Open thread: Regular season game 17 vs. Los Angeles Lakers
by Mike Prada on Dec 5, 2008 6:27 PM EST
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The Essentials:
Lakers (15-2) at Wizards (3-13)
7 p.m.
Verizon Center
CSN
Last year:
February 3: Lakers 103, Wizards 91
March 30: Lakers 126, Wizards 120 (OT)
Notable Lakers numbers this season (pound the salt):
2nd (1st West) in expected winning percentage (.852)
3rd (2nd) in pace factor (96.1 possessions per game)
3rd (2nd) in offensive efficiency/offensive rating (113.1)
2nd (1st) in defensive efficiency/defensive rating (99.8)
Notable Lakers numbers last season:
3rd (1st West) in expected winning percentage (.436)
6th (5th) in pace factor (95.6 possessions per game)
3rd (3rd) in offensive efficiency/offensive rating (113)
5th (3rd) in defensive efficiency/defensive rating (105.5)
Key Links (drop any others in the comments)
Forum Blue and Gold
Lakers Nation
LA Times Lakers blog
Wizards Insider: The Other Side: Los Angeles Lakers
Truth's Q&A with Forum Blue and Gold
TAI return Q&A about the Wiz with FB&G
WI on Nick Young's return to LA
FB&G on the Lakers defensive slippage
Lakers Nation preview
Wizards wearing the throwback jerseys tonight
Starting Lineups:
Lakers
PG: Derek Fisher
SG: Black Mamba
SF: Vladimir Radmanovic
PF: Pau Gasol
C: Andrew Bynum
Wizards
PG: Dee Brown
SG: DeShawn Stevenson
SF: Caron Butler
PF: Antawn Jamison
C: JaVale McGee
Tonight's Lines
Lakers at Wizards: Lakers by 10.5
Over/Under on Total Scoring: 213
We will likely lose. Let's hope it's not by a lot.
GO WIZARDS!
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Watching in Warsaw
Go Wiz… Poland is behind you :-)
That's inspiring.
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by Icantfeelmyface on Dec 5, 2008 7:04 PM EST up reply actions
You mean...
The Poles aren’t watching Gortat and the Magic take on OKC?
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You can watch in Warsaw -
and I can’t even watch the game and I’m in DC. Wow.
League pass blackout and
cable channels are having problems. It’s driving me crazy. I have wizards withdrawal.
Should I take a nap or starting drinking?
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Booze and basketball mix very well-
This might not be a game to watch sober
I've already done both today
And both were probably a bad idea with law school finals starting tomorrow.
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by Icantfeelmyface on Dec 5, 2008 7:08 PM EST up reply actions
Vodka Red Bull it is!!
U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A!
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Kobe
How to stop Kobe … or maybe contain him? I think we need to give some minutes to D-Mac.
Well
I’m sayin we take it one at a time. Their good, we know this.
Is Mike & The Mechanics playing in anyone else's head right now?
I know, Me = Sad
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0bqAp2MA9M
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Gold numbers & letters on white just don't work
But if they sell a Caron Zephyrs jersey, I might buy one (or ask for it for Christmas).
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by Jake Whitacre on Dec 5, 2008 7:14 PM EST up reply actions
Anything's better than the Wizards third jersey
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by George Templeton on Dec 5, 2008 7:37 PM EST up reply actions
Ok kids....I'm off to watch the game at my own pace (DVR)
Enjoy.
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Why is DeShawn picking up Kobe so close?
You know you'll get devoured by Cheaney, Wallace, and Juwan Howard.
12 points in 2 minutes
How about that
You know you'll get devoured by Cheaney, Wallace, and Juwan Howard.
on pace for 192
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by Icantfeelmyface on Dec 5, 2008 7:15 PM EST up reply actions
True.
Now on pace for 216 (18 in 4 minuetes)
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by Icantfeelmyface on Dec 5, 2008 7:18 PM EST up reply actions
Well it is going to take a weapon of mass destructuon...
to stop these dudes.
FWIW
The Chicago Zephyrs were 3-7 all-time vs. the Lakers.
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Dang
Blatche bit it also – Bynum is looking really good in the post. Lots of moves.
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by Icantfeelmyface on Dec 5, 2008 7:24 PM EST up reply actions
Kobe
is just waiting for the moment that he’s actually needed. Then he’ll tear us apart.
At this rate
He’ll be waiting for a while.
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by Jake Whitacre on Dec 5, 2008 7:22 PM EST up reply actions
If it were that terrific a pump fake I would understand why we go for it...
but it ain’t all that!
That was the worst fast break in the history of Western Civilization
You know you'll get devoured by Cheaney, Wallace, and Juwan Howard.
Thank you, Bill Walton
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by Jake Whitacre on Dec 5, 2008 7:30 PM EST up reply actions
I don't get why it's so hard to run a fast break
Just get to the middle of the floor and spread out. It’s really not that tough.
I think they were so surprised they had numbers that...
they did not know how to handle it
I'm surprised Kobe's sweating
must be the genes, b/c I can’t believe his working that hard for his shots.
HOLY CRAP
Did I just see ‘Dray lead a break in traffic and NOT throw it away!?!? I’m so happy right now.
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McGee dunks are fun.
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by Icantfeelmyface on Dec 5, 2008 7:38 PM EST up reply actions
what else does one do in Poalnd at 2 AM...
the rest of you can find your own excuses for watching!
Gilbert might try to flash Kobe.
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by Jake Whitacre on Dec 5, 2008 7:38 PM EST up reply actions
"They played tough defense the last 45 seconds"
Now all we have to do is work on those other 675 seconds of every quarter and we’ll be set.
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Hey now
They brought in some ’Skins girls – they were trying to get rid of the “natural looking” girls they had last year. (One of my friends is a dancer this year so I feel obliged to defend them).
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by Icantfeelmyface on Dec 5, 2008 7:42 PM EST up reply actions
Slow it dow
It seems to me that the game is going a little too quickly for the Wizards. Slowing it down may give guys like McGee and Songaila at least a fighting chance defensively.
Gotta agree here
Too many quick jumpers.
You know you'll get devoured by Cheaney, Wallace, and Juwan Howard.
ET, why are you so horrible? Please die (not really, but go somewhere else).
"My swag was phenomenal!"
So..
In watching Lamar Odom we’re essentially watching Andray five years from now are we not?
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I would be too
"Would you like to shoot me now or wait till you get home." --- Daffy Duck
by George Templeton on Dec 5, 2008 7:43 PM EST up reply actions
But then again I am biased
I have a Lamar Odom Clipper jersey and he’s one of my favorite players inspite of all his messing up.
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by George Templeton on Dec 5, 2008 7:46 PM EST up reply actions
I must say....I wish
And I’m not a fan of Odom.
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Hey!
We’re within 6!
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How old is she?
She doesn’t look older than 35.
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by George Templeton on Dec 5, 2008 7:48 PM EST up reply actions
Wow
We really need to enroll Taser in a ball handling camp.
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T-Shirts!
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Get your Nick Young T-Shirts!!!!
http://monumentalair.spreadshirt.com/us/US/Shop/
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Hehehe
JaVale kinda looks like Mother Teresa wearing that towel.
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No
But he’s really good at exaggerating contact and forcing the ref to make a decision. That’s a skill in and of itself
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by Icantfeelmyface on Dec 5, 2008 7:55 PM EST up reply actions
Jake, do we have a good sample size of stats where JaVale/Blatche play the 4/5 together?
We have the size to keep up with the Lakers, why aren’t we using it at all when Antawn is out?
"My swag was phenomenal!"
Not yet
82 games doesn’t seem to have any info on that lineup yet. It’s still a young season though.
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by Jake Whitacre on Dec 5, 2008 7:56 PM EST up reply actions
I wonder why it couldn't be explored even with JaVale guarding the 4 and Blatche the 5.
"My swag was phenomenal!"
I bet it's probably tied in with fouls
They’re the two best centers, but they’re also foul prone. If you have them both out at the same time, the potential to burn through fouls with both of them on the floor at the same time is a big risk. But that’s just me speculating.
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by Jake Whitacre on Dec 5, 2008 8:01 PM EST up reply actions
I would agree... however it would be interesting with Gasol on the court...
He’s a finesse player and Blatche could guard Bynum down low with Darius giving him brief spells if need be.
"My swag was phenomenal!"
He sure loves playing against his hometown team
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by George Templeton on Dec 5, 2008 7:57 PM EST up reply actions
I don't seem to remember it
Maybe the Lakers fans in attendance are more annoying than usual.
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by Jake Whitacre on Dec 5, 2008 7:58 PM EST up reply actions
At games I have been to -
yes they have booed Kobe but it’s usually drowned out by the mass of Lakers fans
They've booed him for the past couple years.
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Is it just me?
Or does the headband make Nick look extra goofy?
Yeah
Those Zephyr headbands are kind of weird looking.
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by Jake Whitacre on Dec 5, 2008 7:58 PM EST up reply actions
Why wait?
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by Jake Whitacre on Dec 5, 2008 8:02 PM EST up reply actions
A kind of midwestern wind I think?
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by George Templeton on Dec 5, 2008 8:07 PM EST up reply actions
its a wind from the west
or the greek god of the same
If you enjoy confusing people
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by Jake Whitacre on Dec 5, 2008 8:09 PM EST up reply actions
Very good quarter. Would like to be closer, but you can't argue with 5 points.
"My swag was phenomenal!"
Not I.
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by Jake Whitacre on Dec 5, 2008 8:10 PM EST up reply actions
Halftime Viewing
These guys knew how to run a 4 on 1 break.
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Indeed
The Midas Touch is a vastly underrated song.
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by Jake Whitacre on Dec 5, 2008 8:16 PM EST up reply actions
Kinda
Instead of turning things into gold, Blatche turns things into pyrite.
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by Jake Whitacre on Dec 5, 2008 8:17 PM EST up reply actions
Pyrite!
Now that’s funny!
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by George Templeton on Dec 5, 2008 8:18 PM EST up reply actions
Etan Thomas Blows
That is all. He shouldn’t play the rest of the game. Despite him, we came back…
he actually made a couple of free throws. i was completely shocked and surprised.
"My swag was phenomenal!"
There is still room in Obama's cabinet I think
Senate confirmation wouldn’t be too difficult I hope.
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by George Templeton on Dec 5, 2008 8:21 PM EST up reply actions
Haha
Nah, but only for one year, we want to be able to trade his contract next year.
Impressive
183 comments and no comments from Laker fans yet.
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Too stunned that it's still close I expect
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by George Templeton on Dec 5, 2008 8:23 PM EST up reply actions
No, but I bet...
That Jack has once unknowingly eaten some of the components which make up a computer.
He’s easily confused by the word “chips”
Wait, no one will ever read these comments that I’m making…oh well.
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They probably went out early
To celebrate the win.
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by Icantfeelmyface on Dec 5, 2008 8:24 PM EST up reply actions
i pray for another quiet half from kobe. 12 points and i barely remember them.
"My swag was phenomenal!"
I should say
Big Tigger needs to go one way or another with the music. If he’s going to go with throwback music, go with throwback music all the way. You can’t keep going from Aretha Franklin to Rihanna like that and not lead to awkwardness.
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Euro player killing us alert
Vlad Rad with another 3! I really hope the Wizards don’t lose because of that fool!
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by George Templeton on Dec 5, 2008 8:26 PM EST reply actions
Call me crazy
Maybe Buck has noticed more goaltending calls this season because he watches JaVale McGee every night.
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Go Zephrys!
We keep Gasol and Bynum off the boards and limit their 2nd chance points, we might have a shot.
What? They don't have TV in the D-League? Don't watch me, watch TV.
There we go.
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by Jake Whitacre on Dec 5, 2008 8:29 PM EST up reply actions
Amen.
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by Jake Whitacre on Dec 5, 2008 8:31 PM EST up reply actions
Egads
Dray for 3!
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A return 3
Probably should’ve expected that.
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by Jake Whitacre on Dec 5, 2008 8:32 PM EST up reply actions
Remember when Lakers fans wanted to run Mitch Kupchak out of town
How do you like Kupchak now!
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by George Templeton on Dec 5, 2008 8:32 PM EST reply actions
Kupchuck got lucky to fleece Memphis for Gasol
Bynum got good too
What? They don't have TV in the D-League? Don't watch me, watch TV.
Am I seeing things . . .
or did Gasol just do a little jersey pop after that dunk!
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by George Templeton on Dec 5, 2008 8:34 PM EST reply actions
What a little schmuck
But then again he did do that idiotic picture with the rest of those Spanish a-holes!
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by George Templeton on Dec 5, 2008 8:35 PM EST up reply actions
Uncontested dunk with the Wiz players on the floor.
He would.
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by Icantfeelmyface on Dec 5, 2008 8:35 PM EST up reply actions
time to get nicky in there...
we have no one to fear from 3 point range on the court (through Dray did nail one)
Jamison is livid
That’s kind of been a recurring theme this year.
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Jeez
I could’ve swore this game was close a few minutes ago.
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Things fall apart...
no quickness, no penetration…
Derek Fisher = Hates Lithuanians
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Well, if they can get it back to 10-12 by the end of the quarter...
it will still be a game. I really don’t understand why Young has not been inserted by now.
He was doing Wizards post game just a few seasons ago
What? They don't have TV in the D-League? Don't watch me, watch TV.
Caron looked a little peed that Andray got that flush instead of him...
Come on Caron, anything that gets Andray pumped should be a-ok.
"My swag was phenomenal!"
Crap
My comment was not being able to take Coach Tap serious.
What? They don't have TV in the D-League? Don't watch me, watch TV.
Deshawn can't feel much lately
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by George Templeton on Dec 5, 2008 8:47 PM EST up reply actions
Whats up with deshawn missing FTs?
he wasnt this bad in previous years was he?
wwwwwwhhhhhhhhyyyyyyy?
we are professionals at turnovers. paid to turn it over.
"My swag was phenomenal!"
or clangidia?
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by George Templeton on Dec 5, 2008 8:49 PM EST up reply actions
Granted, he only has 2 assists
But Blatche’s passing has been really crisp tonight.
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We get it
You’re a Laker fan, Kobe Bryant is a Laker, you like Kobe Bryant. Please sit down.
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It's time like this
Where I wish some of the Lakers wives traveled on the road, just so I could get a look at Mrs. Kobe.
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by George Templeton on Dec 5, 2008 8:51 PM EST reply actions
15 point deficit
DO YOU BELIEVE IN MIRACLES???
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Eh.
What really sucks is that the double clutch two handed back jam will be on the NBA’s top 10 even though it was kind of meh.
"My swag was phenomenal!"
Do you think we could get him to check Kobe?
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by Jake Whitacre on Dec 5, 2008 8:53 PM EST up reply actions
I would prefer Donald Brashear
punching out Pau Gasol at this point!
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by George Templeton on Dec 5, 2008 8:54 PM EST up reply actions
I'm really not a fan of these lineups
Nick Young is back on the bench, and McGee and Blatche are both out. What is the goal here?
its the proverbial white flag
at least i hope it is, cuz if not…. oh boy
Etan, Darius front line is lethal
What? They don't have TV in the D-League? Don't watch me, watch TV.
Did the Wizards really hire a coach who last coached at AU, 15 years ago?
Can we talk about a real coach please or give a young guy his shot.
What? They don't have TV in the D-League? Don't watch me, watch TV.
He's only coaching the rest of the yearW
We can get a real one next year. Thibodeaux!
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by George Templeton on Dec 5, 2008 8:58 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Hmmm...interesting thought there.
Hadn’t considered that.
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Yeah
Tapscott has done okay, but if he’s still here next year I’ll be shocked.
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by Jake Whitacre on Dec 5, 2008 8:59 PM EST up reply actions
Tapscott is not the long term answer, obviously
I have no idea what coach is but this organization is in serous turmoil.
What? They don't have TV in the D-League? Don't watch me, watch TV.
The only reason why I say this is because he's falling into the same Eddie Jordan trap... vets vets vets.
"My swag was phenomenal!"
In different ways
I think Jordan relied more on the vets with the frontcourt where as Tapscott is doing more with the backcourt.
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by Jake Whitacre on Dec 5, 2008 9:04 PM EST up reply actions
Almost time to turn this game
Nice transition D
What? They don't have TV in the D-League? Don't watch me, watch TV.
Well, I'll take that gift call
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was that a call FOR the wiz?
my god who got confused there?
8 point game!
Yay fleeting hope!
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Gah
Fleeting hope ruins my math.
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by Jake Whitacre on Dec 5, 2008 9:10 PM EST up reply actions
Don't call it a combeack!
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by George Templeton on Dec 5, 2008 9:08 PM EST up reply actions
or Black Mamba taking every shot for the next 6 minutes
What? They don't have TV in the D-League? Don't watch me, watch TV.
I think Phil had wanted to keep him on the bench
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by Icantfeelmyface on Dec 5, 2008 9:10 PM EST up reply actions
you know full well that the wiz are allergic
or is that just my imagination?
Nice hustle by Nick!
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Wow Andray
That was really good!
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by George Templeton on Dec 5, 2008 9:15 PM EST reply actions
where does that come from? He is such a frustrating player
What? They don't have TV in the D-League? Don't watch me, watch TV.
Good things tend to happen
when Blatche takes the ball to the rim. It’s throwing up long jumpers that gets him intro trouble.
Long dead stretch in Q3 is what will do us in...
Hard to come back when you get down 20…
Time to drink
I don’t even care if they win. Keeping it this close is cause for celebration.
You know you'll get devoured by Cheaney, Wallace, and Juwan Howard.
if deshawn gets the ball here
im gonna go insane
tap wouldnt dare put him in...
Maybe for AD
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by Icantfeelmyface on Dec 5, 2008 9:23 PM EST up reply actions
why is wes calling plays? that horrible darius play still is hard to swallow.
"My swag was phenomenal!"
GOOD GOD
was deshawn just giving jamison tips on forcing up a jumper?
I forgot to hope for the ensuing bucket
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by Icantfeelmyface on Dec 5, 2008 9:27 PM EST up reply actions
Man, Killer Loss
A loss is a Loss but they never quit. This team is just snake bitten
What? They don't have TV in the D-League? Don't watch me, watch TV.
That would've been
an all-time dagger!
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by George Templeton on Dec 5, 2008 9:28 PM EST reply actions
Wow. Now that was a game.
Too bad it ended in a loss, but wow. I can go out now not so down.
"My swag was phenomenal!"
That was fun
I don’t fault Caron for taking the three, we didn’t stand a good chance in OT. That will probably be the most electric game at MCI all year.
My best game plan is to sit on the bench and call out specific instructions like 'C'mon Boog,' 'Get ahold of one, Frank,' or 'Let's go, Brooks.' -Earl Weaver
Perplexing
why do I feel this team does not suck but is not good either.
What? They don't have TV in the D-League? Don't watch me, watch TV.
And yet these close games make me think...
that we could still make the playoffs
Buck was ready with the Dagger Call
What? They don't have TV in the D-League? Don't watch me, watch TV.
Oh yeah
That would’ve been this year’s Celtics game in Boston with the added bonus of a DAGGER!
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by Jake Whitacre on Dec 5, 2008 9:33 PM EST up reply actions
Portland is down by
18 to the Celtics if this is any consolidation. This makes me feel a little better I guess
Im out fellas
Man, the Wiz fought back but still came up short. Great Effort but we still need a new coach and Gil back, sooner, rather than later.
What? They don't have TV in the D-League? Don't watch me, watch TV.
Heckuva effort
There’s no such thing as a good loss, but that was close. Hopefully we’ll still have something left for Chicago tomorrow.
I don’t fault Caron for going for the jugular there. You don’t get many chances to beat a team like the Lakers. If you have a chance to get a win against them, you go for it.
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What a comeback
I have no problem with the move by Caron either. If he drives and gets contact with no call, people would have said he should have gone for the 3. Just a great effort and a shame they couldn’t pull it off.
I gave up in the first quarter
And even blew off their rally in the 2nd. The Lakers didn’t look good tonight.
I can’t even believe that game ended up to be a close one.
last play
I’m not happy with Caron’s plays at the end of the first half and of the game. Took too long to to make his move to the basket both times. And he left no time for a possible tip in. Great effort coming back! Just a disappointing final play.
no time for a tip in?
If he had made it with time left, the Lakers had a time out and would’ve had another shot. He went for the Gilbert style win and almost did it.
Last Play
I thought it was a great look. We can’t hope for an offensive rebound, nor do you want them to call a timeout with any time on the clock. I agree with the call to go for the 3 at the buzzer- we would have been dominated in OT, the Lakers would have buckled down.
He thought he had a great look. Just softly off the front of the rim.
I’m happy with it.
Angry with Deshawn.
Angry with Tap that Nick Young doesn’t play more… Just about every time Nick touched the ball, something good happened. A good jumper, or he drove and dished…
I think he should start over Deshawn. Deshawn is a liability out there. Nick Young played decent D tonight too.
START NICK YOUNG.
Minutes Watch
Butler and Jamison each played 40 minutes
Daniels played just under 30 minutes
Blatche played 29 minutes
Young and Stevenson each played 24 minutes
Thomas played 14 minutes
Songaila played 12 and a half minutes
McGuire played 10 and a half minutes
McGee played 9 minutes
Brown played 7 minutes
I asked Ivan Carter about this in his latest chat
and he said Tapscott said that when Daniels was hurt, so now it’s basically 9 + 2
And it was really 9+2 before
Because McGuire was getting consistent burn.
Now it’s 10+2.
You know you'll get devoured by Cheaney, Wallace, and Juwan Howard.
McGee
Should have gotten Etan’s minutes. Etan didn’t do shit. We can’t win unless Etan plays less then five minutes a game.
I'm not sure I completely agree
McGee was really, really struggling against Bynum, and despite collecting three fouls and three turnovers, Etan finished with a +4 on the night. Blatche was also playing so well down the stretch that inserting McGee then might’ve hurt.
I would’ve liked to see McGee play more than he did, he just didn’t have it tonight. Maybe it was having his mom in the building and he’ll be better the next game, I dunno.
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