I feel so sorry for you Lakers fan.
Hello!
Pau/Lamar/Luke/Vladimir quit.
Rick Fox stated the Lakers quit.
Rick Fox stated he questions the Lakers heart.
Andrew and Trevor can't fix that.
The Lakers are like the Dodgers.
THEY HAVE NO HEART!!!!!!!

passionate!

I guess I will root for the Clippers this year. You think they have a better chance of winning it all? What would we do with out the doom and gloom scenerios from Laker Fans? A fan with there team in the finals w/o a true center and he is going to tell me Lakers suck and they don't have a chance??
You negative fool. Let me guess, you don't have any friends? Just sour on life I guess. Negative people crack me up with all the sky is falling crap. We just had Smush and Kwame on the team, we get to the finals without the Beast down low and we suck and will always suck with whoever is on the team. I can see you know what you are talking about. Let me guess a teenager not happy with life?

BD

Posted by: BD | August 29, 2008 at 01:09 PM

I'm positive about Kobe, idiot!
I'm positive about Andrew, idiot!
I'm positive about Trevor, idiot!
I'm positive about Derek, idiot!
I'm positive about Sasha, idiot!
I'm negative about the remaining WNBA players, idiot!

Stay Thirsty,

Thanks for the post to the Sun Yue interview. Sun appears to be a very thoughtful and intelligent guy although I also was a little mystified about the LeBron James answer when Sun was asked which NBA point guard he likes.

Main point is that he appears confident that he can play at the NBA level, realizes he will have to improve, and appears to be fully able of understanding English. It will be fun to see how Sun does. I liked his answer about winning playing time by working hard in practice. It sounds like the kid has his head screwed on straight, which is always an edge.

Tom

AK,

There's porn on the Internet?

GO LAKERS!

AK,

>>>Assuming it doesn't get ridiculously out of hand, I
>>>actually have zero problem with that.

cool. I'd actually prefer a politics-free Laker zone, but you
know I love an argument. I'm glad you don't allow Mike T
to start arguing what he's arguing here or I'd start having
to post vast reems of statistics about national debt levels and
poverty levels and "where are the wmds" and so forth.

It could have gotten real ugly in here.

Mamba,

Please add me to the unleash the beast and welcome back bandwagon, I've been a believer from the start.

Thanks

LakerTom,

We have seen real improvements in Andrew Bynum's work ethic and that is the greatest reasonable point for optimism.

GO LAKERS!

Someone challenged LCG to the following: Here's a free lesson: In this game of basketball, there's the difference between being the "#1 guy" and having a good series or game. Answer these questions intelligently and you MIGHT get some credibility.

Okay, the challenge is on like Donkey Kong.

PP did not just have "a good series". PP's been the #1 guy since 1998 when drafted by Boston under Patino's aweful reign as coach.

Yoos Fakers are obsessed with being the "best player ever" forgetting that winning is more important than being the so-called "man" of the team. PP doesn't need to lead the league in scoring to be "the #1 guy" nor does he need to win "first team" honors.

The difference between PP and Starlet is that Starlet cares about individual "greatness" rather than basketball immortality. Basketball immortality is about winning titles and Finals MVPs.

Does anybody remember the Seattle Mariner's team that won the most games (116 games) in the regular season but didn't win the World Series?

It's not about statistic or accoldes, it's about winning titles son.

How hard is that for yoos to understand?

How that "credibility" for you?

ahahaahhhahahaha

"Top of the World" KG

"I can get off at anytime [but in the 2008 finals] and I did" KB23 <--"23 is not a typo"

"Andrew Bynum has the potential to be Shaq with Kareem’s skills and Kobe’s drive. You are not crazy."

AHAHHAHAHAHAH

I laughed so hard that I pooped my pants.

Andrew Olowokandi better than Shack or Kareem?

ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

Yoos Fakers are pathetic and delusional. The Kandi Man Version 2 has played in 15 consecutive games averaging 13 ppg and 10 rpg and he's Kareem?

Wa What!?

Are you kidding me?

Yoos Fakers are foolish.

LGC

I'm positive about Sasha, idiot!

I'm not so positive on Sasha egiot but you don't see me saying he sucks plus at least Let's go C's and Butler while being rude people doesn't insults other people other than the Laker players. I'm willing to bet when the Lakers win you won't even post things on the blog or at the very least come on the blog and say bad stuff about Pau when he scores 20 like "oh that was an overrated win". Heck even Gunner gave Kobe his due when Kobe played great I would say StoudeWhiner for you Faker fan :).

Posted by: thekobebryantblitz | August 29, 2008 at 02:14 PM

Hey, idiot:
I have nothing but love for:
Kobe
Andrew
Trevor
Derek
Sasha
Hey, idiot:
I want the WNBA players gone.
If the Lakers win a championship with:
Pau/Lamar/Luke/Vladimir on the team, I will never post
again.

Jon,

>>>>> There's porn on the Internet?

Yes, there is. Here is a prime example of an obscene website. See for yourself.
The LA Times links to the site also so AK and BK should allow this post. LOL.

http://tinyurl.com/37okun

(PS. It’s the McCain website, for the uninitiated.)

Tom

Charles,

>>>>>I can't wait to see the TREES play together.

That is going to be a real treat, isn't it? Kind of like Xmas in October when we at least get some pre-season preview. Have a great weekend, Charles.

Tom

LakerTom,
"all is looking good in Lakersville ...
Good pick by McCain for Veep."

Yes on both counts.

To the roster at the end of the season, they will have added Bynum, Ariza, Mihm, Powell, and a healthy Fisher and Bryant, at the cost of Turiaf.

To a team that made to the Finals.

AK,

I think it's pretty clear that passionate laker fan isn't looking for a discussion.

AK,

>>>Assuming it doesn't get ridiculously out of hand, I
>>>actually have zero problem with that.

cool. I'd actually prefer a politics-free Laker zone, but you
know I love an argument. I'm glad you don't allow Mike T
to start arguing what he's arguing here or I'd start having
to post vast reems of statistics about national debt levels and
poverty levels and "where are the wmds" and so forth.

It could have gotten real ugly in here. :-)

If I was a troll and I was getting all the attention Let's Go C's and passionate.. are getting, I'll be so trilled I could not wait to post again and again. The only way to get rid of trolls and dimwits is by ignoring them completely, regardless of what they post, or do you really beleive they are here to be convinced to have their minds changed on any subject??...You guys are adults and have the discipline and wit to handle little brats so just do it, their opinion does not deserve any response so don't give them any or they'll never go away...

hey passionate Faker Fan,

You don't need to not post again when the Lakers win the championship. I'm just stating don't be a sore loser and calling people "idiots". Even as I endlessly debate with Hobbit over who is superior at Small Forward at the time being, I do support Sasha and Trevor as much as I do for Pau and Kobe. Does it seem like it? I can understand but I'm not dissing either Trevor and Sasha, just giving out what their results have been when I talk to Hobbit. Do I disagree with you about how the Lakers will do next year? You bet I do and unlike you I do support all the Lakers at the time being since they proved they could go to the Finals at all after being 42-40 last year.

And by the way by saying the Lakers are an embarrasment you are also saying Kobe and Sasha and Bynum are an embarrasament to Los Angeles whether you meant it or not. Regardless that's why I said "Passionate Faker Fan" because I support my team through the ups and downs and don't go saying we will not win a championship.

Here's some free advice: Try to like the positives of those players who you don't like (Pau, scoring, underrated efense) (Radman-3 point shooting). Because it's easy to criticize and I can easily find fault in those players you are positive on ie. Sasha shot bricks in the finals.

Positive Laker Fan for life!

Butler,

I do not believe that you can say "Pau Gasol" was a steal, we have to wait and see how the careers of all the players involved turn out. One of the 1st round picks already has a name,...there will be another one in 2 years,.....Kwame may....no, i won't go there...Marc Gasol, from watching him, I think he's an NBA player, but will not be a star, as his brother. I think the 3-4 inches in height, the shorter reach, make him a completely different player, more like Ronny. It was a great trade for the Lakers to pick up a player who has the skills that he does and the bb ball iq that he does. He probably learned the triangle the fastest of anybody on this planet. Yes he will posterized many times, but then again, he will be flipping in so many dished off passes or rebounds, he will be a sure silent 20 points every night. Now, the Garnett trade was corruption.

ex,

>>>>>To the roster at the end of the season, they will have added Bynum,
>>>>>Ariza, Mihm, Powell, and a healthy Fisher and Bryant, at the cost of Turiaf.

>>>>>To a team that made to the Finals.

Damn, ex, you almost sound optimistic. LOL. Have a great weekend. Go, Lakers.

Tom

AK,

I find it very commendable that you try to have logical, reasonable conversations with bloggers who are obviously devoid of those two qualities. "Passionate" is not the type to offer much quality insight; s/he is a person content to scream about the "negative" without offering any suggestions to move toward positive change. As you stated, the conversation was essentially over before it even began.

The Lakers can't trade Luke or Radman. It just won't happen. What we might just see, however, is a potentially healthy Luke and a Radman who has experienced the Finals. While their combined salaries are just too damn expensive for their production, I think they will contribute mightily to one of the deepest, if not THE deepest, bench in the NBA.

Go Lake Show!

Charles,

where did you find that quote? Kinda cool in a dark way...

AK, Would the Lakers now be granting Bynum the extension he and his agent is demanding to the tune of 80M five yrs.? If so what becomes of Odom? Would he remain for a huge pay cut? Could the Lakers offer 3 guys 10M plus and 1 20M plus just to keep the team intact? I like Odom but doubt he could be retained under the circumstances.

Okay, Let's Go C's wants to have a reasonable discussion
for once instead of hurling misspelled insults.

>>>PP did not just have "a good series". PP's been
>>>the #1 guy since 1998 when drafted by Boston
>>>under Patino's aweful reign as coach.

If not true for the early years, then very close to true.

In `98-99, Pierce was the 3rd leading scorer, behind Toine
and Ron Mercer.

in `99-00, PP was the 2nd leading scorer, behind only Toine.

in `00-01, PP moved ahead of Antoine Walker to be the #1
player on the team. He held that distinction through the
2006-07 season.

But for the 2007-08 season, Pierce was clearly NOT the
#1 player on the team.

There was a stronger personality who joined the team and
pushed Pierce to work harder and improve his defense.
This player scored almost as many points and assists as
Pierce, and almost twice as many rebounds and blocks.
He was the clear leader on the defensive end, which was
the trademark of the 2008-09 Celtics... Kevin Garnett.

Pierce edged out Ray Allen for 2nd best player on the team,
but Kevin Garnett was by far the #1 player on the team.

Without Garnett's pushing the defense to a higher level,
the Celtics would have been a good 50 win team that lost
to Cleveland or Orlando or maybe even Toronto in the
playoffs.

The ONLY reason Paul Pierce pulled off the MVP of the
finals is because the Lakers clearly focused on defending
Garnett. Let's Go C's, I'm sure you haven't tired of watching
the finals, so go back and watch them again and watch
how the Lakers double team and sometimes triple team
Garnett for most of the playoffs.

If the Lakers had chosen to focus their defense on Pierce,
then Pierce would have had a so-so finals, and Garnett
would probably have gotten the finals MVP. It's that simple.
The Lakers did manage to hold the best player on the
Celtics down, but their second best player stepped up and
took up the slack.

I give props to Paul Pierce for an excellent series, but he's
not even the best player on his team, let alone in the world.

>>>Yoos Fakers are obsessed with being the "best
>>>player ever"

Not at all. Nobody here asked that question of Pierce.
And when Pierce made his response, it probably wouldn't
have gotten any more attention than Luke Walton saying
that he's one of his own favorite players of all time here.
Except that you have to come in here and spew over and
over that PP is the best player in the world, or whatever.

There isn't even a concensus here about who the best
LAKER ever is here, let alone the best player ever. My
personal opinion would be that Magic was the best Laker
ever and Jordan would be the best player ever. And both
of those could change in the future.

>>>forgetting that winning is more important than being
>>>the so-called "man" of the team. PP doesn't need to
>>>lead the league in scoring to be "the #1 guy" nor
>>>does he need to win "first team" honors.

Well that's a good thing for him, then, because he's not
good enough to make that level in the NBA. If he really
wants to be the MVP of the league, maybe he could go
play in Europe or something. They'll really dig the whole
get injured - get hauled off the court in a wheelchair - come
back and play without a hitch act.

>>>The difference between PP and Starlet is that Starlet
>>> cares about individual "greatness" rather than
>>>basketball immortality. Basketball immortality is
>>>about winning titles and Finals MVPs.

Okay, so prove it. Provide a link to a single interview
where Kobe has EVER said that he cares about individual
awards. Instead of just spewing your opinion of what Kobe
thinks, provide us with an actual quote from Kobe.

Paul Pierce made his quote. he declared himself the best
player in the world.

The truth is that Kobe led the league in scoring for 2
years, but was ready to leave the Lakers if it would get
him to a team that was closer to contending for a
championship.

He doesn't want scoring titles or MVPs. He wants
championships. Fortunately for us, the Lakers have improved
enough that he's in the running for that for the next several
years.

So Paul Pierce can go join AARP and show all his old retired
friends how good he was in the 2008 finals, but Kobe will
be competing for championships for the next 5 or 6 years
at least.

>>>why didnt the Lakers choose him instead of Sun Yue?
>>>Theyre both tall pg's with Livingston a proven nba
>>>player...

Unlike Bynum, the reports about Livingston's ability to actually
play next year (or ever again) haven't been optimistic.
Sun Yue is definitely healthy enough to play right now
and has never had any major injuries.

And whether you realize it or not, in his 3 years in the league,
Livingston never played up to the level that Jordan Farmar
played last season, let alone the great soaring heights he
was supposed to achieve.

Yue doesn't have the hype surrounding him that Livingston
had coming into the league. And moderate expectations
are more likely to be fulfilled and exceeded than expectations
of greatness. I think Sun Yue will live up to the the expectation
that he could work his way into an NBA rotation. Nobody
expects him to be an all-star. If he ever gets that good, then
so much the better.

It's all good Jon. I really shouldn't care, but like I said, I'm just too vain.