Cover of the LA Times Sports section today

[Babalu]

such an awesome picture.

http://i.imgur.com/V7ddr.jpg

And for those uninitiated in laker lore, that first jersey is Mr. Basketball himself, George Mikan.

[Meticode]

Now they just have to get a new coach. They ain't doing shit with Mike Brown running the show.

[RazorBaLade]

im gonna lol so hard if he is barely any better than bynum

meticode.. dont forget we have Coachbe.

[L.Kizzle]

Hey, they left off Andrew Bynum?

[Babalu]

Hey, they left off Andrew Bynum?

I can promise you that andrew bynum will NOT have his jersey retired by the lakers, so no, they didn't leave him off.

[Rubio2Gasol]

If anyone in the NBA is capable of pounding a post game into his head it's Kobe/Gasol.

[SpecialQue]

I love that they didn't leave out Mikan. :rockon:

[RRR3]

If anyone in the NBA is capable of pounding a post game into his head it's Kobe/Gasol.
He has a post game watch him play and you'd know this.

[Sarcastic]

He'll be a failure if he doesn't win in LA.

[Meticode]

http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/1637/ap201204072259827468355.jpg
http://espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=320521025

[swi7ch]

Not one, not two, not three...

[Meticode]

Not one, not two, not three...
...but four baby mommas between Howard and Byrant soon to be.

[DaSeba5]

Cool pic, but this is added pressure, no?

[Rubio2Gasol]

He has a post game watch him play and you'd know this.

Are you seriously trying to imply he can't learn from Kobe / Pau ?

He has a nice rocker step but everything else is just ugly.

[RRR3]

Are you seriously trying to imply he can't learn from Kobe / Pau ?

He has a nice rocker step but everything else is just ugly.
He already trained with Hakeem

[Rubio2Gasol]

He already trained with Hakeem

Because learning for someone for 2 weeks with someone is the same as learning for a entire year or more :applause:

:coleman:

[Haymaker]

Seriously, Dwight ain't even half the player O'neal was. He has some huge shoes to fill in Laker land and I think he might fall short. Not saying they can't win the championship next year or two but when Kobe and Nash leave, there's nothing guaranteed and he will need two superstars by his side.

[swi7ch]

How come Steve Nash didn't get this much publicity? He's only the 2x MVP, ya know?

[Sarcastic]

How come Steve Nash didn't get this much publicity? He's only the 2x MVP, ya know?

One is in the middle of his prime, and the other is 39 with 1 foot in the grave(of his NBA career).

[imdaman99]

How come Steve Nash didn't get this much publicity? He's only the 2x MVP, ya know?
because they know he will get burned by goatbrook in the wcf :rockon:

[macpierce]

One is in the middle of his prime, and the other is 39 with 1 foot in the grave(of his NBA career).

Please, you'd be sucking this dudes dick if he came to the knicks

:oldlol:

[ralph_i_el]

One is in the middle of his prime, and the other is 39 with 1 foot in the grave(of his NBA career).


To be fair age really shouldn't affect his court vision, shooting, or ball handling. It's not like Nash built a career on burning dudes and rebounding

[bagelred]

They forgot the best of them all:











http://lakers.ocregister.com/files/2008/07/kwame-brown.jpg

[chips93]

Are you seriously trying to imply he can't learn from Kobe / Pau ?

He has a nice rocker step but everything else is just ugly.


so what if its ugly, its effective

he scored 20 a game last year, without anybody to get him good shots, while being the focal point of the opposing teams defense, and on top of that, he wasnt even trying that hard

howard is an elite offensive player, with a great post game

[Rubio2Gasol]

so what if its ugly, its effective

he scored 20 a game last year, without anybody to get him good shots, while being the focal point of the opposing teams defense, and on top of that, he wasnt even trying that hard

howard is an elite offensive player, with a great post game

What passes for an NBA center today finds it very difficult to compete with the combination of his power and speed, so in that sense I won't deny that he's a very very good (not elite) offensive player.

They put him in high screens so many times and let him roll and put so much floor spacers around him that he worked in a completely empty post where you just backdown and embarass slower and smaller defenders.

So in the same vein that Griffin is good offensively (Griffin's actually got a couple decent moves tho) Dwight is as well.

Pick and Roll with Nash will help the entire sequence.

However, if you put him against guys like Dream,Ewing,Shaq,Robinson, etc etc he would get eaten for breakfast.He has the most limited set of offensive skill of anyone I've seen deemed a "Great center".

It's a joke really.

[magictricked]

Kareem's number is still in the Rolodex. He'll be getting a call to work with Howard

[Haymaker]

However, if you put him against guys like Dream,Ewing,Shaq,Robinson, etc etc he would get eaten for breakfast.He has the most limited set of offensive skill of anyone I've seen deemed a "Great center".

It's a joke really.

Which is why Dwight's impact on the Lakers will not be as much as Nash's impact. The difference between Dwight and Bynum is minimal.

[kobesabi]

The difference between Dwight and Bynum is minimal.
Minimal? Dwight plays D...Bynum...whenever he feels like he is in his Zen moment, then he plays D otherwise...he just rolled his eyes like...wh@t3v3r!

[jdm_dc_fan]

Mike Brown coaching the team is like Will Ferrel driving a Ferrari. :coleman:

[ukballer]

http://i1.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/004/348/Andrew-Bynum-Jesus.jpg

Should have been in the background too.

[AK47DR91]

http://i1.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/004/348/Andrew-Bynum-Jesus.jpg

Should have been in the background too.
What's the story behind that? Why was he posing a crucifix?

[Noof]

What's the story behind that? Why was he posing a crucifix?
It's the NBA Elite 11 demo. The video of this glitch became really popular and basically stopped the game from being released at all.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJwXBw86g30

[plowking]

One is in the middle of his prime, and the other is 39 with 1 foot in the grave(of his NBA career).

Big men tend to get even better in their later years compared to guards and forwards. I'd say his prime is yet to come.

[AK47DR91]

It's the NBA Elite 11 demo. The video of this glitch became really popular and basically stopped the game from being released at all.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJwXBw86g30
LMAO...I thought that was actually real. :oldlol: Video games have come along way...

He should do that during the Sixers vs Lakers in Staples Center game.

[Noof]

LMAO...I thought that was actually real. :oldlol: Video games have come along way...

He should do that during the Sixers vs Lakers in Staples Center game.
:oldlol:

[madmax17]

You want real, play nba 2k11 or 12.

You want black Jesus watch the 'elite' demo. Actually the game should be out this year, after a long break.

[Poetry]

And for those uninitiated in laker lore, that first jersey is Mr. Basketball himself, George Mikan.

Oh you mean former Chicago American Gears George Mikan? Didn't realize he played for the Lakers :D

[bleedinpurpleTwo]

im gonna lol so hard if he is barely any better than bynum

meticode.. dont forget we have Coachbe.
I would pay good money for them to bring in Nate McMillan

[NBA4EVER]

http://www3.picturepush.com/photo/a/8977336/640/8977336.jpg
Full Size: http://www3.picturepush.com/photo/a/8977336/img/8977336.jpg

[unbreakable]

Mike Brown coaching the team is like Will Ferrel driving a Ferrari. :coleman:

more like george constanza

[Noof]

:pimp:

[Deuce Bigalow]

:pimp:
Where's the pic of the one that's on your avatar? Looks like a better version.

[Noof]

Where's the pic of the one that's on your avatar? Looks like a better version.
http://www.latimes.com/sports/basketball/nba/lakers/la-sp-bolch-lakers-matchup-20120813,0,2957109.story

I added the second sleeve because I didn't think it looked right. :lol