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I disagree, DJ Mbenga....
This thread belongs in the NBA forum. Not as much fun here.
Down to 4th in the West now. As much as I hate them, they need to stay 3
I agree. Some of these comments have been said of the Spurs numerous times over the years. They are the 2 time defending champs & we should never count them out. I think we can take them, but they are still who they have been...a championship caliber team. Despite the struggles, their record is pretty good.
Adam Morrison might have something to say about this.
I think its been a combination of being disinterested in regular season games and their health and fatigue levels.
I have to wonder how Kobe's legs will hold up during the course of the season since he had surgery in the offseason and already has a ton of miles. Mentally he seems to be frustrated as with the amount of technicals he's been picking up, plus he's called out his team and his own efforts. In arguably Kobe's past 3 big games he's had pretty ty shooting performances: Game 7 Finals, X-Mas Game vs Heat, and @ Spurs (remember Kobe was pissed after getting embarrassed by the Heat, he called out his team, had an intense practice, and this game was circled on their calendar since its a potentially key match-up in the PO's) which might be a little concerning for Laker fans.
The season is still young but the Lakers need to start capitalizing on their easy schedule or it'll bite them in their ass kinda like it did to the Spurs last season. They're also going to have to manage their minutes wisely so that they have the legs to still switch to high gear when they have to.
Last edited by Cane; 01-03-2011 at 01:54 AM.
a few people already made good points. the lakers are no longer athletic and they obviously lack speed which explains a lot given how they are playing. if they control the pace of the game they win easily. people forget that the lakers are one of the oldest teams in the NBA.
^^^People also forget they are the 2 time defending champs.
well, that obviously doesn't mean much if you can't keep 22 year olds from turning the game into a highlight real.
Not really. Their record against teams with winning records is pitiful (last I checked it was 2-5). The only reason their overall record is so acceptable is because they've played the biggest cupcake schedule in the league.
what about the machine sasha vujiac...i heard his been dropping 20 points per over there in new jersey...not to mention he has been the only person to ever stop Ginobili
Funny how roles have a way of flipping.
Now we're the young, athletic team that runs.
The Lakers are the old and slow team.
I had totally forgotten tonight when watching that they had acquired Joe Smith and there he was.
You've got to wonder though if all the minutes and age have caught up with guys like Fisher, Artest, Bryant. Theres TONS of miles on those legs...
I don't know if Bryant is completely recovered from his knee surgery, or he is starting to show his age, but from watching him in a few games, he doesn't have that explosive lift in his legs.
^Agreed but replace artest and fish w/ a couple of young perimeter studs like ty lawson & nic Batum and I think Kobe is throwing 'oops, seeing more single coverage, and loving life.
I think this is a pretty apt comment, made by a one "magic_bryant" found on the otter channel:
Playing a smarter, team-oriented game isn't going to win a championship, because this team sorely lacks a secondary player capable of creating positive energy offensively. The team's strength is in the advantages it's bigs have over the rest of the league's, but only under the premise that Kobe is capable of outplaying other team's entire perimeters. He's not capable of doing that anymore.
Kobe can no longer be Scottie and Michael. One or the other. And the team must make the necessary moves to complement the transition.
Its important not to take the Lakers too seriously at this point. They looked even worse last season and that was in APRIL. Basically my point is to not overreact, they as still the champs and when they are clicking they're pretty ing formidable.
Tons? That's an understatement.
I just think Bryant's schtick is growing old for the other guys. They all hate his guts, as well they should. Bryant does nothing but continually point fingers at them, when his own shooting percentage is under 45% this year, and he's literally shot them out of a few games already. We all know that he shot them out of Game 7 last year, but he got bailed out because he has great supporting players.
Bryant is not capable of dominating games anymore, although he still shoots like he is, and his on-court at ude is still just as scornful and pissy. It's like he's mad at the universe that he's not that good anymore.
Bynum-Gasol-Odom is an insane frontline. So if Bryant can't figure out a way to feed the beasts and take advantage of their skilled bigs and size discrepancy, then he deserves to lose.
When the Lakers lose, it's Bryant's fault. Don't try to tell yourself otherwise.
The Lakers issues are solely defense on the perimeter and they're not feeding the bigs enough on offense. Bynum/Pau should be averaging 35+ a game for this team, but they aren't.
Last 3 paragraphs are golden, thumbs up to this post. I haven't seen any indication that his teammates hate his guts though.
They are in a bad stretch but you could never count out a back to back champion imo
We have been pretty lucky ourselves, that does not negate the fact we are 29-4. I do understand the Lakers "cupcake" schedule, but they are still the Lakers with a decent record, despite the compe ion. My point is do not underestimate them. They still have talent. We as Spurs fans should truly understand these cir stances, but it seems since we have the best record, some of us do not.
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