Sun. 1/20 - Lakers @ Raptors - Predictions & Comments

Welp. I think I'm 'done'. I'll still watch games of course, but I've been fooled for the last time. This team is not going to 'turn a corner', they aren't going to 'steadily improve'. At best they will have an exceptional week or two where they win a couple games in a row, but it won't be indicative of anything changing, it'll just be the random hot point that any team is liable to get.

Even if they win this game, which seems very unlikely since they keep allowing uncontested layups and let Toronto blow open the lead faster than should even be physically possible. This team just doesn't have 'it'. I'll still watch games because I like watching Kobe play and Nash and Dwight have their moments, but other than that, I'm looking forward to forgetting this team was ever assembled.

Pathetic

Weezy wrote:

karacha wrote:Everyone is now looking at Kobe, who is shooting 25%... they are getting rid of the ball, like it was a hand grenade or something.

That's how it typically goes, we're so great at team ball until the role players freeze up, especially on the road, then Kobe has to try and carry us and gets blamed for shooting too much. That and now he's asked to play tough d on great players all game, he's too old and something's gotta give, today it seems to be the shooting.

He doesnt HAVE to do that. I dont get why we would never need to rely on a strategy that doesnt win games. Stick with the gameplan... Its still early

fkmikebrown wrote:

Chillbongo wrote:God, this season has been absolutely ridiculous.

we're all masochists

For real.

Definition of insanity: doing the same thing repeatedly and expecting different results.

We are the laughing stock of the NBA.

what kind of half court sets are we running?

i just heard stu say that the raptors are hititng 56%?!?!! what a joke.

Hero ball = zero ball. It is way too early for it.

why is kobe pissed? he's a big problem this game with his horrid shooting

karacha wrote:

Battle Tested20 wrote:That game tomorrow at Chicago, could get ugly because they play awesome team defense

That's alright, we'll stop them with our own suffocating D.

o I know, as long at they miss their dunks and layups we should be fine

karacha wrote:Wow, this is truly a disaster. I don't think we can turn the corner this season.

You think?

time to trade everyone or fire D'Antoni....

epic fail is happening in front of our eyes right now.

this is like having a hot gf that just treats you terribly but you are the idiot who keeps coming back trying to make it work and hoping for the best. then she just cheats on you again.

Absolute embarrassed and pathetic, this is the Toronto Raptors guy, and they are toying with us.

Doc Brown wrote:

Ariza68 wrote:

Doc Brown wrote:

Ariza68 wrote:It's incredible how the foolishness can be contagious. Pau's been easily the best palyer in this game and people keep vomiting senseless stuff against him

LOL. I forgot what has Earl Clark done, can you look it up for me?

Well..and that warrants the heat Pau is getting in this thread when he's playing a really good game so far?

Does your TV only show the Lakers offense, you know there are two sides of the court right?

It's called defense.

Yes, and the Lakers as a team don't know how it's played. They were also 14 down when Dwight was on the court as well.

It never fails. Lakers play basement teams they seem to have a season high day and play over their heads and win. Some even have their career highs against this team. There is something about the Lakers logo that inspires these guys. Yet the wizard MDA has them come out like some pre season game slower than constipation, out hustled and turn over prone. This team is going nowhere.

I wonder what Ireland & Mychal Thompson are saying

I just don't understand how you can let a team like the Raptors do this to you.

just pathetic. if we played with any of the effort and smarts we did against the heat this would have been a blow out.

its just so pathetic. thats the only word i can think of. kobe obviously not shooting well but continues to do it instead of setting up others. nash not doing what he needs to do as a leader and look to score. defense in the paint and on pnr is just horrendous.

dantoni is probably still only gunna talk about offense in the post game

JGC wrote:

Weezy wrote:

karacha wrote:Everyone is now looking at Kobe, who is shooting 25%... they are getting rid of the ball, like it was a hand grenade or something.

That's how it typically goes, we're so great at team ball until the role players freeze up, especially on the road, then Kobe has to try and carry us and gets blamed for shooting too much. That and now he's asked to play tough d on great players all game, he's too old and something's gotta give, today it seems to be the shooting.

He doesnt HAVE to do that. I dont get why we would never need to rely on a strategy that doesnt win games. Stick with the gameplan... Its still early

Alright then who was supposed to score with that lineup? Sacre? Clark? Jamison?

Maluco Beleza wrote:why is kobe pissed? he's a big problem this game with his horrid shooting

Umm because we are getting our butts handed to us maybe? Why wouldnt he be mad? I dont see why he should be indifferent just because he is a part of the problem. He is frustrated just like we are.