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2013 April NBA |OT| Pipe Dreams
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Trade so good that it won't happen.
Byakuya769
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In all seriousness, look how often and quickly "thug" gets thrown around.
Annoying Hockey fan logic:
NBA = predominately black
Black = Thug
NBA players not allowed to pummel each other and people care about their sport = pussies
thug+pussies = fake thug/fake tough guy
BruceLeeRoy
Banned
Thanks bro. At least I got to see him one last time in your glorious arena.
It's very possible. Delfino would have to be waived to make room for Dwight though.
My last memory of Kobe is taking that FU 3 to tied the game yesterday.
My last memory is him being gifted two free throws despite not being touched. Then his team winning the game without him.
Perfectly captures his career.
Bam Bam Baklava
Member
When you sleep are your dreams even this bitter?
captmcblack
Member
Can't believe this is likely going to be how Kobe becomes mortal.
Even MJ didn't have to decline because of injury. It's going to be sad if Kobe comes back when he is a lesser player...and sad if he doesn't come back at all.
D'antoni should be blackballed.
Even MJ didn't have to decline because of injury. It's going to be sad if Kobe comes back when he is a lesser player...and sad if he doesn't come back at all.
D'antoni should be blackballed.
ClovingWestbrook
Banned
6/10. Congrats on your best performance in years.
MJ's knees were shot by that 6th ring.
All this hyperbole will make Kobe's comeback seem even better. He's not a guy who relies on athleticism as much as most stars. As long as he can still get his jumper off, he'll be fine. Just can't have him running the point all game or guarding the other team's best wing or PG
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=oIhRES3uW4w#!
Every foul call the lakers got yesterday. Take from it what you will
Every foul call the lakers got yesterday. Take from it what you will
ItWasMeantToBe19
Banned
I don't think I would say that Okur or Billups really relied on their athleticism that much.
You still have his twitter account to pursue your obsession, what difference does it make to you really?
Okur had back issues and I believe Billups had other issues as well. So long as Kobe can move, he'll still be an elite offensive player. It's his defense that might suffer and the haters say he plays no D anyways lol
Psychological Intellect
Banned
doesn't kobe a have a ton of other injuries too?
He said this year was the best he'd felt in a while and his play showed it. So many ridiculous dunks
Zeus Molecules
illegal immigrants are stealing our air
I cant see some other team not cockblocking this from happening anyhow I think dwight stays in LA
theignoramus
Member
oh wow. this is how you troll.
theignoramus
Member
How Much Have NBA Refs Been Helping the Los Angeles Lakers Make the Playoffs?
I can see an argument for LA being rewarded more FTs because they are playing desperate basketball and being more aggressive about posting up and driving. but it doesnt explain why the Jazz are not reaching their seasons FT average 9 out of their last 10 games. theyre an inside out team. their bigs are being fouled.
http://www.blazersedge.com/2013/4/13/4219640/Los-Angeles-Lakers-playoffs-refs-referee-free-throws-officiating-conspiracy-nba
I can see an argument for LA being rewarded more FTs because they are playing desperate basketball and being more aggressive about posting up and driving. but it doesnt explain why the Jazz are not reaching their seasons FT average 9 out of their last 10 games. theyre an inside out team. their bigs are being fouled.
Crappy camera compensating for its inadequacy with hdr (multiple exposures at different settings) and stupid filters.
Add to it a crappy watermark and a now crappy basketball player.
why are we talking about ice soccer in best gaf
Try to keep up old man
but it's Instagram doe
Try to keep up old man
Dwight (22 last night) is the reason we get so many FTs. People are dumb
Bam Bam Baklava
Member
Surgery happening today. 6 to 8 months recovery time.
Black Mamba
Member
A full rupture of the achilles. He'll be back but he'll never be the Kobe we saw.
Ninja Scooter
Member
Vanessa must be giddy. The sooner Kobe retires the sooner she can take half.
theignoramus
Member
Matrix
LeBron loves his girlfriend. There is no other woman in the world hed rather have. The problem is, Dwyanes not a woman.
He only looks happy cause of the drugs.
Kobe and Melo, I could get with that. Fuck the Heat
Black Mamba
Member
These things are always stupid. Did the article account for opponents foul rate? Warriors are one of the most foul friendly teams, Lakers get fouled the most. Is it surprising there would be a game like this? Maybe they're playing a stretch of teams that foul a lot or are undermanned (ala Portland who played a lot of rookies)?
Also the Lakers also got Pau back in that stretch, someone who gets to the FT line a lot more than Clark and Jamison, whose minutes he took over. If the Laker FTs didn't go up since Pau came back, something would be wrong, since his career FT rate is much higher.
In b4 "you could find these stats for any team in the league it's just coincidence it always looks ridiculous when you look at the Lakers' stats blahblahblah"
Edit: oh, too late.
Ninja Scooter
Member
Kobe's not going anywhere. If he can't play in LA he won't play at all.
Don't do it to em Mamba - conspiracy theorists don't respond well to information that contradicts their theories
Black Mamba
Member
Why is Jodie Meeks giving the MRI?
A Mavs fan should know what fixed games look like. Kobe's greatness is why we almost made the playoffs, not the refs
If it's any consolation to anyone I have spent some time watching the video of Kobe's injury and it does look like his injury is really low on his Achilles and close to the attachment point.
If so that would mean the surgeon can go in, remove a small amount of the torn ends (just to clean it up in there) and reattach at his heal. This usually is done by overlapping the ends of the tendon and sewing them together and in some situations the tear is low enough that the surgeon is able to attach directly over the existing attachment point so the scar tissue winds up encapsulating the tendon and the bone a bit.
* my tear was approx 3 inches above attachment point and is a much longer recovery process. But I don't play for the Lakers so it's all good. My career of being a dad isn't over. I will update Twitter soon, thanks for all the support*
His tendon will be a bit shorter for sure but the lower the injury occurs the better the recovery. Add in the wonders of science and I think you will see a good basketball player again.
I am making an attempt at an educated opinion here. It is just an opinion but I consulted with a NHL player and a national level high jumper in the past and now have my own issues so I have a bit of experience with the process.
I wish I could be a fly on the wall to see his recovery process. The blood plasma stuff that athletes are doing now alone could make a significant difference to his recovery. The biggest issue with the Achilles tendon is it has such a limited blood supply. After the first five to seven days of injury the blood supply starts dropping back to a normal level and that benefit to the healing process is gone. And then you have HGH and it's healing properties. I wish I could get my hands on some of that right now.
* my guess is that the NBA doesn't do any HGH testing until Kobe retires.
I honestly think that we may be about to see the best Achilles recovery in the history of the world.
If so that would mean the surgeon can go in, remove a small amount of the torn ends (just to clean it up in there) and reattach at his heal. This usually is done by overlapping the ends of the tendon and sewing them together and in some situations the tear is low enough that the surgeon is able to attach directly over the existing attachment point so the scar tissue winds up encapsulating the tendon and the bone a bit.
* my tear was approx 3 inches above attachment point and is a much longer recovery process. But I don't play for the Lakers so it's all good. My career of being a dad isn't over. I will update Twitter soon, thanks for all the support*
His tendon will be a bit shorter for sure but the lower the injury occurs the better the recovery. Add in the wonders of science and I think you will see a good basketball player again.
I am making an attempt at an educated opinion here. It is just an opinion but I consulted with a NHL player and a national level high jumper in the past and now have my own issues so I have a bit of experience with the process.
I wish I could be a fly on the wall to see his recovery process. The blood plasma stuff that athletes are doing now alone could make a significant difference to his recovery. The biggest issue with the Achilles tendon is it has such a limited blood supply. After the first five to seven days of injury the blood supply starts dropping back to a normal level and that benefit to the healing process is gone. And then you have HGH and it's healing properties. I wish I could get my hands on some of that right now.
* my guess is that the NBA doesn't do any HGH testing until Kobe retires.
I honestly think that we may be about to see the best Achilles recovery in the history of the world.
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