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Teddy Roosevelt:
Damn. I wanted to see Kobe in the 3 point contest. :(
Man On The Moon:
I'm a laker fan.
Teddy Roosevelt:
--- Quote from: Are Eye Kay on February 15, 2008, 10:49:19 AM ---I'm a laker fan.
--- End quote ---
No you're not. We don't allow people to hop on the bandwagon, Clipper fan.
Antonio_:
I've had the pleasure to see 6 of the 9 road games of the Lakers, so let me share with you some opinions about the 3 men who surprised me more.
• Kobe Bryant. He played very very well, i'm impressed by his maturity and leadership. He's not forcing shots no more, he's making 6.2 assists per game in the last 10 games and he's still leading the team in scoring with 28.5 points. Injured. Imho he deserves the MVP trophy this year. It's gonna be KG or Kobe. I go with Kobe.
• Odom is probably the best surprise. Since Lakers acquired Gasol he's starting to play like a monster. You can see he feels a lot better now that he can share the ball more, and be the 3rd offensive option of the team, with no pressure on him. He's playing like a great role player, focusing on rebounds and assists. The numbers: he's averaging 12.7 rebounds and 5.3 assists since Gasol was acquired. Isn't it impressive for the 3rd best guy on the team? (arguably the 4th, with Bynum back). I'm very happy we didn't have to trade him to get Pau: if Lamar keeps playing this way with Bynum back, we will be a really nice team. Some other things i've seen from Lamar is how he plays well when Gasol is in the post with the ball. He goes inside without the ball very well, and Gasol is a 7 footer who can pass the ball, so i see a lot of potential in this type of play. I mean if Lamar plays as a 3 and he goes inside this way, he can be a real problem for the opponent defences. Other than that, i've seen him playing good defence. Lakers rarely got abused inside with Odom and Gasol on the floor, and it's a very good feeling.
• Another great surprise was been Sasha Vujacic. The numbers: he's averaging 11.3 points in the last 10 games, shooting .532 from 2pts and .489 from 3pts. Finally. You know i'm a fan of Navarro, but i have to admit that with Sasha being so hot, we don't really need him.
I wont really go into details about Pau Gasol: i'm one of those guys who preferred him to Jermaine O'Neal and Kevin Garnett (in exchange of Odom & Bynum), so....
GangstaBoogy:
Bynum & Ariza update
Center Andrew Bynum is at least three weeks from returning from a left knee injury and forward Trevor Ariza is still about eight weeks from returning from a broken bone in his right foot. Ariza's original timetable called for a return to health four weeks from now, but his foot was "healing more slowly than we hoped," a team official said Monday."
^ friggin a! we should sign Patterson for the vets minimum. necessary now, beneficial later.
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