12/31 - 1/6 Game Discussion Thread

[The 24th Letter]

How big of a fail would it be if the Lakers missed the playoffs?

[JODYE]

Re: 12/31 - 1/6 Game Discussion Thread

Idk, but every day that goes by, it becomes more of a reality.

Incredible that a team with that talent in it's lineup is struggling to sustain a .500 record. THATS WHY THEY PLAY THE GAMES PEOPLE!! lol

But really, that team has no chemistry whatsoever.

[Vni]

Re: 12/31 - 1/6 Game Discussion Thread

How big of a fail would it be if the Lakers missed the playoffs?

Might be a good thing for the team you know. Management might learn out of all that crap. Right now that's what I wish for honestly. No poiint to even shows up for the playoffs, Lakers are gonna get embarassed. Sometimes I just wish L.A. loses 10 in a row and just fire that idiot and let Berni coach the rest of the way.

[Vni]

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It's to the point that I'am starting to have sympathy for D'Antoni. That just shows how bad he is. I'am starting to feel for him because in the end he's just a man that needs help, that can't do it. And that's kind of touching.

The real bad guys are the guys that used real money to hire him. They should look at themselves in the mirror and realise they're just terrible.

[Nathan_OS]

From Mike Brown, to D'Antoni, to....

[King_B_Mack]

Re: 12/31 - 1/6 Game Discussion Thread

the way they celebrate when they are embarrasing folks. remember noah callin them out (cavs) for showing the bulls up... thought it was pretty cut in dry. maybe not.

and they got cp3 now and they still show teams up with their celebrating at times. its all good now, go for it. i just wanta see this same clowning when the turbelance hits, if it hits.

They don't celebrate anymore than any other team in the league. As for the Cavs comparison, LeBron was having a damn one man dance contest up and down the sideline, baseline and out onto the court DURING the game when he and Noah got into it. Big difference between THAT and some fist pumps and screams after a dunk

[SteelersFreak]

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All this Dwight stuff makes me not want the Mavs to go get him. He's a locker room cancer.

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They don't celebrate anymore than any other team in the league. As for the Cavs comparison, LeBron was having a damn one man dance contest up and down the sideline, baseline and out onto the court DURING the game when he and Noah got into it. Big difference between THAT and some fist pumps and screams after a dunk

Thank You

LeBron was still a youngster mentally and danced and played around alot.

The Clippers don't do that at all, they're just going out and winning and having fun doing it.. The Warriors game is a big adeu about nothing really and is already old stuff.

[Kashanova]

Might be a good thing for the team you know. Management might learn out of all that crap. Right now that's what I wish for honestly. No poiint to even shows up for the playoffs, Lakers are gonna get embarassed. Sometimes I just wish L.A. loses 10 in a row and just fire that idiot and let Berni coach the rest of the way.

How many coaches have to go through LA before we start holding the players accountable. Look at the Kobe era and tell me how many coaches not named Phil Jackson have coached LA and have had chemistry problems with their teams. Anyone remember Chucky Atkins? This really isn't news at all.

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[JODYE]

Re: 12/31 - 1/6 Game Discussion Thread

Well, if they hired anyone other than D'Antoni, then we could now.

But it's absolutely inexcusable to have Pau Gasol sitting out on the perimeter. Guy doesn't even know the strengths of the talent he has.

Also doesn't help that Dwight Howard sucks lol

[Vni]

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How many coaches have to go through LA before we start holding the players accountable. Look at the Kobe era and tell me how many coaches not named Phil Jackson have coached LA and have had chemistry problems with their teams. Anyone remember Chucky Atkins? This really isn't news at all.

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He makes the team plays a certain way that exposes the roster weaknesses even more. Lakers have height but are slow, old and not great outside shooters, yet he wants to run up tempo type of offense and fire bombs from outside everytime they get a chance. It's plain wrong.

Defense starts by good shot selection. Bad shot selection gives more chances for the opposition to fastbreak and get easy opportunities. That's why Lakers can't close out down the stretch because the other team gets fastbreak and dunks and wide open shots off of turnovers.

What happend between last season and this season? You would think the Lakers are a better team right now. All theses guys minus Dwight aren't defensive minded, they need to be coached defense every day to even be decent at it. They're never gonna be the 08 celtics but they could be decent. Enough to let the offense shines and win games.

D'Antoni sees what's wrong but has no answer because he can't think outside of his 'system'. He has no idea what to do. He keeps saying it in postgame conferce: "Ahhhh I, I, I don't know.........". He doesn't know.

Now I'am not sayng another coach would turn the season around. Nope I don't believe that. But they sooner he's gona the better it is.

[King_B_Mack]

Re: 12/31 - 1/6 Game Discussion Thread

Also, how the hell the Warriors gonna get mad about the Clippers "celebrating" after doing stuff like this when they were spanking the Clips not too long ago?

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[ProfessaPackMan]

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The whole thing is overblown.

I guess they're THAT desparate for a story since they know the monster known as the NFL has the majority of everyone's attention for the next month.

EDIT: I will say that I find it ironic for CP3 to call out another team about their celebrations when just last year their bench was celebrating after every dunk they did. Or did we all forget about that?

[Caveman24]

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My Lakers are pissing me off I'll say what I been saying.There's nothing wrong with the team talent wise or anything.They just don't seem to want to play for each other for the coach or anybody.

I think its going take hell of more time then we all thought.Someone or something needs to happen were these guys see the season is kind of sorta slipping away.This team just not playing with any enthusiasm don't give me a ESPN flawed stat "When Kobe scores 30 or more" Don't give me age.They just don't seem to give a **** right now period.

[Vni]

Re: 12/31 - 1/6 Game Discussion Thread

I think what's happening is a good thing right now. They've been mediocre for too long. Lakers management have to look at themselves, everyone is pointing their fingers in their direction. Wether it's old Lakers's legends, fans, or just observeters. Something has to change, and it's not only players, it's not only coaches, it's all the way up.

They are incompetent. Everytime they take a decision it makes the situation worse than it was. Something has to change and I believe something will change after this season.