I gotta feel good about my lakers

if we get a healthy bynum, ariza, kobe (although geez the dude is not mortal at the moment, I feel spoiled getting to watch him every game), and pau gets comfortable (and i agree with some commentator odom is sorted out now that the pressure's off him a bit) the lakers could have the best bench in 20 years.

<3 ariza

fisher is playing as good or better than he's ever played, miracle shots notwithstanding. although he went bananas in 2001 playoffs.

yeah ariza is a really 'disruptive' player in a good way, reminds me of a young stacey augmon or something. i can tell he's reining himself in right now, he's gonna be good.

they could go all the way. yeah.

although i don't see any super teams this year, the bar isn't very high.

how will you feel when your lakers go up against your rockets?

definite favs to win it all this year and pwn the association for a few years to come - thanks a lot memphis W T F

The Lakers are certainly improved with Gasol, but there is so much talent in the West that they could be bumped before the Finals. Look at last year, at Dallas or Phoenix or Golden State for that matter. Domination ain't easy right now.

There's many a slip twixt cup and lip. (I just love to say "twixt".)

ok so if the lakers take the the championship from the celtics this spring (most likely outcome of this nba season) you what might grate on me the most? its not even the fucking gasol trade. its that sasha vujacic is actually good at basketball. thats just insult to injury.

haha 15 points or something today. i think he's fueled by pure snottiness. he's a showman.

haha! this is still a young team that will be be a real contender for the championship he next few years

and they can probably type better then me too

sasha has a nickname, according to local announcers. 'the machine'

i've got to agree with Plaschke. if Kobe is not the MVP this year they should just throw that award out the window

Or, alternatively, they could throw Kobe out the window.

Just throw Plaschke out the window. Win win!

i'm no Plaschke fan by far. but he's been a hater for awhile and to hear him say that says a lot.

kobes great but the myth that hes the best has always been totally wtf - hes never even had a year where hes been the best

what the hell are the criteria for veing named MVP anyway? it's always up for interpretation, isn't it? he's as deserving as anybody else in the conversation. The time has come!

*being

mvp is bron bron

my top 5 would be something like

1. bron
2. chris paul
3. dwight howard
4. mamba
5. baron davis

lebron will get his

dwight is nice and all but NO

dude get most of his points off garbage

replace him with any other center in the east and orlando are barely sniffing the playoffs

exactly, there are no other centers in the east (gannett withstanding)

yah obv the criteria is totally wtf but lebron and chris paul are having such better seasons - and if it doesnt go to one of those dudes then prob garnett will get it - writers <3 stories lol - not that hes not hving a great season but its more comparable to kobes than those two dudes who are really setting it off

top 10 per fwiw

bron
paul
amare
ginobilli
duncan
bosh
kobe
kg
dirk
howard

yah except dwight's averaging 25 and 10 v. dallas this year, 18 and 10 vs the lakers, 31 and 20 v the suns, 18 and 9 v houston and he had 34 and 16 v the spurs

he's averaging 20 and 14 v. the east and 21 and 14 overall so there isn't really a drop-off

i mean i would o_O if he won the mvp i'm just saying he's def in the discussion

eh whoever tears up the rest of the season will win it

its gotta be lebron, esp if cav's finish strong

garnett will win if the c's maintain the best record and return to defensive dominance now that everyones healthy again - its just too good a story for the writers to pass up

^^ this is going to be awful when it happens as lebron has been on destroy mode with little to no help all damn year.

c's looked good against the cavs last night.

<3 hornets mashing out the suns

yah the celtics seem to be rounding back into form after all those injuries - when healthy theyre a truly great defensive team

<3 hornets mashing out the suns

-- J0rdan S., Thursday, February 28, 2008 3:44 PM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark Link

i still think that shaq trade will be their downfall

i like how he's trying to kick his gracefulness up a notch. would have been nice 4 or 5 years ago. i like shaq though, hope this won't be his albatross.

Yo Kobe is #2 overall player (behind Paul) in famous Sweep the Lag Bowen fantasy league!

Uhh but then again:
1. Paul
2. Kobe
3. Amare
4. Marion
5. Camby
6. Dirk
7. Bron
8. BARON!!!! ^_^ ^_^ =^_^=
9. Chauncy
10. AI

picked up Ira Newble today, I think it was a good move(i thought he was just playing with someone?). he's not very creative but he's bulky and he runs hard.

phil may be looking for a new enforcer

it's the only thing they're missing (in theory), turiaf has the energy but he's a teddybear.

also radmanovic is balling right now (finally)

they're gearing up for a serious run. the remainder of the season is set up for them to get healthy while staying on or near the top of the conference.

http://assets.espn.go.com/photo/2008/0322/nba_g_lakers_412.jpg

dont worry maam well have your computer feeling it self again in no time

WE'LL SEE HOW YOU FAKERS FEEL WHEN DUBS GET THRU WITH YOU TONIGHT/TOMORROW.

(Nb. Warriors will no doubt lose one/both.)

aoggdamn warriors. not so fun when it happens to my team >>>>>>>:((((

"Los Lakers"
http://www.latimes.com/media/photo/2008-03/37090989.jpg

omg i love that - spurs and suns did the same thing a couple weeks ago!

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wow the GS game was the most disheartening win of the year, they did everything in their power to give it away. the young guys are really acting their age, hope they settle down once they get A center back in the lineup.and then Lamar(who played great) taking a page from the James Brown school of interviews after the game, wtf.

and then Lamar(who played great)
dude has been ballin!

http://deadspin.com/assets/resources/2008/03/Kobeblood.jpg

that was a terrible call to have determine the game last night

wtf happen a kobes face

elbow from baron davis

Damn there goes my one chance to gloat.

uh did the lakers just lose @ home to the griz

wtf?

oh but you missed the loss to the bobcats lol

whats going on here?

shaky perimeter defense, no center to clean up the mistakes. they threw chris mihm onto the floor at one point (who had surgery a month ago) if that gives you any idea.

haha i remember chris mihm he used to be on the celtics

9 games left and both big men are still ailing - not a lot of time to get flowing here

doubtful that bynum as young and inexperienced as he is and long as hes been out can be effective at all

looks like the lakers are particularly vulnerable to a first round exit in the crazy ass stacked west

Cry me a lake.

fisher is good to watch

i'd like to see the spurs eat it. its satisfying to see duncan lose ^o^

that was fun. ginobli for mvp, lol; that was not spurs basketball.

not to make excuses for them. i've always been mildly fond of the spurs, even though the nice guy stuff has long since been exposed as bs. nice clothesline, bowen.

"looks like the lakers are particularly vulnerable to a first round exit in the crazy ass stacked west"

Well this is looking less and less likely.

i don't think i feel so good about the rush to sign bynum to a 4 year contract. They saved some money but that's about the only advantage to not waiting until the season has played out.

They saved some money but that's about the only advantage to not waiting until the season has played out.

lakers kinda scare me rite now :{

Plaschke hates the deal, therefore its a good one.

i don't hate it. i just think the lakers were in a good spot just waiting to see if the guy can play a whole season. hopefully it all works out and Kupchak continues to prove people wrong.

i was kinda surprised they did it so quickly. like you say, they pretty much gave him a new contract on the basis of a good half season.

Centers are a different commodity than the other positions. The better ones tend to longevity, not because they are such superb physical specimens, but because they have far less competition at their level of play. As long as Bynum doesn't fall apart physically, he'll probably last another 14 years.