THE LA LAKERS 2010 NBA CHAMPIONS!!!

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THE FUCKING LAKE SHOW...



SHINE UP THOSE 2010/2011 FUCKING RINGS, DAVID STERN YOU FUCKING DUMBASS!!!!

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Laker Girl Halloween






the FUCKING LAKE SHOW vs MEM GRIZZ tonight, Staples...


Eat shit non LAKE SHOW fans!!

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Lake Show 5 and fucking 0...

Friday LAKE SHOW back at Staples vs the To Ron To Rap Tor Tards, minus that horsefaced stupid ex-Magic loser asshole who is now galloping down the dusty racecourse with the shitty Phx Suns...



Eat shit non-Lake show faithful... eat shit!!

[Heenan Snuka]

its ridiculous

everybody but Gasol makes four 3's a game

[Subhuman Yeti]

Heenan Snuka is still s shit eating beyond retarded fucking cunt and the Lakers keep winning...


No surprise.

[Heenan Snuka]

Heenan Snuka is still s shit eating beyond retarded fucking cunt and the Lakers keep winning...


No surprise.

i know ur stoned, but I complimented the Lakers

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This thread fucking lives...

Bynum Powers Lakers’ Late Run
March 15, 2011 · 11:59AM


HANG TIME HEADQUARTERS – If these Lakers of late are the Lakers we see for the remainder of this NBA season, playoffs included, is it fair to expect any team to beat them four times in a playoff series?

Really, is it reasonable to assume that some team — Spurs, Heat, Celtics, Mavericks, etc. — is going to be strong enough inside and out to combat the two-time defending champs?

After watching them rip off nine wins in their last 10 games, we have a hard time seeing it. We’ve debated it up and down here at the hideout and the dissenters are few. Those who believe there is a clear-cut challenger that they’d pick over the Lakers are even more scarce.

And to think there was buzz about the Lakers trading away Andrew Bynum a couple of weeks ago. It’s been the play of Bynum, and the Lakers’ suddenly energized bench crew, that has made the biggest difference for the Lakers as they have refocused themselves on the task of defending their titles.

Bynum has been an absolute beast since the All-Star break, with his scoring and rebounding numbers in low to mid-teens. He’s averaging 14.6 rebounds, 12.6 points, 2.7 blocks and shooting 64 percent from the floor this month, showing off the potential that has kept Lakers insiders from seriously entertaining trade overtures for the past few years.

His matchup with Dwight Howard in the Lakers’ commanding win over the Magic last night, offered a glimpse of just how devastating an impact Bynum can have on a game when he’s dialed in and, of course, healthy.

He scored just 10 points but grabbed a career-high 18 rebounds and added four blocks. Pau Gasol is a much more polished offensive performer than Bynum is (and potentially ever will be). But Bynum brings a defensive presence in the post that few players — Howard being the only guy in the NBA doing it better — can bring to the table.

He’s been so impressive recently that Mark Heisler of the Los Angeles Times has even posed the question of Bynum or Howard, when the latter becomes a free agent 2012:

Whatever Howard may become in 2012 when he can opt out of his contract, he’s all Orlando’s until then . . . and fed up with the speculation.

Seriously, where does this stuff get started?

It’s true, when Howard was asked which player he’d most like to play with All-Star weekend, he said: “No. 24, Kobe Bryant!”

That was just a joke . . . at least for those who think there’s such a thing as a joke.

Coincidentally, Dwight and Kobe have been friends since playing on the 2008 Olympic team … at least for those who believe in coincidences.

“I tell people all the time, everybody has a certain image of Kobe and I don’t find him to be that person,” Howard said before the game. … “I always take up for him when people say he’s a certain way. I think he’s a good person.”

Of course, if Bynum is in another of his midseason surges, he has yet to finish one healthy.

Nevertheless, when upright and in shape, he and Pau Gasol can play the game over opponents’ heads, and have since the break, combining to average 30 points, 22 rebounds and 3.5 blocks, breathing life into the Lakers.

“This is a team where clearly, size becomes an issue, not just for us but for everybody,” Orlando Coach Stan Van Gundy said before the game. “This is the longest team in the league with Bynum, Gasol and [Lamar] Odom up front. I mean, I haven’t seen anybody able to match their length.”

We feel the same way!



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Mitch Kupchak Q & A
Mike TrudellMike Trudell | Lakers Reporter
Mar 17 2011 7:41PM



Lakers General Manager Mitch Kupchak joined us for an extended interview covering the team’s improved play out of the All-Star break, the reason for Andrew Bynum’s emergence and whether or not he’d consider trading the young center, Kupchak’s interaction with Phil Jackson and opinion of the coach’s accomplishment, his thoughts on watching Kobe Bryant hurt his ankle, the performance of offseason acquisitions Matt Barnes and Steve Blake and more:

Q: On balancing a desire for the team to be playing better during some of the pre All-Star break struggles, and trusting the coaching staff and players to figure it out because they’ve done it before:

Kupchak: We – Phil, ownership and myself – have all been around long enough to know that you’re not going to win every game. There are certain games that are travel games, that you know based on the schedule that it’s going to be a tough game to win. You see that it’s not a very tough team, but know that we could get blown out by 20. There are a number of games like that, such as the Charlotte game (Feb. 14) before the break or at Cleveland (Feb. 16), where I wasn’t completely surprised. But we did lose games that we probably shouldn’t have lost, and that creates concern because you know from experience that giving away games that you should have won, particularly at home, could come back to haunt you later in the season. That’s kind of where we are right now. We’ve played really well the last three weeks, made some strides in terms of bettering our position for the playoffs, but we’ve really had to play at peak efficiency and we don’t know how we’re going to end up yet. Had we won two or three of those games that we should have, we wouldn’t be in quite as tenuous a position. That said, if we can win a bunch of games going out, we’ll be in good shape. We don’t want to lose any games, even if you understand why you lost a game, but this group has earned the right to defend their title from last year. We were hoping that they’d be in a position to play their best basketball about this time of year, and it looks like they are. At this point going forward, the key is just stay healthy.

Q: On what it’s like watching Kobe Bryant roll an ankle as the team’s GM:

Kupchak: Kobe came down like he has a million times on a jump shot, and for some reason his ankle rolled instead of coming down straight. It can be as simple, as fickle as that. Until a guy gets up, you don’t know, but with Kobe, I have less concern. I always assume he’s going to get up more often than a lot of players will get up. But as I was watching, first of all, it’s an ankle. It’s not like you’re getting hit from the side on the knee and see the knee bend in. There are different degrees of severity when a guy goes down that run through your mind, but an ankle doesn’t make you nearly as concerned. And Kobe is just different, and it also helps that we had three days off this week.

Q: On the front office process in place during an injury like Bryant’s?

Kupchak: Head Athletic Trainer Gary Vitti will call me. Ownership wants to know as soon as I know, and Gary knows that, so I’ll get a call at halftime, a call after the game and a call from the bus.

Q: On his relationship and dialogue with Phil Jackson throughout the season:

Kupchak: We talk during the season periodically, and a lot of times in the past if he feels we’re deficient in an area he’ll come in my office and say, ‘Listen, we need to talk.’ That hasn’t really happened this year. I would go to him and we’d speak in general about the team, and I’d ask him questions like ‘How do you feel about the team, do you think they’re going to come around.’ And he has said, ‘Yes, I like this team,’ even during times we weren’t playing well, which tells me that he has confidence in the group. I’ll also visit with the coaches after games just in case they want to say something to me. I don’t really volunteer anything, because you have to be careful … these guys are pretty high strung during that time. Sometimes things will happen during the game – technical’s, foul calls, flagrant fouls – that I may need to contact the NBA about.

Q: On his thoughts of how L.A.’s main offseason acquisitions, Matt Barnes and Steve Blake, have fit in:

Kupchak: Matt has been a pleasant surprise. The fact that we could sign him (was great), and the way that he plays is kind of seamless. Unfortunately he went out for seven weeks, but when he’s out there you don’t have to run plays for him, he is very competitive, he’s a slasher, he’ll get an offensive rebound, drift to the corner for threes … he’s not begging for the ball or asking for touches, and has been very productive on the court. Steve Blake has been fine – I don’t think there’s really anything I can criticize. I look at the effectiveness of the second unit, and I look at how much a coach plays a player, which tells you what the coach thinks the value of that player is, and Steve has played big minutes this year (20.3 per game). Certainly we could urge him to shoot more, but I’m not sure that’s necessary. If you have a point guard that’s going to shoot the ball a lot, then maybe Lamar (Odom) isn’t having the year he’s having? It’s hard to find a guy that’s comfortable not scoring, and people love to play with guys like Steve. You know that the harder you run, and if you’re open, he’s going to get you the ball. I have confidence in him taking the big shot if he’s open. In the future I’m sure we’ll ask more of him offensively, but right now he’s been fine.

Q: On a difference between the approach of a veteran like Blake and that of younger players like Jordan Farmar and Sasha Vujacic in 2009-10.

Kupchak: Different stages of their careers. Blake is not out there trying to create his niche. He already has, and people know what he can do. Jordan and Sasha were young players who wanted to get out there and be the best they could be. That meant minutes. But if Lamar brings the ball up, Steve is happy just being a harassing defender. If he’s asked to take an open shot, he will. If he’s asked to make an assist, he’ll do that. That’s just a function of players being in different stages of their careers.

Q: On what he makes of Andrew Bynum’s recent dominance, highlighted by his 12.6 points, 14.6 rebounds and 2.7 blocks on 64.2 percent shooting in March.

Kupchak: We know that Phil had a conversation with him four or five weeks ago asking him to do the things that will help us win … but I’m not sure you can tell a player to play well tomorrow in a meeting and all of a sudden he goes from 10 points and eight rebounds to 12 points and 18 rebounds, just on a conversation. I’m not sure I can point to one episode of something that caused him to play better, but to me, clearly his conditioning has been key. Being able to run the floor, being able to sustain a second and third effort is noticeable. It’s that time of year that he’s just in great shape. He didn’t play all summer, didn’t play all fall, didn’t really start playing until December, and he only had three or four practices before we threw him into games. Finally, he’s in NBA condition. He was also coming off an injury, so it takes some time to get the confidence back, feeling good about the knee.

Q: On how he dealt with the trade rumors that circulated about Bynum prior the the trade deadline:

Kupchak: I’d say I get 10 to 15 phone calls a year about Andrew. I’ve called teams that have young, developing players myself. I don’t think that’s going to change. Certainly if he had played as well as he’s playing now for the last three years, teams would realize that, well, the Lakers would never trade him. But he’s had stretches where he’s played well and stretches where he hasn’t, and he’s been criticized, and I think general managers look at (those weaker stretches) and think maybe this is an opportunity for me to come in through the back door, let me make a phone call. And I understand that, and don’t think that’s going to change. But having said all that: when Andrew is healthy, and he plays like he is playing right now, you are hard pressed to look at anybody in this league and say, ‘I would trade him for that person.’

Q: On if he meant that last statement literally about not trading Bynum for anybody:

Kupchak: Anybody. If he’s healthy at this level he’s at, you’d have to think about anything. In other words, you may not trade him for anybody. If he helps your team and he’s what you need, and we can advance in the playoffs, then why would you take a chance and do anything? A lot of it is the right fit, the right personality for a team, and I think we have a group of players right now that are unselfish in the big picture, I really do. We know the players we had from last year are, because they’ve been through it, but the guys we added in Blake and Barnes feel that way too, and know what’s at stake here. We know there are going to be rumors about most of the guys on this team, but that’s just the way it is. If we play at a high level and we win, nobody has anything to worry about.

Q: On if he thinks Ron Artest is still the NBA’s best perimeter defender:

Kupchak: He’s one of the best. I’m not sure I’d pick somebody else in a playoff environment to guard players at his position. I’d hate to have him hounding me for 48 minutes, I know that, with that level of strength and foot and hand quickness. He’s another good example of a guy that just fits in, not looking to get individual glory. He knows that comes with winning.

Q: On a conversation that’s been had several times: the advantages of L.A.’s big men:

Kupchak: Our strength is our size; I don’t think anyone would argue that. That allows us to be competitive in every game. Having a player who can close a game or take over a game like Kobe, having a defender like Ron, having a leader like Derek Fisher … those are pieces that fit. But if you have to look at a strength of our team, it would be that our guys are big and they are skilled. You look at, is there somebody that’s better than Pau out there at his position? Than Andrew? Than Lamar coming off the bench? Those are hard answers to come up with and say ‘yes.’

Q: On he has sensed that Lamar Odom’s off court life in the past year and a half has helped lead to what’s been his most consistent season:

Kupchak: Yes, based on what I see and what I hear. I’m not going to sit down and talk to players about their personal lives, that’s beyond the scope of what I do. If they come to me and want to talk, that’s fine. And yes, he’s playing his best basketball. What’s changed in his life in the last year or two? It looks to me like he’s found somebody that he can settle down with and be comfortable with, and have some stability. That happens to players as they get older, and he found everything he was looking for. It certainly hasn’t hurt his game, it looks to me like it’s helped his game.

Q: On how he runs his office with the uncertainty of the Collective Bargaining Agreement expiring after the season:

Kupchak: We’re preparing as if nothing is going to change. There is no other way to prepare. We have the draft that is coming up at the end of June with four second round picks, we’re watching the teams that owe us the picks to see where they end up (Golden State, Miami and New York). That’s our primary focus this time of year, in addition to the day-to-day stuff with our team going to the playoffs. Then, we look to July 1 for free agent signings and the offseason market to improve your team.

Q: On how he thinks about the head coaching job, since Phil Jackson has maintained that this will be his last year:

Kupchak: I’ve been thinking about it for years. There have been no discussions – you’re not going to do that right now, the last thing you need is for a name or two names to get out there this time of year. There’s no rush, and to be honest with you, I’m going to march into Phil’s office at the end of the year and try to get him to stay another year. But it doesn’t sound that way. It sounds to me like he’s made his mind up, and last year I didn’t get that feeling. It’s premature to do that right now, but as a general manager, you’re always looking at people that you might have some interest in down the road.

Q: On trying to put the accomplishments of the team, and more specifically Phil Jackson and Kobe Bryant, into perspective:

Kupchak: It’s staggering. It’s a golden era in Lakers basketball right now. I think our fans do appreciate it. To be able to watch a guy like Kobe play at this level for so many years, to have a coach like Phil coach the team for 11 years and have the success he’s had, it’s just a god send for someone that lives in a town to watch this team. Part of Bryant’s greatness has been his durability. You know what that does for an organization to have a player of his status fill a roster spot every night? And clearly, our coach has just been great.

Q: On his recent scouting trip to Europe:

Kupchak: I went to France, Spain and Italy. (Assistant GM) Ronnie (Lester) and I were in nine cities in 10 days. You’re just going to watch practices and games, and that time of year in Europe the weather is not good, with rain and snow and cold the whole time. There are luggage issues, (Director of International Scouting) Adam (Filippi) missed a flight because of a connection due to a snowstorm, but by and large, it was a good trip. You see a lot of players for the draft, you see a lot of players that were drafted by other teams in case there is a trade down the road, and then there are a lot of free agents over there, Americans, that just get better. You may want to bring them into camp at some point. Overall, it was worthwhile.


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FUCKING GOLDEN...

[LAglamrocker]

Spursmania to end soon in 2nd round!

[Subhuman Yeti]

Bynum bounced Beasley

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Andrew Bynum Suspended Two Games
Mar 20 2011 2:43PM


Andrew Bynum of the Los Angeles Lakers has been suspended for his actions on Friday, March 18 it was announced today by Stu Jackson, NBA Executive Vice President Basketball Operations.

Bynum has been suspended for two games without pay for his Flagrant Foul, Penalty Two against Michael Beasley of the Minnesota Timberwolves. The incident occurred with 6:16 remaining in the fourth period of the Lakers’ 106-98 victory at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

Bynum will serve his suspension when the Lakers host the Portland Trailblazer at 9:30 p.m. EDT/6:30 p.m. PDT at the Staples Center today and on Tuesday, March 22 when the Lakers host the Suns at 10:30 p.m. EDT/ 7:30 p.m. PDT.

So Nowitzki that horse-faced bastard pulls shit like that and nothing happens, but Bynum gets suspended 2 fucking games.

I hope that babblng asshole Beasley fucked up some organs. He did land kinda nasty. But nothing that MICK FOLEY wouldn't laugh off after a few beers.

Lakers Without Bynum for Blazers, Suns
Published by Mike Trudell on March 20, 2011 11:35 am in Andrew Bynum.

In coming two games against the smallish Portland Trail Blazers (Sunday) and Phoenix Suns (Tuesday), L.A.’s biggest player will not be on the court.

Center Andrew Bynum was suspended for two games for committing a flagrant two foul against Minnesota’s Michael Beasley halfway through the fourth quarter of Sunday’s game against the Wolves. Lakers GM Mitch Kupchak fielded the call from the NBA, and relayed the suspension to Bynum and Phil Jackson.

“I thought two games was excessive, but who knows,” said Jackson after the team’s Sunday shootaround.

The Lakers, of course, have a lot of experience playing with Pau Gasol at the five and Lamar Odom at the four, positions Jackson said they’ll be comfortable playing in Bynum’s absence. Odom will spend some time on the perimeter as well.

Assistant coach Chuck Person said the Lakers will likely have Ron Artest guard Portland’s Gerald Wallace, whom the Blazers have been starting at power forward in a small line up of late, with LaMarcus Aldridge playing in the post. Portland thus brings center Marcus Camby off the bench, who may have started were Bynum in the line up for Los Angeles. Bynum was quiet in his lone game against Portland on Feb. 23, scoring six points with four boards, though his defensive presence was key in deterring action around the rim.

Phoenix starts shooting big man Channing Frye and the four and Robin Lopez at the five, though backup Marcin Gortat gets the majority of minutes inside. Bynum appeared in only one of L.A.’s three games against Phoenix this season, scoring 14 points with seven boards in a Jan. 5 road victory, and was out (knee) during a home loss in November and road win in October.

Could having a few days without games at least help Bynum rest his usually sore knees?

“We’ll put a spin on it that it’s a positive for us,” concluded Jackson.

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Lakers have won 10 of the last 11, so why the fuck would the refs wanna call a FAIR GAME?

Fucking assholes!!


Stupid Stern: "Let's see how many non-calls we can get away with before the crowd rushes the floor and fucking pounds the refs, about 15,000 to 3... so the NBA front office can whine that the fans are complainers!"

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Lakers Win 50 Games, Again
Published by Mike Trudell on March 23, 2011 10:51 am

With Sunday evening’s victory over Portland, the Lakers hit the 50-win mark — now 51 after Tuesday’s win over Phoenix — for the fourth consecutive season, and 32nd time in their storied franchise history.

The NBA didn’t adopt an 82-game schedule until 1967-68, after which 29 of those 50-plus victory campaigns came.

The percentage of very successful seasons has been just as high under current owner Dr. Jerry Buss, who has seen his team post 50-win seasons 23 times since he took over in 1979-80.

Phil Jackson, meanwhile, has now won at least 50 games in 17 of his 20 seasons as an NBA head coach. Back on March 12 in Dallas, Jackson won his 600th career regular season game as coach of the Lakers, becoming the fifth coach in NBA history to win at least 600 with one franchise, joining Jerry Sloan (1,127 with Utah), Red Auerbach (795 with Boston), Gregg Popovich (793 with San Antonio) and his former coach Red Holzman (613 with New York).

Jackson is the only coach in league history to win better than 70 percent of his games (1,148-480, .705) and currently ranks fifth all-time in regular season victories, as well as first in playoff wins (225) and playoff win percentage (.697).

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Kobe was asked if he's worried about Bynum's conditioning after missing two games: "Come on. He's 12 years old."

[MurrayFiend]

Oh, shit. Maybe they're a successful franchise after all.

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Oh, shit.

Spork it, shit-eater.