OFFICIAL LAKERS 2009/2010 (57-25) 2009-2010 CHAMPIONS!!!!!!!

[k i n g x b]

its official


[h2]Robinson to defend dunk crown[/h2]

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NEW YORK -- Defending champion Nate Robinson will return to the slam dunk contest,trying to become the first three-time winner.

Robinson

The Knicks guard will be joined by Charlotte's Gerald Wallace and Lakers guardShannon Brown. The fourth contestant will be determined by a dunk-off during halftimeof the rookie game between the Clippers' Eric Gordon and Toronto rookie DeMar DeRozan.

It was a somewhat disappointing field announced Monday, since it didn't include LeBron James, who said during last year's event he was considering taking part Feb. 13 inDallas.

The 5-foot-9 Robinson won his first title in 2006 and claimed it again last year, leaping over Dwight Howard for one dunk en route to beating the 2008 champion.

Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press

 

[Los Angeles]

Yo next year Fantasy basketball we're doing $5-10 paypal.

 

[kb8sandiego]

Originally Posted by bright nikes

@ the damn Chargers.

You my dude KB8 but ever since Bum Keading did that !%@$ to ya'll a couple years ago vs the same damn team .... you knew this had to happen

No Laker game on a Sunday = WHACK.

THE RAIN IS HERE APPRECIATION!

I already knew he was going to miss a field goal(s).

I even called it on that first chip shot he missed. I said he's going to miss it and my mom gave me a

.

I witnessed his first choke live in the rain back in 04. I have no faith in that bum. He can have his regular season streak, come playoff time, he'sallergic. All these Charger fans telling me, naw, he's learned, this is a new Kaeding. My left foot. Proven loser when it counts.

/ENDRANT

Ok, it's MLK day.

Only one thing on my mind.

 

[westcoastsfinest]

Originally Posted by Night Marcher01

I meant as in... I just want Sasha out

... dude has been ghost ever since contract year. It's like he lost all his confidence again.

how ironic...didnt we have a whole argument last year and you were pro-sasha?

so what are the chances pau makes the all-star team again this year?...i know hes been hurt a lot though

 

[goukiteg]

Famar must be tired of hearing about Shannon this and Shannon that. Dude is starting to ball, enough though he has the occasional relapse.

 

[moiety]

I was at the game last night vs. the Magic and I was looking for a download, can anyone help me out?

 

[darth dnzy]

--DFish made a driving layup over Peitrus last night in the 1st qtr.
--I almost had a heart attack.

 

[night marcher01]

Originally Posted by westcoastsfinest

Originally Posted by Night Marcher01

I meant as in... I just want Sasha out

... dude has been ghost ever since contract year. It's like he lost all his confidence again.

how ironic...didnt we have a whole argument last year and you were pro-sasha?

so what are the chances pau makes the all-star team again this year?...i know hes been hurt a lot though

That was last year my friend... ... .... that was last year! lmao and beside, im talking about Raja for Sasha... had this been an argument last year, it wouldremain the same 'til now.

 

[2g00d4u]

Lakers have been active in trade talks lately. my guess is Ammo or Sasha...

 

[Truth]

^
What have u heard?

 

[knightngale]

Originally Posted by 2g00d4u

Lakers have been active in trade talks lately. my guess is Ammo or Sasha...

are you another "insider"

 

[23mcpizzle23]

Shaq just called Kobe and VC out for the dunk contest

 

[badboyf0life420]

Originally Posted by westcoastsfinest

Originally Posted by Night Marcher01

I meant as in... I just want Sasha out

... dude has been ghost ever since contract year. It's like he lost all his confidence again.

how ironic...didnt we have a whole argument last year and you were pro-sasha?

so what are the chances pau makes the all-star team again this year?...i know hes been hurt a lot though

im pretty sure he gets in especially since every coach knows how important he is to the lakers. so he will get in by default.. but if not, i wantto see zach randolph..

 

[2g00d4u]

Originally Posted by knightngale

Originally Posted by 2g00d4u

Lakers have been active in trade talks lately. my guess is Ammo or Sasha...

are you another "insider"

No, I read the news

Its from SI btw.

 

[enrique23]

Sports Illustraded: Even with a commanding five-game lead in the conference standings, the Lakers aren't content to stand pat. League sources say L.A. has been active in trade talks as it looks to upgrade its bench before the Feb. 18 trade deadline. Meanwhile, after Monday's game against visiting Orlando, the Lakers will play eight in a row on the road.


http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/chris_mannix/01/18/rankings/index.html

 

[notorious 858]

[h1]Time for Lakers to take their show on the road[/h1]The Lakers were a team without an identity a year ago, still fighting the stigma of a physically embarrassing loss to Boston in the NBA Finals, when something unexpectedly exceptional happened to them.

They got away from home, found themselves on the road, and rarely, if ever, looked back, going 6-0 and beating Boston and Cleveland in successive games. A few months later came a playoff run that ended with the franchise's 15th championship.

This week they start another big trip and it will be longer and more challenging: 13 days, eight games, three sets of back-to-backs, two big games (Cleveland and Boston) and one visit to the White House. It's a mouthful, but it could have been even more action-packed.

"We're not going to go to Lincoln's bedroom and spend the night there," Lakers Coach Phil Jackson said.

The Lakers (32-9) are atop the entire league, one game ahead of Cleveland (32-11), though there are whispers about their very thin "road" column in the NBA standings.

The imbalance in the Lakers' schedule is laughable, 23-3 at home but only 9-6 on the road; their 15 road games are six fewer than Boston's total and 11 fewer than Cleveland's.

With so many home games, it almost feels as if the season has yet to start. The Lakers had five consecutive road games in mid-December, but that was broken up by a brief return home after a loss to Utah in the first game. No such breaks in the action this time.

"I think it'll tell us where we're at," said Lakers forward Ron Artest, projecting his typical confidence. "We feel like we can come out perfect. . . . I don't think anybody will doubt us even though we haven't been out on the road yet."

Going 8-0 might be a stretch on a trip that begins Thursday in Cleveland, particularly because the Cavaliers pummeled the Lakers at Staples Center on Christmas Day, 102-87.

"Obviously, we didn't like that at all," forward Pau Gasol said. "We want to show them that we're the better team. They have confidence now that they can beat us."

The rest of the games, including that other intriguing one waiting near the end, are: New York (17-24), Toronto (21-21), Washington (14-26), Indiana (14-27), Philadelphia (13-27), Boston (27-12) and Memphis (22-1.

The Lakers were pretty impressive at this point last season, blowing past the fact that Andrew Bynum went down in the second game of their trip to match the most successful road outing in team history, a similar 6-0 excursion in 1999-2000. The Lakers outlasted Boston in overtime and ended Cleveland's 23-game home winning streak to take the last two games of the trip.

Can they pull off something similar this season?

"That's hard to say," Jackson said. "We play well for a half, the next night we play well for 20 minutes. We haven't really strung together 3 1/2 quarters or whatever. . . ."

The only guarantee is that something unusual will happen, perhaps more than once.

"Traveling in the wintertime, you never know what's going to happen -- delayed flights or the plane has to be de-iced and you don't get in until 4 in the morning," Jackson said. "Those are always things that are problematic on these types of trips."

Shannon Brown, favorite?

Lakers reserve guard Shannon Brown was supported by legions of followers in the "Let Shannon Dunk" online campaign. Now he also has some fans in the media after being selected for the dunk competition at next month's All-Star weekend.

"I get to see him go up and down the court a lot in Los Angeles. Right now, he's the favorite," said TNT analyst Kenny Smith. "Nate Robinson cannot do the things that Shannon Brown can do."

Fellow TNT analyst Charles Barkley, however, thought the winner would be Robinson, saying the New York guard and two-time dunk champion was "great for the dunk contest."

"Y'all are sleeping on Nate Robinson," Barkley said.

Etc.

Bynum, suffering from intestinal flu symptoms, was sent home from practice Tuesday after attending a team video session. He is expected to travel on the team plane this morning. . . . Gasol was selected sportsman of the year by the L.A. Sports Council for being the local male athlete whose "performance and character best exemplified the ideals of sportsmanship during the calendar year," according to an LASC release.. . . . At the midpoint of the season, Bryant leads all NBA players in jerseys sold, according to figures released by the league. LeBron James is second and Dwight Howard is third. Gasol is 10th.


Link:

http://www.latimes.com/sp...010jan20,0,6831654.story

 

[notorious 858]

My prediction for this important road trip. Lakers go 6-2

@ Cavs W
@ Knicks W
@ Raptors W
@ Wizards W
@ Pacers W
@ Sixers W
@ C's L
@ Grizzlies L

 

[notorious 858]

Shannon says he's got some ideas in his head & on the drawing board for the dunk contest.

But Shannon all you need to do to seal up and win the dunk contest is: Walk up to the court. Throw on a pair of some dope custom NIKE Hyperdunks, then out ofnowhere have Kobe drive up onto the court in a Aston Martin and do the "That's how you jump over a Aston Martin dunk"

I know it was a camera tick. But Shannon's got the hops

 

[nermindee]

why is shaq calling vince and kobe out? uhhhh they won their slam dunk title ages ago... lebron = 0 dunk titles.

 

[darth dnzy]

Originally Posted by Notorious 858

My prediction for this important road trip. Lakers go 6-2

@ Cavs W
@ Knicks W
@ Raptors W
@ Wizards W
@ Pacers W
@ Sixers W
@ C's L
@ Grizzlies L

--I agree with this. But I just wanna add a wild card L coming from either the Raptors or Pacers.

 

[westcoastsfinest]

Originally Posted by Night Marcher01

Originally Posted by westcoastsfinest

Originally Posted by Night Marcher01

I meant as in... I just want Sasha out

... dude has been ghost ever since contract year. It's like he lost all his confidence again.

how ironic...didnt we have a whole argument last year and you were pro-sasha?

so what are the chances pau makes the all-star team again this year?...i know hes been hurt a lot though

That was last year my friend... ... .... that was last year! lmao and beside, im talking about Raja for Sasha... had this been an argument last year, it would remain the same 'til now.

last year...this year it doesnt matter...im glad you finally see that sasha is a piece of monkey crap and a roody poo...so youre hopping off thesasha bandwagon?

so who are the Lakers gonna trade for?...lets all pray its sasha for mike miller!

 

[menacin methods]

 

[darth dnzy]

^
--I would take that trade.

 

[westcoastsfinest]

mike miller

 

[Johnny_Cakes]

Harris in play for Lakers?
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Yesterday, we noted that Devin Harris is one name that could be moved before the trade deadline, as the Nets could be in more of a sell mode to get talent nowif don't think they can land a big-name free agent this offseason.

So might the Lakers be a spot for Harris? On today's NBA Today podcast with Ryen Russillo, ESPN's Ric Bucher says they've inquired, and thethinking behind it might be they are lacking defense on the perimeter.

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Lakers' health and perimeter D is a concern

"As good as the Lakers can be, I don't see them being dominant. I know that they inquired about Harris from the Nets, which to me says they are veryworried about their perimeter defense and they got to be looking at that Ron Artest for Trevor Ariza trade and going: "God, you know what, Derek Fisher isolder than we tought, Jordan Farmar is not a defensive presence, Kobe Bryant is going to be driving one of these wheelies to get up and down the floor here anysecond, what are we going to do in a situation where we're playing against a really quick perimeter player, maybe more than one? We're in toughspot.'" -- Ric Bucher



Wouldn't that be nice? I doubt it would happen, but man, wouldn't this trade address a lot of concerns?