Official: 12/16 New York Knicks @ Los Angeles Lakers 7:30PM PST

Originally Posted by lnMyMind

I hate to see shots like that at the end of the game...there are better ways of getting the ball down the floor in three seconds. In High school we had to run a drill where we had to get from baseline to baseline with three dribbles and finish with a layup. I don't know why he couldn't get a better shot than that to end...he even received the ball way too close to the man inbounding it and nobody was even guarding him
I had to do 4 dribbles in high school
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Originally Posted by Lazy B

These Lakers aren't "elite" IMO. They fail to close out on mediocre to poor teams. They need to regain their awareness on both sides of the ball in order for them to be a force to be reckoned with come playoff time.

Great game by the Knicks tonight.
This wasn't a game where they had to "close out" tho...they were behind all the way until the last 5 minutes.
 
Good game tonight. Wish the Knicks could've held onto the lead though, but given their lean rotation they often lose it in the 2nd half.
 
Originally Posted by Lazy B

These Lakers aren't "elite" IMO. They fail to close out on mediocre to poor teams. They need to regain their awareness on both sides of the ball in order for them to be a force to be reckoned with come playoff time.

Great game by the Knicks tonight.

The thing is, we always play the "good" teams tough. Don't know what's up with our coachingsometimes...
 
at this point the best thing for our squad is to go out on christmas and get dismantled by the celtics, something has to get into the head of this squad tomake them realize they cant keep playin like this
 
i come in here expect the thread to be 100 pages long.
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. Good escape by the Lakers
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3pledouble for MVP
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InMyMind I agree. Duhon had more time to advance the ball or get it to Nate or whoever to get a better shot off. This isn't Cleveland State vs Syracusepeople
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Damn, the Laker fans worried about these games and the anti-Lakers crowd calling them out for not being a great looking team...

The LA Lakers are now 21-3. They have four months of straight basketball ahead of them. Phil Jackson and the coaching staff will be preaching defense andimproving the triangle nonstop, so they'll likely improve. They may not look elite now, but a lot will change with four months. It does with every team.

As for the Knicks, I can't wait for them to get good. I'm sick of the 2010 talk but I can't wait to see what it brings to NY. But chill out, theyare NOT that good now. I felt like the Lakers were still in this game when they were down 15.
 
Originally Posted by DontStepOnMyShoes

at this point the best thing for our squad is to go out on christmas and get dismantled by the celtics, something has to get into the head of this squad to make them realize they cant keep playin like this
Games 4 & 6 from last year in the Finals is and should be in they're heads for all the motivation they need to play better to be achampionship team.
 
Lazy B

If this Laker team isn't "elite", then NOBODY in the west is, its as simple as that

And to some of my fellow laker fans, can yall chill with the "we'll never beat boston playing like this" talk, I mean we all know boston is thethe #1 team in the league but damm
 
Originally Posted by true 3 blue

InMyMind I agree. Duhon had more time to advance the ball or get it to Nate or whoever to get a better shot off. This isn't Cleveland State vs Syracuse people
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This wasn't a game where they had to "close out" tho...they were behind all the way until the last 5 minutes.

Regardless of that, they should not be playing behind to a team such as the Knicks. Makes me wonder what is going through their heads when they play.
 
Originally Posted by nYcHipHopHippo

Originally Posted by Lbruce89

laker fans from ny
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you'd be surprised at how many kobe fans live in ny. my bro is one, and so is my cousin.

i mean lakers fans...
oh, i know

i go to ny a few times a year and see them and their favorite baseball team would be the yanks
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i never understood the nyers that did that

i wonder how many giants fans are in LA?
 
It's simple with Mike D'Antoni coached teams:

You Live & Die by the 3

And look where it got the Knicks tonight.
 
Originally Posted by Kidskillz858

It's simple with Mike D'Antoni coached teams:

You Live & Die by the 3

And look where it got the Knicks tonight.
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and the lakers barely beat them
 
Gosh, you Lakers fans get cranky when you're in trouble...Seriously...and it's annoying to see. Dudes have one of the best teams in the NBA and the fans (on here at least) still manage to act like ##!%%%# for every single little thing that isn't perfect...I've never seen another group of fans on this board act like that.


We're spoiled fans and it's a big market team so there are a lot of us. While a Knicks fan might appreciate an appearance in the playoffs, delight inadvancing, and name their kids Nate if they make the Conference Finals, Lakers fans expect nothing but competing for and winning titles. It may seem ridiculousto be down on a 21-3 team, but they aren't the standard in the NBA right now and that's where the bar is set for them.

If you think these game threads are bad, take a look at Lakers message boards. It's horrible there.

See, that's the knock I have on Nate.

Son is too little to be trying to get off a shot in the paint for a game-winner like that.


I'd rather see it as a knock on the team. They either need a better player or a set play. Wilson Chandler was money around the free throw line andthey've got a lot of players that can hit that shot so they should practice some sort of intricate play for those end of quarter/game moments.



Once again, Kobe doesn't keep the ball moving as much as it should in this offense, some of the other guys move it too quickly, and Bynum isn't gettingthe deep position he should be able to get.
 
Originally Posted by Lbruce89

Originally Posted by nYcHipHopHippo

Originally Posted by Lbruce89

laker fans from ny
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you'd be surprised at how many kobe fans live in ny. my bro is one, and so is my cousin.

i mean lakers fans...
oh, i know

i go to ny a few times a year and see them and their favorite baseball team would be the yanks
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i never understood the nyers that did that

i wonder how many giants fans are in LA?
And yet we get threads started on here saying how Knicks fans are the MOST LOYAL fans in all of sports
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and those same people are the ones who call Laker fans on here bandwagon or fairweathered fans.
 
Originally Posted by 3PLEDOUBLE

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The Lakers are EASILY the most overrated 20-3 team in NBA History. Oh my goodness, these clowns are struggling to score against the freakin knicks.
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@ Chandler out there owning Kobe on both ends of the floors. Dude lookin like a Prime Scottie Pippen out there. Things are going the way i predicted, knicks running the fakers out the building, fans booing the lakers sorry $#@+$ like they should. It's gonna be a ugly second half as the knicks get there first 35 point blowout of the season.
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Just like you predicted. Knicks win by 35.
Now you will show up after the final buzzer and own up to your bold prediction.
 
Originally Posted by Lbruce89

Originally Posted by Kidskillz858

It's simple with Mike D'Antoni coached teams:

You Live & Die by the 3

And look where it got the Knicks tonight.
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and the lakers barely beat them
omg Ouch. The Lakers got the W and they're 21-3. Are the fans supposed to feel bad about that?

My addition to the things that bother you about sports thread: fans who can't wait to beat the opposing team, but if they don't, laugh in their faceabout something small to gain a little bit of pride or something.
 
Originally Posted by SenorRoboto2k5

Originally Posted by Lbruce89

Originally Posted by Kidskillz858

It's simple with Mike D'Antoni coached teams:

You Live & Die by the 3

And look where it got the Knicks tonight.
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and the lakers barely beat them
omg Ouch. The Lakers got the W and they're 21-3. Are the fans supposed to feel bad about that?
its just the fact that he's trying to downgrade d'antoni's system

the lakers, one of the best teams in the league who's expected to make the finals again just beat the knicks by a few points

so his system couldn't be that bad
 
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