lakers @ Kings Game Thread
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Not only he missed the shot, he also had a turnover and got his shot blocked by Donte within the last min in crunch time. Yet, the media will only cover his 2 3pt shot made in the 2nd OT. The local kcal 9 in LA did just that. When the game was secured, they quickly switched to saying "kobe..#24... the black mamba... does it again in crunch time". I mean, please guys. I think if sasha was allowed to take so many opportunites in crunch time he would make a couple too.
Yup, thats why I don't agree with the folks saying Kmart needs to be traded or that he won't be able to coexist with Tyreke. Give them a chance first.
But I choose to think that Kmart will help Tyreke's game and vice versa. Remember Kmart is a 40%+ 3pt shooter, has a great jump shot, a mid range game, is great at drawing fouls and hits a very high % of his FTs.
If Martin was playing today, they wouldn't be able to load up on Reke like today. Are you going to guard Reke with kobe? If so, can fish stop Martin? I'm very excited to see Martin come back soon. Our bench is actually going to be pretty deep (other than the lack of another big).
If you go back and watch almost all of the big plays that Tyreke has made. (EX. The Jumper against Chicago near the end of the game, and the shot banked in near the end of the Houston game) They were out of that 1-4 flat play. He is trying to teach Tyreke to feel comfortable in those situations and more often then not, he has delivered. I don't know about you guys, but there is no other 20 year old in the league I would rather have with the ball in his hands at the end of a game. Westphal knows what he is doing.
Yes, because god like status = a lot of ratings and jerseys sold.
It was funny at Chili's earlier when the "pass it to kobe on every play" mob saw those back to back goofs by kobe at the end of regulation. Just went from rock concert volume to total silence.
It was funny at Chili's earlier when the "pass it to kobe on every play" mob saw those back to back goofs by kobe at the end of regulation. Just went from rock concert volume to total silence.
But yeah, I loved how quiet Laker fans got when Kobe missed that shot.
Agreed, with a guy like Reke, for him to become THE GUY, he has to learn playing through these situations. You can bench a guy like Hawes for lack of effort, but here you have to learn by actual experience. Sitting on the bench what would Reke have learned? The punishment and reward come from learning your limitations and how to overcome them. This is the same test all the great players face early in their careers. I believe Westphal understands this. I guarantee you Theus would have benched him.
I've found that, for the most part (emphasis on most), fans of other teams will be less messageboardy when talking ball face to face. When they act messageboardy face to face, they're usually idiots anyway.
Sac did a good job. I was already convinced that it was going to be a tough game 3 days ago. Kobe had to play way too many mins and do way to much for my liking.
Sac did a good job. I was already convinced that it was going to be a tough game 3 days ago. Kobe had to play way too many mins and do way to much for my liking.
Hopefully next time Westphal calls a freakin' timeout. 2 games in a row now we had the last possession in a tie game and he decides to let Tyreke do his thing, which ended up being a heavily contested corner jumper and a turnover. YOU HAVE TIMEOUTS SO USE THEM! They don't get carried over into the next game if you don't
I would like to add that putting Tyreke in the game (and keeping him in it) was the right call for this franchise though. He's our star and he needs to learn how to deal with these situations. Yes, this loss hurt, but we were far and away the worst team in the league last year, and we just took the defending champs to double overtime, with the refs seemingly on their side. I'm sure the experts and Vegas and whoever else had this pegged as a Laker blowout ever since the schedule was released so it's nice that we actually competed against them and Cleveland in these past 2 games. If this game wasn't against the Lakers then I'm sure this loss wouldn't hurt as much. I'm just glad to see this team grow
I would like to add that putting Tyreke in the game (and keeping him in it) was the right call for this franchise though. He's our star and he needs to learn how to deal with these situations. Yes, this loss hurt, but we were far and away the worst team in the league last year, and we just took the defending champs to double overtime, with the refs seemingly on their side. I'm sure the experts and Vegas and whoever else had this pegged as a Laker blowout ever since the schedule was released so it's nice that we actually competed against them and Cleveland in these past 2 games. If this game wasn't against the Lakers then I'm sure this loss wouldn't hurt as much. I'm just glad to see this team grow
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