Comments on: Preview & Chat: The Charlotte Bobcats

By: ken

ken — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:14:30 +0000

Is Gasol getting weaker as season goes on or am I blind. Dropping passes, going from 14 bounds before his latest BIG injury to 5 a game now. Sorry this guy is the softest big man in the league. His own brohter beat him up. Look at his last 5-games. (Edited for trade speculation.)

By: Darius

Darius — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 07:25:14 +0000

New post up. Game recap for the 'Cats game.

By: Tra

Tra — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 06:54:03 +0000

Well earned victory … The 1st game back @ home after a long road trip is always the most difficult … Good team effort … Everyone involved … Bigs were definitely more aggressive. Pau even had 3 blocks & Drew rebounded well … If L.O. performs like this on the reg, we’ll b impossible 2 beat … After getting criticized by Phil, Pau & Fish regardin’ the Grizz game, figured on Kobe being more of a facilitator this game (6 dimes. Should get that every night with this roster) … Love the aggressiveness of Shannon, but needs 2 play with smart aggression … On 2 The Next 1 (Nuggets).

By: R

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 06:47:12 +0000

If we meet Cleveland in The Finals, me thinks we will need every edge to prevail.

Like home court advantage, for example.

By: ray

ray — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 06:42:38 +0000

That wasn’t the prettiest game i’ve ever seen, but the Lakers pulled out a tough win against a tough team that plays us pretty well. And Larry Brown is a damn good coach. Steph Jackson is a damn good player and Nazr seemed pumped to play us. Still a win.

Pau was getting hammered down low and I could have sworn he was pushed a whole bunch of times by Nazr. Still fought hard. Which was needed. He seemed to have an edge.

Good but quiet game from Bynum. 17 and 14 with 5 o boards. Not a bad game from him.

Lamar played the type of game that we wish he’d play every game with 19 points and 6 O boards. Each point was needed with kobe practically out of commission.

Glad for the win. Glad for the way we won, showing that other people can step up and win without Kobe at full strength. How many injuries does he have now? 18? If it’s possible for him to be back to healthy if he could rest, I’d love to have him rest. But it’s Kobe, and I’m sure he’ll play if he could crawl.

@zirk, I am one of the ones that believe that you don’t have to have home court advantage to win a championship. Probably because a Phil Jackson coached Laker team has won the championship without it before. And Championship teams need to win on the road regardless.

But a lot of people in the last few threads have been saying that we haven’t even gotten to the All Star Break, and it seems so many people have already conceded home court, not only to cleveland, but possibly in the west as well.

Let me ask you this, if the Lakers are seeded 2 in the West, do you still cheer for them to win against the #1, or would u concede the series? Let’s remember that the Orlando Magic beat up the #1 home court advantage Cavs last year. So home court is great, but it doesn’t guarantee anything.

By: Bobji

Bobji — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 06:38:00 +0000

138) Stu remarked that “Kobe’s walking like me” as he hobbled off the court and into the locker room. He didn’t move much better the rest of the game, he was just off and couldn’t even get the lift for his free throws. I was really surprised he played as much as he did.
hopefully whatever happened to kobe’s ankle is just a minor deal for him and isn’t going to linger around.

If kobe sits, does that mean Ammo will start?????

By: The Dude Abides

The Dude Abides — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 06:34:21 +0000

138. Harold, in the first quarter, Kobe made a conscious effort to get Drew and Pau going and took only one or two shots himself. I think his own timing suffered, as he didn’t score until a few minutes remained in the second quarter.

Then, with about 25 seconds left in the second quarter, Lamar stepped on Kobe’s foot while Kobe was moving toward the basket on defense. Kobe sprained his ankle, and was pretty much useless for the rest of the game, except as a decoy. I’d love to see him sit for a couple games, and then only play for about ten minutes in the All-Star game.

By: The Dude Abides

The Dude Abides — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 06:29:41 +0000

Re Mohammed’s numbers tonight: he did get a couple hoops on pick and roll plays, but the vast majority of his points came off dribble penetration by Charlotte’s guards. When Drew forced the guard to miss the shot, Mohammed was either there for a putback bucket, or he’d grab the rebound and get fouled. One time, Drew forced the PG to pass to Mohammed after penetration, and he laid it in. Also, Mohammed usually doesn’t play very many minutes (foul trouble), but the officials let him get away with innumerable shoves on Drew and Pau when they took shots from the post. He got away with only two fouls tonight, when he frequently fouled Pau or Drew at least twice when they caught the ball in the post.

By: 81 Witness

81 Witness — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 06:17:54 +0000

Joel yes! +7 on your rec.

Harold, the majority of Kobe’s shots were open looks, nothing awful.

By: harold

harold — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 06:16:15 +0000

Was Kobe just not well, or did he pull a Phoenix and did this just to prove a point?

The latter is a phase I had hoped he put behind by now, but I wouldn’t put it past him yet.

And honestly, not sure which would make me feel better – that he played hard but that it just wasn’t his night, or that he played bad just to prove a point.