The 2007-08 Los Angeles Lakers thread

[Renz]

Right now, Steve Kerr is looking for his receipt so that he can return Snaq to Miami.

 

[Darth Llama]

Well, the Suns lost to the 76'ers so that means they fail to gain ground on us from the Portland Loss. That helps a lot, but hanging on to that 1 seed is gonna be tough. Spurs and Hornets are breathing down our necks.

Time to start a new win streak. It all starts when we host the Mavs on Sunday. Go Lakers... win one for Gee!

 

[D-Dogg]

Just a fantastic article on Jerry Buss. Amazing piece even if Plaschke wrote it.

Oh, and Jerry loves Kobe..still.

 

[Renz]

K-O-B-E = M-V-P

Too bad the Lakers only beat the bad teams.

 

[Darth Llama]

Man that was a great game today. Big win over Dallas, Kobe breaks 50, game goes into OT.. this one had it all.

Our new win streak has started.. that's number 1 baby.

Too bad the Lakers only beat the bad teams.

 

[D-Dogg]

Sasha was horrid today (offensively..his D on Kidd was really nice,) yet Kobe was telling him to keep it up.

You could hear him on the bench tell him "you are fine, keep doing it. I have all the confidence in the world in you, bro. It's what you do." Gasol also had his hand on his head on the timeout encouraging him.

Those threes he shot were wide open...shoot them any time, man. Any time. If he hit half of them like he usually does, this wouldn't have even been a game.

What a ridiculous game. I can not WAIT until we have bynum back for the interior defense and rebounding.

This team can win in sooo many ways. Today we had to go to our last resort, KobeTime. Good to know you have that ace in the hole, huh.

 

[D-Dogg]

K-O-B-E = M-V-P

Yeah, if there was any doubt that should have sewn it all up. If it didn't then whoever is arguing against is simply a hater.

 

[D-Dogg]

QUOTE OF THE NIGHT
"He didn't cooperate on any of our defenses."

-- Mavs coach Avery Johnson, explaining the futility of the many defenses Dallas used to try to stop Kobe Bryant.

Great quote, Avery.

 

[Brian in Mesa]

Great win.

 

[D-Dogg]

Nice to win when you shoot 38 percent from the floor and 22 percent from three. (Dallas was 37 percent, but 40 percent from three...we shot more FTs but they shot 15 more shots from the floor.)

 

[TheHopToad]

Yeah, if there was any doubt that should have sewn it all up. If it didn't then whoever is arguing against is simply a hater.

Hell, I am a hater, and I can't argue it. Kobe is the man. If he doesn't win it this year, then the media should be fired from voting for this award.

I'm looking forward to the Olympics, so I can have him on my team.

 

[abomb]

Kobe wont win MVP. Just wanted to put that out there.

 

[abomb]

Kobe was named Player of the Week.

 

[D-Dogg]

Kobe wont win Player of the Week. Just wanted to put that out there.

Kobe was named Player of the Week.

 

[abomb]

 

[Renz]

I noticed after the game yesterday that Dallas is 39-21 and in 7th place in the West! If the season ended today, the Lakers and Mavericks would meet in the first round.

Crazy year.

 

[abomb]

Let's all predict when Bynum is going to come back. Winner gets $25,000 (ASFN dollars);

• Mar 4 at Sacramento 10:00 pm
• Mar 7 vs LA Clippers 10:30 pm
• Mar 9 vs Sacramento 9:30 pm
• Mar 11 vs Toronto 10:30 pm
• Mar 14 at New Orleans 8:00 pm
• Mar 16 at Houston 7:00 pm
• Mar 18 at Dallas 8:30 pm
• Mar 20 at Utah 10:30 pm
• Mar 21 vs Seattle 10:30 pm
• Mar 23 vs Golden State 9:30 pm
• Mar 24 at Golden State 10:30 pm
• Mar 26 vs Charlotte 10:30 pm
• Mar 28 vs Memphis 10:30 pm
• Mar 30 vs Washington 9:30 pm
• Apr 2 vs Portland 10:30 pm
• Apr 4 vs Dallas 10:30 pm
• Apr 6 at Sacramento 9:00 pm
• Apr 8 at Portland 10:00 pm
• Apr 10 at LA Clippers 10:30 pm
• Apr 11 vs New Orleans 10:30 pm
• Apr 13 vs San Antonio 3:30 pm
• Apr 15 vs Sacramento 10:30 pm

My guess;

Spoiler

Apr 11 vs New Orleans 10:30 pm

 

[Renz]

Let's all predict when Bynum is going to come back. Winner gets $25,000 (ASFN dollars)

Spoiler

Apr 2 vs Portland 10:30 pm

 

[abomb]

I noticed after the game yesterday that Dallas is 39-21 and in 7th place in the West! If the season ended today, the Lakers and Mavericks would meet in the first round.

Crazy year.

Yeah. I hit this page every day just to check out the seedings.

 

[D-Dogg]

Spoiler

bynum will come back April 10 "on the road" against the Clips. As close to a home game as you get on the road.

 

[Darth Llama]

Spoiler

Bynum returns ahead of schedule on Mar 30 vs Washington 9:30 pm. He won't start, he'll play about 15-20 min and look a little rusty, but he'll get stronger by playoff time.

P.S. Congrats Kobe.. Western Conference Player of the week. Technically, they should give it to him every week, but I guess they have to be fair to everyone else.

 

[abomb]

Dallas lost at Utah last night, 96-90

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Dirk Nowitzki delivers a foul on Andrei Kirilenko that sent the Jazz forward to the hospital for X-rays, which showed no break in Kirilenko's right hip.

"I kind of tried to grab him, and unfortunately grabbed him around the neck. Things went so fast, I didn't mean to grab the neck, but I just tried to hold him so he doesn't score. I happened to grab his neck and it was a bad fall."

-- Mavs forward Dirk Nowitzki, on a flagrant foul that knocked Andrei Kirilenko out of the game with a bruised right hip.

Deron Williams had 20 assists.

 

[Darth Llama]

Hmm.. this was the game after they committed how many uncalled flagrant fouls against the Lakers? Looks like the Mavs are getting a little dirty lately. They seem to have a rather high number of "accidental" fouls.

 

[abomb]

Hmm.. this was the game after they committed how many uncalled flagrant fouls against the Lakers? Looks like the Mavs are getting a little dirty lately. They seem to have a rather high number of "accidental" fouls.

Yeah, no kidding.

The video of the hit is brutal, but I have a feeling the call wont change to a Flagrant 2.

 

[abomb]

D.Fish Avatar Mojo!

I will not change my avatar until Fish gets his shot going.