Cavs Tappin' That Laker's Ass And Kobe Can't Do A MF Thing About It!
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And how does what you typed pertain to my post
IDK... do you see any lakers fans in here?
second, if you do see any, have they started with the excuses yet?
last, why would a fan of the defending champs boo them during the game AND throw shit on the court?
these are the same people that will be thumping their chests on TV if the lakers repeat.
the weather is always fair... for the fair-weather fan.
Damn Ive been seeing some woderful gifs on this board lately. Brilliant.
Kobe's going to need a reliable second option, scoring wise, or this team will always be questionable versus good blue collar teams.
Odom isn't consistent enough.
And Gasol just doesn't have the will. If the game doesn't flow a certain way, he's stagnant.
If the Lakers want the chips this year, someone else is going have to step up. Last year, it was Ariza versus Denver. We'll see this year.
Odom isn't consistent enough.
And Gasol just doesn't have the will. If the game doesn't flow a certain way, he's stagnant.
If the Lakers want the chips this year, someone else is going have to step up. Last year, it was Ariza versus Denver. We'll see this year.
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I thought of BGOL during this pathetic ass game. I was looking at Gasol's pathetic performance and thinking "This is the guy cranrab says is the best player on the Lakers and the true key to their success???"
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absolutely.
if you can't see that especially after this game, there isn't much hope for you to become more than a casual fan of the sport.
no foul trouble, 39 minutes, 11 FGAs total for pau gasol.
ask yourself why.
don't listen to the stans for an answer. if you need to, watch the replay.
the answer was evident BEFORE midway through Q2.
stop filtering the TRUTH and let yourself see clearly for a change.
absolutely.
if you can't see that especially after this game, there isn't much hope for you to become more than a casual fan of the sport.
no foul trouble, 39 minutes, 11 FGAs total for pau gasol.
ask yourself why.
don't listen to the stans for an answer. if you need to, watch the replay.
the answer was evident BEFORE midway through Q2.
stop filtering the TRUTH and let yourself see clearly for a change.
Lakers fan here. I missed the meeting where every single Laker fan was in the building tonight. Not all LAL fans are fair weather and not every fan = stan. That being said, tonight La was outplayed by the Cavs. Sucks but one game doesn't equal a losing season. I do admit that it seems like this year the same drive/hunger isn't there since getting that ring. Please believe as soon as the team gets it together (yes, this year) it'll be back to back champs instead of just reigning champs.
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Pretty much. He'll retort to stats but if you actually watch the game you'd see Gasol is a certified soft batch cookie.
Dude just can't take matters into his own hands. And often times just doesn't want the ball. Push him off the block a few times early, and it remains with him for the rest of the game.
I've seen it often. Dude just doesn't have post presence against blue collared teams. He hides.
That's why a lot of blue collared teams have success against the Lakers.
Your answer. And it will continue until some else steps up to make brave and bold plays.
Watch the actual game, as you have today, and you'll see.
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pau gasol is a euro. saying pau gasol is a soft batch cookie is redundant, no?
let the O run through him, fakers handle everyone.
let the O run through a fragile primadonna gloryhound with a national audience, fakers never in the game.
you video game heads prove time and again you know nothing about basketball.
costanza knows i'm a fan of the socratic method, so here are 2 questions you (and everyone else who CLAIMS to love BASKETBALL) should be asking in Q1 and Q2.
was pau gasol not getting the ball in scoring positions? if not, was it because of (a) poor ball economy by his teammates (b) poor footwork/effort by pau gasol (c) the D?
answer honestly. if that's not too much of a challenge.
those questions are enough to get you started. it's ALWAYS about BASKETBALL. the statistics are just the evidence.
pau gasol is a euro. saying pau gasol is a soft batch cookie is redundant, no?
let the O run through him, fakers handle everyone.
let the O run through a fragile primadonna gloryhound with a national audience, fakers never in the game.
you video game heads prove time and again you know nothing about basketball.
costanza knows i'm a fan of the socratic method, so here are 2 questions you (and everyone else who CLAIMS to love BASKETBALL) should be asking in Q1 and Q2.
was pau gasol not getting the ball in scoring positions? if not, was it because of (a) poor ball economy by his teammates (b) poor footwork/effort by pau gasol (c) the D?
answer honestly. if that's not too much of a challenge.
those questions are enough to get you started. it's ALWAYS about BASKETBALL. the statistics are just the evidence.
Meaningless game in December.
I'm sure all the anti-Kobe/Lakers types are rejoicing, but we all know they are a major contender for that championship.
I'm sure all the anti-Kobe/Lakers types are rejoicing, but we all know they are a major contender for that championship.
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No it's not. When considering the "credit" that's given to dude by the likes of yourself, his contract, and others. He gets punked. Bottom line. He's not going to be held to a different standard.
His contract says great.
Well that's a comfort zone for the debater. You know damn well that the Lakers are going to run the majority of O through Kobe. That's like me saying, run the O through Troy Murphy and we'll handle everyone. It's not going to happen so stop using that as a buffer.
Dude I haven't played video games since the early 2000ths. But I may start again. Who knows? I'm an active metro league hooper. And you're not.
You always resort to trying to discredit the poster, himself. That's "redundant, no?"
Who's trying to cater to yourself? It is what it is. Watching the game. You can make all the excuses but Gasol gets frightened, often against blue collar teams. He just doesn't want the ball in the post. He'll either differ or hide. And he disappears defensively.
Case in point: Wade and them started attacking the basket in that Miami game in the 4th with no contesting. Where was the help D at?
We're talking about the Los Angeles Lakers, world champions. Not some regular team. Gasol has to make game changing plays and show some toughness in order for the Lakers to repeat. Or someone else has to step up.
No it's not. When considering the "credit" that's given to dude by the likes of yourself, his contract, and others. He gets punked. Bottom line. He's not going to be held to a different standard.
His contract says great.
Well that's a comfort zone for the debater. You know damn well that the Lakers are going to run the majority of O through Kobe. That's like me saying, run the O through Troy Murphy and we'll handle everyone. It's not going to happen so stop using that as a buffer.
Dude I haven't played video games since the early 2000ths. But I may start again. Who knows? I'm an active metro league hooper. And you're not.
You always resort to trying to discredit the poster, himself. That's "redundant, no?"
Who's trying to cater to yourself? It is what it is. Watching the game. You can make all the excuses but Gasol gets frightened, often against blue collar teams. He just doesn't want the ball in the post. He'll either differ or hide. And he disappears defensively.
Case in point: Wade and them started attacking the basket in that Miami game in the 4th with no contesting. Where was the help D at?
We're talking about the Los Angeles Lakers, world champions. Not some regular team. Gasol has to make game changing plays and show some toughness in order for the Lakers to repeat. Or someone else has to step up.
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I woke up at 3 and the game was already halfway over... I don't lie or claim to know more than I do, so I didn't even say the game until midway through Q3.
I'm just generally unimpressed with Gasol and would never trust him to carry a title contending team.
I woke up at 3 and the game was already halfway over... I don't lie or claim to know more than I do, so I didn't even say the game until midway through Q3.
I'm just generally unimpressed with Gasol and would never trust him to carry a title contending team.
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i'm not impressed with pau gasol either.
i understand and do not overstate what pau gasol brings to the table.
his O abilities in the post (scoring, passing, etc) are the most valuable asset the fakers (under coach jackson) have. pau gasol is the SOLE reason for the fakers improved look.
if you have the ability to do so, watch Q1 and Q2. SEE FOR YOURSELF what happens after midway through Q2.
i'm not impressed with pau gasol either.
i understand and do not overstate what pau gasol brings to the table.
his O abilities in the post (scoring, passing, etc) are the most valuable asset the fakers (under coach jackson) have. pau gasol is the SOLE reason for the fakers improved look.
if you have the ability to do so, watch Q1 and Q2. SEE FOR YOURSELF what happens after midway through Q2.
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good for you. and correct, i'm not a metro league hooper. i would never attempt to aspire to that grand level of basketball.
i've posted my basketball hardware on the SPORTS board. as i've told you before, people on here have met me.
search the board archives for yourself.
good for you. and correct, i'm not a metro league hooper. i would never attempt to aspire to that grand level of basketball.
i've posted my basketball hardware on the SPORTS board. as i've told you before, people on here have met me.
search the board archives for yourself.
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All right... I'll try to tape ESPN's replay and hopefully there won't be too much edited out.
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No. I'm not going to search. And who's met you? Who? Names? Post your hardware again, right now, in this thread with a time stamp. This isn't grade school where you can just say something . . .
And Akili Smith still plays metro flag football around here.
And even if so, saying you're a hooper, which I don't believe, you're still wrong about this whole situation.
More smokescreens.
The truth. Gasol is a soft batch cookie when facing blue collared teams. I wish he wasn't. But he is. He doesn't have the will but must find something inside or someone else has to step up and make game changing plays. Or the Lakers will fail.
No. I'm not going to search. And who's met you? Who? Names? Post your hardware again, right now, in this thread with a time stamp. This isn't grade school where you can just say something . . .
And Akili Smith still plays metro flag football around here.
And even if so, saying you're a hooper, which I don't believe, you're still wrong about this whole situation.
More smokescreens.
The truth. Gasol is a soft batch cookie when facing blue collared teams. I wish he wasn't. But he is. He doesn't have the will but must find something inside or someone else has to step up and make game changing plays. Or the Lakers will fail.
Some of you cats are a fucking joke. So my team lost a game and you have to make a thread about it? I don't even bother debating with you fools anymore. I'll just let my team do the talking in the playoffs. By the way, we're still on top of the entire league (sharing it with Boston).
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funny though, because you are the same dude who on two different occasions said he was going to "expose me", but never did.
even when i invited you to do it, you still balked.
why?
i don't need to repeat myself for you. i've posted everything before. it's still there.
funny though, because you are the same dude who on two different occasions said he was going to "expose me", but never did.
even when i invited you to do it, you still balked.
why?
i don't need to repeat myself for you. i've posted everything before. it's still there.
bro...he's got odom, gasol, bynum, and artest! wtf else does he need??? i mean i could see adding one scoring guard off the bench like maybe a nate robinson but shit....the roster is still loaded as FUCK.
anyway Cavs are still gonna choke in the playoffs. THATS the team without a reliable #2 scorer!
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even the fakers fans catch the tobe stan m.o.
marginalize fakers teammates, deride fakers general managers, diminish fakers head coaches, but never ever under any circumstances question where the fault actually resides.
even the fakers fans catch the tobe stan m.o.
marginalize fakers teammates, deride fakers general managers, diminish fakers head coaches, but never ever under any circumstances question where the fault actually resides.
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Ariza assisted in doing that blue collar work last year. He stepped up and made big plays during that Denver series. You guys were toast. And that's what it takes. That's what it takes when facing adversity.
Now, you don't have Ariza now.
While Ron Artest has become clouded, hollywood and twitter oriented, you are left with Gasol to pick up the slack.
Softbatch cookies. It's not the end of the season, losing a regular season game, but could be a forecast of events to come. Lakers need to handle that.
Like we failed last season, with Gasol?
Ariza assisted in doing that blue collar work last year. He stepped up and made big plays during that Denver series. You guys were toast. And that's what it takes. That's what it takes when facing adversity.
Now, you don't have Ariza now.
While Ron Artest has become clouded, hollywood and twitter oriented, you are left with Gasol to pick up the slack.
Softbatch cookies. It's not the end of the season, losing a regular season game, but could be a forecast of events to come. Lakers need to handle that.
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You're missing the point, kid. Your current working theory is that Gasol is heartless and unreliable and that the Lakers will fail in those circumstances. I'm asking you why we won a championship last year with the same circumstances. Please also let me know how we're on top of the league right now, with the same circumstances.
Thank you.
You're missing the point, kid. Your current working theory is that Gasol is heartless and unreliable and that the Lakers will fail in those circumstances. I'm asking you why we won a championship last year with the same circumstances. Please also let me know how we're on top of the league right now, with the same circumstances.
Thank you.
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More smokescreens and grade school business.
Post your "accolades" right now, with a time stamp (Merry X-Mas), or I could care less. How hard is that?
Names? Who's met you from the board, etc. Or don't. That's not the primary focus here.
Gasol is a softbatch cookie. Not only offensively, but defensively. And that's not knocking all euros on my behalf. I'm a supporter of AK-47 because he's tough. And not scared. And watch you turn that into a spectacle. Let's not make AK-47: Andrei Kirilenko another smokescreen in this thread.
If the game isn't flowing a certain way, Pau Gasol will fold. His contract says great. I don't see it. Have you?
funny though, because you are the same dude who on two different occasions said he was going to "expose me", but never did.
even when i invited you to do it, you still balked.
why?
i don't need to repeat myself for you. i've posted everything before. it's still there.
More smokescreens and grade school business.
Post your "accolades" right now, with a time stamp (Merry X-Mas), or I could care less. How hard is that?
Names? Who's met you from the board, etc. Or don't. That's not the primary focus here.
Gasol is a softbatch cookie. Not only offensively, but defensively. And that's not knocking all euros on my behalf. I'm a supporter of AK-47 because he's tough. And not scared. And watch you turn that into a spectacle. Let's not make AK-47: Andrei Kirilenko another smokescreen in this thread.
If the game isn't flowing a certain way, Pau Gasol will fold. His contract says great. I don't see it. Have you?
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NOT my theory.
you need to direct your question at the tobe stan.
You're missing the point, kid. Your current working theory is that Gasol is heartless and unreliable and that the Lakers will fail in those circumstances. I'm asking you why we won a championship last year with the same circumstances. Please also let me know how we're on top of the league right now, with the same circumstances.
Thank you.
NOT my theory.
you need to direct your question at the tobe stan.
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you put some sort of validation in a contract. i don't. jamarcus russell, anyone?
tobe himself just recently claimed that pau gasol was "the best post player in the game". i guess you disagree with him too. gasp!
in tonight's post game, pau gasol had this to say:
On having a more balanced scoring effort when the Lakers win:
“Everybody has to be conscious of what we have to do out there to have a balanced game. That’s how you’re supposed to do it; you can’t expect it to happen... We can’t cruise and expect things to come our way just because we have such high quality of players.”
maybe, just maybe he was talking about the chucker with 32 FGAs. maybe.
watch/listen to the post game interview with coach jackson about what happened with andrew bynum in the post tonight. his comments also apply to what happened with pau gasol.
if you watched the game, you'd know. but you're a STAN.
you put some sort of validation in a contract. i don't. jamarcus russell, anyone?
tobe himself just recently claimed that pau gasol was "the best post player in the game". i guess you disagree with him too. gasp!
in tonight's post game, pau gasol had this to say:
On having a more balanced scoring effort when the Lakers win:
“Everybody has to be conscious of what we have to do out there to have a balanced game. That’s how you’re supposed to do it; you can’t expect it to happen... We can’t cruise and expect things to come our way just because we have such high quality of players.”
maybe, just maybe he was talking about the chucker with 32 FGAs. maybe.
watch/listen to the post game interview with coach jackson about what happened with andrew bynum in the post tonight. his comments also apply to what happened with pau gasol.
if you watched the game, you'd know. but you're a STAN.
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you're right, that's NOT the primary focus.
but you've claimed twice before that you know who i am. and you claimed twice you were going to "expose me". if you already know who i am, why bother asking me to re-post my hardware?
i invited you on BOTH prior occasions to go on ahead. this is a third time.
more baseless talk? all bark?
right.
you're right, that's NOT the primary focus.
but you've claimed twice before that you know who i am. and you claimed twice you were going to "expose me". if you already know who i am, why bother asking me to re-post my hardware?
i invited you on BOTH prior occasions to go on ahead. this is a third time.
more baseless talk? all bark?
right.
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Post the pics and quit stalling. You live in the same complex of a former NBA'er or what? And can't get him to answer the phone on X-Mas? To come over and take pictures of his accolades.
Once again, you've provided smokescreens for the session.
And let's revisit the course. Gasol is softbatch cookies. And his court awareness stinks. He zones when challenged. He's not a gladiator like his contract indicates.
And you're not a hooper.
I'm setting you up for a grand ownage here. Son me. Post the pics of your accolades along with a "Merry X-Mas" within the next few minutes and I'll ban myself from sports talk for the month of January. All sports talk.
Post the pics already. Right now, with a time stamp.
Post the pics and quit stalling. You live in the same complex of a former NBA'er or what? And can't get him to answer the phone on X-Mas? To come over and take pictures of his accolades.
Once again, you've provided smokescreens for the session.
And let's revisit the course. Gasol is softbatch cookies. And his court awareness stinks. He zones when challenged. He's not a gladiator like his contract indicates.
And you're not a hooper.
I'm setting you up for a grand ownage here. Son me. Post the pics of your accolades along with a "Merry X-Mas" within the next few minutes and I'll ban myself from sports talk for the month of January. All sports talk.
Post the pics already. Right now, with a time stamp.
One thing I've noticed about the Lakers is that, they usually win games on their match ups advantages and the biggest match up advantage that favors them against 98% of the teams in the nba, is that most teams can not play Kobe strait up with out throwing his defender help. The problem occurs, once you have to slide a man over or double up on him, it usually opens up either the out side shooting or lanes in the paint, once this happens the Lakers are designed to dismantle a team, with ease.
Another match up that usually favors the Lakers is the height game, by playing two good 7 footers, not to mention Odem and a physical Artest, the Lakers are usually bigger and stronger than 90% of the teams they play.
Against the Cavs, they played against a bigger, stronger team, and they were unable to bully or intimidate them and like many bullies that get challenged, the Lakers showed signs of getting frustrated and off their game.
By being able to play them strait up, the Cavs expose several chinks in the Lakers armor, one is they are lacking a true point guard who is alble to facilitate other players shots, next they are lacking production from the three point shot,(statistically speaking their numbers may be decant, however much of that is due to them taking so many uncontested three-point shots, after their defender is forced to slide over and assist on defending another player.)
I know its early in the season, however it will be very interesting to see if this becomes a trend vs teams that has the personal to play the Lakers strait up. (Fortunately for the Lakers, not too many of those teams, play in the West.)
Another match up that usually favors the Lakers is the height game, by playing two good 7 footers, not to mention Odem and a physical Artest, the Lakers are usually bigger and stronger than 90% of the teams they play.
Against the Cavs, they played against a bigger, stronger team, and they were unable to bully or intimidate them and like many bullies that get challenged, the Lakers showed signs of getting frustrated and off their game.
By being able to play them strait up, the Cavs expose several chinks in the Lakers armor, one is they are lacking a true point guard who is alble to facilitate other players shots, next they are lacking production from the three point shot,(statistically speaking their numbers may be decant, however much of that is due to them taking so many uncontested three-point shots, after their defender is forced to slide over and assist on defending another player.)
I know its early in the season, however it will be very interesting to see if this becomes a trend vs teams that has the personal to play the Lakers strait up. (Fortunately for the Lakers, not too many of those teams, play in the West.)
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