SP33Demon
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Of course it was a lot of Kobe's fault, are you blind? Nobody on PHO had close to 7 turnovers, the highest was 4 by 1 person. And IF the other players won't listen to Kobe when he tells them they need to pound the ball down low and slow the tempo, then Phil does. They didn't stick to their original gameplan, watched Kobe play HORSE and lost a game they should have destroyed the Suns in w/out Raja.Originally posted by: Sudheer Anne
Originally posted by: SP33Demon
IMO both teams played great, but Kobe shouldn't have felt like it was all on him and that he had to single handedly outgun PHO. Let's face it, circus shots (low percentage) are not going to fall for him at the rate they fell tonight (a good amount). He needed to slow the tempo and look for Kwame/Odom down low. They were dominating the Suns when they did that. That's really my only (small) criticism on what LA could have done better.Originally posted by: Sudheer Anne
Originally posted by: Stojakapimp
Originally posted by: IAteYourMother
Originally posted by: sadguy
The analysts are correct. Kobe is a 1on1 player, while Nash makes the entire team better. Circus shots < Nash's assists and less turnovers.
Nash is clearly the league's MVP, no matter who wins the series.
um, no. more like the rest of the lakers can't make shots
Is that a joke? Kwame was like 8-9 and Odom was like 8-14. That's pretty good shooting if you ask me. The only player who had a really bad game was Smush Parker.
From my perspective, Kobe did what he could to keep the Lakers in the game. Had the rest of Lakers been producing offensively, or even looking alive out there he would have gotten them involved. Instead we have Kwame Brown fumbling every single pass given to him, Smush Parker looking completely lost and dejected (i'm very angry about his pathetic performance), and the rest of the Laker team being largely ineffective except for Odom. I think we can all safely say that this loss was not Kobe's fault by any means.
you really understand very little about basketball. if you watched the rest of the Laker players out there, NONE of them wanted the ball. they all handed it off to Kobe, they wanted him to take this game on his shoulders. he could not be an effective team player because his team simply was not there offensively. The Suns' double team pressure has been huge in disrupting the offensive flow that existed in games 1-3. The Lakers are struggling to find an answer for it. This game was NOT Kobe's fault, not by any means. He kept them close and almost won it for them. The loss can largely be attributed to Smush/Kwame's turnovers and emotionless play and Phil's decision to not foul Marion at the end of the game when the Lakers were up 3.
IF LA keeps playing into the Sun's game like this (fast paced and try to outgun them), they will lose miserably in PHO. Bell will ensure that Kobe doesn't shoot such a high percentage and he will need his teammates or go home in a momumental upset. I'd love to see Kobe even shoot 40% and try to play HORSE with Raja back. When's the last time a team was up 3-1 and went home? It will be the biggest choke in sports since the Yanks lost to the Red Sox in the ALCS after being up 3-0 (2004). Obligatory Link.