Mon. 11/10 vs. Griz's - Results Inside - Postgame comments

Ok gang, all our frustrations have been let out.. let's just hope for the best when they play Toronto...

WTF is this? every time i dont watch tha lakers, they lose? Im glad i misssed this game...atleast i didtn waste my time watching it...from now on, im watchin every laker game, every time i miss it, they f*cking lose! And why did payton play on 26 minutes?

Well lets move on, a loss is a loss, we're gonna be seein more of these, good to get a couple of losses now...i bet theres gonna be lots of "trade him!" or "is phil good enuff to coach this team" threads...but calm down every one, we have a good home stretch now, we got 3 games in a row at home, then a quick 2 on tha road, and then we come back and play 5 games in a row at home! Things are gonna start lookin real good if we win all of our home games and even steal one of those road games...

our next long road trip isn't until Jan.

at the beginning of the season I tought": wow adding 2 all stars to an nba championship team, oh my. but fore some other reason it aint working out, after the first dallas game I was very happy but those games afterwards have just been lucky. we should be playing so much better, malone is playing pretty good,s ometimes not shooting that well but playing pretty good. payton had almost 9 assists so that is pretty good. why is it then that we are losing so fukking much?

I dont get this, tsk tsk at the lakers

I'm so upset with the loss... We settled for things we shouldnt have settled for.... But with losses comes doubt, and well I don't doubt. It's still way too early in the season, and what wee need to do is have that fire runnin through our veins at the same pace... We need that tempo to flow into our game so that we all are on the same level... We need to desire to win, not cuz we have to but cuz we NEEEED To.

we just have to wait till the offense sets in and the two new HOFs learn the triangle


also once kobe fully recovers from this offseason, it should DEFINATELY help us


we may not win 75-80 games, but we definately still are the favorites to win the title, and thats all that counts


also look at the other powerhouses starts

all of em are doing bad, and utah lost too

this leaves only the apcers and the sonics ahead of us record wise

Their defense is terrible and their is no ball movement. Kobe is terrible on both ends right now. I don't see them winning any thing this year because nobody other than Shaq ia really putting a effort on both ends. Don't get me wrong I want them to win but that turn it on stuff isn't going to work anymore. So don't be suprised if they lose both games this week and against San Antonio on the 28th and Dec 3. San Antonio is probably going to win the championship again this year. Yea other top teams in the west are struggling but after losing last year you would think the Lakers would be more motivated they look lacidaisial out there like teams are going to just lay down and let them win. Nobody is scared of them anymore and they try to play their best against them. It seems the Lakers just haven't realized that or they just don't want to win. They should be trying to crush every single opponent this year.

wouldn't YalL rather have them lose games rYt now and learn from them, than for them to lose games when it counts, lYk what happn'd last Year? don't get me wrong, im upset also but i have faith in them, and i know theY can bring back the title where it trullY beLonGz.....so calm down peEpz...

Malone on Kobe

Asked specifically about the fourth quarter, Malone said of Bryant, "He's a competitor. Trying, all of that, that's who he is.

"Am I surprised he tried to do more? Not really. We've all got to realize as the season goes on, we can make it easier for each other. When we realize that, it'll be better. It's growing pains."

Shaq on Kobe

Bryant scored eight consecutive points in the fourth quarter, the last two on a short turn-around jumper with 3:35 remaining to bring the Lakers to within 95-86. By then, teammates were standing and watching. Bryant missed two long three-point attempts, and O'Neal attempted only two fourth-quarter field goals with the game in some doubt. Bryant finished with 19 points, O'Neal 20, Malone 13 and Payton six. Devean George, who scored 17 points, had the hottest hand, and was afforded two second-half shots.

Asked if Bryant's assertive fourth quarter were by design or of his own initiative, Jackson said, "I wouldn't choose either of those two options. It was not by design and I think he just felt he had to punch it up there. He just doesn't have the legs now for the three-point shots he was trying to take, so … "

basically....kobe needs to pass