Wed. 2/6 - Lakers @ Hawks - Predictions & Comments

rareair · Joined: 15 Jan 2007 Posts: 283

Sasha is an idiot for not knowing the score and Fisher is a selfish punk for not passing it to a streaking and open Kobe on that final shot.

Lakers fans were getting really damn cocky since the acquisition of Gasol talking nonsense like championships and "owning" Phoenix. Maybe this loss and with the Suns acquiring Shaq....REALITY can sink in for some of you.

nbafan · Joined: 08 Aug 2003 Posts: 3114

1) Defense, Defense
2) Kobe has to be the leader on defense, energy; leave the jumpshots to his teammates
3) Rebound

This SUCKS!

Helljumper · Joined: 14 May 2004 Posts: 9263 Location: Riverside, CA

JuanoLAL · Joined: 14 Aug 2006 Posts: 6662 Location: SUMMER

Kobe played like crap, especially in the 2nd half. He took way too many forced, contested jumpers. Only basket he made in the 4th, correct me if I'm wrong, was on a layup. Not gonna cut it.

Bad decision making by all the Lakers in the 4th, both sides of the floor. They made more plays at the end than us, that's all there is to it. 2 games on this trip we shoulda won, we should be 5-0 on this roadie right now. Oh well. For some reason this one's easier to swallow than the DET game. We'll regroup.
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richsmith · Joined: 28 Feb 2007 Posts: 393

Looks like they expected to win just by showing up. Hopefully it's a reality check for them. Terrible game in general, but much of the responsibility falls on Kobe's shoulders.

two0one7 · Joined: 21 Jul 2007 Posts: 8528 Location: Laker Land

No big deal. Kobe’s hurt, Pau still learning the offense, 2nd game of back to back on the road, 5th game of a 9 game roady.
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The LeBrons · Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 6:29 pm Post subject:

Jesus.

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chug o nomics · Joined: 27 Jul 2005 Posts: 2978 Location: Fremont, CA

One of the worst games in a while... On the plus side:
-This was a back to back
-Pau missed shots he usually makes
-Some of Kobes misses were the direct result from the pinky
-Pau is still getting used to the triangle.

I'd gladly sacrifice a few games for Pau to get comfortable.

I'm as disappointed as everyone, but still. Let's keep our heads up, CL..
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OCLakersFan247 · Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 6:30 pm Post subject:

im pleading for everyone on this board to look up the word hubris....we cannot get ahead of ourselves. YES we have gasol but we still have half a season 2 go...its going to be really bad karma if we keep predicting a 3-peat again or something. this is not what we want...we want teams to not look at us and be like "we need to dethrone them" we just gotta play smart ball and just move it along...rmr guys... HUBRIS...not a good thing

KobefanMVP · Joined: 02 Oct 2006 Posts: 2117 Location: Redding, CA

JSM wrote:

I'm not blaming Sasha, but I do find it amazing that you can possibly not know how much you're down by.

EXACTLY, BLAME IT ALL YOU WANT ON KOBE, BUT DON'T YOU DARE NOT BLAME SASHA disagree

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Poooky · Joined: 26 Feb 2007 Posts: 1210

Poor Sasha...

If there is a person to blame, it's Kobe. Forcing shots and backcourt violation.
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Tha_Reel · Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 6:30 pm Post subject:

Did we even run any plays for Pau in the 4th?

WeLoveLA · Joined: 02 Jan 2008 Posts: 490

This was a good game from the standpoint the team was riding too high off the Gasol trade. They need to know that a lot of work is left to be done. Keep these guys sharp and on their game and we'll be fine.

Look Kobe pretty much was a non-factor tonight, almost a detriment considering he shot 25%. If we had a healthy Kobe we win this game easily. I kind of wished Kobe would have just rested this game to get his finger healed, but this is Kobe for you.

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Weezy · Joined: 03 Jun 2006 Posts: 21550 Location: Anaheim, CA

It's one game. One game. The Spurs and many good teams have lost to the Hawks, it happens. One game, doesn't take away from the fact that we're still a great team. Yeah, Kobe sucked, but he doesn't suck so who cares, he'll bounce back. Great game by Odom I thought, sorry it went to waste.
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Gabrich · Joined: 02 Feb 2008 Posts: 83 Location: Barcelona, Spain

Okay, let's keep calm. Kobe hurt, Pau still figuring this out (and as damn cold as I've ever seen him, it's bound to happen to everyone every once in a while). So Kobe or whoever made a stupid mistake and -amongst other reasons- we lost a winnable game. Okay, so it's a big shame. End of story. We're not suddenly the worst team ever. Kobe didn't cease to be the best player in the game overnight. We will bounce back. Book it.

#1_Kobe_fan · Joined: 18 May 2003 Posts: 2688 Location: Newport Beach

The team got a little too cocky. They figured they can just turn it on anytime. Its not the case.
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karacha · Joined: 01 Nov 2005 Posts: 15721

Don't get too upset, it's not a big deal. We're still experimenting with the new lineup and everything. Don't worry. It's a loss, but you should not get too upset after every loss. The one against the Pistons was much worse.
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calderon · Joined: 03 Feb 2008 Posts: 51

Game to forget... Kobe is injured and is the second match of Pau, Sasha's Layup was simply, how to say it... amazing?

Azn Pinoy · Joined: 30 Jun 2007 Posts: 2092

Tough loss, but oh well. Everyone played poorly in the 4th quarter. Kobe lost his handles late. Shot only 4-16, he needs to realize that his shot is off, just face the fact that you're not shooting well right now Kobe. Even Pau did poorly...just everyone.

But the thing is, this shows that we can't win every game. We're better with Pau, but the thing is you can't forgot that we're still on this 9 game road trip, and this a second of a back to back. You can't expect us to win every game now since we have Pau.

I do expect us to play better the more games Pau plays with us, and when he fully learns the triangle (2 weeks?)

richsmith · Joined: 28 Feb 2007 Posts: 393

A_V_R · Joined: 06 May 2006 Posts: 820 Location: San Diego, CA

nimannn · Joined: 29 May 2004 Posts: 1032

Dominated the whole game only to have them hit a bunch of luckyass shots at the end to steal it.

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