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2012-13 Dec NBA Season |OT|Runnin' in da mouf of Serg Abaka daily.
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dark temptation
AlphaSnake
...and that, kids, was the first time I sucked a dick for crack
I know the Lakers are getting humiliated right now. But just some food for thought. When this team got assembled this summer, did anyone think that
Robert Sacre, Earl Clark, Devin Ebanks, Chris Duhon, Darius Morris would ever step on the court? let alone combine for 75 minutes against a team like the Knicks
None of those guys is an NBA player that steps on the court for any other contending team, especially one so top heavy.
As horrible as we are, and we are horrible...Nash/Gasol/Blake coming back is going to get us into the playoffs. We'll have no real chance of winning it all but there will be much improvement. Last Night, Kobe was on the floor with Ebanks, Duhon, and Sacre at the same time. That's a lineup that should have never been on the floor together this season
Robert Sacre, Earl Clark, Devin Ebanks, Chris Duhon, Darius Morris would ever step on the court? let alone combine for 75 minutes against a team like the Knicks
None of those guys is an NBA player that steps on the court for any other contending team, especially one so top heavy.
As horrible as we are, and we are horrible...Nash/Gasol/Blake coming back is going to get us into the playoffs. We'll have no real chance of winning it all but there will be much improvement. Last Night, Kobe was on the floor with Ebanks, Duhon, and Sacre at the same time. That's a lineup that should have never been on the floor together this season
Sho_Nuff82
Member
Be honest, "a team like the Knicks" wasn't even in the Lakers' vocabulary when they assembled this team.
ooooh burn
When I was at the OKC-Lakers game the other night, I was struck at how bad their lineup was during shootaround.
On OKC's end of the court:
KD
YNB
Ibaka
Thabo
K-Mart
Perkins
Maynor
Collison
On LA's:
Kobe
Dwight
MWP
...
Trash
The return of Pau and Nash will help, but even then they're not coming close to competing for the Bestern crown.
On OKC's end of the court:
KD
YNB
Ibaka
Thabo
K-Mart
Perkins
Maynor
Collison
On LA's:
Kobe
Dwight
MWP
...
Trash
The return of Pau and Nash will help, but even then they're not coming close to competing for the Bestern crown.
But that's credit to the Knicks. They're top of the line in the Eastern Conference aren't they? The Sans-Melo team destroyed the Heat.
ItWasMeantToBe19
Banned
lol
Liquidsnake
Banned
Watching those guys play with Kobe, reinforced my belief that someone in the Laker front office is sabotaging the team on purpose. Where is the 120 mil payroll? Who evers decision it was to not hire Phil, you deserve this!!!!!!
This is worse than the Elden Campbell, Sidel Threat days.
MorisUkunRasik
Member
The last sentence seems so unnecessary lol.
iamshadowlark
Banned
I been saying this since Dwight signed. I did think they would be number 2 though
Future PhaZe
Member
This list obviously isn't biased. Listing trash like Maynor and Perkins lol.
In reality it would be
Kobe
Pau
Dwight
Nash
MWP
...
trash
YNB
Durant
Ibaka
Collison
Kmart ( due for a major injury)
...
trash
MorisUkunRasik
Member
Honestly though, what team in the league could be competitive without their starting PF, starting PG and back up PG while having their starting Center recover from back surgery?
LA's bench was gonna be mediocre to bad, we were banking on our starting 5 to be good enough to overcome that. But now that the bench are getting way more minutes than anyone could have imagined....well shit sucks.
LA's bench was gonna be mediocre to bad, we were banking on our starting 5 to be good enough to overcome that. But now that the bench are getting way more minutes than anyone could have imagined....well shit sucks.
ratcliffja
Member
I'd like to imagine that he casually slips that into all conversations. "So I just came back from the Hobbit. It was pretty good, but the HFR stuff made me kind of sick. We're the worst team in the NBA. But yeah, I'd recommend it overall."
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Maynor is trash. Reggie Jackson is such a better player, he should be getting way more mins than hes getting.
Future PhaZe
Member
You guys had 90% of your strength for a lot of your losses though. Lets be real.
Red Blaster
Member
Let's look at Minnesota: Brandon Roy is done, no Rubio, no Budinger, Love is coming back from an injury, Pekovic was injured earlier and is just now getting back into shape, Lakers sweeper Barea missed several games, AK47 is playing through a back injury. They've had a revolving door lineup so far and yet they're 7th in the West.
Even at 70% Dwight Howard should be better than most everyone else and he has Kobe as a teammate. Yet the Lakers are getting destroyed by CJ Miles and Greg Smith.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iE_cX0w9N8k
lol Kaman...
no one on the Mavs can sing
Carlisle is probably the best.
lol Kaman...
no one on the Mavs can sing
Carlisle is probably the best.
ratcliffja
Member
The difference is that the Lakers decided that it would be a good idea to be extremely front-loaded with a terrible bench. Minnesota might have a lot of injuries, but their bench is significantly better than that of the Lakers. Old Kobe and injured/disinterested Dwight Howard combined with a bench of mostly terrible players is a recipe for disaster. With that said, I don't see Pau suddenly getting remotivated to play if/when he comes back nor do I see Nash suddenly playing at a high level in the next 2 months. The Lakers took a huge gamble with this team and it isn't paying off.
StickSoldier
Member
Fuck man, feels good to finally graduate from college. I can finally stop having to worry about studying when I wanna watch basketball games.
Red Blaster
Member
Old Kobe and 70% Dwight is plenty talented enough to beat the Cavs and the Rockets with Harden shooting 18% from the field, Lakers aren't even beating teams they're supposed to beat.
MorisUkunRasik
Member
Yea but everyone who isn't a starter in LA should just...
I agree that they're still underachieving with Kobe+Recovering Dwight and trash.
Pau has missed 6 games and played with knee problems for all the games he was active and Nash has played 50 minutes so far this season.
Normally missing Blake would be a non-issue but when Chris Duhon and Darius Morris are starting in his place, him having played 180 minutes this season hurts me so
ratcliffja
Member
That's why I added the disinterested qualifier for Howard. He just doesn't seem that into it. I'd be pretty surprised if he sticks around after this season.
Edit: I should point out that I've said for years that D'Antoni is a horrible, horrible coach. I do kind of feel bad for him, though, because he was hired for a team that really couldn't play his style in the slightest. Everyone is either too sloppy, too old, or too hurt to play at such a fast pace.
Edit: I should point out that I've said for years that D'Antoni is a horrible, horrible coach. I do kind of feel bad for him, though, because he was hired for a team that really couldn't play his style in the slightest. Everyone is either too sloppy, too old, or too hurt to play at such a fast pace.
Syphon Filter
Member
Has this been posted? If so, it needs to be posted again.
dam
Syphon Filter
Member
You're really moving?
Congrats! Even if you are a turncoat.
StickSoldier
Member
Congrats! Even if you are a turncoat.
LOL I'm going to start rooting for the Knicks next, I miss Tyson and Kidd! Thanks though bub.
Syphon Filter
Member
Congrats,i'm almost there.
Yup, heading down to the ATL for a year.
I'll still be in here when the knicks are beastin' tho.
ROFL damn.
Herpes Reasons
Banned
Blaming injuries is the fool's way out. You build your team with the idea that injuries will happen and with a roster that's flexible enough to still function when your optimal lineup isn't available. And the Lakers should have been even more judicious in this regard because their starting lineup had a 38-year old and a dude recovering from back surgery. It was less of a gamble and more of a shot in the dark.
Psychological Intellect
Banned
holy shit @ the elementary school shooting, jesus christ
ItWasMeantToBe19
Banned
You generally try to expect injuries, but not three major injuries to the four great players on your team. Dwight looking really slow, Nash being out, Pau declining or injured were all possibilities, but all three happening at once is a lot of bad luck for injuries. Dwyane Wade or Tim Duncan or Kevin Garnett could have a major injury and then their teams would suck and injuries would have been the cause. All of those teams are built around a guy with bad knees/health staying healthy and they'd be screwed if those guys weren't healthy. A team can't build around three of their four best players getting/recovering slowly from major injuries.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
Has this been posted? If so, it needs to be posted again.
Damn, lil dude got knocked over by the Force
2 things
1) If you're a fan of a western team, you don't use cute word plays like bestern. You just say Western. The best part is assumed. Trying to justify your shitty conference is left to east teams.
2)all of lakersage are also part of the "blah blah bench doesn't matter only starters do blah blah blah" crowd. So it's no excuses. For years they hyped bench trash such as the "killer bees". Well, suck it.
CherryWoodFuton
Member
Fuck life right now and fuck the people who think that there isn't a problem with gun rights in this country
Red Blaster
Member
That's why I previously said Kupchack is a pretty bad GM when it comes to doing gruntwork (solid minimum signings, drafting in the 2nd round). The Lakers have a 100 million dollar payroll and have nothing beyond their Top 4, how does that happen? Of course, Lakers-Age called me a bitter troll when I said Antawn Jamison is terrible and a net negative to a team at this stage of his career.
Psychological Intellect
Banned
indestructible.
Herpes Reasons
Banned
hgh will do that to a young black beautiful body.
Oh, making fun of the east is entirely valid.
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