Should the Lakers Throw in the Towel?

[Killakobe81]

If Brown is smart, he runs this play AWAY from Kobe initially then come back to Kobe ...at the end ...

If they go straight to Kobe, they will lose. They will send the double and Blake or someone will miss.

[DeadlyDynasty]

If they win the West they're contenders, you say that's not the case. That's what I'm arguing.

Ok, then they're like the 2007 Cavs or 2002 Nets were contenders.

Happy?

[ElNono]

lol every team has a shot against this Lakers...

[Killakobe81]

Can we get some defense?

[Koolaid_Man]

But he hasn't been any more important than Gasol or Bynum. They've pretty much been equally responsible for the Lakers success or lack of success at times.

let me parrot again

here's an official rebuttal from an elite Laker fan:

Let me tell you why this strategy sucks.

1. We don't have a PG that can make those entry passes
2. Bynum can't handle double teams(they send it every time)
3. We do not have outside shooters
4. Our movement off-ball is absolutely terrible
5. No spacing with Metta Fisher and Barnes all getting a lot of minutes


This happens every game. Our first option is to always go inside, we either:

1. Can't make the pass - ends with Kobe bail out

If by some miracle we make the pass

2. Bynum is double teamed, and either of the following happens:

a) He turns the ball over
b) He attacks the double and misses the shot
c) He makes the wrong pass and we don't get an open shot - Kobe bail out
d) He makes the right pass, but it's to Metta/Fisher/Barnes/Blake and they miss

Assuming that it's actually Pau that we're going inside to, if by some miracle we make the pass

3. Pau is single covered, and

a) Holds onto the ball for 10 seconds after jab stepping a million times and then passes it to Kobe for a bail out shot

b) Shoots a jumper falling away from the basket
c) Passes it out to Metta/Fisher/Barnes/Blake and they miss
d) Gets the ball slapped away


That's what happens when the offense is ran through our bigs.

[Fireball]

Kobe took two steps before putting the ball on the floor ...

[Killakobe81]

lol every team has a shot against this Lakers...

NO , that is why they are NOT contenders ...thank you.

To be honest, though we have struggled in Toronto even with le teams ...

[ElNono]

Toronto

[DPG21920]

you thought i was kool aid man you idiot, kori came in and proved you wrong and made you look like an idiot. you were also running around causing mayhem by intentionally getting things crossed and made a poster have to delete his photobucket by spamming his around. you're an idiot basically, and have even less room than me. i was on the mavs wagon since the first month of the regular season, we had to drag you all the way into june kicking and screaming.

Nope, you quit. You bashed the Tyson trade, tried to crawl back in, quit again, were wrong about Gerald Wallace being the missing piece and then were wrong about Tyson for the second time in as many years

I didn't think you were kool, I made you look like an idiot by trolling the out of you with it since I know this is your life and you even started multiple threads asking Kori to come to your rescue

Then you were stalking ST posters by gathering their info and keeping pictures of their family.

If I'm an idiot, what does that make you for asking me to give you advice on what to do with your life

"Hey, I know I'm a on ST, but I'm a really nice smart guy and I would like your help on how to navigate my way through college. Thanks bro"

[Muser]

That has to be the most re ed piece of basketball i've ever seen.

[Killakobe81]

LOL refs taking away the ending of the game ...

[Pelicans78]

let me parrot again

here's an official rebuttal from an elite Laker fan:

Let me tell you why this strategy sucks.

1. We don't have a PG that can make those entry passes
2. Bynum can't handle double teams(they send it every time)
3. We do not have outside shooters
4. Our movement off-ball is absolutely terrible
5. No spacing with Metta Fisher and Barnes all getting a lot of minutes


This happens every game. Our first option is to always go inside, we either:

1. Can't make the pass - ends with Kobe bail out

If by some miracle we make the pass

2. Bynum is double teamed, and either of the following happens:

a) He turns the ball over
b) He attacks the double and misses the shot
c) He makes the wrong pass and we don't get an open shot - Kobe bail out
d) He makes the right pass, but it's to Metta/Fisher/Barnes/Blake and they miss

Assuming that it's actually Pau that we're going inside to, if by some miracle we make the pass

3. Pau is single covered, and

a) Holds onto the ball for 10 seconds after jab stepping a million times and then passes it to Kobe for a bail out shot

b) Shoots a jumper falling away from the basket
c) Passes it out to Metta/Fisher/Barnes/Blake and they miss
d) Gets the ball slapped away


That's what happens when the offense is ran through our bigs.

Maybe they should have traded Kobe for CP3.

[ElNono]

Kirby making it a game

[DPG21920]

Now Kool has to put in there that he is parroting.

[ElNono]

Will Calderon deliver?

[Killakobe81]

As clutch as Kobe has been tonight that FT miss was huge ...

[ElNono]

that's game

[midnightpulp]

As clutch as Kobe has been tonight that FT miss was huge ...

Clutch? Lololol.

Played like today.

[Koolaid_Man]

Now Kool has to put in there that he is parroting.

I'm glad you feel me so deeply ....re-read my OP on this subject...I don't consider my self an elite fan...I'm part of Laker Brass...El Presidente..I only get my hands dirty ere now and then...

[Killakobe81]

at least ron can play defense ...

[DPG21920]

I was wrong about the tyson trade when the news first broke but was actually the first person to say that we had a decent shot at winning a championship. In your words "we had absolutely no chance" and we would argue about this. I was on board with this team since after the first several weeks of the regular season. You? you were in denial until the final buzzer sounded, then all that denial turned to anger. You're still mad as , but no matter what you say you were wrong about them mavs, WAY WAY more wrong than I or anyone else ever was. You tried to say we "had NO shot at all," you sissy you.

So you were wrong about Tyson. End of story. Anything else is revisionist history and you still don't get to celebrate the Mavs le because you quit

PM me for some more life advice.

[midnightpulp]

Shoots 39% and it's called "clutch." lol

[Killakobe81]

Clutch? Lololol.

Played like today.

Clutch

3
steal
assist
makes 1 of 2 FT's

Even Raptor announcers said wonderful finish by Kobe. Wasnt a great game for him I agree. But he was clutch ...

[Koolaid_Man]

well time for me to go now..midget has logged on...I don't want to give him the opportunity to converse with the legendary Kool

[Pelicans78]

Was a clutch game for Kobe.