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Official: 01-16-09 Orlando Magic @ Los Angeles Lakers 7:30PM PST Vol. SMH @ Kurt Rambis
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Originally Posted by knightngale
FISHER MAKING UP FOR HIS ******ED PLAY AGAINST THE SPURS AND COMING UP BIG WITH 3-11 FROM THE FIELD
while getting torched for 28 by Nelson
The lakers are not gonna win anything with fisher as the starting PG...dude is DONE and ******ed
Bynum getting outrebounded by howard 20-3
Gasol did his usual disappearing act against a tough frontline
Lamar Odom is getting
time to start him and bench bynum
Kobe was garbage in the 4th but he was probably tired from carrying the team the whole game
with that said...lakers could have won if they did not miss their free throws
Lamar spoils his performance tonight with his terrible free throw shooting. He literally has the worst free throw shooting stance I have ever seen in my life. When you're at the line you try to be calm and set and have as little movement as possible. Lamar is the only person I have ever seen who slides his footafter a dribble to a different position and shoot
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that dive took a toll on Kobe...dude is hurt
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Magic tied for best record in da league, I sure hope this is da year we win it all, great win tonite, thanks Kobe
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so damn frustrating. Of course as a Laker fan I have to complain about the usual bad calls (Kobe getting fouled by Howard, Gasol getting a "T" whileHoward elbows his head etc) but honestly Im more upset about the perimeter defense (again getting killed by threes), about Bynum's lack of rebounding, Kobebricking it in the 4th (especially after setting up the offense for 3 quarters) and just the lack of effort.
And now I have to wake up tomorrow and buy the Kobe IV's after a loss. Dont feel so enthusiastic anymore.
And now I have to wake up tomorrow and buy the Kobe IV's after a loss. Dont feel so enthusiastic anymore.
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All in all Celts are still the team to beat......
There the ones with the rings and well even though they played crappy these last games they champs
There the ones with the rings and well even though they played crappy these last games they champs
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The Lakers are getting their opponents best performance every night and they have to come in expecting that and and have to step up their game as well.
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I agree to a certain extent, but there were two shots that weren't within the offense and I believe that they came at a time when the Lakers went from playing from ahead to playing from behind. One of those shots was an airball. That was when Kobe needed to run the offense. Instead, he airballed a shot, took another contested shot, and took that jumper over Howard when he should have taken it to the rack. No ball movement was to be seen.
On the other end of the floor we saw the pick-and-roll, passes to the post, and some clutch shooting.
I wanted to see Kobe in the post or coming off of screens. Maybe something to Pau at the elbow. He's a decent passer.
No big deal, but it a little easier to take a loss when the team is playing "the right way."
I agree, but when they had JJ on Kobe earlier in the 4th they kept going away from him, Fish takes a couple ******ed shots, Odom inexplicablyjacks up an airball 3, etc. Kobe didn't play like he usually does in crunch time, but he did take it to the rack at least 3 times got contact, but nowhistles. And the Magic kept jumping that pick and roll with him and Pau so I can see why they stopped running that. Most of his shots, except for the ones youmentioned were makeable shots, they just didn't go down.
Anyway, it's not the end of the world, we just have to play better on defense closing out. We were fairly good except for that early stretch in the 3rd andat the end of the 4th, not by coincidence when Ariza wasn't on the floor. Phil needs to stop taking him out at crunch time, he's our best perimeterdefender this year.
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don't sleep on the magic, this team is scary if they're shooting well.....
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Another tough loss.
We were there but our D just wasn't there when we needed it.
Letting nelson get up that second 3.....
Got to get the win on monday.
We were there but our D just wasn't there when we needed it.
Letting nelson get up that second 3.....
Got to get the win on monday.
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their playing great, but I just can't buy into a team that rely on the 3 as much as their do. They also can't win with a front court of Hedo andRashard, not that their talented but that Rashard is undersized at the 4 and Hedo isn't quick enough to content with Lebron and Pierce. A team that has tocross match so much eventually compromise their defense
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@ 3 rebounds for Andrew Bynum. Soft +#* mf'er. His interior defense is atrocious
thats 2 rbds/g vs the magic.
Dwight in early foul trouble both games vs Lakers but still has an impact and stays in the game.
how many pts is Mo Williams going to have on Monday?
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Originally Posted by tSamShoX
@ 3 rebounds for Andrew Bynum. Soft +#* mf'er. His interior defense is atrocious
after looking at the stats that is the main reason the lakers lost the game...and many other games
54-40 on rebounds
that is almost a guaranteed loss every time
dude is not just soft but lazy and slow as well
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I'm not sweating these losses, but one thing that concerns me that led to our demise in the Finals last year, is our toughness. We still don't seem tohave that on the interior, we don't go AFTER rebounds for crap and when Kobe is damn near leading the team in rebs every other night, that's not a goodsign at all. Pau throwing his little tantrum tonight just reminded me of Gasoft from last year, I don't know IF we do make it back to the Finals, if theend result will be any different cause we just don't seem to be tough at all.
And Drew, there's no damn excuse for him to be playing with no effort (except on offense) like he is. He may turn it on, but I'm not liking that theygave him that extension so early, they should have waited to evaluate how he performed this season.
And Drew, there's no damn excuse for him to be playing with no effort (except on offense) like he is. He may turn it on, but I'm not liking that theygave him that extension so early, they should have waited to evaluate how he performed this season.
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I was telling the person that I watched the game with that Bynum just doesn't seem to know where to be on defense and he doesn't have anypep in his step. He just doesn't get after it.Originally Posted by tSamShoX
@ 3 rebounds for Andrew Bynum. Soft +#* mf'er. His interior defense is atrocious
This team is funny, it has four small forwards that each have a specialty that the Lakers need because of the deficiencies at C. Walton makes the offense runwell, Ariza plays D & slashes, Radmanovic shoots the 3 well, and Odom (basically a PF for the Lakers) helps pick up the rebounding that our C's lackin.
It's a good thing that contracts are ending and the draft may have a lot of PGs.
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All I can think about now is how in training camp how Bynum was talking about wanting to average 20 points a game
and Phil talking about he wanted him to focus on his defense, blocking shots andaveraging at least 10 rebounds a game. It would have been nice if the Lakers had a tough veteran interior player to mentor Bynum cuz as much as a coach getson you, theres a big difference when a player is toughening you up in practice and getting on you constantly.
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Paul Millsap. If my memory serves me correct, I remember him balling for the Lakers summer league team after leading the nation in reboundingthree straight years. People on LG.net wanted the Lakers to keep him, but they obviouslydidn't. I'm not sure if he wasn't signed or if he was just a training camp cut.Originally Posted by solefob
All I can think about now is how in training camp how Bynum was talking about wanting to average 20 points a gameand Phil talking about he wanted him to focus on his defense, blocking shots and averaging at least 10 rebounds a game. It would have been nice if the Lakers had a tough veteran interior player to mentor Bynum cuz as much as a coach gets on you, theres a big difference when a player is toughening you up in practice and getting on you constantly.
Regardless, he'd be a great player to have on this team. Bynum and Pau are both too flat-footed to be a good rebounding duo.
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on a side note, Marbury was at the game?
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another easy win for my magic...next
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ah this is the kind of good news that i need after a long day from work then school.
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sure wasOriginally Posted by TH0MAS CR0WN
on a side note, Marbury was at the game?
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