Why Lakers Fans Shouldn’t Be Worried
L.O.Lakers fans shouldn’t be worried that they didn’t cover the spread against the Knicks last night. In fact, I wouldn’t be particularly concerned about their two losses this month, or even the slimmer margin of victory (under 8 points per game) since Dec. 2nd.
That’s because Phil Jackson has no problem cracking the whip on his squad.
“Earlier this week, Lakers coach Phil Jackson sent his guys running after they failed — twice — to make 75 percent of their free throws in practice.”
There were “military-style drills, with the players running along the outside of the court… then [Coach Jackson] would blow his whistle and force the last player in the pack to run to the front of the line.”“Phil likes when we have tests,” says Lamar Odom. “Especially psychological. You can tell who’s confident, who’s thinking about it. He likes that. That’s what we’re striving for, perfection. We’re not perfect yet.”
Source: Eric Musselman’s Blog via True Hoop
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December 17th, 2008 at 5:56 pm
SteveNash says:
damn…. sounds like a JV team to me
December 17th, 2008 at 5:56 pm
Kermit The Washington says:
Only test that matters:
Christmas Day
December 17th, 2008 at 5:56 pm
doc says:
I never seena team with so many pussies win a championship and after this year I still wont.
December 17th, 2008 at 6:02 pm
Michorizo says:
Phil should give them all a pee test…i bet Lamar fails it.
December 17th, 2008 at 6:03 pm
sans says:
I feel what doc is sayin.
December 17th, 2008 at 6:03 pm
Heckler says:
does that source read correctly?
Eric Musselsman’s blog?
isn’t he an ex-nba head coach?
December 17th, 2008 at 6:11 pm
Drink the Haterade (KB24 Chip 09) says:
yeah, I agree , we need some tough guys other than Kobe
December 17th, 2008 at 6:13 pm
Gary says:
as a laker fan, i’ll admit that we’re soft . . i’m down with whatever it takes to make us tougher . . . . i’ve been saying it for a while and I’ll say it again . . . we need to trade lamar for someone tougher . . . like NOW!
December 17th, 2008 at 6:22 pm
Drink the Haterade (KB24 Chip 09) says:
yeah, like Crash or tayshaun
December 17th, 2008 at 6:36 pm
IGP says:
I actually think the Pistons would trade Tayshaun for Lamar cuz his contract expires, and with AI and Odom coming off the books, Detroit would be in good shape. Plus Tayshaun would be nasty on the Lakers.
December 17th, 2008 at 6:41 pm
Drink the Haterade (KB24 Chip 09) says:
Yes, I would love to have Tayshaun on the Lake Show
December 17th, 2008 at 7:05 pm
Michorizo says:
I don’t even think the Lakers could trade Lamar for Dumars left nut now. If they were going to move Lamar they would have done it before the season started…plus they are winning …
December 17th, 2008 at 7:11 pm
LakeShow84 says:
If we trade Odom and Vujacic for some brawn we will be alright.. But we all need to remember this roster in an experiment.. If things still FEEL the same way by Feb, and dont get me wrong things LOOK good but the FEEL is off, we will make some moves.. we got the depth to do so..
I hope Mitch has something up his sleeve for this year.. How could he not?? People will be salivating over Odoms expiring contract and you can sell Vujacic on potential.. if he got Pau Gasol for Kwame’s expiring contract then shit we should be able to land Jesus.. and no i dont mean Ray Allen
And aye yo Doc..
Save that shit for somewhere else.. You couldnt hang with Vujacic so dont hate..
December 17th, 2008 at 7:14 pm
Three Stacks says:
Lamar still has good trade value, he puts up numbers when given the minutes. But teams are looking at the 14 million coming off the books more than anything else.
It’s obvious the Lakers don’t really need Lamar, though. Kupchak better be working on something.
December 17th, 2008 at 7:43 pm
fallinup says:
“I never seena team with so many pussies win a championship and after this year I still wont.”
**winning post**
December 17th, 2008 at 7:45 pm
AY says:
caron or kirilenko, i’d take either one.
December 17th, 2008 at 7:54 pm
tres says:
Damn that’s hateful!
December 17th, 2008 at 8:16 pm
Heckler says:
lamar odom back to miami for shawn marion
December 17th, 2008 at 9:05 pm
rodnets says:
off subject but worth mention
top 5 ugliest uniforms
1 – Wizards Golden (they suck!!!)
2 – Clevelan yellows (turn them off!!)
3 – Lakers whites (yellow or blue are LA colours)
4 – OKC Thundersonics (girly unis)
5 – Washington Zephyrs (plain and retro)
December 17th, 2008 at 9:24 pm
that's whats up says:
doc don’t say much, and he doesn’t speak often, but damn if he don’t sum shit up perfectly
December 17th, 2008 at 9:40 pm
Dagomar says:
Phil, Pop and Sloan. Three coaches who should never be fired.
December 17th, 2008 at 10:09 pm
Flo rida evans says:
Lakers just don’t have any hoodrats on their squad.Celtics got em a plenty.Brutish chaps.Not niggas,just niggarish when need be.I love the Los Angeles Pond Scum,but they’ve got to be the Whitest team in the league.And by White I mean Twinkie filling white.Tasty,but wholly unsubstantial .
December 18th, 2008 at 12:10 am
webbie352 says:
josh smith’s dunk >>>> any dunk this yr.
December 18th, 2008 at 12:19 am
nola says:
@Flo rida evans
wow.
December 18th, 2008 at 3:01 am
jesse71 says:
Odom is a lazy d1ck, sometimes he do his job, sometimes not. Love him or hate him. He should become more stable..
December 18th, 2008 at 5:05 am
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December 18th, 2008 at 5:11 am
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December 18th, 2008 at 8:29 am
AB_40 says:
your team is your superstar that’s what the whole team starts to play like… kobe is a phony so that makes the lakers what?
December 18th, 2008 at 9:46 am
Sccob says:
Most NBA teams are soft when compared to teams of the past. That Euro style of ball has infiltrated the NBA. There will never be another Oakley or Rodman or Barkley type players in the league again. Even looking at KG and em…to me dude is all talk. He can back it up on the court but when do you ever see KG bang out for real? Don’t get me started on that Perkins character. That dude irks me to no end.
December 18th, 2008 at 9:58 am
Allan says:
How about this Laker fans . . . .Lamar Odom for Andres Nocioni !!! Lakers need passion and Nocioni provides this with blue collar plays and consistent outside shots . .This guy can defend power forwards too if asked by Phil. He would be perfect for the triangle offense and he does not need to ball to contribute substantially . . .He will be great . .. ANd would bolster the Lakers’ chances of winning it all in June 2009!! Go Lakers
December 18th, 2008 at 11:30 am
JCARR says:
Nocioni is a good thought… but his passion comes from flops and crying. I love Nocioni all around game but he needs to exclude the flopping.
December 18th, 2008 at 12:01 pm
Mamba says:
Man I know my team needs to toughen up but I’m not quite sure how to go about it at this point,
I would hate to give up Lamar cuz I do like his game, but I would love nothing more than to see the Lake Show bruise around a little bit,
They are by no means a scrappy team and thats what worries the hell out of me as a Lakers fan – Dec 25th cant come soon enough
December 18th, 2008 at 2:19 pm
jmg says:
we definitely have a EURO disadvantage and i dont know how this happened… i blame Bitch KupSHIT because he signed Sasha, Vlade and Pau. the 1st 2 can go, Pau is the only one i want on this team. LO can go too. love his game when he plays hard but how often does he do that? i wish we had signed Turiaf instead of Sasha
December 21st, 2008 at 4:57 pm
johnny Ca$h says:
We should love him just the way he is. Tradin’ him to another team is betrayal. He gave much to this team and continues giving. He deserves a title.
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