OGT 12/11 - Lakers (1-6) @ Pelicans (3-3) 8PM EST

[KobesFinger]

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Starting lineups

G Lin | Holiday
G Bryant | Gordon
F Evans | Johnson
F Davis | Boozer
C Hill | Asik

Lets go Pels!!

[KobesFinger]

I think every single of of NOLA's points right now except for one (a FT) has been a lay-up

[spiegel]

Lin is failure. Dribbles goes into the paint boom turnover:roll:

[NZStreetBaller]

Come on lakers!!!!

[Mr. Jabbar]

kobe 2-4
rest of the team 3-15

dont pass it kobe :facepalm , no more lebron zen tactics

[SAKOTXA]

Kobe rainin' dem 3s

[spiegel]

Kobe is the only legit nba player on the lakers

[SAKOTXA]

Not bad for the 4th best player in the NBA

[KobesFinger]

God has 14 points on 5/7 shooting, 3/4 from 3

God is good all the time

[Magic731]

Holy shit kobe

[spiegel]

He almost hit that as well:applause:

[Laker Logic]

I like Scott pulling Kobe when he did. Creates some opportunity for the other players and prevents him from trying to shoulder too much.

Let's see if he's still on when he checks back in.

[SAKOTXA]

Oh my goodness Kobe

[TOUCH MY BODY]

Vintage Kobe.

[TOUCH MY BODY]

Sick dime from Lin.

[SAKOTXA]

That was a nice play by Lin

[Kidbasketball20]

What a scrub pass by Lin! Nothing special!

[KobesFinger]

In real time I thought Lin's lay up was blocked and it fell to Hill. Nice pass.

[SAKOTXA]

Wesley Johnson jumps too high for his own good :facepalm

[Kidbasketball20]

Wesley Johnson is terrible. Worst starter in the league.

[spiegel]

Keep chucking them kobe

[TheMilkyBarKid]

I was just thinking Davis has been a bit quiet, then he goes and blocks Boozer and finishes the allyoop

[KobesFinger]

Godbe stinking it up atm, made only 1 of his last 7 after going 5/7. Got blocked by Jrue Holiday too

[spiegel]

Wesley Johnson is terrible. Worst starter in the league.
I think you mean jeremy lin

[Mr. Jabbar]

what has kobe ever done to deserve this?

...no need to answer

[Kidbasketball20]

I think you mean jeremy lin


LOL stupid person. Lin's solid when he plays aggressively. It's just when he's passive does he look bad.

[spiegel]

LOL stupid person. Lin's solid when he plays aggressively. It's just when he's passive does he look bad.
Lin is bad period. The scrub had his two or three good games for the season and it is all downhill from here. Lin was made in MDA crazy ass offense.

[oarabbus]

The Pelicans are going to take this one. Kobe cant one-man it to victory


Lin is bad period. The scrub had his two or three good games for the season and it is all downhill from here. Lin was made in MDA crazy ass offense.


This guys life revolves around Lin

He gets enjoyment if Lin plays bad, and is depressed if Lin does well :lol

[Genaro]

Kobe is being fouled and no whistles. At least 3 shots of his were fouls.

[spiegel]

The Pelicans are going to take this one. Kobe cant one-man it to victory




This guys life revolves around Lin

He gets enjoyment if Lin plays bad, and is depressed if er wiLin does well :lol
I am happy majority of the time because Lin is terrible majority of the time. Lin is a average marginal player. Lakers looked better with Ronny freaking price.

[Smoke117]

God has 14 points on 5/7 shooting, 3/4 from 3

God is good all the time

16 points on 6/15 now :oldlol:

[Asukal]

Kobe never plays on the flow of the offense. It's always give me the ball and I'll play 1 on 5. No wonder he never went 50% FG his whole career. How can you like this guy? I seriously question his basketball IQ. What an ego maniac. :facepalm

[bigkingsfan]

40% is over his average :bowdown:

[Kidbasketball20]

]I am happy majority of the time because Lin is terrible majority of the time.[/B] Lin is a average marginal player. Lakers looked better with Ronny freaking price.



You live a sad, lonely existence. L-O-S-E-R :wtf:

[R.I.P.]

Kobe is putting that all-time missed FGs out of reach for everybody else quickly.

[SpecialQue]

So are f@gg0ts here not understanding the number of years Kobe has played, along with him coming off a major injury? Just what kind of numbers are you expecting from these conditions?

[navy]

So are f@gg0ts here not understanding the number of years Kobe has played, along with him coming off a major injury? Just what kind of numbers are you expecting from these conditions?
Dude is chucking. He doesnt get to use injury or age as an excuse because his shot attempts dont reflect that.

[chazzy]

Dude is chucking. He doesnt get to use injury or age as an excuse because his shot attempts dont reflect that.
His age and injuries aren't reflected in the effectiveness and ease of his shot attempts?

[Asukal]

Kobe ballin. :rolleyes:

[chazzy]

Terrible close to that quarter

[SpecialQue]

lol Kobe not even giving a fvck anymore, just concentrating on moving up that scoring list.

[HOoopCityJones]

Dude is chucking. He doesnt get to use injury or age as an excuse because his shot attempts dont reflect that.

:oldlol:

At least Kobe is in his 19th season doing this , you ****s used to praise Iverson when he use to do that shit.

[stalkerforlife]

Kobe is so damn alpha. Lebron would sit himself and watch the blowout from the bench.

Kobe's gonna chuck until the end to give people what they paid to see.

[chazzy]

Ok.. sit the starters now

[stalkerforlife]

Ok.. sit the starters now

For what? :roll:

We don't pay to see the rest of the Laker scrubs.

We want to see Kobe chuck like an alpha.

[KyleKong]

Timberwolves Kevin Love = Stat Padder

So Kobe = Stat Padder

No?

[DonDadda59]

Timberwolves Kevin Love = Stat Padder

So Kobe = Stat Padder

No?

:no:

Alpha as phuck. GOAT.

[turret]

Timberwolves Kevin Love = Stat Padder

So Kobe = Stat Padder

No?

+1

[sbw19]

lol Kobe not even giving a fvck anymore, just concentrating on moving up that scoring list.
Which is sad. Shot selection has never been his forte, but at least he was moving the ball and creating at times. This needs to change.

Averaging 30 or whatever a game while losing 60 games won't look good on his resume.

[KG215]

Which is sad. Shot selection has never been his forte, but at least he was moving the ball and creating at times. This needs to change.

Averaging 30 or whatever a game while losing 60 games won't look good on his resume.
Will look even worse if he does it on sub-40% shooting.

[navy]

Timberwolves Kevin Love = Stat Padder

So Kobe = Stat Padder

No?
No. Kobe is alpha. Love beta.

[KyleKong]

No. Kobe is alpha. Love beta.

Oh.

[Heavincent]

Which is sad. Shot selection has never been his forte, but at least he was moving the ball and creating at times. This needs to change.

Averaging 30 or whatever a game while losing 60 games won't look good on his resume.

His resume as a top 10 player all time is set in stone. What he does when he's 37 years old coming off two major injuries has no negative impact on his legacy.

It's funny how people still think Kobe has something to prove.

[hawksdogsbraves]

I know a lot of the Kobe hate is trolling, but what do you want the guy to do? He could average 16/10apg/6rpg on 55%fg and the Lakers would still suck dick.

Might as well go down swinging.

[sbw19]

Will look even worse if he does it on sub-40% shooting.
He could shoot 0% for all I care if he gets us a W. Right now his team needs him to play smarter not harder. He won't win many games without trusting his teammates, mediocre as they are, and his body language says otherwise.

[stalkerforlife]

I know a lot of the Kobe hate is trolling, but what do you want the guy to do? He could average 16/10apg/6rpg on 55%fg and the Lakers would still suck dick.

Might as well go down swinging.

Like a true top 5 all time alpha.

[sbw19]

His resume as a top 10 player all time is set in stone. What he does when he's 37 years old coming off two major injuries has no negative impact on his legacy.

It's funny how people still think Kobe has something to prove.
Where have I said he had anything to prove, or that this season might push him out of whatever position people rank him at?

The way he's playing right now, he's not helping his team improve. People can see that. And they're dead last with a 1-7 record. And people can see that too. Does that look good on any player's resume, let alone one of Kobe's stature?

[KungFuJoe]

I know a lot of the Kobe hate is trolling, but what do you want the guy to do? He could average 16/10apg/6rpg on 55%fg and the Lakers would still suck dick.

Might as well go down swinging.

How do you know they would suck? Why not give it a shot. It's simple logic. You have a known quantity and an unknown one.

The known is that the lakers can't win with Kobe chucking. Everyone else just stands around waiting for their turn. There's no ball movement. I can't remember the last time the ball swung around and someone had an open look because it gets to Kobe and stops. Guys catch and shoot because they don't know when they'll get it again. There's no teamwork.

So why not try and be more of a facilitator? Kobe takes some horrible shots. Cut those out and pass a bit more. I bet his average stays near the same while everyone else gets a bit more of the share.

But Kobes too stubborn for that. Thinks it's all up to him. Always wants to be the hero.

[SpecialQue]

Which is sad. Shot selection has never been his forte, but at least he was moving the ball and creating at times. This needs to change.

Averaging 30 or whatever a game while losing 60 games won't look good on his resume.

If they were in the east, I could understand this. However, this team isn't good enough to be in the playoffs, not when the conference is as stacked as it is.

The only reasonable goal for him right now is to move up on the all time scoring list. This team just isn't that good.

[sbw19]

If they were in the east, I could understand this. However, this team isn't good enough to be in the playoffs, not when the conference is as stacked as it is.

The only reasonable goal for him right now is to move up on the all time scoring list. This team just isn't that good.

It's one thing to lose, another to look totally horrid. This Laker team isn't 1-7 bad. Kobe isn't thinking tank. Lakers are a proud franchise; there's a reason they've always rebuilt through trades and not draft picks: they don't accept mediocrity, that's just not who they are, not is it part of their heritage.

Kobe is a winner, and he wants to compete for wins the remainder of what's left of his illustrious career. The Lakers mindset is and has always been to win. You think either would be content to just give up and accept mediocrity 1/10 into the season?

I expect changes for the better, this season. Maybe not playoffs, maybe not even 35-45 wins I'd projected a while ago. But enough changes to make fans not loathe watching them night in and night out.

[hawksdogsbraves]

It's one thing to lose, another to look totally horrid. This Laker team isn't 1-7 bad. Kobe isn't thinking tank. Lakers are a proud franchise; there's a reason they've always rebuilt through trades and not draft picks: they don't accept mediocrity, that's just not who they are, not is it part of their heritage.

Kobe is a winner, and he wants to compete for wins the remainder of what's left of his illustrious career. The Lakers mindset is and has always been to win. You think either would be content to just give up and accept mediocrity 1/10 into the season?

I expect changes for the better, this season. Maybe not playoffs, maybe not even 35-45 wins I'd projected a while ago. But enough changes to make fans not loathe watching them night in and night out.


What sort of changes can they make? Anybody with half a brain took one look at that roster before the season and realized the Lakers were a 35 win team at best, and that was with a healthy Nash and Randle.

They simply don't have the talent to win many games. I commend Kobe for putting out 100% every night when a lot of other guys would probably pack it up, (looking at you Rose) but the talent simply isn't there. Jordan Hill ain't turning into Shaq, Byron Scott ain't turning into Phil, this team ain't winning 30 games.

[sbw19]

What sort of changes can they make?
Focus on ball movement, less iso ball on offense, and building chemistry and trust. No more here Kobe bail us out each and every night.

Figure out which rotation works best on D. Personally I'd bench Boozer and Lin and start Davis and Price.

Trade Nash prior to deadline for someone who can defend and protect the rim.

Limit Kobe's minutes to no more than 35. Can't afford to have him injured again.

[All Net]

Davis is a beast..knew we would lose.