Bynum's back starting. This changes everything

[Capt Bringdown]

In the blowout home loss to the mighty Memphis Grizzlies, Kobe had 22 shots while no other Laker had more than 9.

And, someone named Shannon Brown was the Lakers assist leader with 3. Just 13 assists total for the game.

[peskypesky]

oh damn!!

[buttsR4rebounding]

The Lakers actually have the misfortune of playing in the weakest division in the league. There is no one to push them. The Spurs, for example, know if they let off the gas Dallas is there to overtake them. Even though the Lakers have the lowest winning percentage of any division leader in the NBA they still have the biggest lead over the 2nd place team in their division, the juggernaut Phoenix Suns with an exceptional 14-18 record. So it has to be in the back of all the Lakers mind that no matter what they do the division le and a 1st round home series is guaranteed to them. They figure they can work with that when the time comes.

[LnGrrrR]

In the blowout home loss to the mighty Memphis Grizzlies, Kobe had 22 shots while no other Laker had more than 9.

And, someone named Shannon Brown was the Lakers assist leader with 3. Just 13 assists total for the game.

Wow. Rondo was/is averaging more than that a game.

[Josepatches_]

So it has to be in the back of all the Lakers mind that no matter what they do the division le and a 1st round home series is guaranteed to them. They figure they can work with that when the time comes.

That's not true.

If they win the division they will be 4th at worst so they will face the 5th.That's the advantage they can have.They will be 4th even if they don't have the 4th best record but they need to have a better record than the 5th seed to have home court advantage.

The record is what gives you the home court advantage.


For example you can see the Jazz/Rockets series in the first round of 2008.Utah won the Division but the Rockets had the home court advantage.

[LkrFan]

Pathetic effort tonight. Just pathetic.

[j.dizzle]

Bynum actually played with some effort tbh. He had like 10-11 boards & atleast 5 blocks. Nobody had his back when he altered shots. LO & Pau played like they just got laid before the game.

[NRHector]

Bynum actually played with some effort tbh. He had like 10-11 boards & atleast 5 blocks. Nobody had his back when he altered shots. LO & Pau played like they just got laid before the game.

with each other?

[lefty]

Epic fail thread

[LkrFan]

Epic fail thread

You would say that...with 48 games left to right the ship.

[BanditHiro]

You would say that...with 48 games left to right the ship.

but this is around the time of the year the lakers shut it off and rely on the impressive amount of wins they stock piled early on...

[Ice009]

Maybe this was part of the Gasol deal that the Lakers have to let the Grizz win some games against them.

[Giuseppe]

& then ring.

[Rummpd]

I am not ready to give the death nell to the LAL as they are simply very talented and Bynum is very good (and has gotten to be the biggest thing size wise on an NBA court with talent since Shaq, although not at his level in Shaq's prime, physically when healthy) but the problem is that right now LAL is starting basically 3 on 5 with Fisher and Artest playing bad -the thing about Jackson is that this slump might force him to change to Barnes and Blake in the starting lineups and IMO LAL could be tougher then.

[LkrFan]

Bump

[Beau]

Bump

You're batting .500.