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April 20th, 2008, 03:56 PM
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Originally Posted by LacardJoe67
I can't help but wonder why the Lakers always seem to play better when the second unit is in there w/ Odom or Gasol. As soon as Kobe left the game, they took over. As soon as Kobe
came back in, the Nuggets started to come back. Am I the only one who feels that way?
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Because our bench is lightyears better than other teams' benches. Thus, they often extend leads. Vs. starters, our bench can hang, but against other benches they throttle them. And with a team like Denver with a very light bench, ours will shine.
Nice and simple win. Go Pau. Wait until Kobe has a hot game FFS.
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April 20th, 2008, 03:59 PM
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Thankfully, we won't have to hear, "Pau has never won a playoff game" again. 
GO LAKERS!
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April 20th, 2008, 05:07 PM
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Awesome game. I am so hyped for the playoffs.
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April 20th, 2008, 06:54 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Donald
Because our bench is lightyears better than other teams' benches. Thus, they often extend leads. Vs. starters, our bench can hang, but against other benches they throttle them. And with a team like Denver with a very light bench, ours will shine.
Nice and simple win. Go Pau. Wait until Kobe has a hot game FFS.
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Actually, Denver has a great bench. They have Kleiza, JR Smith & Najera. They combined for 38 points while the Lakers combined for 32 points off the bench with 4 guys. Denver's bench had 2 guys scoring.
Lakers have an above average bench but not light years better than other teams. I say they are in the top 5 but not the best.
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April 20th, 2008, 07:31 PM
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That's because Kleiza absolutely and always kills the Lakers. If he played against the Lakers 82 games a year, he'd be an all-star and probably MVP.
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April 20th, 2008, 07:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Renz
Thankfully, we won't have to hear, "Pau has never won a playoff game" again.
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Yeah, no kidding. I was getting a little sick of that as well. Pau is 1-0 when on an actual good team. Memphis doesn't count. 
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April 20th, 2008, 07:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Darth Llama
Yeah, no kidding. I was getting a little sick of that as well. Pau is 1-0 when on an actual good team. Memphis doesn't count. |
Hmm, what about everyone warning of how "playoff Pau" would show up and we'd be ruined?
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April 20th, 2008, 07:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Donald
Hmm, what about everyone warning of how "playoff Pau" would show up and we'd be ruined?
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Yeah, well they were obviously right on the money there huh? Pau had almost no impact on todays game, we should have instead gone after Shaq. Those 5 rebounds would have put us over the top. 
Sorry, couldn't resist.
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April 20th, 2008, 08:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Darth Llama
Yeah, well they were obviously right on the money there huh? Pau had almost no impact on todays game, we should have instead gone after Shaq. Those 5 rebounds would have put us over the top.
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Pau got most of his points off a pass and under the basket. Even the commentator said it was handed to him. I personally liked his versatility in Memphis. It was Odom that sparked the lakers and Pau was sitting there for the lay-ups. Pau's points came from the passing. He was beneficiary of the players making the play happen.
I've watched EVERY game and i pay attention to small details and I am positive if Odom was not there, the Lakers would not be the top seed. He creates, scores, rebounds, and plays defense. Just because I am not a fan of the team, I can appreciate great players.
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April 20th, 2008, 09:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Donald
That's because Kleiza absolutely and always kills the Lakers. If he played against the Lakers 82 games a year, he'd be an all-star and probably MVP.
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Nope, he has been playing great all year. I think you are basing this on just the Lakers & Nuggets games. The guy can ball for a 23 yr old. He is definitely a starter on another team.
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April 20th, 2008, 09:34 PM
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Awesome game. I am so hyped for the playoffs.
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Good tune up game for you guys. Bet you can't wait for the playoffs to start... |
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April 20th, 2008, 11:55 PM
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Originally Posted by LacardJoe67
I am positive if Odom was not there, the Lakers would not be the top seed.
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That is absolutely, 100% true.. no doubt.
Odom is the man!
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April 21st, 2008, 07:32 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by LacardJoe67
I am positive if Odom was not there, the Lakers would not be the top seed. He creates, scores, rebounds, and plays defense. Just because I am not a fan of the team, I can appreciate great players.
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Is this even in doubt? Lamar has had a brilliant second half of the season.
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April 21st, 2008, 07:38 AM
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Originally Posted by LacardJoe67
The guy can ball for a 23 yr old. He is definitely a starter on another team.
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Not going to argue that. And it wasn't an insult against Linas either. Just pointing out that he plays MUCH better against the Lakers. He averaged 11 points a game this year overall.
Against the Lakers he scored 15, 21, and now 23. He was injured in one of the games against us and only scored 3 points in 6 minutes, which is the only time he didn't hurt us. If I were Scar, I'd be starting the guy against the Lakers especially.
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April 21st, 2008, 07:43 AM
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Was it Van Gundy yesterday who said something like "I doubt Iverson even cares about getting suspended for too many technicals. He probably thinks, the way his team is defending, he won't be around for much longer anyway."
Classic.
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