...About this team? 1) We play down to other teams. 2) Lamar Odom 3) Our idiot players (Odom, most of the time Smush, and most of the time Vlad) 4) Mitch 5) I can't stand the fact that we have no loyalty to Kobe Bryant as a team. Last year when he was fouled hard by Josh Howard, where were the teammates stepping up? When Raja Bell almost decapitated him, not a single soul stood up to him. Yet, when things get testy with other players, Kobe is always the first person to support them and be an enforcer. I find this absolutely disgusting.
1. Smush's smirk after letting his man make an easy layup RIGHT after he missed a 3. 2. We playdown to other teams 3. Lamar's recent struggles 4. The Injuries 5. The injuries 6. The injuries
Nah, that's not true. Lamar stood up for him. But as a whole, I think they should step for him in a smart way that won't result in a suspension, but gets off the impression of "don't mess with my boy"
1. Injuries! 2. Losing games we're supposed to win 3. Smush Parker, enough said 4. Lamar Odom and his brain 5. Vladamir Radmanovic and his inconsistent play 6. Defense and rebounding
1.injuries 2.losing to teams we are supposed to beat 3.starting smush parker 4.inconsistency of odam and radman 5.no support for kobe from other players like you said 6.REBOUNDING
1. Playing down other teams. 2. Injuries. 3. Injuries. 4. Injuries. and.. 5. Playing down other teams. Those two only
No need in repeating injuries....what fan likes injuries anyway 1) Mitch's inability to make a good trade (or a trade at all) 2) Beating Phoenix and then loosing to Charlotte 3) Odom's lack of care 4) The fact that Smush Parker is still in a Laker jersey
Mamba, on #5 - I totally agree. On Rockets, we've got Alston for that. He got ejected along with someone (Hornets player that fouled T-mac hard) for fouling T-Mac hard. I think it was Mason.
This thread must have been inspired by Tim Hardaway. I don't hate anything about the team, but there are changes I wouldn't mind seeing. 1) Smush shooting only 64% from the free throw line 2) Not believing in the Triangle offense for a majority of the game 3) Not taking pride on the defensive end 4) Not putting the right pieces around Kobe Bryant to win a Championship 5) Taking more 3 pointers than free throws
1. Mitch Kupcake 2. Smush after making a turnover and thinking he is so kool he doesnt have to come down and play defense. 3. Smush thinking of scoring first instead of passing the ball. 4. Smush smiling like an idiot after he lets his player blow him by. 5. Odom taking 7 shots throughout the first 3 quaters and 10 minutes into the game and then jack up twenty shots in two minutes to try to win the game. 6. Kobe stop being unselfish. I loved it when you scored 60 points even if we lose you still score 60 points and as Lakers fans we are proud of you scoring 60 points.
<div class="quote_poster">Pablo23 Wrote</div><div class="quote_post"> 6. Kobe stop being unselfish. I loved it when you scored 60 points even if we lose you still score 60 points and as Lakers fans we are proud of you scoring 60 points.</div> YESSSSSS MJ scored so much and so little assists when he won 6 championship. Kobe's job is to score, to be the leader but not to try to get the whole team to score in the first 36 minutes. I want the old cocky, "ballhog" Kobe back while being the great leader at the same time.
1. chris mihm (get over your injury, NOW, it has been so fricken long) 2. Smush is rubbish, should not be in the team, whenever he has a "good" game (this is when he scores 16 something points, but with only 1 or 2 assists) we lose because he ballhogs and cannot create for others 3. Vujacic, waste of space, cant shoot, absolutely crap. 4. bynum's "youthness", this kid needs to get tougher, stronger and meaner to start to be a force 5. odom is depressing, he makes me want to cry, we were playing much better without him, i say trade him now for kidd. 6. the white jerseys, dont know why but they really annoy me 7. kobe not dominating anymore 8. losing six in a row
<div class="quote_poster">AKIRA Wrote</div><div class="quote_post"> 7. kobe not dominating anymore </div> No, i think Kobe is still dominating but only in the 4th quarter now. He does too much to get his teammates involved. When he decided to take over in the 4th quarter, it is a little too late since he needs several shots to get warmed up just like last nite. Yea, sometimes he is hot right away which will give us 40pts game but not always. He need to start attack asap in the game. Who cares if smush get 15 pts....I want Kobe to score 50+ pts!!
Kobe scoring 50 does nothing for this team if he's the only person producing, common sense. It also does nothing for Kobe, as he'll wear down his body A LOT faster.
<div class="quote_poster">Mamba Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Kobe scoring 50 does nothing for this team if he's the only person producing, common sense. It also does nothing for Kobe, as he'll wear down his body A LOT faster.</div> What i really meant is Kobe should start attack earlier in the game instead of waiting still the last quarter.
Once again though, it does nothing for the team. Nobody on this team gets into the game if Kobe doesn't get them involved. They're all morons. The only starting players we have that would start on another team are Kwame Brown (he'd start on some, not all) and Lamar Odom (he'd start on most, not all). All he have is Kobe Bryant and some decent role players. They need Kobe to distribute the ball early for them to get the feel of the game. If Kobe has to start early, he'll be exhausted late. I'd rather him be there for the end of the game than the beginning.
