Lakers

[Surfah]

I guess Jax still has some tricks up his sleeve. Experience matters.

The problem is Howard has no post game. In fact, watching him man up Bynum or Gasol on defense, he's okay. He's a great help defender which is where 75% of his blocks come from I'd say.

I remarked to my dad last night when Bynum feinted left, right, and then turned back to the left for the soft baby hook with his right that Howard can only dream of doing that.

The Magic need to fire Patrick Ewing. He either isn't doing his job or his pupil isn't listening.

All I know is that cheesy grin is gone. And that makes me smile.

[SipiTau]

I actually would like to see Morrison get some good reps in and practice with the team. Maybe some Kobe work ethic would rub off on him and he can start seeing some time. Wishful thinking I'm sure.

The Arenas bit is interesting. I haven't heard that here in Wizards land. I don't do it if I'm the Lakers. Rumors like these will abound though I am sure. Players want to win rings. And I think they're seeing LA as the best opportunity for them to do that.

I'd still like to keep Brown and Farmar. Brown is big enough to play the 2 and give Kobe some rest but versatile enough to handle the point too. I look for Farmar to eventually replace Fisher when he retires. Fisher really needs to come off the bench. I think he'd be more valuable with the 2nd unit anyway, especially since his shot will come around. He's not going to be in this slump forever.

Sasha, goodbye.

I'd love to see Morrison get more looks next season....he can't possibly shoot any worse than Sasha; either one's defense is a push. I hope Brown figures into their plans; I agree Fish should come off the bench next season. Signing both Odom & Ariza should be the priority. I will stop watching the NBA if agent 0 ever suits up in Purple & Gold.

[JohnnyLingo]

All I know is that cheesy grin is gone. And that makes me smile.

Pure assholery.

Your team is going to win this series. You're really finding joy in the fact that Howard isn't as happy as he usually is?

Damn, you're cold.

[TripletDaddy]

Pure assholery.

Your team is going to win this series. You're really finding joy in the fact that Howard isn't as happy as he usually is?

Damn, you're cold.

As the Jazz decided to be terrible this year and underachieve like me in my freshman year of college, the best way for me to find fulfillment in this year's playoffs is the Lakers failing to win it all.

...

[MarkGrace]

Fortunately for Lee, ESPN seems to have already forgotten about his blown shot. I haven't seen that clipped played on SC in at least the last 30 seconds.

[Color Me Badd Fan]

I'd love to see Morrison get more looks next season....he can't possibly shoot any worse than Sasha; either one's defense is a push. I hope Brown figures into their plans; I agree Fish should come off the bench next season. Signing both Odom & Ariza should be the priority. I will stop watching the NBA if agent 0 ever suits up in Purple & Gold.

The Lakers are too smart to sign a guy like agent 0. During my rants against the likes of McGrady, Marbury, Francis and AI, I forgot about Arenas. I wonder which one between McGrady and Arenas will be the last vestige of a thankfully bygone era where these types of players were actually sought after.

It looks like Odom has been laying off the sugar, he's looked great in this series.

BTW, I don't know if this series is over yet. I can see Orlando winning a couple games in a row. They proved to be pretty resilient against Boston.

[JohnnyLingo]

Numbers are meaningless. To truly tell whether a game was officiated well, you need to take into account every call and whether it was good or not. If the Jazz hack and slap and commit 54 fouls but only get called for 20, while the Lakers play straight-up defense, commit 19 fouls and get called for every one, was that game officiated fairly?

It works like this:

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/090608&sportCat=nba

Disclaimer: yes, Simmons hates LA and Kobe as much as I do, no I do not take his interpretation of what was a foul and what wasn't as gospel. This is just an example of how you determine whether a game was called fairly or not; merely looking at the foul totals doesn't work.

[TripletDaddy]

Magic not worried about 2-0 hole

http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-...,1925869.story

Magic fans ready for the Lakers

http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-...4984300.column

Tending to the goaltending controversy

http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-...,1161316.story

Dwight Howard doesn't work out enough

http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-...,3324102.story

Brian Shaw likes to sit in his office

http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-...0,163489.story

Q&A of the day

Question: Is Kobe hoping to continue his personal "Destroy all Blue Devils" tour (Carlos Boozer, Shane Battier, Dahntay Jones) by annihilating J.J. Redick? Is this some kind of message to Coach K?

-- Art Enyedy, Seattle

[cougjunkie]

Kobe continues to whore around:

DIRTY ARMY, I need as much intel as possible on Carla DiBello. She sits court-side at the Laker games and travels to all the road games… the weird thing is Kobe Bryant flips the bill and buys her presents.

Okay, maybe not so weird… I know she is banging him out. DA do work!

**Update from within Laker camp: Nik, get this. Friends and family are not allowed to go to Orlando for the series, but Kobe got special approval from both Phil Jackson and Dr. Buss to let Carla DiBello come. They have been seeing each other ever since Kobe got back from China.

[wuapinmon]

I gotta get in on this action.

[FN Phat]

I gotta get in on this action.

Are you lost, kind sir?

[HBCoug]

Kobe continues to whore around:

Wasn't there a report out there a few months ago about Kobe and a former Lakers cheerleader? What ever happened to that story? I know Kobe and Vanessa are just fine because I saw them kiss in the tunnel immediately following game 2.

[TripletDaddy]

Wasn't there a report out there a few months ago about Kobe and a former Lakers cheerleader? What ever happened to that story? I know Kobe and Vanessa are just fine because I saw them kiss in the tunnel immediately following game 2.

Has anyone here been to Orlando? What else is there to do? I don't blame Kobe.

[TripletDaddy]

Twitpics:

Kobe and Fish at shootaround



Superman Cape outside Amway arena (kind of a muted, boring arena. Where are all the banners?)

[TripletDaddy]

Kobe thrives on H8

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=jackson/090608&sportCat=nba