Comments on: Fast Break Thoughts http://www.forumblueandgold.com/2007/09/28/fast-break-thoughts-22/ A Lakers Blog. Thoughts, reflections, and the odd rant on the Los Angeles Lakers and the NBA (even the Clippers). Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:18:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Craig W. http://www.forumblueandgold.com/2007/09/28/fast-break-thoughts-22/comment-page-1/#comment-249170 Craig W. Mon, 01 Oct 2007 15:39:58 +0000 http://www.forumblueandgold.com/2007/09/28/fast-break-thoughts-22/#comment-249170 ryan, I agree - the Spurs are the best team in basketball, hands down. The problem is not the Spurs, but the media. They don't like Spurs basketball. They say it is boring. They repeat their opinion over and over and over. Now the public gets the idea that the 'people who know' don't think the Spurs are watchable and perhaps they should hold that opinion also. It doesn't help that all ESPN shows of the NBA is spectacular one-on-one highlights. We have been conditioned, since ESPN started - read Michael Jordan - to focus on the individual actions and the team will follow. The Spurs put the lie to this 'junk' and the media reacts by calling them boring. They don't want basketball, they want a circus. Perhaps they should focus more on professional wrestling. ryan,
I agree – the Spurs are the best team in basketball, hands down.

The problem is not the Spurs, but the media.

They don’t like Spurs basketball. They say it is boring. They repeat their opinion over and over and over. Now the public gets the idea that the ‘people who know’ don’t think the Spurs are watchable and perhaps they should hold that opinion also. It doesn’t help that all ESPN shows of the NBA is spectacular one-on-one highlights.

We have been conditioned, since ESPN started – read Michael Jordan – to focus on the individual actions and the team will follow. The Spurs put the lie to this ‘junk’ and the media reacts by calling them boring. They don’t want basketball, they want a circus. Perhaps they should focus more on professional wrestling.

]]> By: ryan http://www.forumblueandgold.com/2007/09/28/fast-break-thoughts-22/comment-page-1/#comment-249148 ryan Mon, 01 Oct 2007 15:18:21 +0000 http://www.forumblueandgold.com/2007/09/28/fast-break-thoughts-22/#comment-249148 Renato (32) I agree somewhat the the NBA has become a showcase for idividual talent. But could you name a team (any team) that the spurs couldn't beat. The spurs system is basketball at its finest. The fantastic pointguard who can get the rim and finish anytime he wants, the dominant big guy, who is the most consistent and fundamentally sound player inteh world, shooters (Barry, Bowen, Horry, Finley), scrappy player (Ginobili). No wondert they are the best team in the NBA quite impressive when you write it down Renato (32) I agree somewhat the the NBA has become a showcase for idividual talent. But could you name a team (any team) that the spurs couldn’t beat. The spurs system is basketball at its finest. The fantastic pointguard who can get the rim and finish anytime he wants, the dominant big guy, who is the most consistent and fundamentally sound player inteh world, shooters (Barry, Bowen, Horry, Finley), scrappy player (Ginobili). No wondert they are the best team in the NBA quite impressive when you write it down

]]> By: ryan http://www.forumblueandgold.com/2007/09/28/fast-break-thoughts-22/comment-page-1/#comment-249139 ryan Mon, 01 Oct 2007 15:13:46 +0000 http://www.forumblueandgold.com/2007/09/28/fast-break-thoughts-22/#comment-249139 This is off topic but I thought it was a pretty interesting analysis of consistency for scoring. There are a few names that were surprising but the top one is not at all. Lawhorn: The NBA's Most Consistent Scorers http://www.hoopsworld.com/article_23509.shtml This is off topic but I thought it was a pretty interesting analysis of consistency for scoring. There are a few names that were surprising but the top one is not at all.

Lawhorn: The NBA’s Most Consistent Scorers

http://www.hoopsworld.com/article_23509.shtml

]]> By: Craig W. http://www.forumblueandgold.com/2007/09/28/fast-break-thoughts-22/comment-page-1/#comment-249064 Craig W. Mon, 01 Oct 2007 13:59:24 +0000 http://www.forumblueandgold.com/2007/09/28/fast-break-thoughts-22/#comment-249064 Renato Afonso, All you have to do is discuss the Spurs and the fact that they are fundamentally sound. However, the talking heads don't like to watch games that are fundamentally sound, but not brassy on-on-one and push their point of view (like Stalin did in the USSR) until they become the prevailing opinion. We need some 'pushback' somewhere. The problem with having a 'spy' in the media is that they fire anyone who doesn't agree with them. Renato Afonso,
All you have to do is discuss the Spurs and the fact that they are fundamentally sound. However, the talking heads don’t like to watch games that are fundamentally sound, but not brassy on-on-one and push their point of view (like Stalin did in the USSR) until they become the prevailing opinion.

We need some ‘pushback’ somewhere. The problem with having a ‘spy’ in the media is that they fire anyone who doesn’t agree with them.

]]> By: Renato Afonso http://www.forumblueandgold.com/2007/09/28/fast-break-thoughts-22/comment-page-1/#comment-248827 Renato Afonso Mon, 01 Oct 2007 09:36:50 +0000 http://www.forumblueandgold.com/2007/09/28/fast-break-thoughts-22/#comment-248827 30. Bryan, it's not the best basketball anymore... Now it's the largest display of individual skill, which is not the same thing. That's the main consequence to the game and the NBA should really be debating the reasons for it. 30.

Bryan, it’s not the best basketball anymore… Now it’s the largest display of individual skill, which is not the same thing.

That’s the main consequence to the game and the NBA should really be debating the reasons for it.

]]> By: arizona green tea http://www.forumblueandgold.com/2007/09/28/fast-break-thoughts-22/comment-page-1/#comment-248666 arizona green tea Mon, 01 Oct 2007 05:14:28 +0000 http://www.forumblueandgold.com/2007/09/28/fast-break-thoughts-22/#comment-248666 i believe the x-factor that would take the lakers far is kwame brown. they would be pretty good if he had the fire, as gdchild said. see game 3 vs. phoenix last year, and that one home game vs. san antonio sometime in december 2006 and you'll see what i mean. i hope that someone not named kobe would step up and play consistently this year. we'll obviously have to see how this season pans out: i can't wait! i believe the x-factor that would take the lakers far is kwame brown. they would be pretty good if he had the fire, as gdchild said. see game 3 vs. phoenix last year, and that one home game vs. san antonio sometime in december 2006 and you’ll see what i mean. i hope that someone not named kobe would step up and play consistently this year. we’ll obviously have to see how this season pans out: i can’t wait!

]]> By: Bryan http://www.forumblueandgold.com/2007/09/28/fast-break-thoughts-22/comment-page-1/#comment-248582 Bryan Mon, 01 Oct 2007 03:29:01 +0000 http://www.forumblueandgold.com/2007/09/28/fast-break-thoughts-22/#comment-248582 Kwame is one of the majority of NBA players with a lack of fire. I blame it on the big bucks players make coming out of school. Scratch that, I blame it on the big bucks NBA teams are more than willing to throw at "projects." If you're a first round draft pick (especially the #1 overall pick), no team should expect to wait 3 years for you to develop. When you don't even have to fight for your job.... I don't know where I'm going with this. It just perpetually frustrates me about today's NBA. Don't get me wrong, it's still the best basketball in the world, and players that live and die with every loss like Kobe and Turiaf make me happy to watch. On the side, ESPN Classic played "The Fish That Saved Pittsburg" tonight, first time I've seen it. Chick Hearn is the announcer for the home team - speaking of people who make me happy to hear/watch. Kwame is one of the majority of NBA players with a lack of fire. I blame it on the big bucks players make coming out of school. Scratch that, I blame it on the big bucks NBA teams are more than willing to throw at “projects.” If you’re a first round draft pick (especially the #1 overall pick), no team should expect to wait 3 years for you to develop. When you don’t even have to fight for your job…. I don’t know where I’m going with this. It just perpetually frustrates me about today’s NBA. Don’t get me wrong, it’s still the best basketball in the world, and players that live and die with every loss like Kobe and Turiaf make me happy to watch.

On the side, ESPN Classic played “The Fish That Saved Pittsburg” tonight, first time I’ve seen it. Chick Hearn is the announcer for the home team – speaking of people who make me happy to hear/watch.

]]> By: gdchild http://www.forumblueandgold.com/2007/09/28/fast-break-thoughts-22/comment-page-1/#comment-248574 gdchild Mon, 01 Oct 2007 03:20:23 +0000 http://www.forumblueandgold.com/2007/09/28/fast-break-thoughts-22/#comment-248574 Kwame's biggest problem is lack of fire/focus. Kwame’s biggest problem is lack of fire/focus.

]]> By: ca-born http://www.forumblueandgold.com/2007/09/28/fast-break-thoughts-22/comment-page-1/#comment-248476 ca-born Mon, 01 Oct 2007 01:34:22 +0000 http://www.forumblueandgold.com/2007/09/28/fast-break-thoughts-22/#comment-248476 jonesonthenba - "Bynum is playing to show that the Lakers should trade him." That wouldn't help us. :D jonesonthenba – “Bynum is playing to show that the Lakers should trade him.”

That wouldn’t help us. :D

]]> By: anonymous http://www.forumblueandgold.com/2007/09/28/fast-break-thoughts-22/comment-page-1/#comment-248341 anonymous Sun, 30 Sep 2007 23:04:13 +0000 http://www.forumblueandgold.com/2007/09/28/fast-break-thoughts-22/#comment-248341 26. This is why I'm praying Turiaf figures out how to not foul as much this season. He's pretty productive (enough to justify starting) when he's able to stay on the floor, and he can hit that shot pretty well. 26.

This is why I’m praying Turiaf figures out how to not foul as much this season. He’s pretty productive (enough to justify starting) when he’s able to stay on the floor, and he can hit that shot pretty well.

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