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.
Friday, November 21, 2008
Thursday, November 20, 2008
73 Lakers @ Suns
Last game was pretty entertaining, with FSN Prime Ticket's court side view. Though we missed the spat between Sasha Fierce and The Trevmeister, it was pretty amusing watching everything from a different view and not having to listen announcers. Good times.
A word before the game
Nobody wants to talk about Shaq-Kobe fueds from years ago which didn't matter anyway because they were winning. TNT tonight which means missing the first part of the game without apology from the broadcasters. Lame. But, as much as we hate national announcers, the halftime and pregame shows are kinda more fun on TNT - but not ESPN. Hate for ESPN. Off topic here, so anyway... lets see if everyone can keep their emotions in check tonight hmmm? Oh and don't we get to see one of the Lopez's? We can't be bothered to figure out which one plays Western Conf and which plays Eastern Conf.
We tuned in early, watching chicken being waved in front of Charles' face is hilarious. Almost as hilarious as watching the replay of that one game Shaq-fu and Drew-Drew played against each other. Kobe to the rescue!
1st Quarter
ZOUNDS! TNT somehow managed to pull off airing the opening tip. Excuse us while we dislodge the chicken bone stuck in our throats.
11:11 Already off to a good start with a steal and some free's for Kobe.
9:26 Wow, Andrew is getting worked already tonight, Shaq, Amare...
8:53 The bench finally sits down. When did it become the custom to stand until the first basket instead of the first point? Let me (S) just say this.. when a mo'fo pays good money to be sitting real close to the action, they don't typically mean the action of watching ass cheeks until someone can drop the ball through the hoop. SIT DOWN.
7:24 How many can Derek miss in a row from the same spot on the floor?
6:28 Oh snap, did Radman just show up to the 2008-09 season?
We really hope that everytime the announcers mention Shaq they can find a way to say that he used to play for the Lakers. Really, it makes it more enjoyable.
1:43 Woah, when'd we get this far into the quarter? At least Derek Fisher's not out there with his stellar offense anymore.
31.3 What is Matt Barnes' haircut?
7.9 Ooooooh LA! Trevor needs an inspirational motto like "Making cool shit happen!".
26-24 Los Angeles
2nd Quarter
There's an entire marching band on the floor during the quarter break?? Even if one of us (not saying which) hadn't been in marching band/drum corps for 8 collective years we'd be able to find the hilarity in a marching band not marching anywhere during their performance.
10:01 Watching Sashs whine about his so totally obvious fouls never gets old. Never.
9:02 Trevor has little to no regard for his own body where fetching the ball is concerned.
8:50 UC!!!! That also never gets old either.
Wait! Grant Hill is still alive??
OMG Lamar roadkill, handsome (we think that was Delaney), he should wear a mic every night.
7:05 The general consensus in this room is that Grant Hill should probably be playing in the senior league with the Spurs.
Pau, why homeless?
1:28 I mean are those Derek's first points?
50-44 Lllllllllakers! (And you just know G Hill is upset that he didn't get a foul on that last play.)
Halftime
Lets watch more chicken eating with Ernie, Kenny and Charles. No sarcasm here, we really thought that was hilarious. As for the Lakers, they need to remember the triangle, if it's a matter of shape recognition I'll gladly draw it for them but triangle that was not. Doesn't matter if they're winning or not.
Ok, we're playing with the live ball thingy on NBA.com and looking at just D. Fish is depressing. Especially when you follow this play in the 1st...
7:54 Miss from the paint, which lets the Suns take it back down the court then...
7:29 He gives it a go from just inside the 3 point line and misses
7:25 Someone (foolishly) throws it back out to him and he takes a few steps back to the 3 point range and misses.
If that shit didn't go down from inside the paint, what makes you think it's gonna be all magically in love with you from further away. I don't care if he is 3 point specialist (as seems to be the general belief - even though Helen Keller could tell you he's not) that's just unbelievable for a veteran on a triangle team. Stop it.
3rd Quarter
Holy space balls - either the line at McDonalds is really long or there's absolutely nobody in that building. What the...
10:53 While we're counting on just a few hands how many people are in the stands, Kobe Bryant is having his way with the Suns.
10:29 Derek Fisher just got a foul for assfacing Amare S. on a loose ball. Is this where we insert the "tell me how my ass tastes" joke?
9:02 No clue where we were when Drew got his first 3 fouls but he's now on his 4th. Shaq is one big hunk of um, person so that's hardly surprising. Hmmm.
8:27 Lamar basically mows Stoudamire down and out of bounds.
Meanwhile, Mr. Rambis is looking rather young these days. Younger than he looked during his infamous clothesline incident.
Wow. Shaq's foul on Stuckey (the one that got him ejected this season) was violent looking. He was doing the worm on the ground after Shaqdaddy tapped him.
7:04 Bahahaah, how did Barnes just topple over during freethrow shooting? Are you serious with that? He also got a lane violation for that because standing up right is kind of a requirement of basketball, they should check for that during those mandatory physicals they take.
Is it just us or could Steve Nash and Kobe Bryant be stand ins for Beavis and Butthead?
3:55 Looks like they found the triangle, must have been left in the locker room. Fire the equipment manager immediately!
We forgot what time it was but Amare missed a reverse layup our grandmama's could have made in their sleep.
The commercial for "Sonic Unleashed" (as if Sonic needed to be unleashed, he's a freakin hedgehog, wth?) mentioned that Sonic hits the streets. For whatever reason - probably because we watch it almost daily - this reminds us of "The Breakup" when Jennifer Aniston is asking Vince Vaughn to help her with the dishes and he says,"I'm just gonna run the streets for a bi...GET SOME GET SOME!" and the camera pans to show him playing GTA. Hysterical.
3.6 Odom cuts, Odom scores!!
80-67 Funny how when you play basketball intelligently you have a good lead.
4th Quarter
10:25 Farmar is so fun to watch. We're not really sure why because he's not doing anything particularly amazing tonight.
9:40 We are sure why Trevor is fun to watch. Spinning dunks are fun.
8:33 Lamar is hot like fire. And thank god they managed that chest bump at the time out without anyone falling over. Let's watch Kobe smack Lamar upside the head to congratulate him!
8:02 Perhaps we were a little hard on G. Hill, but seriously, though. We didn't watch basketball back in the day and we remember his name from that long ago. How is he still relevant?
6:46 Jordan (based on this 3 pointer and then the ensuing trip down the court for the Suns) has some serious hops. We need to take more yoga classes.
5:45 Uhhhhhh, Lamar's still on the floor y'all?
5:25 Ok, this is the best part of the game as far as we're concerned. Trevor and I think Diaw have a jump ball... Trevor is "over-anxious" as they say and has to be told multiple times to step back before the ball gets tossed. He loses the tip but whoever grabbed it wasn't very smart because Machine just walks up, snatches it and saunters back to the 3 point line and sloshes it in. Just like that.
Hey! There's a Lopez! Um, on the bench.
Garbage Pail Kids!!!! Man, Luke Walton might make something out of this season afterall. Lol.
3:04 Uh oh. Time out. That doesn't bode well for the GPK. If they get benched we're taking shots. But it was quite nice to see Chrissy up stretching his legs.
Uh, is 12 points a blow out? Anyway we're taking bets on Walton's stat line. My money is on 0-for-all.
Oh shit! Color my wallet empty. Walton got some out there.
105-92 Still no road losses.
Final Comments
No real comments because well, the Lakers took care of business. And with that 9-1 record we're happy. Even if Derek Fisher is ridiculous and Luke Walton makes $4,900,000 more than we do for 376% less effort than we put in daily.
Player of the night goes to Trevor Ariza for continuing to dominate shit all over the court and making it fancy while he's at it.
A word before the game
Nobody wants to talk about Shaq-Kobe fueds from years ago which didn't matter anyway because they were winning. TNT tonight which means missing the first part of the game without apology from the broadcasters. Lame. But, as much as we hate national announcers, the halftime and pregame shows are kinda more fun on TNT - but not ESPN. Hate for ESPN. Off topic here, so anyway... lets see if everyone can keep their emotions in check tonight hmmm? Oh and don't we get to see one of the Lopez's? We can't be bothered to figure out which one plays Western Conf and which plays Eastern Conf.
We tuned in early, watching chicken being waved in front of Charles' face is hilarious. Almost as hilarious as watching the replay of that one game Shaq-fu and Drew-Drew played against each other. Kobe to the rescue!
1st Quarter
ZOUNDS! TNT somehow managed to pull off airing the opening tip. Excuse us while we dislodge the chicken bone stuck in our throats.
11:11 Already off to a good start with a steal and some free's for Kobe.
9:26 Wow, Andrew is getting worked already tonight, Shaq, Amare...
8:53 The bench finally sits down. When did it become the custom to stand until the first basket instead of the first point? Let me (S) just say this.. when a mo'fo pays good money to be sitting real close to the action, they don't typically mean the action of watching ass cheeks until someone can drop the ball through the hoop. SIT DOWN.
7:24 How many can Derek miss in a row from the same spot on the floor?
6:28 Oh snap, did Radman just show up to the 2008-09 season?
We really hope that everytime the announcers mention Shaq they can find a way to say that he used to play for the Lakers. Really, it makes it more enjoyable.
1:43 Woah, when'd we get this far into the quarter? At least Derek Fisher's not out there with his stellar offense anymore.
31.3 What is Matt Barnes' haircut?
7.9 Ooooooh LA! Trevor needs an inspirational motto like "Making cool shit happen!".
26-24 Los Angeles
2nd Quarter
There's an entire marching band on the floor during the quarter break?? Even if one of us (not saying which) hadn't been in marching band/drum corps for 8 collective years we'd be able to find the hilarity in a marching band not marching anywhere during their performance.
10:01 Watching Sashs whine about his so totally obvious fouls never gets old. Never.
9:02 Trevor has little to no regard for his own body where fetching the ball is concerned.
8:50 UC!!!! That also never gets old either.
Wait! Grant Hill is still alive??
OMG Lamar roadkill, handsome (we think that was Delaney), he should wear a mic every night.
7:05 The general consensus in this room is that Grant Hill should probably be playing in the senior league with the Spurs.
Pau, why homeless?
1:28 I mean are those Derek's first points?
50-44 Lllllllllakers! (And you just know G Hill is upset that he didn't get a foul on that last play.)
Halftime
Lets watch more chicken eating with Ernie, Kenny and Charles. No sarcasm here, we really thought that was hilarious. As for the Lakers, they need to remember the triangle, if it's a matter of shape recognition I'll gladly draw it for them but triangle that was not. Doesn't matter if they're winning or not.
Ok, we're playing with the live ball thingy on NBA.com and looking at just D. Fish is depressing. Especially when you follow this play in the 1st...
7:54 Miss from the paint, which lets the Suns take it back down the court then...
7:29 He gives it a go from just inside the 3 point line and misses
7:25 Someone (foolishly) throws it back out to him and he takes a few steps back to the 3 point range and misses.
If that shit didn't go down from inside the paint, what makes you think it's gonna be all magically in love with you from further away. I don't care if he is 3 point specialist (as seems to be the general belief - even though Helen Keller could tell you he's not) that's just unbelievable for a veteran on a triangle team. Stop it.
3rd Quarter
Holy space balls - either the line at McDonalds is really long or there's absolutely nobody in that building. What the...
10:53 While we're counting on just a few hands how many people are in the stands, Kobe Bryant is having his way with the Suns.
10:29 Derek Fisher just got a foul for assfacing Amare S. on a loose ball. Is this where we insert the "tell me how my ass tastes" joke?
9:02 No clue where we were when Drew got his first 3 fouls but he's now on his 4th. Shaq is one big hunk of um, person so that's hardly surprising. Hmmm.
8:27 Lamar basically mows Stoudamire down and out of bounds.
Meanwhile, Mr. Rambis is looking rather young these days. Younger than he looked during his infamous clothesline incident.
Wow. Shaq's foul on Stuckey (the one that got him ejected this season) was violent looking. He was doing the worm on the ground after Shaqdaddy tapped him.
7:04 Bahahaah, how did Barnes just topple over during freethrow shooting? Are you serious with that? He also got a lane violation for that because standing up right is kind of a requirement of basketball, they should check for that during those mandatory physicals they take.
Is it just us or could Steve Nash and Kobe Bryant be stand ins for Beavis and Butthead?
3:55 Looks like they found the triangle, must have been left in the locker room. Fire the equipment manager immediately!
We forgot what time it was but Amare missed a reverse layup our grandmama's could have made in their sleep.
The commercial for "Sonic Unleashed" (as if Sonic needed to be unleashed, he's a freakin hedgehog, wth?) mentioned that Sonic hits the streets. For whatever reason - probably because we watch it almost daily - this reminds us of "The Breakup" when Jennifer Aniston is asking Vince Vaughn to help her with the dishes and he says,"I'm just gonna run the streets for a bi...GET SOME GET SOME!" and the camera pans to show him playing GTA. Hysterical.
3.6 Odom cuts, Odom scores!!
80-67 Funny how when you play basketball intelligently you have a good lead.
4th Quarter
10:25 Farmar is so fun to watch. We're not really sure why because he's not doing anything particularly amazing tonight.
9:40 We are sure why Trevor is fun to watch. Spinning dunks are fun.
8:33 Lamar is hot like fire. And thank god they managed that chest bump at the time out without anyone falling over. Let's watch Kobe smack Lamar upside the head to congratulate him!
8:02 Perhaps we were a little hard on G. Hill, but seriously, though. We didn't watch basketball back in the day and we remember his name from that long ago. How is he still relevant?
6:46 Jordan (based on this 3 pointer and then the ensuing trip down the court for the Suns) has some serious hops. We need to take more yoga classes.
5:45 Uhhhhhh, Lamar's still on the floor y'all?
5:25 Ok, this is the best part of the game as far as we're concerned. Trevor and I think Diaw have a jump ball... Trevor is "over-anxious" as they say and has to be told multiple times to step back before the ball gets tossed. He loses the tip but whoever grabbed it wasn't very smart because Machine just walks up, snatches it and saunters back to the 3 point line and sloshes it in. Just like that.
Hey! There's a Lopez! Um, on the bench.
Garbage Pail Kids!!!! Man, Luke Walton might make something out of this season afterall. Lol.
3:04 Uh oh. Time out. That doesn't bode well for the GPK. If they get benched we're taking shots. But it was quite nice to see Chrissy up stretching his legs.
Uh, is 12 points a blow out? Anyway we're taking bets on Walton's stat line. My money is on 0-for-all.
Oh shit! Color my wallet empty. Walton got some out there.
105-92 Still no road losses.
Final Comments
No real comments because well, the Lakers took care of business. And with that 9-1 record we're happy. Even if Derek Fisher is ridiculous and Luke Walton makes $4,900,000 more than we do for 376% less effort than we put in daily.
Player of the night goes to Trevor Ariza for continuing to dominate shit all over the court and making it fancy while he's at it.
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
75 Lakers vs. Pistons
Not only are they beating people, they are dominating people. Let's see if that continues as they face their first Eastern Conference challengers.
A word before the game
This is being typed up in Word and transferred to the internet later. The phone company gets a big fat FAIL for forgetting how to conduct internet service. Upsetting at best. ESPN is no TNT, Heather Cox is a mess and if we have to have national broadcasts, Charles Barkley is preferred. Thanks. Also, Kwame Brown is starting tonight...
1st Quarter
11:15 Kwame gets booed. Where have we seen this before?
9:14 Wow, the P's are off to a good start tonight. This is no time to worry though Laker fans.
Is it okay that every time we see Rasheed we yell out "Neeeeeed for Sheeeeed" because we really want to hear him say something ridiculous like he's so famous for.
7:22 Someone (and by someone we mean no one) dropps AI to the floor and scoots with the ball back down to the other end.
Good lawd, there's an absolute mess going on under the Lakers hoop, not even sure what to call it right now. Just a mess.
6:03 What is the point of rebounding if you're not going to make any shots. Nobody ever looked at the box score and said "wow, those rebounding numbers warrant a win!".
4:47 Kwame lost some weight, that probably won't hlep his stone hands though.
4:12 Ko-be Bryant from Pau Gasol! That's what its supposed to look like out there.
Louisville - totally not pronounced how you think it is.
30.6 UCLA has been in for a while and we haven't seen anything too spectacular.
23-16 Pistons
2nd Quarter
10:57 Allen Iverson flops his way to a Jordan Farmar foul.
10:17 But UC comes back with quite the pass to LA.
And while we're talking about UCLA.. hi Arron! The call him alphabet soup.
7:57 OMGJORDAN!
For the record, Farmar is not equal to Farmer.
6:47 The game finally picks up and by the way LO7 looks good tonight.
6:17 Point made!
5:46 Uh, Pau? Is there something you want to tell us. Or else you can just get off of that guy's butthole.
4:16 Who's basket was that? Pretty sure everyone slammed it home simultaneously.
3:13 With no internet available we're left wondering who the officials are and why they're so foul happy tonight.
That clip of Yao falling down in slow motion never gets old. They really should release a DVD of the besk basketbrawls of the season. We'd pay good money to see those in slow-mo and from all angles.
53-44 Pistons
Halftime
Well, it hasn't been a first half of amazingness, but there hasn't been too much amazingness this season for the Lakers even though they keep winning. Let us see if they come back in the second half playing defense and acting like they know that the ball is supposed to go into the rim and come out of the bottom end. I mean, or not, whichever.
3rd Quarter
11:36 Andrew Bynum with the put back...
11:14 Andrew Bynum wit the block - thats how you start a half.
10:45 Letting Kwame dunk on us is not how you want to start a half.
8:22 Here's an alarming trend: D.Fish likes to spend the first half laying bricks. At least he picks it up in the second half but STILL!
Are the red headbands a requirement for the Pistons? What if you don't want to wear one?
2:54 Now would be the time the Lakers need to make that "oh shit, we're behind" run.
Ok, one quarter left. Time to do big things.
77-62 still the Pistons
4th Quarter
"How mortal does your team look tonight?"
What kind of idiotic questions are these side court interviews with the coaches? Really? Why don't we ask which shoe each player ties up first?
9:46 It's always nice to see someone make up for their mistakes on the next trip down the court.
Who wants to go to All-Star in Phoenix? Nobody? Because Phoenix is an awful place? Got it!
8:03 Oh my god they're gonna lose :(
7:37 Oh great... now we got yellows taking down yellows. Tonight ain't our night. Everybody tie those shoes.
Ok! Warren Sapp of Dancing With The Stars Fame. Who makes this shit up? Pretty sure Warren Sapp is the loudmouth from the NFL. Celeb watch at STAPLES is so boring.
4:31 With that Fisher miss and LO foul, we're officially too sad to comment anymore on this crapfest of a game. We might have some comments tomorrow. This wasn't even a good loss.
3:44 Oh wait, snap! Kobe seems to finally be upset about something or other. Block that shit Kobe!
1:08 Oh cute... KB passed GP in all time scoring.
58.8 Pau Gasol should be shot. Missing freethrows is the most asinine thing about this game. How can that happen?
106-95
A word before the game
This is being typed up in Word and transferred to the internet later. The phone company gets a big fat FAIL for forgetting how to conduct internet service. Upsetting at best. ESPN is no TNT, Heather Cox is a mess and if we have to have national broadcasts, Charles Barkley is preferred. Thanks. Also, Kwame Brown is starting tonight...
1st Quarter
11:15 Kwame gets booed. Where have we seen this before?
9:14 Wow, the P's are off to a good start tonight. This is no time to worry though Laker fans.
Is it okay that every time we see Rasheed we yell out "Neeeeeed for Sheeeeed" because we really want to hear him say something ridiculous like he's so famous for.
7:22 Someone (and by someone we mean no one) dropps AI to the floor and scoots with the ball back down to the other end.
Good lawd, there's an absolute mess going on under the Lakers hoop, not even sure what to call it right now. Just a mess.
6:03 What is the point of rebounding if you're not going to make any shots. Nobody ever looked at the box score and said "wow, those rebounding numbers warrant a win!".
4:47 Kwame lost some weight, that probably won't hlep his stone hands though.
4:12 Ko-be Bryant from Pau Gasol! That's what its supposed to look like out there.
Louisville - totally not pronounced how you think it is.
30.6 UCLA has been in for a while and we haven't seen anything too spectacular.
23-16 Pistons
2nd Quarter
10:57 Allen Iverson flops his way to a Jordan Farmar foul.
10:17 But UC comes back with quite the pass to LA.
And while we're talking about UCLA.. hi Arron! The call him alphabet soup.
7:57 OMGJORDAN!
For the record, Farmar is not equal to Farmer.
6:47 The game finally picks up and by the way LO7 looks good tonight.
6:17 Point made!
5:46 Uh, Pau? Is there something you want to tell us. Or else you can just get off of that guy's butthole.
4:16 Who's basket was that? Pretty sure everyone slammed it home simultaneously.
3:13 With no internet available we're left wondering who the officials are and why they're so foul happy tonight.
That clip of Yao falling down in slow motion never gets old. They really should release a DVD of the besk basketbrawls of the season. We'd pay good money to see those in slow-mo and from all angles.
53-44 Pistons
Halftime
Well, it hasn't been a first half of amazingness, but there hasn't been too much amazingness this season for the Lakers even though they keep winning. Let us see if they come back in the second half playing defense and acting like they know that the ball is supposed to go into the rim and come out of the bottom end. I mean, or not, whichever.
3rd Quarter
11:36 Andrew Bynum with the put back...
11:14 Andrew Bynum wit the block - thats how you start a half.
10:45 Letting Kwame dunk on us is not how you want to start a half.
8:22 Here's an alarming trend: D.Fish likes to spend the first half laying bricks. At least he picks it up in the second half but STILL!
Are the red headbands a requirement for the Pistons? What if you don't want to wear one?
2:54 Now would be the time the Lakers need to make that "oh shit, we're behind" run.
Ok, one quarter left. Time to do big things.
77-62 still the Pistons
4th Quarter
"How mortal does your team look tonight?"
What kind of idiotic questions are these side court interviews with the coaches? Really? Why don't we ask which shoe each player ties up first?
9:46 It's always nice to see someone make up for their mistakes on the next trip down the court.
Who wants to go to All-Star in Phoenix? Nobody? Because Phoenix is an awful place? Got it!
8:03 Oh my god they're gonna lose :(
7:37 Oh great... now we got yellows taking down yellows. Tonight ain't our night. Everybody tie those shoes.
Ok! Warren Sapp of Dancing With The Stars Fame. Who makes this shit up? Pretty sure Warren Sapp is the loudmouth from the NFL. Celeb watch at STAPLES is so boring.
4:31 With that Fisher miss and LO foul, we're officially too sad to comment anymore on this crapfest of a game. We might have some comments tomorrow. This wasn't even a good loss.
3:44 Oh wait, snap! Kobe seems to finally be upset about something or other. Block that shit Kobe!
1:08 Oh cute... KB passed GP in all time scoring.
58.8 Pau Gasol should be shot. Missing freethrows is the most asinine thing about this game. How can that happen?
106-95
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.
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
79 (Lakers vs. Clippers)
What is being called (for the Clips) The Nightmare at Staples part deux is set to tip off tonight. No since beating a dead horse with a large stick or anything but, here's hoping this one is not as boring as the first one.
A word before the game
Barack's the president (elect, although not officially yet), we're jealous of the first daughters like you wouldn't believe, Andrew's shoulder is just fine, and it's another of the best of the best of L.A. only this time the home crowd will be cheering for the real home team. Oooooh who are we kidding? We're so obsessed with the new presidency that we can't even control oursleves and doubt we have much to say about basketball, but here's hoping. Happy almost birthday Lamar!
Starting Lineup
Kobes, Drew, Fish, Pau, Vlad
1st Quarter
Andrew takes the tip easily - get used to hearing that one this season.
11:21 Kobe starts the game off right!
9:58 You don't take rebounds from Andrew, ever.
9:34 Drew might make himself our hero tonight, keep an eye out.
Can we give Dunleavy a T and move on with the game already?
It's kinda amazing how changing the color of the floor makes it look like a totally different arena (vs. when it was Clippers home floor).
3:04 Okay, I'll totally admit that we're job hunting in Washington D.C. right now, whats say we just meet back here after halftime?
2:42 Wow Vlad, wow... thank god Fish was on it!
1:52 Pau with the turn over =(
1:27 UCLA!
Awwww, Kobe tells Trevor to relax at the line. So adorable!
52.5 "HEY HEY HEY HEY". Uh, guys... Jordan can't inbound the ball if you're all on the other side of the court.
29-27 Clippers?
2nd Quarter
10:09 Ooooooh snap! Can we have a replay on that? So much going on, people on the floor, Trevor slammin it home, what?
Oh yay! Another pointless celebrity audience interview... bahahahahhahaha - Cole Hamels' voice is awful, I can't even breathe, he sounds like he has a gerbil stuck in his throat that mated with a frog... let's talk about nothing important at all while the game is going on and we'd rather be watching that, sounds good!
7:42 Cole's still rambling on... but why don't they give the big men more room to sit down on the bench? They couldn't find larger chairs?
6:06 Omg Sahsa's headband is out of control right now, he needs to keep a hair dresser on the bench with him... we hear Luke is looking for a job.
Kobe's baby white shoes, never seen the light of pavement. Are those indoor shoes only?
5:13 LA! (That's Trevor if you've not been paying attention)
4:45 Someone just made a comment about how they obviously trust Ariza, yeah I'll say just blindly throwing something up and expecting Trev is going to be there to dump it is is trust.
Might as well JUMP! Go ahead and JUMP!
Ooooookay, what is the deal with the NBA election results? Is this supposed to be hilarious.
51-47 Clippers still
Halftime
Reeeeeeeeegroup!
3rd Quarter
Okay, I think we've gotten our job hunting out of our system. Lets focus on the game...
10:51 He was a baller, a shot staller, we call Andreeeeeew.
10:24 Ooooooh snap yo! Derek and Kaman are "having words". Why did Bynum get a T? What are we missing here? Jeeeeesus, he got T'd for coming to the aide of a teammate. Loves it!
9:53 Radman lets the entirety of the Clipper floor run passed him before he sends the ball up to the rim.
Can we stop referring to a player's lenght as some living thing? Please?
7:57 Holla!
6:32 This ain't gymnasties Derek, but nice hustle.
Drew's kinda secretly on fire tonight.
3:28 Even though they're winning right now the Clippers don't look very good out there.
2:22 Vlad you can't sit on the Clippers bench.
I just remembered this from the first half but at one point Lamar was doing some reindeer type of run where he was "running" but taking stunted steps. What the heck?
Uh, not sure what the score was but I'm pretty sure we were leading! Finally!!
4th Quarter
9:49 Farmlife!
Woah, where'd Walton go? Haha, that's like Where's Waldo. I smell a new game developing. Details later... but he was in the game for a sec right?
9:19 Lamar gets the calm down stick. CALM DOWN!
8:19 Guys, we can't let the Clippers win this ok? I don't care if they have a better team than they've ever had, it's still embarassing.
Oh crap we forgot to set our picks for the Lakers Fantasy Game =(
6:38 Irrelevant but Jordan is bright red right now.
6:12 Oh snap, just when we thought we were going to be giving the POTN award to someone else J missed his shot, picks up his own rebound and goes and drops it in. Hmmm, might he be campaigning for a streak?
5:45 It's a litte late to be showing up, but I guess it's better late than never?
4:20 That's fuckin' teamwork!
3:13 OH! LO!
2 minutes. 2 minutes remain in this ball game. But what he really meant was 2 minutes. 2 minutes before the Clippers can go home with another loss.
Oh hey Luke.
41.1 Wow is it empty up in there!
So Lakeshow wins it again. 4-0 Let's see what the scores gonna be...
8.4 Uh.... we can't have Jordan injured so enough of that okay?
106-88 Lake show!
Final Comments
Rick Fox is a broadcasting mess! But we love him even still.
Okay, best thing ever... and if you don't have 24 seconds to watch that video clip... Jordan is doing his post game interview in the locker room and Luke bumps into Jordan on purpose and Jordan comes with comment of the night, "Nice, Walton! Way to play 3 minutes tonight!" Nevermind his back pedal afterwards about him being his homie and all of that garbage, that was the best thing EVER. Good Lord.
Jordan gets to keep his award for that comment alone!
Thank you and Good night =)
A word before the game
Barack's the president (elect, although not officially yet), we're jealous of the first daughters like you wouldn't believe, Andrew's shoulder is just fine, and it's another of the best of the best of L.A. only this time the home crowd will be cheering for the real home team. Oooooh who are we kidding? We're so obsessed with the new presidency that we can't even control oursleves and doubt we have much to say about basketball, but here's hoping. Happy almost birthday Lamar!
Starting Lineup
Kobes, Drew, Fish, Pau, Vlad
1st Quarter
Andrew takes the tip easily - get used to hearing that one this season.
11:21 Kobe starts the game off right!
9:58 You don't take rebounds from Andrew, ever.
9:34 Drew might make himself our hero tonight, keep an eye out.
Can we give Dunleavy a T and move on with the game already?
It's kinda amazing how changing the color of the floor makes it look like a totally different arena (vs. when it was Clippers home floor).
3:04 Okay, I'll totally admit that we're job hunting in Washington D.C. right now, whats say we just meet back here after halftime?
2:42 Wow Vlad, wow... thank god Fish was on it!
1:52 Pau with the turn over =(
1:27 UCLA!
Awwww, Kobe tells Trevor to relax at the line. So adorable!
52.5 "HEY HEY HEY HEY". Uh, guys... Jordan can't inbound the ball if you're all on the other side of the court.
29-27 Clippers?
2nd Quarter
10:09 Ooooooh snap! Can we have a replay on that? So much going on, people on the floor, Trevor slammin it home, what?
Oh yay! Another pointless celebrity audience interview... bahahahahhahaha - Cole Hamels' voice is awful, I can't even breathe, he sounds like he has a gerbil stuck in his throat that mated with a frog... let's talk about nothing important at all while the game is going on and we'd rather be watching that, sounds good!
7:42 Cole's still rambling on... but why don't they give the big men more room to sit down on the bench? They couldn't find larger chairs?
6:06 Omg Sahsa's headband is out of control right now, he needs to keep a hair dresser on the bench with him... we hear Luke is looking for a job.
Kobe's baby white shoes, never seen the light of pavement. Are those indoor shoes only?
5:13 LA! (That's Trevor if you've not been paying attention)
4:45 Someone just made a comment about how they obviously trust Ariza, yeah I'll say just blindly throwing something up and expecting Trev is going to be there to dump it is is trust.
Might as well JUMP! Go ahead and JUMP!
Ooooookay, what is the deal with the NBA election results? Is this supposed to be hilarious.
51-47 Clippers still
Halftime
Reeeeeeeeegroup!
3rd Quarter
Okay, I think we've gotten our job hunting out of our system. Lets focus on the game...
10:51 He was a baller, a shot staller, we call Andreeeeeew.
10:24 Ooooooh snap yo! Derek and Kaman are "having words". Why did Bynum get a T? What are we missing here? Jeeeeesus, he got T'd for coming to the aide of a teammate. Loves it!
9:53 Radman lets the entirety of the Clipper floor run passed him before he sends the ball up to the rim.
Can we stop referring to a player's lenght as some living thing? Please?
7:57 Holla!
6:32 This ain't gymnasties Derek, but nice hustle.
Drew's kinda secretly on fire tonight.
3:28 Even though they're winning right now the Clippers don't look very good out there.
2:22 Vlad you can't sit on the Clippers bench.
I just remembered this from the first half but at one point Lamar was doing some reindeer type of run where he was "running" but taking stunted steps. What the heck?
Uh, not sure what the score was but I'm pretty sure we were leading! Finally!!
4th Quarter
9:49 Farmlife!
Woah, where'd Walton go? Haha, that's like Where's Waldo. I smell a new game developing. Details later... but he was in the game for a sec right?
9:19 Lamar gets the calm down stick. CALM DOWN!
8:19 Guys, we can't let the Clippers win this ok? I don't care if they have a better team than they've ever had, it's still embarassing.
Oh crap we forgot to set our picks for the Lakers Fantasy Game =(
6:38 Irrelevant but Jordan is bright red right now.
6:12 Oh snap, just when we thought we were going to be giving the POTN award to someone else J missed his shot, picks up his own rebound and goes and drops it in. Hmmm, might he be campaigning for a streak?
5:45 It's a litte late to be showing up, but I guess it's better late than never?
4:20 That's fuckin' teamwork!
3:13 OH! LO!
2 minutes. 2 minutes remain in this ball game. But what he really meant was 2 minutes. 2 minutes before the Clippers can go home with another loss.
Oh hey Luke.
41.1 Wow is it empty up in there!
So Lakeshow wins it again. 4-0 Let's see what the scores gonna be...
8.4 Uh.... we can't have Jordan injured so enough of that okay?
106-88 Lake show!
Final Comments
Rick Fox is a broadcasting mess! But we love him even still.
Okay, best thing ever... and if you don't have 24 seconds to watch that video clip... Jordan is doing his post game interview in the locker room and Luke bumps into Jordan on purpose and Jordan comes with comment of the night, "Nice, Walton! Way to play 3 minutes tonight!" Nevermind his back pedal afterwards about him being his homie and all of that garbage, that was the best thing EVER. Good Lord.
Jordan gets to keep his award for that comment alone!
Thank you and Good night =)
Saturday, November 1, 2008
80 (Lakers @ Nuggets)
The first real road game of the season! The question lingering is: Is this a team we who can make a legitimate game of tonight's affair or is this just another "easy win" for the Lakers?
A word before the game
Tonight's game question via text is, "Which was more significant: acquiring Pau Gasol or extending Andrew Bynum?" I'm sitting here yelling at James Worthy on my television because he seems to think that it's absolutely Bynum. Well, here's the thing, I'm not saying that it was not important to retain Andrew (obvi) buuuuuuuut, we wouldn't be here in this giddy position if it weren't for Pau last year. While it would still be fun times at Lakerland with Andrew back this year, it wouldn't be nearly as comfortable (not that it's comfortable... what?) without Pau. So no James Worthy sir, Pau was the more important issue. Thanks for playing.
Starting Lineup
KB, DF, AB, PG, VR
1st Quarter
10:52 I see we're off to a tragic start tonight...
8:35 So 0-7 is a nice way to get underway with this game.
7:15 Pau is awake!
4:20 Sorry, I've been snoozing so far, but nice shot clock violation.
ORANGEJELLO!! Our friend is back. Woohoo, I knew there was a reason to like playing the nuggets.
1:16 A Garbage Pail Kid in the 1st quarter? Though Luke did bail us out last year when Lamar got in foul trouble hella early, more than once.
Wow, lets see if the second q can make me pay attention to the screen?
2nd Quarter
10:36 Machine shoot!
10:17 Machine um, well, what was machine doing again?
How is the game tied? I haven't been watching so it's hard to know if the Nuggets are any good of or we're being awful.
8:26 Pau's arm is okay to go. Phew!
Pretty sure Drew Drew touched that one but shhhhh.
7:12 THE TREV! (would have been better if it went in but the taste Anderson got there was sufficient enough)
5:51 Now we're hustlin'.
Andrew makes Duncan Face and gets a sit down pass to the bench with his 3rd.
4:17 Hmmm, Kobe's 3rd. Well, if anyone in this league can afford to have all of it's starters benched with 3 fouls its us so lets see how our depth chart holds up huh?
2:28 Josh Powell
1:46 D.Fish doesn't like 2's, whats say we only give him the ball when he's beyond the arc?
1:33 Apparently mouth guards don't need to be worn inside of your mouth anymore.
52-46 Nuggets
Half Time
Waaaaay too many fouls right now. The boys need to take a nap, do some yoga (namaste) or whatever they need to do in order to regroup at half time, we may not get a blowout win but they need to handle business. Don't let the sweep in the post season be called a fluke. Beat the drum Phil. Beat the drum.
3rd Quarter
Like 2 seconds into the half or whatever - Foul :(
11:19 Radman picks the ticks off of Drew's head as he gets called for his 4th. WTF y'all.
10:28? Vlad'd better make all 3 of those free ones or he's getting disowned... disowned.
8:54 This is starting to look depressing. I'm going to have to start talking smack in about another minute.
8:12 You won't win your way back into my heart with one shot Vladimir. Nope.
6:12 Sometimes Lamar, sometimes you have to just take the shot and stop sharing the goddamn rock.
4:54 Derek Fisher mopping up the floor - because somebody's got to.
3:58 Hit it Radman!
3:18 D.Fish lost his clutch I guess?
2:15 Pau has to be the second most awkward fast-breaker on the team (Post Up Walton is the first in case you weren't with us last season).
1:44 Ooooh Trevor.
1:37 It's fine Kobe, we don't need you to like make your frees or anything. Don't even worry about it.
0.55 Jordan around the back to Pau with interference and it's good! Where the eph has Jordan been all of this time? Lets get it runnin UCLA style already.
76 All - For cryin' out loud y'all.
4th Quarter
Birdman looks straight up nasty. No further comment.
9:47 Andrew gets to play himself out of the game. Good time to teach lessons Phil.
9:18 Does Stu hear himself when he talks? "They're right where they want to be." Doubtful.
Trevooooooooooor!
8:01 It's like the Lakers finally showed up for the game... make the freethrows Lamar, make them!
6:49 Kobe from doooowntoooown. Obviously ready to take over the game now. Let's go.
How many of those can he drop in a row? Let's count...
3:22 Lamar had no business taking that and he knew it. Good thing Kobes was there to clean it up.
Hahahahaaaaaaabaahabbbbaaa! Was that Joel or Stu that just stat cursed Melo at the charity stripe? Whoever it was, I love you!
1:50 Oh snap! Kobes.
55.3 "Kleiza sending the wrong guy to the line." Joel Myers - Preach.
Oh snap y'all. Holla.
=)
104-97 Lakeshow as it should be.
Final Comments
Okay, so to answer the question above. Denver was a team that could give us a game, but we still manhandled them in the end. Woo! However, with such sloppy play and such foul trouble the "Home Opener Killers" didn't make us or (I'm guessing) Phil very happy. Let's chalk this up to a kinda lucky win and go home and concentrate. Good idea.
Player of the Night: Jordan Farmar, but really just because nobody else could really take it away from him from last game. Nobody was really spectacular tonight.
A word before the game
Tonight's game question via text is, "Which was more significant: acquiring Pau Gasol or extending Andrew Bynum?" I'm sitting here yelling at James Worthy on my television because he seems to think that it's absolutely Bynum. Well, here's the thing, I'm not saying that it was not important to retain Andrew (obvi) buuuuuuuut, we wouldn't be here in this giddy position if it weren't for Pau last year. While it would still be fun times at Lakerland with Andrew back this year, it wouldn't be nearly as comfortable (not that it's comfortable... what?) without Pau. So no James Worthy sir, Pau was the more important issue. Thanks for playing.
Starting Lineup
KB, DF, AB, PG, VR
1st Quarter
10:52 I see we're off to a tragic start tonight...
8:35 So 0-7 is a nice way to get underway with this game.
7:15 Pau is awake!
4:20 Sorry, I've been snoozing so far, but nice shot clock violation.
ORANGEJELLO!! Our friend is back. Woohoo, I knew there was a reason to like playing the nuggets.
1:16 A Garbage Pail Kid in the 1st quarter? Though Luke did bail us out last year when Lamar got in foul trouble hella early, more than once.
Wow, lets see if the second q can make me pay attention to the screen?
2nd Quarter
10:36 Machine shoot!
10:17 Machine um, well, what was machine doing again?
How is the game tied? I haven't been watching so it's hard to know if the Nuggets are any good of or we're being awful.
8:26 Pau's arm is okay to go. Phew!
Pretty sure Drew Drew touched that one but shhhhh.
7:12 THE TREV! (would have been better if it went in but the taste Anderson got there was sufficient enough)
5:51 Now we're hustlin'.
Andrew makes Duncan Face and gets a sit down pass to the bench with his 3rd.
4:17 Hmmm, Kobe's 3rd. Well, if anyone in this league can afford to have all of it's starters benched with 3 fouls its us so lets see how our depth chart holds up huh?
2:28 Josh Powell
1:46 D.Fish doesn't like 2's, whats say we only give him the ball when he's beyond the arc?
1:33 Apparently mouth guards don't need to be worn inside of your mouth anymore.
52-46 Nuggets
Half Time
Waaaaay too many fouls right now. The boys need to take a nap, do some yoga (namaste) or whatever they need to do in order to regroup at half time, we may not get a blowout win but they need to handle business. Don't let the sweep in the post season be called a fluke. Beat the drum Phil. Beat the drum.
3rd Quarter
Like 2 seconds into the half or whatever - Foul :(
11:19 Radman picks the ticks off of Drew's head as he gets called for his 4th. WTF y'all.
10:28? Vlad'd better make all 3 of those free ones or he's getting disowned... disowned.
8:54 This is starting to look depressing. I'm going to have to start talking smack in about another minute.
8:12 You won't win your way back into my heart with one shot Vladimir. Nope.
6:12 Sometimes Lamar, sometimes you have to just take the shot and stop sharing the goddamn rock.
4:54 Derek Fisher mopping up the floor - because somebody's got to.
3:58 Hit it Radman!
3:18 D.Fish lost his clutch I guess?
2:15 Pau has to be the second most awkward fast-breaker on the team (Post Up Walton is the first in case you weren't with us last season).
1:44 Ooooh Trevor.
1:37 It's fine Kobe, we don't need you to like make your frees or anything. Don't even worry about it.
0.55 Jordan around the back to Pau with interference and it's good! Where the eph has Jordan been all of this time? Lets get it runnin UCLA style already.
76 All - For cryin' out loud y'all.
4th Quarter
Birdman looks straight up nasty. No further comment.
9:47 Andrew gets to play himself out of the game. Good time to teach lessons Phil.
9:18 Does Stu hear himself when he talks? "They're right where they want to be." Doubtful.
Trevooooooooooor!
8:01 It's like the Lakers finally showed up for the game... make the freethrows Lamar, make them!
6:49 Kobe from doooowntoooown. Obviously ready to take over the game now. Let's go.
How many of those can he drop in a row? Let's count...
3:22 Lamar had no business taking that and he knew it. Good thing Kobes was there to clean it up.
Hahahahaaaaaaabaahabbbbaaa! Was that Joel or Stu that just stat cursed Melo at the charity stripe? Whoever it was, I love you!
1:50 Oh snap! Kobes.
55.3 "Kleiza sending the wrong guy to the line." Joel Myers - Preach.
Oh snap y'all. Holla.
=)
104-97 Lakeshow as it should be.
Final Comments
Okay, so to answer the question above. Denver was a team that could give us a game, but we still manhandled them in the end. Woo! However, with such sloppy play and such foul trouble the "Home Opener Killers" didn't make us or (I'm guessing) Phil very happy. Let's chalk this up to a kinda lucky win and go home and concentrate. Good idea.
Player of the Night: Jordan Farmar, but really just because nobody else could really take it away from him from last game. Nobody was really spectacular tonight.
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