That shot looks eerily similar to Pau's look after getting violated by Kendrick Perkins and KG last June.

LOL. Unfortunately, a good laugh does nothing to repair the damaged and fragile psyche of many Laker fans which has developed since the beatdown in last year's Finals. Fortunately, this blog provides a good venue for fans to vent their frustrations and anger over every Laker loss (and ugly win).

This loss will hopefully temper some of the unrealistic expectations that have been heaped upon our team.

THAT WAS A FREAK LOSS TO THE PACERS.
WE JUST LOST FOCUS AND BECAME OVERCONFIDENT AFTER BUILDING A 15 POINTS LEAD.
HOPEFULLY THE LAKERS WILL BE MORE FOCUS AND NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE 76ERS TOMORROW.
# 1 LAKERS FAN SINCE 1970

Gasol is a soft player.

To those who keep on whining on our loss..... Cheer up!!!!!!!

Even Pacers beat Boston this year by a large margin!!!!

It's over. I hope you guys don't do a breakdown. I don't know how you are going to breakdown losing a 15 point lead to a team that was 6-10. And we want to say the Lakers are past game 4??

I am just now beginning to recover from the loss. This was a good game to be the first of a back to back as we have a quick chance to redeem ourselves.Less than 24 hours after the loss a new game can occupy our minds. I think this is neart the worst possible game the Lakers could play and to lose to Indiana by one on a freakish tip, well that's not so bad. Although admittedly had it been a better team we would've lost by many more. I have to say it is one of the more gut-wrenching regular season losses I can remember. The only other one that comes to mind is two years ago in New Jersey where we lost in Overtime or right at the end of regulation. Anyway, On to Philadelphia where we can hopefully find our defense and our offense.
I should be outlining a paper, oh the joys of college.

Matt

Aaaaarrrggghhhhhh!!!! Of all the games in the worllllldd!!
Can't we just fast forward to the playoffs??

2 SHOTS TO THE HEAD

2 shots to the head and I ain’t dead
Do you hear me Laker Nation, hear what I said
I’t;s gonna take 82 and still I’m not through
Look out NBA , we are gunnin for you
The best team of all time finished with 73 – 9
You only lost 2 why the hell are you crying.
The best team of all time’s coach was Who
It was 9Rings our coach relax, he knows what to do.
They say what does not kill you makes you stronger
Come on Laker Nation, I can’t take this whinning any longer
We are the Freakin LA Lakers that’s a fact
Every time we take the court we have a target on our back.
Let the slings and arrows, of misfortune come our way
Bring it on we can take it, We rule the d@mn NBA
The NBA crown should have been ours last year
But they let the Celtics hold, no fouls were called do you hear
They gave the Celts the title, I’m sure you understand
Did we whine, Hell no, We wished them well and shook their hand
Because we are the Freakin Lakers nothings given to us.
IF we want it we earn it and in only God do we put our Trust
I once heard a phrase that I’d like to leave you with if I may
‘TRUTH CRUSHED TO THE GROUND, WILL RISE AGAIN SOMEDAY”
Well we were crushed so that part is past
Now it’s time to rise up and kick some @ss.
Never ever let your opponent see that what they did made you hurt
Just get up off the ground and stomp their butts in the dirt.
So no more whinning instead here’s what to say please do
WE’RE THE FREAKING LA LAKERS, WHO THE HELL ARE YOU?

"The Lakers aren't soft. their fans are."

Yeah, some of you need to start kicking it with Nellie!

AK,

Is that mag cover for real?

Good morning Mamba24 & the Laker Nation morning CRUE!

Mamba24 - please add me to the * TWO LOSSES ONLY MAKE THE LAKERS TWICE AS STRONG Bandwagon
* 80 – 2 STILL IS A RECORD RIGHT*

Tonight is the time for vengeance.

NO MORE FAKING IT - LAY THE REAL THING ON ME!

GO LAKERS!

ps - I must admit that I'm still ticked off, and my remote almost took a test flight last night.....but it's all good.

"kobey isn't the shooter he used to be. I'd suggest making ariza the "man" for those clutch situations from now on.

lakers should look at how the SUNS deal with EC teams: out-tough them. But that would require some grit from the bigs...

SUNS-lakers again, this month, you say?"

Told you he'd post after the first Laker loss. Not hard to call this one, eh?

Philly Game Day!

That was some stinky, ugly, pukey game last night. I'd have rather been poked in the eye than witness that again.

But now it's time to kick some butt and our guys will be looking to cause a world of hurt after being shamed last night. I pity Philly.

C'mon - cue the music with me -

"I LOVE LA!!!!!!!"
"WE LOVE IT"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
LAKERSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ps. Phil. Please substitute Vlade out the second he shows up as anyone other than Vlade the impaler.

Last night was a lost cause. Today is another day in the life of NBA journeymen from Indiana to Philadelphia. Lakers should learn from their major handicaps which is defense and lead management. The latter is Kobe and Fisher's responsibility, being the captains and experienced leaders. Defense should be the mindset of the team not only with exceptional thievery as being displayed by Ariza but sealing the paint like a Velcro-like fastener. Don't let opponents get rebounds, follow-ups or easy lay ups. I think Pau and LO should improved in that department as bigs who are just being bypassed by athletic opponents. Iguodala will be one your problems tonigth while Brand will be boxing out Drew and flexing muscles with Pau for rebounds. Got to assert yourselves as bigs seven-footers and earn your bread. We want to see AC Green type of effort in rebounds and Kurt Rambis' type of dedication in grabbing rebounds or diving for the balls plus the wisdom of Rick Fox defense in touching the ball without hitting the body. Yes indeed, dealing with young players involve a lot of growing pains on their way to maturity. Farmar and Sasha should not always imitate the style of Ariza, they have to put out their own trademarks. Flopping is just a bad habit, got to stand by your man. Lastly, free throws, there is no defense needed in missing free throws, it's training the arm muscles through constant practice until perfection is achieved.

For Phil Jackson, your Zen teachings may have worked with Jordan and Pippen continued to Shaq and Kobe. Today, all you have is Kobe, there are still inconsistencies in Bynum, Gasol and Odom. I believe you have to improve yourself as a tactician. I am not a coach but a mere observer, you have to evaluate your strategies in coaching. You have great players out there capable of dominating all teams if they can hone on defensive techniques. Looking back at history, I would like to borrow the techniques of German Field Marshall Erwin Rommel in utilizing his Afrika Corps panzer division effectively both in offense and defense. You have to tame your wild desert foxes out there. Your tall men should learn the techniques in fortifying the paint that could give the enemy their longest night in getting rebounds or easy baskets.

BUTLER,

A Lakers loss seems to have given you your swagger back. Unluckily for you, your Suns won't give you much reason to boast this year and the Lakers won't be losing very often.

Enjoy it while it lasts.

*** LOSSES ONLY MAKE THE LAKERS TWICE AS STRONG Bandwagon *****
*
*(01) FAITH – OWNER - So Lakers lost. Boo hoo. Time to tighten up our shoe
strings and never ever let this happen again. Don't make me go all Mike T on you!
(02) utzworld THE BANNER JHOLDER - Sermon toDAY @ 0900. That is all.
(03) MAMBA24 – Driver
(04)MD - ! the loss hurts but we are not even 20 games into the seaso
(05) TROY - It's all about the finals, baby.
(06) LONG-TIME-LAKER-FAN - The 73-9 Bulls team lost one of their games by 32 points.
(07) THE LAKE SHOW - Man whats a matter the Lakers lose one game to a lousy
team and the losers come on again to talk crap about the Lakers
(08) BADFINGER - OK ladies, unbunch your panties and listen up...
NEWS FLASH: THE LAKERS WILL LOSE MORE THAN 2 GAMES THIS SEASON.
This is an 82 game season and even great teams are gonna lose 15-20 games.
Calm down, I'd hate to be in a foxhole with any of you drama queens.
IT'S FREAKIN DECEMBER. We are off to a fine start, much better than many expected.
Last season we came out of the gate 9-8, and look where we went. We've got best team,
the best player, the most depth, the best coach, and, usually, the best blog. Suck it up, men.
(09) MUD - the Lakers aren't soft. their fans are.
(10) EDWIN GUECO - it is just a game, a deviation from frustrations during hard times.
(11) VMAN - In the end, a 65 win season would be good and maybe best.
(12) LAKERHOLIC - Enjoy yalls night of .Pissin and Moaning..oh that’s until we win a
game then were the most dominate again right? That ‘s how it works round here right?
(13) AMAZING HAPPENS - The Lakers are going to go 80-2!
(14) T-MELT - , I'm looking forward to the next opponent they'll shred to pieces
(15) RICK FRIEDMAN - So the Lakers didn't go 81-1. So what? June is a long way off.
(16) LETS GO L”’S” - Just take care of business on DEFENSE lakeshow the rest of the way!
(17) TOMIE THE COMIC GUY - we lost because we didn't play hard. that's all
(18) EXHELODRVR - They are on pace to win 71 games - they will learn from this.
(19) THE DON - 80-2 still sets a record, right?
(20) LG - Lakers lose 2 games. Get over it. We will overcome the loss
(21) 15TH COMING !!! - This loss means NOTHING!
(22) XANDOPO - Hoprfully this makes us stronger
(23) “PIG” MILLER - It's not about now. It's about June.
(24) LONG TIME LAKER FAN - I pity our next opponent.
(25) LAKERGurl - . LEARN YOUR LESSON WELL boys.
(26) KOREY - This is embarassing, but hopefully teaches them a lesson.
(27) LAKERSRYDEORDIE - I would like to see a more determined attitude from the jump
(28) LAKERFAN24 - Victory for the Lakers!
(29) JON K - Lakers Today... Lakers Tomorrow... Lakers Forever.
(30) ALLAN-BRAZIL -The blog was getting kind of boring with only positive comments.
Now we have the Trolls, the Non-believers, The Appocalipse Announcers, all that nonsense back.
.That's the kind of stuff that makes me laught out loud and cheer me up after an disappointing game.
(31) RL "The Lakers aren't soft. their fans are." Yeah, some of you need to start kicking it with Nellie!
(32) CHUAHUGO - WE JUST LOST FOCUS AND BECAME OVERCONFIDEN
(33) TINIDOR$ - Even Pacers beat Boston this year by a large margin!!!! Cheer Up!!!!
(34) KIWI - woah I'm staying out of here for a few days...this is gonna get rough.May the force be with you.
(35) MATT - This was a good game to be the first of a back to back as we have a quick chance to
redeem ourselves.Less than 24 hours
(36) GUIILLERMO - Can't we just fast forward to the playoffs??
(36) JUSTANOTHERMAMBAFAN - Tonight is the time for vengeance
(37) XODUS – Vengence is mine said Xodus
(38)

*
* mygodheadforthehillstheLakers justlostaroadgameandtheseasonisover" BANDWAGON
(01) EXHELODRVR – DRIVER
(02) MAMBA24 –CO/DRIVER – I’m driving this crap straight to hell where it belongs
(03) XODUS – RIDING SHOTGUN

Ah... let the naysayers come out of hiding. Whatever. The Lakers are going to lose some games, people. That's just the nature of sports. Any team can win on any given night. The Pacers turned that game into a track meet, and I don't think the Lakers were ready for that. No worries. It's a disappointing loss... but, for me, every loss is disappointing.

Mamba, glad to hear you're driving that bus to where it belongs. Thanks for taking one for the team.

Meanwhile, our Pacific Division "rivals" have lost to the Heat, the Nets, and the Bulls. All I can do is smile at that. 'Cause it's funny, and I love it.

Go Lake Show!

I don't post much..but I do every so often so im not one of those one that only show after losses and rub it in our faces.

Again..this loss means nothing but only to the ones that sat patiently by there computers during ever game waiting for a loss so the can post the most outrageous comments that can only be seen on this blog.

Its a shame I and a few others have to come here and try to calm down a bunch of grown folks who can't handle defeat number 2 out of 16 games! Even the smartest of the sSky is fallings bunh wud say its how the lost that pisses them off. For Once..and excuse me for the cap but im not yelling.

FOR ONCE CAN WE HAVE ALITTLE CONSISTENCY HERE..ASKED A QUESTION ABOUT A YEAR AGO AFTER I STARTED NOTICING THE SAME ONES SLOBBERING OVER THE TEAM ARE THE BIGGES FLIP FLOPPER HERE THAT IF LA LOSES IS IT POSSIBLE FOR THE LOSS TO BE UNDERSTANDABLE?..A HARD FOUGHT LOSS?

1. WHY CAN WE PLAY LIKE CRAP AND WIN AND EVERYONE HERE IS CONTENT BUT WE PLAY LIKE CRAP AND LOSE THE BLOG TURNS TO CRAP?

2. I'VE NOTICES THE SAME POSTER HERE VOMIT THE SAME COMMENT (EX. BLAH BLAH BLAH SOFT!..AND BLAH BLAH BLAH SOFT)...UHMMM WERE WE SOFT WHEN WE WERE WINNING AND IF SO WHY DIDN'T U FEEL COMPELLED TO SAY SO LAST WEEK OR DURING THE WEEK LEADING UP TO THIS GAME?

Im ashamed to be apart of this blog cause none of you can except good or bad losses. All you want is wins. We went through this crud 20+ times last year (whiney bloggin) and if we win out the rest of this roadie im willing to bet about 30 of you would be content as pie if LA displayed 1 game of hard nose defense and won 10 straight in the process. None of yall care about Defense..they aint been playing defense for the past 12 games but the wins were piling..and that's what mattered most right?????

Make up yalls mind..show the same passion for defense after victories as you do after losses...and please stop bringin up Boston..were not playing to beat Boston were playing to beat our next opponent.

Somebody has to be the voice of reason instead of a bunch of mindless drone screaming "I hate Boston..we gotta beat Boston" then lost focus of the lowl PAcer that was standing right before us.

Geezzz

Go Lakers

I can't believe the way BOTH the Lakers and Clippers lost last night. Heartbreak.

I was not in a good mood last night.

Thank God, I had some refreshing adult beverages chilling in my freezer to help negotiate the transition into slumber. Otherwise I probably would have smashed everything in my room and then run through the streets quixotically looking in vain for a Pacers/Mavericks fan to beat up whist screaming like a forlorn child.

Disappointing. Very.

I wish I could have watched the games instead of helplessly watch the score tick away in the wrong direction. I literally several times refreshed my screen thinking, "That CAN'T be right!" It was right.

I mean, come on.

Go Clippers!

GO LAKERS!

Why is no one talking about the REAL REASON for the loss yesterday??? WE missed TWELVE freaking free throws and shot 73% from the line!!!

I can probably shoot 73%. Probably so can you. What kind of multimillionaire players accept that kind of shooting and what kind of multimillionaire coach allows it? We're top or close to the top in the league in offense and defense, but we're NINETEENTH in free throw percentage. And that's WITHOUT Shaq or Kwame.

We all know its coming down to us and Boston in the end - and free throws could make the difference.
PHIL - whip this bunch of multimillionaires into shape at the line! We need championship caliber foul shooting to wiin a championship!

Troy - Butler,

Please see my post on the Indiana game thread at the bottom.

Best

For Phil Jackson, your Zen teachings may have worked with Jordan and Pippen
continued to Shaq and Kobe. Today, all you have is Kobe, there are still inconsistencies
in Bynum, Gasol and Odom. I believe you have to improve yourself as a tactician.
I am not a coach but a mere observer, you have to evaluate your strategies in coaching.
You have great players out there capable of dominating all teams if they can hone on
defensive techniques. Looking back at history, I would like to borrow the techniques
of German Field Marshall Erwin Rommel in utilizing his Afrika Corps panzer division
effectively both in offense and defense. You have to tame your wild desert foxes out there.
Your tall men should learn the techniques in fortifying the paint that could give the enemy
their longest night in getting rebounds or easy baskets. Posted by: Edwin Gueco | December 03, 2008 at 08:25 AM

NOW THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT!! A FREAKING MASTERPIECE
Edwin I'm so glad & proud that you are my mentor. KUDOS SIR!!

I can't believe we already lost TWO GAMES!!! I guess it's time to pack it up for the summer, huh guys??

Yeah, it was a bonehead loss, but if we give up 118, we don't deserve to win. Again, Perimeter D 101, if there are shooters on the floor, don't sag off to help penetration!! But in any case, our winning streak resets today. And for the record, I'll take 7 straight wins and 1 loss ALL SEASON LONG, (as long as we beat the Celtics both games, and win the title!!) Ahhhh, and here come the trolls who haven't had shite to say in weeks!! How about them Suns, 11-7, right on pace for a first round exit in April!!

Allan - Brazil, I'm right there with you!!

What up Charles, you a dumb loss like this will bring me back to the blog!! I hope I don't have to post for a while!!

Far worse than the Detroit loss. Pure stupidity and lack of heart.

Have the Lakers forgot that playing away games that these teams are going to bring their best? It seems they have. Teams aren't just going to roll over and let the Lakers kick them to death. Somebody needs to remind them of that.

Lakers Today... Lakers Tomorrow... Lakers Forever.

GO LAKERS!