We're going to attempt to blog this, but lets be honest, this is post-turkey coma territory. There is a small chance we won't even wake up later on. Damn, nap time is down to a mere 4 hours and 7 minutes.... be back soon!
A word before the game
Oh man this is going to either be A-OK without Andrew, painful to watch with Andrew or totally awful without Andrew. This game should be a good test as Dallas is a worthy opponent (as worthy as worthy comes these days). We're trying really hard to stay awake and may end up scrapping this entire blog later on if we can't. Btw, our halftime coaches interview guessing game is still undefeated. Oh and yep... we're still at home.
Starting Lineup
Assuming Andrew doesn't play tonight we bet on:
Kobe-Kob, D. Fish, Pau Pow, Radman, LO7
1st Quarter
But Andrew ends up in the starting lineup anyway... and also Radman has his goggles on still! Let's do this y'all.
10:48 Andrew doesn't seem to be having too much trouble so far.
8:27 What hurt foot? Andrew drops it IN!
3:56 Kobe shoots, Kobe misses, Kobe misses badly.
3:15 Derek Fisher remains standing on what would normally be a D.Fish sit down play. He enjoys sitting after shots or continuous defense - watch.
Ooooh, remember when Kobe wore tights with his uniform?
UCLA TIME
30-27 Lakers on a last second drop in from Pau!
2nd Quarter
Wow, we've made it all this way without one of those famous Steve Javie calls? That's kinda sad actually.
9:03 The whole throwing the ball off of a defender to have them "kick" it out of bounds is lame, but if it works it works?
8:17 No, no, and no again.
"The quickie with Jason Kidd" bahahaha, yes, yes we're twelve.
Wow this is a relatively boring game. Even Javie hasn't helped that.
2:56 Really? Did we really just run after the ball the whole way across the court?
33.1 We just noticed that Mbenga dressed over Mihm... interesting.
22.0 For real Radman? For real??
47-52
Halftime
Basically all that the live ball thingy showed us is that Lamar is sucky tonight. Which, actually we could have told you just from looking at the +/- chart. -13 for LO7. All of his shots came from the same place and they were no good... lets think about that shall we?
And while we do that, lets also think about our turnovers. Hmmmmm?
Coaches Interview:
Jim Cleammons (correct)
3rd Quarter
11:42 Kobe finally drops one. He may have made one before that but it sure seems like he hasn't dropped a shot in about a week.
10:03 Wow... another turnover.
Sidenote: we're just as sleepy/exhausted as they Lakers look like they are.
6:49 Trevor Ariza! You like that? We like it.
We're kinda diggin' the Sunday night lineup on FSN West, hour long pregame, game, after show, classics re-aired. Keep it up.
4:47 There goes Derek with his signature move we all wish he would stop doing. Yet again, Trevor cleans it up. He's the janitor of this team.
1:11 LO7 to Pau who throws it in so sweetly for the tied score that the light turned off.
37.9 Fish knows he can't make layups, but we tip it, tip it, tip it and score!
80-78 Lakers
4th Quarter
Looks like we might have a game worth watching now...
11:26 Oh Andrew *tisk tisk*
Note to self for future NBA career - no pull ups on the rim after dunks.
Things are starting to get exciting up in here!
9:33 Act like you got some sense. Jordan Farmar baby!
8:54 Where Derek Fisher falls to the ground on every defensive play, Ariza falls to the floor on every layup made. Lets play a game called "stay standing".
We'd just like to say that Lakers have begun lighting the dark on fire... let's hear it for the boys!
TECH! (it wasn't even from Javie)
1:58 Bye bye to those tacos.
34.3 Can we see that shot of Kobe walking by the Dallas bench shaking his finger again PLEEEEEASE???? Good times.
6.5 That's our Kobe!
114-107 Lakers for dat ass (sorry we had to, it was a dare)
Final Comments
It was a little touch and go in the beginning. If by touch and go we mean boring as hell. But as always, the Lakeshow hit it in the end. Hit it, don't quit it. Over and done.
Player of the Night:Trevor Ariza, the janitor - people need to be scared of him. For sure.
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Friday, November 28, 2008
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
70 Lakers vs. Nets
No blog tonight because we just don't have the time. But a few things we thought were worth mentioning.
- Yes, the Lakers are still at home.
- The GPK got some good playing minutes tonight.
- Andrew needs to chill on his Duncan Face antics.
- Luke Walton got a new tattoo - why?
- Free tacos shall now only be referred to as "2 on the way home".
- UCLA continues to excite everyone (we got people watchin tonight who've never seen the Lakers play, impossible we know, but they like it).
- Our halftime coaches interview guessing game is still perfect on the season!
- The starters with matching iced knees on the bench is cute.
- WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF RICK FOX IN THE STUDIO WITH BILLY MAC AND NORM NIXON? WHAT? SOMEONE... ANYONE...
(Update: Rick Fox getting pwned by Derek Fisherduring as a post game interview pretty much makes it quite alright that Rick Fox is the most ridiculous addition to the show.)
120-93 (Good holy Jesus) Lakers
Happy Thanksgiving Laker fans!
- Yes, the Lakers are still at home.
- The GPK got some good playing minutes tonight.
- Andrew needs to chill on his Duncan Face antics.
- Luke Walton got a new tattoo - why?
- Free tacos shall now only be referred to as "2 on the way home".
- UCLA continues to excite everyone (we got people watchin tonight who've never seen the Lakers play, impossible we know, but they like it).
- Our halftime coaches interview guessing game is still perfect on the season!
- The starters with matching iced knees on the bench is cute.
- WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF RICK FOX IN THE STUDIO WITH BILLY MAC AND NORM NIXON? WHAT? SOMEONE... ANYONE...
(Update: Rick Fox getting pwned by Derek Fisher
120-93 (Good holy Jesus) Lakers
Happy Thanksgiving Laker fans!
Sunday, November 23, 2008
71 Lakers vs. Kings
At least we think that's who they're playing tonight. It's so hard to keep track of the poor - mediocre teams these days. Why doesn't Dr. Buss buy his own broadcasting station and just make it all Lakers all the time? No seriously. Include it in the basic cable package or you know what, even better, make it a yearly subscription channel. I'd pay for it. Even if the games were being broadcast for free on KCAL or FSN. Think about it...
People around the country (except for in Boston where people are foolish) love the Lakers, and would pay for this channel. If he ran Lakers programming all day he'd get the people of southern California on board. Especially those in San Diego! Such programs could include:
El Segundo: The Practice Files
Laker Girls (a reality show obvi)
Courtside Connection - because screw having it on the website, lets have Jeanie read her blogs outloud t us, and perhaps a text to vote on that daily trivia.
Classic Moments - replay the best games ever.
Lakers Beach House - just have random players/execs/dancers stop by the beach house and do whatever all of the time.
And then there should totally be a fan show. This came to us in a dream, but how ridiculous would it be if every home game there was a fan (voted on somehow) who hosted a show where they showed up at STAPLES for pregame shoot around and had a camera and a mic and just walked around, interview players, shoot around, look at the pregame dinner, whatever. Of course they'd watch the game and that could be part of it if they want, and then after the game more of the same... interviews in the locker room, post game meal, whatever. And by "ridiculous" we totally mean awesome! Air it the day after the game or something.
Just a thought.
A word before the game
We got carried away with the Lakers TV thing but we're bored so sue us. Tonight we promise to pay attention to the game and try to provide some of the original comedy we used to provide. Honestly, it's a little hard when they're doing so well, but focus we must. No promises on how that's going to turn out though. Oh and as for the Kings... well, this should be one of those no brainer easy wins. Like, you know the Clippers. So we'll see if the Lakers are still on that course of destruction they've been on all season or if they have fallen into Lakers of Yore thinking and assume they're going to win and are going to try to mail it in. Post man don't run on Sunday's y'all.
P.S. What's with people who write "y'all" as "ya'll". Um, no.
1st Quarter
OMG Vladi's goggles = teh awesome!
11:15 Uh oh, Fish got off to an actual start by making the basket. It could be a loooong night for Sactown.
9:25 Andrew follows up his miss/fumble/nonsense by not making the next basket either
Spencer Hawes just got 16 1/2'd. That's a sandwich between Pau and Andrew.
Oh snap, someone's bleeding and Pau didn't even check his face first.
7:07 The towel boy over there with the Kings looks like Josh Powell.
4:30 Perhaps Radman should have put those damn goggles on earlier this season.
This just in, Colts and Bolts are tied.
Kobe almost dropped it in backwards on the pass from I can't really make many baskets Derek Fisher.
1:17 No need to make free throws tonight Trevor, don't even worry about it.
48.7 Did Trevor go to Kwame Brown's all star ball handling class yesterday for extra tips?
0.1 Even though he looked mildly retarded doing it, Sasha's end of the quarter PUJIT was a nice knife in the heart for Sacramento.
32-27 Lakers
2nd Quarter
Internet outage and we come back to a tied game and then the Kings are up?
9:47 Sasha does a fantastic job throwing away the steal because dribbling first might upset his shot.
Blogger.com gets a FAIL in life. We type this up on a blogger page because it's easier for both of us to comment that way - and we transfer it later - too bad it gives an error tonight everytime we update to let us know that it can't actually update.
6:20 UCLA finally awake.
5:12 Andrew also went to that ball handling class with Trevor.
4:51 Yep, we just got the roll sheet from Kwame himself, Andrew wad definitely there.
Derek Fisher takes soooooo long getting across the half court line. He's aware that he only has 8 seconds right?
3:24 Brad Miller nearly murders Trevor who doesn't sell his pain like Sasha would and lets him get away with a regular foul.
19.5 Kareem digs for gold on television.
61-52 Lakeshow
Halftime
Question: What is the point of Rick Fox in studio? Don't get us wrong. We think it's hilarious because all they ever do is make fun of him for this or for that and talk about his personal life. And tonight its all about Doug Christie vs. Rick Fox. But seriously, what was the point of putting him up there with Billy Mac and Stormin Norman?
Findings from the live ball thingy (we swear we're making a name for that thing because it's apparently called Courtside Live and thats boring).
Derek Fisher is terrible and nobody notices and it seems nobody cares. He might be good on any other team, but this is Los Angeles, you come to play or you go to the Clippers. 1 for 4 with 3 fouls is not, as they say, good.
Lamar has all of his points from the EXACT same spot on the floor. Consistency.
3rd Quarter
Side note: We've begun taking bets on which assistant coach is going to give the post-halftime interview, perfect record so far. Perhaps we'll start adding that to the Halftime chat.
10:11 We're completely convinced that the Lakers take a group nap during halftime (every game) and don't wake up with enough time to not be groggy for the 3rd.
7:38 He packed his bags for that trip. Why is Theus arguing about this with the ref?
For some reason we just relived the scene from Knocked Up where they try to go to the club but the bouncer won't let them in because she's pregnant and the other one is "old as fuck".
4:05 We wonder who greases Fisher's head before the game.
Wish they'd show us more of the game in the smallest corner possible on the screen while we watch other random things on the screen. Yeah!
1:02 Kobe has that look on his face. That "oh hell no, not tonight" look.
0.0 How come Luke doesn't have the Gatorade ready?
96-80 Kobe
4th Quarter
10:54 Defense obviously isn't a big deal tonight. Lets just let the Kings have every basket they want.
10:11 Andrew might as well gift wrap those balls for them.
8:49 Sasha falls down. Shock. Awe.
6:45 Lamar fouls because he's embarrassed and then tries to argue it. Hmmm, is that the new defense?
Sasha just gave away the entire game. Awful.
6:04 Lamar goes to work instantly.
4:48 At least Kobe got the foul. More than we can say for Fisher who missed the shot (s).
4:05 Fighting for rebounds. Our favorite. Not sarcasm.
3:05 Trevor pulls out his latest pony trick. It's like gymnastics up in there.
1:34 Apparently nobody knows what the score is, so lets stand around and have an extended time out just for fun.
1:20 Its like people don't read the book on Trevor. If you let him, he will steal your ball. Passing. Dribbling. Shooting. He's stealing it. He wants it. "...the ball just calls my name."
118-108 Los Angeles
Final Comments
Holler!
Ok it was sloppy. Real sloppy. There's going to be a lot to work on at practice tomorrow. A LOT. Did anyone else see that the Timberwolves STOMPED on the Pistons. Who even plays for the TWolves? Consensus: Nobody.
Player of the Night - Trevor Ariza like woah!
People around the country (except for in Boston where people are foolish) love the Lakers, and would pay for this channel. If he ran Lakers programming all day he'd get the people of southern California on board. Especially those in San Diego! Such programs could include:
El Segundo: The Practice Files
Laker Girls (a reality show obvi)
Courtside Connection - because screw having it on the website, lets have Jeanie read her blogs outloud t us, and perhaps a text to vote on that daily trivia.
Classic Moments - replay the best games ever.
Lakers Beach House - just have random players/execs/dancers stop by the beach house and do whatever all of the time.
And then there should totally be a fan show. This came to us in a dream, but how ridiculous would it be if every home game there was a fan (voted on somehow) who hosted a show where they showed up at STAPLES for pregame shoot around and had a camera and a mic and just walked around, interview players, shoot around, look at the pregame dinner, whatever. Of course they'd watch the game and that could be part of it if they want, and then after the game more of the same... interviews in the locker room, post game meal, whatever. And by "ridiculous" we totally mean awesome! Air it the day after the game or something.
Just a thought.
A word before the game
We got carried away with the Lakers TV thing but we're bored so sue us. Tonight we promise to pay attention to the game and try to provide some of the original comedy we used to provide. Honestly, it's a little hard when they're doing so well, but focus we must. No promises on how that's going to turn out though. Oh and as for the Kings... well, this should be one of those no brainer easy wins. Like, you know the Clippers. So we'll see if the Lakers are still on that course of destruction they've been on all season or if they have fallen into Lakers of Yore thinking and assume they're going to win and are going to try to mail it in. Post man don't run on Sunday's y'all.
P.S. What's with people who write "y'all" as "ya'll". Um, no.
1st Quarter
OMG Vladi's goggles = teh awesome!
11:15 Uh oh, Fish got off to an actual start by making the basket. It could be a loooong night for Sactown.
9:25 Andrew follows up his miss/fumble/nonsense by not making the next basket either
Spencer Hawes just got 16 1/2'd. That's a sandwich between Pau and Andrew.
Oh snap, someone's bleeding and Pau didn't even check his face first.
7:07 The towel boy over there with the Kings looks like Josh Powell.
4:30 Perhaps Radman should have put those damn goggles on earlier this season.
This just in, Colts and Bolts are tied.
Kobe almost dropped it in backwards on the pass from I can't really make many baskets Derek Fisher.
1:17 No need to make free throws tonight Trevor, don't even worry about it.
48.7 Did Trevor go to Kwame Brown's all star ball handling class yesterday for extra tips?
0.1 Even though he looked mildly retarded doing it, Sasha's end of the quarter PUJIT was a nice knife in the heart for Sacramento.
32-27 Lakers
2nd Quarter
Internet outage and we come back to a tied game and then the Kings are up?
9:47 Sasha does a fantastic job throwing away the steal because dribbling first might upset his shot.
Blogger.com gets a FAIL in life. We type this up on a blogger page because it's easier for both of us to comment that way - and we transfer it later - too bad it gives an error tonight everytime we update to let us know that it can't actually update.
6:20 UCLA finally awake.
5:12 Andrew also went to that ball handling class with Trevor.
4:51 Yep, we just got the roll sheet from Kwame himself, Andrew wad definitely there.
Derek Fisher takes soooooo long getting across the half court line. He's aware that he only has 8 seconds right?
3:24 Brad Miller nearly murders Trevor who doesn't sell his pain like Sasha would and lets him get away with a regular foul.
19.5 Kareem digs for gold on television.
61-52 Lakeshow
Halftime
Question: What is the point of Rick Fox in studio? Don't get us wrong. We think it's hilarious because all they ever do is make fun of him for this or for that and talk about his personal life. And tonight its all about Doug Christie vs. Rick Fox. But seriously, what was the point of putting him up there with Billy Mac and Stormin Norman?
Findings from the live ball thingy (we swear we're making a name for that thing because it's apparently called Courtside Live and thats boring).
Derek Fisher is terrible and nobody notices and it seems nobody cares. He might be good on any other team, but this is Los Angeles, you come to play or you go to the Clippers. 1 for 4 with 3 fouls is not, as they say, good.
Lamar has all of his points from the EXACT same spot on the floor. Consistency.
3rd Quarter
Side note: We've begun taking bets on which assistant coach is going to give the post-halftime interview, perfect record so far. Perhaps we'll start adding that to the Halftime chat.
10:11 We're completely convinced that the Lakers take a group nap during halftime (every game) and don't wake up with enough time to not be groggy for the 3rd.
7:38 He packed his bags for that trip. Why is Theus arguing about this with the ref?
For some reason we just relived the scene from Knocked Up where they try to go to the club but the bouncer won't let them in because she's pregnant and the other one is "old as fuck".
4:05 We wonder who greases Fisher's head before the game.
Wish they'd show us more of the game in the smallest corner possible on the screen while we watch other random things on the screen. Yeah!
1:02 Kobe has that look on his face. That "oh hell no, not tonight" look.
0.0 How come Luke doesn't have the Gatorade ready?
96-80 Kobe
4th Quarter
10:54 Defense obviously isn't a big deal tonight. Lets just let the Kings have every basket they want.
10:11 Andrew might as well gift wrap those balls for them.
8:49 Sasha falls down. Shock. Awe.
6:45 Lamar fouls because he's embarrassed and then tries to argue it. Hmmm, is that the new defense?
Sasha just gave away the entire game. Awful.
6:04 Lamar goes to work instantly.
4:48 At least Kobe got the foul. More than we can say for Fisher who missed the shot (s).
4:05 Fighting for rebounds. Our favorite. Not sarcasm.
3:05 Trevor pulls out his latest pony trick. It's like gymnastics up in there.
1:34 Apparently nobody knows what the score is, so lets stand around and have an extended time out just for fun.
1:20 Its like people don't read the book on Trevor. If you let him, he will steal your ball. Passing. Dribbling. Shooting. He's stealing it. He wants it. "...the ball just calls my name."
118-108 Los Angeles
Final Comments
Holler!
Ok it was sloppy. Real sloppy. There's going to be a lot to work on at practice tomorrow. A LOT. Did anyone else see that the Timberwolves STOMPED on the Pistons. Who even plays for the TWolves? Consensus: Nobody.
Player of the Night - Trevor Ariza like woah!
Friday, November 21, 2008
72 Lakers vs. Nuggets
Can we all stop yakking about how the Lakers' schedule is light? It'll even up later in the year which is when it matters anyway. Let's see how the back to back treats them again, last time fared pretty well. It's a Friday night and we're getting ready to go out and celebrate so commentary might be light, sporadic, or ridiculous. Wait... it's always ridiculous.
A word before the game
We've figured out what to stick into the half time comments section - we're going to go play with the live ball thingy (what the hell is that called) and find either the best or the worst player out there, depending on our collective moods. Anyway, this game should be exciting because, even though this not the first time we've seen the Nuggs, this is a new Nuggets team. We only wish that Son-of-George was here still =(
Ooooh, live blog over at ForumBlueAndGold.com (go there) we might be really really distracted tonight!
1st Quarter
10:47 Nene? More like Nono!
9:46 Ok, Derek Fisher might redeem himself from last nights nonsensical bullshit shooting.
6:47 Lets try a newfangled concept called "hanging onto the ball".
Kobe misses the dunk again, that's why we talked about two hands. TWO HANDS.
41.5 Oooooooh what??? Mmmm, Kobes to Trevor instead of a jumper. Tonight's gonna be delicious.
35-20 Homeboys
2nd Quarter
10:45 Wow! That might have been a tragedy, Jordan missing the dunk and all but good lordy Andrew found his way back on the break and finished it up.
10:20 Hot damn! Jordan fucking Farmar!
9:40 UCLA is on fire tonight! It's purr-ty.
8:56 Goodness gracious great balls of fire the Nuggets can't even take our turnovers out of our paint.
8:25 Comment of the night "... goes to Sasha, too close for him obviously because that was a great look" Thanks for pointing out that Sasha's almost no good when it's not a 3 pointer Joel.
6:20 It only took like 6 tries before we could figure out that it wasn't going in.
4:53 Kobe? Short? That's ok, he'll just rebound it himself and run it in to the hole.
Holy crap, when did Josh Powell get into the game? Who even cares he just blocked the shit out of that shot and sent us right back up the court.
3:27 Wow, the Nuggets just had the best play of their entire game, block on Farmlife and a behind the back to someone for an actual basket!
2:34 Why don't the Nuggets just get Kobe's autograph and get on the plane?
1:58 No seriously, he'll sign it for you if you ask nicely.
Why does Derek Fisher always look like he has no idea what's going on or where he even is whenever the whistle gets blown and he has the ball?
67-47 Is it even fair anymore at this point?
Halftime
Typically we'd be playing with the live ball thingy (if by typically we mean we meant to start today) but today we're going to catch up on the live blog over on ForumBlueAndGold.com. good times! See ya in a bit.
3rd Quarter
Hmm, 3rd q not off to a great start but there's D.Fish not knowing what the heck is going on again.
6:47 Uuuuuuuh, guys? Radman?
Ok good Chrissy's gonna keep him company on the bench. In other news, Mbenga looks Mbored in his nice suit.
5:28 Ooooooooooooh! That would have been good! But nice effort Fish and Trevor.
Dante Jones did not get the charge however, so get up offa the floor.
3:25 Did they take naps at halftime? Is that why they were so sluggish? No matter, we're back in the game now.
2:50 Good lord! It's a jump ball. (Have we seen more of these this season than last?)
Can we just call in the Garbage Pail Kids and watch the 4th quarter be an actual game instead of the Lakers having an Atlanta college based stomp show with the Denver Nuggets as a floor.
88-67
4th Quarter
10:42 Great turn over Sasha.
8:34 Did we pick Trevor for the most steals tonight or Jordan?
7:30 Pretty close to most of the quarter, here comes the GPK!
Here's why we love to hate on Luke. He had the ball - and while we get that he's praised for his passing ability this is where it hinders the team - he passes, gets it back, passes with the shot clock coming down forcing Jordan to take an ill advised shot which gets blocked and then Trevor has to try to recover the ball/possession and gets a foul. He just needs to be a little more... selective (?) when making the passing vs. shooting decision.
5:35 What in gods good name is Coach Karl wearing?
We just LOL'd so hard at Jordan's Next Gig! Love it!
"I'm a little one huh?"
5:19 Is everyone cheering for Luke's time out because he couldn't get the ball in bounds? Confused.
4:45 Holla atcha boy Jordan Farmar.
4:11 Trevor just kinda nonchalantly throws it up at the buzzer and it's freakin GOOD!
Time out city! Stu probably has a fence to paint or something y'all. Knock it off.
2 minutes. 2 minutes remain in this ball game. WE WANT TACOS!
104-90 Yummy
Final Comments
Yo. This game was gold. Did anybody even remember that it was the second of a back to back? Nope. We forgot Kobe was in the building during the 4th quarter, in fact, watching him give the after game interview without a single drop of sweat on his face is kinda awesome.
Player of the Night - Hmmm, good question, we're gonna go with Jordan and Trevor. UCLA!
We're staying by the TV late to watch Jordan playing around in Hollywood. It looks hysterical, like he's the guy you want to spend all day with doing silly shit. More proof? Find him sitting on the scorers table during the useless timeout Walton had to call, while everyone else does stuff to stay warm or whatever. Brilliant.
A word before the game
We've figured out what to stick into the half time comments section - we're going to go play with the live ball thingy (what the hell is that called) and find either the best or the worst player out there, depending on our collective moods. Anyway, this game should be exciting because, even though this not the first time we've seen the Nuggs, this is a new Nuggets team. We only wish that Son-of-George was here still =(
Ooooh, live blog over at ForumBlueAndGold.com (go there) we might be really really distracted tonight!
1st Quarter
10:47 Nene? More like Nono!
9:46 Ok, Derek Fisher might redeem himself from last nights nonsensical bullshit shooting.
6:47 Lets try a newfangled concept called "hanging onto the ball".
Kobe misses the dunk again, that's why we talked about two hands. TWO HANDS.
41.5 Oooooooh what??? Mmmm, Kobes to Trevor instead of a jumper. Tonight's gonna be delicious.
35-20 Homeboys
2nd Quarter
10:45 Wow! That might have been a tragedy, Jordan missing the dunk and all but good lordy Andrew found his way back on the break and finished it up.
10:20 Hot damn! Jordan fucking Farmar!
9:40 UCLA is on fire tonight! It's purr-ty.
8:56 Goodness gracious great balls of fire the Nuggets can't even take our turnovers out of our paint.
8:25 Comment of the night "... goes to Sasha, too close for him obviously because that was a great look" Thanks for pointing out that Sasha's almost no good when it's not a 3 pointer Joel.
6:20 It only took like 6 tries before we could figure out that it wasn't going in.
4:53 Kobe? Short? That's ok, he'll just rebound it himself and run it in to the hole.
Holy crap, when did Josh Powell get into the game? Who even cares he just blocked the shit out of that shot and sent us right back up the court.
3:27 Wow, the Nuggets just had the best play of their entire game, block on Farmlife and a behind the back to someone for an actual basket!
2:34 Why don't the Nuggets just get Kobe's autograph and get on the plane?
1:58 No seriously, he'll sign it for you if you ask nicely.
Why does Derek Fisher always look like he has no idea what's going on or where he even is whenever the whistle gets blown and he has the ball?
67-47 Is it even fair anymore at this point?
Halftime
Typically we'd be playing with the live ball thingy (if by typically we mean we meant to start today) but today we're going to catch up on the live blog over on ForumBlueAndGold.com. good times! See ya in a bit.
3rd Quarter
Hmm, 3rd q not off to a great start but there's D.Fish not knowing what the heck is going on again.
6:47 Uuuuuuuh, guys? Radman?
Ok good Chrissy's gonna keep him company on the bench. In other news, Mbenga looks Mbored in his nice suit.
5:28 Ooooooooooooh! That would have been good! But nice effort Fish and Trevor.
Dante Jones did not get the charge however, so get up offa the floor.
3:25 Did they take naps at halftime? Is that why they were so sluggish? No matter, we're back in the game now.
2:50 Good lord! It's a jump ball. (Have we seen more of these this season than last?)
Can we just call in the Garbage Pail Kids and watch the 4th quarter be an actual game instead of the Lakers having an Atlanta college based stomp show with the Denver Nuggets as a floor.
88-67
4th Quarter
10:42 Great turn over Sasha.
8:34 Did we pick Trevor for the most steals tonight or Jordan?
7:30 Pretty close to most of the quarter, here comes the GPK!
Here's why we love to hate on Luke. He had the ball - and while we get that he's praised for his passing ability this is where it hinders the team - he passes, gets it back, passes with the shot clock coming down forcing Jordan to take an ill advised shot which gets blocked and then Trevor has to try to recover the ball/possession and gets a foul. He just needs to be a little more... selective (?) when making the passing vs. shooting decision.
5:35 What in gods good name is Coach Karl wearing?
We just LOL'd so hard at Jordan's Next Gig! Love it!
"I'm a little one huh?"
5:19 Is everyone cheering for Luke's time out because he couldn't get the ball in bounds? Confused.
4:45 Holla atcha boy Jordan Farmar.
4:11 Trevor just kinda nonchalantly throws it up at the buzzer and it's freakin GOOD!
Time out city! Stu probably has a fence to paint or something y'all. Knock it off.
2 minutes. 2 minutes remain in this ball game. WE WANT TACOS!
104-90 Yummy
Final Comments
Yo. This game was gold. Did anybody even remember that it was the second of a back to back? Nope. We forgot Kobe was in the building during the 4th quarter, in fact, watching him give the after game interview without a single drop of sweat on his face is kinda awesome.
Player of the Night - Hmmm, good question, we're gonna go with Jordan and Trevor. UCLA!
We're staying by the TV late to watch Jordan playing around in Hollywood. It looks hysterical, like he's the guy you want to spend all day with doing silly shit. More proof? Find him sitting on the scorers table during the useless timeout Walton had to call, while everyone else does stuff to stay warm or whatever. Brilliant.
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
76 Lakers @ Hornets
Oh boy! Every game someone says it, but this is honestly the first real test of the Lakers depth. Can they be the catalyst necessary for the second night of a back to back on the road? Only 4 quarters will tell, but we bet all our chips on yes.
A word before the game
It really has been Trevor Ariza kicking everyone's asses this season so far. He's young and spry. We like him. The recipe this season has been to come out of the gate and let the other team get their confidence up (pretty sure the Mavs thought they had the game last night), then when they think they know the Lakers, the second unit comes in and it's like they walked into another game somehow. Run 'em, gun 'em. Oh snap! Just when they get worn down from the second unit, the first unit comes in in full on attack mode! Bam! Just like that the game is out of control. Lost!
Starting Lineup
Not looking to change. We'll let you know if and when it does. Or really, if and when we think it will. Yes Trevor has made his case for deserving to be in the starting lineup, but in case you missed it, that'd only inhibit his skills. There is no shame in coming off of the bench in L.A. - uhhhh, unless it's with the stepsister team.
Also, not having a tape delay is 100% amazing, yet totally confusing. It's odd watching the game this early.
1st Quarter
Ok, one thing we didn't mention last night (we saw it, but we left it out for various reasons) was after Trevor's monster slam home and the ensuing party during the time out, Machine tried to chest bump with him and got knocked to the ground. We love him because he's on our team but we also love his floppiness and wanted to point out that it's obviously just something he can't control. Touch him and he'll fall to the ground. Anyway, they just replayed it (on purpose?) during the intros and S choked on her cupcake. Home made. Red Velvet.
12:00 Bahahahaha, they can't get the lights to come on in the arena. There are talks of having the game start in the relative dark. It doesn't get much better than this. Congratulations New Orleans Arena that apparently doesn't even have a name other than that, I don't know we just googled it.
3 jump balls to begin the game. Jesus.
10:55 Is it really necessary for Pau to touch Kobe's butt? We understand the significance of being a homeboy but it just seems unnecessary most of the time. Like did he mean "good game"? It's only been a minute.
9:30 We voted and we agree we really like the Hornets' warm up unis.
9:17 Kobe wishes he was Peter Pan... wishes he were Peter Pan? Not sure but he went pointlessly flying across the court in front of the shooter. Touched nothing.
8:27 The refs are getting booed already.
6:02 Derek Fisher looks like he might have gotten lit on fire sometime between last night and tonight. Maybe they just had a good old fashioned southern dinner before this game. Mmmm, etouffee - we're making that the next time they play there. ::checks schedule:: Dec 23 - potluck!
5:34 Did Andrew just have 2 blocks on consecutive chance agains? Just asking because we were checking the schedule and making an eVite.
We're just informed that during the commercial Posey (in his warmups still) "escorted" Fish to the bench? and the refs issued a double T. I wouldn't pay that shit if I were D. Fish.
3:36 Tec-fest!
2:34 Oh snap! The refs have laid the smack down on the players. In other words they instructed them to shut the hell up with all of the whining and just play the goddamn game.
2:04 Jordan does a damn good job working two Hornets on the far side of the court and then Kobe gets a steal but Pau does a counter-active job by grabbing a defensive 3 over in the paint. He whines his way back to the bench.
47.6 Oh no... they done gone and did it now. Someone let Trevor wake up with that most of the court pass from LO after a steal.
0.2 Jordan takes it all the way to the end before making his signature "buzzer beater" shot. We've missed that in the offseason, welcome back.
30 -17 Lakers
2nd Quarter
Stuff is going on but we can't see it because someone is standing in front of the TV because it's apparently not rude where they're from.
9:37 Andrew takes some prisoners on his way to the rim after that steal by Jordan. Delicious.
7:48 Kobe Bryant what was that?
5:30ish Coming back from the commercial break they give James Posey a hamburger head. You just can't write stuff like this.
4:20 Tec! Ball don't lie though. The league is getting paid off of this game, is the economy so bad that we have to hand out T's for everything?
Now seems like as good a time as any to point out how making the center of the fleur de lis the body of the hornet bug is not cute, it's ridiculous.
27.1 We love how Derek Fisher's shots arc to the ceiling before coming down to the rim, eliminating most of the chance it being blocked.
A lot - 30 Lakers
Halftime
We're off to make more icing for the cupcakes.
3rd Quarter
Damn that frosting was time consuming. But it's good so it was worth missing the entire quarter. We watched from the kitchen. A few turnovers, a few 3's from Derek Fisher. A few... oh wait, a lot of points still for the Lakers and a few still for the Hornets. Let's rock and roll.
4th Quarter
11:16 Jordan looks good every time he takes off with the ball. Even when it doesn't go in. We can't say the same for his frees.
10:20 Score update since we haven't posted it in a while: 73-56 Lakeshow. Oops.
News from around the 'net is that when the Lakers mopped the floor at this very same arena with actual players from the Hornets team last year, it was the biggest loss they've ever had since moving to that building. Shall we give them an encore?
7:45 In a rare occurrence Trevor gets blocked by the rim. We'll let that slide seeing as how he's been pretty amazing all season.
6:35 Those Hornets are generous. They give balls to whomever asks for them.
5:56 Andrew drops it in as nonchalantly as possible.
4:21 Lets say we let Posey drops 3's on us and then turn around and miss our opportunity to match or semi-match and then foul on the next trip down for the Hornets... where does that put us?
3:54 In a position where, instead of throwing the Garbage Pail Kids out there, we have to take the best 5 off the bench and run it to the end. That's where.
2:41 We smell some home cookin... ok, maybe not after seeing the replay. Fine!
It looks so painful watching PB&J walk =(
3:16 Making the easy shots would be helpful, defending the easy shots on the other end would also be helpful.
2:10 Pau was wide open on the last shot but didn't bother putting it in.
While getting the results in the races Kobe snks a 3 at the buzzer.
54.6 OH GOOD LORD. Pau from Kobe but Peja Stojodkfdjalkjfd smacks him in the face and he hits the deck hard.
We can't talk about how the lead is down to like 5 or something. Nope, can't.
37.8 Derek making one of those Farmar steals to try to swing Mr. Mo back down the court.
It still feels a bit early to start celebrating.
93-86 Laaaaaaaaaakers
Final Comments
The Lakers like to toy with our emotions. Build the lead - lose the lead - steal the lead back. Whatever, be still my heart. Sometimes it's like a Maroon 5 song in here "it's getting harder and harder to breathe".
Player of the Night - Kobe Bryant for hitting the dagger shot at the shot clock buzzer. Struck through the hearts of every fan in Nola. Oh my nola. And Derek Fisher for finding his shot on the second of a back to back roadie.
7-0!!!!!
Oooooooooh snaaaaaaaaaap, the Hawks lost tonight. Lakers remain the only undefeated team in the league. ::party dance::
A word before the game
It really has been Trevor Ariza kicking everyone's asses this season so far. He's young and spry. We like him. The recipe this season has been to come out of the gate and let the other team get their confidence up (pretty sure the Mavs thought they had the game last night), then when they think they know the Lakers, the second unit comes in and it's like they walked into another game somehow. Run 'em, gun 'em. Oh snap! Just when they get worn down from the second unit, the first unit comes in in full on attack mode! Bam! Just like that the game is out of control. Lost!
Starting Lineup
Not looking to change. We'll let you know if and when it does. Or really, if and when we think it will. Yes Trevor has made his case for deserving to be in the starting lineup, but in case you missed it, that'd only inhibit his skills. There is no shame in coming off of the bench in L.A. - uhhhh, unless it's with the stepsister team.
Also, not having a tape delay is 100% amazing, yet totally confusing. It's odd watching the game this early.
1st Quarter
Ok, one thing we didn't mention last night (we saw it, but we left it out for various reasons) was after Trevor's monster slam home and the ensuing party during the time out, Machine tried to chest bump with him and got knocked to the ground. We love him because he's on our team but we also love his floppiness and wanted to point out that it's obviously just something he can't control. Touch him and he'll fall to the ground. Anyway, they just replayed it (on purpose?) during the intros and S choked on her cupcake. Home made. Red Velvet.
12:00 Bahahahaha, they can't get the lights to come on in the arena. There are talks of having the game start in the relative dark. It doesn't get much better than this. Congratulations New Orleans Arena that apparently doesn't even have a name other than that, I don't know we just googled it.
3 jump balls to begin the game. Jesus.
10:55 Is it really necessary for Pau to touch Kobe's butt? We understand the significance of being a homeboy but it just seems unnecessary most of the time. Like did he mean "good game"? It's only been a minute.
9:30 We voted and we agree we really like the Hornets' warm up unis.
9:17 Kobe wishes he was Peter Pan... wishes he were Peter Pan? Not sure but he went pointlessly flying across the court in front of the shooter. Touched nothing.
8:27 The refs are getting booed already.
6:02 Derek Fisher looks like he might have gotten lit on fire sometime between last night and tonight. Maybe they just had a good old fashioned southern dinner before this game. Mmmm, etouffee - we're making that the next time they play there. ::checks schedule:: Dec 23 - potluck!
5:34 Did Andrew just have 2 blocks on consecutive chance agains? Just asking because we were checking the schedule and making an eVite.
We're just informed that during the commercial Posey (in his warmups still) "escorted" Fish to the bench? and the refs issued a double T. I wouldn't pay that shit if I were D. Fish.
3:36 Tec-fest!
2:34 Oh snap! The refs have laid the smack down on the players. In other words they instructed them to shut the hell up with all of the whining and just play the goddamn game.
2:04 Jordan does a damn good job working two Hornets on the far side of the court and then Kobe gets a steal but Pau does a counter-active job by grabbing a defensive 3 over in the paint. He whines his way back to the bench.
47.6 Oh no... they done gone and did it now. Someone let Trevor wake up with that most of the court pass from LO after a steal.
0.2 Jordan takes it all the way to the end before making his signature "buzzer beater" shot. We've missed that in the offseason, welcome back.
30 -17 Lakers
2nd Quarter
Stuff is going on but we can't see it because someone is standing in front of the TV because it's apparently not rude where they're from.
9:37 Andrew takes some prisoners on his way to the rim after that steal by Jordan. Delicious.
7:48 Kobe Bryant what was that?
5:30ish Coming back from the commercial break they give James Posey a hamburger head. You just can't write stuff like this.
4:20 Tec! Ball don't lie though. The league is getting paid off of this game, is the economy so bad that we have to hand out T's for everything?
Now seems like as good a time as any to point out how making the center of the fleur de lis the body of the hornet bug is not cute, it's ridiculous.
27.1 We love how Derek Fisher's shots arc to the ceiling before coming down to the rim, eliminating most of the chance it being blocked.
A lot - 30 Lakers
Halftime
We're off to make more icing for the cupcakes.
3rd Quarter
Damn that frosting was time consuming. But it's good so it was worth missing the entire quarter. We watched from the kitchen. A few turnovers, a few 3's from Derek Fisher. A few... oh wait, a lot of points still for the Lakers and a few still for the Hornets. Let's rock and roll.
4th Quarter
11:16 Jordan looks good every time he takes off with the ball. Even when it doesn't go in. We can't say the same for his frees.
10:20 Score update since we haven't posted it in a while: 73-56 Lakeshow. Oops.
News from around the 'net is that when the Lakers mopped the floor at this very same arena with actual players from the Hornets team last year, it was the biggest loss they've ever had since moving to that building. Shall we give them an encore?
7:45 In a rare occurrence Trevor gets blocked by the rim. We'll let that slide seeing as how he's been pretty amazing all season.
6:35 Those Hornets are generous. They give balls to whomever asks for them.
5:56 Andrew drops it in as nonchalantly as possible.
4:21 Lets say we let Posey drops 3's on us and then turn around and miss our opportunity to match or semi-match and then foul on the next trip down for the Hornets... where does that put us?
3:54 In a position where, instead of throwing the Garbage Pail Kids out there, we have to take the best 5 off the bench and run it to the end. That's where.
2:41 We smell some home cookin... ok, maybe not after seeing the replay. Fine!
It looks so painful watching PB&J walk =(
3:16 Making the easy shots would be helpful, defending the easy shots on the other end would also be helpful.
2:10 Pau was wide open on the last shot but didn't bother putting it in.
While getting the results in the races Kobe snks a 3 at the buzzer.
54.6 OH GOOD LORD. Pau from Kobe but Peja Stojodkfdjalkjfd smacks him in the face and he hits the deck hard.
We can't talk about how the lead is down to like 5 or something. Nope, can't.
37.8 Derek making one of those Farmar steals to try to swing Mr. Mo back down the court.
It still feels a bit early to start celebrating.
93-86 Laaaaaaaaaakers
Final Comments
The Lakers like to toy with our emotions. Build the lead - lose the lead - steal the lead back. Whatever, be still my heart. Sometimes it's like a Maroon 5 song in here "it's getting harder and harder to breathe".
Player of the Night - Kobe Bryant for hitting the dagger shot at the shot clock buzzer. Struck through the hearts of every fan in Nola. Oh my nola. And Derek Fisher for finding his shot on the second of a back to back roadie.
7-0!!!!!
Oooooooooh snaaaaaaaaaap, the Hawks lost tonight. Lakers remain the only undefeated team in the league. ::party dance::
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
77 Lakers @ Mavs
Thank you to all of the veterans who have made it possible for us to be ridiculous on the internet night after night!
Ok, we had Sunday night off. Actually, S was at a 13 year old's birthday party of extravagance (don't get me started on the diamond Rolex she got from her dad, or the limo, or the "night club" for kids) and K was... well, K had other stuff to do, let's leave it at that mmkay? But we did see the game and that's what counts right?
A word before the game
The first roadtrip of the season. The Mavs have that hit or miss style where you never know whats going to show up on the floor, so this may or may not be a real test for the Lakers, only a quarter will tell. We also are holding our breath one game at a time for the first ever undefeated season in the league. Look... we know that's longer than a long shot, but it's fun to pretend like this team can get it done, so you shush!
Starting Lineup
Same as always
Oh wow, we just laughed so hard we snorted at the F150 commercial, "So, you're driving up to the lake one weekend when a big boat pulls up next to you and you notice hey... it's yours!"
1st Quarter
Luke Walton makes sure he gets camera time by standing in front of the Phil Jackson camera shot during introductions. Which brings me (S) to a funny from this weekend. When I walked into a family dinner my uncle said (and rightfully so), "I haven't seen you in a long time... in fact, last time I saw you Luke Walton was playing for the Lakers."
11:51 Radman hits the sit down shot!
8:57 Hmmm, lets all fumble the ball or something. As long as they make the shot in the end.
Mark Cuban is such a fan girl.
6:01 Derek was posted like his address was over there yet they called it a blocking foul? We're not starting the "refs are ridic" argument, but... wth?
5:27 "NO WAY!" Andrew needs to calm down. That was a nonsense call but... oh good, PB&J gave him a sit down card.
3:06 Ok, seriously question here, can we give Dallas a delay of game for this nonsensical personel swithout mix up?
So it's safe to say that this Mavs team came to play. It's also safe to say that it hardly makes anyone nervous to have the Lakers down since they've shown it only takes them a quarter of play to demolish a team.
3.5 LA!!!!!! We always bet on Trevor for the most steals.
26-35 Cubans
2nd Quarter
The shot of the floor mop guy hauling ass off of the floor is hysterical for some reason.
9:08 Trevor nearly always falls down on his tough shots, or is that just us?
8:55 Sasha? Hustleman?
4:15 Apparently the Lakers don't need to play defense tonight. That's fine I guess.
Why would Dirk wear a yellow tooth guard? We're not even going to point out the obvious here.
1:50 Derek doesn't mind passing behind his back when he has no idea who's behind him.
We're hungry, pardon the rest of the half while we go get some foods... but before we go, Pau better make his freethrow for the And 1 or else! (he made it)
30.2 Liars! Both us and the refs - nobody pushed homes out of bounds, just sayin... ok, off to find food for real this time, promise!
Halftime
Food. Good.
3rd Quarter
8:09 I really hate when someone throws a ball off of someone elses body.
6:42 Why doesn't Luke cut his hair? Is that really his look?
5:10 Does rebounding work the same in Texas as it does in California?
Hmmm, this must be the point where the reality ceiling falls down on our heads... ouch!
38.7 Ladies and gentlemen, Jordan Farmar
76-79 Mavs hanging on.
4th Quarter
10:14 "How fast they can strike." - Stu Lantz.
10:06 Trevor is the fuckin hustleman, from the fif flo. Poked the ball, chased the ball, faked the ball, dunked the ball.
8:45 Kobe kame to play for keeps.
8:13 Pow!
6:08 You don't know nothin' about this!
5:00 Why are we giving J. Kidd frees?
4:46 Good lord, how can Trevor Ariza not be more popular than he is? The guy is an animal. A stealthy animal. A ninja.
3:20 Stackhouse? More like Flophouse.
2:14 Holy crap... my heart can't take this.
23.1 Hit the road Dirk, and don't you come back no more no more no more no more.
106 - 99 Holy shit.
Final Comments
Good lordy, 6-0. There are no words. It's too much to reflect on. But there are some alarming tendencies we'll talk about tomorrow when we have a lot more time to talk about it.
Player of the Night - Trevor m'fin' Ariza takes it away from Jordan. He completely owned the court. Dunk, slash, pass, block, jump.
Ok, we had Sunday night off. Actually, S was at a 13 year old's birthday party of extravagance (don't get me started on the diamond Rolex she got from her dad, or the limo, or the "night club" for kids) and K was... well, K had other stuff to do, let's leave it at that mmkay? But we did see the game and that's what counts right?
A word before the game
The first roadtrip of the season. The Mavs have that hit or miss style where you never know whats going to show up on the floor, so this may or may not be a real test for the Lakers, only a quarter will tell. We also are holding our breath one game at a time for the first ever undefeated season in the league. Look... we know that's longer than a long shot, but it's fun to pretend like this team can get it done, so you shush!
Starting Lineup
Same as always
Oh wow, we just laughed so hard we snorted at the F150 commercial, "So, you're driving up to the lake one weekend when a big boat pulls up next to you and you notice hey... it's yours!"
1st Quarter
Luke Walton makes sure he gets camera time by standing in front of the Phil Jackson camera shot during introductions. Which brings me (S) to a funny from this weekend. When I walked into a family dinner my uncle said (and rightfully so), "I haven't seen you in a long time... in fact, last time I saw you Luke Walton was playing for the Lakers."
11:51 Radman hits the sit down shot!
8:57 Hmmm, lets all fumble the ball or something. As long as they make the shot in the end.
Mark Cuban is such a fan girl.
6:01 Derek was posted like his address was over there yet they called it a blocking foul? We're not starting the "refs are ridic" argument, but... wth?
5:27 "NO WAY!" Andrew needs to calm down. That was a nonsense call but... oh good, PB&J gave him a sit down card.
3:06 Ok, seriously question here, can we give Dallas a delay of game for this nonsensical personel swithout mix up?
So it's safe to say that this Mavs team came to play. It's also safe to say that it hardly makes anyone nervous to have the Lakers down since they've shown it only takes them a quarter of play to demolish a team.
3.5 LA!!!!!! We always bet on Trevor for the most steals.
26-35 Cubans
2nd Quarter
The shot of the floor mop guy hauling ass off of the floor is hysterical for some reason.
9:08 Trevor nearly always falls down on his tough shots, or is that just us?
8:55 Sasha? Hustleman?
4:15 Apparently the Lakers don't need to play defense tonight. That's fine I guess.
Why would Dirk wear a yellow tooth guard? We're not even going to point out the obvious here.
1:50 Derek doesn't mind passing behind his back when he has no idea who's behind him.
We're hungry, pardon the rest of the half while we go get some foods... but before we go, Pau better make his freethrow for the And 1 or else! (he made it)
30.2 Liars! Both us and the refs - nobody pushed homes out of bounds, just sayin... ok, off to find food for real this time, promise!
Halftime
Food. Good.
3rd Quarter
8:09 I really hate when someone throws a ball off of someone elses body.
6:42 Why doesn't Luke cut his hair? Is that really his look?
5:10 Does rebounding work the same in Texas as it does in California?
Hmmm, this must be the point where the reality ceiling falls down on our heads... ouch!
38.7 Ladies and gentlemen, Jordan Farmar
76-79 Mavs hanging on.
4th Quarter
10:14 "How fast they can strike." - Stu Lantz.
10:06 Trevor is the fuckin hustleman, from the fif flo. Poked the ball, chased the ball, faked the ball, dunked the ball.
8:45 Kobe kame to play for keeps.
8:13 Pow!
6:08 You don't know nothin' about this!
5:00 Why are we giving J. Kidd frees?
4:46 Good lord, how can Trevor Ariza not be more popular than he is? The guy is an animal. A stealthy animal. A ninja.
3:20 Stackhouse? More like Flophouse.
2:14 Holy crap... my heart can't take this.
23.1 Hit the road Dirk, and don't you come back no more no more no more no more.
106 - 99 Holy shit.
Final Comments
Good lordy, 6-0. There are no words. It's too much to reflect on. But there are some alarming tendencies we'll talk about tomorrow when we have a lot more time to talk about it.
Player of the Night - Trevor m'fin' Ariza takes it away from Jordan. He completely owned the court. Dunk, slash, pass, block, jump.
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