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Really? You guys are blaming the coaching staff for that performance? I think the lack of heart and effort has more to do with it. They just got outplayed, that's it.
No, that isn't it.
I just got to see Farmar flinch thinking that 6' 160lb Aaron Brooks might hit him while going up for his alley-oop lay-up at the end of the third quarter.That's not effort, that's a lack of IQ.
This play came after Shannon Brown put up a 3 in an effort to get two possessions (26 seconds left on the clock when he took the shot) instead of getting theball down to Gasol who was literally on the block (read: 3 feet from the hoop). That's not effort, that's IQ.
Many of the shots I saw Aaron Brooks make were due to his own skill and not any lack of effort or IQ on the Lakers part, but he didn't win the game byhimself.
If defensive IQ isn't the problem, it's defensive chemistry. Clearly, this team is lacking in the offensive chemistry it had at the end of last seasonand the beginning of this season so I shouldn't ignore the possibility that their defensive chemistry is even worse, but what I've heard from coachesabout the IQ of some of these players and from players about how much they're being coached defense makes me think it's something other than poorchemistry on D.
they have games where they lack heart, but this team has been consistently poor on defense all year long. I don't know if that can be changedOriginally Posted by swyftdahoe
Really? You guys are blaming the coaching staff for that performance? I think the lack of heart and effort has more to do with it. They just got outplayed, that's it. The Lakers can still clearly win this series but they're gonna have to really man up if they wanna beat the Nuggets or Cavs.
Originally Posted by tupac003
Originally Posted by jbone2308
i didnt see any effort from kobe tonightOriginally Posted by tupac003
franchise3 wrote:
imINchucks5 wrote:
blackxme wrote:
Possibly. But the Rockets give better effort than the Lakers ( outside of Kobe) so it's hard to see that. If we win game, which is a big IF, NT will explode.Originally Posted by s dubl
Lakers will put a beat down in the next game...beleive that, game six however...let all of us Laker fans prey.
C'mon Rockets!!
Sad thing is, he's gonna start stroking it game 5, and start spewing 'He can't guard me' and will start staring into the stands every shot he makes.
Yeah, ok, Kobe..
Originally Posted by mYToAsterspeak
Lakers are a team of suckas i've said it time and time again on here, and they're led by a sucka.
Originally Posted by SHUGES
And I also owe Brooks an apology (just for this game though).
yup, LA will be on suicidal watch if that were to happenOriginally Posted by franchise3
Yeah SHUGES, AB really stepped up yesterday. Dude has been inconsistent throughout the playoffs. With Yao out though, I think he can get into the lane easier since Yao isn't clogging the lane. Plus, let's be real, AB never really did a good job of getting the ball into Yao anyway. With him out, and if Ron is off, AB is gonna need to score.
It was a good win yesterday for sure, but, I expect the Lakers and Kobe to come out firing. Kobe seems to really be on, when his back is sorta against the wall, ie, games 2 and 3.
I'm interested to see whether Odom plays or not though. Him not playing will make it tough for the Lakers since Bynum clearly isn't the Bynum of old. He's like a liabilty out there. Odom is quick enough to keep up with Scola. Bynum is not. Luis might have a huge game Tuesday if Odom can't go. No Odom means Artest can help on Kobe. The past 4 games it's been Scola on Ariza since Ariza stays on the outside, and Scola not quick enough to guard Odom. As a result, Ron was on him.
With Ron, I think he excels on the road where he feels everybody is against him. I mean, two great games in LA, and two medicore/poor games in Houston.. Seems to be the only explanation.
With all of this said though, the only way the Rockets win in LA is if somehow Kobe doesn't go off for 40+, AB continues to score, Ron finds his shot, and the Rockets knock down the 3 ball.
A win in game 5 for Houston, and LA fans will be on pins and needles.
I don't think the Lakers can afford to lose this next game at home, if they do that will tell me a whole lot about this team.Originally Posted by socluis90
yup, LA will be on suicidal watch if that were to happenOriginally Posted by franchise3
Yeah SHUGES, AB really stepped up yesterday. Dude has been inconsistent throughout the playoffs. With Yao out though, I think he can get into the lane easier since Yao isn't clogging the lane. Plus, let's be real, AB never really did a good job of getting the ball into Yao anyway. With him out, and if Ron is off, AB is gonna need to score.
It was a good win yesterday for sure, but, I expect the Lakers and Kobe to come out firing. Kobe seems to really be on, when his back is sorta against the wall, ie, games 2 and 3.
I'm interested to see whether Odom plays or not though. Him not playing will make it tough for the Lakers since Bynum clearly isn't the Bynum of old. He's like a liabilty out there. Odom is quick enough to keep up with Scola. Bynum is not. Luis might have a huge game Tuesday if Odom can't go. No Odom means Artest can help on Kobe. The past 4 games it's been Scola on Ariza since Ariza stays on the outside, and Scola not quick enough to guard Odom. As a result, Ron was on him.
With Ron, I think he excels on the road where he feels everybody is against him. I mean, two great games in LA, and two medicore/poor games in Houston.. Seems to be the only explanation.
With all of this said though, the only way the Rockets win in LA is if somehow Kobe doesn't go off for 40+, AB continues to score, Ron finds his shot, and the Rockets knock down the 3 ball.
A win in game 5 for Houston, and LA fans will be on pins and needles.. I wouldn't put it past the Lakers to lose this game with their current mentality though smh