Well, if I wanted to be "in the playoff hunt" rather than actually in the playoffs then I would take Kobe over Meeks, too. Otherwise, it's best Kobe is sitting at home.
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2013 April NBA |OT| Pipe Dreams
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2013 NBA Playoffs |OT| Playoff wins are a dime a dozen
lol your post doesn't even make sense.
Blackace
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Just career wise
Blackace
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I know what his trolling game is, it still doesn't have any facts to back it up. In fact the lakers look more uncoordinated these past two games on the offensive end then they have for awhile this season without kobe. I hope nash can be ready for game 1.
They have shot way under 40% the last 2 games. That's not "better"
They have played a lot better as a team since All-star break, i love the fact that we got a win without Kobe at home to seal the 7th, but that was some of the ugliest basketball we have played.
It's not surprising that they're not coordinated since Kobe dominated every possession. Luckily, their defense has improved tenfold now that he's out forever.
Add Nash and the Lakers are a championship caliber team. It only took the injury of Ewing to reveal that.
Red Blaster
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the difference is is that they can win with defense now whereas in the past whenever they looked uncoordinated it usually resulted in getting the pipe and being blown out by 20
more players get to the touch the ball on each possession resulting in them actually feeling involved and them more likely trying harder on defense
watching kobe dribble out rebounds and take horrible pull-up threes in transition is the reason why they were shit in the first place
Blackace
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I think they looked better on both ends of the floor
True they don't have a crunchtime scorer which hurts them but more players are getting involve
Same old same old.
Blackace
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Worked in 09 *shrugs*
They have not looked better to me. Kobe was a guy that gave you 30 points a night while dishing out 9+ assist this past week. And meeks who was guarding harden left him wide open on alot of shots he just didn't hit them. I don't see how that correlates with kobe considering harden has been shooting bad for awhile now.
ClovingWestbrook
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Dwight has looked SO much better. Either he really did hate his roll with Kobe out there, or he is thriving on the opportunity to prove something. A lot of players step up when asked. Maybe he just needed to feel like, well, he was needed.
Blackace
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He made sure he got those stats
They might have been better if he allowed the game to flow instead of forcing every play through him
Red Blaster
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lol kobe shot 43% that series against a 6'4" rookie with a broken face guarding him
gasol, odom and derek fisher were the best players on the lakers that season and they won inspite of kobe
I think you are confused sir.
How do you force the game through yourself while averaging 9+ assist and pau at the same time averaging 7+ assists through 6-7 games before kobe was injured. Just stop..
Dwight didn't just start playing better the last two games, he's been better since all-star break,and Pau coming back in the starting lineup has helped him as well.
If getting assist don't matter why do I have to hear about lebron so much lol and how he is gettings shots for his teammates.
Blackace
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Just stop? lol
Starbury put 22 and 9 quite a few seasons if only stats told the whole story he was great PG
Blackace
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Because LBJ plays better team basketball
because he gets them wide open shots in the flow of the offense?
if you can't understand the difference between the two as distributors I have no idea what else to tell you
Lol at even comparing starbury to kobe. Goddamn ridiculous, I think the lakers making the playoffs have short circuted some people here.
CherryWoodFuton
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Predictions time?
East
Heat in 4
Chicago in 6
Indiana in 5
New York in 7
West
Okc in 5
SA in 5
Denver in 6
LAC in 7
East
Heat in 4
Chicago in 6
Indiana in 5
New York in 7
West
Okc in 5
SA in 5
Denver in 6
LAC in 7
Kobe has been getting his teammates wide open shots all season as the offense dictates. If you can point to me some games that you think kobe is doing it so differently than lebron.
Please show me otherwise you are just spewing hate.
you mentioned getting lots of assists so i gave you a reference point to prove the number means nothing
the only person short circuited is you thinking lebrons assists are the same as kobes
All our offense was run through kobe....just like it was during the triangle days.
lmao ok
GremlinFool
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East
Miami in 4
Knicks in 5
Indiana in 7
Bulls in 6
West
OKC in 6
Lakers in 6
Denver in 5
Clippers in 7
Miami in 4
Knicks in 5
Indiana in 7
Bulls in 6
West
OKC in 6
Lakers in 6
Denver in 5
Clippers in 7
Blackace
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Oh Kobe is beyond getting compared to a mere mortal
What Kobe can on the basketball court is nothing short of a amazing but he has always been a selfish basketball player always
Getting ast doesn't always me you are playing unselfishly if you can't come to terms with that so be it but come out of pocket again and you be fishing sooner than the Lakers
Really gremlin? Sometimes i think you forget our coach is D'antoni.
Blackace
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The triangle is designed for that Mike D's o isn't
And I seem to remember Shaq getting first touches
I think we abandoned D'antoni's offense after that memphis meeting.
EDIT: And yes, it run through shaq during our first 3 peat.
The lakers aren't even running his offense anymore and haven't for awhile now. D'antoni's offense is what contributed to pau and howard struggling early in the season. He had pau parked at the three point line to spread the floor for howard.
Blackace
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They aren't running the triangle also
How does kobe taste ?
GremlinFool
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Spurs will most likely be deprived of Manu, Diaw, and a fully healthy Parker. The bench unit is in tatters and the only player that consistently plays well for them is Kawhi Leonard. If they pound the paint, limit turnovers, and force Timmy to work with Dwight on him, I think the Lakers have a very good chance of dominating this series.
Pop's hands are really tied because he just doesn't have the same talent or cohesion with his club as he did last year. He'll make decent adjustments, but nothing short of Timmy playing 40+ will give the Spurs a realistic chance of winning this series without Manu or a competent TP.
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