Comments on: Should 0-4 Lakers be worried about preseason? Not really.

By: progress2011

progress2011 — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 01:25:52 +0000

Ahahahaha…Mr. Thompson,

You are digging-in DEEP. You may successfully shatter the faker glass house, if you keep it up…ahahahaha

By: jerdogthompson

jerdogthompson — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 00:26:24 +0000

Yep. Kobe dropped 31 without breaking a sweat. Against a bunch of scrubs 2 & 3 string I might add.

Face it, teams are figuring out Nash and he will be tested this season more so than any other season in his career. No doubt he’s a competitor and will get his on any given night. Just remember this post.

How’s Jordan Hills herniated disk so perilously located in proximity to his pelvis? I’d worry much more about that than the preseason or Kobe’s 31 if I were a Faker I mean Laker fan.

Bring on the hate blogs…,on three Ready.

By: lakerluver

lakerluver — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 19:23:03 +0000

Can’t wait for the season to begin. Rarely does the team with the best reg season record win the title. So, that would imply that the preseason is even more meaningless. The LAKERS are title contenders. As long as they’re healthy in June I don’t see a team that can beat them 4 out of 7 games.

By: zerole00

zerole00 — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 18:53:04 +0000

That’s a sidegrade at best.

By: therealhtj

therealhtj — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 18:00:02 +0000

You’re not much of a historian seeing as how Kobe just turned 34.

By: philtration

philtration — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 16:06:09 +0000

I wonder what year Kurt is living in.

By: bougin89

bougin89 — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 15:47:49 +0000

You make some valid points and although I think Howard was acting like a crybaby to get out of Orlando, to say that he “has never shown the ability to step up when needed” is not accurate.

By: davidly

davidly — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 14:34:41 +0000

Kurt, I agree that depth is an issue. But you just tailored a post laying out the implications of what is “utterly meaningless”. No, this one loss doesn’t count towards the regular season record. But the meaninglessness of what we see in the pre-season ends there.

The best starting five? It sounds to me that you are using an “who the best players would be in the first ten minutes as long as they are healthy” kind of argument. I believe you have to factor in age and durability to make the assessment. If another team’s five can stay on the court longer–both per game and throughout the season–then you gotta go with that other team as having a better starting five.

I’d say that a lot of teams have an edge when you take that into consideration. As far as depth is concerned, like I said, you are on the money. I’d say that depth is what is going to place teams like the Pacers, Nuggets, Sixers, Clippers, and even the Celtics and Heat ahead of the Lakers by the time the postseason kicks off.

By: observingii

observingii — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 14:23:23 +0000

Well, to be accurate, Kobe is 34 years old, which means he is now living in his 35th year.

By: dexterismyhero

dexterismyhero — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 13:51:36 +0000

Not a chance man. Not a single chance. And I won’t be looking foolish wither.

BTW: Kobe is over 34.

By: joshm5683

joshm5683 — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 13:20:20 +0000

I agree the Heat bench isn’t very deep, but their big 3 are a lot younger than the Lakers, Wade is the oldest and hes what 29 or 30? Granted he appears to be slowing up a lot, but their man guy Lebron is like a truck……….I still like the Lakers chances even with their bench, but it is somewhat of a concern.

By: omniusprime

omniusprime — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 13:06:41 +0000

The Lakers can improve their bench by signing Derek Fisher and dumping Steve Flake. I’m not too worried about the Lakers losing in preseason and especially short handed. When the regular season starts and the team is whole the Lakers will put on Showtime again.

By: lakerluver

lakerluver — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 13:06:13 +0000

@1historian
For someone who calls himself an “historian” you should know that Kobe’s not over 35. He’s not even 35 yet. Also, your timing is “impeccable” (I’m being sarcastic) bringing up Kobe’s age after he dropped 31 without even breaking a sweat. Come June the naysayers are going to look foolish. If the LAKERS stay healthy, banner number 17 will be hanging from the rafters of the Staples at this time next season!

By: tsi431

tsi431 — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 11:47:08 +0000

The Lakers never have all 5 bench players ever playing, unless its a blowout. I will take 4 bench players and Dwight Howard over 25 other NBA teams any day. More then likely it will be 3 bench players and two starters on the court when the backups come in.

By: 1historian

1historian — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 11:23:00 +0000

Nash and Kobe are both over 35 – slowing down and more injury-prone – , Gasol is getting there, Howard isn’t even on the court yet and has never shown the ability to step up when needed, yet some people are already conceding the title to LA.

Even if I were an la fan, which I am NOT, I wouldn’t be so confident.

By: nokoolaidcowboy

nokoolaidcowboy — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 11:02:31 +0000

Lakers shouldn’t be worried too much about their preseason games so far. Yes, you should win some but more importantly is that you come out with minimal injuries (some guys will be out of shape) and that the team and coaches can make some tweaks on their offense and defense.

These guys really don’t get going, giving their all until these games mean something.

By: limonadamas

limonadamas — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 06:37:19 +0000

Meh. You’re right about the Lakers being top heavy… but this year’s bench is still light years ahead of last year’s bench. Last I checked, the Heat’s second unit isn’t so hot either, and they’re the ones to beat.