*** Lakers vs Bulls Game Thread ***

[LkrFan]

Let's start this season off right:

Lakers 103
Bulls 98

If you are scared, get a dog.

[Scrub]

Lakers 91
Bulls 105

tbh

[LkrFan]

Lakers 91
Bulls 105

tbh

Bulls won't get the century mark. Not happening.

This is opening night. LA wins.

[NewcastleKEG]

HILARIOUS

A) Whose guarding Rose
B) Whose boxing out the #1 rebounding team in the league, especially with Bynum out
C) Bulls are better at 3 positions, bench, & coaching


Bulls were better than last years Lakers team which is better than this years version (thus far, esp with Bynum out).

Bulls spank that ass. Cover the spread

[NewcastleKEG]

Does Laker fan realize the way the team is constructed right now, this is a middle-bottom seed in the Western Conference

[LkrFan]

HILARIOUS

A) Whose guarding Rose
B) Whose boxing out the #1 rebounding team in the league, especially with Bynum out
C) Bulls are better at 3 positions, bench, & coaching


Bulls were better than last years Lakers team which is better than this years version (thus far, esp with Bynum out).

Bulls spank that ass. Cover the spread

Rose ain't CP or Nash. We will let him get his
We will gang rebound
3 positions? More like one. Gasol > Noah. We know about Rose, what is the other position?
What has Thibbs won as HC? MB resume > Thibbs

Try again

[LkrFan]

Does Laker fan realize the way the team is constructed right now, this is a middle-bottom seed in the Western Conference

I guess we will have to see. :toast

[NewcastleKEG]

Rose ain't CP or Nash. We will let him get his
We will gang rebound
3 positions? More like one. Gasol > Noah. We know about Rose, what is the other position?
What has Thibbs won as HC? MB resume > Thibbs

Try again
Exactly, he's not....he's the MVP instead
1. PG
2. PF
3. SF
Noah is a vastly superior rebounder & defender than Pau

Mike Brown is black. Nuff said


All jokes aside, Bulls have always been a bad matchup for the Lakers,as PG is a HUGE mismatch and the Bulls could throw Bogans defensively at Kobe last year. Now they are better offensively with Hamilton but can put Deng on Kobe also.
Bulls also have always had the bodies to throw at Lakers front court. Now without Odom it's a Bulls advantage.

I honestly think this is gonna be a blowout. Bulls will finish the regular season with the #1 record and Lakers are without Bynum, hurt Kobe and struggle on Christmas.

[TheRealCB]

Rose ain't CP or Nash. We will let him get his
We will gang rebound
3 positions? More like one. Gasol > Noah. We know about Rose, what is the other position?
What has Thibbs won as HC? MB resume > Thibbs

Try again

Rose over Fish
Deng over Metta World Peace
Boozer over Murphy or Noah Over Murphy


It's quite obvious actually...And I would consider Gasol-Noah a wash,unless Pau has grown a pair during the summer.

[TheRealCB]

Noah is a vastly superior rebounder & defender than Noah



That shifts the balance from Chicago's side,to Chicago.

[LkrFan]

That shifts the balance from Chicago's side,to Chicago.

:lol

[NewcastleKEG]

:flag:

[LkrFan]

Exactly, he's not....he's the MVP instead
1. PG
2. PF
3. SF
Noah is a vastly superior rebounder & defender than Noah

Mike Brown is black. Nuff said


All jokes aside, Bulls have always been a bad matchup for the Lakers,as PG is a HUGE mismatch and the Bulls could throw Bogans defensively at Kobe last year. Now they are better offensively with Hamilton but can put Deng on Kobe also.
Bulls also have always had the bodies to throw at Lakers front court. Now without Odom it's a Bulls advantage.

I honestly think this is gonna be a blowout. Bulls will finish the regular season with the #1 record and Lakers are without Bynum, hurt Kobe and struggle on Christmas.

PG, I'll give you. You will be surprised at Deng NOT gettiing off. PF? :lol

And WTF does MB skin color have to do with anything?

[LkrFan]

Rose over Fish
Deng over Metta World Peace
Boozer over Murphy or Noah Over Murphy


It's quite obvious actually...And I would consider Gasol-Noah a wash,unless Pau has grown a pair during the summer.

MWP is not starting. But him and Barnes will both get time on him. Ebanks is starting.

McBob is starting not Murphy

Nice sig BTW. :toast

[NewcastleKEG]

MWP is not starting. But him and Barnes will both get time on him. Ebanks is starting.

McBob is starting not Murphy

Nice sig BTW. :toast
Yeah your fucked without Bynum

[LkrFan]

Yeah your fucked without Bynum

We'll see. It's not like you guys average 120ppg.

[LkrFan]

Rose - 45% gunner. Should be fun.

[DMC]

Does Laker fan realize the way the team is constructed right now, this is a middle-bottom seed in the Western Conference
Reality has a brutal way of presenting itself. Some have already seen it, thus the absence of certain trolls.

[TheRealCB]

MWP is not starting. But him and Barnes will both get time on him. Ebanks is starting.

McBob is starting not Murphy

Nice sig BTW. :toast

You don't seriously think Ebanks can cope with Deng,do you?

As for the PF spot,it's Chicago's advantage anyway..

Thanks for the sig,needs changing tho...It's been two years and a mavs ring since :toast

[MR.SILVER&BLack]

Someones forgotten thats its going to just be Gasol guarding the paint. i expect at least half a dozen highlight dunks from bulls tonight. Bulls win. is kobe even playing?

[TheRealCB]

Who the fuck is Deng. Nlgga look like he got the ebola virus.

Kobe's ass will need an ebola vaccination after the game tbh..

[pass1st]

Darius Morris vs Rose, let's see what the rookie can do.

[Pelicans78]

Bulls don't have anyone who can guard Bynum or Gasol. Still, Lakers bench will get owned by the Bulls bench and Kobe won't be able to close it out. Bulls win in a close one.

[LnGrrrR]

If Bulls don't win by 15, I will be impressed with the Lakers.

[Pelicans78]

Oh I forgot Bynum is out. Nevermind, Bulls should win easily. Noah will be able to defend Gasol ok.

[Giuseppe]

If Bulls don't win by 15, I will be impressed with the Lakers.

You've no room today, daddy. You stepped out the side door in NYC.

ha, ha.

[ElNono]

Rose gonna tap dat azz

[nevetslc]

Kobe Bryant pulling into Staples in his Black (Mamba) Lamborghini Aventador.

http://p.twimg.com/AhiS-rICIAAVx_6.jpg:large

[HarlemHeat37]

:lol it's going to be Vanessa's soon..

[NewcastleKEG]

Kobe Bryant ALONE pulling into Staples in his Black (Mamba) Lamborghini Aventador.

[Killakobe81]

When you drive a Lambo ....you will never be alone for long ...:lol

[LkrFan]

:lol it's going to be Vanessa's soon..

:lol

[NewcastleKEG]

So we have to wait til this abortion game ends to watch the real show?

[Ashy Larry]

Bulls should win this game. And yes, the way this team is constructed right now, unless a move for Howard is done that has Gasol staying here as well, Lakers will have issues. And a back to back to back to start the season with Bynum missing all three does suck.

[Ashy Larry]

:lol


just dumb and no pre-nup ........ folks tried to tell him.

Stay single and you can bang all the chicks you want..... go that Derek Jeter route.

[Trainwreck2100]

doesn't jeter have the herps?

[NewcastleKEG]

doesn't jeter have the herps?
Si

And he gives all his hook ups a take home care package with baseball memorabilia

[NewcastleKEG]

Bulls beat down time

[LakerHater]

Fisher on Rose...

[LakerHater]

WoW, whistles working for LA early!

[NewcastleKEG]

Boozer looks skinnier & younger. Impressive

[ElNono]

http://p.twimg.com/AhiS-rICIAAVx_6.jpg:large

What's he doing for the kids though? :cry :cry :cry

[NewcastleKEG]

WoW, whistles working for LA early!
Kobe opens the season on the FT line.....where he's spent his entire career

[ElNono]

That nig Noah needs to stop shooting... who he think he is? Lebron?

[ElNono]

:lol Fish
:lol midseason form

[NewcastleKEG]

LOL @ Kobe dribbling the ball of his toe and yelling for a foul

Classic Kobe

[ElNono]

Sooooo... this is another game where Lakers go as far as Pau take them?

[Muser]

lol kobe

[Pelicans78]

I don't think many people realize how much worse Kobe's knees are compared to Paul's.

[LkrFan]

Kobe opens the season on the FT line.....where he's spent his entire career

MJ shot 1 million FTAs. You have no room. Racist faggot. :nope

[ElNono]

:cry I'm not a tired old shitbag, it's the wrist :cry

[LkrFan]

Good to see Pau is back to playing well (so far). Kobe needs to tone it down.

[NewcastleKEG]

Sooooo... this is another game where Lakers go as far as Pau take them?
All jokes aside, this Laker roster today is SAD

Kobe & Gasol are the only legit players on the court for the Lakers

[DMC]

Kobe is the liability. Playing him hurt this early in the year is stupid imo.

I wouldn't make it up to him.

[dunkman]

Lakers offense looks like the Clippers.

[Muser]

That was a nice move from Kobe tbh

[ElNono]

Kobe is the liability. Playing him hurt this early in the year is stupid imo.

I wouldn't make it up to him.

You don't understand. There's MJ records he has to catch up to.

[DMC]

You don't understand. There's MJ records he has to catch up to.
And he only has 66 games to do it this year. That means he has to really push it.

[Muser]

Boozer is so awful :lmao

[NewcastleKEG]

Boozer with the fade away 16 footer against Murphy?

Hilarious

[Muser]

Did Boozer just get blocked by Fisher?

[LakerHater]

:lol KoMe flopping on his jumper!

[ElNono]

IMO, Bulls are missing All-Star RIP Hamilton... watch the game change when he walks in

[dunkman]

The Lakers play good defense tbh . . .

[LkrFan]

IMO, Bulls are missing All-Star RIP Hamilton... watch the game change when he walks in

He's a card carrying member of the TOSB crew. Don't expect much.

[ElNono]

He's a card carrying member of the TOSB crew. Don't expect much.

Sarcasm isn't your forte, tbh

[NewcastleKEG]

IMO, Bulls are missing All-Star RIP Hamilton... watch the game change when he walks in
SO FAR

Lakers are playing harder but they have a much shorter bench so it will back fire in the end. At the moment they have no choice because they have to keep the lead/it close

Bulls 2nd unit will take over. We haven't seen Rose assert himself yet.

[LkrFan]

The Lakers play good defense tbh . . .

Pleasant surprise, but Bulls are inept offensively. MVP Rose be damned.

[mystargtr34]

Gangbanger yet to get going.

[TIMMYtoZO]

This is pretty much the same bulls team as last year. I can't believe people actually think that a soon to be 34 year old RIP is going to make them dramatically better. :lmao

[LkrFan]

Sarcasm isn't your forte, tbh

Not sarcasm. Remember he was bought out.

[LkrFan]

This is pretty much the same bulls team as last year. I can't believe people actually think that a soon to be 34 year old RIP is going to make them dramatically better. :lmao

That's what I tried to tell NoNo

[ElNono]

Not sarcasm. Remember he was bought out.

*I* was being sarcastic... smh

[NewcastleKEG]

This is pretty much the same bulls team as last year. I can't believe people actually think that a soon to be 34 year old RIP is going to make them dramatically better. :lmao
Bulls don't have to be ''dramatically better'' to win a title

[LkrFan]

*I* was being sarcastic... smh

:lol I been up all night. Celtic game started at 2:00am and I'm still up. :lol

[dunkman]

Horrible offensive bball so far.

[NewcastleKEG]

Noah + Boozer > Gibson + Asik > Gasol + McRoberts

:lol

[ElNono]

:lol that bench

[TIMMYtoZO]

Bulls don't have to be ''dramatically better'' to win a title

Actually, they do. In order to win the title, you have to get past Miami. This years Heat team is much better than last year. The Bulls lack the offense. Outside of Rose, who else is going to step up? Boozer isn't a playoff performer. Noah is limited. A 33 year old RIP?

[Muser]

The Lakers bench is awful..

[ElNono]

Blake making Fish look good :lmao

[TIMMYtoZO]

:lmao@ the Odom trade. Lakers went from having a good bench player to zero good bench players.

[Pelicans78]

Bulls bench carrying the team just like last season.

[Hemotivo]

Bulls bench carrying the team just like last season.

this

[Pelicans78]

Bulls ain't winning a title with this group. They peaked last season. Heat beat them 4-1 last year. Could be a sweep this year.

[NewcastleKEG]

1ST QUARTER

Bulls: 22
Lakers: 20
Bulls finish quarter on 12-2 run. 2nd unit of the Bulls established itself



Kobe: 2 of 5 & 2 of 3 FT's. 6 pts, 3 rebounds but 3 Turnovers
Gasol: 4 of 7, 8 pts. But only 1 rebound

Rose scoreless through 1 Quarter

[HarlemHeat37]

Bulls are the deepest team in the NBA, but they're going to have the same problem, tbh..

They only have one penetrator, they still lack a legit secondary creator, and they still have Boozer..

Gasol looks good, Kobe looks alright..the rest of their roster is atrocious..

[NewcastleKEG]

Actually, they do. In order to win the title, you have to get past Miami. This years Heat team is much better than last year. The Bulls lack the offense. Outside of Rose, who else is going to step up? Boozer isn't a playoff performer. Noah is limited. A 33 year old RIP?
Why is your team ''much better'' than last year? Battier?

Guys don't have to step up. Guys like Boozer & Korver just have to not step DOWN

[Pelicans78]

Boozer should have been amnestied.

[LkrFan]

Blake has found his 3pt stroke

[ElNono]

Chicago is pretty awful though... I expected more from them, especially defensively

[HarlemHeat37]

There's no reason for the Bulls to help on Metta, let him try to score, he can barely dribble a basketball..

[ElNono]

Clankfest

[HarlemHeat37]

Gibson > Boozer
Asik > Noah

[LkrFan]

Bulls are the deepest team in the NBA, but they're going to have the same problem, tbh..

They only have one penetrator, they still lack a legit secondary creator, and they still have Boozer..

Gasol looks good, Kobe looks alright..the rest of their roster is atrocious..

Our bench is playing out of their element. I think we have some pieces. It's gone take time to gel. Admittedly they are gonna suck for a while without LO guiding them.

[ElNono]

Why is Pau always standing at the 3 point line?

[LkrFan]

Clankfest

Fish is shutting down MVG

[NewcastleKEG]

Gibson > Boozer
Asik > Noah
They have enough pieces to deal for Howard & still have depth

But Dwight doesn't want to win bad enough I guess

[LkrFan]

Why is Pau always standing at the 3 point line?

He's shooting 3s this year. Mixed results so far.

[NewcastleKEG]

Chicago is pretty awful though... I expected more from them, especially defensively
Bulls winning

Rose, Hamilton & Boozer = 2 PT's

[dunkman]

World Peace is a solid addition for the Lakers this season . . .

[NewcastleKEG]

<--------- Jerking in his Rose jersey

[Pelicans78]

Hey TimmyZo, ESPN2 is showing "Greatest Games: Giants vs Patriots"

[mystargtr34]

Nice move by Rose.. game will be over if he gets going.

[mystargtr34]

Who's worse... Boozer or Bosh??

[NewcastleKEG]

Who's worse... Boozer or Bosh??
Well Bosh is slightly better but he's much more physically skilled. Carlos is listed as 6 '9' but he's probably closer to 8

Bosh is the bigger disappointment

[LkrFan]

Who's worse... Boozer or Bosh??

Bosh

[NewcastleKEG]

Kobe channeling his 2010 Finals Game 7

[LkrFan]

kobe channeling his 2010 finals game 7

5/8

[LakerHater]

Rose!

[NewcastleKEG]

Gasol & Noah slapfest

[LkrFan]

Ebanks will be solid for us. Not an all star, but solid. Kind of reminds me of Ariza as a Laker.

[LkrFan]

kobe channeling his 2010 finals game 7

6/9

[dunkman]

Gasol shouldn't be shooting 3's . . .

[lefty]

Fisher :lmao

[ElNono]

RIP has been huge in this run...

[mystargtr34]

:lol Deng's haircut.

[LkrFan]

Gasol shouldn't be shooting 3's . . .

Tell me about it.

Real time comment: Fisher sucks

[ElNono]

lol Mike Brown watching as one of the assistant coaches actually coaches

[lefty]

lol Mike Brown watching as one of the assistant coaches actually coaches

Again ? :lol

[LkrFan]

:lol Deng's haircut.

Looks like MWP

[Hemotivo]

Gasol shouldn't be shooting 3's . . .

absolutely

[LakerHater]

Lil Wayne w a 15 yr old white girl! :lol

[ElNono]

:lmao

[lefty]

rofl

[LkrFan]

If they give up points here...

[lefty]

nice execution

[NewcastleKEG]

LOL @ Wayne at the game with some white girl

Everybody wants our white women

[dunkman]

Tell me about it.

Real time comment: Fisher sucks

Abc no real time? :huh

[LkrFan]

Lil Wayne w a 15 yr old white girl! :lol

"As soon as they get some dough..."

[lefty]

I would have loled if Fisher scored here

[Pelicans78]

Bosh is way better than Boozer. He tore Boozer a new asshole in the ECFs.

[LkrFan]

Abc no real time? :huh

:lol my bad attempt at sarcasm

[lefty]

Bieber ?

lol ABC
lol Canada

[HarlemHeat37]

I don't mind Gasol shooting 3s, it should help him fit better with Bynum, at times..if he makes them once in a while, obviously..

[LkrFan]

Bosh is way better than Boozer. He tore Boozer a new asshole in the ECFs.

Bosh Spice had help that teams have to account for. Boozer is better, but that's not saying much.

[NewcastleKEG]

Bosh is way better than Boozer. He tore Boozer a new asshole in the ECFs.
Wasn't Noah guarding Bosh?

Haslem was the post player of the series for the Heat

[dunkman]

Bieber ?

lol ABC
lol Canada

:lol

[Giuseppe]

Bieber

He looks like I wished DUNCAN did that day.

[LakerHater]

"As soon as they get some dough..."
http://s1-04.twitpicproxy.com/photos/large/481389602.png

[LkrFan]

Fuck Magic. What a sellout.

[baseline bum]

God damn the media slobs Bryant's knob so badly. Magic and the rest of the ESPN crew saying Kobe doesn't have enough around him to make the Finals? What the fuck? Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum are more than any other star player (other than LeBron or Wade) in the league has. Fuck these clowns.

[LkrFan]

http://s1-04.twitpicproxy.com/photos/large/481389602.png

:lol

[Giuseppe]

Fuck Magic. What a sellout.

Please. Without him we'd still be back in the dark ages under the steps hiding with West, Chamberlain and Jabbar.

[LkrFan]

Please. Without him we'd still be back in the dark ages under the steps hiding with West, Chamberlain and Jabbar.

Magic is my favorite player all time. Now he's just a corporate brotha. He sided with Shaq over Kobe. He's jealous of Kobe. Any chance he get, he talk shit. Him and Shaq are both jealous so I'll roll with:

Kobe 2, Shaq 1

[NewcastleKEG]

God damn the media slobs Bryant's knob so badly. Magic and the rest of the ESPN crew saying Kobe doesn't have enough around him to make the Finals? What the fuck? Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum are more than any other star player (other than LeBron or Wade) in the league has. Fuck these clowns.
This is true. Double standard for Kobe

How is Gasol/Bynum worse than Parker/Manu?

[NewcastleKEG]

Magic is my favorite player all time. Now he's just a corporate brotha. He sided with Shaq over Kobe. He's jealous of Kobe. Any chance he get, he talk shit. Him and Shaq are both jealous so I'll roll with:

Kobe 2, Shaq 1
corporate brotha = reality

Magic isn't hating he's just telling like it is. If Magic were in Kobe's situation, he'd be sitting with 8+ rings & 3+ MVP's.

[LkrFan]

God damn the media slobs Bryant's knob so badly. Magic and the rest of the ESPN crew saying Kobe doesn't have enough around him to make the Finals? What the fuck? Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum are more than any other star player (other than LeBron or Wade) in the league has. Fuck these clowns.

They have nothing else to talk about. I'd take a (healthy) Bynum/Gasol with Kobe. But that's not the flavor of the month.

That PF/C combo beat D12 in the Finals, now thy both should be traded for him? I don't get it.

[LkrFan]

corporate brotha = reality

Magic isn't hating he's just telling like it is. If Magic were in Kobe's situation, he'd be sitting with 8+ rings & 3+ MVP's.

Look Bulls fan, Magics teams were the most stacked in NBA history. How could you say some dumb shit like that? Maybe you are too young to remember Showtime.

[LkrFan]

Ebanks locking down Deng. Me likey.

[Pelicans78]

Look Bulls fan, Magics teams were the most stacked in NBA history. How could you say some dumb shit like that? Maybe you are too young to remember Showtime.

To be fair, Magic went up against stacked teams as well.

[Bill_Brasky]

Yup, I still hate fishers guts.

[LkrFan]

Kobe! His knee looking good.

[LkrFan]

Ebanks schooled Noah. Nice move.

[LkrFan]

To be fair, Magic went up against stacked teams as well.

Agreed, but his comment was stupid

[LkrFan]

Pau Gastrong dunked on Noah's punk ass! :lmao

[NewcastleKEG]

Look Bulls fan, Magics teams were the most stacked in NBA history. How could you say some dumb shit like that? Maybe you are too young to remember Showtime.
This all comes back to Shaq

Magic would have accepted the Robin role for longer than Kobe and won more rings. Knowing that eventually his time would come. Kobe was too young and immature to realize that.

Just think. If Stern does his job and X's the Gasol trade, Kobe is still playing alongside Kwame Brown and has 0 rings post Shaq Era. Hell who knows if Kobe is even a Laker today

The Gasol trade completely changed Kobe's legacy.

Without the Gasol trade: Kobe is compared to Allen Iverson. Instead, Elite post player falls in his lap in arguably the weakest era of post players in modern NBA history and he's now compared to Magic Johnson. Any NBA fan knows you give Iverson Shaq, Gasol, and/or Bynum and he wins rings too. So why should I be so impressed with Kobe because he's Derek Jeter & plays on the Yankees of the NBA. It was the Yankees/Lakers before those players arrived and will be long after they retire. Kobe never built anything

[Pelicans78]

It wasn't Stern's job to axe the Gasol trade. Besides, if Memphis doesn't make that trade, they wouldn't have Zebo who is their best player now.

[LkrFan]

Weak move McBob. Oh, and Fisher sux

[LkrFan]

It wasn't Stern's job to axe the Gasol trade. Besides, if Memphis doesn't make that trade, they wouldn't have Zebo who is their best player now.

Ignore the racist. He trolling.

[NewcastleKEG]

It wasn't Stern's job to axe the Gasol trade. Besides, if Memphis doesn't make that trade, they wouldn't have Zebo who is their best player now.
The trade was absolutely ABSURD

Do I have to link the Smith comments following the deal?

Grizzlies had a better W/L record the 3 seasons before the trade. So why the fuck would you deal your best player to an in conference opponent?

Lakers go from:
No Playoffs
1st Round Out
1st Round Out

to
3 Straight Finals?




The trade was fkn absurd. No way the NFL or MLB would accept that

[LkrFan]

This all comes back to Shaq

Magic would have accepted the Robin role for longer than Kobe and won more rings. Knowing that eventually his time would come. Kobe was too young and immature to realize that.

Just think. If Stern does his job and X's the Gasol trade, Kobe is still playing alongside Kwame Brown and has 0 rings post Shaq Era. Hell who knows if Kobe is even a Laker today

The Gasol trade completely changed Kobe's legacy.

Without the Gasol trade: Kobe is compared to Allen Iverson. Instead, Elite post player falls in his lap in arguably the weakest era of post players in modern NBA history and he's now compared to Magic Johnson. Any NBA fan knows you give Iverson Shaq, Gasol, and/or Bynum and he wins rings too. So why should I be so impressed with Kobe because he's Derek Jeter & plays on the Yankees of the NBA. It was the Yankees/Lakers before those players arrived and will be long after they retire. Kobe never built anything

MJ won 0 rings in the '80s. Explain.

[NewcastleKEG]

MJ won 0 rings in the '80s. Explain.
He/his team wasn't good enough

[LkrFan]

He/his team wasn't good enough

So league expansion changed his legacy. Without it, he's LeBron.

[mystargtr34]

:lol tired old shitbag Kobe yelling on every shot.

God damn Brewer is fucking stupid.. twice he has fucked up fast breaks.

[Bill_Brasky]

Best game so far today. Both teams playing great defense.

[LkrFan]

:lol tired old shitbag Kobe yelling on every shot.

God damn Brewer is fucking stupid.. twice he has fucked up fast breaks.

Who you rooting for brah? :lol

[lefty]

:lol tired old shitbag Kobe yelling on every shot.

God damn Brewer is fucking stupid.. twice he has fucked up fast breaks.

Hey !


Hehowelahey ......................

[Pelicans78]

The trade was absolutely ABSURD

Do I have to link the Smith comments following the deal?

Grizzlies had a better W/L record the 3 seasons before the trade. So why the fuck would you deal your best player to an in conference opponent?

Lakers go from:
No Playoffs
1st Round Out
1st Round Out

to
3 Straight Finals?




The trade was fkn absurd. No way the NFL or MLB would accept that

The Grizzlies were trying to dump salary. They had offered Gasol to the Bulls for Deng but the Bulls declined from what I read. The Grizzlies were in rebuilding mode. They weren't going anywhere. Were they getting better offers elsewhere? Basically, they dumped salary, added Marc Gasol and got enough cap room to get Zebo and they were one game away from the WCF and are a legitimate threat this season. Yeah it was a great move for the Lakers, but Stern doesn't have the right to veto that move if it falls under the cap rules.

[LkrFan]

Rose hitting wide open 3s is fool's gold.

[NewcastleKEG]

So league expansion changed his legacy. Without it, he's LeBron.
Facing failure and improving changed MJ's legacy

Bitching, threatening to leave & having an elite post player fall in your lap changed Kobe's legacy

Don't get mad that Kobe is being exposed for what most of us knew all along. It's just funny to see Magic finally voice it. I thought he was gonna be a bitch like Michael Thompson, for the rest of his life.

[Killakobe81]

LOL we probably don't win ...but haters that were hoping we wpould get what the Mavs got today are disappointed ...

[Fabbs]

LOL @ Kobe dribbling the ball of his toe and yelling for a foul

Classic Kobe
Saw the halftime score, now see the lead has melted.
Turn on the tube, Bitch Bryant at the line.
16-5 fts favoring the Frauds. :lol

[Killakobe81]

LOL Artest's post game has regressed

[lefty]

LOL we probably don't win ...but haters that were hoping we wpould get what the Mavs got today are disappointed ...

whatever dude

We just have to remember how they swept L.A

[Killakobe81]

Blake's 3's regressing

[LkrFan]

McBob rulez! :lol

[Killakobe81]

whatever dude

We just have to remember how they swept L.A

Hit a little close to home? :lol

[Killakobe81]

whatever dude

We just have to remember how they swept L.A

:lol
:lmao

[mystargtr34]

Who you rooting for brah? :lol

Bulls tbh :lol.. i dont really like them its just better to see the Lakers losing since the Spurs wont be winning shit :lol

[LkrFan]

LOL Artest's post game has regressed

Amnesty him. Where's Barnes?

[LkrFan]

Facing failure and improving changed MJ's legacy

Bitching, threatening to leave & having an elite post player fall in your lap changed Kobe's legacy

Don't get mad that Kobe is being exposed for what most of us knew all along. It's just funny to see Magic finally voice it. I thought he was gonna be a bitch like Michael Thompson, for the rest of his life.

Blah blah blah. MJ didn't win until the league got watered downPERIOD. :lol

[Pelicans78]

Wouldn't surprise me if Lakers are one and done this season.

[NewcastleKEG]

The Grizzlies were trying to dump salary. They had offered Gasol to the Bulls for Deng but the Bulls declined from what I read. The Grizzlies were in rebuilding mode. They weren't going anywhere. Were they getting better offers elsewhere? Basically, they dumped salary, added Marc Gasol and got enough cap room to get Zebo and they were one game away from the WCF and are a legitimate threat this season. Yeah it was a great move for the Lakers, but Stern doesn't have the right to veto that move if it falls under the cap rules.
Let me put it this way

Grizzlies 3 seasons w/Gasol = 144 wins
Grizzlies 5 seasons after trade = 154 wins

That is TERRIBLE business. No one would accept 5 years of loses for maybe improvement in year 6.

Lakers 3 seasons BEFORE trade = 121 wins

Grizzlies were a better franchise for 3 seasons before the trade



The whole ''yeah but 6 years later'' argument is ridiculous. That's like saying, yeah the Hershel Walker trade worked out for the Vikings because they were better than the Cowboys 8 years later (3 Championships for the Vikings) later.

Hilarious that people still try and spin that trade positively to this day

[LkrFan]

Bulls tbh :lol.. i dont really like them its just better to see the Lakers losing since the Spurs wont be winning shit :lol

I can respect that. :lol

[mystargtr34]

The Bulls have too many low IQ players to truly contend imo.. Boozer is retarded defensively.. Deng is horrible offensively these days.. i have no idea what happened to him :lol Bulls not wanting to throw in Deng to get Pau when he was with Memphis.

Brewer is really really dumb.. so is CJ Watson.

[LkrFan]

Glock with his 2nd bomb! Good job rook.

[mystargtr34]

:lol World Peace with the falling over assist for Murphy.

[ElNono]

lol dribble, dribble, dribble... jack up a 3

[LkrFan]

Lakers got a bench!

[ElNono]

Steve Blake carrying the Lakers

[LkrFan]

:lol World Peace with the falling over assist for Murphy.

Glue factory material.

[Killakobe81]

LOL if Artest could hit an open shot ...we would be working these Bulls ...

[LkrFan]

Steve Blake carrying the Lakers

He should be starting

[ElNono]

Lakers got a bench!

I understand getting overly excited, but it's a 6 point lead... :lol

[ElNono]

LOL if Artest could hit an open shot ...we would be working these Bulls ...

True, and that was what Odom was good at doing... this would be a blowout now if he would be there... Bulls have sucked and still a close game

[Killakobe81]

Who do the Spurs open with Nono?

[LkrFan]

McBob/Murphy

13pts
14 Rebs
4 assists

^LO's production right there. :downspin:

[Pelicans78]

Let me put it this way

Grizzlies 3 seasons w/Gasol = 144 wins
Grizzlies 5 seasons after trade = 154 wins

That is TERRIBLE business. No one would accept 5 years of loses for maybe improvement in year 6.

Lakers 3 seasons BEFORE trade = 121 wins

Grizzlies were a better franchise for 3 seasons before the trade



The whole ''yeah but 6 years later'' argument is ridiculous. That's like saying, yeah the Hershel Walker trade worked out for the Vikings because they were better than the Cowboys 8 years later (3 Championships for the Vikings) later.

Hilarious that people still try and spin that trade positively to this day

Your team shouldn't have gotten Gasol when they had the chance. All Memphis wanted was Luol Deng.

Anyway lost 60 games the year before the trade and the year the trade went down. It was time to start over.

[ElNono]

Who do the Spurs open with Nono?

We're losing to the Griz tomorrow

[Killakobe81]

Look as we currently stand I doubt we can win a title. im just glad that we actually are playing hard on XMAs for once ...

[Pelicans78]

True, and that was what Odom was good at doing... this would be a blowout now if he would be there... Bulls have sucked and still a close game

Bulls should be blowing this team out.

[ElNono]

Gangbanger has been partying too long during the lockout

[Pelicans78]

McBob/Murphy

13pts
14 Rebs
4 assists

^LO's production right there. :downspin:
I really like McRob. I wish the Hornets had him over Landry.

[mystargtr34]

I have been impressed with Devin Ebanks.. Mike Brown has the balls to start a young guy who can play a specific role for Pau and Kobe.. theres no way Ebanks would be as effective off the bench playing with scrubs like Blake and Murphy. And you know Artest will just suck whether he starts or comes off the bench.

If only Pop would grow a pair and start a young guy or two.. instead we get another season of Dicky J and Fat Blair in the starting lineup.

[ElNono]

Bulls should be blowing this team out.

They should... it's the Pacers + Gasol

[Killakobe81]

Gosh, I hate Boozer.

If we lose I just dont want Boozer and his yelping to be the difference. If Rose keeps hiting 3's fine. He is the best PG in the NBA.

[LkrFan]

we're losing to the griz tomorrow

8!!

[ElNono]

This game should be over

[Bill_Brasky]

:lmao Bulls and anyone who thought they could come out of the east

[pass1st]

I expected Kobe to be doing worse, good news.

[HarlemHeat37]

The Bulls are taking terrible shots and making low-IQ decisions..

This would be a huge win for the Lakers, without Bynum, good momentum grabber..

[ElNono]

:lol Bulls
:lol Rose
:lol MVP
:lol Boozer

[LakerHater]

8!!
0!

[LkrFan]

I have been impressed with Devin Ebanks.. Mike Brown has the balls to start a young guy who can play a specific role for Pau and Kobe.. theres no way Ebanks would be as effective off the bench playing with scrubs like Blake and Murphy. And you know Artest will just suck whether he starts or comes off the bench.

If only Pop would grow a pair and start a young guy or two.. instead we get another season of Dicky J and Fat Blair in the starting lineup.

Truth.com right there. Phil would have never done that. I'm just saying...

[NewcastleKEG]

Your team shouldn't have gotten Gasol when they had the chance. All Memphis wanted was Luol Deng.

Anyway lost 60 games the year before the trade and the year the trade went down. It was time to start over.

When much of the league was determined to make a serious bid for the 7-footer, how could Memphis settle so long before the February trade deadline for such a paltry offer out of the Lakers?
For the first time, even Heisley wondered whether his general manager, Chris Wallace, blew it by caving so soon to the Lakers.
“I don’t know if I got the most value,” Heisley confessed. “Maybe our people should’ve shopped (Gasol) more and maybe we would’ve gotten more, done a better deal. Maybe Chris did call every team in the league. I don’t think he did, but maybe he should’ve…”



One source with knowledge of the process said the Bulls had made the most credible offer. For Gasol and Memphis’ Hakim Warrick (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/3945/), the Bulls were willing to part with Andres Nocioni (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/3882/), Tyrus Thomas (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/4132/), Joakim Noah (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/4287/), Thabo Sefolosha (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/4141/), possibly Adrian Griffin (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/3394/) and draft picks.


Still, it hasn’t stopped a rampant anger around the league that this wasn’t so much of a trade, as much as it was the word that Bryant himself used: a “donation.” Privately, the Lakers were thrilled that they were able to keep negotiations with the Grizzlies quiet because Los Angeles officials were blown away that they could get Gasol for so little.

I rest my case

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=aw-heisleygasol060308

[LkrFan]

0!

:downspin:

[Killakobe81]

Meh, game far from over.
I just like the heart and hustle ...with PJ we played smarter, more poised ...but we were too lax IMHO ...

[pass1st]

diwRrudKHDU

[WeNeedLength]

The Bulls are taking terrible shots and making low-IQ decisions..

This would be a huge win for the Lakers, without Bynum, good momentum grabber..

Talking about momentum on the first day of the season... :lmao

[LkrFan]

Talking about momentum on the first day of the season... :lmao

Without our starting center? Hell yes.

[pass1st]

Talking about momentum on the first day of the shortened season... :lmao

fify

[LakerHater]

Hey, isnt that guy in the background the one from the lakers gif??

[mystargtr34]

:lol Deng

[Killakobe81]

Talking about momentum on the first day of the season... :lmao

Sure, it's just game 1.

But don't tell me the Heat did not build something with their win today. Last year they lost in Boston ....

[HarlemHeat37]

Talking about momentum on the first day of the season... :lmao

Of course it matters..Lakers had a terrible off-season, their roster is full of shitty players..

A game like this would help their confidence immensely..

It doesn't matter for Kobe or Gasol, but it makes a difference to the rest of the team..

[ElNono]

wow... Bulls with terrible decisions

[LkrFan]

Talking about momentum on the first day of the season... :lmao

Who is that in your sig? :wow

[Mal]

Gotta love this transition offense jumpers. My god, Bulls sucks badly. So stupid basketball

[LkrFan]

:lol Deng

Is he hurt?

[Mal]

What you do, when you are hitting 18% FG ? You keep shooting and shooting :lmao

[pass1st]

Lol World Peace looking good

[LkrFan]

70 points! No Bynum! :lmao

[HarlemHeat37]

Lakers are using the strategy that every team will use against Chicago..

Get the ball out of Rose's hands, make the rest of their roster beat you, they don't have any other consistent players..

:lol Boozer getting bailed out..

[NewcastleKEG]

Bulls shooting under 18% and Artest making spin moves

Oh come on

[mystargtr34]

Bulls have scored 14 points in the second half :lol

[LkrFan]

That was a McBlock! :lol

[mystargtr34]

Is he hurt?

Nah hes just shit.

[ElNono]

lol thinking this is due to Lakers D

[LkrFan]

Bulls shooting under 18% and Artest making spin moves

Oh come on

MVP! :lmao

[pass1st]

LMAO Bulls

[Mal]

Bulls made this Lakers team looking good. Even World Peace is hitting turnaround jumpers, lol

[lefty]

CROFL Bulls

[mystargtr34]

That was a McBlock! :lol

:rollin

[ElNono]

Look at that great Lakers D... god, Bulls just awful

[Killakobe81]

Grab a freaking rebound!!!#$%!!!

[LkrFan]

Nah hes just shit.

In that case, Ebanks held him to 5/14. Deng stoppa! :lol

[Mal]

And Boozer with 3 clanked FTs

[ElNono]

damn Booz...

[Pelicans78]

I'm telling you NewCastle. If the Bulls keep Boozer, they're not gonna win a title. Get rid of this guy now. Amnesty him. He's not worth it.