Game 1: Los Angeles Lakers @ Phoenix Suns

sh*t, Barbosa is taking over this game...The Lakers need to take Smush out of the game right now. He is playing bad defense, making bad passes, and not helping them at all. Evans took a stupid shot, Kobe took a stupid shot...The Lakers need to get it together right now if they want a chance to win the game.

 

Amazing! Suns lead! Barbosa > Kobe in 2nd half.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CelticBalla32 @ Apr 22 2007, 04:55 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>How can you not drool over Dwight Howard? If he makes a nice play or displays his outstanding athleticism on a play, yes, I expect any announcer to say stuff like "I'll tell ya, this kid is unbelievable." I don't care what the score is, when a player like Dwight Howard is out there doing impressive things, announcers should say things about it whether they are down 10 or up 10.And I don't know what you are talking about. Hubie credits Billups, Rip, Tayshaun, Sheed, etc. a great deal. He always talks about how great Chauncey is with the game on the line and how he has an outstanding assist-to-turnover ratio, how Rip is "the Reggie Miller of his era," how Sheed is an excellent post player and one of the best big men shooting the basketball in the league, how Prince is an excellent athlete and disruptive defender, how Maxiell is aggressive at all times, how McDyess is one of the more consistent bigs off the bench, how Hunter is a great defensive player, how Flip Murray is a good scorer. He says that stuff all the time, as he should, and he said all of that last night as well.You are complaining because you actually listen for his comments on Detroit at all times, and you want to hear more because your are a fan of the team.</div>So basically your saying every announcer should devote his attention to the superstar just because they are good, no matter what is happening in the game? Thats just BS. No one appreciates real TEAMS nowadays, its all about the superstars.You my friend have ovbiously not listened to Hubie announce every Pistons game in the past couple years like I have. Because he does have his moments, but he rarely talks about Detroit into much depth like he should.

 

LA is just collapsing right now haha

 

lol @ kobe's first assist coming with 9:30 left in the game.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Something-To-Say @ Apr 22 2007, 05:00 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>lol @ kobe's first assist coming with 9:30 left in the game.</div>Haha thats what I mean. 5 good players > 1 great player.Like I said in another thread, I guarantee LA will never win a championship again while Kobe is on there team and he keeps playing like he does today. Everyone knows hes going to shoot and he dosent get his team involved at all. Its not the way basketball was meant to be played.

 

assists are so overated..Kobe has passed the ball...just because his teammates don't make shots he gets discredited for it?if Kobe had the teammates a guy like Nash does he'd be averaging like 8 assists a gameEDIT: PERFECT EXAMPLE! Kobe passed the ball to Mo Evans and Evans missed the shot

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (playaofthegame @ Apr 22 2007, 05:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>assists are so overated..Kobe has passed the ball...just because his teammates don't make shots he gets discredited for it?if Kobe had the teammates a guy like Nash does he'd be averaging like 8 assists a gameEDIT: PERFECT EXAMPLE! Kobe passed the ball to Mo Evans and Evans missed the shot</div>I hate it when people whine about Kobes players around him. They're nothing bad, and superstars make there teammates better.BTW: 10 assists = 20+ points. 10 points = 10 points.

 

Hostile Takeover. I repeat, this is a hostile takeover by the Suns. Duck and cover!!!

 

Now Kobe has to stop. He's taken 3 terrible shots in a row. He needs to start catching the ball and spotting up, or hitting some open teammates.

 

Kwame Brown with the loose ball foul. There is your 2001 First overall pick in the draft! :thumbdn1:

 

First off, that was such a bullsh** flop by Boris Diaw. Players are such f*cking pussies nowadays, they have to flop every time they get touched. Be a man and get a f*cking rebound.

Also, why does LA keep going to Kwame in the post? He's not gonna do anything.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (MrBigShot_23 @ Apr 22 2007, 05:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I hate it when people whine about Kobes players around him. They're nothing bad, and superstars make there teammates better.BTW: 10 assists = 20+ points. 10 points = 10 points.</div>You were just saying how the Suns have 5 good players and the Lakers have 1..now you're saying they are nothing to complain about...hypocrisy

 

No I am saying, Kobe dosent let those other solid players do what they do. So when it boils down, most of the time they are just one player.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (MrBigShot_23 @ Apr 22 2007, 04:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>So basically your saying every announcer should devote his attention to the superstar just because they are good, no matter what is happening in the game? Thats just BS. No one appreciates real TEAMS nowadays, its all about the superstars.</div>
I never said that they should devote all their attention to star players. But if a player is doing good things out there, like Howard, yes... talk about it.

And you have no idea how much I appreciate the team aspect of things. I'm with you on that, a lot of people care more about f*cking stats and stars more than team basketball and winning. I'm not one of those people.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>You my friend have ovbiously not listened to Hubie announce every Pistons game in the past couple years like I have. Because he does have his moments, but he rarely talks about Detroit into much depth like he should.</div>
And you, my friend, obviously don't know how much basketball I watch.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (MrBigShot_23 @ Apr 22 2007, 05:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>No I am saying, Kobe dosent let those other solid players do what they do. So when it boils down, most of the time they are just one player.</div>Like I said..if you wanna talk numbers...he's in the top 25 in the league in assists per game with 5.4...his teammates just don't make the shots..if you watched a lot of Lakers games you'de understand that when he passes the ball to the players on his team THEY MISS SHOTS so he doesn't get credit for trying to get teammates involved and that's why stats are overrated because you can't see those kind of things in the stat book

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CelticBalla32 @ Apr 22 2007, 05:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I never said that they should devote all their attention to star players. But if a player is doing good things out there, like Howard, yes... talk about it.And you have no idea how much I appreciate the team aspect of things. I'm with you on that, a lot of people care more about f*cking stats and stars more than team basketball and winning. I'm not one of those people.And you, my friend, obviously don't know how much basketball I watch.</div>But Howard wasnt even doing good last night. He was missing almost all of his free throws and getting shut down by the Detroit defense.

 

OH MY GOD DID YOU JUST SEE THAT BARBOSA TO AMARE PLAY?

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (playaofthegame @ Apr 22 2007, 05:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Like I said..if you wanna talk numbers...he's in the top 25 in the league in assists per game with 5.4...his teammates just don't make the shots..if you watched a lot of Lakers games you'de understand that when he passes the ball to the players on his team THEY MISS SHOTS so he doesn't get credit for trying to get teammates involved and that's why stats are overrated because you can't see those kind of things in the stat book</div>Because his teammates are always self-conscious to shoot, because they're not used to it. More shots = more makes. You ever think maybe Kobe dosent put them in good enough situations?Oooo top 25. Im impressed! Considering theres about 60 starting guards in the NBA and most of them dont get near the amount of playing time as Kobe. Im not just talking about the numbers anyway. Im talking about playmaking skills, court awareness and ultimately just working around the ball. That dosent show up in the stats.Basketball is a beautiful game, that is meant to be played as a team. Kobe is showing the polar opposite of how basketball should be played.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (MrBigShot_23 @ Apr 22 2007, 04:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Haha thats what I mean. 5 good players > 1 great player.Like I said in another thread, I guarantee LA will never win a championship again while Kobe is on there team and he keeps playing like he does today. Everyone knows hes going to shoot and he dosent get his team involved at all. Its not the way basketball was meant to be played.</div>Kobe passed the ball, averaging about 6APG for most of the season. Lakers started slipping, losing 7 in a row with that philosophy. Then Kobe started doing his scoring thing, and without that burst they wouldn't have made the playoffs. Until he gets more help outside of Odom who can get anything done on a somewhat consistent and effective basis, he will continue to need to score in the mid-30's.