Lakers vs Clippers

[IronMexican]

Wow how amazing the Fakers beat the clippers

I forgot that the we(Laker fans) were gloating.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Who the cares about regular season. The Lakers can ing sleepwalk into the playoffs. Are you actually arguing about the regular season. You're more of a homer then I thought. ing laughable.

Sorry, we were talking about the playoffs? Given that it's the first game of the regular season, isn't it reasonable to assume that's what we're talking about? You really enjoy changing the goalposts, but it doesn't mean you win the argument, it means you're a manipulative fool.

It's funny that you accuse me of homerism when we aren't even talking about my team, which has not been mentioned once, and everyone around here knows I'm no homer (for example, see the pasting I copped when I posted that we would be going nowhere in the playoffs, and gave good reasons, about 2 weeks before the playoffs last season).

[bostonguy]

I had a feeling the Lakers would half ass their way to a victory tonight. They tend to play down to average teams especially when those average teams are missing key players. I already know how good they are when they bring their A game. It is a long season. They are going to be going through the motions for the first few months.

[xellos88330]

Does Bynum have any 1 on 1 moves? He was getting spoon fed.

[monosylab1k]

Dunno if this has been brought up in the thread already, but I was at the gym and saw some sort of pre-recorded interview with Baron Davis playing in the 3rd quarter, and i just have to ask - has he officially joined the Nation of Islam?

[Allanon]

Stern needs his ass whooped to pair the Lakers against the Clipps on opening night.

Hahah, true.

[Man In Black]

I just want to say, that the NBA has started and...



This pic is bad ass.

[LA24]

Does Bynum have any 1 on 1 moves? He was getting spoon fed.

Yeah, he was spoon fed 26 points on 9-15 shooting.

[Fpoonsie]

Got damn Spur fan, stop putting negative mojo all over the place.
Just imagine the lashing you idiots are going to give the decent fans if the Spurs lose manana.
It's just one effing game.

+1

I think the additions this off-season has pretty much destroyed any chance of humility or GOOD "juju" on ST the rest of the way.

[IronMexican]

Dunno if this has been brought up in the thread already, but I was at the gym and saw some sort of pre-recorded interview with Baron Davis playing in the 3rd quarter, and i just have to ask - has he officially joined the Nation of Islam?

I think he has. He's gonna start selling bean pies by the Crenshaw mall pretty soon.

[Allanon]

Does Bynum have any 1 on 1 moves? He was getting spoon fed.

Oh he has ball hog Bynum moves...too many maybe. He's spoon fed because if you give him the ball to go 1 on 1, he's a friggin' black hole...he ain't kicking it out.

Bynum's got offense in bunches, he has to work on his defense.

[milkshakeballa]

You said your top 6 players are basically All-Stars.
Then you said Fish was your 6th best player.
So I just wanted to clarify if you really thought Fish was an All-Star caliber player.

Hmm...ABSOLUTELY NOT...I think Brown is better than FIsher...though Fish has balls of steel in the clutch

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

I saw at least three Bynum plays where he was fed the ball, spun and created his own shot. As Allanon said, consistency and defense are his concerns, as well as injury.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Who the plays thier 10th guy decent minutes?! Even "deep" teams dont do that. LOL.

, you people are obtuse. Read the whole discussion. We were talking about depth and injuries, so let's say you have 2 injuries, 10th man becomes 8th, do you happily play him decent minutes, or is it akin to pulling teeth?

In the case of the Fakers, it's be V or Mbenga seeing those minutes (depending on who was injured) - would you be happy with that (aside from the obvious unhappiness associated with injuries)?

@ you actually thinking I give a what you think

No, it's quite clear that you don't, and that you can't read, and that you choose to respond with strawmen and personal attacks, so why are you talking to me? Because you've got an anger problem over your 3" penis, obviously.

See you in 4 months when you're ing about how ing terrible your deep bench players are.

[milkshakeballa]

Bynum is pretty much a blackhole right now. He needs to understand he can send it back out to a guard and it can still comeback.

And don't expect many 26 point games by Drew when Pau is back.

[Purple & Gold]

Sorry, we were talking about the playoffs? Given that it's the first game of the regular season, isn't it reasonable to assume that's what we're talking about? You really enjoy changing the goalposts, but it doesn't mean you win the argument, it means you're a manipulative fool.

It's funny that you accuse me of homerism when we aren't even talking about my team, which has not been mentioned once, and everyone around here knows I'm no homer (for example, see the pasting I copped when I posted that we would be going nowhere in the playoffs, and gave good reasons, about 2 weeks before the playoffs last season).

Yes the most important thing is the regular season

Look Laker fans don't give a about the regular season. It's only to see how many highlights Kobe can make and who else will step up to get ready for the playoffs. So when you're talking about team weaknesses that only come along a few times in the regular season when you're talking to fans of a team that has 15 Championships you look like an idiot. And yes you are a homer, but maybe you've finally seen the light. Or just a pathetic Laker hater that's just seen the Lakeshow win the Team of the Decade le AGAIN at the expense of your beloved spurs.

[LA24]

See you in 4 months when you're ing about how ing terrible your deep bench players are.

Likewise.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

I just want to say, that the NBA has started and...

This pic is bad ass.

I'd say "great ass".

Later, Faker fools (except Allanon, who is a very reasonable man). Enjoy that "deep" bench of yours.

[Purple & Gold]

Because you've got an anger problem over your 3" penis, obviously.

@ ruffnready projecting

[milkshakeballa]

, you people are obtuse. Read the whole discussion. We were talking about depth and injuries, so let's say you have 2 injuries, 10th man becomes 8th, do you happily play him decent minutes, or is it akin to pulling teeth?

This is re ed because the Lakers are probably one of the top 3 or 4 teams in NBA history to handle this problem and BY FAR better than ANY TEAM IN THE LEAGUE.

Who in the heck are you putting this team up against? Do you even read what you write?

[xellos88330]

Oh he has ball hog Bynum moves...too many maybe. He's spoon fed because if you give him the ball to go 1 on 1, he's a friggin' black hole...he ain't kicking it out.

Bynum's got offense in bunches, he has to work on his defense.

I see...

I was wondering why I didn't see many 1 on 1 moves from him tonight. From what I saw, most of his misses came from 1 on 1 play.

He is definitely great on a team. I don't think he is at all-star level yet until he can become consistent 1 on 1.

[Purple & Gold]

Bynum is pretty much a blackhole right now. He needs to understand he can send it back out to a guard and it can still comeback.

And don't expect many 26 point games by Drew when Pau is back.

Only really thing I'm not liking about his game right now. He's turning into a huge blackhole. Hope they fix this soon. Maybe why Kareem won't be around as much.

[Culburn369]

Poor Artest. I thought he was gonna cry after Kobe shot him that pass for the layup.

God bless him.

[milkshakeballa]

No . When he gets it he's shooting. I'd rather see Artest on the block more.

Yeh..Artest for the 2 or 3 minutes he got in the 2nd with the bench he looked GREAT. He passed up WAY too many opportunities tho where he needs to attack. He had a possession in the 4rth where he got it in the post and went straight to the rack and drew a foul. He needs to do that more often and his WIDE OPEN 3's will fall. I think Kobe was right when he said he isn't use to being this wide open.

[LnGrrrR]

Nice to see that the Laker fans on this board are staying humble and classy.