The Optimistic Thread! (TRD's FREEDOM THREAD!)

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Postby thisbjgz on Tue Jan 08, 2013 4:09 pm

Nash has his best game of the season getting everyone involved..Kobe with 35 on 13/21 shooting..Jamison 18/11...Sacre 8/13/3 blocks..Meeks 21 on 6/9 from 3pt...

i can only wish.
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Re: The Optimistic Thread! (TRD's FREEDOM THREAD!)

Postby Chillbongo on Tue Jan 08, 2013 4:12 pm

pound4pound1 wrote:
Lakerjones wrote:One game at a time. The only way to take it right now. Might be better that way anyhow.



they gotta take it one quarter at a time, LJ...so many times we've lost games because of one bad quarter


Truth....I'll take it a step further. One possession at a time. Defense specifically.
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Re: The Optimistic Thread! (TRD's FREEDOM THREAD!)

Postby Doc Brown on Tue Jan 08, 2013 9:34 pm

1.) Trade Pau + scraps for an athletic wing defender/shooter and stretch 4

2.) Sign Delonte

3.) Build some chemistry

4.) Sneak into the playoffs as the 6-8 seed

5.) Shock the world
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Re: The Optimistic Thread! (TRD's FREEDOM THREAD!)

Postby JGC on Tue Jan 08, 2013 9:35 pm

Chillbongo wrote:
pound4pound1 wrote:
Lakerjones wrote:One game at a time. The only way to take it right now. Might be better that way anyhow.



they gotta take it one quarter at a time, LJ...so many times we've lost games because of one bad quarter


Truth....I'll take it a step further. One possession at a time. Defense specifically.


I'll go even further than that.

One dribble at a time.
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Postby GoldenKnight on Tue Jan 08, 2013 9:46 pm

At least we will get to see Pau work in the post fully with Dwight out
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Postby thisbjgz on Tue Jan 08, 2013 9:53 pm

Doc Brown wrote:1.) Trade Pau + scraps for an athletic wing defender/shooter and stretch 4

2.) Sign Delonte

3.) Build some chemistry

4.) Sneak into the playoffs as the 6-8 seed

5.) Shock the world


me like this.
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Postby JGC on Tue Jan 08, 2013 9:54 pm

Actually, I'll add one more optimistic thing I saw in tonight's game. And forgive me if this has happened before but I just don't recall it.

I REALLY liked seeing Nash huddle the team together when you could tell momentum was switching. He got all the guys together, Kobe got in there, and he was leading/inspiring/whatever.

Remember the last guard to do that? Derek Fisher. We need that kind of thing. Kobe never huddles the guys up and that sort of thing. I really liked seeing that.
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Postby abeer3 on Tue Jan 08, 2013 9:55 pm

i saw some good defensive rotations in the first half, which marks the first time this year. so that's good! it means it's possible!
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Postby Showtime.Revival.05 on Tue Jan 08, 2013 11:16 pm

when we played with energy and focus on both ends at the beginning of the game we looked like an actual team. was kind of refreshing
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Postby Ariza3 on Tue Jan 08, 2013 11:58 pm

honestly we played pretty well on both ends the first quarter and for the first half of the 2nd quarter. but guys lost all their energy for the rest of the game. but that was due to the fact that they're not used to playing big minutes and kind of mismanaged their energy I thought.

prob would have won if sacre didn't foul on so many and-1's haha jkjk
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Postby Nashty Gal on Wed Jan 09, 2013 12:54 am

We're gonna go W crazy! When Steve Blake is back
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Re: The Optimistic Thread! (TRD's FREEDOM THREAD!)

Postby revgen on Wed Jan 09, 2013 8:35 pm

If we play defense like we did in the 4th quarter on a consistent basis, we'll turn this around.
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Postby noobiew on Wed Jan 09, 2013 8:37 pm

Moral victory today perhaps?

And more importantly we have found another guy for the rotation that can score, defend, and rebound in Earl Clark.
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Postby alexthegreat on Wed Jan 09, 2013 8:41 pm

Clark can ball. MWP can still ball. Heart and hunger seemed to have returned to the Lakers
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Re: The Optimistic Thread! (TRD's FREEDOM THREAD!)

Postby revgen on Wed Jan 09, 2013 8:43 pm

noobiew wrote:Moral victory today perhaps?

And more importantly we have found another guy for the rotation that can score, defend, and rebound in Earl Clark.


We can't afford moral victories at this point. Those are for games in November.

This is January. We should know what we should be doing right now.
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Postby JoelMyersScrotalSack on Wed Jan 09, 2013 8:45 pm

revgen wrote:If we play defense like we did in the 4th quarter on a consistent basis, we'll turn this around.


If only it were that simple
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Postby khmrP on Wed Jan 09, 2013 8:47 pm

I dont expect Clark to repeat that performance but I appreciated it :jam2:
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Re: The Optimistic Thread! (TRD's FREEDOM THREAD!)

Postby v1n5anity on Wed Jan 09, 2013 8:47 pm

revgen wrote:If we play defense like we did in the 4th quarter on a consistent basis, we'll turn this around.


Why does this team not show the sense of urgency from tip-off? I just don't understand.

Aynways, since this is the optimistic thread I'll add something positive by saying that Clark could be a useful bench player in certain matchups. He's honestly better than anything Ebanks has shown.
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Re: The Optimistic Thread! (TRD's FREEDOM THREAD!)

Postby revgen on Wed Jan 09, 2013 8:48 pm

JoelMyersScrotalSack wrote:
revgen wrote:If we play defense like we did in the 4th quarter on a consistent basis, we'll turn this around.


If only it were that simple


It is that simple.

It's just not easy to do. We have to work hard to establish these good habits. It's not going to happen overnight.
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Postby puffyusaf#2 on Wed Jan 09, 2013 8:49 pm

well I'll be one of the few to post a real optimistic post:

Each game we seem to be getting closer and closer. It is frustrating to see teams build leads on us but I am happy to finally see the "heart" from this team. We are not out of the playoff race and we are not dead and done. I still believe that we are just on the "cusp" of turning the corner and going on a great winning streak. We just have to break that damn "W" seal.
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Re: The Optimistic Thread! (TRD's FREEDOM THREAD!)

Postby Weezy on Wed Jan 09, 2013 8:50 pm

noobiew wrote:Moral victory today perhaps?

And more importantly we have found another guy for the rotation that can score, defend, and rebound in Earl Clark.


There are no moral victories this late in the season this far out of the playoffs, but yes Clark was a bright spot.
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Re: The Optimistic Thread! (TRD's FREEDOM THREAD!)

Postby revgen on Wed Jan 09, 2013 8:50 pm

V1n5anity wrote:
revgen wrote:If we play defense like we did in the 4th quarter on a consistent basis, we'll turn this around.


Why does this team not show the sense of urgency from tip-off? I just don't understand.

Aynways, since this is the optimistic thread I'll add something positive by saying that Clark could be a useful bench player in certain matchups. He's honestly better than anything Ebanks has shown.


They showed that intensity from the tipoff against Houston to start the 1st quarter, then stopped playing defense for the rest of the game. Tonight, they played D in short spurts until the end of the game where they had a long stretch. It's about focus and intensity for 48 minutes.

I agree that Clark has shown more than Ebanks has in the last 2 years. I hope we see more minutes from him.
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Postby GoldenKnight on Wed Jan 09, 2013 8:55 pm

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Re: The Optimistic Thread! (TRD's FREEDOM THREAD!)

Postby phoenixrisingla on Wed Jan 09, 2013 8:56 pm

Glad to see some resilience from the guys tonight. They played their hearts out.

Moral victories are getting emptier and emptier however...
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Re: The Optimistic Thread! (TRD's FREEDOM THREAD!)

Postby dwighthowardsdad on Wed Jan 09, 2013 8:58 pm

I don't like Hill, Howard, or Gasol being out, obvously. However, at least it gives the chance to evaluate this roster and what we have; for instance, we may have found something in Clark and he wouldn't get the time unless there were injuries. Hopefully, he can harness that into every game.

The defense was solid for a good stretch. Rotations were good, guys gave effort; it makes you wonder where it was the whole game. Oh, well. I can't really complain. We're missing two starters and our best bench player and still made a game out of it against one of the best teams in the league. I guess it is something to be optimistic about...
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