Comments on: Preview & Chat: Golden State Warriors

By: Mimsy

Mimsy — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 19:21:28 +0000

I was convinced it was 8-10 two weeks ago. My mistake.

By: Kurt

Kurt — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 19:15:18 +0000

It was 8-12 weeks when he went down a few weeks ago. I don’t see a big change.

By: Mimsy

Mimsy — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 19:06:33 +0000

Granted, but I keep having these unpleasant flashbacks to last season when the schedule kept being pushed farther and farther back… Also, I was under the impression that ten weeks is what they initially said, so assumed that if they still say that, it’s been pushed back? If I’m wrong, then so much the better!

By: Kurt

Kurt — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 19:02:35 +0000

234. Mimsy, that’s the schedule he was on. Six weeks is early April, 10 is late April first week of May.

By: lakergirl

lakergirl — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 19:00:43 +0000

From what i saw last night the lakers tried to get the ball down low to Gasol. The warriors played some ball denial on Gasol. They knocked the ball loose a couple of times from behind. When our offense runs through Gasol we are a better team but sometimes we cant just force it down low. If a team is playing defense against us my guess is they will try denying Gasol the ball in the post. Besides the pick and roll worked well for us last night, why not run it till they figure out how to defend it?

By: Mimsy

Mimsy — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 18:57:58 +0000

That LA Times article about Powell also says: “Lakers center Andrew Bynum is expected to be out another six to 10 weeks recovering from a torn ligament in his right knee.”

Sigh.

By: Kurt

Kurt — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 18:56:09 +0000

I just started a new trade deadline thread so we can talk moves for the next few hours. Later this afternoon, a lengthy Lakers post will go up. But for now, let’s see who makes the big plays.

By: kwame a.

kwame a. — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 18:52:47 +0000

231-I agree with you re: Pau should touch it as often as possible, but Kobe is not gonna change. He is gonna take several iso shots in the 4th quarter of games, Phil used to try to fight it, now he just embraces it, there’s no other choice.

By: exhelodrvr

exhelodrvr — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 18:39:02 +0000

Kobe should probably be doing several fewer of the one-on-one sequences followed by a shot per game: they should keep sending the ball into Gasol, and let him shoot (57% so far this season) or pass. If Kobe moves without the ball, Gasol will find him (or someone else) for a better shot than Kobe gets on his isos, or else shoot it himself, at a higher percentage than Kobe is getting.

By: Kaifa

Kaifa — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 18:36:42 +0000

From the LA Times’ story about Powell:

Somehow, Powell avoided not getting overly frustrated when his playing time was limited.

“How do you avoid it? Let me see. Let me think,” Powell said, smiling. “I’m on the best team in the league. I’m playing with the Lakers. I’m playing with some of the best guys in the league. I don’t know. What else? How do you want me to put it? I’m in the NBA. It’s a lot to be thankful for.”