Why lakers Are An Easy Out In Playoffs Now

pat venditto · 02-03-09, 05:51 AM

JJ i liked the way you handled yourself in the peter loshak interview. No jelly and eggs this year and no fudgesicles pal? What is this world coming to.

Panic · 02-03-09, 09:23 AM

Injury update says he will be out 8-12 weeks. He is young and his body can recoup quicker than most. Very possible he's back in 8 weeks. That would be before the playoffs started. Even if he was out the entire 12 weeks, he would be back by the 2nd round. The Lakers will be fine with or without him. But I think he'll be back for the playoffs regardless.

jjgold · 02-03-09, 02:16 PM

Kobe had a great great game and they still had tro8ble shaking Knicks

If he scored like 37 Knicks win by 15

Panic · 02-03-09, 02:19 PM

Knicks beat Boston at home by 12.

Panic · 02-03-09, 02:23 PM

They had also won 6 outta their last 7 going into the Laker game. Knicks are not the big slouch that everyone thinks. D'Antoni has done a great job. Especially since they traded their top 2 scorers earlier in the season.

masr · 02-03-09, 02:23 PM

Bynum will be back for playoffs...Lakers will be on a mission come playoff time...

jjgold · 02-03-09, 02:33 PM

Bynum will be rusty and not the same player until next year. The guy is injury prone also and now they might lose home ct advantage, watch out for the Spurs.

Panic · 02-03-09, 02:36 PM

Spurs have alot of wins at the buzzer. Look at the game last night. I am not sold on them being a dominant team. Lets see what happens tonight in Denver. If they can go there on the tail end of a back to back and take out the Nuggets that would be strong.

Doc JS · 02-03-09, 04:28 PM

He was out last year and they made the NBA finals...

I.R.B · 02-03-09, 04:30 PM

Panic you are a very smart man my friend.

WileOut · 02-03-09, 04:45 PM

Originally posted by jjgold

now they might lose home ct advantage,

Bingo, its all about home court come playoff time. Lakers need home court and without Bynum for 2 months they will probably lose it.

Watchout for the Billups led Nuggets, vastly improved over last year. The trade for Iverson was great for the Nuggets and did the Pistons in for years. By the time Stuckey reaches his prime, all the other Pistons players will be way past theirs. Stuckey is not nearly the court leader Billups is. With a new coach why the hell would they trade their all star PG for a no defense playing, over the hill ballhog?

ryanXL977 · 02-03-09, 04:48 PM

there is still nobody in the west CLOSE to la

jjgold · 02-03-09, 04:49 PM

I forgot about Denver, they could easliy end up in finals

ryanXL977 · 02-03-09, 04:51 PM

denver wont get past round 2
they dont beat good teams, ever
look at them this yr AT HOME vs cavs, vs spurs, vs lakers

they are garbage
they have one player, maybe 2 worth a shit

and melo aint one of them

Panic · 02-03-09, 04:54 PM

Denver is alot more equipped to take the Lakers out than San Antonio. They match up better. But still, the Lakers are the deepest team in the NBA, even without Bynum. They are way ahead of the 2nd best team in the West. As far as home court goes, the Lakers are the one team in the West who doesnt need it. They can beat San Antonio, Utah, Denver ect....on the road. Would not shock me if the Spurs got home court, the Lakers win game 1 in San Antonio. They are that deep.

ryanXL977 · 02-03-09, 04:55 PM

ditto

daggerkobe · 02-03-09, 04:58 PM

There's no team in the West that can matchup with the Lakers... no one!

Only two teams that can are in the Eastern Conference: Boston & Orlando.

WileOut · 02-03-09, 05:14 PM

Originally posted by ryanXL977

denver wont get past round 2
they dont beat good teams, ever
look at them this yr AT HOME vs cavs, vs spurs, vs lakers

they are garbage
they have one player, maybe 2 worth a shit

and melo aint one of them

Denver currently has the third best record in the west. They will rise now that Lakers are without Bynum, I guarantee that.

All teams have good wins and bad losses. Denver has all the pieces now with Billups.

They are 4th in the NBA in FG defense, 6th in FG offense. They are also 9th in the league in 3 point defense. They now have defense to go with their awesome offense. Denver will be a force to reckon with come playoffs, watch and learn.

ryanXL977 · 02-03-09, 05:48 PM

denver is the same every year, this yr is no different
they can have all the stats they want, this is a garbage team, like dallas or detroit or the suns

alittlemoresound · 02-03-09, 05:53 PM

i just bet denver to win the west... put a bill on it to pay out nice..

ryanXL977 · 02-03-09, 05:57 PM

quote me now

if denver wins the west, or even gets to the west finals, i will shit myself and walk around it in for 4 miles

mark it down bitches

they arent good, i dotn care what their record is

they are the milwaukee brewers