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[Man On The Moon]

^LOL +1 for both of you^

 

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

I think they took my suggestion...

[GangstaBoogy]

Hey NIK...

"I'm sick of it now," Patterson said of the nickname. "It's worldwide. I hear it everywhere I travel. The first thing people say is `Kobe Stopper.' They don't say Ruben Patterson. They say `Kobe Stopper.' But I tell everyone that me and Kobe are good friends now, and he actually tried to get me to the Lakers two years ago."

Looks like I'm not the only one that wanted Ruben Patterson back with the Lakers.

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

Maybe 2 years ago, but he truly wouldn't fill any of our gaps...

[Antonio_]

And......... by the way............ when did Ruben Patterson stop Kobe Bryant?

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

^Never...but he always claimed he was going to. LOL

[GangstaBoogy]

Maybe 2 years ago, but he truly wouldn't fill any of our gaps...

He would. We need a true defender. And please don't say "we have Odom and Kobe".

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

We have Odom and Kobe and Fisher and Kwame.

[GangstaBoogy]

Fuck having conversations with you!

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

Fuck Ruben Patterson.

[GangstaBoogy]

Fuck being the 25th best defensive team in the league

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

Fuck playing basketball with your front-court defense injured and your point guard defense missing.

[GangstaBoogy]

Fuck having Lamar Odom and his sub-par defense at the PF spot.

[GangstaBoogy]

Walton, Fisher Sustain Injuries At Lakers Camp

Luke Walton and Derek Fisher sustained minor injuries Friday during the Los Angeles Lakers ' training camp.

Walton strained his right hamstring and is listed as day-to-day. Fisher received a deep one-inch gash to the forehead when he took an elbow from center Larry Turner.

Walton sat out the remainder of the workout, while Fisher did not require stitches and returned. Kobe Bryant didn't participate in the final minutes of practice as he iced his left knee.

Lakers coach Phil Jackson said injuries during camp are inevitable.

"They're going to happen," he said. "Guys are getting in shape and in the process they've got tight muscles and things get stretched, pulled, etc.

[GangstaBoogy]

Turiaf, Not Walton, May Start Lakers' Season Opener

At the end of a routine day, Lakers coach Phil Jackson caused a minor stir by saying he was considering starting forward Ronny Turiaf ahead of Luke Walton when the season begins Oct. 30.

It had nothing to do with Walton's strained right hamstring, which prevented him from practicing Friday. It had everything to do with Jackson's desire to add Turiaf's energy to the starting five.

"We'll see how it goes," Jackson said. "It's still a long time away from tip time, but I know we have to have starters coming off the bench to be a good team."