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	<title>Comments on: Steve Nash blames back problems for poor shooting night against Blazers</title>
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		<title>By: omniusprime</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Feb 2013 13:54:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ancient Trash Nash is the worst excuse for a point guard the Lakers could have ever brought to the team.  Trash Nash has been worthless as a Laker.  Now he can&#039;t shoot because he has a bad back, what a sissy trying to gain sympathy by crying about his back when he&#039;s just over the hill and should retire.  Steve Flake is no better, another worthless excuse for a point guard.  With these two deadbeats at point guard it&#039;s no wonder the Lakers suck.  Neither plays any defense.

The fault is that pathetic excuse for a coach, Dumbtoni, who is too stupid to stop playing these two total losers.  If the Lakers had a great coach like Phil Jackson or Jerry Sloan the Lakers would be cruising to another championship.  We can blame that little idiot buss boy for bringing such garbage to the once mighty Lakers.

Fire Dumbtoni!!!  Trade Trash Nash and Steve Flake!!!  Thanks Dr. Buss and Rest in Peace!!!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ancient Trash Nash is the worst excuse for a point guard the Lakers could have ever brought to the team.  Trash Nash has been worthless as a Laker.  Now he can&#8217;t shoot because he has a bad back, what a sissy trying to gain sympathy by crying about his back when he&#8217;s just over the hill and should retire.  Steve Flake is no better, another worthless excuse for a point guard.  With these two deadbeats at point guard it&#8217;s no wonder the Lakers suck.  Neither plays any defense.</p>
<p>The fault is that pathetic excuse for a coach, Dumbtoni, who is too stupid to stop playing these two total losers.  If the Lakers had a great coach like Phil Jackson or Jerry Sloan the Lakers would be cruising to another championship.  We can blame that little idiot buss boy for bringing such garbage to the once mighty Lakers.</p>
<p>Fire Dumbtoni!!!  Trade Trash Nash and Steve Flake!!!  Thanks Dr. Buss and Rest in Peace!!!</p>
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		<title>By: mytthor</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[mytthor]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Feb 2013 03:01:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nothing ugly about the Celtics win, or this one. They play a slow tempo but when they play well they move the ball extremely well. Kobe is absolutely still a top 5 player, he&#039;s having his best season since like 2005. He&#039;s right below Durant and LeBron, about even with Chris Paul, still better than Melo before someone says that. If you think OKC and Houston would be more fun than watching the Lakers and OKC, you&#039;re crazy. 

Nash has had this one bad game and is having an amazing shooting season as we&#039;ve become used to. The bench isn&#039;t deep but when Gasol comes back he&#039;s coming off the bench, Jamison and Meeks are getting it done, and benches matter way less in the playoffs, when there are no back to backs and players can play more minutes.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Nothing ugly about the Celtics win, or this one. They play a slow tempo but when they play well they move the ball extremely well. Kobe is absolutely still a top 5 player, he&#8217;s having his best season since like 2005. He&#8217;s right below Durant and LeBron, about even with Chris Paul, still better than Melo before someone says that. If you think OKC and Houston would be more fun than watching the Lakers and OKC, you&#8217;re crazy. </p>
<p>Nash has had this one bad game and is having an amazing shooting season as we&#8217;ve become used to. The bench isn&#8217;t deep but when Gasol comes back he&#8217;s coming off the bench, Jamison and Meeks are getting it done, and benches matter way less in the playoffs, when there are no back to backs and players can play more minutes.</p>
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		<title>By: mazblast</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[mazblast]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Feb 2013 23:46:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Did Nash tell the coaches that he was hurt, or did he try to &quot;gut it out&quot;?

Someone his age ought to be smarter.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Did Nash tell the coaches that he was hurt, or did he try to &#8220;gut it out&#8221;?</p>
<p>Someone his age ought to be smarter.</p>
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		<title>By: hannsta</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[hannsta]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Feb 2013 23:45:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lol did anyone see those go-to-booth instant replays? Made me want to stop watching the NBA. Its pretty clear the Lakers ARE making the playoffs.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Lol did anyone see those go-to-booth instant replays? Made me want to stop watching the NBA. Its pretty clear the Lakers ARE making the playoffs.</p>
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		<title>By: aboogy123456</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[aboogy123456]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Feb 2013 23:38:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What Nash has provided the lakers this season has been exactly what I expected. He’s a guy who spaces the floor very well with his shot, makes good decisions, has confidence to hit clutch shots, and is looking to get his teammates involved. He also brings it every night on defense even though he’s not a good defender. I’m not sure why people were expecting him to average 20 points and 10 assists and all of a sudden play great D. The unreasonable expectations for him are taking away from all the positive things that he brings to the team.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What Nash has provided the lakers this season has been exactly what I expected. He’s a guy who spaces the floor very well with his shot, makes good decisions, has confidence to hit clutch shots, and is looking to get his teammates involved. He also brings it every night on defense even though he’s not a good defender. I’m not sure why people were expecting him to average 20 points and 10 assists and all of a sudden play great D. The unreasonable expectations for him are taking away from all the positive things that he brings to the team.</p>
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		<title>By: aboogy123456</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[aboogy123456]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Feb 2013 23:37:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I think Nash has been a little over glorified in that he has always been a bad defender and he doesn’t have the athleticism to blow by people on offense. The last couple years the offense ran through him every play so he was putting up stats, but he’s not a dominant point guard.

What Nash has provided the lakers this season has been exactly what I expected. He’s a guy who spaces the floor very well with his shot, makes good decisions, has confidence to hit clutch shots, and is looking to get his teammates involved. He also brings it every night on defense even though he’s not a good defender. I’m not sure why people were expecting him to average 20 points and 10 assists and all of a sudden play great D. The unreasonable expectations for him are taking away from all the positive things that he brings to the team.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I think Nash has been a little over glorified in that he has always been a bad defender and he doesn’t have the athleticism to blow by people on offense. The last couple years the offense ran through him every play so he was putting up stats, but he’s not a dominant point guard.</p>
<p>What Nash has provided the lakers this season has been exactly what I expected. He’s a guy who spaces the floor very well with his shot, makes good decisions, has confidence to hit clutch shots, and is looking to get his teammates involved. He also brings it every night on defense even though he’s not a good defender. I’m not sure why people were expecting him to average 20 points and 10 assists and all of a sudden play great D. The unreasonable expectations for him are taking away from all the positive things that he brings to the team.</p>
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		<title>By: musilly</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[musilly]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Feb 2013 23:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The drama surrounding whether they make the playoffs is a little silly. They&#039;re playing really ugly basketball even in their wins, and the team is rather lifeless: Gasol&#039;s out and will return slow-footed; Howard and Nash are hobbled; the bench is terrible; and Kobe&#039;s had a really nice season but he&#039;s a top-10, not a top-5, player at this point. In other words, even if they make the playoffs as the 8 seed, would they even manage to win a playoff game? I think the Laker talk is a way to distract ourselves until we are treated to some really good basketball: OKC vs. Miami would be great, OKC vs. HOU in the first round, Clips v. Spurs would be nice, etc. Lakers are just a footnote.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The drama surrounding whether they make the playoffs is a little silly. They&#8217;re playing really ugly basketball even in their wins, and the team is rather lifeless: Gasol&#8217;s out and will return slow-footed; Howard and Nash are hobbled; the bench is terrible; and Kobe&#8217;s had a really nice season but he&#8217;s a top-10, not a top-5, player at this point. In other words, even if they make the playoffs as the 8 seed, would they even manage to win a playoff game? I think the Laker talk is a way to distract ourselves until we are treated to some really good basketball: OKC vs. Miami would be great, OKC vs. HOU in the first round, Clips v. Spurs would be nice, etc. Lakers are just a footnote.</p>
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		<title>By: eventhorizon04</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[eventhorizon04]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Feb 2013 22:17:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[While he missed 24 games due to injury, he&#039;s given the Lakers a 50% FG - 40% 3PT - 90% FT season, scoring 12 points per game along with 7 assists and 3 rebounds per game per game (roughly near his career averages), despite being asked to play without the ball a lot.

So while his production is down, he&#039;s been an efficient contributor despite being asked to change his game from ball-dominant point guard to part-time spot-up shooter at age 39. He also hasn&#039;t complained publicly, as Pau Gasol, Dwight Howard, and even Kobe Bryant have.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>While he missed 24 games due to injury, he&#8217;s given the Lakers a 50% FG &#8211; 40% 3PT &#8211; 90% FT season, scoring 12 points per game along with 7 assists and 3 rebounds per game per game (roughly near his career averages), despite being asked to play without the ball a lot.</p>
<p>So while his production is down, he&#8217;s been an efficient contributor despite being asked to change his game from ball-dominant point guard to part-time spot-up shooter at age 39. He also hasn&#8217;t complained publicly, as Pau Gasol, Dwight Howard, and even Kobe Bryant have.</p>
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		<title>By: tannethrill</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[tannethrill]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Feb 2013 22:10:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now Kobe is supposed to tell him to suck it up.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Now Kobe is supposed to tell him to suck it up.</p>
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		<title>By: baymac408</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[baymac408]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Feb 2013 21:39:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I used to like Steve Nash... Then he became a laker]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I used to like Steve Nash&#8230; Then he became a laker</p>
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		<title>By: dls612</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[dls612]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Feb 2013 21:05:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Even though I&#039;m not a fan and yes I had to make it known! I believe him, it&#039;s Damn near impossible to do anything with a your back out of wack maybe he really never recovered from his back problem which is the result of his lack of impact,]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Even though I&#8217;m not a fan and yes I had to make it known! I believe him, it&#8217;s Damn near impossible to do anything with a your back out of wack maybe he really never recovered from his back problem which is the result of his lack of impact,</p>
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		<title>By: kingbeason52</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[kingbeason52]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Feb 2013 20:55:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I cant believe Steve isnt catching more heat for the Lakers poor season..He has not had a very impactful season at all..]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I cant believe Steve isnt catching more heat for the Lakers poor season..He has not had a very impactful season at all..</p>
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