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THE 5TH DYNASTY BEGINS BANDWAGON
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(01) HMRHED – Driver & Owner
(02) MAMBA24 – Was there For Dynasties 2 & 3
(03) TOAD – Director of Dynasty Banner Hanging
(04) KEIFO – Willed the Lakers to Dynasty 3
(05) BENJAMIN – Willed the Lakers to Dynasty 4.

Will the poster(s) who created the "Enver" for no D and Thuggets please step up?

I want to give you guys mad props. That was in heavy reference last night and it was a B-L-O-G (a la ESPN) classic.

B-L-O-G Classic...

Mamba34 - Dynasty me brother!

TWoody

The Farm doesn't look like he's been lookin' to pass lately.

There's been quite a few sequences with Sasha and Kobe open on the wings with their hands out for a pass that doesn't come. At least it looks that way on the DVR, maybe it's wrong.

Maybe it's pressing for minutes, but with nothing much to nit pick, time to fine tune.

Posted by: Vman | April 24, 2008 at 10:37 AM

Vman,

You are absolutely correct my friend. Farmar has done this on many occasions this season and seems to have tunnel vision when handling the ball. If he would survey the court he would see that another teammate would be open with a better shot such as Kobe and Sasha on a couple of possessions. What Farmar needs to understand is that being aggressive doesn't necessarily mean just looking to shoot, but finding mates with better looks or creating better looks for his mates. I saw a play last night where Farmar was dribbling at the top of the key and had Kobe on open the right side of the floor with virtually no one in front of him. The pass to the one who makes the pass for the assist is just as important because it's all about precision, execution and ball movement. The problem I see with Farmar is that the ball sometimes stops with him and he runs the shot clock down with overdribbling. Kobe is also guilty of this as well at times, but the difference is Kobe can create his own shot on the fly. I like Farmar, so I'll chalk it up to being young and inexperienced.

Ajax and Puddle - yes, I am one of those Puke now Luke folks. I own up.

But I have also been saying that PJ has been building their confidence strategically over last 2 weeks of reg. season for the playoff push. So, I would add that PJ's nurturing of the guys riding the pine or playing poorly is paying early dividends. Plus as BK pointed out above - there is no good Thug matchup for Luke which helps make him look good as well.

FROM PALM BEACH, FLORIDA

BONJOUR GUYS,

JE PENSE QUE VOUS AVEZ FAIT DE BEAUX REVES CE MATIN, APRES CETTE GRANDE VICTOIRE DONNEE PAR NOTRE CAPITAINE, KOBE BRYANT QUI NOUS ASSURE QUE JUIN SERA POSSIBLE= CHAMPION

MAMBA24, HOW COME YOU FORGET ME TODAY ON THE LIST?

WE ARE THE LAKERS, THE BEST TEAM IN THE NBA= LOVE, CLASSY, GLAMOUR= SHOWTIME= MONEY

DEFENSE + FOCUS= CHAMPIONSHIP= OUR CHANT UNTIL JUNE.

LOVE TO ALL

SHEKOBE

psychedlakergirl,

Generally, I prefer to be right, but in this case I hope you're right! I do see many of our principals stepping it up too.

The Outlaw, Kobe actually has a pretty flat jumper.. that's why he is pretty inconsistent with it.. a lot depends on his legs.. when he is on, of course it looks smooth.

Even with that, Kobe can become a better shooter if he took in rhythm jumpers.. one dribble max. Less threes, also (he made them yesterday.. but, some of those are bad shots on most nights.)

But, Kobe's footwork is pretty amazing.. he really has no weakness as far as his arsenal goes. He can do just about anything. The key is always about choosing the high % ones. Even for Kobe there are good and bad choices.

I agree with keeping Luke in the 2nd unit. He's been playing good ball lately, and our 1st unit has three, if not four good scorers/distributors, so I think the best way to use Luke would be to have him and LO running the 2nd unit. The starters get a breather, and Luke does what he does best, make a couple baskets, snag a few rebounds, maybe dish out an assist here and there. Normally I wouldn't want this to happen, but something's going on with Farmar. I don't know what it is, but he's been mired in some kind of funk and isn't willing to snap out of it. Hopefully this playoff run will show him how important he is to the team.

Jamie Sweet,

Nice reference!

-bozz-

T Woody

As you wish.......

CBuck

14 wins to go? hmmm let's see 6 minus 2 is 4, ok, so far so good. Bring down the 1, uh, yeah, that would make 14. you are correct sir.

It was such a good win, I don't mind being dunce for a day... again.

Personally, I have neve given up on Luke. He is still growing in his game and I think he will continue to do so. He is young but he has a lot of heart and a great attitude in the locker room.

Besides he has that killer bulldog now.

TWoody

14 to go

Mamba please add me to the laker dynasty bandwagon (4th or 5th or both)

Luke,...we love you. I have loved you always and thought when you re-signed last summer that it was of immeasurable importance that we inked you and thought the price was pretty close to fair. Great game. Please keep it up.

Mbenga---Wow. Great limited action.

Kobe----MVP. Very Kobe-esque. Jordan was watching somewhere saying "I wasn't even that good"

Kobesabadassss(and he is)

Damn, that was my post with the youtube link..My tag gets disappearing..........

here goes again.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYFHyONw2nQ

Dynasty questions:

Well, here's my definition - and I was sure I would get called on the 4 dynasty thing -- hahahaha

Dynasties are defined by winning multiple rings --

1st. Mikan et al.
2nd. Magic et al.
3rd Kobe/Shaq

I can't in good consciousness include the one ring in '72 as a dynasty. I understand the team was dominant -- West/Chamberlain -- But is it really a DYNASTY?

Mamba24,

Add me to the Dynasty bandwagon.

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GO LAKERS!

I think the Luke Haters should man-up and say out loud, "I was a Troll and a Hater, but I recognize the errors of my ways and I henceforth promise to support Laker Nation to the best of my abilities. I'm sorry, Luke. Go Lakers!"

GO LAKERS!

Will the poster(s) who created the "Enver" for no D and Thuggets please step up?

I want to give you guys mad props. That was in heavy reference last night and it was a B-L-O-G (a la ESPN) classic.

B-L-O-G Classic...

Posted by: Charles

I know I heard the Enver no-D on radio. I believe it was Dave Smith on his morning show the Sports Lodge with Roger Lodge who created it.

The Outlaw,

I for one, do agree with you. Although, this is the way I'm gonna phrase it:

The rate at which he's growing, both in his game and leadership, Kobe might very well turn out to be better than Jordan when it's all said and done.

As far as the positives of Kobe's game:

- Kobe has better range on his shots than Jordan; much much better (and more willing) 3-pt shooter than MJ ever was.

- Kobe is BOTH the scorer and the facilitator for his team whereas Jordan was a scorer first and then a facilitator coz Pippen was the main ball handler and facilitator for the Bulls.

- Kobe handles the ball a lot more than Jordan and is probably a better overall ball-handler than Jordan.

- Kobe is the main source of toughness/intimidation in his team (and he brings it every game) whereas Jordan had Pippen, Rodman, Bill Cartwright, et. all to help out in that department.

- Kobe is definitely playing in an era where he is going up against way bigger, stronger and more athletic defenders on him on a daily basis than Jordan had to deal with.

- Kobe has to take a bigger load on defense since he is the best defender in his team by a huge margin, whereas Jordan had some of the all time best defensive players with him in Rodman and Pippen to help out.

Things that Kobe can improve:

- Be a more efficient shooter. Jordan was phenomenal in that regard (shooting 50% as a guard). Kobe should focus more in an in-between game so that he's taking fewer 35 ft bombs (even if he makes quite a few of them). This will also help Kobe extend his career much longer (like MJ did with his patented turnaround fadeaway later in his career).

- Gamble less on defense. He cannot afford to roam as much as MJ did coz Kobe just doesn't have the same quality of defenders around him like MJ to cover up.

- His off-court leadership. Kobe has taken a huge leap on his on-court leadership but the next step in his maturation process should be his willingness to connect with his teammates a little bit more outside of basketball. It really does help with the overall team dynamic to see your best player reaching out to everyone at a personal level. Maybe he's already doing that.

THAT'S ABOUT IT!!!

I can't think of any other way Kobe can improve to stake his claim as one of the best there ever was (even better than Michael).

And I believe Kobe has what it takes to be the best and he's already there in more ways than one.

Go Lakers!! Go Kobe!!!

RG

Good afternoon, Cali!

Since so many teams are zoning up against the Lakers over the past month, how come the guys still panic at first when they see it? Don't they realize that patience not practice makes perfect - at least against the zone.

I know PJ has tried to drill this into them over and over again. But it seems that they take a wild perimeter shot even if there are 12 seconds on the shot clock instead of using that time to try and break the zone.

They need to get out of panic mode especially Jordan, Fish and Vlad and be patient and do what PJ has taught them - work the ball around, use the shot clock.

I'd rather see them turn the ball over on a shot clock violation than throw up a wild three and give their opponents a fast break and an easy basket in transition.

Since so many teams are zoning up against the Lakers over the past month, how come the guys still panic at first when they see it? Don't they realize that patience not practice makes perfect - at least against the zone.

I know PJ has tried to drill this into them over and over again. But it seems that they take a wild perimeter shot even if there are 12 seconds on the shot clock instead of using that time to try and break the zone.

They need to get out of panic mode especially Jordan, Fish and Vlad and be patient and do what PJ has taught them - work the ball around, use the shot clock.

I'd rather see them turn the ball over on a shot clock violation than throw up a wild three and give their opponents a fast break and an easy basket in transition.

Vman,

>>>Is it a Trevor goes to the doc day?

They said he's having another xray (or was it MRI) on Friday
and they will decide then whether he can come back and play.

I request that Laker Nation say a collective prayer for Trevor Ariza and his speedy recovery.

Amen.

GO LAKERS!