Comments on: It’s All Mental http://www.forumblueandgold.com/2009/03/18/it%e2%80%99s-all-mental/ 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: Kurt http://www.forumblueandgold.com/2009/03/18/it%e2%80%99s-all-mental/comment-page-2/#comment-600920 Kurt Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:32:41 +0000 http://www.forumblueandgold.com/?p=1548#comment-600920 new post up new post up

]]> By: Nick the Great http://www.forumblueandgold.com/2009/03/18/it%e2%80%99s-all-mental/comment-page-2/#comment-600919 Nick the Great Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:29:23 +0000 http://www.forumblueandgold.com/?p=1548#comment-600919 75. Dude Abides- I feel for you brother. You guys played a hell of a game against a tough team. Props to that Matadors. Meanwhile, Cal/Maryland is shaping up to be a battle also... 75. Dude Abides- I feel for you brother. You guys played a hell of a game against a tough team. Props to that Matadors.

Meanwhile, Cal/Maryland is shaping up to be a battle also…

]]> By: The Dude Abides http://www.forumblueandgold.com/2009/03/18/it%e2%80%99s-all-mental/comment-page-2/#comment-600918 The Dude Abides Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:10:06 +0000 http://www.forumblueandgold.com/?p=1548#comment-600918 Both my undergrad and graduate degrees are from CSUN. That was awesome. I felt like turning the TV off when they went ahead by six with 11 minutes left to play so I could just say that they won (nananana icanthearyou). 73. Nick, that five minute stretch was amazing! If that one Memphis guy didn't have a career game, the Matadors may have won. Another guy named Sallie who I just can't stand. ----------------------------------- Matrix: [holds Sally upside-down over a cliff by his leg] Listen, loyalty is very touching. But it is not the most important thing in your life right now! But what IS important is gravity! I have to remind you Sally, this is my weak arm! Sally: You can't kill me Matrix! You need me to find your daughter! Matrix: Where is she? Sully: I don't know. But Cooke knows, I'll take you to where I'm supposed to meet him! Matrix: But you won't. Sully: Why not? Matrix: [holds the hotel key he stole from Sully that Cooke is staying at] Because I already know. Remember, Sally, when I promised to kill you last? Sally: That's right, Matrix! You did! Matrix: I lied. [Matrix releases Sally, who falls to his demise] Cindy: What happened to Sally? Matrix: I let him go. ----------------------------------- OK, technically that character's name in Commando was Sully, but everyone, especially Arnold, pronounced it Sally. I swear. Both my undergrad and graduate degrees are from CSUN. That was awesome. I felt like turning the TV off when they went ahead by six with 11 minutes left to play so I could just say that they won (nananana icanthearyou).

73. Nick, that five minute stretch was amazing! If that one Memphis guy didn’t have a career game, the Matadors may have won. Another guy named Sallie who I just can’t stand.
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Matrix: [holds Sally upside-down over a cliff by his leg] Listen, loyalty is very touching. But it is not the most important thing in your life right now! But what IS important is gravity! I have to remind you Sally, this is my weak arm!

Sally: You can’t kill me Matrix! You need me to find your daughter!

Matrix: Where is she?

Sully: I don’t know. But Cooke knows, I’ll take you to where I’m supposed to meet him!
Matrix: But you won’t.

Sully: Why not?
Matrix: [holds the hotel key he stole from Sully that Cooke is staying at] Because I already know. Remember, Sally, when I promised to kill you last?

Sally: That’s right, Matrix! You did!

Matrix: I lied.

[Matrix releases Sally, who falls to his demise]

Cindy: What happened to Sally?

Matrix: I let him go.
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OK, technically that character’s name in Commando was Sully, but everyone, especially Arnold, pronounced it Sally. I swear.

]]> By: food guy http://www.forumblueandgold.com/2009/03/18/it%e2%80%99s-all-mental/comment-page-2/#comment-600917 food guy Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:09:24 +0000 http://www.forumblueandgold.com/?p=1548#comment-600917 I'm wondering if the main problem with the bench is that they are a collection of role players who are being forced out of their roles. Farmar is a good penetrate and dish point guard, but he needs another scorer to pass to; he's at best a gambling defender who relies on rotation help, which in this lineup has either been late or not there. Luke is a playmaker/passer but when the ball gets stuck as it does with this lineup, he has to turn into a scorer, which is not his strong suit (being incredibly politic here). Sasha is a good on-ball defender (or at least an extremely irritating one), but again the rotation has to be there. Offensively, when he's missing his threes, the rest of his game disappears (though he did make at least one nice move to the basket against Philly ... the kind of thing Farmar used to do so well). I’m wondering if the main problem with the bench is that they are a collection of role players who are being forced out of their roles.

Farmar is a good penetrate and dish point guard, but he needs another scorer to pass to; he’s at best a gambling defender who relies on rotation help, which in this lineup has either been late or not there.

Luke is a playmaker/passer but when the ball gets stuck as it does with this lineup, he has to turn into a scorer, which is not his strong suit (being incredibly politic here).

Sasha is a good on-ball defender (or at least an extremely irritating one), but again the rotation has to be there. Offensively, when he’s missing his threes, the rest of his game disappears (though he did make at least one nice move to the basket against Philly … the kind of thing Farmar used to do so well).

]]> By: Nick the Great http://www.forumblueandgold.com/2009/03/18/it%e2%80%99s-all-mental/comment-page-2/#comment-600915 Nick the Great Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:31:25 +0000 http://www.forumblueandgold.com/?p=1548#comment-600915 For about five minutes in the middle of the second half CSN played some of the most insane basketball I've ever seen. For about five minutes in the middle of the second half CSN played some of the most insane basketball I’ve ever seen.

]]> By: Ryan http://www.forumblueandgold.com/2009/03/18/it%e2%80%99s-all-mental/comment-page-2/#comment-600914 Ryan Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:28:21 +0000 http://www.forumblueandgold.com/?p=1548#comment-600914 CS Northridge may have not won, but they sure put up a good fight. CS Northridge may have not won, but they sure put up a good fight.

]]> By: Nick the Great http://www.forumblueandgold.com/2009/03/18/it%e2%80%99s-all-mental/comment-page-2/#comment-600913 Nick the Great Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:28:20 +0000 http://www.forumblueandgold.com/?p=1548#comment-600913 Wow. Sallie was the only thing that kept Memphis in that. Ten threes. That kid deserves the game ball. Wow. Sallie was the only thing that kept Memphis in that. Ten threes. That kid deserves the game ball.

]]> By: Argopile http://www.forumblueandgold.com/2009/03/18/it%e2%80%99s-all-mental/comment-page-2/#comment-600912 Argopile Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:18:26 +0000 http://www.forumblueandgold.com/?p=1548#comment-600912 Wow what a fight the matadors are puttin up. Wow what a fight the matadors are puttin up.

]]> By: kwame a. http://www.forumblueandgold.com/2009/03/18/it%e2%80%99s-all-mental/comment-page-2/#comment-600911 kwame a. Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:11:31 +0000 http://www.forumblueandgold.com/?p=1548#comment-600911 Didn't Reed say he was gonna be at the CSUN game? We will need a first hand account as soon as you can give one Reed. Didn’t Reed say he was gonna be at the CSUN game? We will need a first hand account as soon as you can give one Reed.

]]> By: Darius http://www.forumblueandgold.com/2009/03/18/it%e2%80%99s-all-mental/comment-page-2/#comment-600910 Darius Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:04:07 +0000 http://www.forumblueandgold.com/?p=1548#comment-600910 Many have been talking about Bynum coming off the bench so that he coul get more run with the second unit. So I just wanted to make the point that Bynum could start and he'd still play a lot with the bench. Remember that when Bynum was healthy and Odom was coming off the bench, Phil would usually substitute LO for Andrew at the six minute mark of the first. Then at the two minute mark he'd bring in Farmar and Bynum (and Ariza) for Fisher and Pau (and the player that started at SF). So, if we were to see these same rotations (only Ariza is now staring so Luke would likely sub in at that two minute mark) we'd end up with Farmar, Kobe, Luke, LO, and Bynum playing the last part of the first quarter and then Sasha replacing Kobe at the start of the second quarter to complete the bench mob. I understand that his could all change if Phil does indeed shake up the rotations and Farmar ends up being the odd man out. However that does not change my initial point that Bynum could come back as a starter and still see a lot of minutes with the subs just because of the way Phil rotates the trio of LO/Pau/Bynum. Many have been talking about Bynum coming off the bench so that he coul get more run with the second unit. So I just wanted to make the point that Bynum could start and he’d still play a lot with the bench. Remember that when Bynum was healthy and Odom was coming off the bench, Phil would usually substitute LO for Andrew at the six minute mark of the first. Then at the two minute mark he’d bring in Farmar and Bynum (and Ariza) for Fisher and Pau (and the player that started at SF). So, if we were to see these same rotations (only Ariza is now staring so Luke would likely sub in at that two minute mark) we’d end up with Farmar, Kobe, Luke, LO, and Bynum playing the last part of the first quarter and then Sasha replacing Kobe at the start of the second quarter to complete the bench mob.

I understand that his could all change if Phil does indeed shake up the rotations and Farmar ends up being the odd man out. However that does not change my initial point that Bynum could come back as a starter and still see a lot of minutes with the subs just because of the way Phil rotates the trio of LO/Pau/Bynum.

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