Comments on: It’s Good To Have Kobe On Your Team

By: Dawn Callahan Kettlewell

Dawn Callahan Kettlewell — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 04:02:04 +0000

Just Kobe doing what Kobe does best. Amazing!

By: Brian Tung

Brian Tung — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 19:54:12 +0000

TRad (11:47 a.m.): And yet, Kobe started the quarter with six straight points. Why don’t you start there? Or if that’s too early, why don’t you start with the twisting lefty hook?

My point being: If you choose your starting point, I’m sure you can find some interval over which Kobe-ball really hurt the team. But the man shot 12-25, including a couple of treys and 7-8 FT; his shooting certainly wasn’t the reason they were in that position.

If you want to make the case that there was too much Kobe-ball toward the end–ehh, somewhat, but not really outstandingly so. There was only one really awful Kobe-used possession: the one that ended with 25 seconds left in the game. No question, that was a stinker. Before that he got fouled on the way to a lay-in (no call) that may have technically ended with a Miami rebound, but they turned it right back to the Lakers and we scored. If Kobe is driving into the inside where we have our big men stationed, I don’t think that’s bad Kobe-ball at all.

In a single game, looking at an isolated string of a dozen or so possessions without using the game video as a guide to what happened is, I think, misleading.

By: Jay

Jay — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 05:03:31 +0000

#67
I’ve become at least 90% convinced that Phil and Popovich have a running bet going on to see who can make a sideline reporter cry first. For the record, I like Pop in this battle: other than Sager, I don’t know if half the reporters know that Phil is making fun of them.

By: Jim

Jim — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 23:54:42 +0000

I don’t know if anyone mentioned this already, but didn’t Kobe hit a buzzer beater to end the 1st half? Also, I remember him hitting some insane shots withou pressure from the clock. He was just in the zone. What a performance!

By: alex v.

alex v. — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 23:48:07 +0000

A minor point, but I was happy/surprised to see Sasha on the court at the end of the game. I think that’s a sign that Jackson hasn’t completely given up on him.

I saw the second half of the KY-UNC game, and I thought Wall was good but not great. But I think he played better in the first half, and he may have been too hyped for a national TV game. Like the Heat last night, you have to give UNC credit for coming back instead of giving up in a tough road situation.

By: harold

harold — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 23:47:08 +0000

No way on earth that shot was aimed at the cylinder. Hah, wouldn’t have the same arc if it did, it barely cleared Wade’s hand.

As for being Kobe-centric : we still scored at least 1 pt per Kobe-possession, and that’s what leads to the non-Kobes being that much more effective.

Credit the non-Kobes for being there, unlike the non-Wades, but it’s always much easier to pick things apart in retrospect and from the chair. Other than Fisher, I’m not sure anyone in the Lakers is comfortable taking game winners and risk the L as well as Kobe’s ire who will always believe that he had a good shot.

By: Mimsy

Mimsy — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 23:46:39 +0000

I only said Phil takes the game seriously… not the people contributing to the media circus around it

By: Zephid

Zephid — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 23:38:27 +0000

57, the only people that Phil disrespects are the sideline reporters. Seriously, I love those mid-half interviews just to see how badly Phil can diss the sideline reporter and have it still air on national TV.

By: Kurt

Kurt — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 23:20:58 +0000

New post up, a little tribute to the Taco Unit from Han.

http://www.forumblueandgold.com/2009/12/05/the-taco-unit/

By: WhiteLightnin'

WhiteLightnin' — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 22:57:39 +0000

Mimsy #57, I would love to see Phil dance like that… Maybe after the game during the interviews or during practice so it’s not classless.