Is There a Mr. Joyce in the house?

I was wondering if Kobe's shooting clinic addressed any lingering issues
on shot volume and accuracy. :)

Edwin,
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>>> However, must we shout it to the world that we are the greatest NBA team today?
>>> Must we brag to the hilt, that we are unbeatable and possible to dominate this league?
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My good friend, for the life of me, I do not know why you always want to pull my chain. I apologize for jumping on you but when you can’t even count on your friends to support you, that’s what happens. As for bragging about my Lakers, you will grow even older waiting for that to change. In fact, I think I will even dial it up another notch in response to you and the Wall Flowers and go way over the top from now on.
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phred,
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>>> Hey man, you aren't even the power I need to speak truth to, or the Emperor who walks around
>>> naked. You are a fellow blog commentator. And if you don't know it's about the love for the Lakers
>>> instead of the Love for LakerTom's vision of Drew Bynum, try to figure it out. You might have potential,
>>> man. you mighta been a contender. well, contender is a relative term. But don't disregard the seeress
>>> man, don't ignore the asides of phred.
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LOL. Your stream of unconsciousness works better when you are blabbering about song parodies, phred. When it comes to basketball, you’re about as serious and insightful as your writing is funny.
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blitz
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You know, I have always read every post on the blog, even back when Mike T. was posting epic journals, but I think I am going to skip any future posts from you since all you are interested in is being some form of stalker. I would suggest you do the same with my posts. It will keep the blog a friendlier place.
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guido,
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>>> LAMAR WAS RESIGNED IN AN EVENT ONE OF THE CENTER WENT DOWN WITH AN
>>> INJURY, ESPECIALLY DREW the GREENHORN.
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Good contributions or intelligent comments are obviously too much to expect from a jokester like you but I will be posting here long after your last chuckle has fallen on silent ears. Nothing more laughable than guys like you who THINK they are funny and clever only to find the delusion is limited to their own imaginations.
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LAKER TRUTH,
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>>> Brook Lopez is going to have a solid career. Bynum was having a difficult time with him one on one.
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I agree that Lopez is going to be pretty good. He has an excellent knack for drawing fouls and is aggressive. If you paid attention, however, you would have noted that Drew played outstanding defense against Lopez. In the first quarter, when he guarded him 1-on-1, Drew ended up with 4 points, 4 boards, and 2 blocks against 0 points, 1 board, and 0 blocks by Brook. In the third quarter, Lopez did get one 3-point play off Drew in the post and 4 free-throw when Lakers guards fouled him in the post. Otherwise, Drew shut him down. Check the play by play and you will see that most of Lopez’ points and boards came when the smaller less physical Pau Gasol was guarding him. Of course, those are just facts so don’t let them get in the way of your opinion. : )
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Tom

Yes, Pau has been back for only 5 games. But based on the results of first 16 games in this season, Pau is definitely the second best player as well as the second most valuable player on our team!

GO LAKERS GO!

@ Dr.Jeff

Cough* cough*. Perhaps I maybe ailing from Team-itis. But I feel like Gasol is not a Boy Wonder to Batman. More so like achoo*, Batman to Superman.

(Wipes the nose) Not that you were insinuating a put down or second fiddle diddle.

Ok. B12 shot please...

Winning first quarters will be even more important during road trips. Pressure
from the tip leads to W's no doubt.

BynumTom,

What is it with you and your paranoid insults? I was not putting down Bynum's game in any way. I was simply admiring Brook's game. There aren't many young and talented traditional centers in the league any more, and Brook is one of them. Bynum, who is averaging 20 points a game, was held to 8 points on 40% shooting. Part of the reason an offensive minded Bynum was held to only 5 shot attempts is because Brook did a good job of denying Bynum good position and open looks. How many opportunities does Bynum have every game where he catches the lob pass underneath the basket for a dunk? Brook was successful in limiting those opportunities. Brook gave Bynum more problems defensively than any other center Bynum has played thus far. This is not a slight on Bynum, so don't get your Bynum loving panties in a bunch.

I personally thought Drew had a good game defensively, which is MUCH more important to me as a Laker fan. You, on the other hand, are obsessed with Bynum's offensive touches and points, that he gets as many touches as Pau, that the offense revolve around Bynum over Pau, or even Kobe, etc. Well, by YOUR offensive standards, Bynum had a below average game. You criticize Kobe and Pau on a drop of a dime, yet you always resort to insults when anyone says anything remotely negative about Bynum. We are all Laker fans, and we should all want the same thing. As Phred pointed out, what's more important to you, the Lakers winning a championship or Bynum getting his numbers? If you're trying to prove that you care more about the championship, than you are not doing a very good job at it.

Mitch needs to "free" Sasha, let him flourish on a team that will respect him. This young man always hustled on defense, did seem to run the triangle well, and stuck up for his teammates when it counted. Now, the likes of Lamar "I was so high on pot I married a Kardashian" and Phillip "It's all about me" Jackson are pubically clowning Sasha just because Sasha went into a shooting slump.

I'm disgusted how this Laker team turns on one of its own. I can understand if the Lakers were struggling, but they're the world champions and they have one of the best records in the NBA.

If Shannon is now Kobe's backup, then Sasha should be Artest's backup. Of course, Phil Jackson would rather treat his players like high school kids struggling and brown nosing to get floor time instead of the professionals they are, wasting Buss 5.5 million a year in the process.

Why create discontent when its not necessary? Sasha is so far in the dog house he's sleeping on the fleas' back porch.

Hang in there, Sasha. You are appreciated, just not be certain people.

Gosh, i wish Laker fans can just agree that basketball is a team sport therefore every Laker players should be treated the same. I mean we fans should root for the team as a whole, not trying to separate players individually like a few certain "old timers" on this blog. I've been on this blog since it started and trust me, i know who these bloggers are. I'm so glad Mike T is gone, although sometimes i liked him. But ultimately, his love for Kwame ruined his reputation here. He's too obsessed with one player! what is up with that? Us fans should appreciate our team, we are one of the best. Every Laker need each other to succeed, plain and simple. It is such a turnoff when one blogger just rave and rant about a certain player. Me? I'm happy when the Lakers win even if Kobe scores 2 points! Or Mbenga score 45 points just as long as they win. And by the way, i very much agree with what LAKERTRUTH wrote, it's all about the team! Go Lakers!!

nice blog kam brothers-

quick question. kurt rambis is 2 and 15. i know it's way too early, but cities/owners can sometimes grow impatient fast even with a brand new coach and a young team. if kurt's fired mid-season, you think he'd come back to the lakers or they'd carry on without him?

Staples24,

You wrote:

Farmar is playing well, time to look for some trades and package Sasha with him.

Kobe, Fish and Shannon (the backcourt is covered).

my response:

1st. Who? Who could you possibly get?

2nd. Why? Yes, Farmar has been inconsistent. Every Laker not named Kobe
or Pau have been inconsistent.

What about chemistry? Can you think of anyone that the Lakers bench
would play better with?

Unless you're telling me we can get CP3 or D-Will, I'm telling you that we're
better of with Fisher. Not because there aren't better pg's, because there are.
We're better because of synergy. Everybody loves him. Everybody respects
him. Everybody *listens* to him. So, if we can't get CP3 or D-Will ... who
are we getting in exchange for Farmar on a championship run? Especially
when Farmar is actually playing well.

Why will that person know the offense?
Why will this person know the defense?
Why will our other bench players play better with this person?

For better or for worse, I don't think Farmar is getting traded this season.

I think all Luke/Sasha/Farmar bashers are going to have to suffer with the
knowledge that they have more rings than LeBron James.

Go Kobe!
Go Lakers!!

Laker Truth,

Well put. I'm anxious to see how Drew plays against those centers you mentioned in your post. Don't sleep on Andrew Bogut now that he has a very good point guard playing with him. Bogut is underrated, has a good post up game and nice midrange touch. Unfortunately he's had some injuries as well and plays in Milwaukee. He and Jennings have clicked pretty well this season.

I agree with you that Brook did a good job at times of denying Drew in the post, but at other times Drew had decent position and his mates went elsewhere(mostly to Kobe or Pau, but what can you say?). Naturally Drew will get less touches with Pau back, but if Pau were still out, Drew would've had more opportunities to go at Brook and in my humble opinion Brook would not have kept him in check for an entire game. That's the luxury that PJ has though with Pau back because he can play Pau at both PF and Center.

I'm sure that what we saw last night is what PJ would like to see more out of Andrew, with his scoring being gravy. Again, last night was a blowout, so it wasn't the best game to judge the Brook/Andrew matchup decisively. Maybe we'll get more out of the matchup when we play them in Jersey.

Thanks for the post. Go Lakers!!!