WoW. Check ot Hollinger...

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/playoffs2008/news/story?

page=Roundtable-West-080508

WoW...it's unanimous.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3387097

has anybody posted what they did to Charles Barkley? Pretty funny:

http://tinyurl.com/4868om

Charles,

Loved the joke!

Something's wrong with the Roundtable link. If it takes you to the golf page, just copy & past into the thingamajiggy.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/playoffs2008/news/story?page=Roundtable-West-080508

Am I crazy, or does Carlos Boozer have the look of a Bond villain's henchman?

thank you Mr. Stern......

Lakers vs. Jazz

Game 2 Stats

The following are facts:

Field goals: Jazz scored 6 more than the Lakers
3 Point Field Goals: Jazz 7 Lakers 7
Points in the Paint: Jazz 58 Lakers 40
Rebounds Jazz 41 Lakers 37
Turnovers: Jazz 10 Lakers 15
Assists: Jazz 27 Lakers 23
Bench Points: Jazz 33 Lakers 23
Fast Break Points: Jazz 13 Lakers 9

Free Throws Attempted: Lakers 43 Jazz 16
Free Throws Made: Lakers 35 Jazz 13

Enough Said

How you spell owned???

I'll tell you... UNANIMOUS.

Charles Barkley commenting on Kobe highlights after the game:

"Only God can stop that"...LOL

weird that Chris Paul wasnt a unanimous selection...seemed pretty obvious.Wouldnt have thought anyone would have any beef with the guy.I guess we can safely say any media bias against Kobe is over.

The D,

No, you're not crazy.

He looks like the first assassin to be sent after James Bond by some super-villian named Master Sinister (or something like that--who looks suspiciously like Jerry Sloan.)

[And of course James Bond (played by Kobe Bryant) foils his assassination attempt by shocking him with 50,000 volts and then throwing him off a 3,000 foot cliff.]

GO LAKERS!

lakersnrefsforever,

So if the Jazz made 3 more FT and we missed 8 more FT, the Jazz could've won? Wow. Didn't realize it was that close.

TaosHum, saw that last night, hilarious!!
He really is getting paid to be the butt of their jokes, not for his analysis. :P

TaosHum,

Loved the link. Anytime Pumpkinhead Laker-Hater Barkley gets made fun of is alright by me.

GO LAKERS!

Enough Said

Posted by: lakersnrefsforever

You forgot the only stat that really counts

Lakers 120 Jazz 110

Lakers lead Jazz 2-0

Please enjoy your up and coming vacation

Hi, I'm Pig Miller, and I approve this troll roasting.

Jon K,

It would make me proud as an American if any of the guys in the Olympics did something like that. I'm proud of Kobe for at least taking a stand and speaking out against it.

Interesting that Ira Newble is on this team and he's pretty involved in the Darfur issue and was the catalyst for Lebron getting some guff about his reluctance to get involved.

I'm always impressed when an athlete puts their endorsements aside and speaks as an individual. Strange it doesn't happen more often.

Even Greg Oden came out and publicly endorsed Barak Obama. Whether you support Obama or not, it was nice to see a young athlete come out and get involved. Anything to get more young people involved in what goes on in this world is good by me.

Good Afternoon Charles, Hi Fam

" Free Throws Attempted: Lakers 43 Jazz 16
Free Throws Made: Lakers 35 Jazz 13 Enough Said"
Posted by: lakersnrefsforever

This topic is interesting to me only because, how is it that Jazz fans and Simers feels when the team leading the league in FOULS, actually FOULS ( ummm yes, holding onto jersey's and pushing off underneath the basket are still considered fouls in basketball, no ? ) should they not get called for it? I mean, I agree, there's is HUGE FT disparity and it gets on my nerves every time we're starting a break and a Jazz player ( Boozer ) grabs a handful of jersey !!!!!! All I'm saying is stop trying to act like there ISNT a reason why you guys LEAD the NBA in Fouls and then the fake OMG surrpise when its called!!! I seen quite a few that WERENT called and?

TaosHum,
Yea, some friends and I were hanging in a man cave watchin it live and at first I thought Barkley was just being paranoid but it was priceless when he pulled out the" bug" and the camera went dark with all the laughter in the background.. EJ also got him, during a read for some promo, to call himself a DumbA again.. priceless stuff in terms of its comedic value. All of us were CTFU but to be fair.. last night was a very good night so EVERONE was in a good mood lol

AK/BK,

Whats the deal with Mihm? I'm curious to know why hasnt PJ tried to utilize him in some capacity if he isnt hurt? I mean, he does know the offense and sets not to mention, the personel so I'm confused why we dont send him out to bang for awhile ? I know Ronny brings energy off the bench in relief of Pau.. but I still wonder why hasnt Mihm been involved?

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Just doing my job. Carry on.

Great win for us!! What wud make my day is watch Lebron go El Polo Loco on the Celtics tonight.

Thanks for the love guys...

Posted by: Charles | May 08, 2008 at 02:26 PM

Umm Charles, all this love is not free, we're actually sending you a bill, please note we take most major credit cards and money orders but no personal checks.

Great, great article from Tim Kawakami of the San Jose Mercury News .

Tim used to cover the Lakers for the L.A. Times way back when.

http://blogs.mercurynews.com/kawakami/2008/05/08/the-good-news-about-kobe-bryants-mvp/

Here's an excerpt:

"Oh, and Bryant has been the best player in the NBA for most of the last seven seasons. There, I said it: He was the best player in the NBA from the middle of the Lakers’ three championships (2000, 2001, 2002) to now, with a blip here or there when he had knee and emotional problems.

You doubt that? Just ask any player or executive. ANY of them. I’ve talked to many and the one guy they fear, discuss and wonder about the most is Kobe Bean Bryant. They’ve talked like that for 6 or 7 years now.

Best player? Kobe Bryant. Most respected? Probably Tim Duncan or Steve Nash. Most talented? Maybe Amare Stoudemire or LeBron James.

Best: Kobe. Period."

Wow...so much to talk about. Go Lakers!

I really see Utah winning one of these games in big blow out fashion. (And if its game 3, all the talking heads will then say we're overrated and pick Utah to upset us, blah blah.) I also think that's the only game they'll win this series, so if its game 3 it will be largely irrelevant and if its game 4, totally so.

I understand why Jazz fans are upset by the free throw disparity. As a fan, I really do. But at its heart it's illogical and unfounded and blogging about is akin to trolling. Shut up, stop hacking us and win some games.

On another note, I think it's bizarre how some media prognosticators are saying "if" Bynum comes back now. I know knee injuries are scary, but seriously. Shaun Livingston is coming back. Here are the choices:

1. The rehab works this time.
2. Arthroscopic knee surgery. Everyone has this. Both my parents. They're fine. They're old and don't take care of themselves and they recovered in a couple of months. Duh.
3. Magically, there is some horrible cartilage problem that doesn't show up on MRI's that is uncovered during the 'scoping and he needs microfracture surgery. OK...Bynum's out most, if not all of next season and is not really the same until '09-'10. Amare had this twice and we know how good he is now.
4. Super-magically there is some completely unprecedented knee problem that does not show up on MRI's that is caused by supanated knee caps that is worse than what happened to Livingston. Bynum is done. We all cry.

Really, number 3 is realistic enough to be seen for what it is - an entirely unfounded fabrication, and, if we're really honest, number 4 is what we're scared of and it DOESN'T EXIST.

OK, I recognize that knees are complex and everybody is different and I'm in no way qualified medically to comment on any of this. But the talking heads need to calm down with the "if he comes back" and "he may never be the same stuff." Jeez.

I'm really curious to see how the Jazz play at home. I was always hesitant to by into the whole Denver broke psychologically thing inasmuch as it took the credit for the win away from us. Shouldn't we say that we broke them? (Even acknowledging they're weak in that area.)

After seeing the lack of passion from Utah, it seems clear that we got to them in the same way. They're double tough and they'll never "quit." But there was no fire outside of Williams at the very end (and a couple of bench guys played with consistent passion). I know the Jazz will be must better at home, but if we can execute offensively, and they simply can't get stops, I wonder how well they'll hold up...

Anywho,
GO LAKERS!

Twoody...where is the bar you are talking about in Laguna Niguel?

Kobesbad (and he is)

AZ,

Not a bad gig being Sasha’s agent? Were I so lucky. LOL.

I hope you are right about Sasha but I suspect a 24 year old shooting guard with his stroke is worth more, especially if he just came off a championship team, which always adds a premium.

I do agree with your estimate for Ronny. I still think LO will still get close to $15M and is worth it as far as I am concerned, especially considering how he has upped his game. I think Kobe will sign a 5-year extension for $100M to become a Laker for life or maybe even 7 years for $140M with him opting out after next year. As for Drew, I think they will still sign him this summer for close to what Howard signed for in Orlando - $75M for 5 years – although they will wait to make sure he seems to be healing OK.

Tom

lakersnrefsforever,

As my good friend, Alex, said to me this morning:

The Lakers are like John Coltrane. They both deconstruct Jazz!

As you might have forgotten, your Jazz team leads the NBA in fouls committed. That's what happens when you play defense with your hands instead of your feet. The Lakers go to the hoop, and the Jazz go home early.

The Outlaw says hello.

Go Lake Show!