Comments on: Game On

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By: MS

MS — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 21:06:18 +0000

OK, I’ll throw in my 2 cents:

1 – Whatever you want to say about this teams off-season acquisitions, we have a complete reversal in our PG situation. We went from Smush, which I think everyone here will agree wasnâ€™t working out very well, to a situation in which DEREK FISHER could be our least talented PG. Farmar had an off night, and Iâ€™d like to think that will not continue, but some of his moves were lighting quick. The kid is soooo much faster and his first step is unbelievable compared to last year. Javaris is, well, weâ€™ve covered J-Crit enough I think. Kidâ€™s got game. And Fish was the PG we all expected; old, but steady. I could not have prayed for a better mentor for Crit and Farm.

2 â€“ The fact that our bench heavily our-performed the starters was AWESOME. I think our starting line-up is solid and will find their footing by the end of December. That being said, our back-ups playing the way that they did only affirms my view that we have one of the deepest benches in the NBA.

By: Mike in the Mountain West

Mike in the Mountain West — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 19:27:04 +0000

51. That may be true and it no doubt inflates his numbers, but 12 rebounds in 20 minutes is impressive even against scrubs. And his 0 TO and 0 PF, especially the latter, are a good sign no matter who he went up against.

I think everyone is not as excited as they should be about Bynum. I’m not saying he’s going to be a star but there aren’t many star C’s out there. Hollinger projects Bynum to have the 14th best PER for C’s. Even if he makes no progress and just maintains last year’s PER he’d be projected to be 18th. So unless Bynum regresses he’ll be one of the better C’s in the league. I do, however, think he will improve. His biggest weakness was his conditioning and the sloppiness that resulted. By all accounts he’s worked hard to improve that so the chances seem good he will improve overall.

By: DMo

DMo — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 19:15:26 +0000

Owen-
I see no reason to get down on the team after one preseason game in which 3 of their most important players were in suits and they still nearly won. Without Odem and Brown in the lineup, the Lakers cannot defend. We learned this last season. But with Odem and Brown, they can be respectable. You would not have seen so many uninterupted dribble penetrations if the actual starting 5 had been on the court together.

By: Stephen

Stephen — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 16:44:47 +0000

Quick observations.
Crittenton showed what the pre-draft scouting reports said-can shoot,but not pass. Really liked the way he mixed it up shooting 3s,mid-range and esp taking it to hoop. If-a big if-he keeps it up,I wouldn’t be too suprised to see him by late Dec being Kobe’s relief at SG. May be your own Ben Gordon.
Mihm looked rusty from not playing for a yr but moved well.
Sorry,but the Kobe as facilitator should be put away in a closet somewhere. 21 pts in 1Q against team that allows as many pts as anybody ain’t goona get it done. The 3Q was the essential Kobe. Breathtaking shots mixed w/way too much dribbling and last second passes only made because he had no shot.
Farmar didn’t do anything spectacular,but the team looked so much smoother and effecient when he was on court.
Sasha played like it is a contract yr and he’s auditioning for someone else.
Radman looked good shooting but he got abused on the defensive end way too much. His man blew past him on baseline much too easily.
Bynum is still a work in progress,but he was so rarely fed in low post it’s hard to see what progress he’s made.
Getting Lamar back will make the fast break devastating.

By: Kurt

Kurt — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 16:34:15 +0000

50. To be fair, Bynum and Crittenton largely got their good numbers against the scrubs of the Warriors, nobody looked good against their starters.

By: Mike in the Mountain West

Mike in the Mountain West — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 16:32:24 +0000

I didn’t see the game but I checked out the box scores and there are definitely a few things I really like. In particular, I like Bynum’s line. 12 rebounds in 20 minutes is phenomenal. And although he only scored 9 points he shot 50% from the field and 75% from the line. The last thing I really liked on his line was 0 TO and 0 PF. Bynum had a big problem with both of those last year and it’s good to see he made some progress there. All of those are very definite signs of progress and it gives me confidence that he can be a quality starting center for us this year.

44. PJ hasn’t typically started Rookies because he’s never really had any good ones. All of his teams (as far as I know) have made the playoffs so his teams haven’t had high picks plus with such talented teams there was never space for a rookie. My guess is if Crittendon shows he can play at a starters level Phil will give him a chance. And looking at his boxscore that seems likely. PG is going to be very interesting this year.

By: Owen

Owen — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 16:07:27 +0000

In todays LA Times Kevin Garnett explains why he decided on the Celtics.

After watching the game it is going to be a long season. The only thing I care about was the one thing I did not see, inspired defense.Chris getting dunked on, getting out rebounded. Bynum’s got pushed around. Vlad looking lost. even Kobe looking passion-less.

Positives: D Fish consistent as always, Ronny great block, passion

By: carter blanchard

carter blanchard — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 15:47:50 +0000

It’s easy to forget that Vlad’s wrist had been bothering him most the year. I’ll never expect focus or energy from him, but if he can knock down shots like we know he can, he could be a big plus. I’ve been hoping half-pipe comes back with something to prove.

RE: Kobe; It’s one thing to put on a show with a couple highlights, it’s another to start taking all the shots in an effort to one-up Kelenna freaking Azubuiki. This is preseason, any fans coming just to see Kobe should know better. You didn’t see Baron trying to take over. It just looked kind of awkward from my point of view, is all I’m saying. (ps- I don’t normally give Kobe this hard a time, come regular season, he can do whatever he wants, but this time should be about Critt, Bynum, Ronny, etc.)

Critt was obviously the most exciting. He showed solid ball-handling, some really nice penetration, a decent stroke, and even some good post moves. Best of all, for a rook he really seemed to grasp the system, I thought. Let’s hope this translates to the real stuff and we can have a great three-way battle at point.

By: A-Hole Carolla

A-Hole Carolla — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 15:24:50 +0000

I guess in the end we really can’t take either the good or the bad as much of a gauge for this game.

Sad to see the starters get smoked. Didn’t look like much of a defensive focus going on out there at all.

Looks like Crittenton should be somewhat useful. Farmer seems like he’s grown into a decent backup.

Hopefully Sasha keeps going to the basket like that. Nice Waltonesque step-back move he’s added too.

Good seeing Chris on the court again.