Why Do We Always Make Crappy Teams Look Like Championship Contenders?

Why? Memphis, who is kicking are *** have the worst record in the entire league, and should be tanking for Greg Oden, yet they look like Champioship contenders against the Lakers. Why. Someone tell me please. Why

 

<div class="quote_poster">Brian Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Why? Memphis, who is kicking are *** have the worst record in the entire league, and should be tanking for Greg Oden, yet they look like Champioship contenders against the Lakers. Why. Someone tell me please. Why</div>
this is the nba, there are no nights off. Pau is back, that makes them a completely different team. Plus they have great young athlets - swift, gay, warrick, etc. and a solid experienced PG. record is only one thing to look at and like I said Pau is back so they're better than their record. PLUS teams always get up for the Lakers and Kobe - ESPECIALLY at home. I wouldn't worry TOO much about it.

 

<div class="quote_poster">phunDamentalz Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">this is the nba, there are no nights off. Pau is back, that makes them a completely different team. Plus they have great young athlets - swift, gay, warrick, etc. and a solid experienced PG. record is only one thing to look at and like I said Pau is back so they're better than their record. PLUS teams always get up for the Lakers and Kobe - ESPECIALLY at home. I wouldn't worry TOO much about it.</div>

Still no excuse to give up 46 f*cking points in one quarter. This is the second time this season that we have let a team score over 40 points against us in one quarter. The other team being the Charlotte Bobcats

 

<div class="quote_poster">Brian Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Still no excuse to give up 46 f*cking points in one quarter. This is the second time this season that we have let a team score over 40 points against us in one quarter. The other team being the Charlotte Bobcats</div>yeah that is inexcusable but the team is still growing. if you think Lakers can be a championship team this year I think you're setting your sights a bit high. I mean that is what fans are supposed to do, but although the Lakers are a good team, they are not at an elite level YET.

 

<div class="quote_poster">phunDamentalz Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">yeah that is inexcusable but the team is still growing. if you think Lakers can be a championship team this year I think you're setting your sights a bit high. I mean that is what fans are supposed to do, but although the Lakers are a good team, they are not at an elite level YET.</div>

It's obvious they aren't an elite team. Elite teams bring their A games every single day. They don't choose which games they want to play and which games they decide to slack off. Either way. 46 points. I still can't believe it. Unbelievable. I don't think any team in the league this season has given up 46 points in one quarter. Some teams don't even score 46 points in one half! Either way, it's obvious that this team looked at the Grizzlies record, and thought that they were going to be guarenteed a victory. When will we every learn. We did the same thing to teams like the Bobcats, Blazers, and Bucks this season. I thought for sure that last nights win against the Mavs finally meant this team was maturing. I guess not

 

until we can beat teams we are supposed to beat (no disrespect to the Grizz) I will only see the Lakers as a playoff team. Until they start doing what their level should be doing I won't say they can win the championship. Consistency is the key to a championship and they don't have that yet.

 

nobody to blame but ourself. This teams lack the mentality to play at a high level for every single games. It is why we are in the mix between a very good team and an elite team. Lakers need to focus for tomorrow game.

 

46 points in the 3rd quarter...wtf. I can't believe this... This is just sickening.

 

The defense as a whole was abysmal tonight. Giving up 46 points in a quarter.......

I'm not going to lose sleep over this loss, I'd like to think of tonight as a "fluke" loss rather than Dallas being a "fluke" win.

Credit goes to Memphis and Jerry West for bringing in a new coach who's allowed this team to play to their potential.

For Laker fans to say they lost to a horrible team is misleading. Especially the Grizz's 8-27 record. That was WITHOUT Pau Gasol and with the old coach, this is a totally different team now.

Now, we just have to move on to tomorrow night and take care of Houston. That way if we win there, it would have been the same thing as beating the Grizz and losing to Houston. Kobe vs Tmac tomorrow should be really interesting.

 

because LA isnt as good as their record says they are. LA has a tendency to play down to bad teams , luckily for the Lakers theyre able to get good teams to play down to them.

 

<div class="quote_poster">GiantMidget Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">because LA isnt as good as their record says they are. LA has a tendency to play down to bad teams , luckily for the Lakers theyre able to get good teams to play down to them.</div>

I bet you graduated at the top of your class? Am I right or am I right? =)

Yeah Lakers are without two of their starters, had a 23-11 record, yet you continue to put the team down.

Whatever helps you sleep at night, but you're probably still a little upset about when we beat your Kings a week or so ago, so I understand your frustration, I'd be the same way if my favorite team was the Kings

 

always gotta get personal don't we illmatic?

 

<div class="quote_poster">authentiq Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">always gotta get personal don't we illmatic? </div>

Sorry man, this guy is known for doing this and coming into our threads after a loss to rub it in our faces, so I felt I had to respond. I did however say he graduated at the top of his class, I didn't make fun of him at all.

And he never brings anything worthwhile into the thread.

Teams downplay the Lakers? Yeah right, when you're the Top 5 in the League with a 23-11 record with the best player in the league Kobe Bryant, you don't downplay jack sh!t.

He's mad his Kings aren't doing well, and I can't say I blame him.

 

I saw the boxscore at first, and I had to wash my contacts a couple of times.

 

I think it is pressure. We are still young. When we face some good team, we are expected to lose so young players have nothing to lose which actually boost their confidence up. BUt when we are supposed to win, we try to do too much and bad things happen.

 

This Grizzlies team is simply not the Grizzlies team that lost all those games early on in the season. It's the same Grizzlies team that's coming off a near 50-win season. The difference? Pau Gasol. He's everything to this team, a bonafide superstar.

Besides, the game was at the Grizzlies' home arena, and now with coach Tony Barone, Mike Miller is playing like one of the best players in the league at the moment. Every night he's putting up amazing numbers. He recently got two consecutive career highs in points (32, 33), one in rebounds (13), and one in assists (14) --- all over the stretch of just a few games. Hell, tonight he had a bit of an off-night and still led the game in scoring with twenty-five, grabbed six boards, and got four steals.

Basically, this isn't a bad loss. I expected the Grizzlies to win going into this one. They've just been a very hot team as of late.

 

This is why I started the thread, "One PIece Away." The Lakers are great and they are fun to watch when they are playing good. But honestly. are they Championship contenders even when Odom and Kwame return? I honestly dont think so. I think will probably make the WCF but will loose to either to Spurs or Dallas. We are just one piece away and Mitch has to do it before the tradeline. We have the pieces together to make a move.