<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Phil Jackson has faith in the Lakers » <a href="http://t.co/U3gKTG85" title="http://twitter.com/SportsCenter/status/289802380558618625/photo/1">twitter.com/SportsCenter/s…</a></p>— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) <a href="https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/status/289802380558618625" data-datetime="2013-01-11T18:34:07+00:00">January 11, 2013</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
I dont believe im that sensitive but I understand where you're coming from. I've just seen people here and facebook friends that hate on teams like LA, Dallas (cowboys and mavs) and Miami and so forth more than being fans of the Rockets...I guess, to me, its more of being bandwagon "haters" if that makes any sense. People on the GARM are a bit too reactive and defensive with everything and not many people go in there w/ an objective and open mind. Its crazy to see how flooded the GARM has come too w/ all these LOF's and LOH's and the fighting over it just seems so childish to me...
haha yes sir, to each his own. I respect your opinion man and you're right when it comes to fandom and so forth. I feel differently from that standpoint but I understand what you're saying there. Respect to you, Easy
That's kind of a double standard considering how many of the other players on your top 10 also played with other hall of famers. There are very few players who won championships without at least one all nba first teamer or at least all star playing with them. Oscar Robertson didn't win a title until he had Kareem. Kareem had Oscar, and later Magic, Worthy, McAdoo, and Wilkes, ect. Magic had Kareem, James Worthy, Bob McAdoo, and Jamaal Wilkes as future hall of famers. Bird had Parish, Mchale, Dennis Johnson and Tiny Archibald all as hall of famers. As a 76er, Wilt had Hal Greer and Billy Cunningham, who became the 76ers franchise player after Wilt left. Then he had Jerry West, Gail Goodrich and Elgin Baylor as team mates with the Lakers. Hakeem was probably be one of the closest to having done it on his own in regards to not having other superstars, but he did have Drexler on his second championship, and the Knicks had zero first, second or third team all nba players including Ewing in 93-94 when the Rockets beat them(though Ewing, Starks and Oakley were all stars that year). Micheal Jordan had Scottie Pippen, Dennis Rodman, and Horace Grant 2 of whom are hall of famers. Russel had 6 hall of famers on his team at the same time in 56-57 with center Russell, forwards Heinsohn and Jim Loscutoff, guards Bill Sharman and Bob Cousy, and forward Frank Ramsey. Later he had hall of famers John Havlicek and KC Jones as well during his career. Duncan had David Robinson, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili. Shaq had Kobe, Penny Hardaway, and Dwyane Wade. If Lebron makes your top 10, he will have won his first championship with Wade and Bosh. If there is an arguement to be made regarding Kobe playing with Shaq, it's that during the times they won championships together, Shaq was the first option, and Kobe was a huge contributor, but not universally considered the best player on the team at that point. All of the others on your top 10 list were generally considered the best players on the team when they won it all.
That's really bad news on Jordan Hill. Looks like Earl Clark will stay in the rotation the rest of the season.
Current healthy Laker bigs are so bad, they have allowed Perkins to convert 3 times on his trademarked "Perkins' Punt Play". I didn't think he could convert on that 3 times in a game against if uncontested.
Earl Clark is looking very solid. Is Hills injury similar to Jonny Flynns? Had disasterous ramifications for him..
Fortunately OKC rarely runs that play this season. But it's the Lakers and every play works. OKC would be up 26 if coach Bonehead hadn't put in that ridiculous lineup the last 5 mins of the 1st quarter.
I am not sure what he can do with the 2nd unit. He got spoiled last year by Harden. When Durant isn't playing this year, the offense looks D-League quality. They might as well fill the 2nd unit with all defensive stoppers and hope for a steal and fastbreak - slow the game down to stall for Durant's return.
The game is a clown show now. OKC has completely lost their concentration and focus but the Lakers offense is so bad now it's barely NBA level.
Use maynor or even lamb instead of that other scrub point guard he wouldn't take out the game for who knows why
If Maynor doesn't get it going, I don't trust RJ. He is just too shaky for me. Presti needs to trade for a veteran backup PG.
Honestly, even if May nor isn't being an offensive world beater he can control the team offense much better than Jackson
21-61 ^What's that? The Lakers final record at the end of the season? Or what Kobe's shooting line will start to look like once he truly stops giving a f*** (Which may have already happened) The answer? Both. lol
But he's played so terrible. Maynor should be given another shot a couple of weeks before the trade deadline. If there are no signs of life, Presti should start making calls.
