IAmRight: I love that Mike Brown wants to take a lineup of mostly fast, good passers (BTW, playing fast doesn't take a toll on your body nearly as much as plodding around in the paint and running through a million screens does) and force them into the Princeton offense.

I hope, after this season, that they retroactively take Mike Brown's Coach of the Year award and give that to LeBron, too.

Mike Brown is kinda terrible.

Does anyone wonder whether Kobe and an actual point guard is a problem?

In other news, the Beard had a monster game.

If only there were enough games played in the NBA to where 2 losses didn't mean anything.

If only.

Man they lost two games? They're done. Fire the coach, burn the building down. Move the team. (I suggest Minnesota, there's a lot of lakes there).

Seriously. 2 games. Out of 82. Overreacting now is like giving up a TD on the opening drive of the NFL season and then forfeiting the rest of the year.

They'll be fine, we don't need a media orgasm every time they lose complete with talking head analysis of what Twitter thinks about Mike Brown's offense.

/I guess it is better than breathless coverage of the Jets QB situation though

Another hater thread.

Bring it.

It amuses me.

/Rome...day...something...

js34603: Man they lost two games? They're done. Fire the coach, burn the building down. Move the team. (I suggest Minnesota, there's a lot of lakes there).

Seriously. 2 games. Out of 82. Overreacting now is like giving up a TD on the opening drive of the NFL season and then forfeiting the rest of the year.

They'll be fine, we don't need a media orgasm every time they lose complete with talking head analysis of what Twitter thinks about Mike Brown's offense.

/I guess it is better than breathless coverage of the Jets QB situation though

Actually, it's 2 games out of 2.

TheLopper: js34603: Man they lost two games? They're done. Fire the coach, burn the building down. Move the team. (I suggest Minnesota, there's a lot of lakes there).

Seriously. 2 games. Out of 82. Overreacting now is like giving up a TD on the opening drive of the NFL season and then forfeiting the rest of the year.

They'll be fine, we don't need a media orgasm every time they lose complete with talking head analysis of what Twitter thinks about Mike Brown's offense.

/I guess it is better than breathless coverage of the Jets QB situation though

Actually, it's 2 games out of 2.

Exactly, if I run some extrapolations on that, mix in some weighted polls, and toss in a dash of statisticals, they're going 0-82, if my math is right.

Lt. Cheese Weasel: But the Lebrons will be 82-0. Because LeBron. And ESPN. And Lebron.

Lebron.

You forgot Lebron.

This is going to cost them a higher seed. Now stuck at 3rd instead of 2nd. Therefore they will be in tougher, longer playoff series. Kobe and Nash are old. Wear and tear, etc.

It's over.

babysealclubber: Lt. Cheese Weasel: But the Lebrons will be 82-0. Because LeBron. And ESPN. And Lebron.

Lebron.

You forgot Lebron.

Tebow?

jayhawk88: lakrfool: Another hater thread.

Bring it.

It amuses me.

/Rome...day...something...

You're not worried in the least that your team, with 3 of the big 4 having great games, just dropped 2 games to Dallas and Portland, a couple of teams who will probably struggle to win 40-45 games this year, let alone make the playoffs?

No.

js34603: Man they lost two games? They're done. Fire the coach, burn the building down. Move the team. (I suggest Minnesota, there's a lot of lakes there).



We don't want them back!

Crudbucket: babysealclubber: Lt. Cheese Weasel: But the Lebrons will be 82-0. Because LeBron. And ESPN. And Lebron.

Lebron.

You forgot Lebron.

Tebow?

I could definitely see him a center or even a point guard, he's got the body for it...and the kid's got heart...And I've said it before, he knows how to win; he's a finisher. He's the #1 in assists and rebounds in the 4th quarter when trailing by 6 to14 points, on the third equinox of the second harvest moon, in Novembers AND Aprils when it's rained at least twice on opposite Sundays. I would build a team around this kid. Sure his mechanics are terrible unorthodox, but he gets the W's, and in the National Basketball Association, that's all that matters. That and shoe deals. Wins, shoe deals, and how much Ice you have. Ok, ok, shoes, ice, cars, suits, and how much you paid for you "Beats by Dre."

/I can haz ESPN contracts now?

Two losses aren't a big deal. What the Lakers should be concerned about is their total lack of depth. Nash/Bryant/Artest/Gasol/Howard are as good a starting five as you'll find, but they're not exactly young and expecting 40+ minutes out of them every night would be ludicrous.

KFBR392: Crudbucket: babysealclubber: Lt. Cheese Weasel: But the Lebrons will be 82-0. Because LeBron. And ESPN. And Lebron.

Lebron.

You forgot Lebron.

Tebow?

I could definitely see him a center or even a point guard, he's got the body for it...and the kid's got heart...And I've said it before, he knows how to win; he's a finisher. He's the #1 in assists and rebounds in the 4th quarter when trailing by 6 to14 points, on the third equinox of the second harvest moon, in Novembers AND Aprils when it's rained at least twice on opposite Sundays. I would build a team around this kid. Sure his mechanics are terrible unorthodox, but he gets the W's, and in the National Basketball Association, that's all that matters. That and shoe deals. Wins, shoe deals, and how much Ice you have. Ok, ok, shoes, ice, cars, suits, and how much you paid for you "Beats by Dre."

/I can haz ESPN contracts now?

Don't forget, he's a major positive influence in the locker room and the sidelines. And the kid is a winner. He just wins.

IAmRight: Virtually all linemen (all NFL players, really, but linemen even moreso) are faceless entities, so no one cares about their facial hair.

Normally I'd agree. But his beard is rather spectacular in late december. Let in the year anyway - when the steelers will probably be at home watching the playoffs on tv so you won't get to see it.

The talking heads lost their minds when the Heat dropped their first game against the Celtics with their new 'Big Three' lineup. I just hate that Nash is on this team, thus hindering my ability to blindly cheer against them...

Unfortunately for Nash and Co., Mike Brown is playing checkers on a chess board.

kwelling12: Nash/Bryant/Artest/Gasol/Howard

One of these things is not like the others...

The fact that we saw an Artest iso play as the first play of the season means Mike Brown needs to get out.

PunchDrunkPanda: The talking heads lost their minds when the Heat dropped their first game against the Celtics with their new 'Big Three' lineup. I just hate that Nash is on this team, thus hindering my ability to blindly cheer against them...

Unfortunately for Nash and Co., Mike Brown is playing checkers on a chess board.

That saying don't make no sense. Checker boards and chess boards are essentially the same, use black checkers on black squares and the red checkers on the white squares.

IAmRight: I love that Mike Brown wants to take a lineup of mostly fast, good passers (BTW, playing fast doesn't take a toll on your body nearly as much as plodding around in the paint and running through a million screens does) and force them into the Princeton offense.

I hope, after this season, that they retroactively take Mike Brown's Coach of the Year award and give that to LeBron, too.

Seriously. After seeing what he has done with the Lakers the last season and two games there is little doubt in my mind that the problem in Cleveland was NOT LeBron James choking...It was Mike Brown's lack of Coaching Skill

babysealclubber: PunchDrunkPanda: The talking heads lost their minds when the Heat dropped their first game against the Celtics with their new 'Big Three' lineup. I just hate that Nash is on this team, thus hindering my ability to blindly cheer against them...

Unfortunately for Nash and Co., Mike Brown is playing checkers on a chess board.

That saying don't make no sense. Checker boards and chess boards are essentially the same, use black checkers on black squares and the red checkers on the white squares.



/sigh

jayhawk88: If the Lakers were to win it all this year, would Mike Brown be the worst coach ever to win an NBA championship?

Not sure, but if the Clippers win it all, Vinny Del Negro would become the worst coach in the history of everything to win a professional championship in anything.

Ok, did I miss a quote from someone on this team promising a championship this year?

Not saying "We should compete for one", as I would hope ANY team should have that goal, I mean " We are gioing to win it all this year". From anyone.

bluorangefyre: WienerButt: In other news, the Beard had a monster game.

The Steelers played last night?

/the only athlete who should be referred to as 'The Beard' is Brett Kiesel

^^ This guy.


IS correct.

Killer Cars: jayhawk88: If the Lakers were to win it all this year, would Mike Brown be the worst coach ever to win an NBA championship?

Not sure, but if the Clippers win it all, Vinny Del Negro would become the worst coach in the history of everything to win a professional championship in anything.

You must not have heard of Paul Westhead, who won in 1980 with the Lakers after taking over for Jack McKinney due to the former coach being smashed up in an accident. He's now wowing 'em with the WNBA.

Jim from Saint Paul: Ok, did I miss a quote from someone on this team promising a championship this year?

Not saying "We should compete for one", as I would hope ANY team should have that goal, I mean " We are gioing to win it all this year". From anyone.

Not one, not two, not three, not four, not...

IAmRight: Jim from Saint Paul: Ok, did I miss a quote from someone on this team promising a championship this year?

Not saying "We should compete for one", as I would hope ANY team should have that goal, I mean " We are gioing to win it all this year". From anyone.

If people thought that the Heat guaranteed 8 championships, then people probably think the Lakers guaranteed a championship this season. It doesn't matter what people actually say, it just matters what we put in their mouths so we can criticize them.

That should be a Fark shirt.

Just searched this thread for the word "defense". Of course no one cares to mention anything about that in the aftermath of a game.

IAmRight: Jim from Saint Paul: Ok, did I miss a quote from someone on this team promising a championship this year?

Not saying "We should compete for one", as I would hope ANY team should have that goal, I mean " We are gioing to win it all this year". From anyone.

If people thought that the Heat guaranteed 8 championships, then people probably think the Lakers guaranteed a championship this season. It doesn't matter what people actually say, it just matters what we put in their mouths so we can criticize them.

Word.

Killer Cars: jayhawk88: If the Lakers were to win it all this year, would Mike Brown be the worst coach ever to win an NBA championship?

Not sure, but if the Clippers win it all, Vinny Del Negro would become the worst coach in the history of everything to win a professional championship in anything.

IAmRight: babysealclubber: That saying don't make no sense. Checker boards and chess boards are essentially the same, use black checkers on black squares and the red checkers on the white squares.

Mike Brown is moving his checkers across the board, then yelling "King me!" and not realizing that doing so puts him in checkmate. The saying is he's playing checkers while everyone else is playing chess.

/he still probably isn't the worst coach in LA

I understood what he meant, but that's not what was said.

~@~

I wonder where all the Lakers apologists were when the Heat struggled out if the gate two seasons ago. Probably playing in traffic along with the derpers who somehow managed to bring Lebron into this thread.