Kobe's problem is he is so competitive he would always try to muscle his way to hero ball. Against great perimeter defenders (remember Tony Allen, Aaron Afflalo, Thabo Sefolosha, or Deshawn Stevenson?) he will force long-range-double-pump-fake-fade-way that would only worth 2 points. Sometimes he made them but most of the time he miss them because he's so well-defended and he's much older now.

Let's not forget the genius that were Phil Jackson, Pau was still a premiere star back then and their roster was deep with talents, which were the big reasons they've won that back-to-back.

Kobe is a certified chucker, no DH12, Nash and the Lakers won't even get pass the first round...

Pau is STILL a "premiere star"....He's just being highly misused....He does not belong out on the perimeter, he's one of the best low post players in the game. There is no big man with better skills than Pau.

^And I thought you like D'Antoni as their coach?

Only reason LA is in the playoffs race is because Utah has been basically tanking for the lottery since Feb.

At this point, not getting swept (if they make the playoffs at all) would be considered a success for LA.

He's been misused since Mike Brown, and I don't totally blame D'Antoni as it's not the easiest thing task to make Dwight and Pau co-exist in the low post...Pau can play out at the elbow, but Dwight is pretty much useless from there, which kind of forces Pau to stay out there for the most part.

Utah been tanking since February? Why wud they do that now when they were already in playoffs then.

Them not trading milsap or aljef shows they wanted to make a run at a playoff. IMO

Either way. I wudve trade one or both at the deadline. Favors and kanter gna be crazy
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There is no logic behind Utah tanking, so no, they are not tanking.

I honestly thought when Bynum started playing to his "potential" 2 years back, was the downfall for Pau. He really needs the area down low on all to himself. He can make those elbow shots well, but like what you guys mention he is being misused over there.

This is where I think losing Odom hurts the most. And I can see they are trying to fill that void with Clark/Hill.

Anyways, surprised Utah kept BOTH milsap and Jefferson, and not trade one of them for a guard.

Twenty-Six

utah lost again :fullofwin:

Dallas is really making a push.

anyone watch college hoop? Kentucky just got 5 of the top 11 player in the 2013 class...... 4 #1 ranked in their position(PG,SG,PF,C) not to mention #2 SG and best rebounder in highschool

letroll james

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Twenty-Seven

John wall on contract year? Hes killing his stat line in the last several games

He'll be an RFA at the end of the season, but Wizards will give him max contract....I'm not a big fan of his game, as it seems to be completely based on athleticism and very little IQ, but I guess he's getting the job done...I read that the Wizards are 21-16 with Wall in the line-up which I think is ridiculous considering the Wizards overall record is 26-44....

Reading a lot of articles and he does not deserve a max contract, but wizards sucks that much that mkes him shine brigjter :lol, ill take irving over him anyday, john wall is a sick player tho
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OT lol. Much better game than the Canucks game.
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Dallas is one game behind Lakers....ruh roh...

Artest with torn meniscus, needs surgery, out 6 weeks, meaning he's out until near the end of the first round of playoffs...If they make it...

How the fuck do you embed a tweet on here....?

BULLS!

Darn, I was hoping they would beat the record set by lakers

bulls win without rose!

Excellent streak comes to end...Hard to come out every night and give it enough to win every game like they have...Really surprised they got through this far given the poor starts they've been putting forth almost every game....

Does nobody know how to embed tweets on here? I'm trying to embed something pretty funny...