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GR mayun the lackers are Strug-gull-ling. The Magic won 21 games last year and you are comparing the Lackers to that? LMBAO!
The Laker without Shaq....
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Though both teams are in first place, the Sixers are two games under .500 in the Atlantic Division while Miami leads the Southeast with a 30-13 mark. But the Heat have gone just 5-6 since a 14-game winning streak, prompting O'Neal to challenge his teammates. "We can't keep playing like this," he said. "I was telling the guys in the shower we have 40 games left and we need to go 30-10."
:lecture: That's what happen when you don't have KOBE to carry you.
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:lecture: That's what happen when you don't have KOBE to carry you.
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mighty hornet
The HMIC!!
ummmm the Heat is better than the lakers!!!!!!!!
(but then again, a whole lotta teams are better than the lakers)
"I knew it wasn't gonna go in"
(but then again, a whole lotta teams are better than the lakers)
"I knew it wasn't gonna go in"
mighty hornet
The HMIC!!
but you aint a philly fan, are you?Get Ready said:
you're a dumb laker fan
and "didn't the Heat wax their arse" ?
in LA?
in the most watched game of the year?????
McNabb aint the first player to get booed in his hometown. Won't be the last. Fans do stuff like that.
But when somebody starts getting booed at a "fun" event like an all-star game, then that really says a lot.
It was so _ _ _.
po kobe sat on that bench and cried his eyes out. Like a beyotch!!!!!!!!!!!!
:bawling::bawling::bawling:
mighty hornet
The HMIC!!
yeah, no doubt all the role players "felt much better" when MVP Shaq got them those rings.
mighty hornet
The HMIC!!
ummm, when have you seen me mentioning anything about A.I.?
sheesh
btw, any idea who the Finals MVP was that year?
just asking........
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sheesh
btw, any idea who the Finals MVP was that year?
just asking........
:lmao::lmao::lmao:
MH,
Since you want to brag about SHAQ MVP trophies. I thought I refresh your memory. Was game four of the 2000 finals the day you started your hate on Kobe? :lmao: I bet that was a long night in the Hornies household.
2000 NBA Finals: L.A. Lakers 4, Indiana 2
The Lakers rolled to a 104-87 victory in Game 1 as Pacers star Reggie Miller being defended by Kobe Bryant shot 1-for-16 from the field. Indiana was stronger in Game 2, as Jalen Rose scored 30 points, Austin Croshere added 24 and Miller had 21. To make matters worse for L.A., All-Star guard Kobe Bryant sprained his ankle early in the game when he landed on Rose's foot.
Shaq set an NBA record with 39 free-throw attempts. He made 18 to finish with 40 points, along with 24 rebounds, as the Lakers won 111-104. Glen Rice and Ron Harper scored 21 points apiece.
Down 2-0 in the series, the Pacers returned home and took advantage of Bryant's absence with a 100-91 victory in Game 3. Miller scored 33 points, hitting 11 of 22 from the field and all nine of his free throws. Rose supported Miller with 21 points, and Bird got vital firepower off the bench from Travis Best (14 points) and Croshere (12).
Coming into Game 4, Bryant's status was uncertain. He had been limping around in the two days between games, and Lakers coach Phil Jackson didn't know how much he'd get from his youthful catalyst. What he got from Bryant left fans and the media alike in amazement, drawing inevitable comparisons between Bryant and Michael Jordan, another championship guard coached by Jackson.
After starting slowly -- he had only six points at the half as the Lakers trailed 54-51 -- Bryant turned on the jets after intermission. He produced 10 points in the third quarter and four more in the fourth. The Pacers had a chance to win at the end of regulation, but Best's 15-foot jumper over a lunging O'Neal was an airball.
The Lakers were leading 115-112 when Shaq was whistled for his sixth foul with 2:33 left in overtime. At the bench, Shaq said, "Kobe looked over at me and said, 'Don't worry about it. I got it.' He was feelin' it."
Was he ever. After Pacers center Rik Smits scored inside to exploit O'Neal's absence, Kobe came down and nailed a 22-foot jumper to keep the lead at three. Jackson was spreading the court, abandoning the triangle offense and putting the ball in Bryant's hands. The message: Go get the best shot you can.
Indiana had a matchup advantage with Smits, who again scored easily with a hook. At the other end, it was Bryant right back, this time rising up from 23 feet to drill a jumper over Miller.
Two Miller free throws cut the deficit to one. When Kobe had a shot blocked by Smits, Brian Shaw was there to tap it in, pushing the L.A. lead back to three.
On successive possessions, Smits was fouled. Each time he hit one of two. Indiana was down 118-117 with 28.1 seconds left.
The Pacers knew where the Lakers were going and blanketed Bryant. Shaw hoisted up a running jumper to beat the 24-second clock, and it missed. Swooping in from beneath the basket was Bryant, elevating among the big men with perfect timing to put the ball back in, over his head. The clock showed 5.9 seconds.
With one last shot, the Pacers ran a play for their clutch marksman. Miller had the ball beyond the arc and let it fly against the full extension of 6-10 Robert Horry. The shot kissed off the the front of the rim and bounded high into the arms of Lakers forward Rick Fox.
The Lakers had prevailed 120-118. Bryant scored eight of his team's 16 points in overtime, falling one short of the Finals record shared by John Havlicek, Danny Ainge and Bill Laimbeer.
On a tender ankle, Bryant had played 47 minutes, hitting 14 of 27 shots for 28 points. O'Neal had 36 points and 21 rebounds. Miller, with 35 points, and Smits, with 24, led the more balanced Pacers.
"When Shaq fouled out, I said, 'This game just became a lot more interesting,'" Bryant said. "Pressure? No, I was too into the game to feel any pressure. To be honest, this is the kind of game I've always dreamed about."
One defeat away from elimination, Indiana was determined not to let the Lakers celebrate a title at Conseco Fieldhouse.
Driven to new heights by their wildly supportive fans, the Pacers downed the Lakers 120-87 in Game 5. Rose and Miller each went 5-for-5 in the first quarter, with Jalen hitting all three of his three-pointers and Reggie nailing both of his. It was 39-28 going into the second quarter and the Pacers kept pouring it on, building a 64-45 lead at the half.
The onslaught contined in the second half, with the fans chanting "Larry!" in a farewell to their departing coach. Rose finished with 32 points and Miller added 25. There would be a Game 6 in Los Angeles.
Running their record in elimination games to an unimpressive 3-6, the Lakers -- who had barely escaped Portland in the Western Conference Finals -- had questions to answer now. Most of them involved their inability to seize the opportunity to close out a series.
The Pacers were the aggressors in the early stages of Game 6, keeping the tempo upbeat and the pressure on from the outset. Even so, the Pacers led 56-53 at intermission, with Croshere delivering 10 points in the second quarter. Rose and Miller had combined for 23, and Bird had to feel good about his team's chances.
It was more Indiana in the third quarter. Miller, Rose and Mark Jackson combined for 24 of the Pacers' 28 points, with Shaq and Kobe struggling. The Lakers trailed by five, 94-89, heading into the fourth quarter. With 12 minutes to go, Game 7 looked very possible.
The Lakers came out strong. Backup guard Derek Fisher hit a quick three-pointer, then Shaq scored inside. Croshere and Horry traded three-pointers. Then, with 9:02 left, O'Neal took a pass from Bryant and scored inside, giving the Lakers a 92-91 lead, their first advantage since just before Mark Jackson's halfcourt three-pointer ended the first quarter.
With the score tied with 5:08 left, the Lakers gathered for one last push. Horry's runner in the lane put them up for keeps with 4:50 to go. Indiana kept cashing in at the foul line, and when Croshere hit two free throws with 1:32 left, the deficit was back down to one at 110-109.
Dale Davis then blocked a shot by Rice and, in a scramble for the rebound, Rice was fouled by Croshere. Rice's two free throws provided breathing room. After Miller misfired on a deep three, Bryant knocked in two free throws with 13 seconds to go for a five-point cushion.
Davis slammed one home with 5.4 seconds to go, but again Bryant was fouled and he coolly drained two more for a commanding 116-111 lead with 2.5 seconds left. That's how it ended after a deep shot by Miller bounded away into bedlam.
Kobe and Shaq embrace, the long journey having concluded at the top of the mountain. Lakers legend Magic Johnson came onto the floor and found Bird for a few emotional words. "I told him how bittersweet it was for me, to win and see him hurt like that," Magic said of his great rival.
Shaq broke into tears, hugging his parents, his coach, his teammates. He accepted the Finals MVP trophy with the same words he'd used upon receiving the league MVP trophy, thanking "Phil Jackson, the real coach of the year."
It was Jackson's seventh championship as a coach. Coming into his first season away from Michael and Chicago, it seemed to validate his greatness as a coach, having guided the Lakers to 67 wins, then 15 more under playoff duress against Sacramento, Phoenix, Portland and Indiana.
After Game 6, Jackson's coaching counterpart in the Finals summed up the Lakers. "They have an opportunity to do something great for a number of years," Bird said.
Since you want to brag about SHAQ MVP trophies. I thought I refresh your memory. Was game four of the 2000 finals the day you started your hate on Kobe? :lmao: I bet that was a long night in the Hornies household.
2000 NBA Finals: L.A. Lakers 4, Indiana 2
The Lakers rolled to a 104-87 victory in Game 1 as Pacers star Reggie Miller being defended by Kobe Bryant shot 1-for-16 from the field. Indiana was stronger in Game 2, as Jalen Rose scored 30 points, Austin Croshere added 24 and Miller had 21. To make matters worse for L.A., All-Star guard Kobe Bryant sprained his ankle early in the game when he landed on Rose's foot.
Shaq set an NBA record with 39 free-throw attempts. He made 18 to finish with 40 points, along with 24 rebounds, as the Lakers won 111-104. Glen Rice and Ron Harper scored 21 points apiece.
Down 2-0 in the series, the Pacers returned home and took advantage of Bryant's absence with a 100-91 victory in Game 3. Miller scored 33 points, hitting 11 of 22 from the field and all nine of his free throws. Rose supported Miller with 21 points, and Bird got vital firepower off the bench from Travis Best (14 points) and Croshere (12).
Coming into Game 4, Bryant's status was uncertain. He had been limping around in the two days between games, and Lakers coach Phil Jackson didn't know how much he'd get from his youthful catalyst. What he got from Bryant left fans and the media alike in amazement, drawing inevitable comparisons between Bryant and Michael Jordan, another championship guard coached by Jackson.
After starting slowly -- he had only six points at the half as the Lakers trailed 54-51 -- Bryant turned on the jets after intermission. He produced 10 points in the third quarter and four more in the fourth. The Pacers had a chance to win at the end of regulation, but Best's 15-foot jumper over a lunging O'Neal was an airball.
The Lakers were leading 115-112 when Shaq was whistled for his sixth foul with 2:33 left in overtime. At the bench, Shaq said, "Kobe looked over at me and said, 'Don't worry about it. I got it.' He was feelin' it."
Was he ever. After Pacers center Rik Smits scored inside to exploit O'Neal's absence, Kobe came down and nailed a 22-foot jumper to keep the lead at three. Jackson was spreading the court, abandoning the triangle offense and putting the ball in Bryant's hands. The message: Go get the best shot you can.
Indiana had a matchup advantage with Smits, who again scored easily with a hook. At the other end, it was Bryant right back, this time rising up from 23 feet to drill a jumper over Miller.
Two Miller free throws cut the deficit to one. When Kobe had a shot blocked by Smits, Brian Shaw was there to tap it in, pushing the L.A. lead back to three.
On successive possessions, Smits was fouled. Each time he hit one of two. Indiana was down 118-117 with 28.1 seconds left.
The Pacers knew where the Lakers were going and blanketed Bryant. Shaw hoisted up a running jumper to beat the 24-second clock, and it missed. Swooping in from beneath the basket was Bryant, elevating among the big men with perfect timing to put the ball back in, over his head. The clock showed 5.9 seconds.
With one last shot, the Pacers ran a play for their clutch marksman. Miller had the ball beyond the arc and let it fly against the full extension of 6-10 Robert Horry. The shot kissed off the the front of the rim and bounded high into the arms of Lakers forward Rick Fox.
The Lakers had prevailed 120-118. Bryant scored eight of his team's 16 points in overtime, falling one short of the Finals record shared by John Havlicek, Danny Ainge and Bill Laimbeer.
On a tender ankle, Bryant had played 47 minutes, hitting 14 of 27 shots for 28 points. O'Neal had 36 points and 21 rebounds. Miller, with 35 points, and Smits, with 24, led the more balanced Pacers.
"When Shaq fouled out, I said, 'This game just became a lot more interesting,'" Bryant said. "Pressure? No, I was too into the game to feel any pressure. To be honest, this is the kind of game I've always dreamed about."
One defeat away from elimination, Indiana was determined not to let the Lakers celebrate a title at Conseco Fieldhouse.
Driven to new heights by their wildly supportive fans, the Pacers downed the Lakers 120-87 in Game 5. Rose and Miller each went 5-for-5 in the first quarter, with Jalen hitting all three of his three-pointers and Reggie nailing both of his. It was 39-28 going into the second quarter and the Pacers kept pouring it on, building a 64-45 lead at the half.
The onslaught contined in the second half, with the fans chanting "Larry!" in a farewell to their departing coach. Rose finished with 32 points and Miller added 25. There would be a Game 6 in Los Angeles.
Running their record in elimination games to an unimpressive 3-6, the Lakers -- who had barely escaped Portland in the Western Conference Finals -- had questions to answer now. Most of them involved their inability to seize the opportunity to close out a series.
The Pacers were the aggressors in the early stages of Game 6, keeping the tempo upbeat and the pressure on from the outset. Even so, the Pacers led 56-53 at intermission, with Croshere delivering 10 points in the second quarter. Rose and Miller had combined for 23, and Bird had to feel good about his team's chances.
It was more Indiana in the third quarter. Miller, Rose and Mark Jackson combined for 24 of the Pacers' 28 points, with Shaq and Kobe struggling. The Lakers trailed by five, 94-89, heading into the fourth quarter. With 12 minutes to go, Game 7 looked very possible.
The Lakers came out strong. Backup guard Derek Fisher hit a quick three-pointer, then Shaq scored inside. Croshere and Horry traded three-pointers. Then, with 9:02 left, O'Neal took a pass from Bryant and scored inside, giving the Lakers a 92-91 lead, their first advantage since just before Mark Jackson's halfcourt three-pointer ended the first quarter.
With the score tied with 5:08 left, the Lakers gathered for one last push. Horry's runner in the lane put them up for keeps with 4:50 to go. Indiana kept cashing in at the foul line, and when Croshere hit two free throws with 1:32 left, the deficit was back down to one at 110-109.
Dale Davis then blocked a shot by Rice and, in a scramble for the rebound, Rice was fouled by Croshere. Rice's two free throws provided breathing room. After Miller misfired on a deep three, Bryant knocked in two free throws with 13 seconds to go for a five-point cushion.
Davis slammed one home with 5.4 seconds to go, but again Bryant was fouled and he coolly drained two more for a commanding 116-111 lead with 2.5 seconds left. That's how it ended after a deep shot by Miller bounded away into bedlam.
Kobe and Shaq embrace, the long journey having concluded at the top of the mountain. Lakers legend Magic Johnson came onto the floor and found Bird for a few emotional words. "I told him how bittersweet it was for me, to win and see him hurt like that," Magic said of his great rival.
Shaq broke into tears, hugging his parents, his coach, his teammates. He accepted the Finals MVP trophy with the same words he'd used upon receiving the league MVP trophy, thanking "Phil Jackson, the real coach of the year."
It was Jackson's seventh championship as a coach. Coming into his first season away from Michael and Chicago, it seemed to validate his greatness as a coach, having guided the Lakers to 67 wins, then 15 more under playoff duress against Sacramento, Phoenix, Portland and Indiana.
After Game 6, Jackson's coaching counterpart in the Finals summed up the Lakers. "They have an opportunity to do something great for a number of years," Bird said.
ToPdOg
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Well well well, since Kobe Bryant has been hurt, the Lakers are 4-1, imagine that. Maybe they are better off without him after all. I ran across an article today that made for interesting reading. Here is an excerpt.
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With Kobe out, Lakers are losing their limp
Teamwork has become winning method without their selfish star
COMMENTARY
By Michael Ventre
NBCSports.com contributor
Updated: 2:23 p.m. ET Jan. 25, 2005
Instead of Kobe Bryant leading the Lakers, maybe it will be the other way around.
Rather than the star teaching the Lakers how to win, maybe Kobe will learn from his supporting cast.
Then again, maybe not.
After all, this is Kobe Bryant we?re talking about. He is the center of the universe, at least from where he stands. He is the first, second and third option. Sometimes the fourth, too.
But this is not to bash Kobe. The Kobe-bashing season is officially over, at least until the next time he alienates a teammate or opponent, or defends his wife from a predatory mailman. The world doesn?t need another rehash about how Shaq and Phil got voted off the island because Kobe fixed the election. It?s over. The new Lakers are here. Let?s deal with it.
A funny thing happened on the way to the Kobe era, however. Kobe suffered a severely sprained ankle in the first quarter of a Jan. 13 game against Cleveland. The Lakers were suddenly left rudderless. Or were they?
Since Bryant went out, the Lakers are 4-1 (including that victory over the Cavs). Lamar Odom, Chucky Atkins and Caron Butler have been especially potent, and the league, the fans and the media are being reminded that when teamwork is applied, this isn?t such a purple-and-gold disaster after all.
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It's goes on and on. You can read the entire article at the url below. Maybe the best thing for the lakers is for kobe to stay hurt.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6863688/
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With Kobe out, Lakers are losing their limp
Teamwork has become winning method without their selfish star
COMMENTARY
By Michael Ventre
NBCSports.com contributor
Updated: 2:23 p.m. ET Jan. 25, 2005
Instead of Kobe Bryant leading the Lakers, maybe it will be the other way around.
Rather than the star teaching the Lakers how to win, maybe Kobe will learn from his supporting cast.
Then again, maybe not.
After all, this is Kobe Bryant we?re talking about. He is the center of the universe, at least from where he stands. He is the first, second and third option. Sometimes the fourth, too.
But this is not to bash Kobe. The Kobe-bashing season is officially over, at least until the next time he alienates a teammate or opponent, or defends his wife from a predatory mailman. The world doesn?t need another rehash about how Shaq and Phil got voted off the island because Kobe fixed the election. It?s over. The new Lakers are here. Let?s deal with it.
A funny thing happened on the way to the Kobe era, however. Kobe suffered a severely sprained ankle in the first quarter of a Jan. 13 game against Cleveland. The Lakers were suddenly left rudderless. Or were they?
Since Bryant went out, the Lakers are 4-1 (including that victory over the Cavs). Lamar Odom, Chucky Atkins and Caron Butler have been especially potent, and the league, the fans and the media are being reminded that when teamwork is applied, this isn?t such a purple-and-gold disaster after all.
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It's goes on and on. You can read the entire article at the url below. Maybe the best thing for the lakers is for kobe to stay hurt.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6863688/
mighty hornet
The HMIC!!
say Icey,
since you brought up the 2000 NBA Finals, kobe must've been MVP that year, right?
:lmao::lmao::lmao:
since you brought up the 2000 NBA Finals, kobe must've been MVP that year, right?
:lmao::lmao::lmao:
mighty hornet
The HMIC!!
well damn, now Rudy says that he's sick of kobe's arse too.
:smh:
:smh:
mighty hornet
The HMIC!!
Rudy is too much of a professional to come right out and say that.
But folks with sense know what he means
(that might explain why you didn't know)
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But folks with sense know what he means
(that might explain why you didn't know)
:lol::lol:
Journalist
Listen up maggots! And that's an order!
Colin Cowherd on ESPN radio said today..
The Lakers are a .500 team when Kobe leads them in scoring
The lakers are 4 games over .500 when Kobe doesn't lead in scoring
:slap:
The Lakers are a .500 team when Kobe leads them in scoring
The lakers are 4 games over .500 when Kobe doesn't lead in scoring
:slap:
staggalee83
War & Thunder
Rudy T. is looking at resigning...............Health reasons. :spin:
My Lakers are lookin' baaaaaaaaaad from the DUMB top position down. :vomit:
My Lakers are lookin' baaaaaaaaaad from the DUMB top position down. :vomit:
mighty hornet
The HMIC!!
Yeah, he may be physically sick, but he's also leaving because of the team. (read: kobe)
btw,
The Lakers are such a better team without that selfish ball hog. :smh:
That really says a lot about kobe and the type of player he is.
btw,
The Lakers are such a better team without that selfish ball hog. :smh:
That really says a lot about kobe and the type of player he is.
staggalee83
War & Thunder
Now Kupchak's arse is .................. GET THIS ..................TALKING TO PHIL JACKSON. :shame: :shame:
This is the latest from ESPN just in case Rudy T. resigns by the end of the week.
Somebody cancel this soap opra. :xeye:
This is the latest from ESPN just in case Rudy T. resigns by the end of the week.
Somebody cancel this soap opra. :xeye:
mighty hornet
The HMIC!!
I bet the true Laker fans (not you kobe nutt riders) hope that kobe stays the L away.
After all, without him, the Lakers have a better chance of winning.
:lmao::lmao::lmao::lmao:
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:lmao::lmao::lmao::lmao:
After all, without him, the Lakers have a better chance of winning.
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