clpassenubye

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Good win for OKC they deserve it. The Lakers flat out need to make some changes especially start with a new coaching staff because Mike Brown just doesn't get it. I can't tell you how many times this year the Lakers looked like the Cavaliers with Lebron the guy is not a good coach. I think we should keep the core of Kobe/Pau/Metta/Bynum and maybe Sessions but get rid of anyone else. Only trade Pau if you can get someone good but I don't see that happening but you never know.

speedemon90

OKC because we can say we lost to the champions...

Rick_TL-S

If the Lakers didn't "implode" after last season, they will now. The post-game reports are saying Kobe & Bynum are flat out blaming Gasol, & Kobe has reportedly said the entire did not play hard enough.

So, I'm betting on Brown & Gasol going bye-bye.

asianspec

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In my humble opinion, the Lakers need a major overhaul.

Kobe, getting ready for retirement needs help. Needs scoring.

Pau, not the dominate force below as before, trade him while he has still value,

Bynum, even though he is young, he is obviously not the person you want to build around with, trade him and let him be somebody's else is problem. Dude has no team ethics, a crying little bitch, pretty much a 2nd generation Shaq.

Sessions, keep him for next year unless you can seriously upgrade that spot with a trade or so.

Metta, I'm not sure with him, although he's a pita, when he is in his "A" game he is worth keeping.

Bench, get rid of all of those fuckers.


Basicially like when the Lakers hit rock bottom after the shaq era, they will come back I think they are a year or so from going back to the finals. The Lakers really screwed up when they didn't hire Brian Shaw as their head coach. Maybe they can try again next year since he is still an assistant.

At least they got rid of their overpaid cheerleader in Luke Walton

asianspec

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Lmao gotta love SNL.


Stephen A. Smith's reaction.

JayVee

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^ This is true... unlike what asianspec said. I feel do not break up the team in any way. I for one like the Sessions kid. Dude is like speedy Gonzalez on fast breaks and his 0-60 speed is insane, lots of future potential. As for Pau and Bynum. Bynum is young with below avg coaching. Bring a General in there to Coach, someone with some experience and stripes, that alone sometimes will fix a kid and evolve him to a talented player using all his potential and getting him better focused on the job at hand and long term big picture. And for Pau, I am a lil mixed on him since I really never like him but he has always worked well next to Kobe. And that being said, beside Brown, Pau MIGHT...be the other option to trade or seek other opportunities since the chemistry/desire/drive/personality...whatever it may be seems like it is no longer there. And Kobe is showing the disconnection him self and mgt will see that and act on it. Kobe himself, imo...still has at least 2 more yrs of competitive ball in him. But help a brotha out.

Until this or whatever may happen in the off season...I called it to end Monday night without a fighting chance... NITE NITE L.A.

CarbonGray Earl

In LA, we riot after championships....c'mon Oklahoma....

http://espn.go.com/nba/playoffs/2012...game-8-injured

Yumcha

@ SNL skit...

S14 n Tsx

^^
that had me rolling.. lol. right on the money with impression.

Mizouse

Lakers really need a better bench or whatnot.

Can't win on Kobe alone. He's shooting like 30-40/game and playing probably 36-40minutes/game.


Shoot just last night with his 42points. That's 46% of the points made by the Lakers. What a beast!

Yumcha

No bench needed. Ask the LeHeat.


All the Lakers need to do is sign another 1.5-Beef-types and you are set. With Pau, you are almost there. Just need .5 player.

S14 n Tsx

Pau is definitely going to get traded.

Bydumb should get traded, too.

JayVee

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all and all... The WEST Championship is going to be so daym AWESOME! and I personally can't wait! I haven't wanted to see a WESTERN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP like this is decades! I am a EAST COAST BOY

Dr. Colorado

Should be a great series.

asianspec

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JayVee

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And that was just one of his acrobatic and one shots... when dwade is on point... they r just about unstoppable because lj follows. Great game! Daym 32pts difference...lol.

clpassenubye

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That UD foul on Hansborough was reminiscent of MWP/Harden except more deliberate. he definitely needs a suspension if he doesn't then you know the fix is in.

asianspec

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no Dexter Pittman on Stephenson was more like MWP/Harden. they both used elbows.

JayVee

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This will be dealt with today guarantee! Fines & definitely suspensions coming. But the nail in the coffin for INDIANA is the 2 key players ankle injuries (West & Granger) that will end their post season run in Indiana is my prediction.

mystikk

Why is it hard for the Miami Heat to get Flag 2s and ejections? Limbs need to be dismembered before they're even considered, it seems. -__-


Dude winked at 0:53 too .. Premeditated in every way.

mystikk

Psycho T's flagrant, at least he tried to make a play for the ball. Also, it seems Wade drew the ball back into his body right before he got hit since Amundson and Tyler were in his grill, so Tyler smacking Wade's face seemed accidental.

Doom878

at Larry Bird's comments about his own team being soft. "S-O-F-T" He even spelled it out.

CarbonGray Earl

^^Larry Bird. Best shit talker ever. Dude is a badass...

JayVee

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LOL...true. Dude use to fk with players heads big time being the scronie white boy he was ...and still given shots! LOL!

S14 n Tsx

Let me guess? you are a Heat hater?

I noticed past 4-5 pages, all you been talking about is foul this that about Heat...

I cannot wait to see what you would bring to this thread with Heat fouling another player or how dirty they were on tomorrow's game.

Anyway, Heat will close out tomorrow's game...
I am also taking Spurs over Thunders on Sunday's game..

S14 n Tsx

Btw, welcome to the professional sports.

In any kind of professional sport event, league/team will protect their star player(s) over anybody! Nothing new.

Another great example would be Lakers vs. Nuggets on game 6 (?), where Kobe should been tossed from that game, when he fouled Kenneth Faried, but he didn't.... hmmm, I wonder why???

mystikk

I'm no Heat hater, they just love bringing attention to themselves and obviously I and a lot of fans pick up on it. I've talked about a lot of teams and players and the good and bad shit they do, seems you're just singling out what I say about the Heat. Some homer mentality you got there.

S14 n Tsx

really? I am not going to waste time on your ass pointing out what you did in past 4-5 pages worth posting link of Wade did this and that... those shit are getting old when you post 7-8 youtube link about what he did.

If you really want to microscope on a player for what they did/done wrong, I sure can do that for ANYONE?? For a while I was like, "alright, this guy has a point.", but now, all you do is pin point on what Heat are doing/done wrong in each game. Am I wrong? If you say I am wrong, then you obviously not being honest with yourself. GTFO.

attention to themselves? care to explain to me?
This must be NC thing? hahahaha. Glad I am not from there.

mystikk

But hey, I'll throw you a bone. Here's some "DAHEETRULZ" news!

LeBJ and Wade calling Granger out

Good on them.


These two are easily the most entertaining duo. I believe Wade threw yet another full-court pass to LeBron a few minutes later.

S14 n Tsx

Do you think that only Wade and LeBron are the only two players that talk shit, call out on players?

You obviously don't watch or understand NBA at all. rofl.
Every fucking players does that. C'mon!!! Only you hear about Wade and LeBron because that's what can get us attention more than anything.
If you were to be analyst, would like to write a article about Wade & LeBron "calling out" on Granger, or on Mike Miller "calling out" on Barbosa? You tell me.

Once again, Nothing new.

Yes, Wade & LeBron are most fun combo to watch than any other combo... Durant &Westbrook would be my next pick.

mystikk

Alright, I'll entertain you.

You are wrong.

Do you think these don't deserve attention? Just another day in the NBA, right? I threw a statement out there, provided evidence to back my claims up, and I'm getting blasted for doing so. I have nothing against the Heat, but the way they've been playing lately has put me on notice. That is all. You're simply shooting the messenger here, cherry-picking my posts and getting huffy puffy about it because it's your team I happened to talk about.

mystikk

Meh. At the end of the day, you don't like what I'm doing. Fine. There's a pretty conveniently ignore feature, I'm sure you can make good use of it!

S14 n Tsx

Wrong.

I am actually a Wade's fan before Heat's fan.

btw, you are not worthy enough to entertain me. kthxbye.

S14 n Tsx

:wink: will do!

CarbonGray Earl

Don't want to get in the middle of your discussion, but regarding this point, I'd much rather watch Duncan, Parker, Ginobili, et al, pick apart teams with savvy than those guys.

Maybe cuz I'm getting older, that's only way I can beat guys nowadays too, lol.

S14 n Tsx

You cannot be THAT old.

Duncan. enough said. So much respect to that guy.

asianspec

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James jones was flagged for a flag 2 earlier in the year. UD's foul is arguebly debateable on whether on he was going for the ball or really trying to hurt that guy. Dexter Pittman was a disgrace . I never like the dude in the first place and his play last night justifies it. But this series the heat were talking shots from Indiana because they are mad they didn't get more national spotlight. Their team isn't exciting. Plain as simple

S14 n Tsx

I don't want to turn this into a Heat vs. world argument thread.

I listen to ESPN radio every morning to work, and Colin Cowherd also mentioned same thing about UD's foul... If league is going suspend UD, then they should also suspend TH.

BraveDemon

It's the playoffs. Hard fouls are bound to happen, and the general philosophy in sports is if you hurt my team, I'm gonna hurt your team. There were plenty of times I've been taken out, and the biggest guys on my team (without any requests or confirmations) would amp up their physicality to "get back" at the other team.

As for last nights game, UD was going for the ball it looked like and was just a hard play off foul. Pittman was slow to box out and chose to foul instead.

I don't think suspensions are warranted unless its clearly dangerous and clearly not in the act of a basketball play - like the Bynum/Barea and Artest/Hardin incidents.

BraveDemon

Oh and not having any LA bball teams in the playoffs sucks

I guess I could become a hockey fan..