Lakers nearly beat a well oiled machine on pure talent. [Archive] - Message Board Basketball Forum

G-Funk

11-14-2012, 02:08 AM

Could have beaten a top 3 team who have been playing well and are pretty oiled for a good year...Lakers had no offensive structure and nearly won on pure talent.

LoneyROY7

11-14-2012, 02:11 AM

:lol

Never thought I'd see the day when Lakers' fans were touting moral victories.

konex

11-14-2012, 02:11 AM

Talent? If they had any talent on the bench, they'd have won this game by 10...

RRR3

11-14-2012, 02:11 AM

You know it's bad when Lakers fans are celebrating "almost" winning :lol

G-Funk

11-14-2012, 02:11 AM

:lol

Never thought I'd see the day when Lakers' fan were touting moral victories.

:coleman:

G-Funk

11-14-2012, 02:12 AM

You know it's bad when Lakers fans are celebrating "almost" winning :lol

What? Im still celebrating Kobes 5th ring...what u talking about???

DuMa

11-14-2012, 02:12 AM

'nearly' doesnt count in this league. hey might as well celebrate Pauk's and his thread on LBJ getting 'NEARLY' a triple double every night right

RRR3

11-14-2012, 02:14 AM

What? Im still celebrating Kobes 5th ring...what u talking about???
I just don't get it. Do Lakers fans have a built-in defense mechanism that makes them blurt out "Kobe! 5 rings!" whenever anyone says something they don't like or agree with?

G-Funk

11-14-2012, 02:14 AM

I just don't get it. Do Lakers fans have a built-in defense mechanism that makes them blurt out "Kobe! 5 rings!" whenever anyone says something they don't like or agree with?

http://strangebeaver.com/gallery/albums/uploads/memes/mad/Kobe-U-Mad.jpg

rhythmic

11-14-2012, 02:15 AM

Lets judge them two months from now when they have a coach and their starting point guard playing.

Howard & Gasol both were pretty terrible tonight offensively. Both turned the ball over too much and weren't aggressive or effective scoring the ball. It was a really bad game for LA but their defense kept them in the game.

If they play to their potential, they are the best team in this league. Right now? Kobe is the only one doing a damn out there. Howard has looked bad offensively lately. Had a hot start but then seems very mediocre. He beat Duncan almost every time yet hesitates to go strong for the dunk and ends up turning the ball over.

Ah, forgettable night.

RRR3

11-14-2012, 02:15 AM

http://strangebeaver.com/gallery/albums/uploads/memes/mad/Kobe-U-Mad.jpg
Not as mad as you are right now after losing another game.

TheeBeast

11-14-2012, 02:16 AM

'nearly' doesnt count in this league. hey might as well celebrate Pauk's and his thread on LBJ getting 'NEARLY' a triple double every night right

Well I don't see any threads like "Lakers can't handle contenders" or how badly one of our players did out on the floor like we were normally getting in the start of the season:confusedshrug:

We played good

Artillery

11-14-2012, 02:16 AM

Could have beaten a top 3 team who have been playing well and are pretty oiled for a good year...Lakers had no offensive structure and nearly won on pure talent.

:roll: Spurs averaged 20 turnovers the past three games. They are anything BUT a well oiled machine right now. The fact that they only had six turnovers tonight tells us the Lakers aren't really that good defensively. Spurs had a bad shooting night and still beat LA on their own court.

TheBigVeto

11-14-2012, 02:16 AM

Manu did not play bitch.

Mr. Jabbar

11-14-2012, 02:17 AM

http://strangebeaver.com/gallery/albums/uploads/memes/mad/Kobe-U-Mad.jpg

LOL that gif :roll:

caught me by surprise this time

NoGunzJustSkillz

11-14-2012, 02:18 AM

Not as mad as you are right now after losing another game.
you really expect a lakers fan to be mad about a regular season lose? :coleman:

Artillery

11-14-2012, 02:19 AM

Manu did not play bitch.

He did but he probably shouldn't have with his back flaring up before the game. He was bricking wide open shots tonight. Pretty obvious he needs a week off at least.

RRR3

11-14-2012, 02:19 AM

you really expect a lakers fan to be mad about a regular season lose? :coleman:
http://www.the-coli.com/images/smilies/ehh.png

Clippersfan86

11-14-2012, 02:21 AM

oh the horror

11-14-2012, 02:25 AM

Agree, Spurs are flawed themselves. Manu's what 1st or 2nd game back? Not saying Lakers didn't play hard.... and compete very well but neither team played well so do NOT say SA played like a well oiled machine.

Bro, they've come into the season with essentially the same players, same system, and such.

Lakers have been thrown together....Had Mike fu*kin' Brown....

Had various injuries in and out of training camp. Lost Steve Nash early on. Didnt even establish much of an on court chemistry.

Fire Mike Brown.

Lost Steve Blake......

And are now playing with a stand in coach, with no real system in place, and no point guard.

LA Lakers

11-14-2012, 02:25 AM

[QUOTE=rhythmic

clipps

11-14-2012, 02:26 AM

Clippers beat em by 32.

:kobe:

oh the horror

11-14-2012, 02:28 AM

This. No Nash or back up pg, no coach, too many turnovers, still pretty bad overall bench(in my opinion) and missed free throw oppurtunities. Tough tough tough ****in loss but with all things considered with the circumstances we have going up against a team like San Antonio, I think this game only proves a (hopefully) healthy Lakers gonna be a dangerous well oiled machine come Grammy time.

I will say this....Im more hopeful now than I was before.

Clippersfan86

11-14-2012, 02:30 AM

I will say this....Im more hopeful now than I was before.

Only a matter of time till team turns it around obviously. Only an idiot would think this team won't figure it out with so much talent. That being said... no need for people like OP to exaggerate and talk about moral victories.

G-Funk

11-14-2012, 02:34 AM

:roll: Spurs averaged 20 turnovers the past three games. They are anything BUT a well oiled machine right now. The fact that they only had six turnovers tonight tells us the Lakers aren't really that good defensively. Spurs had a bad shooting night and still beat LA on their own court.
:biggums: Lakers played well defense, that why Spurs shot poor. I do not like to give these face palms out unless its well deserved, and u my friend deserve 2 :facepalm :facepalm

alleykat

11-14-2012, 02:36 AM

spurs are old tho, not well oiled......

5 rings isn't unprecedented and doesn't mean he could throw away his 6th... and with their talent they should be easily getting this...

i don't get it tho - the spurs have been running the same pick and rolls for years shouldn't it be easy for teams with laker talent to adjust?

Wonder Bread Kid

11-14-2012, 02:37 AM

:biggums: Lakers played well defense, that why Spurs shot poor. I do not like to give these face palms out unless its well deserved, and u my friend deserve 2 . :face palm:facepalm

Spurs were missing wide open shots or shots that were barely contested. Them coming of two data rest and a stomach bug that hit the entire while in the road is a reason why.

I honestly wasn't impressed by the Lakers, at all.

NoGunzJustSkillz

11-14-2012, 02:37 AM

He did but he probably shouldn't have with his back flaring up before the game. He was bricking wide open shots tonight. Pretty obvious he needs a week off at least.
dude should just retire already. either that or sit out til the play-offs every season.

G-Funk

11-14-2012, 02:38 AM

Bro, they've come into the season with essentially the same players, same system, and such.

Lakers have been thrown together....Had Mike fu*kin' Brown....

Had various injuries in and out of training camp. Lost Steve Nash early on. Didnt even establish much of an on court chemistry.

Fire Mike Brown.

Lost Steve Blake......

And are now playing with a stand in coach, with no real system in place, and no point guard.

Thank you, my point exactly

G-Funk

11-14-2012, 02:39 AM

Spurs were missing wide open shots or shots that were barely contested. Them coming of two data rest and a stomach bug that hit the entire while in the road is a reason why.

I honestly wasn't impressed by the Lakers, at all.

Thats because the Lakers kept disrupting their offense.

Mr. Incredible

11-14-2012, 02:40 AM

Lakers reaching for excuses once again...:roll:

alleykat

11-14-2012, 02:41 AM

Bro, they've come into the season with essentially the same players, same system, and such.

So it should be easy for a team with the talent Lakers have to stop them and break through their defense right?

Timmy D for MVP

11-14-2012, 02:42 AM

You mean in the league where any team can literally beat any other team on any given night one team almost beat another one? :eek: :eek: :eek:

Lets have this discussion again in spring.

oh the horror

11-14-2012, 02:44 AM

So it should be easy for a team with the talent Lakers have to stop them and break through their defense right?

Dude, it doesnt matter how much talent you have.

Take a look at that Dallas team when they took out the Heat that had far more talent in their corner. Better teams just win.

Right now the Lakers are all over the place in terms of their chemistry and their talent. So yeah...for LA fans, this was promising for the simple fact that when shit does click, it should be clearer skies.

Meticode

11-14-2012, 02:44 AM

http://strangebeaver.com/gallery/albums/uploads/memes/mad/Kobe-U-Mad.jpg
No, Kobe mad.

http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/509bbe68ecad04f21f000006-960/kobe-bryant-lakers-death-stare.jpg

ZenMaster

11-14-2012, 02:47 AM

Only a matter of time till team turns it around obviously. Only an idiot would think this team won't figure it out with so much talent. That being said... no need for people like OP to exaggerate and talk about moral victories.

Sure there is, because playing better is part of the process of turning it around.

Clippersfan86

11-14-2012, 02:49 AM

Sure there is, because playing better is part of the process of turning it around.

For a storied franchise like the Lakers that is a contender pretty much every year, it's not discussion worthy. If this was the Raptors or Wizards MAYBE then.

alleykat

11-14-2012, 02:52 AM

Dude, it doesnt matter how much talent you have.

Take a look at that Dallas team when they took out the Heat that had far more talent in their corner. Better teams just win.

Right now the Lakers are all over the place in terms of their chemistry and their talent. So yeah...for LA fans, this was promising for the simple fact that when shit does click, it should be clearer skies.

yes you are right. my question had a means to an end.....
are u sure it's going to be a "when" and not an "if"? Too much talent may actually be a downfall for the lakers.

Skep

11-14-2012, 02:53 AM

LOL at threads taking moral victories for losses.

Laker fans acting like Knicks fans right now. :roll:

oh the horror

11-14-2012, 02:55 AM

Laker fans acting like Knicks fans right now. :roll:

Come come now, dont be crazy....Lakers have won multiple championships in the last decade.

Knicks havent been relevant in about 400 years.

Artillery

11-14-2012, 02:58 AM

:biggums: Lakers played well defense, that why Spurs shot poor. I do not like to give these face palms out unless its well deserved, and u my friend deserve 2 :facepalm :facepalm

Ginobili was 1-8 and bricking wide open shots - what part of the Lakers defense aggravated his back before the game? He was a game time decision tonight.

A couple Spurs are recovering from flu including Parker(missed the last game) and Jackson.

The Spurs averaged 20 turnovers in each of their last three games. Not a well-oiled machine, at all. The only player that has been playing well all season is Duncan and the big Lakers frontcourt didn't really effect him at all. Parker actually performed well above his season stats(which tells us how awful of year he's having).

If you want to see a GOOD defensive performance against the Spurs, the Clippers game a week ago was a hell of a lot more impressive.

Artillery

11-14-2012, 02:59 AM

LOL at threads taking moral victories for losses.

Laker fans acting like Knicks fans right now. :roll:

Knicks are actually good, though. Lakers are only beating sub-.500 teams right now.

ZenMaster

11-14-2012, 03:00 AM

For a storied franchise like the Lakers that is a contender pretty much every year, it's not discussion worthy. If this was the Raptors or Wizards MAYBE then.

I'm happy we looked as good as we did all things considered. Storied franchise or not Lakers were 1-4 a short while ago and looking shitty, now we won 2 out of 3 and was close to beating an elite team without our two best point guards and no real coach and just generally looking a lot better.

If you don't consider it discussion worthy don't join the discussion... You want to tell Laker fans about what to expect from Phil Jackson and what type of games that are or are not discussion worthy... Your screen name says clippersfan so don't try and be the judge of what Laker fans can or cannot talk about or how they should be feeling.

Clippersfan86

11-14-2012, 03:01 AM

I'm happy we looked as good as we did all things considered. Storied franchise or not Lakers were 1-4 a short while ago and looking shitty, now we won 2 out of 3 and was close to beating an elite team without our two best point guards and no real coach and just generally looking a lot better.

If you don't consider it discussion worthy don't join the discussion... You want to tell Laker fans about what to expect from Phil Jackson and what type of games that are or are not discussion worthy... Your screen name says clippersfan so don't try and be the judge of what Laker fans can or cannot talk about or how they should be feeling.

http://dudelol.com/img/they-see-me-rollin-they-hatin.jpg

Skep

11-14-2012, 03:03 AM

Knicks are actually good, though. Lakers are only beating sub-.500 teams right now.

Eh I cant take a team with the lead guy being Carmelo Anthony serious.

Edwin

11-14-2012, 03:03 AM

The Lakers almost won based on Kobe's performance.

Clippersfan86

11-14-2012, 03:05 AM

http://www.justsaypictures.com/images/they-see-me-rollin-they-hatin-1d1u.jpg

KOBE143

11-14-2012, 03:28 AM

The Spurs luckily beat us with no coach, no chemistry, no Nash, Howard not 100%, bench and starter except Kobe played shit and we almost won the game.. Our team is scary as fak.. I cant wait till our team can play 100%..

Artillery

11-14-2012, 03:58 AM

NumberSix

11-14-2012, 04:25 AM

What? Im still celebrating Kobes 5th ring...what u talking about???
:wtf:

Here's an idea. How about YOU accomplish something then go celebrate that. :hammerhead:

Groupie ass niqqa.

Tmuston Beltics

11-14-2012, 05:01 AM

Fu Lakers I trusted you.. Lost loads of money because of you! :roll:

tomtucker

11-14-2012, 05:54 AM

gasol should have passed to an open kobe right at the end.......took a shot insted......:facepalm ....trade that fool....now

All Net

11-14-2012, 08:38 AM

This is what it comes to? Almost winning? It was a good effort given the situation but nothing thread worthy...LA aren't the bobcats here happy to take a top team close

ninephive

11-14-2012, 09:42 AM

VeeCee15

11-14-2012, 12:18 PM

Kobe SHOULD not have the ball in his hands end of the game. The guy is a choke.

He shoots less than 20% on game winning shots...he is terrible.

Guy's clutchness is the biggest myth in sports.

kuniva_dAMiGhTy

11-14-2012, 12:19 PM

Kobe SHOULD not have the ball in his hands end of the game. The guy is a choke.

He shoots less than 20% on game winning shots...he is terrible.

Guy's clutchness is the biggest myth in sports.

He didn't even get to shoot it.

Rysio

11-14-2012, 12:23 PM

Artillery

11-14-2012, 01:08 PM

troll alert

He's right about Kobe's low clutch percentage, though. He makes a lot of clutch shots but he shoots more than any other player. A volume shooter in that regard.

Despite Kobe having a good season from an offensive standpoint, he's been horrid defensively. His lazy defense is the reason Danny Green was able to hit the game winner tonight(Pop designed the play knowing Kobe would do just that)

RaininTwos

11-14-2012, 01:14 PM

:wtf:

Here's an idea. How about YOU accomplish something then go celebrate that. :hammerhead:

Groupie ass niqqa.
:roll: :roll:

Blue&Orange

11-14-2012, 01:20 PM

:wtf:

Here's an idea. How about YOU accomplish something then go celebrate that. :hammerhead:

Groupie ass niqqa.
oh the irony

:roll: :roll:
oh the irony