Luke Walton is not taken aback by his summer regimen
It was just the other day when I was talking about the Lakers' second unit when I ventured a guess that forward Luke Walton wouldn't return to form anytime soon.
Well, Son of Bill is trying to prove me wrong. In an interview with Mike Trudell on the Lakers' own Basketblog, Walton said, "I’ve put together a great team of people to work with, with our strength coach with the Lakers [Chip Schaefer], a back specialist for some exercises, a Pilates teacher and a yoga teacher. I’ve just been mixing and matching all of those people every single day for the past two months to get this as strong as I can." That's an impressive regimen.
Speaking of which, Walton says that Kobe Bryant is about to begin a new regimen, getting on the court and testing out his surgically repaired body.
"I’ve seen Kobe at the gym the last couple weeks rehabbing his knee," Walton told Trudell. "He’s itching to get back on the court. He shows up every morning at 7 a.m. at the team’s facility and is kind of wrapping up around the time I get there at around 9 a.m. Kobe looks great -- he says his knee feels great. He’s just about to start doing basketball workouts again and can’t wait for it."
I'm still skeptical that Walton will come back 100%. You get to a certain age, and for elite athletes it's a lot younger than for most, and your back is never the same once you injure it. For the Lakers' sake, I hope I'm wrong because Walton is a viable piece of the second unit.
-- Dan Loumena
Photo: Luke Walton and teammate Andrew Bynum, right, react to a turnover by the Boston Celtics during Game 3 of the 2010 NBA Finals. Credit: Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times
Regimen, not regiment.
Posted by: Lone star laker fan | September 04, 2010 at 08:40 PM
Lone star laker fan, nice catch. I corrected it.
If anyone grabbed the URL, I just corrected that too. So you'll have to refresh your browser, or maybe open a new one, and grab it again.
Speaking of grabbing. It's time for my dinner. I hope to have a better post for you guys in the a.m., but I'm going to be jammed up the rest of the night, so we'll see if I can get inspired.
Posted by: Dan Loumena | September 04, 2010 at 08:45 PM
"Kobe Bryant is about to begin a new regiment"
You corrected it once. Sorry, I'm not taking joy in your mistake, I just thought you might want to fix that one too.
Posted by: phred | September 04, 2010 at 09:00 PM
I wish the best of health for Luke, but even at nearly 100% he's going to have a tough battle for playing time.
The most impressive part of that article was about Kobe arriving at the gym and getting his workout in and wrapping up before Luke starts.
Posted by: LRob | September 04, 2010 at 09:01 PM
Caps Goggles- guilty as charged, I have been known to read a bit of Preacher. Garth Ennis is a very evil person and extremely funny.
Good catch.
Posted by: phred | September 04, 2010 at 09:01 PM
Ok, LRob, what do you have for us tonight?
Posted by: phred | September 04, 2010 at 09:04 PM
Here are a few of the post series comments after that epic Lakers-Bucks series in 72. I especially wanted to see what Kareem said...which turned out to be not a whole lot.
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1972 playoffs -Western Conference championship
Lakers won series 4-2
Post series comments
"Poise and experience made the difference in the fourth
quarter." Sharman said in the jubilant Laker Locker room."
and Will Chamberlain was awesome. He hasn't played like
that since his first two years in the league."
It was only for a western conference title, but the series
between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Milwaukee
Bucks was like a championship series.
"There's no doubt about it, this was like a title series." Los
Angeles guard Gail Goodrich said after the 104-100 Laker
win. "There was so much pressure and everybody was so
high. It was like the championship of the world was at stake."
And that pressure may just have been what caused the
Bucks one-year reign as world champions to come to an end.
For Los Angeles is a team populated by an abundance of
veterans while Milwaukee is a young club without much
experience .
And it was two veterans, Wilt Chamberlain and Jerry West
who took the Lakers from a 10 point deficit in the fourth period
to the victory.
"And Jerry came through like the pro he is." Sharman
added. "They don't call him Mr. Clutch for nothing."
West went scoreless in the third period, but he got 12
points in the final quarter to lead Los Angeles from a 85-75
deficit. And Chamberlain was something else the whole game.
He scored 20 points, hauled in 14 rebounds. Blocked nine shots,
and generally intimidated the Bucks from taking the shots
they wanted to take.
Chamberlain lost his heralded battle with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
but Wilt won the war. Abdul-Jabbar had 37 points and
25 rebounds, but his team lost.
Chamberlain blocked shots, forced others to go off line,
grabbed rebounds, scored baskets and even made two free
throws in the clutch — which, indeed, had to be by divine assistance.
A dominating effort like this one isn't new to the 13-
year veteran, but coming against Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
and the Bucks wasn't expected from a man of Wilt's age.
''He was awesome." said Gail Goodrich.
''He had them shooting so high I didn't: think the
shots would ever come down." praised Leroy Ellis.
"They gave the MVP award to the wrong player."quipped Pat Riley.
The final compliment came from Jerry West, and maybe he said it best.
"Wilt may be coy about this, but if he were honest. I think he would
have to admit this was the highlight of his career. He was absolutely
fantastic."
The figure that didn't surface, in the lexicon of the
players, is called "bothers." "He bothered a whole lot of shots."
said Flynn Robinson, in fact, he bothered all of them in the last
quarter."
Jabbar for the second successive game, was curtailed down the stretch,
scoring only five points. The talented 25-year-old had his chances but
found Chamberlain blocking his way and deflecting his shots. "No
comment," said Kareem when asked to talk about Chamberlain. The
young superstar then beat a hasty retreat out of the Milwaukee Arena,
well ahead of his teammates.
While Chamberlain was the ringleader, coach Bill Sharman entered a
sobering thought that it takes a team effort to beat a team like Milwaukee.
West presided the key points after another frustrating performance
where he missed his first 11 shots of the second half, thus enabling
Milwaukee to take a 10 point lead.
"I felt I contributed in other ways," said Jerry. "I've shot well in past
years and we've lost. Now I shoot poorly and we win. It's a strange game."
Oscar Robertson played only seven minutes, but" coach Larry Costello
said he wasn't injured. "I needed more speed, and Oscar couldn't give
it to me. Maybe I made the wrong choice, but I had to do something.”
"This time of year, all teams are great and the team that is hungriest is
going to win," McGlocklin said. "I felt all along last year that we would
win." "I think the ability's here, but there was a completely different
feeling to me as a player this year," he said.
Milwaukee beat Los Angeles in almost every category—scoring,
rebounding, shooting—except the victory column and at the free throw
line. The Bucks were quick to note they had been called for 147
fouls to the Lakers' 108, enabling Los Angeles to sink 150 of 219 free
throws to the Bucks' 100 of 132 for the series.
"Wilt was awesome," Goodrich said. "He intimidated Kareem
and some of the others and really cleared the boards."
Chamberlain, who couldn't recall being so emotionally high
for a game, said: "I think I'm blessed with stamina, but I was
numb."
Bucks forward Curtis Perry, whose 24 rebounds matched
Chamberlain's total and were one fewer than Abdul-Jabbar's,
thought the Lakers now would win the championship. But teammate
Lucius Allen said the Bucks shouldn't have given them the chance.
"We should have won," Allen said. "We believe we have the better team."
McGlocklin said the Bucks had no excuses, but noted the disparity in fouls.
"Once late in the game I got a handoff from Jabbar underneath and was
fouled by Chamberlain, but they didn't call it," he said "Then they call a foul
on Jabbar at the other end.
That's four points." "I'm not insinuating anything against the officials, but
I think it's happened all through the series."
"I think we did everything but beat them," McGlocklin said. "We defended
them well. Only one of their guys (Jim McMillian) shot 50 per cent. One or
two others shot 40 per cent and the others were in the 30s."
Posted by: LRob | September 04, 2010 at 09:07 PM
Hey phred, you're making me choke on my dinner.
Kind of like the Dodgers are gagging away their 4-0 lead.
But thanks, my bosses will never find out about this. I'm erasing the entire comment trail. Hah!
Posted by: Dan Loumena | September 04, 2010 at 09:15 PM
Goodrich said playing the Bucks that year was like playing for the championsip. However, the Lakers still had to take care of the Knicks and avenge their 1970 loss (sorry KobeMVP888...smile)
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NBA Finals 1972
Game 5 May 7, 1972
Lakers finally NBA champs....
Goliath slays Knicks
INGLEWOOD, Calif.
(UP1)' —' Wilt Chamberlain, looked like a fighter just before
they lace the gloves on. Wearing football interior lineman's pads
wrapped around both hands, the 7-foot-1 Goliath of the
Los Angeles Lakers strode onto the Forum court and, that was
the beginning and end of the New York Knicks.
When the man who once scored 100 points in a single
pro game, was finished, the Lakers had their first NBA
Championship after a dozen years of frustration.
Chamberlain was expected to be on the" bench—at least
at the starts-Sunday night because of a severely sprained right wrist,
but he came through with a 24-point, 29-rebound, 11 block shot
performance that carried the Lakers to a 114-100 victory over the
Knicks.
The win gave Los Angeles a 4-1 series triumph over a New York
club which beat the Lakers in seven games from the league crown
two years ago.
A four-time winner of the NBA's Most Valuable Player award,
Chamberlain was voted the outstanding player of the championship
series and will received a new car.
"This one meant a lot more than the last one," said Chamberlain,
referring to the Philadelphia 76ers' 1967 title.
"That team was picked to win everything and this team
was picked to win nothing "
Chamberlain, 35, was 10 for 14 from the floor and demoralized the
Knicks with his shot blocking defense.
"I thought I could help this afternoon," explained the 13 year pro
veteran who suffered his sprained wrist in the Lakers 116-110 overtime
win at New York Friday night.
However it still wasn’t until just before game time that Chamberlain
was declared fit by Dr. Robert Kerlain, who had listed the Laker center
as “very very doubtful” Saturday.
For the Lakers the title came in their eight trip to the finals since
the club moved from Minneapolis in 1960.
For first-year Los Angeles coach Bill Sharman, it was
his third pro crown. He coached Cleveland to a crown in 1962 in the old '
American Basketball League and guided the Utah Stars to the American
Basketball Association, title last year.
"It's been kind of a goal of mine to take three titles," admitted
Sharman, who now will get a chance to rest a voice barely audible
because of strained vocal cords.
For Jerry West, who scored 23 points and added nine assists, it was the
end of a long road . "It's an unbelievable feeling, something I've always
wanted to experience," said the 12-year Laker veteran, who was
frustrated six times in the finals by Bill Russell and the Boston Celtics.
"It's going" to be nice to smile this summer and not have to sit back
and explain what happened "
Gail Goodrich led the Los Angeles scoring with 25 points, 16 of them
in the second half, while second-year forward Jim McMillian added 20.
For the Knicks, Walt Frazier fired in 31 points. Earl Monroe had 16
and Jerry Lucas chipped in off the bench with 14 points.
The victory capped a season in which the Lakers won 69 games,
reeled off 33 consecutive straight triumphs and eliminated the
defending champion Milwaukee Bucks in the conference finals.
Chamberlain played the last half of the regular season with a fracture
of a bone in his right hand and a painful bruise on his left hand.
Red Holzman, the New York coach', called the presence of Chamberlain
and a pulled muscle in the right side of Dave DeBusschere the keys
in the series.
"Wilt was tough all the way," he said "Certainly the size factor was hard
for us to cope with. "I don't know what would have happened if DeBusschere
had not been hurt but we would have liked to have had everything going for us "
Next to the title, the 33-game winning streak was the most cherished
achievement in the record-shattering season. But perhaps all the figures
don't add to the feelings of Chamberlain and West.
Maligned throughout his career for "not being able to win the big one,"
Chamberlain had the last laugh on his critics —including' ABC commentator
Bill Russell.
Russell has said many unkind things about his long-time rival, but the
former Boston great was made to eat humble pie by Chamberlain in
this series.
Wilt did not mention Russell in his post-game comments. But the thought
was there. "My fans have suffered as much abuse as I have," said Wilt.
"But now both they and I will be able to walk in peace."
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So Wilt played the second half of the season with a fractured hand....hmmm that sounds vaguely familiar.
Posted by: LRob | September 04, 2010 at 09:16 PM
NBA Finals 1972
Game 5 May 7, 1972
Years of emptiness over for West in Lakers finest hour
By DON MERRY
Staff Writer
Sunday was the day that hell froze over.' The sun
sank in the East. Howard Hughes declared bankruptcy.
Chairman Mao received the Pulitzer Peace prize.
The Lakers won the NBA championship.
Jerry West's dirty dozen years of emptiness were filled to
overflowing. In the absurdity that was the Laker dressing room,
Jerry West, 33, savored, relished and basked in the glow of
eternal triumph. Forgotten in the wake of a 114-100 elimination
of the New York Knicks were the abysmal failures of the past of
seven times coming out second best in the championship series.
West clutched a glass of champagne, the drink of champions, and said:.
"The way I feel right now I could take on Wilt Chamberlain."
The bridesmaid was suddenly a bride. No. 2 was suddenly No. 1
It was a madhouse. . .a sea of milling humanity. . .guys with microphones
thrusting them in every Laker face. . .cameramen pushing and shoving
and shining their lights on every gold jersey they could spy. . .reporters
with pencils and pads asking the same, silly questions. . .and everybody
sipping champagne, toasting the Southland's first professional basketball
championship.
"I can't talk but I can still holler,' said Bill Sharman, the mastermind.
"This is the greatest." Sharman' said Chamberlain deserved the MVP
award but he-was quick to: extol the virtues of West, who barely shot 30
per cent against the Knicks. "Without Jerry," Sharman pointed out, "there
would have been no leadership."
West had 12 years to prepare for this moment, his first scent of success in
16 years or since he was a member of a high school championship at East
Banks high in West Virginia in 1956. "It's an unbelievable feeling. . .something
I've always wanted to experience, but other than that I don't know what to say. I'm speechless:"
"I don't think there's a happier man in the world," ventured Jack
Kent Cooke, owner of the Lakers, the Forum and most of everything else
west of the Mississippi. "I'm even happier than Jerry West."
Thirty minutes after the epochal moment of triumph, West sat by his
locker and his appearance was one of deep, grateful relief.
He talked about yesterday ---- about how he felt he would never play
again after the debilitating knee injury — and about tomorrow, the
uncertain days of the future.
"Last year was the worst," he said of another Laker season that came up
short. "People would always want to know what went wrong and then there
was the injury. I didn't know if I'd ever play again. I had many misgivings.
I didn't think I could come back and do the things I have. It was fantastic.
Maybe I was lucky."
Of tomorrow, West said, "It's going to be awful hard to come back. I've
had several attractive offers."
He declined to elaborate but he has discussed retirement in the past —
especially after the frustrating seventh game loss to the Boston Celtics in
1969. There is talk that he is going to try to negotiate a two-year $600,000
contract with Cooke.
"I don't even care about next year," West insisted. "I'm not going, to talk
about a contract until Mr. Cooke say it's time." West paid tribute to
Shaman's coaching abilities. "We would have won other championships if he
had been our coach," Jerry said. "We could have walked, but he said run."
Other Lakers, besieged by the mob, offered these insights into how it feels to
be the best. Pat Riley: "I'm about nine feet off the ground ... I've been reborn.
I've been on winning teams before but never on the best basketball team in the
world, and that's what we are. I think my wife has spent all the playoff money
($17,000 per man)."
Happy Hairston: "Wilt was the big difference. He showed how dominating he
can be"
Gail Goodrich: "A storybook ending to a storybook season. I think we’ll
appreciate this even more during the off-season. I won't have to explain why
we lost."
Jim McMillian: "We wanted to win and we did. I feel overwhelmed."
Wilt Chamberlain: "It was a miracle of medicine. I didn't feel the pain would
make that much difference, so I played. Besides, Jerry West knew I would."
Finally, it was Elgin Baylor, the super star who was not a part of the super
moment, who said in summation: "Jerry West really deserved this."
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Poor Elgin....he really deserved it also.
Posted by: LRob | September 04, 2010 at 09:19 PM
phred....you know me to well....just putting a nice bow on the 72 season. Even though the finals didn't involve Kareem vs. Wilt, I had to include it, right!
Posted by: LRob | September 04, 2010 at 09:21 PM
Last post on the historic 72 season. (Only one season left to explore in the Kareem-Wilt saga, 1973)
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1972 NBA Champs Los Angeles Lakers
Two days after Game 5 clincher May 9, 1972
Team can improve, says Fred Schaus
Lakers Better Next Year?
By Dwain Asper
Staff Writer
Jerry West and Wilt Chamberlain will be back. So will coach
Bill Sharman. G e n e r a l Manager Fred Schaus sees no reason
why the Los Angeles Lakers won't be better next season.
"I know it sounds ridiculous," Schaus admitted as he reflected
on the tremendous 1971-72 campaign. "But 'this team can improve.
It should improve."
The Lakers capped the season by whipping the New York
Knicks 114-100 in the fifth and final game of the playoffs Sunday
night at the Forum. That gave them a 4-1 series edge and the NBA
championship.
In reaching that, lofty pinnacle for the first time in 12 years in Los Angeles,
the Lakers carved out a 69-13 regular season record, best in NBA history.
And they cruised through a 33-game winning streak, unequaled in pro
sports history.
"It's amazing what Sharman and KC. Jones did with this team." said
Schaus. "I can't say enough about their coaching job. But when you realize
that the players will not have to go through an orientation program next fall,
you can see what I mean. They should be better."
Chamberlain said he has one year to go on his contract with the Lakers.
"I have a couple of things to iron out on it," he declared. But I'll be back."
West has not agreed to terms for next season as yet. It is believed
he wants a whopping salary in the $200,000 per year range. "I'll be back,"
he promised, indicating that he is close to signing.
Chamberlain, the mighty center, will be 36 on August 21. West, the
super-guard, will be 34 on May 28.
"The way Wilt is playing, he can go on for at least three more years,"
said Schaus.
"Jerry surely is good for a couple more seasons." There is no question about
the rest of the starters: forwards Happy Hairston and Jim McMillian and
guard Gail Goodrich.
"It may be the' best starting five that ever played the game," observed Schaus,
who has been in the NBA for a dozen years. "All we have to do is fill in a
couple of spots."
One man who figures to add to the Laker firepower next season is
Keith Erickson, who can play either forward or guard. He was knocked
out: most this record-breaking season with a knee injury. Eventually
surgery was required.
The Lakers also figure Travis Grant of Western- Kentucky will add some
scoring punch. He's a 6-8 forward. However, Schaus lost his other
top draft choice, guard Jim Price of Louisville, to the ABA.
Of course, Sherman's contributions to this magnificent season cannot be
overemphasized. Said West: "If he had come here a few years ago, we
would have won some championships before this."
Sharman communicated with the players as no other coach in Laker history.
Schaus, Bill van Breda Kolff and Joe Mullaney all were winners, but they
never were able to pluck the big plum.
Sharman did it in his first season. And now he stands in a unique position: the
only coach ever to win championships in three pro leagues. Sharman won the
now defunct American Basketball League with the Cleveland Pipers in 1961-2
season. He guided the Utah Stars to the ABA championship last year.
Those were great," cracked Sharman, whose strained vocal cords barely lasted
through the playoffs. "But the last one is the best one."
Sharman gave the players credit for the tremendous season. "They worked hard,"
he declared. "And contrary to what you may have read or heard, I never' had
any problem with any of them. They came to all our practices. And that includes
Chamberlain."
Hard work was Sharman's creed. The Lakers were forced to go through regular
calisthenics just like track athletes. They endured day-of-the-game practice
sessions.
"I'm just, lucky I survived," laughed West.
But mainly Sharman outlined new roles for Chamberlain and West,
two acknowledged Super stars in the NBA. Individual accomplishments
were minimized in this new concept.
Sharman had learned in his five-year association with Bill Russell that
team thinking was most important to success. Before Russell joined the
Celtics in 1956, they never had won a Championship.
Sharman spent five frustrating years in Boston before Russell
arrived. Then he enjoyed four championships in the next five years
before quitting to become a coach.
Sharman convinced Chamberlain he would be much more effective by
concentrating on defense and grabbing rebounds. Furthermore, Sharman
got Chamberlain to make the quick outlet, pass which triggered the Laker
fast break.
For the first, time in his career, West became a play-maker. He led the
NBA in assists as the middle-man on the break. In the past. West was a
skillful one-on-one guard with great, scoring ability. Although scoring output
diminished this season, West's new role made the Lakers a far more
versatile team.
Others were able to contribute as West and Chamberlain took on new
responsibilities. Sharman’s ability to set these revolutionary ideas
across stands as a tribute to his coaching genius. He may be the best thing,
that ever happened to the Lakers.
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Of course, Schaus was crazy to say a 69 win/championship team SHOULD improve. Nothing like setting high expectations.
Hairston got hurt about 30 games into the season and was out for the year (he tried to come back for a couple of playoff games - to no avail). The Lakers traded for Bill Bridges to help fill the void, but he wasn't as productive as Happy.
The Lakers met the Knicks again in the finals. They were favored to win, but lost in five games. Willis Reed, who didn't play in the 72 finals, was back and was finals MVP.
Posted by: LRob | September 04, 2010 at 09:43 PM
Wow, one post from he who will remain nameless and he hits both of his favorite subjects...bashing JonK and Derek Fisher. Didn't he get banned because of his one track persistence. Hell, didn't he get banned a couple of times last week using everyone's handles?
JR
Posted by: Jolly Rancher | September 04, 2010 at 11:52 PM
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From DFish, fan-boy superstar:
It would be mind blowing to just experience one of his workouts !!
>>>>
Yep, it would. But that will never happen because you would have to leave your mom's basement, and we all know that you don't fit through the door anymore.
LA Lakers 2009-2010 Back-to-Back NBA Champions
Posted by: HBMatt | September 05, 2010 at 12:04 AM
Hey Laker-holics,
Long day at the office, but I was just checking back into the blog and let me tell you this, DFish was not an offending party earlier this week. At least not on the e-mail account he just used and not on the IP address he just used. The three IP addresses banned earlier this week do not match it. DFish hasn't been around since August 4th.
And I see the problem that someone mentioned earlier about personal attacks. DFish weighs in with his usual anti-Fisher rhetoric and immediately he's attacked on a personal level. Hmm, what will DFish do next?
Ah, just two more days until Mark Medina returns. And, yes, I'm counting the hours.
Gotta check some other blogs. Be cool, everyone. Be cool.
Posted by: Dan Loumena | September 05, 2010 at 12:13 AM
>> Can Jonny boy K please tell me what type of regimen Derek Fisher is following this summer to keep up to the blazing level of speed he has shown in the past. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ng1ZGYNmBxo
How's that?
Posted by: Jefe101 | September 05, 2010 at 12:18 AM
New post will go live at 8:30 a.m. It's easily the best written item that I've posted.
I went old school on you.
Later, Laker fanatics
Posted by: Dan Loumena | September 05, 2010 at 03:50 AM
Dan Loumena,
Gotta admit. HB Matt's comment about DFish is a truly clever and funny, if you will, 'personal attack'. And your point is well taken, as DFish was immediately attacked after he posted.
It seems only 'members of the club' get to launch attacks with impunity.
I have an idea. Why don't we enlist the nannys up in the Bay Area to sanitize this board so none of the little girls here get their feelings hurt?
That was one heck of a come-back by the Giants today. Yes? It's all about the pennant race now. Pretenders step down.
Sonnybelfast
Posted by: Sonny Belfast | September 05, 2010 at 04:17 AM
Laker Tom - so happy to see you back...Wouldn't be the same this next season, without your thoughts, opinions and superb writing...And it's nothing to be ashamed of...I to0, am a Lakerholic and Blogaholic, as you can see I'm posting at 4:50 in the morning...lol
Dan Loumena - yes it was me who posted the Mayweather post...I was on the way home and listened to ESPN Radio, and I kept getting madder and madder listening to Floyd's rant...I'm a huge fan of Manny PacMan, for he is a great champ and a class act...I was so upset and you saw my post...The last remark was racist, but I did that on purpose, to make my point...like the shoe on the other foot...Anyone that knows me, and by the beginning of the season, the whole Blog will learn, there is not one racist bone in my body...but still I apologize for losing my composure...Oh and nice thread you posted...I know we have been high maintenance, but did you expect anything else...you know this blog is very passionate...
LRob - great job again on the night shift...i feel like I have the lowdown, and a better picture of the Chamberlain Lakers...
Well it's late, or early...Just got home from the Orleans Casino...got family in town from LA...I actually saw a guy wearing an old Shaq Laker jersey...I was tempted to tease him, but I refrained...But I won a few hundred on a penny machine...which I usually play, only to get the free alcohol...
Family in to visit - I have to play tour guide...
Korean BBQ Buffet - $20
Alcohol from the waitress - $1 tip
Winning while you wait for your cocktail - Priceless
KobeMVP888 is also in town for a lawyers convention...we were suppose to hook up tonight, talk Lakers, and have a few drinks...We never connected, so I probably will see him tomorrow...i know he will be excited to hear Laker Tom has returned...
Everyone enjoy the rest of your long weekend...Please be safe, and don't drink and drive...
Go Lakeshow!!! #17 Coming Up!!!
Posted by: LEWSTRS | September 05, 2010 at 04:54 AM
Laker J |-
Thanks mate, for having my back...yes I posted that remark...but you have to read the whole post...
JustaLakerFan just posted my last sentence only, and if you see the whole body of the post, you would have a different reaction...but if you see only that one sentence, yes that looked pretty ugly...lol
That actually was my rebuttal on Mayweather's remark on Manny, saying "I will make you some rice and sushi roll..."
Again thank you for giving me the benefit of the doubt...
Posted by: LEWSTRS | September 05, 2010 at 05:11 AM
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LAKERS BLOGAHOLICS !!!
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One thing about being an addict is that you really have no control over your life. I left the blog angry at MM for allowing the insults to turn personally profane and disappointed in the blog in general for acquiescing and accepting obscene insults as an acceptable response in an argument. While I was able to refrain from speaking my mind and posting, I could not keep from clicking on the link to see what was going on. Not only am I a Lakerholic. Now I’m a Lakers Blogaholic!
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The great thing about being a Lakers Blogaholic is that it is the sure fire cure for being a Lakerholic. All you have to do to get your daily fix is log onto the LA Times Lakers Blog. Even with MM on leave, it will give you all the Lakers news, dialog, and commentary you need to get through the long day. There is nothing more comforting and supportive to an addict than knowing their supply chain is secure and their stash stocked and stoked. That’s what the LA Times Lakers Blog delivers.
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While it would seem that being a Lakers Blogaholic is a relatively harmless addiction, there are some dangers that need to be recognized – mainly that, like any addiction, your need and desire to feed your addiction will grow over time and you will find yourself spending an inordinate amount of time reading the hundreds of articles and thousands of comments posted. You may even find yourself frustrated and grumbling when instant posting is down. Finally, there is the ultimate danger that you will be seduced and become a poster and one of the bloggers within the blog.
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After cooling down, I have to admit that I miss being part of the community. Reading the articles and posts is fun but seems shallow and one dimensional compared to the dialog and interactivity you get with other Lakers Blogaholics when you post. For me, it’s the ultimate fan experience, sharing my love and passion for the Lakers with other like-minded souls in a forum that is like no other in the blogosphere. That’s why I have decided to return to actively posting comments.
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I would be remiss not to thank everybody for their kind thoughts asking me not to leave the blog. When you’ve lived as old as I have, you earned long ago that the world will go on fine without you. Like the Lakers, what makes this blog so great is that it is a team. So I am not returning to add something to the blog that is missing but to enrich and enliven the dialog and most importantly, get my full service daily dose of Lakers Blogaholism to keep my Lakerholism under control.
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My name is LakerTom and I am a Lakers Blogaholic.
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(01) utzworld - THE BANNER HOLDER – CHAPLAIN - With LakerTom's return, that makes the whole Patriarchy present and accounted for, right? Welcome home, Blog Father!
(02) LROB – OWNER - LakerTom, Welcome back home. To quote a great song, "Yeah we tease him a lot cause we've got him on the spot" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVS3WNt7yRU
(03) KBBLITZ – DRIVER - Good Job Laker Tom. I'd knew you would be back. You didn't need Phred to help with that.
(04 #4 – WELCOME BACK LAKER TOM
(05) ART-FL LAKERS FINE – RIDING SHOTGUN LT, Admit it, all that talk about the Lakers and the blog is just a cover. u came back because you just can't accept that Dogs Rule and you need to be here to defend cats when necessary. It's irrelevant whether or not I agree with everything you say, I just enjoy different viewpoints and like your writing style. Look forward to your commentary.
(06) MAMBA24 – SECURITY1– OUT FREAKIN STANDING, Now the Band is really back together. Welcome back Laker Tom & all three Generations! http://tinyurl.com/ylp3qqc _ I Love LA
(07) JUSTANOTHERMAMBAFAN – SECURITY2 -- Laker Tom - welcome home, brother. I really missed you.
(08) FAN OF THE MAMBA – SECURITY3 - All is right in the Lakers Blog World now that Laker Tom is back! Welcome back LT! As you were. Nothing to see here, move a long.
(09) MAGIC PHIL - You did the right thing, LakerTom. Welcome back!
(10) GILBERT BATTUNG - Welcome back LakerTom.
(11) NEWMEXICOLAKERLIFER -Laker Tom... From one Senior to another......It's great to have you back. Missed your wealth of knowledge and passion for our Laker's!!
(12) JUSTALAKERFAN - Welcome back LakerTom from one Bynum backer to another. But ssshhh I am banned so you didn't see this from me. LOL
(13) EASTSIDE LAKER FAN - Welcome back LakerTom I missed reading your post
(14) SEELY_IGGY - Laker Tom, it's good to have you back again. Many of us have missed your writing and your passion for our belFrom one Lakers blogaholic to another, Welcome back Laker TOM !!!
(15) JOHNNYP - Come in from the cold. It is hard and painful enough to have to go months without a game, but to be outside of the LA Times Lakers' blog . . . ouch, that had to hurt. Thanks for helping us all get our fixes!! And even in the off season . . . GOOooooooOOOOOO LAKERS !!! oved Lakers.
(16) HBMATT - welcome back Tom. LA Lakers 2009-2010 Back-to-Back NBA Champions
(17) MUD - nice to see you back, LT.
(18) OTIS - So LakerTom . . . . . Welcome back - your dreams were your ticket out. Welcome back - to the same old place that we laugh about. So . . how many games will Andy Bynum play this year?
(19) JOLLY RANCHER - A huge welcome home to Laker Tom. Lakerblogaholic is a good thing. Chant 3 times, repeat as necessary.
(20) LEWSTRS - Laker Tom - so happy to see you back...Wouldn't be the same this next season, without your thoughts, opinions and superb writing...And it's nothing to be ashamed of...I to0, am a Lakerholic and Blogaholic, as you can see I'm posting at 4:50 in the morning...lol
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Posted by: MAMBA24 | September 05, 2010 at 05:30 AM
For the record, Mayweather is an absolute punk,
but Manny boy better stop gambling and forget politics for a while.
He'll have to fight the best fight of his life to beat Floyd Boy Jr.
Anything less and he's toast.
Go Kings!
Go San Francisco 49-ers!
Go Team USA!
Go Manny, go!
Posted by: Sonny Belfast | September 05, 2010 at 05:47 AM
Gotta admit. HB Matt's comment about DFish is a truly clever and funny, if you will, 'personal attack'. And your point is well taken, as DFish was immediately attacked after he posted. It seems only 'members of the club' get to launch attacks with impunity. I have an idea. Why don't we enlist the nannys up in the Bay Area to sanitize this board so none of the little girls here get their feelings hurt? For the record, Mayweather is an absolute punk,
but Manny boy better stop gambling and forget politics for a while.
He'll have to fight the best fight of his life to beat Floyd Boy Jr.
Anything less and he's toast.Posted by: Sonny Belfast | September 05, 2010 at 05:47 AM
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Ladies & Gents Sonny is coming out strong this beautiful Laker Holiday morning. Lol! Happy holidays Sonny my brother! You make some very valid points sir! but LakerHolics are made of stern stufff my friend. And sorry Sonny & Lewstrs I don't want to offend either of you but this is going to be one of Floyd's easier fights. It won't go the distance. Manny will be saying No Mas Just like Leonard & Duran! Floyd in 8 TKO! Sonny you & your Family be safe & have a beautiful Holiday & I'll be sending you another Batch of Dr. Fatty's Lakerholic tonic as you requested! Lol! Just playing with you bro! Take care
Mamba24
Posted by: Mamba24 | September 05, 2010 at 05:56 AM
Lest we forget why we can never let Bay Area perspective be mistaken for reality in this world, welcome back Tom. I know that you are getting happy about the Niners. Me too. Go Niners.
Your poor, old, injured, and sluggish La La Troupe had a good run, but it's a good thing you're back. This board gonna need your masterpieces soon enough,
on such topics as: 'What's it gonna be, 5th seed or 8th? Should Dr. Buss bail Testes out of jail? Will Luke ever be half the man his dad is? You know the topics.
Sonnybelfast
Posted by: Sonny Belfast | September 05, 2010 at 06:28 AM
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WELCOME BACK LAKER TOM – BANDWAGON " http://tinyurl.com/2ykqmc
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My name is LakerTom and I am a Lakers Blogaholic.
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(01) utzworld - THE BANNER HOLDER – CHAPLAIN - With LakerTom's return, that makes the whole Patriarchy present and accounted for, right? Welcome home, Blog Father!
(02) LROB – OWNER - LakerTom, Welcome back home. To quote a great song, "Yeah we tease him a lot cause we've got him on the spot" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVS3WNt7yRU
(03) KBBLITZ – DRIVER - Good Job Laker Tom. I'd knew you would be back. You didn't need Phred to help with that.
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(21) SONNY BELFAST- Lest we forget why we can never let Bay Area perspective be mistaken for reality in this world, welcome back Tom. I know that you are getting happy about the Niners. Me too. Go Niners. Your poor, old, injured, and sluggish La La Troupe had a good run, but it's a good thing you're back. This board gonna need your masterpieces soon enough, on such topics as: 'What's it gonna be, 5th seed or 8th? Should Dr. Buss bail Testes out of jail? Will Luke ever be half the man his dad is? You know the topics.
Posted by: MAMBA24 | September 05, 2010 at 06:39 AM
GOOOOOD MORNING Lakerland! It's early and yet we have a "Mamba in the Morning" Bandwagon! Does this place rock or what!
Ahhhhh..... I sit here and sip my coffee see that the night shift has been at work creating great stuff, NICE GOING!
Laker Tom makes his long anticipated return, I MISSED YOU LT! I'm so glad you didn't miss out on the Wilt / Kareem posts.
Dan the Man still at the helm and mixing it up. Dan let me say this, I am so grateful for your contribution. I want you to visit us after MM's return. I hope I can speak for everyone here when I say that you have become a blog favorite. I say this knowing that your schedule is full but come on.... you KNOW you like us as much as we like you! Give us a shot at converting you into a Laker Lover. It won't take us long! Maybe you can join us in a few of the Chats we have.
Posted by: JohnnyV | September 05, 2010 at 06:43 AM
Dan the Man still at the helm and mixing it up. Dan let me say this, I am so grateful for your contribution. I want you to visit us after MM's return. I hope I can speak for everyone here when I say that you have become a blog favorite. I say this knowing that your schedule is full but come on.... you KNOW you like us as much as we like you! Give us a shot at converting you into a Laker Lover. It won't take us long! Maybe you can join us in a few of the Chats we have. Posted by: JohnnyV | September 05, 2010 at 06:43 AM
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SO SAY WE ALL!!!
Good Morning JohnnyV how you be my LakerHolic brother from another mutha! Happy Holidays to you & your family! Carry on sir!!
Posted by: MAMBA24 | September 05, 2010 at 06:55 AM
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WELCOME BACK LAKER TOM – BANDWAGON " http://tinyurl.com/2ykqmc
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LAKERS BLOGAHOLICS !!!
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One thing about being an addict is that you really have no control over your life. I left the blog angry at MM for allowing the insults to turn personally profane and disappointed in the blog in general for acquiescing and accepting obscene insults as an acceptable response in an argument. While I was able to refrain from speaking my mind and posting, I could not keep from clicking on the link to see what was going on. Not only am I a Lakerholic. Now I’m a Lakers Blogaholic! My name is LakerTom and I am a Lakers Blogaholic.
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(01) utzworld - THE BANNER HOLDER – CHAPLAIN - With LakerTom's return, that makes the whole Patriarchy present and accounted for, right? Welcome home, Blog Father!
(02) LROB – OWNER - LakerTom, Welcome back home. To quote a great song, "Yeah we tease him a lot cause we've got him on the spot" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVS3WNt7yRU
(03) KBBLITZ – DRIVER - Good Job Laker Tom. I'd knew you would be back. You didn't need Phred to help with that.
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(21) SONNY BELFAST- Lest we forget why we can never let Bay Area perspective be mistaken for reality in this world, welcome back Tom. I know that you are getting happy about the Niners. Me too. Go Niners. Your poor, old, injured, and sluggish La La Troupe had a good run, but it's a good thing you're back. This board gonna need your masterpieces soon enough, on such topics as: 'What's it gonna be, 5th seed or 8th? Should Dr. Buss bail Testes out of jail? Will Luke ever be half the man his dad is? You know the topics.
(22) JOHNNYV - Laker Tom makes his long anticipated return, I MISSED YOU LT! I'm so glad you didn't miss out on the Wilt / Kareem posts.
Posted by: MAMBA24 | September 05, 2010 at 06:57 AM
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*** warning graphic violence language ******
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbgwqMFdDbU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQEmVjLWMNw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_WVQ3BdQTg&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJt2N7LSptg
Posted by: MAMBA24 | September 05, 2010 at 07:04 AM
welcome back Laker Tom! you were definitely missed.
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i also thought it was pretty funny how DFish got attacked as soon as (he?) posted. what was even funnier was that i originally thought DFish was in total earnestness. still not entirely sure...*scratches head*
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oh, and since we got a Luke update and a Kobe update, how about a Andrew Bynum update? (in honor of Laker Tom, of course)
Posted by: leonardbast | September 05, 2010 at 07:15 AM
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WELCOME BACK LAKER TOM – BANDWAGON " http://tinyurl.com/2ykqmc
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LAKERS BLOGAHOLICS !!!
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One thing about being an addict is that you really have no control over your life. I left the blog angry at MM for allowing the insults to turn personally profane and disappointed in the blog in general for acquiescing and accepting obscene insults as an acceptable response in an argument. While I was able to refrain from speaking my mind and posting, I could not keep from clicking on the link to see what was going on. Not only am I a Lakerholic. Now I’m a Lakers Blogaholic! My name is LakerTom and I am a Lakers Blogaholic.
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(01) utzworld - THE BANNER HOLDER – CHAPLAIN - With LakerTom's return, that makes the whole Patriarchy present and accounted for, right? Welcome home, Blog Father!
(02) LROB – OWNER - LakerTom, Welcome back home. To quote a great song, "Yeah we tease him a lot cause we've got him on the spot" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVS3WNt7yRU
(03) KBBLITZ – DRIVER - Good Job Laker Tom. I'd knew you would be back. You didn't need Phred to help with that.
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(22) JOHNNYV - Laker Tom makes his long anticipated return, I MISSED YOU LT! I'm so glad you didn't miss out on the Wilt / Kareem posts.
(23) LEONARD BAST - welcome back Laker Tom! you were definitely missed.
oh, and since we got a Luke update and a Kobe update, how about a Andrew Bynum update? (in honor of Laker Tom, of course)-
Posted by: MAMBA24 | September 05, 2010 at 07:19 AM
These are amazing posts LRob. I never even thought of posting old newspaper stories from quintessential Laker moments. It's been a real pleasure to read these things, to experience first hand--almost--what Jerry West was feeling when he finally broke thru with a ring. He went to how many finals before he finally won one at 33? Was it 7? That's how many times Kobe has gone to the finals to win his 5. Can you inaging if Kobe had to wait ntill next year, 33, to get his 1st ring after spending basically his whole career in the NBA finals. That's what West went thru.
My lord.
Wes
Posted by: wes | September 05, 2010 at 07:56 AM
I second the call for a Bynum update. Aside from Kobe this is the most important offseason activity directly affecting the quest for a three-peat.
Maybe even more than Kobe, because we know exactly what the Black Mamba's focus is, he'll be prepared.
Andrew has come a long way, but is younger, less mature...
I'm sure he's doing everything possible to be ready, right?
Posted by: wildone | September 05, 2010 at 09:51 AM
I can't wait for Laker Tom's blogger profile from MM!
Posted by: Jefe101 | September 05, 2010 at 10:02 AM
Aloha Laker Tom,
I haven't been posting much this summer but I still read the blog daily. Missed your contributions. Just don't take some of these morons so seriously in the future. You are one of the best at sparring on the blog. But you use intellect and wit to put down your opponent. Unfortunately not everyone has that ability and they have resort to crude remarks. Just scroll on by. You are appreciated here.
Aloha
MH
Posted by: michael h | September 05, 2010 at 11:14 AM
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WELCOME BACK LAKER TOM – BANDWAGON " http://tinyurl.com/2ykqmc
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LAKERS BLOGAHOLICS !!!
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One thing about being an addict is that you really have no control over your life. I left the blog angry at MM for allowing the insults to turn personally profane and disappointed in the blog in general for acquiescing and accepting obscene insults as an acceptable response in an argument. While I was able to refrain from speaking my mind and posting, I could not keep from clicking on the link to see what was going on. Not only am I a Lakerholic. Now I’m a Lakers Blogaholic! My name is LakerTom and I am a Lakers Blogaholic.
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(01) utzworld - THE BANNER HOLDER – CHAPLAIN - With LakerTom's return, that makes the whole Patriarchy present and accounted for, right? Welcome home, Blog Father!
(02) LROB – OWNER - LakerTom, Welcome back home. To quote a great song, "Yeah we tease him a lot cause we've got him on the spot" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVS3WNt7yRU
(03) KBBLITZ – DRIVER - Good Job Laker Tom. I'd knew you would be back. You didn't need Phred to help with that.
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(22) JOHNNYV - Laker Tom makes his long anticipated return, I MISSED YOU LT! I'm so glad you didn't miss out on the Wilt / Kareem posts.
(23) LEONARD BAST - welcome back Laker Tom! you were definitely missed.
oh, and since we got a Luke update and a Kobe update, how about a Andrew Bynum update? (in honor of Laker Tom, of course)-
(24) MICHAEL H - Aloha Laker Tom, I haven't been posting much this summer but I still read the blog daily. Missed your contributions. Just don't take some of these morons so seriously in the future. You are one of the best at sparring on the blog. But you use intellect and wit to put down your opponent. Unfortunately not everyone has that ability and they have resort to crude remarks. Just scroll on by. You are appreciated here. Aloha
Posted by: MAMBA24 | September 05, 2010 at 11:39 AM
hey bossman.. check this forward http://sportscomplainer.com that my buddy sent me. its like the drudge thing u like but sports obv. ill cya
Posted by: henryoio | September 05, 2010 at 12:21 PM
Hey LakerTom, welcome back.
Just in time to forecast Luke's contributions for next year. Always a pleasant blog conversation.
Seriously, for Luke's sake I hope he can get his back better. And for ours. Over the course of a long year, a healthy Luke is something PJ likes as an option on his bench. With this roster, Luke will definitely much more of a spot player, but probably a great help with the triangle in practice. Ron should attach himself to Luke and say, look, show me the ropes.
Then they can have a layup clanging contest.
Posted by: Tom Daniels | September 05, 2010 at 12:30 PM
Welcome back, LakerTom. Your posts add some needed depth to this blog. I don't reply as often as I should, but I hope you know that you are appreciated and were surely missed. The new seaon is nearly upon us.
DBDH!
Posted by: Don't Blame Del Harris! | September 05, 2010 at 01:31 PM
Time for the lakers to buy out luke's contract, no dis respect to luke but you got two rings and fun at the bench, time to move on.
Posted by: jack77 | September 05, 2010 at 01:34 PM
About Luke . . . .
Lakers are doing the stand-up thing - giving him all of the agreed-upon contract time to get well. He was injured in the line of duty, is a committed Lakers spirit, and works his behind off to get back on the field. Sometimes you win with a contract, and sometimes you have an injured player - doesn't call for the "cut and run" approach some have suggested.
Now - Luke might someday pay a magic dividend. We've all seen him when healthy and has the great court mentality needed and yearned for - that's why the Doctor gave him the moolah. Watch this play out - my money's on Luke giving back in a great way.
Posted by: Otis | September 05, 2010 at 01:56 PM
This is great news!!
Everybody is writing off Luke Walton, who is one of the smartest basketball players in the NBA.
If he can contribute even a little bit to the 2nd or 3rd offense, we will be unstoppable!! Remember, Phil used to like using Luke for keeping the offense balanced. He is the ultimate team player and keeps things running smoothly.
Posted by: dan the man | September 05, 2010 at 04:31 PM
Laker J |-
Thanks mate, for having my back...yes I posted that remark...but you have to read the whole post...
JustaLakerFan just posted my last sentence only, and if you see the whole body of the post, you would have a different reaction...but if you see only that one sentence, yes that looked pretty ugly...lol
That actually was my rebuttal on Mayweather's remark on Manny, saying "I will make you some rice and sushi roll..."
Again thank you for giving me the benefit of the doubt...
Posted by: LEWSTRS | September 05, 2010 at 05:11 AM
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Lewstrs,
I didn't mean to make that post to make you look bad or put you in a negative light. As you can tell I added LOL JK. (just kidding). Being Latino/hispanic I too have come agaist racist venom and my lack of patience lately does not prevent me from spewing venom back. I will try harder to be more moderate but I see Hispanics/Latinos as the new Jews. Hitler made a common enemy to get his agenda over and now many States not just Arizona are creating the same type of laws that targets Latinos/Hispanics illegal and legal.
Sorry for the soap box stance but my apologies to you if my warped sense of humor caused you any grief.
Posted by: JustaLakerFan | September 05, 2010 at 07:23 PM
Thank you LakerTom and LRob for the good wishes you extend to me.
Posted by: JustaLakerFan | September 05, 2010 at 07:23 PM
Luke should go the gym at 6 a.m
Posted by: erik | September 05, 2010 at 08:01 PM
Luke should go to the gym at 6 am. Same thing with Sasha.
Posted by: erik | September 05, 2010 at 08:03 PM
Luke should go the gym at 6 am, same with Sasha
Posted by: erik | September 05, 2010 at 08:09 PM
>> For the Lakers' sake, I hope I'm wrong because Walton is a viable piece of the second unit.
I think you meant valuable not viable.
Posted by: Person A | September 05, 2010 at 09:50 PM
>> For the Lakers' sake, I hope I'm wrong because Walton is a viable piece of the second unit.
I think you meant valuable not viable.
Posted by: Person A | September 05, 2010 at 09:50 PM
If extreme Lakers fans are called Lakerholics and passionate posters are called Lakers blogaholics, what would you call someone (me) who reads cerebral Lakers blogs (some aren't so cerebral) religiously? Is there a cure?
Posted by: veyrevvy | September 06, 2010 at 11:12 AM
"You get to a certain age, and for elite athletes it's a lot younger than for most..."
Excuse me, but exactly WHEN would Luke Walton EVER have been included under the umbrella of "elite athlete"?
His oft-injred daddy had the talent to occasionally overcome his chronic ankle problems but this guy needs to retire and get on with his life.
Posted by: Gene | September 06, 2010 at 01:33 PM
Dan the man,
>>>Everybody is writing off Luke Walton, who is one of the smartest basketball
>>>players in the NBA.
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>>>If he can contribute even a little bit to the 2nd or 3rd offense, we will be
>>>unstoppable!! Remember, Phil used to like using Luke for keeping the
>>>offense balanced. He is the ultimate team player and keeps things running
>>>smoothly.
I totally agree.
If Luke is healthy, then it gives Phil more flexibility with the bench. If someone on the opposing team's bench is going off scoring, he can bring in Barnes to slow them down. But if the Lakers bench's offense is sputtering, he can bring in Luke to help run the offense. And while Luke's defense isn't as good as Barnes and not NEARLY as good as Artest's, it isn't terrible.
There's also the potential injury factor. If Artest were to tweak an ankle and they needed to bring someone in for a few games to start, Luke is all set and ready to go, while Barnes will probably still be shaky in the triangle.
The more healthy bodies the better, and when healthy, Luke does contribute to the success of the team.
Posted by: LongTimeLakerFan | September 07, 2010 at 01:45 PM