Lakers: The over .500 club membership game Lakers V Raptors

[Koolaid_Man]

Let's put it all in perspective:

Kobe Bryant
2 games
~70% shooting
83 points
24 assists
13 rebounds
GOAT - MJ

[midnightpulp]

You tripping Nono. We've been playing good ball for a while now. Not championship contending ball, but good ball nonetheless. We have loss only 6 games since 25 Jan 2013. And like I told mid, this without our 3rd best player:

Pau ran on the altered-gravity machine at 75 pct weight today. The plan is for him to add weight day by day, then run on court next week

We'll be better than you guys hope in the playoffs.

So you'll push the 1st/2nd seed to 6 games instead of getting swept?

Like I said, all you can hope for is a chokejob. Only way the Lakers have a shot at the 2nd round. The fact the Lakers are needing 40 point efforts from Kobe to squeak out victories over bottom feeders should worry the out of Laker fans.

In this game, the Lakers shot 20 more FTs than the Raptors, Dwight had one of his best games in weeks, Kobe went off, and it took a massive Rudy Gay chokejob to scratch out an overtime win at home against the Raptors.

There's is nothing impressive (aside from Kobe turning back the clock the last week) or scary about the Lakers. At all.

And Gasol will be more a liability than a boon when he returns. He'll be out of game shape and still bothered with knee tendinitis and PF.

[midnightpulp]

And I'm willing to fan-tax the out of deluded Laker fans.

I got 150.00 they won't advance past the 1st round.

Any takers?

[Thebesteva]

And I'm willing to fan-tax the out of deluded Laker fans.

I got 150.00 they won't advance past the 1st round.

Any takers?

150 what exactly? Dollars or Pesos~?

[midnightpulp]

150 what exactly? Dollars or Pesos~?

So I take it a bean3r Lakers fan somehow saw your iOS device's screen and wants to bet?

What LA taco stand are you at right now?

[LkrFan]

So you'll push the 1st/2nd seed to 6 games instead of getting swept?

We'll see mid. We'll see. You guys fail to realize that we have the talent. They just hasn't consistently clicked yet. I am starting to see some signs though. They still got a ways to go, admittedly.

I said, all you can hope for is a chokejob. Only way the Lakers have a shot at the 2nd round. The fact the Lakers are needing 40 point efforts from Kobe to squeak out victories over bottom feeders should worry the out of Laker fans.

I do worry a bit about Kobe having to save LA. When we were down like 14, it wasn't until he came back in the game did they mount a comeback charge. They have to clean that up.

this game, the Lakers shot 20 more FTs than the Raptors, Dwight had one of his best games in weeks, Kobe went off, and it took a massive Rudy Gay chokejob to scratch out an overtime win at home against the Raptors.

Raps were shooting lights out. I'm talking 60%+ lights out. Hard for them to get FTAs when they out there shooting jumpers. Nice though

There is nothing impressive (aside from Kobe turning back the clock the last week) or scary about the Lakers. At all.

Eventually they will be playing with a full deck. I'm glad they are going through some adversity during this train wreck of a season. These close wins actually make me happy. Why? With Nash on the court, it's pick your poison if you leave him open he'll kill ya (he hit some clutch shots and made some clutch dimes)...or you leave Kobe open, he'll hit some dagger 3s. Remember when you were foolishly clowning his 3pt stroke earlier? Wannagetaway?

Gasol will be more a liability than a boon when he returns. He'll be out of game shape and still bothered with knee tendinitis and PF.

Gasol on the court brings up our offensive IQ, efficiency and execution. More importantly he's a better passer, scorer, and rebounder than Jamison ever is or will be. Million dollar question: how can MDA devise a gameplan to have Pau play the vast majority of his minutes at center? If he can do that, we're straight. Big if though.

I'm liking the baby steps of progression the Lake Show is displaying. Like I said, we still have a ways to go, but we're moving in the right direction as a team. 71.4% winning the last 21 games.

[ElNono]

Jamison sucks major hemorrhoid, diarrhea-infested ass. Pau >>>> Jamison. If Jamison's 3s don't fall, he ain't worth . Pau on the other hand, is still the best passing big man in the game who can also rebound and swat when his shot ain't falling.

Time will tell if we are 1st round fodder or not. We won't be. Book it.

We're in March bro... your team has been feasting on crappy teams, that's not what you're going to see in the playoffs...

Reminds me of last season when you guys thought MWP 'owned' Durant and you guys had a shot at that series

[MidnightButthurt]

Sure, no problem midnightbutthurt, enjoy

this laker win really hurt

[Thebesteva]

So I take it a bean3r Lakers fan somehow saw your iOS device's screen and wants to bet?

What LA taco stand are you at right now?

Random LA fact: After every night club event in LA, there's alway some 5'2 mexican guy with dog meat hot dogs standing outside...and there's always a group of gorgeous caucasian s running to buy those hot dogs. in hilarious

[Thebesteva]

this laker win really hurt

Troll job 10\10 except Midnight is the only Spur fan that is funny on this board. You could of picked on a got like Capek or ElNono that dont bring anything to this board but their white supremacist hate towards Mexicans. Mexicans are good people...you guys need to lay off of it

[Juggity]

congrats on clawing your way up to .500, Lakers

Good job, good effort, good job, good effort

[MidnightButthurt]

Troll job 10\10 except Midnight is the only Spur fan that is funny on this board. You could of picked on a got like Capek or ElNono that dont bring anything to this board but their white supremacist hate towards Mexicans. Mexicans are good people...you guys need to lay off of it

It HURTS

[midnightpulp]

We'll see mid. We'll see. You guys fail to realize that we have the talent. They just hasn't consistently clicked yet. I am starting to see some signs though. They still got a ways to go, admittedly.

I do worry a bit about Kobe having to save LA. When we were down like 14, it wasn't until he came back in the game did they mount a comeback charge. They have to clean that up.


Raps were shooting lights out. I'm talking 60%+ lights out. Hard for them to get FTAs when they out there shooting jumpers. Nice though


Eventually they will be playing with a full deck. I'm glad they are going through some adversity during this train wreck of a season. These close wins actually make me happy. Why? With Nash on the court, it's pick your poison if you leave him open he'll kill ya (he hit some clutch shots and made some clutch dimes)...or you leave Kobe open, he'll hit some dagger 3s. Remember when you were foolishly clowning his 3pt stroke earlier? Wannagetaway?


Gasol on the court brings up our offensive IQ, efficiency and execution. More importantly he's a better passer, scorer, and rebounder than Jamison ever is or will be. Million dollar question: how can MDA devise a gameplan to have Pau play the vast majority of his minutes at center? If he can do that, we're straight. Big if though.

I'm liking the baby steps of progression the Lake Show is displaying. Like I said, we still have a ways to go, but we're moving in the right direction as a team.

Towards what? They are still awful defensively.

Kobe averaging 35 points over the past 7 games or so is masking a lot of the Lakers' problems. A few bounces go the other way in the games against the Hawks, Hornets, and Raptors, and you'd be calling for this team to be blown up. I think you're being too results oriented here, and equating wins with progress.

Another concern you should have is the Lakers have seem to become even more reliant on the 3 over the last 10 games, attempting nearly 30 per contest. They've pretty much been a live-by-the-three, die-by-the-three team all year, but the fact they're shooting from downtown even more should trouble you.

I ain't hating for the sake of hating. I called the Lakers a contender last year, even in spite of all the criticism Mike Brown received. And they were indeed a solid team who was a couple of bad 4th quarters away from possibly beating the Thunder.

But this Lakers team is a trainwreck on all levels. Can't defend. No depth. Unathletic. Spotty chemistry. No iden y. And playing within a system that has never been proven to work in the post-season.

I don't see how a banged up Gasol is going to remedy much. You talk of his contributions on offense. But scoring isn't the Lakers' problem. And with how injured he's been this year, I don't expect him to have much of an impact defensively (Plantar Faciitis even managed to turn Tim Duncan into an average defender).

[Thebesteva]

It HURTS

How did you make an account so fast on Spurstalk? It took me like 50000000000000000000000000 attempts until an account was enabled by the mods. I'm probably on a banned list after that last account.....

[ElNono]

Troll job 10\10 except Midnight is the only Spur fan that is funny on this board. You could of picked on a got like Capek or ElNono that dont bring anything to this board but their white supremacist hate towards Mexicans. Mexicans are good people...you guys need to lay off of it

who's butthurt now

[midnightpulp]

Troll job 10\10 except Midnight is the only Spur fan that is funny on this board. You could of picked on a got like Capek or ElNono that dont bring anything to this board but their white supremacist hate towards Mexicans. Mexicans are good people...you guys need to lay off of it

That troll is pretty ty.

If you're going to create a troll that mocks a poster, you first need to have the ability to somewhat mimic his posting style. And since the creator of that troll (whitemamba) lacks the skill to write grammatically correct sentences (probably because whitemamba has yet to graduate from his ESL class, or he's re ed. Or both.), it'll always fail to be funny.

Give the troll to Bynumite, mamba. He'll do a better job with it.

[LkrFan]

As Kobe's clutch, wet 3ptr was torching the net, this pick was taken:

[midnightpulp]

As Kobe's clutch, wet 3ptr was torching the net, this pick was taken:

Dude was surprised it went in, since Kirby's shooting 3-12 (prior to this game) on game winning or game tying shots this year.

[MidnightButthurt]

That troll is pretty ty.

If you're going to create a troll that mocks a poster, you first need to have the ability to somewhat mimic his posting style. And since the creator of that troll (whitemamba) lacks the skill to write grammatically correct sentences (probably because whitemamba has yet to graduate from his ESL class, or he's re ed. Or both.), it'll always fail to be funny.

Give the troll to Bynumite, mamba. He'll do a better job with it.

buahahahahahahaha ull never know

[LkrFan]

Dude was surprised it went in, since Kirby's shooting 3-12 (prior to this game) on game winning or game tying shots this year.

[midnightpulp]

buahahahahahahaha ull never know

I already know.

[MidnightButthurt]

I already know.

[HarlemHeat37]

As Kobe's clutch, wet 3ptr was torching the net, this pick was taken:

this pic is good, too..

[midnightpulp]

this pic is good, too..

Disgusting.

Typical though.

[LkrFan]

this pic is good, too..

Awesome!