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Now_Im_Not_Banned:
we play great D......it's just that we dont apply ourselves on the defensive end as much as we should. THATS IT.
as for Bynum...he's a good defender too. this is the same guy who had 7 blocks against Dwight Howard. he was an enforcer in the paint...right now, it's CRYSTAL CLEAR that Bynum is not the same player he was prior to the injury. he doesnt have the same lift, the same speed, the same energy...he doesnt move around the same. you think maybe that's stunting his defense? LOL...lets just be realistic here. Bynum was our key on defense prior to the injury...PeACe
.:DaYg0sTyLz:.:
real shit Antonio.
Its an attitude thing more then anything. I just think the Lakers are relying on their offense and thinking they can simply outscore everyone.....turn the defense on and off when they want. That kind of shit almost got them bounced in Rd 2. Like Ive always said with the Lakers, this is the leaders fault. Kobe AND Phil. I know Kobe has to carry the offensive load a lot at times, but fuck that...he should be an example on defense for the rest of the team. Phil is so overrated to me its sickening. He DEFINETELY needs to be on his team more about defense. Sit guys the minute they start draggin on D. The problem is, this is something that would need to be addressed a LONG time ago. You cant address it now, once the playoffs start. You cant really just start comin down hard on the guys for poor D now, when you havent all year....youll just create chaos. At this point, the team is what it is. They need to just play off their strengths and hope those are good enough to overshadow their weaknesses. The team is good, but if I was a Laker fan I would be hella frustrated. Mentally they should be better.
"THE" MoSav:
Lakers play great d when they want. FIsh is not a great defender anymore. DId u watch Brooks eat him up or was that just me?
Antonio:
--- Quote from: Now_I_Know on May 21, 2009, 09:52:50 AM ---as for Bynum...he's a good defender too.
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No he is not. He is our main problem at the moment. He's just embarassing, man. I'm not hating on him, i'm not saying he's a bum or stupid shit like that. But he just doesn't have timing on defense, and he ain't moving his feet well enought. I dunno if it's due to his injury, i think it's not. I think he just ain't focused enought. His only defense is if there's someone in the post with his ass in front of the basket, cause he has a big body. And he might block some shots here and there, cause he has great arms. But that's it.
--- Quote ---he was an enforcer in the paint...right now, it's CRYSTAL CLEAR that Bynum is not the same player he was prior to the injury. he doesnt have the same lift, the same speed, the same energy...he doesnt move around the same. you think maybe that's stunting his defense? LOL...lets just be realistic here. Bynum was our key on defense prior to the injury...PeACe
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Maybe, yeah. The fact is that we defend 10x better with Gasol playing Center, and with Odom as the PF. And you know i'm saying it from months.
OG Hack Wilson:
agreed they suck
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