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re: OFFICIAL Ariza/Brown/Bynum vs Utah Game 2

Posted on 4/22/09 at 12:10 am to
Posted by 1ranter1
Louisiana
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Posted on 4/22/09 at 12:10 am to
Nah that was Kobe making another stupid play.
Posted by AlexLSU
Member since Jan 2005
25341 posts
Posted on 4/22/09 at 12:11 am to
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bullshite


Care to elaborate?
Posted by mattz1122
Member since Oct 2007
55709 posts
Posted on 4/22/09 at 12:12 am to
No doubt. And Williams won't be a turnover machine like this again.


Ariza with the dagger.
Posted by 1ranter1
Louisiana
Member since Dec 2008
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Posted on 4/22/09 at 12:13 am to
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Care to elaborate?


The aren't nearly as good as you make them out to be. They can't stop DWill and if Okur comes back he will give them hell on pick and rolls. IMO this years team is so overrated its not funny.
Posted by tigerguy121
Baton Rouge
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Posted on 4/22/09 at 12:14 am to
If Ariza plays like he has the first 2 games the whole postseason then no one is going to beat the Lakers
Posted by AlexLSU
Member since Jan 2005
25341 posts
Posted on 4/22/09 at 12:16 am to
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The aren't nearly as good as you make them out to be.


I say they are the best team in the West and will win the series in 5. Both are true.

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They can't stop DWill


No one in the NBA can.

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and if Okur comes back he will give them hell on pick and rolls.


And what happens if L.A. plays hard the entire game and doesn't sit the starters for 6 minute intervals while up 20?

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IMO this years team is so overrated its not funny.


Because they get huge fricking leads and coast, all while still winning? Why do you really think the Lakers are overrated?
Posted by Ghazi
Dallas Mavs 2011 NBA Champions
Member since Dec 2007
16121 posts
Posted on 4/22/09 at 12:18 am to
King Crab gonna face frick the crew in the Finals.
Posted by 1ranter1
Louisiana
Member since Dec 2008
10701 posts
Posted on 4/22/09 at 12:18 am to
You do realize that I am a Laker fan? Take of the Laker glasses for a moment. Their defense is horrible, Kobe is making stupid plays, and blowing 20 point leads by playing lackadaisically is nothing to brag about.
Posted by AlexLSU
Member since Jan 2005
25341 posts
Posted on 4/22/09 at 12:19 am to
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King Crab gonna face frick the crew in the Finals.


If anything face fricks L.A., it's be Cleveland's team defense. We saw where the best defensive team in the league ended up last year, so will it be the same next year?
Posted by tigerguy121
Baton Rouge
Member since Jun 2006
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Posted on 4/22/09 at 12:20 am to
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They can't stop DWill




No one in the NBA can.


Stingy D by the Lakers has him turning the ball over a lot more than he normally does though
Posted by el tigre
your heart
Member since Sep 2003
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Posted on 4/22/09 at 12:21 am to
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I do think Utah will take one at home.



i do too, the Lakers struggle at Utah.
Posted by AlexLSU
Member since Jan 2005
25341 posts
Posted on 4/22/09 at 12:28 am to
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You do realize that I am a Laker fan?


Yes, but I don't really care.

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Take of the Laker glasses for a moment. Their defense is horrible


I'd say their defense is above average. Horrible is an overstatement for a team that finished in the top half of the NBA defensively. Also, L.A. gives up 7.9 points more per game than league leader Cleveland, but how close would the gap be if Bynum had been in the middle all year?

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Kobe is making stupid plays


He had 3 turnovers and 9 assists Sure that long pass he tried at the end was dumb as hell, but c'mon.

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and blowing 20 point leads by playing lackadaisically is nothing to brag about.


But consistently being up by 20 is. EVERY team coasts when up.

ETA: I'm not happy with tonight's performance, but shite, this Utah team would be a 4/5 seed in the East, and the Lakers have beaten them by double digits twice already. Stop whining.
This post was edited on 4/22/09 at 12:30 am
Posted by Ghazi
Dallas Mavs 2011 NBA Champions
Member since Dec 2007
16121 posts
Posted on 4/22/09 at 12:29 am to
Cavs are just a jump shooting team.

Posted by AlexLSU
Member since Jan 2005
25341 posts
Posted on 4/22/09 at 12:30 am to
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Cavs are just a jump shooting team.


So how does that help them with face fricking L.A.?
Posted by Ghazi
Dallas Mavs 2011 NBA Champions
Member since Dec 2007
16121 posts
Posted on 4/22/09 at 12:32 am to
It doesn't, they got dominated in the paint both games, even one game with Bynum out.


Posted by 1ranter1
Louisiana
Member since Dec 2008
10701 posts
Posted on 4/22/09 at 12:34 am to
Yeah, on paper this Lakers team is the shite. Unbeatable on paper. But watch them play, and they aren't that good. Do I think they are the best team in the NBA this season? Yes, I do. But you are making it seem like they have no holes and will skull frick anything in their path. They can play like this against Utah and still win, but later in the playoffs they better get their shite straight.
Posted by AlexLSU
Member since Jan 2005
25341 posts
Posted on 4/22/09 at 12:48 am to
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But you are making it seem like they have no holes and will skull frick anything in their path.


I'm telling you right now that the only team that can take L.A. to six games this year is Houston and Cleveland. If that sounds like skullfricking, it's just how it is. This team isn't the 2001 Lakers, but they are better than last year's team who cruised through the West (which was better IMO).

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They can play like this against Utah and still win, but later in the playoffs they better get their shite straight.


Well hopefully this happens, and if not, maybe one embarrassing loss will turn them around. I honestly don't think they'll blow a big lead in these playoffs after last year's home atrocity against Boston.
Posted by rollthatback
Member since Jun 2008
3068 posts
Posted on 4/22/09 at 12:49 am to
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But watch them play, and they aren't that good. Do I think they are the best team in the NBA this season? Yes, I do.


wtf
Posted by BadBoy
Member since Feb 2009
21 posts
Posted on 4/22/09 at 12:53 am to
Awesome 1st quarter, but the rest of the game was just back and forth. The 33 assists were impressive but the 21 turnovers were just way too much. Ariza and Brown each had a very good game.

Lakers get their 11th straight win at home against the Jazz, but have won only 3 of their last 10 in Utah and with Utah being so much better at home the next 2 games should be a war.


Posted by 1ranter1
Louisiana
Member since Dec 2008
10701 posts
Posted on 4/22/09 at 12:54 am to
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wtf


Read the whole tread. I think the Lakers are the best team, but saying they arent THAT good is a response to AlexLSU who said they are basically so good that the Lakers basically don't even have to worry about the Jazz.
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