
- McGrady on playing time: 'I'm tired of this s--' | Eye On Basketball
- Analyzing The Anomalous: Rajon Rondo vs. Chicago | Shaky Ankles
- Power Ranking: The One-Dimensional All-Stars | Shaky Ankles
- Mitch Kupchack, Lakers not expecting any moves | Hoops Rumors
The Basketball Jones
- Ep. 764: The Overdose, Feb. 17
- Chris Bosh admits negative criticism got to him
- Nick Collison’s guide to staying in the NBA if you’re not a superstar
- Video: Joakim Noah hates Rajon Rondo
- Other ways to get Jeremy Lin involved in All-Star Weekend
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