Open Game #5 Thread – Los Angeles Lakers at Orlando Magic
by Granny Waiters on Jun 14, 2009 6:58 PM CDT
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Game starts at 7:00 CDT on ABC and TSN.
Since I am too lazy to write a preview, here is a link to the SB Nation partner Yahoo! One:Link - box score link is at that page also at game time.
My fearless predictions – Orlando puts up a good fight, but Coby and Pau show up and finish the series in 5. Lakers by 4.
Go Lakers – Win No. 10 for Phil!
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BE HERE OR BE SOMEWHERE ELSE!
"Whoever was responsible for pulling that offer [to Ben Gordon] off the table...bring him before me and I'll punch him right in the face " - Frederick Pfeiffer
Here is to hoping this season comes to an end.
Then we can get some trading done!
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its a win win win for me
Phil Jackson can tell his critics to stuff it.
Extend the series at the least.
If Magic some how make a come back I’d be cool with that too.
Red Auerbach fans can be told to stuff it.
Phil Jackson can tell his critics to stuff it.
"Whoever was responsible for pulling that offer [to Ben Gordon] off the table...bring him before me and I'll punch him right in the face " - Frederick Pfeiffer
by Granny Waiters on Jun 14, 2009 7:27 PM CDT up reply actions
Red Auerbach would have to change his ways to win today,
since coaches no longer have authoritarian power over the lives of the players.
"Whoever was responsible for pulling that offer [to Ben Gordon] off the table...bring him before me and I'll punch him right in the face " - Frederick Pfeiffer
by Granny Waiters on Jun 14, 2009 8:57 PM CDT up reply actions
Coby ready to finish this out.
"Whoever was responsible for pulling that offer [to Ben Gordon] off the table...bring him before me and I'll punch him right in the face " - Frederick Pfeiffer
Fat Lady warming up.
"Whoever was responsible for pulling that offer [to Ben Gordon] off the table...bring him before me and I'll punch him right in the face " - Frederick Pfeiffer
When does summer league play start?
"Whoever was responsible for pulling that offer [to Ben Gordon] off the table...bring him before me and I'll punch him right in the face " - Frederick Pfeiffer
I hope Dante and Galante are announcing the games again.
Wonder if Noah will play again this year, or is he too much of a veteran?
"Whoever was responsible for pulling that offer [to Ben Gordon] off the table...bring him before me and I'll punch him right in the face " - Frederick Pfeiffer
by Granny Waiters on Jun 14, 2009 9:34 PM CDT up reply actions
Hopefully he gets some post moves and a little weight
He looked pretty good at the end of the season already.
Last year with Comcast I actually saw some of the games for free. I think it was a mix up though.
Heh why are they cowards
I do admit though they have stunk it up here.
They’ll probably hate to think just a few free throws away from having to have a 6 game at the least.
Oh yeah forgot about that one
Thats gotta hurt for Orlando. They really had a shot still don’t think the Lakers were head and shoulders. But of course sometimes its chance/luck at times.
It was..more like
Game 2 a made courtney lee basket. Game 4 a foul on Fisher from being up 3-1 and closing out the Lakers tonight. A game of inches and brains.
Proves you can win without beng a screaming maniac!
"Whoever was responsible for pulling that offer [to Ben Gordon] off the table...bring him before me and I'll punch him right in the face " - Frederick Pfeiffer
by Granny Waiters on Jun 14, 2009 9:46 PM CDT up reply actions
Most underrated coach ever.
He’s won what, ONE COTY in his NBA career?
I think PJ can be happy wearing his "ten" hat.
"Whoever was responsible for pulling that offer [to Ben Gordon] off the table...bring him before me and I'll punch him right in the face " - Frederick Pfeiffer
by Granny Waiters on Jun 16, 2009 5:43 AM CDT up reply actions
Naw, they should trade Odom for Hinrich.
"Whoever was responsible for pulling that offer [to Ben Gordon] off the table...bring him before me and I'll punch him right in the face " - Frederick Pfeiffer
by Granny Waiters on Jun 14, 2009 9:49 PM CDT up reply actions
I think
Bynums probably only gonna get better and back to what he was early. They need to keep length of course since they’ve been out rebounding offensively this playoffs and there were times where the length definitively bothered teams on offense.
But good thing for them the Rockets keep getting injured.
Bynum for Hinrich would be a good trade also.
"Whoever was responsible for pulling that offer [to Ben Gordon] off the table...bring him before me and I'll punch him right in the face " - Frederick Pfeiffer
by Granny Waiters on Jun 14, 2009 9:54 PM CDT up reply actions
No, but we can dream, can't we?
"Whoever was responsible for pulling that offer [to Ben Gordon] off the table...bring him before me and I'll punch him right in the face " - Frederick Pfeiffer
by Granny Waiters on Jun 14, 2009 9:57 PM CDT up reply actions
Andrew Bynum is a $60 million Greg Oden
I have no faith in him staying healthy for a full season. And they gave him a 60 million dollar contract……I think I’d rather spread that around on Odom and Ariza.
That Steve Nash is exactly the same as Kirk Hinrich, but worse.
by NBA Observer on Apr 8, 2009 12:23 PM CDT
by Ozzie Montana on Jun 14, 2009 10:01 PM CDT up reply actions
But Bynam isn't mopey.
Hinrich for Ariza?
"Whoever was responsible for pulling that offer [to Ben Gordon] off the table...bring him before me and I'll punch him right in the face " - Frederick Pfeiffer
by Granny Waiters on Jun 14, 2009 10:06 PM CDT up reply actions
Re-sign Gordon and let him and Demarcus Nelson and/or whoever is drafted take the 10 minutes a
game Rose does not play.
"Whoever was responsible for pulling that offer [to Ben Gordon] off the table...bring him before me and I'll punch him right in the face " - Frederick Pfeiffer
by Granny Waiters on Jun 14, 2009 10:14 PM CDT up reply actions
Yao Ming is more fragile than Luol Deng.
But good thing for them the Rockets keep getting injured.
"Whoever was responsible for pulling that offer [to Ben Gordon] off the table...bring him before me and I'll punch him right in the face " - Frederick Pfeiffer
by Granny Waiters on Jun 14, 2009 9:58 PM CDT up reply actions
I think hes not gonna be working this summer at least
They need a back up Center it looks like too. Dunno what they’re gonna do with T-Mac and hopefully they bring back Artest.
But I’ve heard some rumors about a trade so they can get a top pick and hopefully Rubio.
Coby is MVP - what a shocker.
"Whoever was responsible for pulling that offer [to Ben Gordon] off the table...bring him before me and I'll punch him right in the face " - Frederick Pfeiffer
Sweet hat for Phil
That Steve Nash is exactly the same as Kirk Hinrich, but worse.
by NBA Observer on Apr 8, 2009 12:23 PM CDT
You've finally done it on your own, Kobe
You can admit that you hate Shaq now, it’s OK.
Why resort to name calling?
-Dionysus2.0
because I wish to insult you personally
-your friendly BullsBlogger
Hopefully Coby has enough class to NOT make a "how does my ass taste?" rap video
like Shaq did.
"Whoever was responsible for pulling that offer [to Ben Gordon] off the table...bring him before me and I'll punch him right in the face " - Frederick Pfeiffer
by Granny Waiters on Jun 14, 2009 10:15 PM CDT up reply actions
I think Shaq was bitter about it longer
if anything. And its usually Shaq bringing up his past on just about everything. Not to say he didn’t have reason to be mad though.
interesting to note
the Lakers are well into the luxury tax, and have several players overpaid and others on bad long-term deals. I doubt they give a shit right now.
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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Jun 14, 2009 11:09 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
But the Bulls aren't close to a championship!!!
(this is Reinsdorf’s evil/ingenuis plan, does anyone think he actually wants to win?)
People should remember that while they have the right to their opinion, they are not entitled to be taken seriously. --Bruce Bartlett
Oh yeah? Chris Bosh!
The next dynasty! not. I think im the only person on here who doesn’t like Bosh. I just don’t see the Bulls ,Bosh and Championship all in the same sentence. I guess I just remember him being totally dominated by Howard a few season ago.
I think if Howard improves his post game
Thats gonna be the case for everyone. And the pick and roll with Turk would be smoother facing guys like Boston.
I dunno who would really be the answer for Howard if it happens. Maybe a guy like Yao. Houston and Orlando seem very dangerous to me.
but hey don’t know how far Rose is gonna go and whos staying at the moment. The post player will be important but we’ll need something around the guy of course.
Howard can't guard Bosh at all
Difference is Bosh is more like a power forward and on a better team he shouldn’t really be guarding Howard 1-on-1.
That Steve Nash is exactly the same as Kirk Hinrich, but worse.
by NBA Observer on Apr 8, 2009 12:23 PM CDT
by Ozzie Montana on Jun 15, 2009 12:37 AM CDT up reply actions
Where was...
Gasol last year? A skilled power forward stuck on a middling team that couldn’t get out of the first round.
Winning cures all ills (unless you are Crumbs)
"Whoever was responsible for pulling that offer [to Ben Gordon] off the table...bring him before me and I'll punch him right in the face " - Frederick Pfeiffer
by Granny Waiters on Jun 15, 2009 2:05 AM CDT up reply actions
Don't see the Lakers getting back next season.
They may have won the title but it wasn’t pretty. Give them their props now but they looked like swiss cheese on defense at times in both the Houston and Denver series. They were lucky to make it out of the second round. I just don’t think they’ll get the same kinda year from Odom and Ariza.
kobe and phil retire next year
….thats my prediction
On Behalf of Sue, Wjb, majoyenrac, Bullshooter and all the other Hinrich fans...Ill keep the Hinrich Hope coming...There will be light!
by piccolomair on Jun 14, 2009 11:26 PM CDT up reply actions
Kobe? kobe is going for 7.
Why would Kobe retire? Maybe Phil does because he just passed Red but I doubt it. Although it hard for him to get up out of that chair without his cain he can still whistle. I say they try and two peat but come up short and then maybe he calls it quits.
i meant after the 2010 season
they go out to repeat next year, but since everything will shake up so much in 2010 (or so i think) i see phil retiring having done what he wanted to do, and kobe retiring at his peak. If kobe sticks around any longer hes gonna have to watch his legacy be crumbled by lebron. I hope that at least it comes down to cavs vs lakers in the finals next year….
On Behalf of Sue, Wjb, majoyenrac, Bullshooter and all the other Hinrich fans...Ill keep the Hinrich Hope coming...There will be light!
Well, I hope the Bulls will be in the finals next year,
and refuse to give up hope until they fail to get another star by the trading deadline.
"Whoever was responsible for pulling that offer [to Ben Gordon] off the table...bring him before me and I'll punch him right in the face " - Frederick Pfeiffer
by Granny Waiters on Jun 15, 2009 7:23 AM CDT up reply actions
Pretty ridiculous to make a prediction when the season ended like 3 hours ago
Draft, free agency, trades haven’t happened yet.
The only teams at their peak that play as well as LA are Boston, Cleveland, and San Antonio. Only Cleveland has a star that is actually still improving his game, yet he’s stuck with a mediocre roster. Boston and SA have glaring injury/age issues.
That Steve Nash is exactly the same as Kirk Hinrich, but worse.
by NBA Observer on Apr 8, 2009 12:23 PM CDT
by Ozzie Montana on Jun 15, 2009 12:48 AM CDT up reply actions
(ridiculous?) prediction:
suns gift/trade shaq to cavs for ben wallace +.
surely that makes howard and orlando much less of a threat. as old as he is, a healthy shaq means cleveland’s roster is no longer mediocre, for a year anyway. but does it get them past (a healthy) boston?
"As a basketball player gordon is a useless as tits on a a whore" - BigWay (Dec 2, 2008). BigWank, I'll miss you more than all the others. This song is for you, my brother!
ah i think shaq on team lebron is a gay move
biz z and shaq on the floor at the same time gives you one slow front court. And all that does is put you in a better position to beat the Magic, but it may make it harder for you to beat other teams that rely on running you ragged, like the 76ers for example. Plus lebron was supposed to be surrounded by shooters so he can get to the rim and create from the inside whenever he wanted, having shaq completely destroys that thought….and i dont know what pheonix is getting at all….
On Behalf of Sue, Wjb, majoyenrac, Bullshooter and all the other Hinrich fans...Ill keep the Hinrich Hope coming...There will be light!
The only reason to trade for Bum Wallace is his expiring contract, and who has a bigger expiring contract than Shaq?
(J. O’Neal and ?)
"Whoever was responsible for pulling that offer [to Ben Gordon] off the table...bring him before me and I'll punch him right in the face " - Frederick Pfeiffer
by Granny Waiters on Jun 15, 2009 7:26 AM CDT up reply actions
I hope Garnett comes back healthy...
so that we can see how much the Lakers really improved.
hah? I hope Luol Deng comes back healthy so we can see how much the Bulls improved.
People should remember that while they have the right to their opinion, they are not entitled to be taken seriously. --Bruce Bartlett
Hmm hopefully people don't blame Van Gundy so much for this finals
Also guys who seem to hate MJ need to stop saying that Kobe is better than him. I’m surprised every time someone suggests it.
And I guess I shouldn’t be surprised that Shaq still holds so many grudges.
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