Spurs vs. Lakers Jan. 23 - Game Blog

[meta2007]

Manu has 8 steals!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Kobe has 9 turnovers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[peskypesky]

Still, not too impressed with the Spurs...complete raping in the 3rd and the game was done.


:elephant

[td4mvp21]

Good call. Barry or Oberto, depending on starting small or big.

Whenever he plays, he should play 24-30 mins a game.

I'm seriously going to pray that Pop goes back to two bigs.

[DazedAndConfused]

STFU. no one gave us the third quarter but Manu and Timmy. you got beat, take it. that shit was weak. (whats in bold is bullshit btw.)

Nope, Phil gave you that 3rd quarter. He refused to call a timeout, refused to make substitutions that would have stopped the bleeding. He does this all the team and it makes every Laker fan nuts. We've lost at least 2-3 games this season because of it. We'd have 10+ pt leads coming into the 4th and Phil would leave a struggling bench unit in the game and let the other team come back in until it was too late to fight it off.

Nothing the Spurs did impressed me tonight. They can still play great D, but the offense just doesn't look great. If we had Bynum and our guys we would have won this game easy. That 3rd quarter would have never happened.

[mVp]

Nice win... and big props to Udoka, he played awesome tonight!

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Good game guys, we completely collapsed in the 3rd and that cost us the game. You don't spot the Spurs 10pts coming into the 4th and expect to win.

Still, not too impressed with the Spurs. Playing at home, fully healthy, against a depleted team missing its 2nd best player and a ton of key role players. Phil gave you the 3rd quarter and we lost the game because of it. No substitutions made, no timeouts called, complete raping in the 3rd and the game was done.

:rolleyes

Why did you crap out in the 3rd? Because the Spurs turned the D up 2 notches and Kobe got selfish. On O, they attacked the rim and moved the ball.

Nice of you to look like you're giving credit when you're actually giving nothing.

Spurs are shit in January, but in the 2nd half you saw April Spurs. Be afraid.

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

Good game guys, we completely collapsed in the 3rd and that cost us the game. You don't spot the Spurs 10pts coming into the 4th and expect to win.

Still, not too impressed with the Spurs. Playing at home, fully healthy, against a depleted team missing its 2nd best player and a ton of key role players. Phil gave you the 3rd quarter and we lost the game because of it. No substitutions made, no timeouts called, complete raping in the 3rd and the game was done.
Nice try SpursDynasty! ;)

[ChumpDumper]

Nothing the Lakers did impressed me.

[milkyway21]

I'm not too impressed with the Lakers.I'm impressed with their NBA 3rd best 109 pts /game this season and;

and I'm impressed how they were choked with the Spurs 3rd best defense with only 91 pts with just 2 min left in the game :lmao

[SpursFan0728]

props to Udoka

[DazedAndConfused]

If this is how the Spurs play in April I'm not scared at all. Parker is still playing like crap, and when we have Bynum we can contain Duncan.

[DazedAndConfused]

Nothing the Lakers did impressed me.

We're playing without our 2nd best player. This was like the last game we played reversed, was any Laker fan proud of that win? NO because we know it means shit when you beat a team that is totally depleted @ home.

[ATXSPUR]

If this is how the Spurs play in April I'm not scared at all. Parker is still playing like crap, and when we have Bynum we can contain Duncan.

asshole is still a bit irritated from that raping you guys took huh?

[milkyway21]

:clap to Duncan.

wow :wow Manu late scene stealer but almost made a triple-double?

12 pts, 8 rbds, 8 steals :clap

And Ime??? :worthy:

[ludda]

:rolleyes :rolleyes :rolleyes :rolleyes :rolleyes :rolleyes :rolleyes :rolleyes

[peskypesky]

I was impressed as shit by the Spurs' second half. That was some of the best team basketball I've EVER seen....by any team. Just beautiful and textbook.

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

People! Don't feed SpursDynasty!

[ludda]

are you fucking kidding me? The only player that can cancel out Duncan is Garrnet you arrogant bastard you believe a 20 year old can stop the greatest power forward ever?

Boy you are such a dumbass!!! You have to be SPursdynasty!

Agree with everything EXCEPT KG can't cancel out Duncan. Duncan owns all.

[Snaq O'Meal]

Nope, Phil gave you that 3rd quarter. He refused to call a timeout, refused to make substitutions that would have stopped the bleeding. He does this all the team and it makes every Laker fan nuts. We've lost at least 2-3 games this season because of it. We'd have 10+ pt leads coming into the 4th and Phil would leave a struggling bench unit in the game and let the other team come back in until it was too late to fight it off.

Nothing the Spurs did impressed me tonight. They can still play great D, but the offense just doesn't look great. If we had Bynum and our guys we would have won this game easy. That 3rd quarter would have never happened.Just what do you expect Phil to say in a timeout when he has no answers to the assraping by the Spurs?

[milkyway21]

17 boards , if only Duncan can rbds as much each game, then happy days will be here again.

[ChumpDumper]

We're playing without our 2nd best player. This was like the last game we played reversed, was any Laker fan proud of that win? NO because we know it means shit when you beat a team that is totally depleted @ home.What does that have to do with the Lakers being unimpressive?

Nothing.

The Lakers are unimpressive, as are their fans.

[TampaDude]

Still, not too impressed with the Spurs. Playing at home, fully healthy, against a depleted team missing its 2nd best player and a ton of key role players. Phil gave you the 3rd quarter and we lost the game because of it. No substitutions made, no timeouts called, complete raping in the 3rd and the game was done.

DIAF

[peskypesky]

Tim Duncan = MVP

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

If this is how the Spurs play in April I'm not scared at all. Parker is still playing like crap, and when we have Bynum we can contain Duncan.

The second half is how they play in April, numb nuts. :rolleyes

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

17 boards , if only Duncan can rbds as much each game, then happy days will be here again.

Tim usually puts up 15+ boards when we play small ball.

[TampaDude]

The second half is how they play in April, and May, and June, numb nuts. :rolleyes

Fixed it for ya... :toast

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

Tim Duncan = MVP
Kobe should recognize that Tim Duncan is still the best Player in the NBA.

[naico]

Kaman with 16 boards at the half..

[TampaDude]

What a great sendoff for the Spurs as they get ready to embark on their annual Rodeo Road Trip...GO SPURS GO!!! :toast :elephant :hat

[greens]

WOW what a game!!!

First, the intensity by Manu! The passes between the legs, crazy behind the back passes! Timmy's bank shots! Floaters by Tony!

I especially LOVE the play between Manu and Tony...the pass between the legs, then to Tony, Tony behind the back pass to Manu, then Manu to Tony! Awesome play by Manu and TP, one of their best.

HUGE props to Timmy! Amazing game by the MVP! Props to Ime as well. He's just an amazing edition to the Spurs! today, a huge game by Udoka! Props to Brent and Finley also! Props to Manu and Tony!

It's like the whole team came back...really refreshing to see!

And Manu's 8 steals...wow, is that his career high???

Love Pop's answer to the reporter about Manu..."he's Manu Ginobili"...

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

What does that have to do with the Lakers being unimpressive?

Nothing.

The Lakers are unimpressive, as are their fans.

Yeah, even though I think the Lakers have improved as a confident team, I believe we still match up well with the Lakers.

Lakers have only looked good with Bynum against a top tier team like the Suns, because they play no interior D (Al Jefferson), and/or D in general.

As long as we don't have to double Kobe, our D makes it easy to beat this team. I think Ume just compounds the problems more, because if he continues to improve as a stopper..well, it's bad news for the league, not to mention he's starting to be as confident as Bowen from behind the arc.

[milkyway21]

Tim usually puts up 15+ boards when we play small ball.thanks for telling me that.

but, we won't be playing small ball all the time.

[Cherry]

The 4th belongs to KOBE. Book It!!!

Fail :downspin:

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

What a great sendoff for the Spurs as they get ready to embark on their annual Rodeo Road Trip...GO SPURS GO!!! :toast :elephant :hat
Yeah, this is the first game blog in a while, where Spurs fans are proud of our team's performance.

I think it's the first game where they all played with heart.

[703 Spurz]

Good game guys, we completely collapsed in the 3rd and that cost us the game. You don't spot the Spurs 10pts coming into the 4th and expect to win.

Still, not too impressed with the Spurs. Playing at home, fully healthy, against a depleted team missing its 2nd best player and a ton of key role players. Phil gave you the 3rd quarter and we lost the game because of it. No substitutions made, no timeouts called, complete raping in the 3rd and the game was done.

I'm sure that if the Spurs won by 760 points your horsefuck excuse would've been b/c you have some guys hurt.

Eat a nut fucker :lol

[peskypesky]

Kobe should recognize that Tim Duncan is still the best Player in the NBA.

Tim>Kobe

Without a doubt. Cause it ain't just about scoring. It's about scoring, rebounding, defending, blocking and making your team-mates better. You add all that up, and then top it off with 4 Championships, two MVP's, and 3 Finals MVP's....and it is no contest. Timmay is da man.

[703 Spurz]

Nope, Phil gave you that 3rd quarter. He refused to call a timeout, refused to make substitutions that would have stopped the bleeding. He does this all the team and it makes every Laker fan nuts. We've lost at least 2-3 games this season because of it. We'd have 10+ pt leads coming into the 4th and Phil would leave a struggling bench unit in the game and let the other team come back in until it was too late to fight it off.

Nothing the Spurs did impressed me tonight. They can still play great D, but the offense just doesn't look great. If we had Bynum and our guys we would have won this game easy. That 3rd quarter would have never happened.

11 3 pointers and the offense didn't look great.


:lol

Oh these bastards always crack me up, gotta love the internet

[DazedAndConfused]

Yeah, even though I think the Lakers have improved as a confident team, I believe we still match up well with the Lakers.

Lakers have only looked good with Bynum against a top tier team like the Suns, because they play no interior D (Al Jefferson), and/or D in general.

As long as we don't have to double Kobe, our D makes it easy to beat this team. I think Ume just compounds the problems more, because if he continues to improve as a stopper..well, it's bad news for the league, not to mention he's starting to be as confident as Bowen from behind the arc.

We beat NOH by 30 points on the road.

I can't wait until the game we play at the end of the season. Bynum will be back and both squads will be going at it at full strength. Should be a great game!

Seriously, you guys played well in the 2nd half and deserved to win this game. I still think if we had made the proper substitutions we could have helped avoid that 31-12 quarter, but whatever. Phil does this all the time so I'm not surprised. I'm happy that we were able to compete though, minus that 3rd quarter. I was expecting a blowout the whole way through.

[greens]

Tim>Kobe

Without a doubt. Cause it ain't just about scoring. It's about scoring, rebounding, defending, blocking and making your team-mates better. You add all that up, and then top it off with 4 Championships, two MVP's, and 3 Finals MVP's....and it is no contest. Timmay is da man.



No contest at all. Timmy is the MVP because he makes everyone better, and he's the most unselfish superstar in the league...he has no problem passing the ball or in today's game, getting his points...His rebounding is amazing...his defense is top notch. And absolutely, it's not about who has the most points or the better stats...it's all things that go together to make the full package...

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

Tim>Kobe

Without a doubt. Cause it ain't just about scoring. It's about scoring, rebounding, defending, blocking and making your team-mates better. You add all that up, and then top it off with 4 Championships, two MVP's, and 3 Finals MVP's....and it is no contest. Timmay is da man.
What I don't like about Kobe's play tonight, was how easily he reverted as an individual player, when pushed.

He was pretty much dangerous in the 1st half... playing the team game, creating for his teammates, grabbing his offensive rebounds, 4 assists in the first half... then when he tried to start rolling in the 3rd quarter, to get some of his only to miss the first three against Bowen's D, he ended up forcing it a lot, and being a complete non-teammate in the 2nd half with only one more assist in the second half.

After that, he was 1 TO shy of a triple double to finish the night.

[reddog 99]

[
Seriously, you guys played well in the 2nd half and deserved to win this game. I still think if we had made the proper substitutions we could have helped avoid that 31-12 quarter, but whatever. [/QUOTE]


OKAY..............

:sleep :sleep :sleep :sleep

[milkyway21]

I'm not about to disgrace the Lakers because they lost tonight. They really are a better team this season. If I'm a Suns fan I'd worry facing them in the 1st round. Because the Suns lacked defense this yr. IMO.

The Spurs didn't impressed me as of late so I'm so happy we finally had beaten a winning team after a month.

hope this will continue and a start of a winning streak. It's almost February, the rodeo season.

[Don Quixote]

Yeah, whatever, blah blah blah.

Lakers 91, Spurs 103. Deal with it.

[DazedAndConfused]

Ok answer this for me. If Tim Duncan was taken out of the game do you think you'd still win?

That's what Bynum means to the Lakers. When you have to rely on Kwame and Mbenga you just aren't gonna win many games against good teams.

[lefty]

Spurs >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>. Lakers.

Period

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

I still think the Lakers are a mid-tier team, even [I]with [/I ]Bynum. They're like a NOH, Houston, level team.

[DazedAndConfused]

NOH is #1 in the WC right now.

[HighLowLobForBig-50]

when we have one of "our" big three out we play the card so fine, bynum was out.try and finish the season as strong as us

[peskypesky]

Michael Jordan fucked up a lot of heads. He was so outstanding that he made people think shooting guards could be true franchise players, and that Championship teams could be built around shooting guards, and that shooting guards (like Kobe) should be considered for the MVP. Guess what people? Jordan was the EXCEPTION THAT PROVES THE RULE. Franchises should be built around big men. Championship teams are built around big men. MVP's are big men. George Mikan, Bob Pettit, Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain, Dave Cowens, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Willis Reed, Bill Walton, Wes Unseld, Moses Malone, Larry Bird, Hakeem Olajuwon, Shaquille O'Neal, Tim Duncan. Those are your franchise players. Those are your MVP's. Get it through your f-cking heads. Guards and small-forwards like Kobe, T-Mac, Michael Redd, AI, Nash, Kidd, Lebron, etc etc etc are not gonna get it done without a dominant big man. Ain't gonna happen. There was only one Michael Jordan. One. He's gone.

Tim Duncan = MVP.

[HighLowLobForBig-50]

Michael Jordan fucked up a lot of heads. He was so outstanding that he made people think shooting guards could be true franchise players, and that Championship teams could be built around shooting guards, and that shooting guards (like Kobe) should be considered for the MVP. Guess what people? Jordan was the EXCEPTION THAT PROVES THE RULE. Franchises should be built around big men. Championship teams are built around big men. MVP's are big men. George Mikan, Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Larry Bird, Hakeem Olajuwon, Shaquille O'Neal, Tim Duncan. Those are your franchise players. Those are your MVP's. Get it through your f-cking heads. Guards and small-forwards like Kobe, T-Mac, Michael Redd, AI, Nash, Kidd, Lebron, etc etc etc are not gonna get it down without a dominant big man. Ain't gonna happen. There was only one Michael Jordan. One. He's gone.

Tim Duncan = MVP.

:toast :toast

[marini martini]

Yeah, whatever, blah blah blah.

Lakers 91, Spurs 103. Deal with it.


:toast :toast :toast

[HighLowLobForBig-50]

STop comparing Tim duncan to Bynum moron!!!!!!!

Kobe is your number 1 option and ours is Duncan! You can make excuses if Kobe wasn't playing but don't give me that crap about Bynum.

unfortunately for them, thats one of their "big three" :lol

[ChumpDumper]

So now Bynum is Tim Duncan.

:lmao :lmao :lmao

[milkyway21]

Ok answer this for me. If Tim Duncan was taken out of the game do you think you'd still win?

That's what Bynum means to the Lakers. When you have to rely on Kwame and Mbenga you just aren't gonna win many games against good teams.YEAH.

Bynum is better this yr, but it's too early to over-rate him Laker fan. You can really see how good he is if he wins over Duncan over and over again. But I think you still have to wait for sometime for him to do that.

you see, if Bynum is just like a Boeing, Duncan is stealth. He'll dominate when you least expect it. Problem is he usually dominates in the playoffs. TSK,TSK,TSK:oops

[peskypesky]

Lebron probably can in the next couple of years and Magic could have probably done it without Kareem too. Yes Teams can be built around Big guards if they have a component big Man. They don't need a dominate one just one that is decent and they can contend!

Kobe is a franchise player don't sound stupid!

You didn't comprehend my posting. You need to go back and re-read it.

[Borosai]

Bynum != Duncan

[angel_luv]

Nice second half and win by the Spurs. I am most pleased.



Well done boys!

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

NOH is #1 in the WC right now.
Well, that doesn't say THAT much. The standings are meaningless as of right now.

Four teams have pretty much the same exact record, give or take a Win or a Loss!

[T Park]

This Laker team is gonna be a beast in the playoffs if Bynum comes back healthy.

Very very scary team out there tonight.

[DazedAndConfused]

It makes perfect sense to compare Duncan and Bynum. They both have similar roles. Both are the last line of defense in the paint and the low post presence on offense.

I don't get why you guys are calling him a scrub. He averages 13/10 in under 30 mpg and was literally improving by leaps and bounds from game to game before he went down. He was #2 in the NBA in dunks behind Howard and was leading the NBA in FG%. He's huge for our team.

[ChumpDumper]

BYNUM IS DUNCAN! :madrun :madrun :madrun

[HighLowLobForBig-50]

Well, that doesn't say THAT much. The standings are meaningless as of right now.

Four teams have pretty much the same exact record, give or take a Win or a Loss!,

yeah who knows what seed we will end up with this year. f it we will be there and we will be a force

[peskypesky]

It makes perfect sense to compare Duncan and Bynum. They both have similar roles. Both are the last line of defense in the paint and the low post presence on offense.

Dude, you're just lucky that Pop felt sorry for the Lakers and decided to uncharacteristically play small-ball. If we'd played with Bonner and Elson, we'd have humiliated the Lakers even more than we did.

[ricketts]

Nope, Phil gave you that 3rd quarter. He refused to call a timeout, refused to make substitutions that would have stopped the bleeding. He does this all the team and it makes every Laker fan nuts. We've lost at least 2-3 games this season because of it. We'd have 10+ pt leads coming into the 4th and Phil would leave a struggling bench unit in the game and let the other team come back in until it was too late to fight it off.

Nothing the Spurs did impressed me tonight. They can still play great D, but the offense just doesn't look great. If we had Bynum and our guys we would have won this game easy. That 3rd quarter would have never happened.


it makes you nuts the same way the DEC-JAN Blues make spurs fans nuts. thats the way Phuil plays. he wants his line-up to figure out whats going on by themselves, generally it works-as per your record. but today you got beat. you played the way you always do, the spurs finally showed up and you got stomped. take it.

i'll be the first person to post a negative post when the spurs play like shit, but i wont doubt they're ability or make excuses for them. can you say the same?

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

This Laker team is gonna be a beast in the playoffs if Bynum comes back healthy.

Very very scary team out there tonight.
I like it when we play the Lakers.

I like how both Manu and Kobe go back and forth, reading each other's passes and picking off steals. Either one of them have bad turnovers against each other.

I like how Duncan abuses Kwame, and would like to see him and Bynum go at it.

[T Park]

Comparing Bynum to Duncan is absolutely sickening...

[HighLowLobForBig-50]

it makes you nuts the same way the DEC-JAN Blues make spurs fans nuts. thats the way Phuil plays. he wants his line-up to figure out whats going on by themselves, generally it works-as per your record. but today you got beat. you played the way you always do, the spurs finally showed up and you got stomped. take it.

i'll be the first person to post a negative post when the spurs play like shit, but i wont doubt they're ability or make excuses for them. can you say the same?
:toast

[T Park]

So Bynum would've kept Kobe from turning it over 9 times, and kept Brent barry and Udoka from bagging open shots all night?

Quite interesting.

[DazedAndConfused]

Dude, you're just lucky that Pop felt sorry for the Lakers and decided to uncharacteristically play small-ball. If we'd played with Bonner and Elson, we'd have humiliated the Lakers even more than we did.

Well if Phil Jackson didn't hand-wrap that 3rd quarter it probably would have been a closer game.

No timeouts called, no substitutions made, he let the players try and play through it and we lost the game because of that. Turiaf, Sasha, and Farmar would have really helped because our offense was so stagnant with Kwame/Luke out there.

But whatever, this is a meaningless game in January. Let's see how both teams do when we play @ the end of the season. That will give a better indication of where both teams are at.

For the record I do think the Spurs are a better team, but I also think the Lakers can beat them in the playoffs if they play well.

[TheNextGen]

lol..phil jackson is a dumbass for keeping Kwame in the 3rd. Thanks Phil!

[ChumpDumper]

But whateverIf it was just whatever you wouldn't be here whining.

[HighLowLobForBig-50]

Comparing Bynum to Duncan is absolutely sickening...

honestly, t park, i dont think a laker fan would compare bynum to td. i think that to them, bynum is their second best ,consistant threat. so it would be like us missing tp or manu. sad really

[peskypesky]

I did read your post..and the big men that won the title had great counterparts.

Duncan had D Robinson, Elliot.etc. Then had Jackson, Manu and Parker.

Kareem..had Worthy, Magic, etc.
Shaq had Kobe..then Wade
You can make a argument for either way.

THe Jazz never had a dominate Big man and they made the finals and would have won if not for Jordan. Same thing with the Suns. Same thing for the Blazers and the 91 Lakers. Iverson and the Sixers..The Nets and the Cavs too.

The Pistons won back to back title without dominate big men also...and Isiah was a franchise player

Chris Paul is a franchise player and he makes Chandler and his whole team better!
Even the Mavs made the finals without a dominate big man because Dirk is an outside shooter!

Also it's nearly impossible to find quality big men anymore. So you have build around guards and forwards.


You're still not getting it. Read it again.

[DazedAndConfused]

honestly, t park, i dont think a laker fan would compare bynum to td. i think that to them, bynum is their second best ,consistant threat. so it would be like us missing tp or manu. sad really

Does anyone here think Bynum will not make the All-Star team next season?

[milkyway21]

that great game of Ime must have been a payback for the Lakers for not signing him for more after just 4 games in 2003 :lol He wanted them to show what he can do. :lmao

[HighLowLobForBig-50]

to me , really. bynum shmynum

[peskypesky]

For the record I do think the Spurs are a better team, but I also think the Lakers can beat them in the playoffs if they play well.

Not if we play Bonner and Elson. You're fucked if we don't play small-ball. You'd better hope Bynum is still out.

[peskypesky]

Does anyone here think Bynum will not make the All-Star team next season?

No way he makes it next year.

[loveforthegame]

What a tale of two halves. Duncan and Finley really kept the Spurs within sight in the first half. Ginobli's steals and hustle, Barry's 3's, Udoka's flawless play, and the continue dominance of Duncan really carved the Laker team up in the 2nd half.

Really impressed with Udoka's defense and his offense is a bonus. Beautiful 3's and sweet midrange jumper as well. He and Bowen did a beautiful job on Kobe. I thought Finley did a good job the 2 times he was on Kobe and really kept Odom quiet. Not an easy thing to do.

[HighLowLobForBig-50]

Not if we play Bonner and Elson. You're fucked if we don't play small-ball. You'd better hope Bynum is still out.

:lol like i said in another thread tonight, its so obvious to real spurs fans what going on.the rest of the league lets us just go through the motions all season long. and then its too late

[ricketts]

Ok answer this for me. If Tim Duncan was taken out of the game do you think you'd still win?

That's what Bynum means to the Lakers. When you have to rely on Kwame and Mbenga you just aren't gonna win many games against good teams.


youre a retard there is no way bynum=Duncan, any game any team ever. yes we still would have won, provided we came out playing the same way in the second half (its not about who scored but how we scored) it might have been by two or four but it wtill would have happened.

[HighLowLobForBig-50]

What a tale of two halves. Duncan and Finley really kept the Spurs within sight in the first half. Ginobli's steals and hustle, Barry's 3's, Udoka's flawless play, and the continue dominance of Duncan really carved the Laker team up in the 2nd half.

Really impressed with Udoka's defense and his offense is a bonus. Beautiful 3's and sweet midrange jumper as well. He and Bowen did a beautiful job on Kobe. I thought Finley did a good job the 2 times he was on Kobe and really kept Odom quiet. Not an easy thing to do.

well said :drunk :smokin

[T Park]

Does anyone here think Bynum will not make the All-Star team next season?

Over who....

[DazedAndConfused]

youre a retard there is no way bynum=Duncan, any game any team ever. yes we still would have won, provided we came out playing the same way in the second half (its not about who scored but how we scored) it might have been by two or four but it wtill would have happened.

Did I say Bynum is as good as Duncan? I'm saying they impact the game in a similar fashion.

The offense stalled in the 3rd because we couldn't run through the post. With Bynum the offense becomes less stagnated because you really have to double team him when he gets the ball down low, leaving Kobe or a shooter wide open. That's part of the reason why our offense is #3 in the NBA.

[milkyway21]

guys, after 644 posts, 25 pages I think DazedandConfused is still dazed and confused why they lost :lol

[T Park]

With Bynum the offense becomes less stagnated because you really have to double team him when he gets the ball down low

Uh, Tim Duncan can guard Bynum, so uh, no.

[ChumpDumper]

"But whatever."

[DazedAndConfused]

The most important position in the league is center.

Centers provide shot blocking which makes up mistakes for perimeter defenders.

Centers provide high percentage nearly guaranteed points.

Centers provide you with more posessions with their rebounding ability.

Even though Bynum is not polished, he's our best player because of his defensive impact, his rebounding, and his post presence

[ricketts]

So Bynum would've kept Kobe from turning it over 9 times, and kept Brent barry and Udoka from bagging open shots all night?

Quite interesting.

thats the damn truth, and thats why we won. :toast

[peskypesky]

guys, after 644 posts, 25 pages I think DazedandConfused is still dazed and confused why they lost :lol
:lol

[ricketts]

Well if Phil Jackson didn't hand-wrap that 3rd quarter it probably would have been a closer game.

No timeouts called, no substitutions made, he let the players try and play through it and we lost the game because of that. Turiaf, Sasha, and Farmar would have really helped because our offense was so stagnant with Kwame/Luke out there.

But whatever, this is a meaningless game in January. Let's see how both teams do when we play @ the end of the season. That will give a better indication of where both teams are at.

For the record I do think the Spurs are a better team, but I also think the Lakers can beat them in the playoffs if they play well.


man, I hate to pick on you. but there wa a time out called with about 5 or 6 to play in the third that belonged to the lakers. somone other than dazedandconfused please tell me i'm wrong.

[DazedAndConfused]

1 timeout called, no substitutions made other than Sasha coming in. By then the damage was done.

Again this is what Phil does, he sacrifices regular season games to teach lessons to his players. He and Pop coach very differently, Phil doesn't coddle his players.

[meta2007]

It seems Kobe really likes Manu! I never saw him so nicely to an opponent.

[T Park]

Yeah Pop coddle's his players :lmao

What a stupid ass statement...

[T Park]

It seems Kobe really likes Manu! I never saw him so nicely to an opponent.

Kobe has stated in the past iirc that he has mad respect for manu and loves his game.

[ricketts]

Did I say Bynum is as good as Duncan? I'm saying they impact the game in a similar fashion.

The offense stalled in the 3rd because we couldn't run through the post. With Bynum the offense becomes less stagnated because you really have to double team him when he gets the ball down low, leaving Kobe or a shooter wide open. That's part of the reason why our offense is #3 in the NBA.


I'll give you that. bynum helps create Offense in a similar way that Duncan does, with the intensity on d we were showing there is no saying that Bynum would have even touched the ball in the third.Spurs owned the Lakers in the third, and most of the fourth, and thats all im trying to get you to say (without blaming it on anyone.)

[ricketts]

The most important position in the league is center.

Centers provide shot blocking which makes up mistakes for perimeter defenders.

Centers provide high percentage nearly guaranteed points.

Centers provide you with more posessions with their rebounding ability.

Even though Bynum is not polished, he's our best player because of his defensive impact, his rebounding, and his post presence

nearly all of our points came form outside the paint, again. Just admit you were outplayed without blaming it on injurys or coaches. damn your stuborn.

[ricketts]

1 timeout called, no substitutions made other than Sasha coming in. By then the damage was done.

Again this is what Phil does, he sacrifices regular season games to teach lessons to his players. He and Pop coach very differently, Phil doesn't coddle his players.


thanks (and your a lakers fan.)

[loveforthegame]

1 timeout called, no substitutions made other than Sasha coming in. By then the damage was done.

Again this is what Phil does, he sacrifices regular season games to teach lessons to his players. He and Pop coach very differently, Phil doesn't coddle his players.

Pop will do some things that make me wonder but one he doesn't do is coddle players.

[ChumpDumper]

Got damn popcoddlers.

But whatever....

[Cry Havoc]

Lebron probably can in the next couple of years he is only 23 years old! And Magic could have probably done it without Kareem too. Yes Teams can be built around Big guards if they have a component big Man. They don't need a dominate one just one that is decent and they can contend!

Kobe is a franchise player don't sound stupid!

And Tim has never won a title by himself..and neither has Jordan he had Scottie and perfect role players. Lebron needs one other player and he can definitley contend and probably win a title. If Lebron had Boozer still on the team the Cavs would be scary!

LeBron is in no way a guard. He's a power-forward/guard hybrid, if anything. He's got more strength than Magic ever had. If he wasn't so good with ball-handling, he'd make a hell of a 3/4 for ANY team in the league.

As it is, he can play every position except center, so I don't think he's an exception like Jordan. He's an exception unto himself. And someday very soon he's going to be the best basketball player on planet Earth.

[DazedAndConfused]

Pop will do some things that make me wonder but one he doesn't do is coddle players.

I mean coddle as in the second you do something wrong I'm calling a timeout and explaining it to you. Phil doesn't do that, he teaches during practice and expects his players to execute during the game with little in-game coaching from him. That's why he only called one timeout and made zero substitutions in the 3rd. This works when you have smart veterans, not so much when you're the second youngest team in the NBA.

[ChumpDumper]

TIME OUT = CODDLING! :domokun

[DazedAndConfused]

I apologize guys for being a petty little bitch. I was just venting my frustrations after an extremely frustrating loss. You have no idea how much it hurts to see Kwame Brown in there bricking dunks and layups that Bynum was converting with ease.

Good luck for the rest of the season, hopefully we face again when both are healthy. Looking forward to that matchup!

[T Park]

You have no idea how much it hurts to see Kwame Brown in there bricking dunks and layups that Bynum was converting with ease.


Yeah when Beno Udrih played one time for an injured Tony Parker, thats how I felt too.

[DazedAndConfused]

Isn't Udrih lighting it up over there in Sactown?

[inconvertible]

random thought


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5txE8iZymoI&feature=related

[Purple & Gold]

nearly all of our points came form outside the paint, again. Just admit you were outplayed without blaming it on injurys or coaches. damn your stuborn.

It's pretty obvious the Lakers would have won this game if Bynum was healthy. No way the Spurs would have gone on a 14-0 run to start the 2nd half. He is our second best player and a true inside presence offensively and defensively. Take him out and we're only an average team. Injuries are a part of the game so it's no excuse, but don't fool yourself thinking Bynum's (and to a lesser extent Ariza's) injuries had nothing to do with this win for you guys. It was a major factor and probably the only reason you guys took this game.

As for a seven game series with the Lakers healthy and you guys in playoff mode, I still give you guys the edge. But not anywhere close to what you guys think. Let's see if you guys can finally put up back to back championships. Because the team of the decade is still up for grabs and I like our odds with Kobe and Bynum. :clap :clap :clap

[ChumpDumper]

Injuries are a part of the game so it's no excuse, but I'm going to be a douchenozzle and use them as an excuse.

[Purple & Gold]

I'm jealous of the Lakers 14 Championships.

[DazedAndConfused]

To be fair it goes like Boston - 16, LA - 14, everyone else < 5.

[THE SIXTH MAN]

:lol at faker fans sour grapes.

[ChumpDumper]

I'm on a spurboard.

[carina_gino20]

I mean coddle as in the second you do something wrong I'm calling a timeout and explaining it to you. Phil doesn't do that, he teaches during practice and expects his players to execute during the game with little in-game coaching from him. That's why he only called one timeout and made zero substitutions in the 3rd. This works when you have smart veterans, not so much when you're the second youngest team in the NBA.

You must not have seen the games against the Warriors or the Pistons. Pop is very good in forcing his team to 'figure things out on their own.' And if Pop coddles, Tony wouldn't be the player he is now.

[samikeyp]

To be fair it goes like Boston - 16, LA - 14, everyone else < 5.

Chicago has 6.

[Sportcamper]

Boy, talk about “Home Cooking” !!!Worst officiated NBA game in years…I guess Stern did not want to see last years title holders lose to a guy on a 10 day contract… :bang

[LakeShow]

It seems Kobe really likes Manu! I never saw him so nicely to an opponent.

He doesn't want Pops to cry to league again after getting suspended for bitch slapping Manu last season.

[ChumpDumper]

Kobe had to distract folks from the fact that Manu stuffed his shit so severely.

[samikeyp]

IMO, Kobe likes competition. He is one of the few superstars that doesn't bitch when Bowen d's him up. He is going to try and bust your ass for 48 minutes and has respect for those who do the same, even it its towards him.

[41times]

IMO, Kobe likes competition. He is one of the few superstars that doesn't bitch when Bowen d's him up. He is going to try and bust your ass for 48 minutes and has respect for those who do the same, even it its towards him.

I could not agree with this more. Kobe loves a challenge.

Nice win by the Spurs last night. First half the lakers were tough. But when you d' them up and they start missing a few shots they fall a part a little.

The Lakers will give somebody fits come playoff time. But they don't quite have enough to get the title game, not even with Bynum healthy. But they are close. Next year they will be one of the Favorites in the West along with the Spurs, Mavs and Suns.

[LakeShow]

Good win for the spurs against a depleted Lakers team. Doesn't prove anything but a win is a win.

[mikejones99]

It was a great win as they get a good win and cover the points. $