Comments on: Lakers/Hawks Thoughts

By: Paul

Paul — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:18:45 +0000

All starters in the plus column, all bench players in the minus. Is this a pattern for this team? I hope not. If so, I hope Kupchack tries to get some bench support come trade deadline.

By: magic

magic — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:04:23 +0000

The LA times is reporting that Kobe has flu-like symptoms and may be out tonight. Phil thinks he’ll play through it.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/sports_blog/2009/11/kobe-bryant-ill-could-miss-tonights-game.html

I agree that Kobe has not been his usual self in these early games. My hope it doesn’t mean anything more than that and it’s just a temporary side-effect of his new post workout/game. Hopefully he’ll return to form soon.

By: Kurt

Kurt — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:02:30 +0000

new post up

By: Rudy

Rudy — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:19:45 +0000

Listen, in the beginning of the season last year it was documented that Phil Jackson made it public he wasn’t happy about that bet and how it was effecting the play of their defense always gambling putting our bigs in bad situations.

Travis – “that’s how athletic perimeter players dominate games” may be correct against mediocre teams, but it is a fact that MJ didn’t win titles until he got a jump shot and if you say LeBron hasn’t drastically improved his jumper than you’re just hating. Kobe has struggled with his jump shot through the first couple games, bottomline. It is either championship or bust for the Lakers and if I seem too critical it is because I see the bigger picture. Sure you can get away with getting a bunch of steals and breakaways against the Clippers and the Hawks, but against the elite teams (Boston, Cleveland, Orlando, Denver, San Antonio) the Lakers will have to be better defensively and Kobe will have to make jump shots.

By: Travis

Travis — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:07:00 +0000

question about the hammy: if the treatment is the same regardless of the MRI results, why do the MRI? Is it just so that we have a definitive timetable for Pau? Or maybe there’s a suspicion it could be a ligament issue? Or maybe its just a measure for the organization to use as leverage to get Pau on the court and earn his paycheck. I’m in the camp that’s all for Pau resting, but I’d like to know that the MRI results aren’t scary.

By: lakergirl

lakergirl — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:28:14 +0000

If Kobe’s stupid bet hurt us all the way to a Championship, then i want more bets.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:07:52 +0000

the sky isn’t falling chicken little(s)

By: Travis

Travis — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:07:42 +0000

54) If scoring 41 points off free throws, turnarounds, and breakaway dunks doesn’t earn you MVP chants, take away Lebron’s MVP trophy from last year. While you’re at it, take away all of MJ’s MVP awards as well. That’s how athletic perimeter players dominate games.

And as for the “stupid bet that hurt us”, I recall a couple of steals helping us a ton last year. Hopefully Kobe and Artest have the same kind of friendly competition going this year. Steals are a good thing, and Kobe was not the source of our only real defensive weakness: the pick and roll.

By: imposibol

imposibol — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:43:28 +0000

sorry, that was on rudy.

By: imposibol

imposibol — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:41:59 +0000

52 utter blasphemy there, it sucks. but its true
all will be fine when gasol returns, or even better, have a team that can be elite without pau, once pau returns. just read it again, sorry