View Full Version : Lakers: Lakers vs Raptors 01/20
StrengthAndHonor
01-20-2013, 09:49 AM
Wow, a win today will put the Lakers just a game and a half back from the 8th spot. Congrats guys, you're almost there. :lol
NRHector
01-20-2013, 11:40 AM
Wow, a win today will put the Lakers just a game and a half back from the 8th spot. Congrats guys, you're almost there. :lol
that's wrong :nope
HarlemHeat37
01-20-2013, 12:03 PM
I'll be at the game..
Raptors usually keep it close vs. LA during 1pm games, only to lose in clutch time..
InRareForm
01-20-2013, 12:10 PM
HH, The vegas line predicts that perfectly.. as they are 5 point favorites.
NRHector
01-20-2013, 01:16 PM
Lakers better get their shit together or is going to be a blow out
Raven
01-20-2013, 01:20 PM
OMFG!!! i can't even begin to explain how awful the lakers are looking right now. the first 6 minutes of the game have been hilarious.
NRHector
01-20-2013, 01:21 PM
4 - 19 :lol
Texas_Ranger
01-20-2013, 01:22 PM
wtf... Lakers look like last year Bobcats. But tbh they will probably come back. :/
Raven
01-20-2013, 01:22 PM
19-4 :lmao
Kobe gettin eaten alive by calderon on both offense and defense :lmao
Kobe missing free shots :lmao
Rebounding :lmao
Raven
01-20-2013, 01:24 PM
I'll be at the game..
Raptors usually keep it close vs. LA during 1pm games, only to lose in clutch time..
man you must be enjoing it badly...
HarlemHeat37
01-20-2013, 01:25 PM
Didn't end up going, my man took a girl instead:lol..
Raven
01-20-2013, 01:27 PM
Aron freaking Gray humiliating both d12 and kobe :lmao
ElNono
01-20-2013, 01:28 PM
Nash looks like he's having fun though
Raven
01-20-2013, 01:28 PM
Didn't end up going, my man took a girl instead:lol..
noooooo too bad :lol
Jodelo
01-20-2013, 01:31 PM
So Nash can't even guard Calderon? So they stick him on Fields from the start? :lmao
NRHector
01-20-2013, 01:33 PM
was that a flop by Gasol?
Jodelo
01-20-2013, 01:35 PM
Refs put in work already...
irishock
01-20-2013, 01:36 PM
are the Raptors seriously going to win this one
irishock
01-20-2013, 01:38 PM
:lol Duhon preserving his FG%. Hes been doing that his entire career and his stats are still brutal :lmao
NRHector
01-20-2013, 01:38 PM
are the Raptors seriously going to win this one
of course not, the Lakers have the refs to bail them out
Raven
01-20-2013, 01:38 PM
1-7 Discuss
he decided that was the best way to get his mates going
Sportstudi
01-20-2013, 01:39 PM
are the Raptors seriously going to win this one
Nah, the refs will give LA the parade to the charity stripe...
Sportstudi
01-20-2013, 01:43 PM
lol, and gasol screaming again like getting shot... this guy is just ridiculous.
NRHector
01-20-2013, 01:45 PM
lol, and gasol screaming again like getting shot... this guy is just ridiculous.
tell me who isn't ridiculous on that Laker team
StrengthAndHonor
01-20-2013, 01:45 PM
I hope the Raptors win for the major LULZ. I mean seriously, PLEASE! This will make my Sunday lol
Sportstudi
01-20-2013, 01:46 PM
tell me who isn't ridiculous on that Laker team
true, my bad :lol
Clipper Nation
01-20-2013, 01:49 PM
:lmao Lakers
Toronto will definitely switch into tank mode and give this win to them, but this is still embarrassing :lol
irishock
01-20-2013, 01:51 PM
:lmao Lakers
Toronto will definitely switch into tank mode and give this win to them, but this is still embarrassing :lol
OKC has Toronto's pick
HarlemHeat37
01-20-2013, 01:52 PM
Lakers will cut the deficit to 5-8 at halftime, they will tie it up and take a small lead by the end of the 3rd/start of the 4th..Raptors will make a run and take the lead with a few mins remaining in the game..refs will make egregiously bad calls against the Raps down the stretch, Kobe will make a clutch shot, Lakers win..
NRHector
01-20-2013, 01:53 PM
Lakers will cut the deficit to 5-8 at halftime, they will tie it up and take a small lead by the end of the 3rd/start of the 4th..Raptors will make a run and take the lead with a few mins remaining in the game..refs will make egregiously bad calls against the Raps down the stretch, Kobe will make a clutch shot, Lakers win..
seem like a deja vue
Sportstudi
01-20-2013, 01:54 PM
OKC has Toronto's pick
by which trade?
Raven
01-20-2013, 01:54 PM
"let's see lakers ball movement now" and nash goes for the iso..
by which trade?
Toronto traded it to Houston for Lowry, who then traded it for James Harden
Raven
01-20-2013, 01:54 PM
by which trade?
Harden
HarlemHeat37
01-20-2013, 01:55 PM
by which trade?
Raptors only keep their pick if it's in the top 3..
Raven
01-20-2013, 01:55 PM
OKC has Toronto's pick
it's actually top 3 protected.
irishock
01-20-2013, 01:57 PM
by which trade?
Toronto 1st to Houston for Lowry, Toronto 1st from Houston to OKC for Harden
HarlemHeat37
01-20-2013, 01:58 PM
Raps won't be worse than Cleveland, Charlotte and Phoenix, and the lottery balls will aid OKC regardless, tbh..
:lol Colangelo..
Raven
01-20-2013, 02:03 PM
tbh the score doesn't tell the story of how bad are the lakers actually looking.. Their TO have not been bad, they have been completely bonehead.
StrengthAndHonor
01-20-2013, 02:04 PM
I think Nash has a bigger chance of making a defensive stop than Kobe hitting a game winner tbh.
Texas_Ranger
01-20-2013, 02:05 PM
Earl Clark >>>>> Dwight, Gasol
Sportstudi
01-20-2013, 02:06 PM
lol dwight :lol
Clipper Nation
01-20-2013, 02:06 PM
There goes the Raptors' lead.... :lol $100+ million team having to be handed a win by a lottery team
Raven
01-20-2013, 02:06 PM
d12 out in the second already :lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao
DPG21920
01-20-2013, 02:06 PM
:lol Dwight
NRHector
01-20-2013, 02:06 PM
Howard ejected :lol
Clipper Nation
01-20-2013, 02:07 PM
:lmao Bible Kemp
Sportstudi
01-20-2013, 02:09 PM
I'm just waiting for LG to explode and screaming for conspiracy against the Lakers again :lol
HarlemHeat37
01-20-2013, 02:12 PM
Not a 5-point lead, but close enough:lol..
irishock
01-20-2013, 02:12 PM
:lol Bible gets himself ejected just as the game gets close
apalisoc_9
01-20-2013, 02:16 PM
Raptors better win this shit...
midnightpulp
01-20-2013, 02:20 PM
Lol Dwight. Might be a blessing in disguise for the Lakers, though. Watch how smooth their offense is going to look now with Gasol at center, Artest at pf, and Clark at sf.
Sure, horrible defensive lineup, but the Raps can't score for shit anyway.
Lakers win this game by 8-15 points.
timvp
01-20-2013, 02:22 PM
Come on guys. Someone help out Kobe. It's not fair that he actually has to play defense now in addition to offense :cry
JingleJangleJingle
01-20-2013, 02:23 PM
dammit why do the rockets and blazers have to suck.
Ghazi
01-20-2013, 02:24 PM
Raptors arent that bad without bargnani. Given the lakers are a mediocre team themselves this wouldnt even be a bad loss for them
Sportstudi
01-20-2013, 02:28 PM
lol, after the first attempt pau actually missed he screamed again "and one"! what a tard :lol
Clipper Nation
01-20-2013, 02:30 PM
dammit why do the rockets and blazers have to suck.
Stern put in the orders to get the Lakers into the playoffs :lol
HarlemHeat37
01-20-2013, 02:35 PM
I've never seen Calderon play so effectively off the dribble:lolNash..
Raven
01-20-2013, 02:36 PM
Kobe tryin hard to get his shooting avg on par with the rest of his career
bluebellmaniac
01-20-2013, 02:41 PM
3-14
Clipper Nation
01-20-2013, 02:43 PM
3-14
Good lord, Kobrick is trash.... he'll make some law-of-averages BS at the end though to pad his stats and keep his clutch myth alive....
StrengthAndHonor
01-20-2013, 02:43 PM
Dwight's gone next year. He absolutely despise playing with this team :lol. I remember when Don Nelson would purposely try got ejected with the Mavs team.
Arcadian
01-20-2013, 02:44 PM
:lol kobe 4/15
smaka
01-20-2013, 02:45 PM
I'm collecting bets on Kobe's shooting today :lol
HarlemHeat37
01-20-2013, 02:47 PM
Criticize Howard all you want, but anchoring a defense with Nash, Kobe, Gasol, Jamison and D'Antoni at coach must be physically and mentally exhausting..
NRHector
01-20-2013, 02:48 PM
I'm collecting bets on Kobe's shooting today :lol
10-25
Juggity
01-20-2013, 02:50 PM
:lol close to getting blown out by the raptors. How low can this team sink?
irishock
01-20-2013, 02:51 PM
:lol Landry Fields and Anderson killing the Lakeshow
Sportstudi
01-20-2013, 02:51 PM
Look for Kobe trying to play heroball/statpadding in the 4th. I'm looking for a final line of 8-27 or something like that :lol
smaka
01-20-2013, 02:52 PM
9-31 my take
LeBald Crabs
01-20-2013, 02:53 PM
Kobe tryin hard to get his shooting avg on par with the rest of his career
Why don't you Janša-loving faggot shut the fuck up already? Leave basketball and go defend your Pope-sucking mafia boss on The Economist forum. When you're done, go and fuck your mother some more, you catholic piece of shit.
Clipper Nation
01-20-2013, 02:54 PM
Criticize Howard all you want, but anchoring a defense with Nash, Kobe, Gasol, Jamison and D'Antoni at coach must be physically and mentally exhausting..
:lol Bible Kemp is so dumb, breathing must be mentally exhausting for him...
Sportstudi
01-20-2013, 02:54 PM
5/20 and 5 TO by the end of the 3rd
ElNono
01-20-2013, 02:54 PM
I'm calling Kobe will heat up and finish with a respectable (for him) 10-29...
Banzai
01-20-2013, 02:55 PM
a stellar 3-14...fakeshow sucks dick..no playoffs..gasol with a vagina..grandpa nash....peppermint pringles
HarlemHeat37
01-20-2013, 02:56 PM
Wow, what a terrible decision by the ref..
Raptors had a 3-0 fast break:lol..
Juggity
01-20-2013, 02:56 PM
That was fast
Q4
11:43
http://www.nba.com/csl/kobe_bryant.jpg
KOBE BRYANT
#24 G
http://www.nba.com/tvc/image/assets/minilogos/LAL.jpg
Bryant Technical
Q4
11:43
http://www.nba.com/csl/kobe_bryant.jpg
KOBE BRYANT
#24 G
http://www.nba.com/tvc/image/assets/minilogos/LAL.jpg
Bryant Turnover : Lost Ball (6 TO) Steal:Lowry (2 ST)
ElNono
01-20-2013, 02:56 PM
a stellar 3-14...fakeshow sucks dick..no playoffs..gasol with a vagina..grandpa nash....peppermint pringles
how bout dwight? :lol
StrengthAndHonor
01-20-2013, 02:57 PM
Raptors sharing the ball, Kobe playing 1 on 5. Story of the game.
ElNono
01-20-2013, 02:57 PM
:lol D'Antoni still running Jamison
:lol thinking he stretchs the floor
ElNono
01-20-2013, 02:59 PM
now we need Amir Johnson ejected for doing something dumb
irishock
01-20-2013, 02:59 PM
:lmao Lowry
Juggity
01-20-2013, 03:00 PM
:lol Lowry shitting allll over the lakers
ElNono
01-20-2013, 03:00 PM
:lmao getting creamed by a fat PG
:lmao Lakers
Sportstudi
01-20-2013, 03:01 PM
:lol D'Antoni still running Jamison
:lol thinking he stretchs the floor
pringles :lol
Josepatches_
01-20-2013, 03:02 PM
6-22
DPG21920
01-20-2013, 03:02 PM
Since Lowry was moved to the bench because of injuries he's turned into a much more patient player. He looks to distribute mostly but then turns into a quick scoring machine, especially in the fourth lately.
Juggity
01-20-2013, 03:03 PM
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When a player goes 6 for 20 and keeps firing away it is not that player's fault. It is the organization's and coach's fault. They are supposed to be the adults in the room.
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smaka
01-20-2013, 03:04 PM
6-24 :lol
Gasol really really cared about stopping this dude.
StrengthAndHonor
01-20-2013, 03:05 PM
No biggie. Lakers real season starts Monday anyway. Technically, this is part of their in season adjustments.
Juggity
01-20-2013, 03:05 PM
6-24 :lol
As it was foretold in legend
Sportstudi
01-20-2013, 03:05 PM
6-24 again :lmao
Josepatches_
01-20-2013, 03:06 PM
Garbage time. Now Kobe will get his 30 pts
smaka
01-20-2013, 03:07 PM
As it was foretold in legend
Have we seen this before? :lol
Clipper Nation
01-20-2013, 03:07 PM
Kirby playing like it's Game 7 of the Finals :lol
quentin_compson
01-20-2013, 03:07 PM
What an abomination of a game by the Lakers. No ball movement, no movement off the ball, no defensive concept whatsoever ...
Warlord23
01-20-2013, 03:07 PM
:lol Letting the Raptors shoot 56% from the field
Why are Lakers starters stiil in, since they have b2b tomorrow ?
irishock
01-20-2013, 03:08 PM
Kobe
ffadicted
01-20-2013, 03:08 PM
Did something happen to dwight, what's wth the PT?
irishock
01-20-2013, 03:08 PM
Catching fire now.
Clipper Nation
01-20-2013, 03:09 PM
Why are Lakers starters stiil in, since they have b2b tomorrow ?
Because Pringles has no clue how to manage players' minutes :lol
irishock
01-20-2013, 03:09 PM
Expect officials to tighten up on the Raps now
Did something happen to dwight, what's wth the PT?
He was ejected :lmao
smaka
01-20-2013, 03:09 PM
Kirby mad.
Clipper Nation
01-20-2013, 03:09 PM
Kirby with his law-of-averages bullshit....
Because Pringles has no clue how to manage players' minutes :lol
I really didnt suppose to get answer, but thanks :)
ffadicted
01-20-2013, 03:10 PM
oh double T lol
Clipper Nation
01-20-2013, 03:10 PM
Raptors trying to switch into tank mode now, a little to late for that, tbh....
Raven
01-20-2013, 03:11 PM
Why don't you Janša-loving faggot shut the fuck up already? Leave basketball and go defend your Pope-sucking mafia boss on The Economist forum. When you're done, go and fuck your mother some more, you catholic piece of shit.
:lol
noob cake
01-20-2013, 03:12 PM
Neither team has a first round pick.
No tanking for Kobe.
No tanking for Raptors.
StrengthAndHonor
01-20-2013, 03:13 PM
Lakers must cut the lead to at least 4 points for that ever important moral victory on coming from behind and almost winning the game on the road. :lol
NRHector
01-20-2013, 03:14 PM
Raptors just need to kill the clock and will win this game
Clipper Nation
01-20-2013, 03:14 PM
Neither team has a first round pick.
No tanking for Kobe.
No tanking for Raptors.
The Raps' pick is protected....
irishock
01-20-2013, 03:15 PM
lmao Raps
noob cake
01-20-2013, 03:15 PM
The Raps' pick is protected....
Top 3 is barely any protection
ElNono
01-20-2013, 03:16 PM
:lol Kobe 'guarding' Calderon
NRHector
01-20-2013, 03:16 PM
that's game :lol
noob cake
01-20-2013, 03:17 PM
kirby heating up
HarlemHeat37
01-20-2013, 03:17 PM
:lol Terrible call against Nash, tbh..
Clipper Nation
01-20-2013, 03:18 PM
More "clutch" law-of-averages stat-padding from Kirby....
ElNono
01-20-2013, 03:18 PM
:cry
NRHector
01-20-2013, 03:18 PM
Nash should get a tech for delay of game
Great. Lakers are giving full effort when game is lost, and anther one is tomorrow. Attaboy pringy.
ElNono
01-20-2013, 03:18 PM
somebody needs to explain to D'Antoni that if his team played a semblance of defense, he wouldn't need to rely on a crucial call with 1 min to go
timvp
01-20-2013, 03:18 PM
Kobe with his end of blowout three-point show per par.
capek
01-20-2013, 03:19 PM
Pringles seems miffed :lol
ElNono
01-20-2013, 03:20 PM
:lmao airball
Sportstudi
01-20-2013, 03:20 PM
lol airball :lol
Refs screw Lakers right now ! Another moral victory
noob cake
01-20-2013, 03:20 PM
Kirby with 9/30 on 30% shooting. Let's see if he will chuck up one more.
Nash is taking the ball away from Kirby. He wants to lose ! He bet on Raptors !
Clipper Nation
01-20-2013, 03:23 PM
:lol Lakers statpadding their way to a moral victory per par
smaka
01-20-2013, 03:23 PM
C'mon Kirby, choke another shot :lol
whitemamba
01-20-2013, 03:24 PM
Jesus kobe...
Lakers will foul when missed
irishock
01-20-2013, 03:24 PM
Lol nice call. 9-31
irishock
01-20-2013, 03:25 PM
9-31 my take
noob cake
01-20-2013, 03:26 PM
10/31
Gotta take that last shot down 9.
Stat padding
Clipper Nation
01-20-2013, 03:26 PM
:lmao Lakers
smaka
01-20-2013, 03:26 PM
9-31 my take
Damn, I was so close :toast:hat
irishock
01-20-2013, 03:27 PM
lalakersfan88 wrote:
pau had a huge game. maybe dwight is the problem with the lakers.
i would rather trade dwight for two or three excellent pieces.
dwight for ryan anderson, and others would be great.
Warlord23
01-20-2013, 03:28 PM
:lol shittiest defense in the league
:lol Kirby playing 43 minutes and chucking up 30 shots
:lol Bible Kemp bailing early on this eyesore
:lol 5-13 record on the road
:lol lakersground going apeshit
:lol Lakers
irishock
01-20-2013, 03:29 PM
lakersgirl wrote:
romanaztec wrote:
Kobe: 9-29 with 6 Turnovers
Pau is the reason the Lakers will lose this game though
:lmao
lalakersfan88 wrote:
pau had a huge game. maybe dwight is the problem with the lakers.
i would rather trade dwight for two or three excellent pieces.
dwight for ryan anderson, and others would be great.
Yeah ! Ryan Anderson, Vasquez and Davis for Dwight. Do it Mitch
irishock
01-20-2013, 03:30 PM
THE 2009 TITLE IS OURS!!!
THE 2010 TITLE IS OURS!!!
THE 2013 TITLE IS NEXT!!!
:lmao
capek
01-20-2013, 03:32 PM
:lol FTL
Splits
01-20-2013, 03:32 PM
Kirbs: 10/32
Rest of team: 28/56
:lol
Kirbs: 10/32
Rest of team: 28/56
:lol
If they shot 35/56 Lakers would win. So whose fault it is ?
Arcadian
01-20-2013, 03:36 PM
:lol Howard. Scored 5 points, got ejected. Faggot. Gasol > Howard
:lol kobe 10/32
:lol lakers
Stalin
01-20-2013, 03:37 PM
omg 10-32, 3-12 from three, 6 TO, against the raptors, needing 32 shots to get 26 points, classic kobe stat line, tbh
StrengthAndHonor
01-20-2013, 03:46 PM
Raptors are very good at choking games (its documented) and Lakers can't even win it. Season is done for them. Memphis, Bulls, Jazz and OKC are up next.
NRHector
01-20-2013, 03:50 PM
Fucking Lakers can even get a moral victory anymore
thunderup
01-20-2013, 03:51 PM
Raptors are very good at choking games (its documented) and Lakers can't even win it. Season is done for them. Memphis, Bulls, Jazz and OKC are up next.
I legitimately feel sorry for the Lakers.
Sportstudi
01-20-2013, 03:56 PM
I legitimately feel sorry for the Lakers.
I don't.
ElNono
01-20-2013, 03:56 PM
http://i.imgur.com/17Zf0.gif
Splits
01-20-2013, 04:01 PM
I legitimately feel sorry for the Lakers.
Never. This is the 5th greatest NBA season in history. If a $100m payroll misses the playoffs in a league where half the teams get in, it will be the greatest team sport disaster in all of sports history. I want this season to never end.
I legitimately feel sorry for the Lakers.
Lol why ? They deserve all of this.
NRHector
01-20-2013, 04:06 PM
I legitimately feel sorry for the Lakers.
why? are you Naruto lover?
Clipper Nation
01-20-2013, 04:08 PM
I legitimately feel sorry for the Lakers.
And the truth comes out... Thunderfaggot is really a Lakerfaggot :lol
thunderup
01-20-2013, 04:08 PM
Well I feel sorry for them and their fanbase because of expectations. This season is shaping up to be one of the most disappointing for that franchise. I kind of understand the sentiment of Spurfan in that the Lakers have been a thorn on the side of the sock year after year. As a Thunder fan, I really don't feel like that, after all we got our revenge last year for that one playoff series back 10.
whitemamba
01-20-2013, 04:10 PM
Lakers suck tbh, no way to sugar coat that shit
StrengthAndHonor
01-20-2013, 04:10 PM
I don't want them to miss the playoffs. I want to see familar faces in April. Im gonna lie if I say I want the Jazz or Houston to make it. Plus there is so much gratification if they lose against your team in the postseason. But if you want them to feel total embarassment, then yeah a $100 million dollar team missing the playoffs would be the one of the most hilarious thing in sports history.
thunderup
01-20-2013, 04:11 PM
And the truth comes out... Thunderfaggot is really a Lakerfaggot :lol
Clipper/Heat/Spur fan with the immediate inaccurate bads.
NRHector
01-20-2013, 04:12 PM
Lakers suck tbh, no way to sugar coat that shit
but you did back in the summer
Sportstudi
01-20-2013, 04:12 PM
Well I feel sorry for them and their fanbase because of expectations. This season is shaping up to be one of the most disappointing for that franchise. I kind of understand the sentiment of Spurfan in that the Lakers have been a thorn on the side of the sock year after year. As a Thunder fan, I really don't feel like that, after all we got our revenge last year for that one playoff series back 10.
I can't feel sorry for a bunch of delusional idiots like at Lakersground. Sure, every fan base has its homers, but those faggots over there make it impossible for me to feel sorry in any way.
Clipper Nation
01-20-2013, 04:13 PM
Well I feel sorry for them and their fanbase because of expectations.
I don't.... they delusionally hyped up those expectations themselves, guaranteeing to everyone else that there was no way they weren't winning 70+ games and the championship..... I don't feel bad at all that the most delusional, spoiled fanbase in sports is getting a much-needed reality check...
I don't want them to miss the playoffs. I want to see familar faces in April.
Fuck "familiar faces," that shit is boring, time for some new teams.... Houston or Utah would probably put up more of a fight in the playoffs than the Lakers anyway....
thunderup
01-20-2013, 04:14 PM
I can't feel sorry for a bunch of delusional idiots like at Lakersground. Sure, every fan base has its homers, but those faggots over there make it impossible for me to feel sorry in any way.
:lmao yeah the times I've ventured into that forum, I read nothing but Clipper Nation-esque homer bads. Makes one despise the franchise more.
whitemamba
01-20-2013, 04:14 PM
but you did back in the summer
How could you not tbh. best team on paper.. Too bad
ElNono
01-20-2013, 04:16 PM
How could you not tbh. best team on paper.. Too bad
You could tell it was a bunch of names with subpar coaching. When I said back then the Clippers and Thunder were more talented, I was laughed at... well well well
whitemamba
01-20-2013, 04:17 PM
I don't.... they delusionally hyped up those expectations themselves, guaranteeing to everyone else that there was no way they weren't winning 70+ games and the championship..... I don't feel bad at all that the most delusional, spoiled fanbase in sports is getting a much-needed reality check...
Chill the only person that said 70 was artest
Clipper Nation
01-20-2013, 04:17 PM
How could you not tbh. best team on paper.. Too bad
Tbh, anyone could see the lack of a bench and the problem with Kobe and Nash on the same team from a mile away...
NRHector
01-20-2013, 04:17 PM
How could you not tbh. best team on paper.. Too bad
chemistry > $1000000000000000000000000000000000000000
whitemamba
01-20-2013, 04:19 PM
You could tell it was a bunch of names with subpar coaching. When I said back then the Clippers and Thunder were more talented, I was laughed at... well well well
In the FO's defense both coaches had solid winning percentages and have gone pretty deep on the playoffs a few times. So on paper the coaches weren't bad. Team is just got working tbh, kobe shooting too much .. Offense isn't running through Nash enough. Dwight 5 shots? Wtf lolz
whitemamba
01-20-2013, 04:21 PM
Tbh, anyone could see the lack of a bench and the problem with Kobe and Nash on the same team from a mile away...
also bench on paper wasnt that bad.. Jamison 19ppg on career, Jordan hill solid, Jodie Meeks 3 pt specialist
it didn't seem that bad.
chemistry > $1000000000000000000000000000000000000000
:depressed
ElNono
01-20-2013, 04:22 PM
In the FO's defense both coaches had solid winning percentages and have gone pretty deep on the playoffs a few times. So on paper the coaches weren't bad. Team is just got working tbh, kobe shooting too much .. Offense isn't running through Nash enough. Dwight 5 shots? Wtf lolz
On the other hand, the warning lights should've come off when D'Antoni was fired for sucking in New York, and that team playing beast ball with a new coach.
Also, any team with Nash is suspect. Especially the last 3 years version of Nash. Not that his numbers aren't shinny, but he gives back a lot of what he produces. Old team. Gasol checked out. Too many red flags, IMO.
whitemamba
01-20-2013, 04:26 PM
On the other hand, the warning lights should've come off when D'Antoni was fired for sucking in New York, and that team playing beast ball with a new coach.
Also, any team with Nash is suspect. Especially the last 3 years version of Nash. Not that his numbers aren't shinny, but he gives back a lot of what he produces. Old team. Gasol checked out. Too many red flags, IMO.
He apparently was let go in New York because he is stubborn and Carmelo didn't work with his system.
not because he is a bad coach. His system works when the players want to make it work IMHO.
old I agree tbh
NRHector
01-20-2013, 04:30 PM
He apparently was let go in New York because he is stubborn and Carmelo didn't work with his system.
not because he is a bad coach. His system works when the players want to make it work IMHO.
old I agree tbh
D'Antoni doesn't have the right players for his system in LA
whitemamba
01-20-2013, 04:31 PM
D'Antoni doesn't have the right players for his system in LA
well see what Mitch comes up with.
Richie
01-20-2013, 04:33 PM
In the FO's defense both coaches had solid winning percentages and have gone pretty deep on the playoffs a few times. So on paper the coaches weren't bad. Team is just got working tbh, kobe shooting too much .. Offense isn't running through Nash enough. Dwight 5 shots? Wtf lolz
At least Mike Brown was a legit defensive coach. People focused on the Princeton offense but that was never the Lakers problem, it was always the defense which Dantoni would never fix.
Terrible appointment.
midnightpulp
01-20-2013, 04:33 PM
How could you not tbh. best team on paper.. Too bad
Only a fuckin' idiot (like you) would think Dwight Howard (an overrated monkey with no post game), a 60 year old Steve Nash, a declining Gasol, and an aging Kobe, surrounded by zero depth, youth, and athleticism would be the best team on paper. I told every single one of you morons sucking Mitch's dick how the Lakers didn't improve over the off-season, but you had too much of Mitch's semen in your eyes to see the truth.
midnightpulp
01-20-2013, 04:34 PM
well see what Mitch comes up with.
Something shitty, like usual?
whitemamba
01-20-2013, 04:35 PM
Only a fuckin' idiot (like you) would think Dwight Howard (an overrated monkey with no post game), a 60 year old Steve Nash, a declining Gasol, and an aging Kobe, surrounded by zero depth, youth, and athleticism would be the best team on paper. I told every single one of you morons sucking Mitch's dick how the Lakers didn't improve over the off-season, but you had too much of Mitch's semen in your eyes to see the truth.
:downspin:You happy bro?
whitemamba
01-20-2013, 04:36 PM
Something shitty, like usual?
How many rings have has Mitch help bring since 2000? Remind me
whitemamba
01-20-2013, 04:37 PM
Seems like you just started watching the nba this season, or you have so much hate for the lakers success over the past decade that the ass pain still hasn't left you.
StrengthAndHonor
01-20-2013, 04:37 PM
In the FO's defense both coaches had solid winning percentages and have gone pretty deep on the playoffs a few times. So on paper the coaches weren't bad. Team is just got working tbh, kobe shooting too much .. Offense isn't running through Nash enough. Dwight 5 shots? Wtf lolz
Theres just too much Kobe going on for that team. He's just the biggest reason why they suck. And Nash gets part of the blame too. He's way too passive. And I don't understand why thw Lakers do not run this play.
Post up your big man and if the double team comes, have them pass the ball out of the double to either Nash, Kobe or Meeks beyond the arc. They are too good of a team to not realize this.
whitemamba
01-20-2013, 04:39 PM
Theres just too much Kobe going on for that team. He's just the biggest reason why they suck. And Nash gets part of the blame too. He's way too passive. And I don't understand why thw Lakers do not run this play.
Post up your big man and if the double team comes, have them pass the ball out of the double to either Nash, Kobe or Meeks beyond the arc. They are too good of a team to not realize this.
Good points tbh.. But Antoni had a "system" that he is too stubborn to adjust.
midnightpulp
01-20-2013, 04:39 PM
How many rings have has Mitch help bring since 2000? Remind me
Jerry West built the 3 peat Lakers. He signed Shaq, drafted Fisher, Devean George, and Kobe. What did Mitch do beside stand around with that retarded, mongoloid look on his face?
Post-Shaq, he was stumbling over himself trying to put together a decent team, until the teacher bailed out his dumbass with the most lopsided, fixed trade in NBA history.
StrengthAndHonor
01-20-2013, 04:41 PM
Post-Shaq, he was stumbling over himself trying to put together a decent team, until the teacher bailed out his dumbass with the most lopsided, fixed trade in NBA history.
The teacher wasn't part of the Grizzlies anymore when the trade went down.
midnightpulp
01-20-2013, 04:43 PM
West also signed Robert Horry, Rick Fox, and maybe most importantly, brought in Phil Jackson.
whitemamba
01-20-2013, 04:45 PM
Jerry West built the 3 peat Lakers. He signed Shaq, drafted Fisher, Devean George, and Kobe. What did Mitch do beside stand around with that retarded, mongoloid look on his face?
Post-Shaq, he was stumbling over himself trying to put together a decent team, until the teacher bailed out his dumbass with the most lopsided, fixed trade in NBA history.
way to evade the question..ok so you must of forgotten about 2008-2010.. 3 straight finals , 2 championships..
dude u must be fucking delusional.. lopsided? fixed? jerry west handed over the reigns at that time.. so thanks to mitch bringing in ariza/artest and pau at his prime. but the end result was success so idk wtf ur argument is.
Richie
01-20-2013, 04:45 PM
Only a fuckin' idiot (like you) would think Dwight Howard (an overrated monkey with no post game), a 60 year old Steve Nash, a declining Gasol, and an aging Kobe, surrounded by zero depth, youth, and athleticism would be the best team on paper. I told every single one of you morons sucking Mitch's dick how the Lakers didn't improve over the off-season, but you had too much of Mitch's semen in your eyes to see the truth.
Seriously? In terms of talent, this Lakers team is easily a top 5 in the league. Kobe, Dwight, Nash and Gasol are all still top tier players, if pop was coaching this team they would be at least level with Memphis. Sadly, the coaching problem isn't all D'antoni, Kobe has to take significant blame. If you won't respect Phil Jackson (with 9 rings when his book was written) then you really ate uncoachable.
whitemamba
01-20-2013, 04:46 PM
Seriously? In terms of talent, this Lakers team is easily a top 5 in the league. Kobe, Dwight, Nash and Gasol are all still top tier players, if pop was coaching this team they would be at least level with Memphis. Sadly, the coaching problem isn't all D'antoni, Kobe has to take significant blame. If you won't respect Phil Jackson (with 9 rings when his book was written) then you really ate uncoachable.
good points.
ElNono
01-20-2013, 04:47 PM
He apparently was let go in New York because he is stubborn and Carmelo didn't work with his system.
not because he is a bad coach. His system works when the players want to make it work IMHO.
He was fired because the Knicks underachieved as hell, as seen this season under a new coach that preaches defense. You can't tell me with a straight face that you just found out D'Antoni and defense never met.
He had two losing seasons in New York, and the third was 42-40 before getting swept by Boston. Not sure how that can be considered successful.
His 'system' never won anything *because* defense is an afterthought... truth be told, his 'system' has always been riding Nash in the prime of his career.
NRHector
01-20-2013, 04:50 PM
Theres just too much Kobe going on for that team. He's just the biggest reason why they suck. And Nash gets part of the blame too. He's way too passive. And I don't understand why thw Lakers do not run this play.
Post up your big man and if the double team comes, have them pass the ball out of the double to either Nash, Kobe or Meeks beyond the arc. They are too good of a team to not realize this.
sounds easy but, is not, not with this team
whitemamba
01-20-2013, 04:50 PM
He was fired because the Knicks underachieved as hell, as seen this season under a new coach that preaches defense. You can't tell me with a straight face that you just found out D'Antoni and defense never met.
He had two losing seasons in New York, and the third was 42-40 before getting swept by Boston. Not sure how that can be considered successful.
His 'system' never won anything *because* defense is an afterthought... truth be told, his 'system' has always been riding Nash in the prime of his career.
yeah but at the time the team was still figuring out hot to mesh no? the whole carmelo and amare saga... not that im defending him but you are looking only at the 2 now 3 losing seasons... when he was at phoenix his dick was getting sucked on a daily basis. when he left the suns, everyone was looking to hire him.
he was very successful with the sons, but maybe your right maybe he just rode nash during his prime,
midnightpulp
01-20-2013, 04:51 PM
Seriously? In terms of talent, this Lakers team is easily a top 5 in the league. Kobe, Dwight, Nash and Gasol are all still top tier players, if pop was coaching this team they would be at least level with Memphis. Sadly, the coaching problem isn't all D'antoni, Kobe has to take significant blame. If you won't respect Phil Jackson (with 9 rings when his book was written) then you really ate uncoachable.
Disagree they're still top tier players. They also have no depth and athleticism, two crucial components any contending team needs to have in the modern NBA.
Mugen
01-20-2013, 04:51 PM
Funny how quickly the Kobe guarding the opposing PG experiment ended when they actually ran his ass through some screens.
:lol Calderon lighting up the mamba for 22 & 9
whitemamba
01-20-2013, 04:52 PM
Disagree they're still top tier players. They also have no depth and athleticism, two crucial components any contending team needs to have in the modern NBA.
when the lakers were winning give me some notable "deep" bench players we had besides LO. and name all the super athletes besides shannon brown..
midnightpulp
01-20-2013, 04:55 PM
when the lakers were winning give me some notable "deep" bench players we had besides LO. and name all the super athletes besides shannon brown..
NBA's changed a lot in the last couple of years.
whitemamba
01-20-2013, 04:56 PM
NBA's changed a lot in the last couple of years.
:lol
ElNono
01-20-2013, 04:56 PM
yeah but at the time the team was still figuring out hot to mesh no? the whole carmelo and amare saga... not that im defending him but you are looking only at the 2 now 3 losing seasons... when he was at phoenix his dick was getting sucked on a daily basis. when he left the suns, everyone was looking to hire him.
he was very successful with the sons, but maybe your right maybe he just rode nash during his prime,
His claim to glory was playing Don Nelson ball on a big man league, but if you look closely he started with that when Nash joined the ballclub in 2004-2005. The whole 'only Nash can run my system' is suspect as hell. And he was saying that even this season when he joined and Nash was still out.
whitemamba
01-20-2013, 04:58 PM
His claim to glory was playing Don Nelson ball on a big man league, but if you look closely he started with that when Nash joined the ballclub in 2004-2005. The whole 'only Nash can run my system' is suspect as hell. And he was saying that even this season when he joined and Nash was still out.
hes probably worried tbh. thats why.
midnightpulp
01-20-2013, 05:00 PM
:lol
You're pretty fuckin' stupid (more than I previously thought, which would put you on the level of a Down Syndrome sufferer) if you don't see how the NBA has become faster and more perimeter oriented, with a heavy reliance on spacing and penetration.
StrengthAndHonor
01-20-2013, 05:03 PM
sounds easy but, is not, not with this team
They dont need to run this the whole game coz Dwight ain't exactly Hakeem when passing out of the double team but ive seen them do this with great success from time to time, normally in the 4th when they're making a moral victory run. Its usually Nash draining this 3 and it works everytime. They'll have the same set but they'll completely forget this was actually an option and settles for a MWP or Bryant jumper. Mind boggling.
NRHector
01-20-2013, 05:05 PM
They dont need to run this the whole game coz Dwight ain't exactly Hakeem when passing out of the double team but ive seen them run this with great success from time to time, normally in the 4th when they're making a moral victory run.
:lol they didn't even get that today
Mugen
01-20-2013, 05:05 PM
You're pretty fuckin' stupid (more than I previously thought, which would put you on the level of a Down Syndrome sufferer) if you don't see how the NBA has become faster and more perimeter oriented, with a heavy reliance on spacing and penetration.
:lol you would think Lakerfan would have learned this after watching their last two playoffs runs tbh.
StrengthAndHonor
01-20-2013, 05:06 PM
:lol they didn't even get that today
Touche :lol
Richie
01-20-2013, 05:11 PM
Disagree they're still top tier players. They also have no depth and athleticism, two crucial components any contending team needs to have in the modern NBA.
Nash nearly carried a horrible Suns team to the playoffs last year. Gasol is still a quality player. Neither are a first option to carry a team to a championship, but they are both still great players who would be better in literally any other team.
What you need to accept is that the Lakers are incredibly talented, and that's the best part of it. This is a team loaded with talent and still losing, which is the funniest part. To really enjoy this Laker season, you have to accept how talented they are, and laugh at how bad theyve been.
NRHector
01-20-2013, 05:12 PM
jump in Lkrfan
midnightpulp
01-20-2013, 05:19 PM
Nash nearly carried a horrible Suns team to the playoffs last year. Gasol is still a quality player. Neither are a first option to carry a team to a championship, but they are both still great players who would be better in literally any other team.
What you need to accept is that the Lakers are incredibly talented, and that's the best part of it. This is a team loaded with talent and still losing, which is the funniest part. To really enjoy this Laker season, you have to accept how talented they are, and laugh at how bad theyve been.
Agree to disagree. Nash, for all his offensive brilliance, is a huge, huge liability on defense, not to mention, prone to injury and exhaustion. Gasol seems to have left his A game in 2010. Kobe is declining, can't play defense, and is inconsistent. Howard needs the perfect complement of players (shooters) to excel. Then after those players, there's a huge dropoff in talent on the Lakers' roster.
I'm not hating for the sake of hating. I just don't see championship talent there. At the very least, under the right system and coach, maybe they're a darkhorse to get into the WCF, but as it stands, the Lakers are a collection of names past their primes without a bench.
007nites
01-20-2013, 05:27 PM
Heard Calderon went HAM on Show-Be
Stalin
01-20-2013, 07:56 PM
Only a fuckin' idiot (like you) would think Dwight Howard (an overrated monkey with no post game), a 60 year old Steve Nash, a declining Gasol, and an aging Kobe, surrounded by zero depth, youth, and athleticism would be the best team on paper. I told every single one of you morons sucking Mitch's dick how the Lakers didn't improve over the off-season, but you had too much of Mitch's semen in your eyes to see the truth.
:lol:lol:lol
Ashy Larry
01-20-2013, 08:02 PM
nothing can be said ........ I said from jump, if that bench is not taken care of, it doesn't matter who your starting lineup is. And sure enough, the shit has hit the fan. Funny how Bryant is bitchin' about front office moves when he's launching 32 shots a game just to make fuckin' ten .... how crazy is that shit?????
DPG21920
01-20-2013, 08:46 PM
Agree to disagree. Nash, for all his offensive brilliance, is a huge, huge liability on defense, not to mention, prone to injury and exhaustion. Gasol seems to have left his A game in 2010. Kobe is declining, can't play defense, and is inconsistent. Howard needs the perfect complement of players (shooters) to excel. Then after those players, there's a huge dropoff in talent on the Lakers' roster.
I'm not hating for the sake of hating. I just don't see championship talent there. At the very least, under the right system and coach, maybe they're a darkhorse to get into the WCF, but as it stands, the Lakers are a collection of names past their primes without a bench.
There is no doubt they have championship talent. It's just not working at the moment for various reasons.
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