[LAL/HOU] - Western Conference, Round 2
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Speaking of Bynum, I guess I haven't been paying close enough attention. I don't recall seeing all the evidence of his brilliance that was supposed to be obvious once he returned to the lineup. (And yes, that is sarcasm. 
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He'd better shape up fast...That fall Odom took landing right on the point of his hip looked like it might not be something he can come right back from and he was having a pretty good series. Bynum is over-rated and undertalented, right along with Luke Walton and a couple of others on the Lakers roster. They lose Odom and have to depend on Bynum and they have early exit written all over them...
)He'd better shape up fast...That fall Odom took landing right on the point of his hip looked like it might not be something he can come right back from and he was having a pretty good series. Bynum is over-rated and undertalented, right along with Luke Walton and a couple of others on the Lakers roster. They lose Odom and have to depend on Bynum and they have early exit written all over them...
Speaking of Bynum, I guess I haven't been paying close enough attention. I don't recall seeing all the evidence of his brilliance that was supposed to be obvious once he returned to the lineup. (And yes, that is sarcasm. )
He'd better shape up fast...That fall Odom took landing right on the point of his hip looked like it might not be something he can come right back from and he was having a pretty good series. Bynum is over-rated and undertalented, right along with Luke Walton and a couple of others on the Lakers roster. They lose Odom and have to depend on Bynum and they have early exit written all over them...
)He'd better shape up fast...That fall Odom took landing right on the point of his hip looked like it might not be something he can come right back from and he was having a pretty good series. Bynum is over-rated and undertalented, right along with Luke Walton and a couple of others on the Lakers roster. They lose Odom and have to depend on Bynum and they have early exit written all over them...
And you're right, Bynum has been terrible. He really is talented, but it took him a year to recover from an identical injury last season before he looked like a monster, so it may be wishful thinking by Lakers fans to hope he can suddenly play like he was in January or even be a facsimile of that during this post season.
I don't know if he can be a franchise player, but he is immensely talented. He has legit moves and soft touch. He was a beast in January before he got hurt. I don't think he just benefits from playing with great players, he is a legit talent. You really can't judge him by the playoffs. He is nowhere close to being fully mentally and physically healthy. It took him a year to fully heal from an identical injury last year.
the problem with bynum is that he's only played one year(I think) of high school ball and then went into the pros. He just looks like he doesn't want to take over or take his game to the next level. He doesn't have a killer instinct or real love for the game. I guess that's what happens when you don't play lots of bball growing up.
I was refering to how you used Rasheed Wallace as an example of someone should be punished because of past history of technical fouls. When I pointed out that kobe has been consistantly in the top of that category for the last 5 yrs, you no longer want to address that. Its kind of a double standard as always for the lakers. But its no suprise, we knew that already.
You can choose to believe the view of a floor cameraman's angle taking the video pointing upwards from the ground or you can believe the eye level cameras that everyone else is refering to. While you can say the Kings fans in this forum has something against the lakers, I highly doubt the major media people are fans of the Kings. How many of the media people are fans of the Rockets to be bias against the lakers? Its views of non laker, non rockets fans in general. But if you want to believe everyone is bias against the lakers, its your choice.
You can choose to believe the view of a floor cameraman's angle taking the video pointing upwards from the ground or you can believe the eye level cameras that everyone else is refering to. While you can say the Kings fans in this forum has something against the lakers, I highly doubt the major media people are fans of the Kings. How many of the media people are fans of the Rockets to be bias against the lakers? Its views of non laker, non rockets fans in general. But if you want to believe everyone is bias against the lakers, its your choice.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/playoffs/2009/news/story?id=4154496
Wow, The foul by Ron Artest is the same punishment as the elbow to the neck of Ron by Kobe Bryant? Totally fair...
Wow, The foul by Ron Artest is the same punishment as the elbow to the neck of Ron by Kobe Bryant? Totally fair...
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The lakers have much to worry about than a call that they got the benefit of a few games ago. This is still not going to be easy for them even without Yao. The Rockets are now playing a style that that current lakers roster have always had trouble dealing with. Reminds me of the Bobcats and Hawks style of game, both teams that consistantly beats the lakers. Every member on the team hitting the boards hard, deflections, fast paced, physical game. The lakers are just not a dominant team. I can’t imagine the Shaq led lakers team having problems with a Yao-less rockets team this way.
The appropriate Lakers counter really should be: start Bynum alongside Pau. With the Rockets short 15 feet of centers sitting over there on their bench in suits, suddenly you have your two seven footers back against a frontline that now goes 6'9"/6'6" and you should dominate inside. But that's only if Bynum is pouting and will come ready to play if he starts/gets his touches. If he's just uninterested, still hobbling, or spacing on drugs or whatever the problme has been, then obviously that would not not help matters for L.A..
I love Phil's BS explanation on Bynum. Wants to get him involved early, yet he says he has no confidence in him because he is clearly not playing right. My question is, what exactly does he need? If he's injured, shut him down. You're paying him tons of money, not worth killing him now. If he's not injured, Zen him up or something. The rockets are basically throwing a SF/PF hybrid out there at C. All he had to do is drop step and dunk. Jesus man this leauge has become a bunch of whiners. How this guy averaged 13 and 11 in regular season before injuries I have no idea.
I'd start Bynum, and I'd tell him "look, you're averaging 10 minutes a game in this series, so don't worry about getting in foul trouble. Just play, and if you pick up fouls, oh well. Doesn't change anything. Just go out there and play hard, play fast, and get yourself involved in this series." If he can't contribute under those conditions, then he's not mentally or emotionally ready to be a part of this series.
The Rockets are at a huge disadvantage in this series w/ the loss of Yao. I didn't give them a snowball's chance in hell of winning Game 5 no matter what, and I can't imagine a scenario that doesn't include Kobe Bryant being kidnapped before the game that helps them win. So I'd expect them to try to unleash Bynum in this game, because they're going to have a huge margin for error in this one.
The Rockets are at a huge disadvantage in this series w/ the loss of Yao. I didn't give them a snowball's chance in hell of winning Game 5 no matter what, and I can't imagine a scenario that doesn't include Kobe Bryant being kidnapped before the game that helps them win. So I'd expect them to try to unleash Bynum in this game, because they're going to have a huge margin for error in this one.
People need to get off officiating being any factor in this series. Vastly superior size and (remaining) talent is the factor.
Lakers are sloppy mentally, so you never know, but there is blood in the water now and they have to know if they put forth an effort like this in Game 6 this series is over. Very little the Rockets can do to counter it with the avilable personnel.
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It's hard to go one way or another. You lost Yao yet blew the Lakers out on your home floor. Then you turn around 2 days later and get absolutely, NO Hornets style demolished with basically the same team. Hard to blame anybody else but the coach if you are looking from the outside in. I do feel bad, since the Lakers are a more talented and deeper team, but Adelman has to find some sort of inspiration and drive for these guys, they can't lay an egg like they did last game.
And you saw that inspiration and drive in Game 4 on their home floor. What happened last night was not a reflection of Adelman but instead was the defending Western Conference Champions WAKING UP.
They should not have been beaten like that in Game 4, by Aaron Brooks none the less - and they know it.
The Rockets can get as motivated as they want - but winning a playoff home game w/o your star(s) is a world apart from winning a playoff road game w/o them.
Does anyone remember the series when Webb went down in 03 with Dallas? We were down 3-2 going to Arco for Game 6, and guess what? We won. However, unfortunately once we got into Dallas for Game 7, the hole of not having Webb was greatly exposed both in play and in our heads.
If the Rockets do indeed lose this series, IMO it will be a testament to the greatness of Adelman's coaching, since this team could've folded when either:
A. Tmac went down
B. Yao went down
C. When they were down 2-1.
They should not have been beaten like that in Game 4, by Aaron Brooks none the less - and they know it.
The Rockets can get as motivated as they want - but winning a playoff home game w/o your star(s) is a world apart from winning a playoff road game w/o them.
Does anyone remember the series when Webb went down in 03 with Dallas? We were down 3-2 going to Arco for Game 6, and guess what? We won. However, unfortunately once we got into Dallas for Game 7, the hole of not having Webb was greatly exposed both in play and in our heads.
If the Rockets do indeed lose this series, IMO it will be a testament to the greatness of Adelman's coaching, since this team could've folded when either:
A. Tmac went down
B. Yao went down
C. When they were down 2-1.
The Rockets didn’t really play well last night. They had a bunch of turnovers and on top of everything, the team wasn’t playing with fluidity and their shots weren’t falling. They also preferred to just shoot jump shots instead of driving into the hole.
The only person who was driving inside and having any kind of luck was Aaron Brooks…When the layups aren’t falling, they should just slam the ball. I never get why players don’t learn.
The Lakers were also playing a great game…What an embarrassing game to watch.
The only person who was driving inside and having any kind of luck was Aaron Brooks…When the layups aren’t falling, they should just slam the ball. I never get why players don’t learn.
The Lakers were also playing a great game…What an embarrassing game to watch.
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