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Umm it's not unusual, players that get moved in the offseason to different teams often wait until their first appearance at their former team's placeto get their ring...see James Posey from last year.
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is it me or does paul rodriquez look like jordan farmar with long hair in that nike sb commercial?
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Both of our games against the Warriors in Oakland on ESPN. SMH
Makes it extra hard to get tickets.
Makes it extra hard to get tickets.
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Sorry, I looked at the schedule after i posted.Originally Posted by CP1708
Ayo, wake up. The first Houston game in LA is like week 3.
But ESPN schedule breakdown guy says he won't get the ring until January or February when the Rockets return again to LA.
Ya'll with me now?
That is weird though.
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We could seriously go undefeated up until mid Dec maybe
. Realistically, only Utah should give us some trouble.
Those road games in Jan should be great. I dont know about you guys, but I enjoy watching Lakers away games more than home games. Something about shutting upthe crowd is
Those road games in Jan should be great. I dont know about you guys, but I enjoy watching Lakers away games more than home games. Something about shutting upthe crowd is
We should probably start to get this over with.
I HIGHLY doubt that Phil is going to pursue or let us even get close to 70 wins or whatever people are thinking.
Ya'll know that we play a little loose sometimes and let some games get away from us, and now we've added a known head case much like Lamar so it'spossible our focus could be down even a tad further.
Also with our success last season, we could lose a tiny bit of that drive.
Throw in some advancing age on a couple players, the desire to maybe nurse Bynum a little more (especially against Memphis) and a need to lower the minutes onsome guys to stay fresh for what will be our THIRD straight long postseason run, and Phil is going to practially give some games away. (ya'll know how hedoes those no timeout games, weird subs, sit guys for entire 4th quarters, things like that)
All in the name of building up a steady roll all the way to mid Feb, at which point he usually likes to drop the hammer on his guys. (Pop is very much thissame way in San Antonio)
Now, once we are all together, healthy, hopefully firing on all cylinders, we should be right where we want to be in June.
I think regular season wise, we could top out around 64-67 wins. But we could have a playoff run where we only lose 2, maybe 3 games by the time the finalsroll around.
But, alot can happen, injuries, trades, etc etc so we shall see. But again, I doubt very seriously that Phil gives a damn about 70 wins, he may not even pushall that hard for homecourt like he did last year.
I HIGHLY doubt that Phil is going to pursue or let us even get close to 70 wins or whatever people are thinking.
Ya'll know that we play a little loose sometimes and let some games get away from us, and now we've added a known head case much like Lamar so it'spossible our focus could be down even a tad further.
Also with our success last season, we could lose a tiny bit of that drive.
Throw in some advancing age on a couple players, the desire to maybe nurse Bynum a little more (especially against Memphis) and a need to lower the minutes onsome guys to stay fresh for what will be our THIRD straight long postseason run, and Phil is going to practially give some games away. (ya'll know how hedoes those no timeout games, weird subs, sit guys for entire 4th quarters, things like that)
All in the name of building up a steady roll all the way to mid Feb, at which point he usually likes to drop the hammer on his guys. (Pop is very much thissame way in San Antonio)
Now, once we are all together, healthy, hopefully firing on all cylinders, we should be right where we want to be in June.
I think regular season wise, we could top out around 64-67 wins. But we could have a playoff run where we only lose 2, maybe 3 games by the time the finalsroll around.
But, alot can happen, injuries, trades, etc etc so we shall see. But again, I doubt very seriously that Phil gives a damn about 70 wins, he may not even pushall that hard for homecourt like he did last year.
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Originally Posted by CP1708
We should probably start to get this over with.
I HIGHLY doubt that Phil is going to pursue or let us even get close to 70 wins or whatever people are thinking.
Ya'll know that we play a little loose sometimes and let some games get away from us, and now we've added a known head case much like Lamar so it's possible our focus could be down even a tad further.
Also with our success last season, we could lose a tiny bit of that drive.
Throw in some advancing age on a couple players, the desire to maybe nurse Bynum a little more (especially against Memphis) and a need to lower the minutes on some guys to stay fresh for what will be our THIRD straight long postseason run, and Phil is going to practially give some games away. (ya'll know how he does those no timeout games, weird subs, sit guys for entire 4th quarters, things like that)
All in the name of building up a steady roll all the way to mid Feb, at which point he usually likes to drop the hammer on his guys. (Pop is very much this same way in San Antonio)
Now, once we are all together, healthy, hopefully firing on all cylinders, we should be right where we want to be in June.
I think regular season wise, we could top out around 64-67 wins. But we could have a playoff run where we only lose 2, maybe 3 games by the time the finals roll around.
But, alot can happen, injuries, trades, etc etc so we shall see. But again, I doubt very seriously that Phil gives a damn about 70 wins, he may not even push all that hard for homecourt like he did last year.
there is one guy on this year's squad who has not tasted a championship. there is no doubt in my mind that ron artest will probably be the most focusedinwinning a title this year on this laker team...
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True, the Lakers can get lackadaisical at times, but when they're on they're on. I think getting HCA is just as important much like last season. I dontcare much for 70 wins either and 64-67 wins would be very nice. I just want the Lakers to beat the teams they should be beating and then beat the top tierteams.
Though, they'll probably lose games against the Bobcats or Kings or something
Though, they'll probably lose games against the Bobcats or Kings or something
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Originally Posted by CP1708
We should probably start to get this over with.
I HIGHLY doubt that Phil is going to pursue or let us even get close to 70 wins or whatever people are thinking.
Ya'll know that we play a little loose sometimes and let some games get away from us, and now we've added a known head case much like Lamar so it's possible our focus could be down even a tad further.
Also with our success last season, we could lose a tiny bit of that drive.
Throw in some advancing age on a couple players, the desire to maybe nurse Bynum a little more (especially against Memphis) and a need to lower the minutes on some guys to stay fresh for what will be our THIRD straight long postseason run, and Phil is going to practially give some games away. (ya'll know how he does those no timeout games, weird subs, sit guys for entire 4th quarters, things like that)
All in the name of building up a steady roll all the way to mid Feb, at which point he usually likes to drop the hammer on his guys. (Pop is very much this same way in San Antonio)
Now, once we are all together, healthy, hopefully firing on all cylinders, we should be right where we want to be in June.
I think regular season wise, we could top out around 64-67 wins. But we could have a playoff run where we only lose 2, maybe 3 games by the time the finals roll around.
But, alot can happen, injuries, trades, etc etc so we shall see. But again, I doubt very seriously that Phil gives a damn about 70 wins, he may not even push all that hard for homecourt like he did last year.
there is one guy on this year's squad who has not tasted a championship. there is no doubt in my mind that ron artest will probably be the most focused inwinning a title this year on this laker team...
Yeeeeeeaaaahhhhh. Go ahead and say that a couple times to yourself.
Right, thought so.
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I'll sacrifice home court advantage and 65+ wins as long as Kobe and Pau are well rested for the playoffs. I'm hoping the two of them don't playmore than 35 MPG each.
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I'm pretty sure with how loaded this squad is that Kobe's and Pau's minutes will be similar to what they played or even less last year, Kobedidn't play but 36 minutes a game last year and Pau was around that number until Drew got injured and they were both fresh going into the playoffs and tooktheir games to another level. So I wouldn't worry about that as long as we stay healthy *cough Drew cough* , we could challenge for 70 wins, but that'snot important. Having HC throughout will be important though cause all the other contending squads (Spurs, Magic, Celtics and Cavs) are loaded and having HCagainst them in the WCF and potentially the Finals will be huge.
I just hope we take advantage of the 17 of 21 home games to start the season, a record of 19-2 would be great.
I just hope we take advantage of the 17 of 21 home games to start the season, a record of 19-2 would be great.
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Is anyone going to the Lakers Pre-game at The Forum?
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I'm hoping that I can get tickets for the game against the Warriors in November at the Oracle.
Like always, we have that Grammy road trip, but our schedule is favoring us right now. If we can get to a great start, it would be awesome.
Like always, we have that Grammy road trip, but our schedule is favoring us right now. If we can get to a great start, it would be awesome.
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Artest is a headcase but he's not a slacker like Lamar. From reading Rockets and Kings boards they all say he has his flaws but he never takesa game off as far as effort goes. Rocket fans especially talked about how that rubbed off on the whole team. I think that alone is enough for me to put mymoney on 70+ wins. This team is built for it, nothing but seasoned vets and contract players.Originally Posted by CP1708
Originally Posted by NobleKane
Originally Posted by CP1708
We should probably start to get this over with.
I HIGHLY doubt that Phil is going to pursue or let us even get close to 70 wins or whatever people are thinking.
Ya'll know that we play a little loose sometimes and let some games get away from us, and now we've added a known head case much like Lamar so it's possible our focus could be down even a tad further.
Also with our success last season, we could lose a tiny bit of that drive.
Throw in some advancing age on a couple players, the desire to maybe nurse Bynum a little more (especially against Memphis) and a need to lower the minutes on some guys to stay fresh for what will be our THIRD straight long postseason run, and Phil is going to practially give some games away. (ya'll know how he does those no timeout games, weird subs, sit guys for entire 4th quarters, things like that)
All in the name of building up a steady roll all the way to mid Feb, at which point he usually likes to drop the hammer on his guys. (Pop is very much this same way in San Antonio)
Now, once we are all together, healthy, hopefully firing on all cylinders, we should be right where we want to be in June.
I think regular season wise, we could top out around 64-67 wins. But we could have a playoff run where we only lose 2, maybe 3 games by the time the finals roll around.
But, alot can happen, injuries, trades, etc etc so we shall see. But again, I doubt very seriously that Phil gives a damn about 70 wins, he may not even push all that hard for homecourt like he did last year.
there is one guy on this year's squad who has not tasted a championship. there is no doubt in my mind that ron artest will probably be the most focused inwinning a title this year on this laker team...
Yeeeeeeaaaahhhhh. Go ahead and say that a couple times to yourself.
Right, thought so.
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Originally Posted by ctdaprince
wsup with your avy bro?
The Lakers rape any/every team they play.
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how late am i ? is it true clark kent is going to the twolves??
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no its not...the one on saturday night were on ESPN...but regardless im gonna get ticketsOriginally Posted by LALAKERFAN213
Both of our games against the Warriors in Oakland on ESPN. SMH
Makes it extra hard to get tickets.
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I was wondering, IF he does leave, does that mean Kareem will then move to an assistant coach and be on the bench, or y'all think we will bring somebodyelse in
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Originally Posted by 92
Originally Posted by ctdaprince
wsup with your avy bro?
The Lakers rape any/every team they play.
ayoo
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yea boy. This guy approve
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I never knew Farmar had Shipp on the bus with him. haha
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Originally Posted by westcoastsfinest
no its not...the one on saturday night were on ESPN...but regardless im gonna get tickets
Yeah you're right...i have been screwing up all day
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Co-sign
It'll be interesting to see how motivated the team looks early in the season...
Damn MambaMVP, it's gonna be a shame when the college football season starts... *$%@ the gators
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^I guess so...but you can't spell sucks without USC
