Comments on: Preseason Chat Thread: Lakers vs. Jazz

By: Goo

Goo — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 09:10:16 +0000

Hey I’ve been around, just got back from a trip out of the country and trying to get used to Pacific time (I just woke up at 2 AM so yeah..still a while to go)..if you’d like to set up a league I’m definitely interested and can get a few of the guys that played last year back in the league as well

By: USC Mike

USC Mike — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 07:17:40 +0000

I was at the Honda Center tonight for the inaugural Lakers game. It was amazing how much beefier Bynum looks this year, and I’m not sure how he looked on TV but from my seats he looked like he had a good game. Remember that a lot of preaseason stuff is trying to get back into the flow of the game, mesh with teammates, and evaluate fence players.

Anyway, I ended up seeing some of the suit guys (Walton, Sun Yue, etc.) play a bit before the actual game started and they all looked decent. If anyone has a question about a particular player or anything let me know and i”ll try to answer, as I could sit here and write forever about the game.

One interesting tidbit, my brother got to shake hands with Boozer, Deron, and someone else; while I got to shake hands with Fesenko. Boo!

By: Kurt

Kurt — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 07:15:44 +0000

17. Among the teams the Lakers have ripped the heart out of are the Blazers, that’s why the fans hate the Lakers. the most obvious example is the 2000 Western Conference Finals, Blazers up 15 heading into the fourth quarter, and the Lakers win. I’d be pissed if I were them, too. For me, that was the best game I’ve ever attended.

By: Snoopy2006

Snoopy2006 — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 06:55:51 +0000

P. Ami was right – if you watch the ESPN highlight vid from the Blazers-Kings online…wow. Just wow. That Fernandez reverse alley-oop is something I’d expect only for Kobe. And I agree with McMillan’s assessment, he seems to have a much better feel for the game than he’s given credit for.

I’m not sure why Blazer fans have so much animosity towards Lakers fans, but I’m not embarrassed at all to say I have a ton of respect for the Blazer organization and the team they’ve put together, and I’ll enjoy watching them play this year.

By: the other Stephen

the other Stephen — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 06:36:26 +0000

7. nice evaluation, bchamp. yeah, i caught some clips of the game, and bynum had a lot of tiny little jumpers. that might be why he got blocked so many times. also, that drive was against memo, who is probably not the most agile of big men. so i just hope that he keeps his head, and doesn’t play too far outside of his game.

By: P. Ami

P. Ami — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 06:19:03 +0000

Anybody who wants details on the league I have at Yahoo, just write me at pidyon.ami@mac.com.

By: Kurt

Kurt — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 06:09:47 +0000

6. Goo has been around a little, but if you want to start the league go for it.

By: Omar

Omar — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 05:54:05 +0000

I missed the first quarter of the game…. that was when Gasol got hit it the mouth….Bynum replaced him in the lineup after that…reporters said the bloody lip wasn’t the reason Rambis didnt play Gasol longer…they just wanted to limit his minutes.

Bynum was good overall…had periods where he wasn’t active on defense but showed some good moves on O….drove past Okur, 10 foot jumper etc

Odom wasnt much of a factor. Hit 1 nice shot…both he and Drew were foul prone.

Ariza was aggressive on both ends.

Kobe gambled way too much on defense and that led to Brewer having a better game than he should have.

Fisher was solid

Farmer was great off the bench…great change to pace…he did well

Powell will be a solid role player for us.

Mihm is back. From what i saw i am comfortabel with him backing up Bynum and Gasol…we can cut Mbenga

Radmanovic was his usual self…unfortunately

I liked Giles’ hustle and he showed a 15 ft jumper

Carl shot poorly but dished the ball ok

Heath was error prone…didn’t see much of Crawford… Mbenga was active but might not have the necessary skill set to make the team this year

Based on tonight’s performance i would keep Carl and Giles if we were going into the regular season with a full roster.

Yet to see the twin towers tho….or Odom really running the point… Bring on Game 2

By: hansoulfood

hansoulfood — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 05:35:54 +0000

At 5

Gasol got a cut on his lip the first quarter and took a while to stop the bleeding. Then he just never came back.

Ariza was studly. Bynum needs to get his rhythm back. That was just second half observations though since I missed the first.

By: Craig W.

Craig W. — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 05:33:22 +0000

I’m basicly happy with the way Ariza and Bynum looked – especially Ariza. I like the flow of the team when he is in there. Other than that it is on to the next preseason game.