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Lakersbros should be crushing the competition here.
You must have missed the past 8-10 pages Scott, where discussion of the Lakers not making the playoffs and Kobe being an awful defender dominated the thread.
Agreed. The indoor shades pop deserves more love.
Are the lakers making the playoffs now?
Never any doubt gb.
Yeah, I don't get Scott's gripe here. The Lakers played in three of the last five Finals and they have at least three and possibly four Hall of Famers on their roster. They're a big story win or lose, regardless of the name on the jersey.
I was asking because I honestly didn't know. Thanks.
Beal is the big story of the "surge," such as it is. Shooting 55% from three in January, and he looks like a different player. I'm starting to get my hopes up with him just a bit. Also think maybe it helps that Jordan Crawford and his awful shot selection has been unavailable with sprained ankle. I often wondered what it would look like if Nick Young learned to pass but didn't change anything else about his game. The answer is Jordan Crawford.
Hopefully Crawford will get healthy soon to ensure you guys don't win yourself out of the Nerlens derby. He would be a perfect fit with Wall and Beal, IMO.
I didn't know if he was actually guarding them pretty much all the time, or just here and there. Sounds like all the time. That's cool.Sorry Frost, I just didn't understand what part of the bold was ambiguous.I was asking because I honestly didn't know. Thanks.
Most of the Wiz blogosphere seems to be hoping for either Noel or Anthony Bennett. I haven't been watching enough college action this year to say, but Noel does seem like a nice fit.
At Chicago looks real tough for them for a back to back.And Lakers are fortunate to get Miami on a night after they play GS. Im excited for that Miami game though. Both teams must be geared up for it. LA coming off a mini win streak and Miami looking to get back on track and show that they are still the champs.
Uncomfortable? It's not as if this is a boxing match. It's basketball. Probably a treat for both of them to go up against one another.
I always thought it was odd that NBATV games were blacked out (Blazers in Portland and Comcast has never come to deal with the sat providers) but I can watch the games on my computer so you could try that route. Really baffling why Denver would be regional in that case.
Did you try watching it on NBATV (channel 216 if you have DTV)? When a game is on NBATV they black out the team/League Pass broadcasts of the game and you have to watch in on NBATV.
Yeah, NBAtv was blacked out as well. Denver games are always blacked out for me no matter what through league pass. Last night I thought I'd be able to watch the game because it was on NBAtv but it was blacked out there too. Regularly scheduled national TV games are exempt from blackouts but Tuesday night is "Fan Night" where the game that NBAtv broadcasts is chosen through a fan vote, so I guess that doesn't count as a national TV game. Apparently the only way I can watch Denver this year is if they are on ESPN/ABC or TNT.
I don't think it would normally be uncomfortable. But I can see how it might be just a little weird in this situation, since a good coach's advice re: Austin would probably be something along the lines of "he's absolutely ####ing terrible, please try to get the ball in his hands as much as possible."
PM sent.
That's kind of what I was getting at with the last sentence.
If there are no big injuries or trades, I'd be willing to bet against Miami against NY, Indy, Boston and Chicago in round 2.
Tough to see a scenario in which they don't play one of those teams at some point, so I'm guessing you'll get your wish. I think you are crazy if you think the Knicks can beat the Heat in a playoff series. The others I think you can make a decent argument for at least. Indy has to be better on offense to have any chance, maybe when Granger gets back they'll have a shot at doing something. IMO they would have the best shot at pulling an upset.
At even money? How much?
Most if not all Nuggets games are shown on Altitude(DirecTV 681) here. Any chance that for some reason Altitude is somehow available there as well?
Uh - the whole point is that it was discussed for 8-10 pages...
All Blazers games are blacked out here, even the ones on NBA tv. I think it's payback for the Payton era.
Miami looks like they will be resting in the 4th.
I think being a great scorer is a combination of the two. Usage + efficiency.
I'd like to know why he thinks Carmelo is a better scorer than Durant as well. Melo might be capable of scoring in more ways than Durant but that doesn't mean he's a better scorer.
LeBron is a far, far better scorer than Melo ever will be. Durant >>> Melo. A great scorer scores efficiently and at a high volume.
Raise your hand if you don't think Kobe plans on playing until he is 50 so he not only gets the scoring record but also adds about 10,000 points to it so it's safely out of reach.
Lake Show by 10 tonight. They will be pumped and want to make a statement. Miami wrapping up a west coast road trip, wanting to get home.
I don't agree with Barkley, but I'm guessing that his rationale is this...that if you need a bucket bad on one possession, Carmelo has greater ability to get/make a bucket than Lebron regardless of what the defense does. Melo's repertoire is a bit better than LeBron's, but I still think LeBron's physical skill is too great. I think in this scenario, Durant is the better "scorer" over them both, but over the course of a game, LeBron is more unstoppable.ETA: And obviously this is a completely subjective argument.
Down to 1.5 now. Really doesn't make sense to me that it started there. Pau is back and starting tonight, I'm not sure if that's a good thing for the Lakers or not.
