Authentiq, Kobe Bryant ADMITTED HE CHEATED ON HIS WIFE! So quit acting like I care what the media says about him. It's not hard to see a lack of class when you watch people play game in game out. I've seen a lot of Lakers games. You don't always have to know someone to know that they are a jerk. So go on, tell me it's ok to cheat on your wife, or that it's not a big deal. Fact is, Kobe is one of the most disliked players in the NBA, even by the players. But go ahead, stay on his jock because he's a great player.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting PhxSunsFan4Life:</div><div class="quote_post">Authentiq, Kobe Bryant ADMITTED HE CHEATED ON HIS WIFE! So quit acting like I care what the media says about him. It's not hard to see a lack of class when you watch people play game in game out. I've seen a lot of Lakers games. You don't always have to know someone to know that they are a jerk. So go on, tell me it's ok to cheat on your wife, or that it's not a big deal. Fact is, Kobe is one of the most disliked players in the NBA, even by the players. But go ahead, stay on his jock because he's a great player.</div> Myth. This is a misconception his critics have fabricated. If the majority of players don't like Kobe all I ask is you find me 10 player quotes suggesting it. Players are very vocal to the media about their views on other players, so if in fact the majority doesn't like him, finding 10 won't be very hard for you. You're assuming players act the same on and off the court.
i still think there hope for this series if we win game 5 we will have a confidence boost and can keep rolling from there. if we dont who cares lakers arent gonna beat clippers ne ways or ne one next lvl. and next year once we have a full team, well kill lakers whos gonna stop amare? kwame dont think so amare will show him how real big men play
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting TheBlackMamba:</div><div class="quote_post">What about game planning? Phil has totally outclassed Mike all series. He has the Lakers making Nash the primary scorer and he can't handle the load of scoring and distributing. Lamar Odom has Marion totally off track, Kobe is in Raja's head, Kwame is in Diaw's head. It's simple, the Suns aren't physically strong enough, nor are they mentally strong enough to get by in the playoffs. That's the reason why they're down 3-1, no the refs.</div> This, in my mind, has been the biggest impact in this series and the most intriguing development. Jackson's set up the game, so that the Suns have to be playing a great game simply to be in contention. Seriously, its like Jackson's playing chess and D'Antoni's playing checkers.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting PhxSunsFan4Life:</div><div class="quote_post"> It's not hard to see a lack of class when you watch people play game in game out. </div> likewise, it's not hard to see a lack of class (and intelligence) while reading your posts. instead of talking about basketball you make personal attacks on a player that, for all we know, are far from being substantiated.
<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Kobe Bryant ADMITTED HE CHEATED ON HIS WIFE! So quit acting like I care what the media says about him. It's not hard to see a lack of class when you watch people play game in game out. I've seen a lot of Lakers games. You don't always have to know someone to know that they are a jerk. So go on, tell me it's ok to cheat on your wife, or that it's not a big deal. Fact is, Kobe is one of the most disliked players in the NBA, even by the players. But go ahead, stay on his jock because he's a great player.</div> I would respond to this but...Yudalicious already said it for me: <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">likewise, it's not hard to see a lack of class (and intelligence) while reading your posts. instead of talking about basketball you make personal attacks on a player that, for all we know, are far from being substantiated.</div> The fact that you've resorted to attacking Kobe as a person and not as a basketball player (which is what we all pay to see) show's that you hate Kobe Bryant so much that when you can't find anything about his game to complain about- you resort to immature unrelated attacks on his personal character. It's sad you got that kind of hate man.
Those who have an inability to put together a strong argument often latch onto weak ones ... attacking a players personal life after he drills one (actually two) on your team is pretty weak ....
Nothing less from a sore, sore, sore, sore loser... You would know what would happen if Von Wafer was playing. SWEEP. SWEEP. SWEEP.
The Suns made adjustments in Game 4, but the Lakers bench once again out produced the Suns bench. There hasn't been much talk about it, but I don't think anyone expected the Lakers bench to outplay Phoenix in any game. Game 1 - PHX Bench (23) LAL Bench (11) - Suns Win Game 2 - PHX Bench (4) LAL Bench (21) - Lakers Win Game 3 - PHX Bench (13) LAL Bench (19) - Lakers Win Game 4 - PHX Bench (20) LAL Bench (27) - Lakers Win In all four games, the bench who scored the most won the game. The biggest let down off the Phoenix bench has been Leandro Barbosa. His shooting percentage in the regular season was 48%, but in this series, he's only shooting 30%. His 3PT FG% has dipped from 44% to 25% and has struggled defensively in this series. The Lakers have done a nice job of recognizing him on the court and attacking him. Phoenix has been forced to hide him on defense, but it results in Barbosa having to defend a much larger player and down in the post where he's not comfortable at all. I'm really surprised the Suns haven't played more zone defense in the series. Usually undersized teams resort to zone defense so they can double team and force the opposition to beat them from the perimeter. The Suns have a lot of speed to cover specific areas of the court and still recover to close out on shooters. One on one the Lakers have Phoenix outmatched, because 4 players can handle the ball and create their own shot on the court. The only player who can't is Kwame Brown. The rest of the starting 4 can break their man down off the dribble to create offense for themself or a teammate. Playing a zone defense would eliminate a lot of the Laker play making. Earlier in the year the TWolves really clamped down on the Lakers with their zone defense and it resulted in some long scoring draughts for LA. I'm not sure how often Phoenix practices the zone, but it's worth a shot.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting ilive4ball:</div><div class="quote_post">Tim Thomas admitted to fouling Kobe in a game saving play in Game 1, Nash got away with a push on Sasha Vujacic to even get the ball in the first place in game 4 with 10 seconds left, and EVERY call in the 3rd qtr went the suns way. Nash himself said he wasn't fouled and wasn't trying to a call a timeout and said he "slipped" up so I'm not really sure what your talking about.</div> The reason why Nash said that is because he doesn't want to make any excuses. He isn't that type of player. I am a huge Phoenix Suns fan but even with the blown calls in that game Phoenix still should have won. We had that game rapped up about 3 times and we didn't shut them out. We definitely deserved to lose that game. Now we need to come out in game 5 with more heart and they need to win this for there fans. Phoenix is capable of winning 3 games in a row. So Lakers better not relax. Nash will come out and play like he has never played before. So will Marion, Bell, Thomas, and Diaw. It is Win or Go Home. And Phoenix knows that......
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Chutney:</div><div class="quote_post">This, in my mind, has been the biggest impact in this series and the most intriguing development. Jackson's set up the game, so that the Suns have to be playing a great game simply to be in contention. Seriously, its like Jackson's playing chess and D'Antoni's playing checkers.</div> What can you say? Hes the Zen Masta! lol, but seriously -> <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">What about game planning? Phil has totally outclassed Mike all series. He has the Lakers making Nash the primary scorer and he can't handle the load of scoring and distributing. Lamar Odom has Marion totally off track, Kobe is in Raja's head, Kwame is in Diaw's head. It's simple, the Suns aren't physically strong enough, nor are they mentally strong enough to get by in the playoffs. That's the reason why they're down 3-1, no the refs.</div> <- I wouldn't doubt if PJax is getting in Dan's head.
Let's go suns...... We should just switch on our defenses and as we are getting posted up, we should just fall down regardless... This should get the Ref's attention... maybe shed a small tear for acting purposes...... Game 5 strategy = FLOP the FAKERS TO HELL!!!!! Go Suns!!!
