LAL better without Bryant?

[Rummpd]

Take some 25-30 shot attempts away per game by the league's supremo gunner; and Sessons or Blake can feed those two very talented bigs more?

[Giuseppe]

We know this:::

Kobe: 5

the tired old shit bag Duncan: 4

tee, hee.

[Venti Quattro]

Lakers win without Kobe, and surely enough Spurfan creates a "the Lakers are better without Kobe" thread.

:lol obsessed

[pass1st]

They play worse without Kobe, tbh, he draws doubles even though he's inefficient. Without him, people will double Bynum and Bynum is stupid when he gets doubled.

[Venti Quattro]

They play worse without Kobe, tbh, he draws doubles even though he's inefficient. Without him, people will double Bynum and Bynum is stupid when he gets doubled.

Nope. They won without Kobe, they must be better without him. :cry

[pass1st]

Nope. They won without Kobe, they must be better without him. :cry

Got blown out by the Suns, tho

[Jelloisjigglin]

They play worse without Kobe, tbh, he draws doubles even though he's inefficient. Without him, people will double Bynum and Bynum is stupid when he gets doubled.

They just beat the Hornets though without Kobe! Obviously this means they're a better team without him.

[DPG21920]

LA showed me something today. They have good depth and clutch shooting. The impressive thing about this win though was they did it with hustle plays and grit. That was the difference.

[Venti Quattro]

They just beat the Hornets though without Kobe! Obviously this means they're a better team without him.

Definitely. I hope Black Pumba sits out the rest of the season so that the Lakers could coast their way to the title.

:lobt2: :lobt2: :lobt2: :lobt2: :lobt2: :lobt2:*

*title without Kome Cryant

[midnightpulp]

LA showed me something today. They have good depth and clutch shooting. The impressive thing about this win though was they did it with hustle plays and grit. That was the difference.

Yep. Contenders. Once a healthy Kobe Bryant returns, sky's the limit.

[pass1st]

The LAL jinxing is through the roof, imotbfh

[baseline bum]

Don't think so, but they'd definitely be better without Mike Brown. Every fucking non-Lakerfan on this forum could see he was going to burn Kobe out the way he played him.

[Giuseppe]

Don't think so, but they'd definitely be better without Mike Brown. Every fucking non-Lakerfan on this forum could see he was going to burn Kobe out the way he played him.

Only pussies & assholes use the burn out excuse.

[Venti Quattro]

Only pussies & assholes use the burn out excuse.

Let's see you parrot when Kobe's running on fumes in the Playoffs.

[LkrFan]

Lakers win without Kobe, and surely enough Spurfan creates a "the Lakers are better without Kobe" thread.

:lol obsessed

Word. :lol

[Venti Quattro]

The LAL jinxing is through the roof, imotbfh

dey just obsessed, pass1st.

[Giuseppe]

Let's see you parrot when Kobe's running on fumes in the Playoffs.

Solly Cholly, you're on the list.

Let us proceed...

[Venti Quattro]

Solly Cholly, you're on the list.

Let us proceed...

Only pussies & assholes make forum lists.

[Giuseppe]

Only pussies & assholes

I'm a trend setter.

I set trends.

[baseline bum]

Only pussies & assholes use the burn out excuse.

You shouldn't talk so bad about Shitbag24 tbh.

[Venti Quattro]

Don't think so, but they'd definitely be better without Mike Brown. Every fucking non-Lakerfan on this forum could see he was going to burn Kobe out the way he played him.

IMHO everyone in Lakerland was panicking at how Mike Clown was over-utilizing TOSB and that he was going to burn him out even before the playoffs start.

This rest because of an injury, while at a cautious time of the season, will do Kobe good.

[DPG21920]

Did no one notice what I said during the game? They won every 50/50 loose ball seemingly, guys diving on the floor. I thought it was gritty.

[midnightpulp]

Did no one notice what I said during the game? They won every 50/50 loose ball seemingly, guys diving on the floor. I thought it was gritty.

Yep. And gritty is what wins during the playoffs. This Lakers team is dangerous.

[Donkeybong]

mike brown is a fucking idiot. no news there.

and 3/10 for this troll attempt of a thread

[Rummpd]

If it hasn't happened already, it's fair to say that ESPN NBA analyst/reporter Ric Bucher just fell out of Kobe Bryant's so-called "circle of trust."

That's the phrase Bryant coined years ago in describing reporters he allows in his inner circle because they'll fairly cover him. Some skeptics would contend that the reporters in the circle of trust won't ever challenge Bryant in exchange for favorable access. Bucher, a past Bryant confidant, proposed Tuesday on ESPN's "SportsCenter" the most absurd trade scenario the Lakers should consider leading into the March 15 deadline. That involved shipping off Bryant so they could rid themselves of his three-year, $83.5-million contract and invest more for the future.

http://articles.latimes.com/2012/mar/06/sports/la-sp-ln-la-espns-ric-bucher-lakers-should-consider-trading-kobe-bryant-20120306


LAL for the record should not trade Bryant - let him continued to be over-hyped and the primo reason that the LAL are most likely to fail in the playoffs; as he will continue to take over games when stats continue to prove he is not as clutch as most think.

http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/post/_/id/38519/kobe-has-not-been-clutch-this-season
http://www.scoresreport.com/2009/11/13/who-is-mr-clutch-in-the-nba/

(Manu not Kobe)

http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/post/_/id/24200/the-truth-about-kobe-bryant-in-crunch-time

You'd expect Los Angeles to also have one of the league's best offenses in crunch time, right? Especially with the ball in the hands of the player most suited to those moments.

That's not what happens, though. In the final 24 seconds of close games the Lakers offense regresses horribly, managing just 82 points per 100 possessions. And it's not a simple case of every team having a hard time scoring in crunch time:lol:lol

[Reck]

No, not really.

Kobe pulls wins out of his ass on a nightly basis. The Lakers dont and wont always play bottom feeders. Sure they won tonight.....against a terrible Hornets team.

[Giuseppe]

Sure they won tonight.....against a terrible Hornets team.

Only pussies & assholes qualify victory.

[Reck]

Only pussies & assholes qualify victory.

You do it all the time so dont pull your bullshit pussies and assholes card here.

[Giuseppe]

You do it all the time so dont pull your bullshit pussies and assholes card here.

Solly Cholly, you're on the list.

Let us proceed...

[JamStone]

They're both better and worse without him, if that makes any sense.

But getting blown out by Phoenix and then barely beating a team with the third worst record in the league doesn't really provide much evidence to support the claim of the OP.

[Banzai]

Sometimes...though without him..they seem lost.

[whitemamba]

why does it matter? we all know the playoffs are right around the corner, and kobe will be ready by then, all this is irrelevant

[Venti Quattro]

OP is just obsessed about the Lakers and Kobe more so. Nothing to see here, really.

He uses mind-blowing statistics that have not proven that the Lakers are better without Kobe one bit.

[namlook]

Bynum 38% and 1 assist as first option in Kobe's absence.

[namlook]

LA showed me something today. They have good depth and clutch shooting.

Don't go by one game against a bad team. The Lakers depth is terrible and their outside shooting is even worse.

[whitemamba]

Don't go by one game against a bad team. The Lakers depth is terrible and their outside shooting is even worse.

idk, i feel like if we gave glock some time, he could be a good boost of the bench, but as our curent bench stands.. they are just fucking garbage.

[Venti Quattro]

idk, i feel like if we gave glock some time, he could be a good boost of the bench, but as our curent bench stands.. they are just fucking garbage.

Mike Clown wouldn't play the guy at all. I don't know what Glock did wrong, maybe he banged Mike Clown's wife.

[SpursNextRomanEmpire]

I'm a trend setter.

I set trends.

Alright well let's try this,

Only faggots and bitches make forum lists

[whitemamba]

Mike Clown wouldn't play the guy at all. I don't know what Glock did wrong, maybe he banged Mike Clown's wife.

MB said that goudelock didnt make plays for his team mates, and didnt contribute.. he was shootin 40% from 3, he has that teardrop down to a science... idk why he doesnt play honestly.

[Venti Quattro]

MB said that goudelock didnt make plays for his team mates, and didnt contribute.. he was shootin 40% from 3, he has that teardrop down to a science... idk why he doesnt play honestly.

The guy was a FUCKING SCORER in college. The kid can light it up offensively. I don't know why Mike Clown is asking him to make plays for his teammates.

[DPG21920]

Las 3pt shooting is much better than y'all give them credit for.

[Killakobe81]

Don't go by one game against a bad team. The Lakers depth is terrible and their outside shooting is even worse.

Dont fall for DPG's tricks ...

I dont get why he fails to see the faults with this Laker team. he either has a Kobe hating plot (Kobe failed to lead a talented club) or maybe if Kobe leads the Lakers to a win over the Spurs he can credit Bynum or Pau ...

[DPG21920]

It's not a tactic :lol its the truth.

[Killakobe81]

Las 3pt shooting is much better than y'all give them credit for.

GTFO you a stats guy ...check the numbers ... even if you subtract Kobe's uneven 3 point shooting we STILL suck at it ...

[Killakobe81]

It's not a tactic :lol its the truth.

You aint fooling me, Im your huckleberry ...

I guess cuz Artest makes a key one tonight he is a GREAT 3 point shooter :toast

And our bench though the lowest scoring in the NBA, they set great screens and pass the ball well to our stars, right? Or is Kobe holding back Blake and Murphy from channeling their inner Dirk and Nash ... :lol

[whitemamba]

GTFO you a stats guy ...check the numbers ... even if you subtract Kobe's uneven 3 point shooting we STILL suck at it ...

lol

[BoricuaCJA]

Only pussies & assholes use the burn out excuse.
Only pussies & assholes welch!

O and your gonna respond to me with one of your repetitive responses.

[Jeremy]

With or without Bryant, I'm rooting for the Suns to play the Lakers. If we can't get the 6th seed and play the Lakers, then I want the 10th seed.

[Giuseppe]

Only pussies & assholes

I'm a trend setter.

I set trends.

[BoricuaCJA]

I'm a trend setter.

I set trends.
I called it! He responded by using one of his parrot sayings. Good job Giuseppe for proving me right. :king

[Giuseppe]

I called it! He responded by using one of his parrot sayings. Good job Giuseppe for proving me right. :king

Solly Cholly, you're on the list.

Let us proceed...

[Venti Quattro]

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