Mini-scrimmage highlights

So, AK, remind us: why exactly is Mihm not playing, ilke, at all? Even Mbenga gets more PT than Mihm. Now I love the Mbenga as much as anybody, but isn't Mihm a better player, more experienced, more Triangle-worthy, etc.? Is he still hurting? He used to be the starting center ...

emc,

If I may answer your question for AK, Phil Jackson likes smaller rotations in the playoffs and has as long as he's been a Lakers coach. Personally, I've never agreed with that, but, then again, he's the guy with the nine rings.

I, too, would like to see more of Mihm on the court, particularly because his offense is so superior to The Banger's. However, it seems The Banger's is brought in primarily for his defense, and Jackson may be concerned that Mihm has still got some rust on him for being out for nearly two years.

GO LAKERS!

Is anyone else going to write Staples center petitioning they TURN THE DAMN LIGHTS BACK ON FOR NEXT SEASON?!?!

I know I am! I HATE IT

What was Sasha saying to Korver that got him in so much trouble?

This is what he was saying in Slovenian. Got this off my Tivo.

vi življati a debeli konec orodja grd zagabi se mi pogledati vi je to s vaš yo momma

Its too vile for me to translate on this site.

Cut and paste, then link to this translation site.
Choose Slovenian to English

http://www.tranexp.com:2000/Translate/result.shtml

Its a good thing Delaney doesn’t speak Slovenian or Sasha would have been thrown out of the game.

Fatty - what amazes me is that you could pick up the audio on this - either that, or read his lips. In Slovenian.

Personally, I thought he told Korver, "You've been punk'd!"

Fatty,

It doesn't make much sense. Something about he has an ugly butt, and then something about his mother. I can tell it's an insult, but that's about it.

--Fearless

Actually my friend speaks Slovenian and he is gonna type below what Sasha said.

"Vaš ste a bolan kozel to želje je bil a kralj , šele je pošteno a toileta lizač."

That MVP chant has gotten old. The NBA has finally acknowledge Kobe. Now its -

Dy-Nas-Ty!

Dy-Nas-Ty!

Dy-Nas-Ty!

Nah Sasha was saying my girlfriend Faith is hotter than you.

Korver aka Michael Kelso took offense.

Play Trevor Phil. Play the man!

So he might be winded, you just have to pick your spots!

Let me help yall out a bit. what Sasha said was "Take your Ashton Kutcher look-a-like..big freakish lips..corndog smelling..self somewere and sit down before I go Danicka Patrick on you

Man those Sasha translations are cracking me up...

especially - "....thoroughly however toilet licker"

Loved that one, lol.

Fearless

Slovenian is sort of like translating Yoda.

Their are three parts to the insult.

1.you have however butt villainously- You are butt ugly
2. it makes me sick view you there - I want to puke when I ever I look at you
3. is this with yours yo momma - I can see where you get your looks, its from your mother, right?

Of course, in Slovenia, this is the ultimate insult to say someone looks like their mother. If you have seen Slovenian women, you would know what I'm talking about. Entire provinces have gone to war over such statements.

For the Lakers to win on Friday, Sasha needs to control his anger better.

Fatty

Nice link..uhmm..but when I inputted the language in.. it did translate..but to say it was to vile to say in this blog is alil dramatic don't you think! Im not sure what you read..but what I read was basically "I hate your ugly villanous butt..then something about your momma.

Trouble maker is still hanging around = pslakerfan

Did anyone catch that interview between Bill Russel..and KG? Bill Russel basically told KG he was the best thing since sliced bread..slobbering all over his game..told him he's proud of KG as if he was his child...then the ultimate comment I thought I would ever hear from one of NBA's past greats "ILL GIVE YOU ONE OF MY 11 RINGS IF U PLAY THE GAME ITS SUPPOSE TO BE PLAYED BUT DON'T MANAGE TO WIN A RING".

KG..dude I love your game also but cmon man..you..Ray..and Peirce are a bunch of losers! What happened to yall season dominance? Does anyone knows what happens when you put three 7+ year loser players together on one team?

1. You get stretched out 7games by a team that had no buisness even being in the playoffs. (what was ATL..like 5 games under .500) then get stretched out again by a team with 1 superstar.

FEAR THE WRATH OF ARIZA!

SHEKOBE this is directed to you,

I hope you take this the way it is intended, because my intention is to educate not to offend.

A previous poster (other thread) commented on your posting in ALL CAPS.

Here is the problem with posting in all caps.

1. Most people think of you as a serious blogger and not an idiot like GUNNER or KARL MALONE. However a trait of idiot bloggers seems to be ALL CAPS.

2. It is widely considered to be rude, not just on this blog, but in e-mail, etc....

3. When I see your posts sometimes I scroll past thinking it is GUNNER or KARL MALONE.

4. It deprives you of the ability to make a strong POINT in the middle of your post.

Like I said, I hope you take this in the right way as I like to read your opinions and I think you would do better to avoid the ALL CAPS......

Is anyone else going to write Staples center petitioning they TURN THE DAMN LIGHTS BACK ON FOR NEXT SEASON?!?!

I know I am! I HATE IT

Posted by: Justin N | May 15, 2008 at 06:19 PM

As a season ticket holder I have mixed emotions on this one. First I think you get a better view of the court during the game and also of the scoreboard, etc.... However I hate trying to get from my seats to the aisle because I can't see a damn thing. (drinks, feet, purses, etc....)

Just my two dollars (adjusted for inflation)

Trouble maker is still hanging around = pslakerfan

Posted by: I smell trouble | May 15, 2008 at 07:28 PM

Just curious, who is the jackass who can't even use his real screen name when posting about me.....

Trying not to channel my inner Jon K. and challenge you to a fight...........however the anonymous signature seems to signal to me just how one sided that fight might be......

I smell............chicken.

Looks like AK47 isn't too worried about being obligated in June. Haha.

"Agent Marc Fleisher said Kirilenko had to finalize a travel visa for a family trip to France this summer and Thursday was the only day he could do it without having to wait another month." - ESPN

Weird timing to be missing practice for your summer plans.

fatty - thanks for supplying the line and the excellent link.... except i think his last three words were "yo momma klingon". i might be mistaken.

Things which are bothering me, or; I spent way too much time in class today.

-I'm worried, hopefully without grounds, that this blog will descend into people jabbering about religious matters. I am appreciative that the K Bros don't censor comments on these grounds, and I am perfectly happy to scroll past prayers to various deities, but I hope people can tell the difference between expressing themselves and prosthelitizing. If the issue is dead and I'm beating it like the proverbial second place finisher in the Kentucky Derby, my apologies.

-I am upset that all these supposed language translation programs can't translate worth trbnilgtz, and/or that I can't even tell if people are serious about reporting what the hell Sasha said.

-lastly, I am upset that although I went out of my way to ask to be included in a bandwagon, even though I've never done that before, I still haven't been listed on the Jeff's a Ho/ Gunner balls kicking bandwagon. Somebody needs to get to work.

And remember, everybody, despite the possible negative conotations of my comments,

IT REALLY IS ALL ABOUT THE LOVE.

Can any team win on the road in the West? Not yet, anyway. Hornets crushed in San Antonio tonight.

So, does PJ have a "secret sauce" to serve over the Jazz in Salt Lake City Friday night? If he does, what might it be? Maybe, Trevor Ariza, if Walton or Vlad are struggling. Bringing him for some short minutes if the Lakers' defense isn't getting the job done might be able to disrupt the Jazz' flow on the court.

But I think the key to the game will be Gasol. If he crumbles, we go back to Staples Center for Game 7. Ronny, too, will be important. Lamar, Gasol, and Ronny have all had their weakest performances in SLC. The Lakers' success will revolve around the bigs.

Fisher mujst stay out of foul trouble. Even though Farmar had a partial comeback on Wednesday night, he simply doesn't match up well against the Jazz guards.

PJ was wise to give the starters off from practice on Thursday. They've all played long minutes in this series due to limited bench production, especially on the road.
Being rested and ready to play with energy gives the Lakers an opportunity to establish their game early in hostile enemy territory. I'd play the new Offspring song, "Hammerhead" in the locker room before the game. It will be war on Friday night. The song is an awesome battle cry. Let's see the Lakers come out with all guns blazing. A killer mentality is required.

I am so disappointed with Horry tonight.. He purposely hit west's lower back to get him out of the game..He knew he was having a back problem and it was a dirty thing to do..It looks like that's all Horry is good for nowadays..Creating cheap fouls to gain an advantage.

"Man those Sasha translations are cracking me up...
especially - "....thoroughly however toilet licker"
Loved that one, lol."
Posted by: pslakerfa

Haha, thanks!

NO ONE DOUBTS MY M A N L I H O O D..........I GOTS NO XSCUES................................ THE MAILMAN ALWAYS DELIVERS ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

pslakerfan,

"Just curious, who is the jackass who can't even use his real screen name when posting about me"

Have a heart! After his 20 minutes of fame, Gunner doesn't feel much like typing!

i want some chicken nuggets.

Dy-Nas-Ty!

Dy-Nas-Ty!

Dy-Nas-Ty!

GO LAKERS!

I just met an old Slovenian butcher/goat herder who says this is what Sasha said to Korver:

"Jaz sem stroj! imam velik modo! Vi življati tesen modo!"

http://www.tranexp.com:2000/Translate/result.shtml

Wow! I can't believe all these Slovenians I'm meeting! I just met a cat-bather/filmmaker who says, without a doubt, this is what Sasha said to Korver:

"Nadaljujte ter udarec mi niz! Jaz hoteti odrezati vaš modo!"

http://www.tranexp.com:2000/Translate/result.shtml

okay, how many people on this blog know slovenian? Cause this is getting ridiculous.

I'm sorry, but I was about to go home when a young Slovenian boy, about seven years old but in a diaper, asked me if wanted to really know what Sasha said to Korver. So I bent down and he whispered in my ear,

"Jaz sem stroj! bom se obril vi! Jaz sem približno ubiti vsi mormonski! Jaz sem slovenski predsednik!"

http://www.tranexp.com:2000/Translate/result.shtml

Along those lines phred,

Have you tried to translate something from English into Slovenian and then translate same thing back into English? You get a totally different phrase.....ridiculous.

kakšen šampon delati si rabil? vi won't povej mi! lep torej it's stroj čas! I'm tekoč v zagrabiti vi dober!

CUT AND PASTE ABOVE COMMENT MADE BY SASHA TO THIS SITE:
http://www.tranexp.com:2000/Translate/result.shtml

pslaklerfan-

not until today. and frankly, it's very overrated. I have a feeling that several world wars could have been averted if we had a better translation program.

Walton is going to play maximum minutes over Vlademir Radmanovic tomorrow. Luke will be key tomorrow. I just had a little vision. Hehehe.

Ajax, that was some very funny stuff. Props.

FROM PALM BEACH, FLORIDA

PSLAKERFAN,

THANKS FOR YOUR ADVICE.

I HAVE BEEN IN THE BLOG SINCE 2003-2004 SEASON AND ALWAYS USE MY BEST JUDGMENTS ABOUT THE TEAM AND THE PLAYERS.

USING THE CAPS= RUDE FOR SOME OF YOU=THE WAY, I DECIDE TO WRITE= NO OFFENSE.

I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE YOU USE THEM HERE, BUT THE ONLY WHO USE THEM IN A POSITIVE AND LOVELY WAY=MY BRANDMARK.

MY ENERGY IS HIGHLY POSITIVE FOR THE TEAM AND ALSO FOR THE BLOG.

THERE ARE SOME BLOGGERS HERE WHO ARE USING MY = TO EXPLAIN SOME THOUGHTS= LOVE IT

WE NEED A LOT ENERGY FOR TONIGHT= WIN#4

HAVE A GREAT DAY! GUYS,

SEE U TONIGHT

BLESSINGS AND LOVE

SHEKOBE

****The Breakdown of the Sasha Translations****

These are all four (so far) translations of what Sasha apparently said to Korver:

From Fairweather Fatty’s Tivo Skills:
“You have however butt villainously it makes me sick view you there is this with yours yo momma.”

From my Slovenian buddy:
"Yours are, however, unhealthly tup this hungry he was however throne , till then there is thoroughly however toilet licker."

From the old Slovenian butcher/goat-herder:
"It's me, Machine! I have vastly testicle! You have tight testicle!"

From the Slovenian cat-bather/filmmaker:
“Go ahead and whip we web! Yours truly yammer to trim off yours testicle!”

From the Slovenian 7-year old in diapers:
“It's me, Machine! I will shave you! It's me thereby to smite under the fifth rib young and old Mormon! It's me Slovenian warden!"

All I can say is that I hope the elderly butcher/goat-herder is right. 'Cause thats funny.

Game 6 is going to be a WAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Let's GO Lakers!

Let's go to WAR!... and bring down the forth in Utah.... right in the middle of their enclave!

I still have confidence that the lakers can close-out this game tomorrow.

So can anybody answer why mihm isnt playing? The lakers need all the offense they can get. Dj just dont have it. Why please tell?

Good Morning Charles.
Good morning Bozz, HmrHed, JustAnotherMambafan
Good morning Toad, MagicMan, Pig Miller, Edwin G, Exhelodrvr
Good morning: LakerGirl, SemiLakerGirl, PsychedLakerGirl, lakerGirl1980
IT'S GAMMMMMMMMMME TIMMMMMMMMME!
Roll Call at 0900.

*_______________________________*
Lakers End IT Tonight BANDWAGON
*_______________________________*
(01) TOAD - Owner
(02) LakerTom - Driver
(03) MAMBA24 - Faithful sideKick
(03) DREW - Will use same broom used in last round
(04) # 4 - Director of Round 2 win 4
(05) Chick4Ever - His voice alone can defeat the Jazz.
(06) SemiLakerGirl - Director Round 2 Win number 3
(07) FEARLESS- Toad's personal assistant in charge of all things Homer.
(08) lakersrydeordie – Stopped the Mailman from delivering period!
(09) JustAnotherMambaFan – Director of team dinners – makes sure Kobe
Picks up the check
(10) Janaya – Director of Positive Vibes
(11) WhiteMamba24 – Made Stockton retire.
(12) FairWeatherFatty - Grease monkey that keeps these wheels a turning!'
(13) Tully Moxness – Director of Class
(14) PIG”MILLER – Director of making the finals Trophy shine like the Sun.
(15) Laker Bandit - BandWagon Advance Man
(16) KobesBad - Kobe's personal Security
(17) JesterGuru - Director of Sweep Enforcement
(18)Laker Legacy – Will wear throwback Jersey to victory parade
(19) TWoody – Loaned Kobe the money to buy dinner for the team
(20) Jamie Sweet – Director of No Look Passes
(21) , JoninJAPAN(INCANADA) – Director of TACOS
(22) Hugo Spain – Beat Paul Gasol in Horse

Sasha (on the court) is the second coming of Danny Ainge. I hope, for his sake, that the Jazz humbly accept their beating and leave the court without anyone pulling a "Mario Elie" on poor Sasha.

Up and at 'em Morning Maniacs..............It's GAAAAME DAAAAAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Good morning LAL friends:

Slov thing is old guys.

It's GAME DAY - on to bigger and better things like closing out the Jazz and strong D in the SLC.

LET's GO LAKERS

pslakerfan,

If by ridiculous, you mean awesome and hilarious, I am with you.

Try song lyrics.... good times.

pslakerfan

I tried it and yeah its pretty funny.. it went from something like "We will **** you like I did Paris Hilton" to something like We will do something with liqour in paris. anyways.. haha does anyone REALLY know what Sasha said? Dude I truly love that guy. He is my favorite Laker...

GO LAKERS!!! PLEASE WIN IN 6 I can't stand these heart attacking games.

BTW, has anyone ever died while watching an NBA game? I bet you more than you think.

Zen,
Regarding the Horry foul on West, I don't think it was a dirty play. It looked to me that West was backing up to guard against penetration, there was a fake that caused him to jump just as Horry was stepping up to set the pick and Horry going forward a bit and West going backwards in the air made it look worse. Could it have been intentional on Horry? Sure but only Horry knows. Secondly, do you think the Jazz will not set hard picks on Kobe just because his back is sore? Nope, neither do I. It is part of the game, if a guy is hurting you try to exploit that player however benefits the team.

Horry's hit on Nash was a cheap shot - but there have been worse, and I think Nash overacted the flop thinking he could draw the flagrant - however he didn't anticipate the guys coming off the bench and thereby giving a huge advantage to the Spurs.

I understand the thinking that Horry's shot to the back on West was a dirty play. I just don't agree watching the play over in slow motion. I think his momentum backwards carried him into Horry as he was stepping up to set a tough pick.

Eagleboy.

just for fun..

http://www.ocregister.com/multimedia/lakers_quiz/

have a great day!

its time again for Mr. Fatty's Neighborhood.

Good morning Lakers boys and girls!

The word for today is 'Just do it'

Can you say, 'Just do it'? Of course you can. Mr. Fatty knows you bloggers are real smart. But can the Lakers, 'Just do it' tonight?

Can they come out strong, put those bad Jazzites on their heals, and send those low class piggy fans, crying ALL the way home! That would be REALLY special, wouldn't it?

No excuses Lakers. Step on the throats, kick them in the groin, elbows to the head, oh yeah, and score to, show them no mercy. OOOH! Doesn't that make you feel warm and tingly all over Lakers boys and girls, just thinking about it?

Cmon Lakers! "Just do it"! Make Mr. Fatty and all the Lakers boys and girls proud.

Its a beautiful day in the Lakers Neighborhood. Will you be, will you be mine?

Mr. Fatty

Good morning Lakers nation!

Are you ready to advance to the Western Conference Finals?

Woa Nellie! Its a good day to be a Lakers Fan.

PSALM "24"
Phil Jackson is my Shepard I shall not want.
He maketh me not to lie down on pick and rolls
He leadeth me besides quiet referees
He restoreth my Laker Soul and
Guides me in the path of Greatness
Yea though I walk through the valley
Of the shadow of the jazz
I fear no Defeat
For The Mamba is with me
His 81 points and MVP title comfort me
Phil prepares a game plan in the
Presence of my opponents
He anointeth my head with gatorade
My shot flows and flows and flows
Surely Greatness and NBA titles will follow me
All the days of my career and I
Will dwell in the house of Staples forever
AMEN

Utah fans cry foul.

http://www.sltrib.com/sports/ci_9279068

The loser has somebody to blame while the winner has someone to praise. Jazz fans say conspiracies because they belonged to small market. If Lakers lose, Jerry Buss wants one more game for his coffers. That complaint sounds familiar also when Kobe was not winning the MVP, conspiracies by the media Kobe haters. lol! This is the medium of this century where the readers join the give-and-take from the biased columnists, only the presence of whackos cannot be avoided on both sides of the aisle.

From this article, it is expected that the zebras will be favoring the Jazz team tonight, so be ready for the constant pushing and shoving. In basketball, even at the parks or inter-collegiate leagues when the refs. do not go your way, don't complain just find ways to win it using your own hidden crooks or hooks. That's playoff basketball.

Go Lakers, close this series before they become closer too.

Good morning Mamba24, Charles, Pig, Toad, Fatty & all you early bird fans, and the rest of this GREAT LAKER NATION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

IT'S GAME DAY BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Get excited, get focused, get ready to kick some troll butt and take names!!!!!!!!!!

I can FEEL it - I can SMELL it - I can TASTE it!!!!!!!!!
Lakers are going to WIN TONIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

READY FOR ROLL CALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Good morning everyone!

Mamba24,

Amen brother! Preach!

-bozz-

Mamba24 - Poet Laureate - strikes again!

Man - you are gooooood!

Fatty - you're no slouch either - I'm with you - JUST DO IT!

Morning Mamba!

AMEN!

what Sasha said was "Take your Ashton Kutcher look-a-like..big freakish lips..corndog smelling..self somewere and sit down before I go Danicka Patrick on you

Posted by: lakeraholic
;;__________________________

LMAO LMAO LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

JUST DO IT LAKERS!

RESISTANCE IS FUTILE!

9 TO 15 WILL BE 8 to 15 AFTER TONIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Two free throws; no flagrant:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7r6vXeOfyQ

IT’S A WRAP!

It’s a beautiful day in Fatties neighborhood
Game day for Laker Nation will be all good
They say it’s not over till the Fat Lady Sings.
But Barkley is to busy with casino bets & things
Therefore I’m going to say it & if wrong I’ll take the Blame
If tonight, the Freakin Lakers are a little off their game.
But that’s not going to happen and I’ll tell you why.
This is a team of destiny who never says die
This round is over this series is thru
But yet and still Utah Jazz, we salute you.
You gave us a struggle and helped us to grow
So that we will be ready when to the WCF we go.
Boozer you are truly a star in the making
DWill You’re a superstar, who has CP3’s knees shaking
I’m sorry to say that there can be only one
Utah Jazz you’re a class act but it’s over your’e done
Salute your team Laker Nation, they are warriors all of them
Yes Farmar and even Luke and don’t forget Minhm.
And don’t forget the Beast who helped to get us here
This one’s for you Socks and you’ll get another next year.
Another hurdle the WCF, is the next test for us
Be it Spurs, Be it Hornets they will still bite the dust
Then it’s off to the Finals to face Detroit a 2nd time
F*ing Pistons we plan on going, MediEval on your behind
Time for Revenge, Fatty says to “Just Do It”
The 2004 Pistons were garbage, the 2008 are plain old sh+T
This is it Laker Nation, A new dynasty’s about to begin
A 15TH Title, a 4th Dynasty, it all starts with a Game 6 win.

Mamba- I'll take a spot on the It ends tonight bandwagon- I'll be in charge of thinking up insults for Sasha to say to Korver.

ajax,

That was brilliiant.

"It's me the machine!".... LOL.

Love it.

WORD EM UP.... GAME DAY

Good morning Laker family around the Globe,

I have a feeling we can steal one tonight in SLC. Go Lakers!

Good Game day morning to the Laker family! Looking forward to that 0900 roll call. :-D

Good night to you Utah Jacks trolls, your season ends tonight suckas. I see NO/SA trolls in the distance. Bring it on fools......

Thank goodness we have so many bloggers that speak Slovenian. Freakin' comedy!!!

Mamba, your Vladdy bandwagon worked so well. You thinking about firing up a Oil the Machine, Change the Batteries in the Machine, Repair the Machine, etc. bandwangon? If so, sign me up brudda. If he goes off tonight he'll shut up those nutjobs up in SLC for sure! Then our boys will be able to work on their curtain call in silence...

Salt Lake City Review Journal

From the ‘Answer Me This’ column

Dear Answer Me,

I noticed on Sunday’s game that a fan on the court was displaying a life sized inflatable doll, (you know, the one a person buys in porn shops). http://tinyurl.com/5uc8e3

Do the Jazz allow fans to bring in such things? And just curious, If I wanted to buy it, (not that I would) where would I get one?

Signed,

(Just curious) LovetheLakeshow

Dear (Just curious) LovetheLakeshow,

Fans are ‘not permitted’ to bring into the arena such objects. The one you are speaking of was part of a Jazz promotion night. “First 100 perverts get a life size, Jazz Girls Doll.” (Proved by registration and were gone in about 2-3 minutes)

These can be purchased at the Official NBA Utah Jazz Porn Shop found on the premises behind section ‘XXX’

Signed,

Answer Me.

Mamba24

How do you come up with these poems?

LA Times Lakers blog -

Where amazing Mamba 24 poems happen!

Someone should print out a photo of the fan with his hand over his eye while Fish was at the line. The same A-holes that were chanting cancer when he was at the line...

then put the photo in the Lakers locker or team bus or whatever.

It's time to crush the worst fans in the USA by exacting revenge upon them tonight.

GOOD MORNING, LAKER NATION!

GAME DAY!

A GOOD DAY!

A RED DAY!

ONWARDS TO VICTORY!

ODOM SPELLS DOOM FOR THE UTAH JAZZ!

GO LAKERS!

pslakerfan,
"Have you tried to translate something from English into Slovenian and then translate same thing back into English? You get a totally different phrase.....ridiculous."

And now we understand why Sasha had problems his first couple of years here.

I read that Rambis is the front-runner for the Suns head coaching position. Not good at all. Jerry Buss should increase his salary and say, "Phil Jackson's going to retire eventually. Don't go to Phoenix. Phoenix sucks."

GO LAKERS!

Good Morning to Laker Nation...

Some nice rhyme from Mamba....of course.

If Kobe's a little healthier and Luke, Walton, Rad, Farmar, Ronny and Sasha can make some decent contributions, which we know they will, we should close this out tonight. I'm not bubbling with confidence, but I definitely feel as though we have better than a 50% chance of winning. We do not want this game to be + or- "2" points in the last minute, otherwise expect the calls or lack thereof to favor the Jazz heavily.

Let's hope DFish can stay out of foul trouble early. Don't think we'll see Ariza unless Jordan is very ineffective and Phil decides to twists our mind a little more with his unconventional substitutions.

Much Love To All

Kobesbad
....and so is Lamar

Good Morning Guys,

Just wanted to send a shout out to everybody. Game day and this team will show some mettle and grind it out to a win!

Have a great one!

One Love!

Salt Lake City Review Journal

From the ‘Answer Me This’ column

Dear Answer Me,

The Lakers were giving away some really cool T Shirts at our game, "Our MVP, Our Team, Our Year"

My question to you. Are the Jazz giving away something similar at their games?

Signed,

Lakerdaze

Dear Lakerdaze,

Seeing as the Jazz have no MVP and it doesn't seem to be 'our year', no. But, we are giving away a T Shirt that says,

We are the Utah Jazz
We give 110%
100% on the Floor
And 10% to the Church

Signed,

Answer Me.

I vote for the Butcher, too!

ROTFLMAO!

--Fearless

I'm here for my roll call.

Lakers win in Utah tonight. An ugly scene may ensue once the fans in Utah feel as helpless as the Jazz will look with the Lakers ahead and time winding down. I can already see things flying through the air and onto the court.

Stay safe Lakers.

My Wish List:

Lakers win on the Road tonight to show they are Championship material.

Kobe puts on an MVP performance to end this series and give the Lakers extra days rest while the other teams beat each other up.

Sasha shows up tonight and shoots 50% from the field.

Win this series and get out alive ie no injuries.

One last wish, please please let Fish stay out of early foul trouble.

After all this wishing I still think this goes 7 games.

Go Lakers and enjoy the ride Laker Fans.

BD

Changed my mind. This is better!

before I go Danicka Patrick on you

Posted by: lakeraholic
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LMAO!

--Fearless

F the Celtics!

LIGHTS OFF! Those lights have been off for 2 years, and you're just now complaining? Personally I LOVE IT and it should stay off. It sets LAKERS games apart from everybody else.
Of course I dont live in CA so Im not attending the games, I'm watching on NBA League Pass and they look a ton better with the lights off then any other game. Not to mention if it's in HD!

GAME DAY FOLKS!!!! TIME FOR THE EMPIRE TO STRIKE BACK!!!

Mad def energy today for the purple and gold!!! Sorry if I'm repeating Vic the Brick's schtick, but I heard they treated him, our brother-in-arms, pretty bad over there.

One more Brickism for Kobe's back: Be like the bamboo....Bend do not break!!

#4

Kamentsky Brothers,

Could you give us an update on Bynum? Any news? I mean, we're approaching five months now, right?

GO LAKERS!

Cue Family Guy Song!

They use to say..that all you see..is Kobe being a ballhog..not worth MVP..what happen to those 3pt turn around fade-a-ways..on which he use to rely...He wants to be a Laker for life..Lucky theres a man who..positively can do..all the things that make us..OOHH and AHHH..these are Ko..Be's..guys!

(Peter Griffith laugh)

Hehehehehehehehehehhehehehehehehehehehehehehehe
hehehehehehehehehehe!

Fatty,

Do you know if the Jazz fans are allowed to have more than one blow-up doll?

The reason I'm asking is because I've heard rumors.

Why would any fan need more than one doll?

Tim-4-Show,

I'm with you in terms of crushing the spirit of the classless Utah Jazz fans.

Time for a new bandwagon, methinks?

GO LAKERS!

Wow I actually said something that was funny! We sho-nuf guna win now!

Fatty.

Does that column qualify as pithy humor in Utah?

I'll never understand U-tards. Then again, I see no reason to to try to understand them.

FAIRWEATHERFATTY:"Where amazing Mamba 24 poems happen!"
AWWWWWW! Thank you sir, but without your inspiration there is no poem so.....
Keep it up Fatty. such as this classic:" Fans are ‘not permitted’ to bring into the arena such objects.
The one you are speaking of was part of a Jazz promotion night. “First 100 perverts get a life size, Jazz Girls Doll.”
(Proved by registration and were gone in about 2-3 minutes) These can be purchased
at the Official NBA Utah Jazz Porn Shop found on the premises behind section ‘XXX’

ROFLMAO!!!!!!

Is it me or did Lakerville get up on the right side of the bed today?

Good to know lol.

This a closeout game if there ever was. We have broken their spirit...now it's time to close out the deal.

Go Lakers!

Morning Laker Fam, Morning Mamba,

It is game day yall. As the Director of win #8 I have faxed all needed info to Phil.
Mamba that poem is great. You r one talented guy and your moniker is deserved. Kobe is the Mamba on the court and you r the Mamba in the blog. Let the good vibes flow from us to our team.

*__________________________*
Crush the spirit of the classless
Utah Jazz fans BANDWAGON
*---------------------------------------*
(01) Tim-4-Show - Owner
(02) Jon K. - Owner & Driver
(03) Mamba24 - Spirit crushed checker

Nicely done Mamba24, your poem-rap is great. You are a bridge between the elders (Robert Frost) and the youth (Dr Dre).

Go Lakers, win one for Mamba24 and also missing JWW.

Lakers End IT Tonight BANDWAGON
*_______________________________*
(01) TOAD - Owner
(02) LakerTom - Driver
(03) MAMBA24 - Faithful sideKick
(03) DREW - Will use same broom used in last round
(04) # 4 - Director of Round 2 win 4
(05) Chick4Ever - His voice alone can defeat the Jazz.
(06) SemiLakerGirl - Director Round 2 Win number 3
(07) FEARLESS- Toad's personal assistant in charge of all things Homer.
(08) lakersrydeordie – Stopped the Mailman from delivering period!
(09) JustAnotherMambaFan – Director of team dinners – makes sure Kobe
Picks up the check
(10) Janaya – Director of Positive Vibes
(11) WhiteMamba24 – Made Stockton retire.
(12) FairWeatherFatty - Grease monkey that keeps these wheels a turning!'
(13) Tully Moxness – Director of Class
(14) PIG”MILLER – Director of making the finals Trophy shine like the Sun.
(15) Laker Bandit - BandWagon Advance Man
(16) KobesBad - Kobe's personal Security
(17) JesterGuru - Director of Sweep Enforcement
(18)Laker Legacy – Will wear throwback Jersey to victory parade
(19) TWoody – Loaned Kobe the money to buy dinner for the team
(20) Jamie Sweet – Director of No Look Passes
(21) , JoninJAPAN(INCANADA) – Director of TACOS
(22) Hugo Spain – Beat Paul Gasol in Horse
(23) Jeff – In charge of Feeding Sasha insults to say to Kolvar

Fatty: JUST DO IT!

Lakers will do just that. Can you feel it? YES WE CAN

*__________________________*
Crush the spirit of the classless
Utah Jazz fans BANDWAGON
*---------------------------------------*
(01) Tim-4-Show - Owner
(02) Jon K. - Owner & Driver
(03) Mamba24 - Spirit crushed checker
(04) “Pig” Miller – Director of washing out fans mouth with Salt Lake water

It's a big game day. I can feel it. Lakers close it out tonight amidst showering debris from Jazz fans. Perfect.

Go Lake Show!

Justin N: I'm a season ticket holder and I love the "stage" lighting treatment the court gets. So, I won't be signing that petition with you.

Mamba, Please add me to the "crush the jazz fans: badnwagon. Actually. add me to all of the bandwagons. Where you go I shall follow. Thanks

#4, vic would be tickled pink to know he is hornored on this blog. I am sure he will have plenty of High Coos for the boys tonight.

Mamba24, I'm in on that classless Utah fan bandwagon. We still owe em for the Shaq era sweeps, but I'd rather just beat em because it will effectively end all worthwhile professional sports in the state of Utah. They can go back to doing whatever it is they do while still being bitter have-nots.

#4

Edwin Gueco"Nicely done Mamba24, your poem-rap is great. You are a bridge between the elders
(Robert Frost) and the youth (Dr Dre)."

AW no, I was going more for a cross between Daffy Duck
Bugs Bunny. LOL! Thank you sir.! I shall strive to never
let you down.

LAKERGIRL1980:"Lakers will do just that. Can you feel it? YES WE CAN
I CAN FEEL IT!!! And thank you mam you are to kind!

Faith:"Is it me or did Lakerville get up on the right side of the bed today?"

No it's me also and Laker Nation was to excited to sleep. We have not been
to bed since Wed. game. LOL!

THE D:"I'll never understand U-tards. Then again, I see no reason to to try to understand them."
HEY, HEY! it's called U-Turds where I come from. LOL! And understanding is not necessaryi
in fact if you try you will become as loony as they are.

Hey Mamba... Got room for me on both the Spirit Crushing and Ending Tonight bandwagons? I'd love to go for a ride on both!

Wooooo hooooooo

*__________________________*
Crush the spirit of the classless
Utah Jazz fans BANDWAGON
*---------------------------------------*
(01) Tim-4-Show - Owner
(02) Jon K. - Owner & Driver
(03) Mamba24 - Spirit crushed checker
(04) “Pig” Miller – Director of washing out fans mouth with Salt Lake water
(05) The Outlaw - Will eject any Utah fan who showers debris

Status of the players in answer to above posts:

Bynum can't play without doctors' clearance on his bruised patella.

Mihm can play but not that good based on PJ's assessment. If he plays, he could be hurt by Boozer or Millsap with the shoving and pushing that may disable him for a long time.

Too bad, two 7 footers always mentioned by LakerTom in his posts but they could not contribute. Vladimir, a small time hero in Game 5, never get any accolades. plenty of scorn and some people wished him to be goner. Blog unite, love all laker players from top to bottom. We have all many wishes but only one aspiration - Championship.

does anyone remember Greg Foster? He of the the cut-throat taunting gesture aimed at Lakers' bench oh-so-many years ago? The U-tards LOVED that guy...that night. Then, somehow, we ended up with him, traded him for Lindsay Hunter, traded him for Kareem Rush(ed three pointer...missed), traded him for second round pick (Bobcats), that became Turiaf (if memory serves). So, then, how about a Rony victory dance in Salt Lick City, to close the circle, exorcise the demons, what-have-you...

Jumping the gun: Present!

Good morning Charles, Mamba, Faith, Fam,

I feel like we have no reason to believe we will win tonight and yet...I just can't shake the feeling that the Azz are done.

I say rest Kobe. We won't need him tonight. ;-)

I would request membership on the Oil The Machine bandwagon.

Also, Mamba, excellent poster Phred requested he be put on one of the bandys -- I forget which -- and he has yet to be included. Review and correct, please, sir.

RF: "Can any team win on the road in the West?"

My theory about this is that it's a combination of two things.

Youth (both in age and as a unit). Utah and NO have "young" teams who play a lot better at home than they do on the road. The Lakers and Celtics have new "key" pieces as well as a lot of youth on their supporting casts.

Equality (in terms of talent level). Most of the remaining teams are pretty evenly matched so home court plays a bigger role in breaking that equality.

Mamba24, include me on the bandwagon on the classless Utah fans. I will gate crush their famous Tabernacle Choir with an out of tune melody, I Love LA. lol

*_______________________________*
The 'MACHINE" is primed and ready
to rumble Bandwagon
*---------------------------------------------*
(01) Magic Man - Owner & Driver
(02) Mamba24 - Chief Mechanic

*_______________________________*
UTAH FANS, YEAH, WHAT ARE THE
GOOD FOR ABSOLUTELY NOTHING
SAY IT AGAIN YEAH - BANDWAGON
*_______________________________*
(01) Edwin Starr - Owner
(02) Mamba24 - Director of Give peace a chance

lakeraholic,

giggidy-giggidy alll right!

Rest Kobe indeed lol. It's going to feel so good to crush the spirits of the Jazz and their fans on their home court. This is what Lakers playoff basketball is all about.

Go Lakers!

If you guys want a pulse of what Jazz fans are saying around here, this article says it all. It's a fantastic read.

http://www.sltrib.com/sports/ci_9279068

Also, check out the comments section. Jazz fans sure are crying a lot. And their arguments are baseless and teeter on homerism..

Anyways, I'll be at the game again tonight cheering on our boys. Should be a fantastic game, as long as its called evenly...

lakergirl1980, as crazy as Vic the Brick is, I love the guy. His outward persona is what I feel on the inside for the Lakers. We all need to channel our inner VTB tonight!!

FEELIN YOU, Vic the Brick, FEELIN YOU!!

SamBSLC

You are one brave soul.

Last game at Utah. TV kept showing 2 Lakers fans standing about 12 rows back.

One had a bandana on.

Was that you?

Haha, nope...I'm the dude in the White Rambis Jersey..Lol...

It's funny because everybody comments on my Rambis jersey, as they've never seen one before...dudes are like, "hey, are you that guy wearing that Rambis jersey from last season?" I'm like yea, I've been to every Jazz/Lakers game here for the last like 15 years, and have been sporting the Rambis Jersey for 2+ now. Rambis is a stud...I guess I should mention he signed it about 3 months ago, pretty sweet. :)

Kudos to SamBSLC. I actually think the people of Utah are nice, but they are a bunch of homerific axe holes when it comes to the Jazz.

*__________________________*
Crush the spirit of the classless
Utah Jazz fans BANDWAGON
*---------------------------------------*
(01) Tim-4-Show - Owner
(02) Jon K. - Owner & Driver
(03) Mamba24 - Spirit crushed checker
(04) “Pig” Miller – Director of washing out fans mouth with Salt Lake water
(05) MagicMan – Director of crushed spirit disposal
(06) Edwin Gueco – Will gate crush the Tabernacle choir
(07) #4 – Director of sanitizing crushed spirit work area
*_______________________________*
The 'MACHINE" is primed and ready
to rumble Bandwagon
*---------------------------------------------*
(01) Magic Man - Owner & Driver
(02) Mamba24 - Chief Mechanic
(03) JesterGuru – has secret jet fuel for The machine
*_______________________________*
Lakers End IT Tonight BANDWAGON
*_______________________________*
(01) TOAD - Owner
(02) LakerTom - Driver
(03) MAMBA24 - Faithful sideKick
(03) DREW - Will use same broom used in last round
(04) # 4 - Director of Round 2 win 4
(05) Chick4Ever - His voice alone can defeat the Jazz.
(06) SemiLakerGirl - Director Round 2 Win number 3
(07) FEARLESS- Toad's personal assistant in charge of all things Homer.
(08) lakersrydeordie – Stopped the Mailman from delivering period!
(09) JustAnotherMambaFan – Director of team dinners – makes sure Kobe
Picks up the check
(10) Janaya – Director of Positive Vibes
(11) WhiteMamba24 – Made Stockton retire.
(12) FairWeatherFatty - Grease monkey that keeps these wheels a turning!'
(13) Tully Moxness – Director of Class
(14) PIG”MILLER – Director of making the finals Trophy shine like the Sun.
(15) Laker Bandit - BandWagon Advance Man
(16) KobesBad - Kobe's personal Security
(17) JesterGuru - Director of Sweep Enforcement
(18)Laker Legacy – Will wear throwback Jersey to victory parade
(19) TWoody – Loaned Kobe the money to buy dinner for the team
(20) Jamie Sweet – Director of No Look Passes
(21) , JoninJAPAN(INCANADA) – Director of TACOS
(22) Hugo Spain – Beat Paul Gasol in Horse
(23) Jeff – In charge of Feeding Sasha insults to say to Kolvar
(24) MagicMan – Director of End Certification
*_________________________________*
"Jeff Aho and GUNNER should get together in
a room and kick each other in the balls for 20
minutes and then try to decide how it is Kobe's
fault that their balls hurt" BANDWAGON
*___________________________________*
(01) Exhelodrvr - Owner
(02) PslakerFan - Driver
(03) Mamba24 - ROFLMAO!
(04) StrangerInTheNight – do be do be doo
(05) BocaLakerGurl – made both of them honorary Laker Girls
(06) MarkyTheArky – Locked the door
(07) MagicMan – Turned them both into rabid wombats
(08) KobesBad – Laughed so hard he strained his back
(09) SimiLakerGirl – Sprayed water on them to separate them
(10) Jon K. - Provided the steel-toed boots.
(11) JustALakerFan – Submitted their names to MMA.
(12) Phred – Somebodies gonna pay for letting him miss all the fun

just for fun..

http://www.ocregister.com/multimedia/lakers_quiz/

have a great day!

Posted by: isang | May 16, 2008 at 07:29 AM

I think question 7 is wrong...

I always thought it was Kobe that knew 5 languages... not Ronnie...

Anyways... Close out tonight boys n girls... Loving this season... After all those 1 and done seasons...

Fatty: JUST DO IT!

Lakers will do just that. Can you feel it? YES WE CAN

Posted by: lakergirl1980 | May 16, 2008 at 09:23 AM

Hi, I'm Barack Obama. And I approve this message

Quick shout out of thanks to Mamba24 for keeping track of all things Bandwagon related. I, for one, appreciate your joy, love, and energy. May The Machine hit a huge 3 in your honor tonight sir.

Isang: 100% for me!

LIGHTS OFF! Those lights have been off for 2 years, and you're just now complaining? Personally I LOVE IT and it should stay off. It sets LAKERS games apart from everybody else.
Of course I dont live in CA so Im not attending the games, I'm watching on NBA League Pass and they look a ton better with the lights off then any other game. Not to mention if it's in HD!

Posted by: Jeremy | May 16, 2008 at 08:49 AM

Jeremy,
Here's why I, personally don't think the "light out" thing doesn't help us. Have you noticed when we go to other arena and behind the board you can see all those fans with plastic sticks or other stuff waving at the free throw shooters just to make them miss. In LA we don't have that, there's no pressure at all to the opposing team to miss free throw. Just my take on this!

PS: It's over tonight, we've been the better team the whole series. If you disagree, just look at the margin in the score boards for all the games the DIAZZ won.

Mamba from the east coast

Good morning Laker family around the Globe,

I have a feeling we can steal one tonight in SLC. Go Lakers!

Posted by: Rick Friedman | May 16, 2008 at 08:19 AM

Rick,
I like to be more assertive on this. We don't need to steal a game when we are good enough to just Take it.

No stealing just outright taking it from the crybabies. LOL.

I got a 90%. I also missed the language question, also choosing Kobe. I'm not sure how many languages Kobe speaks, but I know it's at least 4. But Ronnie must speak 5. Good for him. I wouldn't doubt that. Once you've learned one romantic language, the others come quite easily.

Luke, your getting blocked in practice and the game, please start dunking the ball!!!