Outside of games 1 and 2 in the WCF the Lakers have consistently shut down Melo. I expect more of the same once the season starts and the Lakers actually take these games seriously.
Phil was fielding joke lineups out there and Denver still got smashed.
He's a monster cover alrgiht but he was lighting up Ariza in the playoffs until Kobe slid over.
No one in league can matchup with Melo like the Lakers can. Historically he has struggled against Ron and the Lakers have the luxury of not being forced to put Kobe on him anymore.
i was at the game again...this time no stupid bandwagon fans by me. I saw myself 4 times on the KCAL Brodacast. LOL.
Mbenga > Nene
Exactly.
That's why only Boston has a chance of beating LA because they at least are built for defense. Cle? Orl? Anyone in the West? Forget about it.
Spurs fans won't like it but they don't have the defense anymore to beat up on the Lakers. Not even close. They won't beat themselves but it becomes a series of offensive execution and the edge has to go to the team with more continuity, more talent, and a better system in LA.
He's a bonafide loser.
i expect the nuggets to have the biggest dropoff of all teams from last year to this year.
Artest pays way too much attention to the Camera. I'm watching NBA TV right now(I think there's a free preview) and going into the break, he starts to kind of look into the camera and nod his head. Kind of annoying.
And so it begins...
I think Ron Ron and Lamar will add flavor to an otherwise 82 game boring romp to the Playoffs.
We'll finally be seeing the Laker starters sitting out the 4th while the scrubs take care of bitniz.... much like Kobe/Shaq used to do in the good 'ol days.
And the game is on NBA TV is anyone wants to re-watch it.
I'm assuming you've eaten something you didn't altogether care for or possibly even hated, correct?
If you're right, it's gonna make for a boring ing season.
In any case, Thuggetz ate last night. Too bad.
When the team you root for is going to win over 55 games for the 3rd year in a row, it gets a bit stale until the Playoffs. There are huge games and then there are whatever games. I'd welcome some Lamar wants a 3some with Kim controversy.
It was much more interesting when the Lakers were fighting for a Playoff spot.
The Spurs are also going to have an uneventful 55+ win season too; but at least you guys got some exciting new players to look forward to...especially with 2 Mavs games out of the way in the first 10 games.
And with Duncan as your leader, you're used to boring anti-controversial seasons.
Lakers chasing 70 is more interesting to me.
We are privileged to watch great, maybe historic basketball 82 times this season - that should never be taken for granted.
Back then we had to suffer through Kwame and Smush every night which gave me chronic nausea.
But, your eyes could recognize something at infrequent intervals watching Kwame, just a hint, a suggestion of something tangible, something really good. And then it would extinguish and be gone...only to crop up another time & place. I remember Mario Bennett having a similar bent.
I have nightmares of watching Smush and Kwame play in the purple & gold. The inability to do anything as a fan when you're faced with those two in your starting line-up is mind numbing.
>>shudder<<
Smush was by far the worst. And I feel so sorry for Kobe thinkin' he got rid of him and then that day Kobe was in the hallways twixt the Clippers & Lakers locker room doors at Staples and Smush came out of the former.
Can ya imagine it?
Putting the basketball aspects aside, Jerry knew exactly what he was doing in going for Artest. He loves that Ron is a media hound. Dr. Buss in not just a basketball owner. He is a businessman and full well knows that it's entertainment too. Everytime Ron is on the news or TMZ... so also is the Laker logo.
Cobb was listenin' to the Cowherd yesterday as he was waxing mucho on the good Doctor from Los Angeles.
tee, hee.
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