"I think Kobe when all is said and done will arguably go done as greatest player ever with his all around play and talent. But I am disappointed in him for his illuminati support and personal decision to show that support. I lost a lot of respect for him as a person."

Seriously...? SERIOUSLY? I'd like to think that you're joking, but I suspect you're not. Why don't we agree to leave the Illuminati conspiracy theories for that OTHER blog... you know, the one where they serve the Kool-Aid, and you drink and drink and drink...

Go Lake Show!

888,

No way in any way shape or form was I trying to mock you.. My apologies if you took it that way but wasn't my intent.. I understand we won in dramatic fashion which should be cause for some celebration. Like I said I'm tryin.. :-)

But to clarify the flip the switch reference just sayin with genuine concern that with the way our starters are playin don't think it can be easily flipped anymore.. But we'll find out this next stretch of games.. Can't wait to see bynums return and he can't come at a better time starting our 6 game eastern trip though he's probably likely out till nxt tue.... But I've stated my concerns about his knee in the past with good reasons so no need to rehash.. And I don't think there's anyone looking more forward to that than the spaniard himself.

@ 63,

Bwaaahahahahaha!

1997 NBA Draft was an inside job!

DBDH!

DBDH - shhhhhh! Dude! Meet you on the square, part on the level man... keep it on the down-low. You really think Stern isn't the Grand Pizza of the Illuminati?

The Outlaw - yeah, I'd said earlier I thought we needed a good Kobe/Pau two-man beat-down... it's been awhile.

The P&G's been missing, but even so, Pau's short to mid-range shots look awful, so I'm not sure how that will work. That perfect Pau either side hooks and off-the-glasses have been gone lately. Hope they come back soon.

"EOTWAWKI," man I thought that happened a long time ago and we're just a bunch of post-apocalypse mutants now.

REPOST:

@Magia32:

You picked Rondo as a great defensive PG. Interesting choice. Because Kobe's doesn't guard Rondo. No Laker guards Rondo. This fact has been hashed and re-hashed all over cyberspace already. Kobe plays free safety, sagging ridiculously off Rondo (to a degree that no other team in the NBA does) when the Lakers play Boston. Rondo has no jump shot.

Also, Rondo does not play very good man on man defense. His defense is team oriented, which he plays to perfection. Rondo is also the other PG in the league who doesn't finish well around the rim.

In fact, if you've been reading my posts, you would understand that I equate Rondo and Fish together because they both lack all those gaudy and flashy PG skills that everyone thinks we need, yet both are perfectly suited to run the system they are in.

It pro'lly isn't really a coincidence that the two worst layup shooting point guards in the league have won three of the last four championships.

Dude, you are seriously looking for the wrong thing. Look at my quote in the daily roll call. It the fourth quarter where championships are cast, anyway. No one really cares about quarters 1, 2 or 3.

Now, all those skills that you say Fish lacks and the Lakers need are indeed impressive, and will lead a team to numerous, thrilling, and exciting wins -- in the regular season. Teams led by such point guards typically lead the league in wins (or come close), but those skills just aren't translating well to the playoffs. So who cares? Certainly not the Lakers. They don't even hang their Western Conference Championship banners in Staples Center. I don't think Jerry Buss even knows where they all are.

Go to the Dallas Blog, where they are constantly extolling about how many regular season victories they have. Or the Phoenix Suns, or the Cavs from the previous 2 or three seasons. They are really proud of that stuff in those cities. They even hang those banner up.

Heck, PJ has been known to sacrifice a game or two just to help his team (usually the younger players) learn how to close out a game -- a skill that only a championship caliber team would deem more important that some regular season victory.

You seem like a bright dude, I just don't know why you aren't getting it.

--FEARless

Posted by: FEARless | December 09, 2010 at 03:20 PM

Yes, Bynum will be back soon, but give him a break for the first month while he gets into playing shape.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXCh9OhDiCI&feature=related

yellofever

To me, how we play over the next 6 games has little meaning. It's December. I would consider a 4-2 road trip to be successful, which would put us at 20-8. A 55-60 win regular season is fine with me, regardless where that places them.

With respect to flipping the switch, let me be VERY clear that I was pessimistic going into last year's playoffs that we could do it because Phil Jackson's teams normally improve in March and April, so you can count me as one of the fans who had a "doom and gloom" attitude going into the playoffs. That evaporated quickly when they dominated the Thunder in Game 1. Now that I have seen that, I don't foresee them regressing to a group of players who will suddenly play at a lower level than the highest level come mid-April. The only player who is truly long in the tooth is our role playing lead guard who now has a reliable back up. Kobe seems to be getting stronger and getting more lift with his right knee with each passing game. LO is having his best season as a Laker. Gasol is now a championship tested, grizzled winner. Artest will only be better come playoff time. Barnes and Blake are salivating and Shannon Brown might be the most improved player in the NBA. On top of all this, they know how to play as a unit. Never mind this early season malaise. It's just that.

Now we come to young Mr. Bynum, the "wild card" as you call him. He is now two years removed from any issues with his left knee. He does not wear a brace on it and from everything we know, that knee is 100%. Unlike DeJuan Blair, who has no ACLs and Brandon Roy, who has no menisci, Bynum still has everything intact, including the recently repaired cartilage in his right knee which was sewn rather than removed. With respect to that right knee, every indication is that the MCL from 2009 is 100% healed, so now the question remains how healed is he from the most recent cartilage repair. I don't think ANYONE questions that Bynum and the Lakers have taken their sweet time because they want him at 100%. All indications from practice are that he has experienced no problems and that once he returns he should be at 100% minus the rust. So I am optimistic. If he's FINALLY healthy for the playoffs, I wish the Lakers' opponents the best of luck. They will need it.

Mark G - "I think I ate there once, really overrated, IMHO."

You musta had the Alumbrados Over Easy, which isn't very good I hear. But the fricassee Discordian is wonderful.

Justa, you said: I take exception to that comment, maybe you should change the class of women you associate with, or something like that.

My response: Can you please point me to the right direction. Please keep it on planet earth.
Posted by: Laker J | December 09, 2010 at 11:57 AM
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Laker J – Just make sure you watch out for the Yvette. Get you an Around the Way Girl instead.

LL Cool J – Dear Yvette
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9DwNVWVxSo

@Mark G - Here’s a cool merging of rock and rap for ya.
Public Enemy and Anthrax – Bring the Noise

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBA-xi8WuCU

One last rap track for those that knock it as an art form..

Stetsasonic – Talking All That Jazz
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJ2pArGnXJ8

LRob,

That's another good call.

Here's a double nod to Rap & Rock, and EOTWAWKI

Johnny Rotten /Afrika Bambaataa- Time Zone, sorry if someone already did this one today:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93HWraYnSFc

63,

BTW, the Discordian does sound yummy.

*______________________________________________________________________*
THE FISHER KING - HOW YOU LIKE ME NOW!!!! –DEREK FISHER - BANDWAGON
*______________________________________________________________________*
(01) utzworld THE BANNER HOLDER - chaplain - O Ye of Little Faith...Haven't I
been saying all season long both on the Blog & Live Game Chats that D Fish will deliver
the shot we need right when we need it? Reminds me of Big Shot Rob's comments after
destroying the Sonny Belfasts with that 3 pointer back in 02.
(02) THE OUTLAW – OWNER – There are only two ways to say it: If you don't love Fisher,
you don't love yourself. If you hate Fisher, you hate yourself.
(03) JUSTANOTHERMAMBAFAN – DRIVER1 - ANYONE GOT ANYTHING TO SAY ABOUT FISH??????????????
(04) FAN OF THE MAMBA - DRIVER 2
(05) I HEARNED THAT – DRIVER3 - That's what Derrik do it might seem like an outrigger slows
you down, but it keeps you stable in the storms.. never take it light or discard it.... that's
what Derrik do
(06) JOE CORRAD – RIDING SHOTGUN1 - The Blog seems to be very quiet. I wonder if DFish missed
or got his lay up blocked would the blog still be so empty?
(07) PSYCHEDLAKERGIRL –RIDING SHOTGUN2 – FISH!!!! Last night it was about Fish and Ron. Defense helping the offense - at least for the little I watched. At least this should quiet the Fish
naysayers... maybe until tomorrow. But for today as always - WAY TO GO FISH!
(08) JON K. – SECUTRITY - People who express educated concerns about Derek Fishers
are Lakers fans. People who blindly attack Derek Fisher and make ridiculous insults about
Derek Fisher are trolls, idiots and chicken littles. Nothing more.
(09) : SNAQUILE OMEAL - If you hate fisher, you hate yourself!
(10) MARK G(I HAVE NO IDEA) - I don't know, call me crazy, but Fish has his moments
(11) AL FRANKEN - Fisher being the starting PG is just the price of
admission to the Parade. Just sit back and enjoy the ride.
(12)BUCK - OH MY GOOD LORD JESUS! FISH MADE A LAY UP!!!
(13) KOBEFAN IN CUPERTINO -OMG WHAT THE F DID FISH DO?????
(14) JOHNNYV - It's going to be a LONG DAY for the Fish haters.
(15) LROB-Congrats to DFish on his consecutive game streak. Like Allan Stewart Konigsberg said, "90% of life is showing up". Fish thanks for answering the bell. For all those that treat DFish like the black sheep of the Lakers....he ain't going anywhere...so you can root for him or not...The Choice Is Yours. Black Sheep - The Choice is Yours. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9F5xcpjDMU For any that don’t like Fish game, or Pau, or Luke, or Kobe….I have no problem with that as long as your love for the Lakers overrule your dislike of the individual. This is for you..Tupac - I Ain’t Mad at Cha (clean version of course…lol)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eT-B10qhRho
(16) HE8ME1 - HOOK. LINE. SINKER. The FISHERKING strikes again.
(17) PURPLE HEART - To all the tools who were just bashing on Fish today. Did you watch the game tonite? Probably not. This is why Fish still starts for us. He will pull this type of act off whenever we truly need it. Love the Fish.
(18) BAY TO LA - The last 6 minutes of the game is where he was key. The rest of the game..ehh. He
needs to be there at the end, not the beginning.
(19) FISHER24 - Fisher would always have energy to play the game.
(20) LEWSTRS -So for the ones that say Fish can't guard the speedy PGs in the league...name me 2 that can...Are they on a championship caliber team... The Lakers are like a race car...Some times if is not tuned in precisely, it won't run as fast, smooth or respond as well...But if it's dialed in...it's a hard car to beat, and the other drivers would hope, that we make a mistake which they can capitalize on...Meaning to say...it's the Lakers who will beat the Lakers... So back off Fish...Give the team Mitch and PJ put together a chance...we are still one of the elite teams in the league, and if you have been a fan of this team for the last 3 years...you know they are a different animal in the playoffs...I have no problem with people criticizing players on our team...I have a problem when posters do NOTHING BUT, criticize a player, coach or the front office...EVERY TIME THEY POST...
(21) FMRKT - In short, Fish - by himself - has never cost the team - to my recollection - a playoff or championship series.
(22) SRAFRANK - Hey leave Fisher alone. He is the Master Link. Man has it come to that. The man has the bling to back up his worth and we act like we have bling. Hey idiots Check your fingers Empty thats what I thought.
(23) LUDWIG - Fisher King reigns over the land of purple and gold -- today, tomorrow and forever! All you disgusting trolls eat the dirt and the grime under his glorious sneakers! God loves you, Derek, and so do his angels!
(24) DONTBLAMEDELHARRIS - To all the haters: I really hate to say I told you so, but...Fish has what most new players and some younger players don't: class. "I've had plenty of employees who were great people, and not terribly good performers in the workplace. I've also had multitudes of
superb employees who were just a bunch of jerks. When the poop hit the fan, the morally grounded
folks "put up" and the others "shut up". The poop hit the fan, and Fish cans another game-winner.
What's new? I woke up Mrs. DBDH by unleashing a primal scream of victory, but it was worth it.
(25) CALIPHILOSOPHER - I read the caption, and it outlines what Derek Fisher was thinking about
if the first two options were covered. That's the mark of a player who is prepared for different
scenarios - much like a player on a baseball team thinking about what to do if a ball is hit to a
specific location with a certain number of runners on base.
(26) MAMBA24 –How do you spell CLUTCH? The same way you spell CLASS…D.E.R.E.K F.I.S.H.E.R
(27) CORNER J - Old Arab saying: the dogs bark, but da Fish swims on...
(28) OCISMAMBACOUNTRY - FISH! Not the prettiest game but definitely a nice boost of confidence for the team. I had to laugh when Barnes kissed his head while being interviewed by John Ireland after the game. Thank you Derrick for making Lakers games as fun to watch and as suspenseful as Hollywood movies.
(29) FEARLESS - Maybe Fish is a Jedi. Because they stood around and looked at him make the play exactly the same way Boston did. Oh yeah, you KNOW I'm on the Fisher King bandwagon. I have been his biggest champion on this blog for YEARS!
(30) WILLB3 - Derick Fisher is older than Moses, but he is the clutch (team leader)player the Lakers need
(31) HAWIID - don't know why people hate on Fish so much. Dude has 5 rings...count em 5! He's the starting point guard for all 5 Championships. Basketball is a team sport so he matters big time. Countless clutch shots and the heart of a lion. All the armchair critics of Fish are smarter and wiser than 13 ring PJ (that's right he has 2 as a player...3 toe rings) and GOAT Kobe Black Mamba Bryant who treats Fish like AmEx...don't leave home without him? Gimme a freakin break!
(32) MCLYNE - They will say that it's only one game and it doesn't matter. One game could mean HCA throughout the playoffs. One game could mean playing game 7 of the WCF at home. One game could
mean having HCA in the Finals. One game could mean playing game 7 of the Finals at home. Please tell me again why one game won by D FISH doesn't matter.
(33) 63 FOOTER - "Insanity: doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result." The Fish haters confound me. I understand getting on a player when they're doing things differently all of a sudden, or having a tough run (like Pau right now, say), but Fish has ALWAYS played this way. Nothing has changed. Solid, solid, clutch. It's just plain weird to me. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AftPxOKGj1s
(34) LAKERFANINCOWTOWN - Regarding Fish, has this guy ever NOT elevated his game for the playoffs?? Seriously, for those of you that have been Lakers fans for awhile, and for those of you that have ever been in clutch sports situations where your heart starts racing and you get a little dizzy and all your muscles feel like Jello, do you have any fear of putting the ball in Fisher's hands with the game on the line? I'm not the world's biggest Fisher supporter, but you really haven't been paying attention if you don't realize that Fisher is pacing himself through the regular season (reminding you of his "clutchness" every once in awhile) so
he can bring it for the playoffs. Just shut it for awhile, Fish doubters!
(35) MAGIC PHIL - Great game last night, especially the 3rd quarter. Yes, I'm not crazy: The freakin 3rd quarter!!!!!!!!! hope the Lakers watch that tape, because that is exactly HOW WE SHOULD NOT PLAY ANYMORE! Kobe looked tired and old, Gasol looked as soft as ever, Fish was horrible, everybody sucked! I was really mad...Then, the Killer B's plus Artest and Gasol putted us back into the game (amen). And Fisher, always him, gave us the win. They were rested, no excuses for such performance. Thanks Killer Bs, Thanks Fish. The rest, MAN UP!
(36) DIANDRA - Derek fisher, you are still my favourite laker. If anyone doubted you at your age, you last night showed once again why they shouldnt.
(37) LARRY OF LA - I am a lefty and the left handed high arc running bank shot is money. I am 5'10" and can not jump and its never in blocked. You box out with your body and have that sweet high arc bank..well, DFISH, WTG. And it was a scrappy win...I love scrappy wins.
(38) JON K. – 2. Derek Fisher is the man!
(39) LAKERJ - Derek Fisher is one cool hombre. His presence exudes leadership. Like it or not, he is a vital component of this team. His knowledge of the game will propel him to be involved in basketball after he retires as a player. Don't be surprised to see him as a GM.
(40) LAKERHOLIC - And Fish hits the floater at the buzzer!!! Keep the wins going!
(41) ZAIRA – BLOG GODDESS - I'm happy Fish "saved" us. I love him dearly... but for every clutch, there is always a team which brought a single man in the position to close it to win. Without Kobe we wouldn't have got the -1 point way to pass through.
(42) HTJ - Fish Baybeeeeeeeeeeeee!
(43) DIANDRA - Man, I love Derek Fisher. He's been my favourite player for about seven years now? I was so heart broken when he left the lakers, yet so happy to see him try and shine elsewhere. No, he's not the spectacular point guard that we've seen in Rondo, or the new rookies, or Chris Paul. (Is he a PG?) But he brings something that a lot of players don't have, and that's his ability to motivate his team through a single speech. His clutch players throughout the years have defined him as a player. If I didn't have an exam tomorrow night I would be out and proud wearing my Derek Fisher jersey cheering away for us tomorrow night. There are a lot of Derek Fisher haters out there, because he isn't as speedy and averages so few points a game during the regular season. When you start to doubt Derek Fisher think back to his Game 3 vs the celtics. His two three point shots vs the Magic, his .4 shot, and now his .1 shot. He may be 36 years old, but he's still one of the greatest players the lakers have ever had, and without him, I don't think Kobe would have 5 rings.
(44)

i want to see barak obamas turnaround fallaway jumpshot