That offensive foul on Kobe was the biggest piece of BS I've ever seen. If that's all it takes to get a foul called everyone should play defense with their face.

I hate how Shannon Brown claps his hands after a dumb foul/turnover. No matter what happens this year, we need a bench next year

So what do you make of the end of Lost Mark?

Wes

Which Mark?

Mark G...

I never followed the show, but I want to know if it was real or not.

WEs

every time they show a highlight of the Game, someone is scoring on GASOL

it's on Sportscenter. do they show that in Spain?

can PJ see the low lights?

can PJ tell us how Gassy missed ALL the defensive assignments. or that r covered by his foot work and his post moves or left/right hands?

or for Euros, defense is not part of the arsenal?

Spaniards and the matador defense!!!!!!!!

it's part of the DNA.

little confession and the sins r forgiven

till next time

I guess they want it to give one to suns

The whole thing, Mark. I just watched parts of the end, and I have no idea what is real and what isn't. You'll have to watch it to see what I mean.

Wes

hoe appropriate that thread of Gasol being the MVP

we want more of those

I'm not worried about this loss. Our team lost not because of the zone defense as a matter of fact in the second half the Lakers scored 62 pts. If this is the kind of defense the Suns will continue to apply in this series this is the first and last win they will have. We lost because of early foul troubles I am not saying it's because of the refs.,the Suns made good of penetrating the ball inside, Amare and Nash did a good job tonight but because of foul troubles our bigs were not able to put up some good defense. I am not worried about this, it's been a long time also that we lost a game. Anyway I believe the Lakers will win on Tuesday..we played good too but we fall short on defense....Go Lakers....

Just a tiny bump in the road to the title! No worries! We didn't really expect to win 14 in a row did we? It's good for us to be tested along the way. It's been a little too easy the last month.
Though we have to put the brooms away until the Finals, the Laker train is steaming on to the championship.
I'm sadder about Jose Lima tonight than one Lakers loss.

Pau Gasol, contrary to what some people think, has to contest shots without fouling. This was especially true tonight with Lamar fouling out and Baby Bynum being ineffective. In fact, that's one of Pau's best attributes. He's rarely in foul trouble, but plays pretty effective D for the most part. Without a reliable Bynum, the Laker big man rotation is compromised.

Fisher is the highway cone

Gassy is the highway POLE

What's the difference between Amare and Gasol?

Nothing! Both are excellent offensive player who struggle
defensively. Tonight was Amare's night.

The Suns with a big Amare night and a little defensive
adjustment were able to beat the Lakers. Can they do it
to win a 7 game series? Of course not!

But that's not the point. The point is this: If the Suns, who
run a offensive philosophy, can beat the Lakers with a little
defensive adjustment; then what is going to happen when
the Lakers play the Celtics who are a defensive philosophical team?

48 minutes of defense?

Celtics in 6.

mike t.

in the broken noses department, Lakers up 2-0

Suns in 6 u fools.lol yee haw

Pau Gasol and Dwight Howard are the best Centers in the world

one is inept offensively and the other one defensively. we have to clone them.

Big deal lakers lost.I still say lake show wins in 5.I just hope orlando can knock down celtics one time.

Phoenix will play zone the entire way now and if the Lakers make it to the Finals, so will the Celtics. I'm surprised that other teams don't play zone against the Lakers since the Lakers don't have good outside shooting. I kept yelling at the Lakers to go into the POST to Gasol, but they just kept passing the ball around the perimeter and jacking up wild 3 pointers with time running out.

I can't believe the Lakers pay someone $12 million a year and he can't figure out a way to beat zone a defense. That's what pretty much ended the first 3-peat run when the Suns owner, who was on the competition committee, allowed the NBA to have the zone defense so that the Lakers wouldn't win 8 in a row, which is what would have happened if the NBA didn't allow zone defense.

But it's totally ridiculous that PJ hasn't figured out a way to beat the zone.

I hate to say it, but if the Lakers make it past this round, I don't see how they could beat the Celtics with an injured Bynum and Kobe.

I'm sick and tired of the Celtics.

The bad news Lakers lose a game and gave the Suns a chance to stop the Redemption of '06 & '07 playoffs. Zone defense are bothering the Lakers and no stop on Amare's penetration.

The good news JB is smiling a little because there's two million for Game 5, being a gambler he takes the chances of winning at Staples than having no inflow to his coffers. PJ will plan an adjustment for Game 4 to attack the zone, Artest will hone his shooting, Bynum will be back to avoid fouls.

Well, if there's a game to be given to Suns, it will be this game. They are a good team that eliminated the Blazers and Spurs, they are not Orlando Magic. So we can take the loss as long as our players did not lose heart in trying to win in the end.

Good to have a series finally.

The SUNS' frontcourt was dominant and odum resumed form. Nice to see Amare play the game he is capable of. Lopez offsets gasal.

Say, who's the impostor? Not very imaginative nor accurate.

GO SUNS

Fisher is ok and got a great game, Gasol was also great in offense tho' his defense has a room for improvement. Being a witness of the Lakers Dark Era of Smush and Kwame, we have made a tremendous improvement on those positions.

As fans, we are in the heat of the fight. If you cannot have what you love, then it is love or cheer whoever is our player there. We can't change horses in the midstream. In the first place, that's the rule no more changing of horses allowed. You can only choose from other players, if you sit Gasol then you have to risk Bynum being fouled out. Would you rather play Fisher or Farmar at the end of the 4th Q, Take your choice.

Being a witness of the Lakers Dark Era of Smush and Kwame, we have made a tremendous improvement on those positions.
Posted by: Edwin Gueco

that mantra is kinda like 3 years old. if you don't remember we r the Champions, so let's stop making the same old excuse.

Lamar? Pau's defense? What does it mean, let's see Tuesday. Spoiled, but really disappointed. We are far superior to this team. Kobe was huge, where is the rest of the team. Ron Ron, bench, really weak. Celtic's are licking their chops. I really, really, know really hate that.

M

Having to "defend" the idea that Gasol is weak defensively? You have to be deaf, dumb and blind not to see that.

He only scores big when he's guarded by weak or short defensive players. That's the problem with the NBA. There are not enough quality defensive
big men in the league.

Perkins/Garnett/Wallace await.

mike t.

The reputation of Pau Gasol is going to be made in the Boston series. We'll find out if he, indeed, has improved when he has to face a rotation of Garnett/Perkins/Wallace coming at him for 48 minutes. Is he a legitimate big time big man or will he forever be known as Gasoft? Boston awaits and reputations will be made forever.

mike t.

p.s. Make that your comment of the day tomorrow.

the only one who has to defend my posts is really Pau Gasol. he wilted from the beginning. all the breakdown on the defensive end where because of him. he was watching almost from the 3 point line how the Nash and Amare creamed him almost on any possession.

every time he pointed to different Laker defender.
in the second half he had no shoulders. he was already defeated

Faith the Queen of D said that he has to move his feet. really. did he move his feet?

so?

he was eaten for lunch by both Amare and Lopez the scrub. regardless who was his man. just a highway POLE.

watch the highlights of the game featuring Amare and Lopez. those r the Lakers low-lights defensively. Gasol is always the passive clown in the picture. a chocker and a joker at the same time.

the highlights r up on any site. so is his hypocritical press conference.

PJ has to stop to massage his ego. it started with the famous Memphis Speech. and Fisher's support. the MO TOUCHES politics.

PJ he has to give him a mirror and not a book. meeting Oakley does not put lines on his resumé

and by the way. please don't bring Doug Collins into the picture. he will say anything about any player to discredit Kobe and to preserve MJ's legacy. i thought that after so many years you learned that.

that is your comeback argument? Doug Collins?

and if Pau Gasol is not as delusional, he will realize that all the press is praising him for the same reasons. to take away from Kobe. a cartoon piece on the court and a cartoon piece in the media. continually fluffed. and he is buying into the housewife syndrome. actually the joke is on him.

and by the way: like Kobe i really don't care if the blog is unanimous the way I critique Pau. i know that most of the bloggers on this blog want to live in their little Lakers ivory tower. maybe you should read around the web to see how many other Lakers fans have the same opinion regarding Gasol. and actually what kind of names they r calling him. (that is not necessary)

Doug Collins?

You know, it's really typical of bynumb to say that he's already getting ready for BOS.

Good thing for PHX, that kind of talk has a way of motivating the SUNS.

Ouchhh, what makes u think Gasol will stoop to your own level? If you can't accept the opinion of a 3rd party who is not a Laker fan like Doug Collins, then that is the end of the story. There are + and - with all players and Centers, I still go with Pau as the highest IQ among Centers, he is aware of his handicaps and compensates it with effective offense. The reason why Artest was added to the line up is to supplement that area. It would be great if Bynum is healthy and not foul prone or if we have Bosh who can cover Gasol's flaws in defense.

i know. crickets.

Posted by: ouchhhhhhhh | May 23, 2010 at 09:29 PM

Don't be so harsh on yourself, slouchhhhh. It's not always just crickets when you try to be witty. I'm sure someone was almost tempted to chuckle at your lame attempts at humor at one point in the history of this blog. DFish, you there?

these stats were taken during the regular season against the Celtics:
Jan.31,'10 Lakers 90 - Boston 89
fg reb asst pts
Gasol 4/9 11 2 11
Perkins 4/11 10 0 8
Garnet 5/9 9 3 10
Wallace 1/3 1 4 3

Feb 19,'10 Boston 87 - Lakers 86
fg reb asst pts
Gasol 7/12 7 1 22
Perkins 5/7 14 0 13
Garnet 6/16 8 2 13
Wallace 2/11 3 0 4

This info is taken from the regular season and it will be different if the finals, do you think Gasol will matter in the Finals???? Be the judge but don't predict something w/o any data coz it would turn out to be a hearsay.....just watch and learn....

Ouchhhh
You do not seem to be just a victim of poor public school in usa.
I think your problem is something about mental retardation.
I guess the two things combined results in people like you.

Sales of your hole every time when the lakers lose a game
feel sorry boy.
I guess with your IQ must be hard to find girlfriend
you should buy a dog.Maybe he can give you some love.(care love not sex)
And so you can stop to hurt the world.

Lot of Boston trolls here tonight...

First of all, Boston is the team I wanted all along -- it gives us home court and a chance for revenge. Boston will not have the biggest piece in their assault against us in 2008, not that dirty player Garnett or Paula Pierce, but the cool, clutch cat, James Posey, who hit monster 3's after 3's, specially in game 4, where we lost the series. They also won't have Eddie House, who also hit some huge back-breaking 3's. No Leon Powe either.

The Lakers will beat Boston -- guaranteed! -- in 5 games! Boston is a fraud, they would've been swept by the Cavs if LeBron was totally healthy. They beat a one-man show in Miami and a pathetic team in Orlando. Boston is a fraud. At the most, the series will go 6 games, but I'm calling it at 5 games.

Boston and the Suns are the 2 teams I wanted all along, primarily to exact revenge for past misdeeds. As far as the Suns are concerned, the Lakers will win game 4 and close it out in L.A. It's guaranteedm folks. You heard it here, from Ludwig.

Ouchhhhhhhh, in Spain to guys like you call them "rabble." What what mob? It is very easy:
Kobe 36 pts, 9rb, 11 as.
Pau Gasol 23 pts (11, 14, 78%), 9rb, 2 so
Bynum 2pts, 2 rb, or asit)
Odom 10 pts, 6 rb, 2 asist
Fischer 18 pts, 5rb, 3 asist
Artest 12, 6, 0
As you will see either the man in the painting Bynum and Odom have played beautifully and the party has lost because Gasol is soft, only scored 78% of their lanazamientos, wretched has caught nine rebounds, and has two assists)
While the Beast has made two huge points and two rebounds wonderful. Odom has played a fable and has managed 10 points and up to six magnificent glorious rebounds.

The lack of a father and his mother's upbringing have hurt him somewhat cavalier
Take the medicacióndiaria for oligophrenic and go to a vet for your useless testicles excised pig prairies!!