Lakers are playing at their best and still losing.

[Connor B]

Not a hater or a fan or either the Lakers or Kobe, but I just feel bad for him. He is not a good % but I will say with that roster there isn't much else they could do anyway. They just got completely shafted in free agency and with injuries and are stuck in an all-time great western conference where you need 48-50 wins to even sniff the playoffs.

I know this is nothing new and there's a bunch of threads about this but with each loss I wonder more and more, wtf is Kobe gonna do? Volume score a lot, get past Jordan all time in points, quietly write this season off while pretending they have a chance, and then pray they land Kevin Love/others next season? I mean what do you do?

[Velocirap31]

Kobe plays hard and you've got to respect him, but his team is awful. Without kobe, they're worse than the sixers I think.

[stalkerforlife]

Not a hater or a fan or either the Lakers or Kobe, but I just feel bad for him. He is not a good % but I will say with that roster there isn't much else they could do anyway. They just got completely shafted in free agency and with injuries and are stuck in an all-time great western conference where you need 48-50 wins to even sniff the playoffs.

I know this is nothing new and there's a bunch of threads about this but with each loss I wonder more and more, wtf is Kobe gonna do? Volume score a lot, get past Jordan all time in points, quietly write this season off while pretending they have a chance, and then pray they land Kevin Love/others next season? I mean what do you do?

I wish he would accept a trade to a contender, but he's too alpha and loyal to do so. I hate to see his talent waste away like this, but it's lonely at the top for a true alpha.

[SouBeachTalents]

I wish he would accept a trade to a contender, but he's too alpha and loyal to do so. I hate to see his talent waste away like this, but it's lonely at the top for a true alpha.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?page=kobetranscript

[1987_Lakers]

Kobe has nothing left to prove, he has accomplished things that some HOF players could only dream of, dude has 5 NBA titles, 2 Olympic Gold Medals, an NBA MVP award, 11x All-NBA First Team, & he is considered a top 10 player of all-time by most fans. His window is closing, it was a remarkable career, only milestone left is to pass MJ in points.:cheers:

[triangleoffense]

What to do? Simple.

tank it hardcore season is lost

[konex]

They are literally incapable of stopping quick PGs and scoring bigs. Gonna be a long season

[kuniva_dAMiGhTy]

Oh brother.. Here comes the excuse making. I've seen LeBron and Wade (early in their careers) work with worse help than this. Fact is the Lakers' "best player" is shooting ~37-38% from the field, chucking like its out of style (nevermind that he doesn't play one iota of defense).

Can we call a spade a spade? Sure the Lakers are trash - but Kobe's playstyle makes them THAT much worse.

[BasedTom]

Not a hater or a fan or either the Lakers or Kobe, but I just feel bad for him. He is not a good % but I will say with that roster there isn't much else they could do anyway. They just got completely shafted in free agency and with injuries and are stuck in an all-time great western conference where you need 48-50 wins to even sniff the playoffs.

I know this is nothing new and there's a bunch of threads about this but with each loss I wonder more and more, wtf is Kobe gonna do? Volume score a lot, get past Jordan all time in points, quietly write this season off while pretending they have a chance, and then pray they land Kevin Love/others next season? I mean what do you do?
Prayer? It's going to take guns to do that. And even then I think Love takes the bullet.

[TheMarkMadsen]

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?page=kobetranscript

If this link is anything other than Kobe accepting a trade then epic fail on your part.

[BasedTom]

They are literally incapable of stopping quick PGs and scoring bigs. Gonna be a long season
75-7.

[stalkerforlife]

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?page=kobetranscript

It's called empty threats to get what you want out of a front office.

:facepalm

[TaLvsCuaL]

Gasol is the culprit

[DonDadda59]

Help us Swaggy P... You're our only hope :(

[stalkerforlife]

Oh brother.. Here comes the excuse making. I've seen LeBron and Wade (early in their careers) work with worse help than this. Fact is the Lakers' "best player" is shooting ~37-38% from the field, chucking like its out of style (nevermind that he doesn't play one iota of defense).

Can we call a spade a spade? Sure the Lakers are trash - but Kobe's playstyle makes them THAT much worse.

:roll:

In an all time stacked conference, too?

:roll:

[triangleoffense]

Seriously tank it up.. SERIOUSLY. I seriously bro seriously bro hope all those contracts are expiring, I'm fairly certain Nash's useless contract does which I'm suspicious to think whether he joined the Lakers to deliberately sabotage.

[Droid101]

I've seen LeBron and Wade (early in their careers) work with worse help than this.
:rolleyes:

[sbw19]

They'll win some eventually but right now it's not looking good.

[chazzy]

I've seen LeBron and Wade (early in their careers) work with worse help than this.
Like Wade winning 10/50 games in 08?

[sekachu]

Kobe plays hard and you've got to respect him, but his team is awful. Without kobe, they're worse than the sixers I think.


They are 1-7 with kobe which is awful. You can say this if kobe isn't playing.
:lol

[oh the horror]

Oh brother.. Here comes the excuse making. I've seen LeBron and Wade (early in their careers) work with worse help than this. Fact is the Lakers' "best player" is shooting ~37-38% from the field, chucking like its out of style (nevermind that he doesn't play one iota of defense).

Can we call a spade a spade? Sure the Lakers are trash - but Kobe's playstyle makes them THAT much worse.



Bro they're in a conference where even the god damn Kings look decent.

[Kidbasketball20]

Oh brother.. Here comes the excuse making. I've seen LeBron and Wade (early in their careers) work with worse help than this. Fact is the Lakers' "best player" is shooting ~37-38% from the field, chucking like its out of style (nevermind that he doesn't play one iota of defense).

Can we call a spade a spade? Sure the Lakers are trash - but Kobe's playstyle makes them THAT much worse.


LIE

[Mr. Jabbar]

its hard to watch, always hated boozer so much cant believe we landed him

kobe aside, lakers most used offensive weapon is the jordan hill fake pass mid range jumper :facepalm :facepalm :facepalm :facepalm :facepalm

on top of that we play zero defense, zero

[kamil]

Who cares? The Lakers have been privileged with multiple decades of constant success. It's time the team went into complete irrelevance and the Laker fans quit feeling entitled.

It's a nice change to see the Lakers suck.

[RoundMoundOfReb]

Like Wade winning 10/50 games in 08?

No. Like Wade taking crap teams in 09 and 10 to the playoffs as a mid-seed.

[chazzy]

No. Like Wade taking crap teams in 09 and 10 to the playoffs as a mid-seed.
I used 08 because that's more comparable to current Kobe. You know, limited by injuries and all? Not at the peak of his ability? :oldlol:

[Mr. Jabbar]

Byron should be held accountable:

Offensive plans

1- Kobe iso
2- Lin drive & turnover
3- Jordan Hill fake pass mid range clank
4- Boozer brick

No off the ball movement by anyone xept kobe

Defensive plan

1- Stare