Huh?
No re-read, I said that they won the game he missed
Dice played in the 92-77 loss
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You want to talk about fucked up benches? How about Walton, Farmar, Vujovic, or whatever the hell is name is, and no Ariza. The Lakers will wilt late in games simply because of a lack of depth. As was said before Bryant will not drop 100 a night so some of those wusses will have to step up.
Why are these Faker fans so upbeat with Artest? He's nothing more than a jumpshooting chucker whose defensed has slipped. Whether the Lakers sign Odom or not, I feel confident about what the Spurs are going to do. We've shored up our frontline and our wings have just got better. Laker fans are still not accepting that this is not the 2008 and 2009 Spurs anymore. Watch out League
What I'm going to love this season is that everyone is going to have relearn how to play us. Last season we were basically the same team that other teams already understood how to play against, while we were still trying to figure ourselves out because of injuries. We beat the Lakers in regular season (don't pull the "regular season lol" card), and now our team has vastly improved. The Lakers will potentially be worse than last year. Things are looking pretty damn good for us now. . . .
These stats don't hold much value now, imo.
BTW, has anybody seen Artest since he joined LA? LOL..he's all over the place, trying to make deals for reality shows, drinking everywhere, smoking cigars everywhere, starstruck..he looks like he gained even more weight, even after he was looking a little too big last year with Houston..
I can't wait to see him on the court..
Won't be long before Tia Tequila has him on her reality show.
and he beats the hell out of her.
At least we don't have to see this anymore:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DWjQFaZ_AI&NR=1
:lol dude us men here in texas where black and white, while your la team has wnba colors purple and gold? first of all your black momba lol is scared of ginobili he said it himself in the documentary, he has also stated that ginobili is his fav player to watch , and ive never heard manu say the same whos owning who here? you punk bitches from la should kept the 9o's riotes going, it would of really helped clean the world.
LMAO at Artest guarding the elite SF's better than anyone else. Did you not watch him this year? He was murdered by all the elite SF's. He does ok if they try and go down low, but on the perimeter, the guys with speed and skill (Pierce, Lebron, Melo...) will all murder Artest.
His perimeter defense/lateral quickness has evaporated. His days of being a lock down defender are out of the window. He is still a decent defender because he focuses and tries, especially down low, but overall he has seen his best days.
Artest is still very much an elite defender. His post defense is almost unmatched by any SF not named Lebron James. He is absolutely immovable on the block, which makes him perfect to guard SF's like Pierce and Melo. He certainly did not get burned by the elite SF's last season, he more than held his own. Most importantly, he did a better job than Ariza.
So what if he can't guard PG's or SG's. The Lakers don't need him to. We still have Kobe and Shannon Brown for that.
Who do you have Spur fan? Bruce Bowen is long gone.
I want Bruce back..........as an assistant coach. Bruce is done, he can't defend anymore and he's not hitting his 3s.
Fail. Lebron/Pierce/Melo will eat him alive. He is not even close to an elite defender. Yes, on the low block he is very good, but to be an "elite" defender, you must be able to guard a couple positions and your own on the perimeter.
Same thing with Artest vs Kobe. Kobe was being stubborn and trying to post Artest up and it was difficult. He realized this then started catching the ball up top and just absolutely torched Artest.
Melo/Pierce/Bron are all going to do the same thing. They will break Artest down and cause the defense to collapse.
RJ is a great defender. When he was in NJ he was their best perimeter defender. LAst season he needed to score, and his team was not going no where, now he has another chance for a ring in a defensive team. I know that we are going to see a defensive minded RJ this season.