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Well, instead of having him defend everyone else on the court, D'Antoni is asking him to lock up the PG's. It does help when Gasol isn't out there, and we have Earl Clark (who is a defensive player) putting in work.

Gordon was kind of like that back in Clipperland. The dude just doesn't know how to deal with a losing season. No team he has played for has won more than 35 games or so in a season, so I'm sure that, PLUS the fact he always finds a way to get hurt, makes things less enjoyable. Plus, he has that sad look on his face a lot, which probably doesn't help anything, haha. Even when he was playing all-star basketball (a couple of seasons back, he was putting up nearly 24-25 a night, on decent shooting), he acted that way every few quarters...but you can tell he was going to be super unhappy the day he was traded, lol. http://www.sportsgrid.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/newhornets.jpg

Okay...now the Lakers are starting to play through Kobe and Howard, and they are getting better. Plus, Kobe is defending the PG's.

D'Antoni is really going to try and keep Kobe's arms full with these responsibilities, lol. He's going to get injured before the playoffs.

Kobe locking Jennings up...two points, zero assists so far. Those two points came from a screen miles away from the rim, and Jennings went flying to the rim.

Stupid ass Heat, can't even beat the Jazz when I'm actually rooting for them to win (for LA's sake). Loss to Portland, loss to Utah.

This cracked me up right when I saw it because... http://i49.tinypic.com/27yu24y.jpg

:o

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/gametracker/recap/NBA_20130113_GS@DEN

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/gametracker/recap/NBA_20130113_MIN@SA

You'd think Waiters doubled Kyrie's shot attempts, not looking at the statsheet. Does he know he's a bench player? I understand that Cleveland has trouble scoring the ball (and doing everything else, especially without Varejao), but damn...he has to know he's not THAT good.

Aldridge with a 20-foot fadeaway jumper over Perkins...that clanks and misses. No point in taking that shot if you're a big man.

Earl Clark does a little bit of everything for us...not having a great shooting night, by any means, but he plays his role well. He's like another Jordan Hill for us. I'd start him over Gasol...not even joking. Play Gasol as the backup center, so we can rest Howard a bit more.

Someone please say something when I'm this pissed off. It's NOBODY'S business what is posted in this topic. If it doesn't belong, my staff will remove it. Keep your big ass mouths shut.

So many bitches on this site. Punks don't give a shit anymore...all good.

How do you slice your neck with blood? Might need a knife for that, Warren. Stay strong, bro. Malt liquor, raw steak, red pepper, and an old Hasselbeck jersey to use as a napkin...get it all ready and have a nice, quiet dinner to lessen the pain.

What the hell did I just see? Wow man.

Welp.

Nah, I know he's not going to be a "do-all" on the defensive end...but he's being asked to be. Ron is playing little to no help defense, unless he's stuck at the four and defending the post (which doesn't happen much). Then, he'll come over and help Sacre, or Gasol (when Howard is on the bench). I don't expect Kobe to run clear across the court and contest that shot by Green. I'm not denying that he doesn't get lazy on the defensive end...but for that second particular possession the article is referring to, I can't blame Kobe for that. -------- Did you watch the Lakers/OKC game? Kobe was on Westbrook...and then he was on Durant. He had to help on Martin, even had to step in and help on Collison. While he was doing that, we had Ron Artest going 5-18 from the floor, and we launched 28 threes in this ignorant D'Antoni offense (and made only six). All season long with Mike D'Antoni, we have been near the middle of the pack shooting threes...yet, taking top three most per game. Long threes, low percentage shot, long boards and fast breaks that we cannot stop. Kobe will get his shots in, from anywhere...but even when we had a full roster, Ron Artest was getting more touches than Dwight (second-most on the team at one point, in shot attempts...how the hell does that happen?), and both Dwight and Gasol weren't doing anything in the P&R. Guys like Jamison and Ron were missing wide-open looks, yet D'Antoni felt the need to continue to rely on those buckets...and it hurts our defense, significantly. With the increased role, playing 39 MPG (something Kobe hasn't done since the 2006-07 season), and having to average 30 PPG on 22 FGA/G and his typical five boards, five assists...with defending some of the best PG's on opposing teams (Westbrook and Paul most recently)...what the [expletive] is this team built for, really? For failure. They run an offense that suits the 39-year old PG that refuses to use his 50/40/90 shooting skills...and one that takes the ball out of the hands of Kobe and Dwight, who are two superstars who create for their teammates AND have seen the NBA Finals doing so. Then, back on the defensive end, everything is man-to-man, no defensive system in place, no defensive strategy outside of just asking Kobe to roam all over the court. Mike Brown was a horrible offensive coach, and that was a given. Kuester did everything for him. We dumped Mike Brown, found success with Bickerstaff for five games (because he knew exactly how to coach these guys...and we didn't have Nash at the time, either), and then enter a coach that stays dedicated to ONE system his entire coaching career, has a player he feels he has to be loyal to, and one that doesn't coach a lick of defense. It's very, VERY hard for me to blame Kobe for anything that is going on right now.

Dumb thing I'm reading here... http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/2001353/kbb2_4_medium.JPG Uh...nope. He's standing there because Splitter is about to get an open dunk. Jamison is one of the worst defenders on our team (okay, he's the worst). I want to know...does he (the guy that wrote this) watch what happens when Kobe doesn't help Jamison? It's an easy two almost every single play, and most Lakers fans are wanting to trade Jamison because of it. We actually hate him now. --------- I won't make an excuse for the first one, and Kobe actually called himself out on it...but why would anyone be surprised at Kobe ball-watching? He has to do it every possession he's on the floor, because D'Antoni loves combinations of Nash, Jamison, Gasol, and Meeks out there. Ron Artest hasn't been defending the best players all game, like he used to. He's getting pounded. Kobe has been doing a lot of that lately, more than usual...and scoring 30 a night, AND having to be a facilitator, AND being the main help defender now. Really?

If it's a joke, then [expletive]ing do it, so I can get a laugh or two in. I'm done befriending everyone here. Things will revert back to the way they were, doesn't matter who is involved...because that's when this community was at its absolute best. -------------------------- Justin and the staff, add a 12-month suspension as you see fit (acting as if everyone here is a brand new member), and then PM me immediately, so I can take care of it the rest of the way.

Sig about Shaliq will result in a permanent ban for anyone involved, including an IP ban and a complete deletion of the account and all posts associated with it, without hesitation.

A healthy Gordon is better on both ends of the court. Bledsoe can be a starting PG in this league, no doubt in my mind, but at full health, Eric Gordon can be a second scoring option on a contender AND the key defender on the perimeter.

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/gametracker/recap/NBA_20130111_CLE@DEN

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/gametracker/recap/NBA_20130111_DET@MIL