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to be seen in da playoffs. Not sold on spurs or mavs as top teams. Come playoff time jazz is gonna be more dangerous. They really can give teams alot of looks once okur comes back.
Yea, but they actually have compe ion this yearDon't the Lakers do this every December?
to be seen in da playoffs. Not sold on spurs or mavs as top teams. Come playoff time jazz is gonna be more dangerous. They really can give teams alot of looks once okur comes back.
last year when they pulled this they weren't #3 almost 4 record wise
If teams want to be perceived as legit le contenders, they need to beat other elite teams. Not sure why this is hard to comprehend for some.
I don't understand all these laker/spur fans in denial saying this game means nothing.
You will see the players out there competing harder than usual, their comments already saying this is a big game. But still these ppl in denial.
Truth is whoever loses tonight will be a team that "struggles vs. good teams". that label will be with them for a few months at least. And it will be the truth.
spurs need next game more than this one
Lets just hope that this doesn't come back to haunt us
Ron Artest wants to close out games, Phil Jackson not on board
http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.c...-not-on-board/
“I didn’t even get a chance to be a distraction. I only played 20 minutes,” Artest said about the Lakers’ Christmas loss to Miami.
“I thought I played pretty well last game … in limited minutes,” Artest said. “It was unfortunate I couldn’t get off the bench in the fourth quarter. I felt pretty good.”
“I was almost having a semi-breakout game. … I was really close to having a breakout game. I felt good the past couple games. It’s just unfortunate I’m not able to work my way off the bench.”
LAKERS NOTEBOOK: Jackson says Bynum not physically at full strength yet
http://www.dailybreeze.com/sports/ci_16944654
Jackson on Bynum:"It's just reactions right now. Conditioning is part of that," Jackson said. "I think his reactive ability and reacting to the ball and the game is still an issue, but he is one of the guys who could put the ball in the hoop."
Jackson wouldn't say Bynum is overweight.
"Well, I don't think in those terms," Jackson said. "Andrew is heavy. He's a muscular kid. I don't think he's overweight, per se, but he could probably stand to lose 10 pounds and be lighter and have less of a load to carry."
Bynum on being fit: "For me, I'm probably about a month away. I know I keep saying that, but that's how I feel.
"I haven't played even 20minutes (in a game) yet. I haven't played anything over a four- or five-minute stretch at a time, so I have some business to attend to."
Brown chiming in:
"Sometimes you've got to play through that," said Brown, who had 10 points on three-for-nine shooting. "In a game like this, Kobe is not going to want to come out of the game, no matter what. We've got to play smarter. Ron has got to play smarter and not get easy, dumb fouls, or whatever you want to call them.... But it did mess up our rotations a little bit, but there's no reason or no excuse to come out and do what we did."
ers are probably working on a trade of Artest + Bynum for Marc Gasol + Rudy Gay.
I'm still waiting for the Drama between Kobe and Odumb---when Odumb's wife starts to rag on Kobe for promoting that TURKISH airline...(she being Armenian)
Odumb will either back up his wife or his meal ticket....probably the wife...
Sooner or later the Lakers will break out of this funk. Better hope like they don't go "Orlando" on our asses tonight.
. Ron Ron getting ready for a meltdown.
So now six months into your expierment, are you happy with the results?
Yeah, you're a dumbass.
lol why would it burn on unbroken skin?
rofl....there appears to be a hidden message as well.
the greatest trick the devil pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist
It's like you little Spur maggots have never looked back on NBA history once in your lifetimes.
All championship teams go through some level of regular season malaise. It happened to the Lakers during the final championship of their last 3-peat and it's happening again now. It's very hard to keep that same level of motivation and intensity going for 4 straight Finals runs. It DOES eventually take its toll on you.
I'd much rather see the Lakers take it easy during the regular season and then go balls to the wall during the playoffs than vice versa.
False dichotomy though. Beating the Lakers has no bearing on the rest of our season, certainly not the next few games.
Funny, the Spurs won 4 rings and never had any regular season malaise during those runs.
Do you think losing takes less of a toll on you than winning?
The truth is that LA brings in ANYONE they think will help them win, regardless of chemistry. The Spurs haven't done that since Rodman.
How about, then, before you chasers start spouting comparisons between MJ and Kobe again, you consider all the you just said. Kobe is not Michael, he's not mentally tough as Michael and he doesn't have the same will to win that Michael had. Anyone who can whine about the toll winning takes and use that as an excuse for losing doesn't belong in the NBA.
stay tuned for lakers quotes after spurs game
funny coming up...
"Kobe has to screw up the game..."
I called this early
lakers are done
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