Lakers have a huge target on their back still at 15-20

[BlueandGold]

Teams are still getting geeked up to play them cause they've been on the top for so long. I was just watching the postgame speech of Durant and he said that he was pumped up to play because he "didn't want the Lakers to turn their season around on us", that just speaks to how every team in the league is playing the Lakers extremely tough just so that the Lakers don't get a chance to develop a dominant chemistry together.

That's one thing to consider when evaluating their season... that and all the injuries and two retarded coaching hires.

[red1]

*15-21

[imdaman99]

every team has to continue kicking them while they are down. keep at it.

[longtime lurker]

*15-21

Lol

[JellyBean]

Good points. That is the burden a great team, like the Lakers, have to shoulder for awhile. The Lakers are like the Yankees in baseball, they always have a target on their backs...but you never see a great team go into instant panic mode.

[KG215]

That may be true but, last night and against the Spurs and Rockets, it was just a case of an undermanned Lakers team playing much better teams.

[R.I.P.]

Good points. That is the burden a great team, like the Lakers, have to shoulder for awhile. The Lakers are like the Yankees in baseball, they always have a target on their backs...but you never see a great team go into instant panic mode.

Agreed. The contenders also try to keep them and even the Mavs out of the play-offs, because you never know, when their talent gets it together or they make one more trade that fixes their problem.


But the NBA or its referees also seem to treat other teams fair against them for once. It

[Clifton]

Teams are still getting geeked up to play them cause they've been on the top for so long. I was just watching the postgame speech of Durant and he said that he was pumped up to play because he "didn't want the Lakers to turn their season around on us", that just speaks to how every team in the league is playing the Lakers extremely tough just so that the Lakers don't get a chance to develop a dominant chemistry together.

That's one thing to consider when evaluating their season...
I agree. The Lakers are the biggest deal in NBA history, and the league does more or less revolve around them, and has for at least 40 years. They're like Superman, or America. It doesn't matter their record or their roster. The fact is once every 3 to 5 years a great, great player is gifted them for free out of the blue, simply because they're the Lakers.

And not only that but they still do have an all-time great who is not totally outside of his prime on their team, and one who is a huge and controversial personality at that.

They could lose ten straight and still be the most exciting matchup anyone has in a given month.

[longtime lurker]

This is complete bullshit. Everyone in the Lakers organization from the players to coaching to management has completely $hit the bed. Everyone is responsible for this horrible season, cry me a river if you know there's a target on your back then players should bring their best every night, the coaching staff needs to have a solid game plan and management needs address the weaknesses on the roster.

[BlueandGold]

Good points. That is the burden a great team, like the Lakers, have to shoulder for awhile. The Lakers are like the Yankees in baseball, they always have a target on their backs...but you never see a great team go into instant panic mode.
that's true, I think how a team handles adversity and losing at times is a better test of character than how they handle winning. Anyone can play with confidence and calmness when they are frontrunning, it's when your down, behind and your back against the wall is when your true character comes out.

good points btw as well clifton, I agree with what you said as well. It's no secret the NBA is more profitable when teams like LA, Boston and NY do well. Same for the NFL with teams with the Cowboys, Redskins, 49ers, etc. The NFL just has much more storied franchises while the NBA only has something like 7-10 teams that have ever won a championship (I believe boston/la holds like 66% of all the nba titles ever awarded)



This is complete bullshit. Everyone in the Lakers organization from the players to coaching to management has completely $hit the bed. Everyone is responsible for this horrible season, cry me a river if you know there's a target on your back then players should bring their best every night, the coaching staff needs to have a solid game plan and management needs address the weaknesses on the roster.

The Lakers are definitely having an underachieving season but like I said things like what I said in the OP play a factor. The Lakers can't exactly quietly sneak in as the 4th seed like an Indiana (last season anyways) or possibly a Golden State out west. I mean the hawks have the 3rd best record in the league which is where they've been for the past half decade or so and you don't hear about how teams are getting pumped up to play atlanta.

[gengiskhan]

Fakers are now 15 -21

But soon Fakers will be 16-21 thanks to Eastern Conf bottom feeders CLE match up tonight.

& also, Fake MJ called Kobe will get a chance to get his elusive 40-50 pt game against usual bottom feeder

something he cannot do against OKL or SAS.

[Kiddlovesnets]

If the Lakers go 15-22 the season will be officially over.

[talkingconch]

I am a *******

what

[BlueandGold]

Fakers are now 15 -21

But soon Fakers will be 16-21 thanks to Eastern Conf bottom feeders CLE match up tonight.

& also, Fake MJ called Kobe will get a chance to get his elusive 40-50 pt game against usual bottom feeder

something he cannot do against OKL or SAS.
That's cool, I don't know who the Fakers are though. I'm talking about the Lakers here.

[It's A VC3!!!]

I don't know about that. As a Nets fan if I see the Lakers on the schedule the first thing that comes to mind is "sweet i get to see my nets put up 130 points". They weren't as bad defensively at the start of the season but since Mike Antoni' has taken over they dropped a couple of notches on the defensive end. No, teams don't jump with joy as if they were playing the Suns but let's not act like they're intimidated because they see the Lakers on their schedule tomorrow.

[ispin69]

The target is to humiliate them not just beat them cause anyone can do THAT. :lol

[TheBigVeto]

every team has to continue kicking them while they are down. keep at it.

This. :applause:

[Myth]

Hopefully the Lakers continue the league's longest current losing streak!

[Mr. Jabbar]

Are we gonna act like Mike Dantoni didn't just let the team find the flow on their own ala Phil Jackson zen master style? Lakers are a well oiled machine right now, better board this flight now, cause Coach D is leading this team to at least 2 championships :applause:

http://imageshack.us/a/img401/7416/lalbaby.png

[cotdt]

Even if not this season, then next season for sure!

[tazb]

Laker fans are pathetic. :facepalm

[Mr. Jabbar]

Laker fans are pathetic. :facepalm

I'm sorry, did you watch the game tonight? I feel bad for the rest of the league, coach D was not joking when he said the season started today, we gonna be stompin' through the next 2 years

[KOBE143]

Lakers are back..

Prepare your anus bitches!!

[Magic bird]

I'm sorry, did you watch the game tonight? I feel bad for the rest of the league, coach D was not joking when he said the season started today, we gonna be stompin' through the next 2 years


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[CavaliersFTW]

DO NOT GET ON THIS PLANE I REPEAT DO NOT GET ON THIS PLANE!!!!

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[Spaulding]

DO NOT GET ON THIS PLANE I REPEAT DO NOT GET ON THIS PLANE!!!!

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:applause:

[Jyap9675]

LOL one game won and the championship flight is back on?!! haha

[Mr. Jabbar]

DO NOT GET ON THIS PLANE I REPEAT DO NOT GET ON THIS PLANE!!!!

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That footage is from south beach airlines flight 06, it crashes early may in the new york area, no survivors.

[longtime lurker]

LOL one game won and the championship flight is back on?!! haha

It was never off just delayed for refueling baby! :banana:

[CavaliersFTW]

LOL one game won and the championship flight is back on?!! haha
Against one of the weakest teams in the league this season too, it's my own damn team and I'll admit that :facepalm anyone who steps foot on the "Lakers Championship Flight" after one game like this should be on suicide watch all season because it's gonna be a long emotional roller coaster for them this year

[Just2McFly]

I'll get on.

[Mr. Jabbar]

I'll get on.

Welcome aboard, we'll be serving tacos in a few mins

[Bandito]

I'll get on.

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Your funeral...

[CavaliersFTW]

Welcome aboard, we'll be serving tacos in a few mins
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[Jyap9675]

yes tacos! :D

[ispin69]

How about we have all the delusional laker fans banned if your prediction does not come true? Everyone who boards the flight should be banned for a year.

[MMM]

Can a muslim like me get on???

http://files-cdn.formspring.me/profile/20100505/n4d953645ed23e_large.jpg

Or is one enough already.....

[red1]

how many plane crashes you tryna see f*gg*t

[Bandito]

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[Nevaeh]

I'm sorry, did you watch the game tonight? I feel bad for the rest of the league, coach D was not joking when he said the season started today, we gonna be stompin' through the next 2 years

Dude, you beat the Cavs......the CAVS.......in the middle of January...........


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[MMM]

btw a lot of Laker fans are exposing themselves as the bandwagon jumpers they truly are


If you aint there when it is thin
then you aint there when it is thick
and no hitch hikers
**** that
the ride was rough

[Myth]

Laker fans often ask why they are hated. This season and threads like this are a perfect example of why.

[tpols]

Peoples sarcasm detectors must be really broken. :(

[LONGTIME]

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[Marv_Albert]

The Lakers bet Cleveland........ What a bullshit thread. bump this when you beat decent teams and make the top 8

[maybeshewill13]

Are we gonna act like Mike Dantoni didn't just let the team find the flow on their own ala Phil Jackson zen master style? Lakers are a well oiled machine right now, better board this flight now, cause Coach D is leading this team to at least 2 championships :applause:

http://imageshack.us/a/img401/7416/lalbaby.png
A six game losing streak, and you win one game against a bottom team in the East and the Lakers are now a "well oiled machine"? LMFAO Mr Jabbar at least your trolling is amusing. Had me in stitches :roll:

[Rolando]

Awesome season opener. :bowdown: :applause:

[MMM]

Awesome season opener. :bowdown: :applause:

are they on pace for 82-0???

[Rolando]

are they on pace for 82-0???

No because it is a shortened season and a lengthened pre-season, obviously.

[Pursuer]

ISH, at it's best.

[chains5000]

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:oldlol:

[stax]

Dat 1-0 record.

[dunksby]

Is this a Nick Young parody thread?

[COnDEMnED]

Are we gonna act like Mike Dantoni didn't just let the team find the flow on their own ala Phil Jackson zen master style? Lakers are a well oiled machine right now, better board this flight now, cause Coach D is leading this team to at least 2 championships :applause:

http://imageshack.us/a/img401/7416/lalbaby.png
Love the enthusiasm, I just dont see it. :cheers:

[Bigsmoke]

http://imageshack.us/a/img401/7416/lalbaby.png


are there many parachutes in that plane?

[andremiller07]

Hopefully 2morro IF the Kings win against the Cavs our season can start and I can do a Kings Championship flight boarding @ gate #15

[White Mamba]

Hopefully 2morro IF the Kings win against the Cavs our season can start and I can do a Kings Championship flight boarding @ gate #15
:roll: best comment

[Nick Young]

Clark da gawd:bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown:

[AussieG]

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[Nick Young]

Earl Clark has answered Gawdbe's call, just like Trevor Ariza, Ron Artest, and Andrew Bynum have in the past. It's title time.:bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown:

[Mr. Jabbar]

Its been a pleasant flight, no turbulence at all 1-0 perfect 100% record this season :applause:

We will be serving buck steak and free tacos tomorrow 7:30 PM. Thank you for flying LAL Airlines member of the 16 Banners alliance.

[STATUTORY]

clippers fans must be pretty shook by Lakers' resurgence

u know the last thing they want is to face lakers in the 1 seed vs 8th seed matchup after this glorious regular season only to lose in the most embarrassing way possible and crash back down to little brother status.

[crisoner]

clippers fans must be pretty shook by Lakers' resurgence

u know the last thing they want is to face lakers in the 1 seed vs 8th seed matchup after this glorious regular season only to lose in the most embarrassing way possible and crash back down to little brother status.

It's a stretch still....but if the Lakers do get in to the playoffs as the 7th or 8th WITH a healthy more cohesive unit...they can be very dangerous.

Hope that does happen....and who ever the 1rst and 2nd seed teams will be will have their hands full.

[Mrofir]

Dude, you beat the Cavs......the CAVS.......in the middle of January...........


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:oldlol:

[BlueandGold]

I don't know about that. As a Nets fan if I see the Lakers on the schedule the first thing that comes to mind is "sweet i get to see my nets put up 130 points". They weren't as bad defensively at the start of the season but since Mike Antoni' has taken over they dropped a couple of notches on the defensive end. No, teams don't jump with joy as if they were playing the Suns but let's not act like they're intimidated because they see the Lakers on their schedule tomorrow.
Yes and as a Lakers fan that both irritates me and is somewhat expected since the defense was exactly top-tier even with Phil in town. The best I've seen the Lakers defense was probably 2010 when everyone had amazing chemistry and the Artest signing had everyone locked in defensively.

The only option/hope for this D'antoni led team is to put up 135 and hope the other team scores less than 120.

Sad I know, but reality. Like how does a coach get away with telling his players not to foul guards that get inside the paint just so that the pace of the game is where he wants it... wtf happened to the no-layup rule in the 90s?

:facepalm at the entertainment value of sports these days. NFL games are 40+ shootouts where even the middle-tier QBs throw it 50+ times a game.. same with basketball too you don't see the slow defensive 90s basketball as much since it's a flagrant just if you sneeze at a guy the wrong way.. physicality has all been taken away from the game.

[ILLsmak]

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haha

-Smak

[BlackWhiteGreen]

I agree. The Lakers are the biggest deal in NBA history, and the league does more or less revolve around them, and has for at least 40 years. They're like Superman, or America. It doesn't matter their record or their roster. The fact is once every 3 to 5 years a great, great player is gifted them for free out of the blue, simply because they're the Lakers.

:oldlol: :oldlol: :oldlol:

"The league revolves around the Lakers" was my favourite part.

[9erempiree]

I am seeing a lot of good things last night when the Lakers had their season opener at Staples.

The team looked great and played very well together. It's too bad Pau had to start the season with an injury but this team so far has looked very good.

I like the new addition of Nash and Howard. Nash dishing out 9 assists and Dwight grabbing 14 rebounds.

Lakers Championship Rocket ready for takeoff!

[RoboticWang]

Lakers Championship Rocket ready for takeoff!
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[Mr. Jabbar]

I am seeing a lot of good things last night when the Lakers had their season opener at Staples.

The team looked great and played very well together. It's too bad Pau had to start the season with an injury but this team so far has looked very good.

I like the new addition of Nash and Howard. Nash dishing out 9 assists and Dwight grabbing 14 rebounds.

Lakers Championship Rocket ready for takeoff!

I agree 100%. 1 game into the season may be a bit too early to draw any conclusions, but 2 straight championships looks like a lock.

[niko]

They are 15-20, they are playing crappy ball and right now are out of the playoffs. SHouldn't there be a moratorium on news until they are at least at 500?

[Mr. Jabbar]

do not get fooled by their pre-season record. This team is clicking on every aspect now. 2013 and 2014 titles are a lock.

[Glide2keva]

I don't give a shit about the lakers.

[KyrieTheFuture]

Same reason people always focus on the Cowboys even though they're rarely that good. Glamour teams man.

[lbj4kb8]

http://website101.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/rocket-explosion.jpg

:roll: :applause:

[TheMarkMadsen]

I'm a Lakers fan and i'm tired of the Lakers threads

[Clutch]

LAKERS ARE THE ONLY UNBEATEN TEAM IN THE LEAGUE.

No losses for them this season,1-0.

:bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown:

[PJR]

do not get fooled by their pre-season record. This team is clicking on every aspect now. 2013 and 2014 titles are a lock.

Do you honestly find your shtick to be funny?

I'm here to let you know, it's not.

[KG215]

Didn't you hear? They started their season last night with a 20 point win over the 9-29 Cavaliers.

[9erempiree]

LAKERS ARE THE ONLY UNBEATEN TEAM IN THE LEAGUE.

No losses for them this season,1-0.

:bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown:

The season just started for them and I know it's still early but with the new acquisitions of Nash and Howard this team will be rolling.

[lakerspng]

Same reason people always focus on the Cowboys even though they're rarely that good. Glamour teams man.

don't group the Lakers in with the Cowboys. The lakers are actually relevant in every decade, and nearly every year. You cannot say that the Lakers are "rarely good" and only a glamour team. please.

[imdaman99]

Because they are America's team. They have bandwagon fans in every city. Just like the cowboys except the Lakers have actually won recently.

[Magic bird]

I'm a Lakers fan and i'm tired of the Lakers threads
:roll: :roll:

[Magic bird]

http://website101.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/rocket-explosion.jpg
:lol :lol :applause:

[embersyc]

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fecken lol :oldlol:

[KyrieTheFuture]

don't group the Lakers in with the Cowboys. The lakers are actually relevant in every decade, and nearly every year. You cannot say that the Lakers are "rarely good" and only a glamour team. please.
Thats not what I meant I had poor sentence structure. The point I meant was regardless of success (The Lakers have had much much more obviously) they get covered more because they're glamour teams. Fair? The Lakers sucking isn't giving more media time to the Warriors for instance in the seem way the Cowboys get covered more than teams with significantly better records. Hell I feel like I never saw the Falcons talked about this year and always saw the Cowboys

[SwayDizzle]

ALL HAIL COACH D! Title season coming up!!!

[Graviton]

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[Magic 32]

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[Nash]

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Gasol:roll: :roll:

[Graviton]

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[TheBigVeto]

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:applause: :applause: :applause:
Great gifs keep coming in. Thank you sir.

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[TheBigVeto]

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[gilalizard]

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For god's sake please someone get Mike a stylist.

[gilalizard]

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Wtf does LeRef have to do with the Laker meltdown. You're trying too hard.

The Gasol camel is funny though.