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Showing posts with label kobe bryant. Show all posts
Showing posts with label kobe bryant. Show all posts
Kobe returns to take on Spurs
ESPN NBA Kobe Bryant will play Friday night
Lakers went 5 - 2 in the 7 games that Kobe missed. Andrew Bynum emerged as the go-to guy in that stretch. Will Kobe buy into feeding Bynum the ball?
Derek Fisher returns to Staples Center to face Lakers; Bynum and Kobe Comments
This will not be Derek Fisher's first time returning to LA to face the team that drafted him in 1996. Fisher spent two of his 16 seasons in the NBA with the Golden State Warriors. Every other season he has donned the purple and gold. Ironically, his return in 2005 propelled Derek to a career high 29 points. His return now after being traded to the Rockets, then bought out, and now joining the best team in the west in Oklahoma City is different.
Fisher is nearing the end of his NBA career and the move to remove him from the Lakers was purely a salary cap play. A new salary cap that Fisher, president of the NBAPA, spent the entire off season debating with NBA owners to end a lockout with a shortend 66-game schedule. Although the Lakers brought Fisher back last time he left, this feels final.
Last week after the Lakers beat the Mavs handily in Dallas I asked Andrew Bynum about not having Derek on the roster. He said he was happy the he ended up with a contender like the Thunder and how fitting it would be for Derek to hit the big shot to win a playoff series over the Lakers. Well all know that is very possible with Fisher's history of hitting the big shots.
Kobe echoed the same sentiment, but with his competitive bravado intact. "I'm happy for him...but he better not try to guard me. I'm sure he will put an elbow in my back, but that's just the type of competitor he is." He went on to say that his return to LA would be "emotional". Fans will respond with emotion as well. Lamar Odom's return came with a standing ovation from Laker Nation, Fisher should be the same.
More importantly for the Lakers is to get the win regardless of who is on the court for the Thunder.
Fisher is nearing the end of his NBA career and the move to remove him from the Lakers was purely a salary cap play. A new salary cap that Fisher, president of the NBAPA, spent the entire off season debating with NBA owners to end a lockout with a shortend 66-game schedule. Although the Lakers brought Fisher back last time he left, this feels final.
Last week after the Lakers beat the Mavs handily in Dallas I asked Andrew Bynum about not having Derek on the roster. He said he was happy the he ended up with a contender like the Thunder and how fitting it would be for Derek to hit the big shot to win a playoff series over the Lakers. Well all know that is very possible with Fisher's history of hitting the big shots.
Kobe echoed the same sentiment, but with his competitive bravado intact. "I'm happy for him...but he better not try to guard me. I'm sure he will put an elbow in my back, but that's just the type of competitor he is." He went on to say that his return to LA would be "emotional". Fans will respond with emotion as well. Lamar Odom's return came with a standing ovation from Laker Nation, Fisher should be the same.
More importantly for the Lakers is to get the win regardless of who is on the court for the Thunder.
Kobe Bryant on Lamar Odom, "I hope they don't unlock that mystery. I know how to use him..."
"He comes to a team that's pretty much set. It's hard for him to find his niche and the fans, they don't really understand what he does or how he can do it."
The fans expressed their feelings for Lamar's troubled season with boo's.
"I hope they don't unlock that...unlock that mystery. I know, I know how to use him and use his skill set and this, that and the other, but with this team and the roster that [they] have being pretty much set its tough for him to find...to find his groove."
"It's tough because like I said they have their niche, they have their run, they have their execute, they have their group of core guys and Lamar is not a player you just plug in. I mean you feature him. Like we featured him terms of his ball handling and post up ability and things like that."
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- Is Josh Hamilton getting a pass?
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Basketball Fans: Who would win in a game of 21? Kobe, Carmelo, Kevin Durant, Lebron, D. Wade, or D. Rose?
Game Rules:- Referee, but no free throws - just take the ball out
- Make it, Take it - make the shot, get the ball back
- By 1's, no 3 pointers
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Drinking Games: Lakers vs Clippers
Here is a list of 5 great drinking games for tonight's Lakers vs Clippers preseason match-up
- Alley-Oop - Take a shot every time Chris Paul throws an alley-oop dunk to Blake Griffin. Be warned, this could be a long night
- Star Gazer - Take a shot every time they show a celebrity in the crowd. This is only for people with a high tolerance level
- Say My Name - Take a shot every time the broadcast mentions "Dwight Howard" or "Lamar Odom". Depending on the score late in the game, this may get you trashed.
- I'll Pass - Take a shot every time Kobe passes the ball. Great game for light drinkers.
- I'm too old for this - Take a shot every time Chris Paul makes Derek Fisher look like father time. This is also for high tolerance level drinkers. Enjoy and drink responsibly.
Would Phil Jackson come back to coach Lakers with Howard, Paul and Bryant?
Phil Jackson has accomplished enough to retire forever from the game of basketball. But, doesn't the idea of having Dwight Howard and Chris Paul change his mind? Phil has had the luxury of coaching the best players in the NBA during their peak. From Michael and Scottie, to Kobe and Shaq, and even Kobe and Gasol have all been champions with Phil. You have to imagine that the idea of another pairing of Chris Paul and Dwight Howard and Kobe Bryant could arguably be the most talented team Phil could coach.If you are the Lakers organization then you have to be on board with Jackson returning. Gutting the team for Paul and Howard is an all in move. If your going all in then go with a proven coach, not Mike Brown. Phil could only coach the home games and the playoffs if health is an issue. Phil ultimately will have the final decision. If he wants to come back nothing could really stop him. Is Dr. Buss really going to tell Phil Jackson and Laker Nation that Mike Brown is better?
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Now or Never for 2011 - 2012 NBA season; Poll Question: Is the NBA season done?
Today is the day...All of the 30 player reps, along with players including Kobe Bryant and Carmelo Anthony, will meet today in New York to discuss the new league proposal. If accepted the season would start December 15th with a headline night game between the Mavericks and Lakers. Let's keep our fingers crossed!
Do you think the NBA season is done?
TONIGHT'S SHOW: MAVS SWEEP LAKERS! DID THE MAVS WIN OR THE LAKERS LOSE? PHIL JACKSON'S LAST PRESS CONFERENCE
Tonight's Show is a DO NOT MISS!!! Interviews with Kobe Bryant, Carmelo Anthony and Cory Brewer plus NCAA Bracket Talk
RF Sports Radio will have air interviews with Mavs and Lakers from last nights win « dallasmavsblog.com
We have Jason Kidd, Shawn Marion, Rick Carlisle, Kobe Bryant, Ron Artest, and Phil Jackson on tonight...don't miss it.
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