NBA Playoffs: Lakers (2-0) @ Nuggets (0-2) G3

eathb_au · Post #1 » by **eathb_au** » Thu May 3, 2012 8:32 am

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Friday, May 4, 8:30 PM (MST) - TV: ESPN, ALT

BENCH: Al Harrington, Andre Miller, Corey Brewer, JaVale McGee, Timofey Mozgov

BENCH: Steve Blake, Jordan Hill, Matt Barnes

KEY MATCHUP:

INJURY REPORT:
Denver: Fernandez - Achilles, Chandler - Back
L.A.: World Peace - Suspended

KAVK · Post #2 » by **KAVK** » Thu May 3, 2012 9:41 am

Someone on other board was entertaining the idea of starting lineup of Ty, Gallo, Faried, McGEE, Mozgov = ???

On D Kobe Matched up with Gallo, Mozgov on Bynum. To me this would be very affective lineup matching their size, not so bad on a speed and transition game as well.

Let's do this thing NUGGETS.

jasonic · Post #3 » by **jasonic** » Thu May 3, 2012 1:33 pm

I think Karl should reduce the minutes of Faried in the PF position because Gasol has outplayed him and Moz should play more because he has done a good job defensively on Bynum.

Btw i saw in some forum and blogs that there is a lot of criticism in KK. I accept that he didn't bring his A game in those 2 matches but he isn't so bad as they say. He was good in the rebound area, and played an ok defence to Bynum and the majority of Bynum baskets is because Farried left Gasol and KK was is a situation against two players. I think he 's the easy victim and that's the reason that there is a lot of hate.

youngthegiant · Post #4 » by **youngthegiant** » Fri May 4, 2012 2:57 am

Off topic but do you guys think memphis would do jordan hamilton, koufos, and a 2nd for s&t o.j mayo, and their 1st. They get a solid rookie on a cheap deal and a nice center. They save some capspace and add some nice players. Mayo is a rfa and it is very possible that they won't be able to re-sign him, so might as well get something. I know some of you are high on ham but there are a lot of good sf prospects in this draft and we need a scorer like o.j on our team.

Post #5 » by **The Rebel** » Fri May 4, 2012 5:12 am

youngthegiant wrote:Off topic but do you guys think memphis would do jordan hamilton, koufos, and a 2nd for s&t o.j mayo, and their 1st. They get a solid rookie on a cheap deal and a nice center. They save some capspace and add some nice players. Mayo is a rfa and it is very possible that they won't be able to re-sign him, so might as well get something. I know some of you are high on ham but there are a lot of good sf prospects in this draft and we need a scorer like o.j on our team.

Cannot do a sign and trade with a draft pick in the current year, the draft happens well before free agency. Also if they cannot sign him and he wants to sign with denver, then why the hell should the Nuggets give up Hamilton and Koufos at all? sign and trades with teams with a tpe or cap space are usually done for that space and a 2nd rounder for a player of Mayo's caliber.

Post #6 » by **corona** » Fri May 4, 2012 6:42 am

maybe we'll lead for more than 0 minutes in this game.

:|

lawsons gotta step his game up, and the bigs need to stop getting abused by bynum.

clockwork · Post #7 » by **clockwork** » Fri May 4, 2012 9:18 am

hoping for a win, but also trying to be realistic. watching us play against hof veterans makes it very apparent how inexperienced we are. my only real expectation is for us to extend the series to 6 and teach our young guys about playoff atmosphere.

that said, i think we'll take this by 8. gotta find ways to run the basketball, only chance we've got.

KAVK · Post #8 » by **KAVK** » Sat May 5, 2012 12:45 am

clockwork wrote:hoping for a win, but also trying to be realistic. watching us play against hof veterans makes it very apparent how inexperienced we are. my only real expectation is for us to extend the series to 6 and teach our young guys about playoff atmosphere.

that said, i think we'll take this by 8. gotta find ways to run the basketball, only chance we've got.

Agree. Our best chance is when LA D is still moving ....... once they set and plant it gets real tough, especially when our starters go cold from distance.

Game # 2 was a solid game as far as efforts BUT i still have not seen hungry & willful "there is no tomorrow" effort from this team in this playoff thus far.

Ty Lawson.

clockwork · Post #9 » by **clockwork** » Sat May 5, 2012 2:48 am

4 offensive rebounds in the first 4 minutes of the game, let's see if this continues.

the scrub ebanks is going to have a good game...wtf.

clockwork · Post #10 » by **clockwork** » Sat May 5, 2012 2:50 am

ty looks scared. faried needs to stay focused, also he's taken 2 12 footers.. weird.

clockwork · Post #11 » by **clockwork** » Sat May 5, 2012 3:02 am

clockwork wrote:ty looks scared. faried needs to stay focused, also he's taken 2 12 footers.. weird.

spoke too soon. :oops:

eathb_au · Post #12 » by **eathb_au** » Sat May 5, 2012 3:08 am

About damn time TY.

clockwork · Post #13 » by **clockwork** » Sat May 5, 2012 3:23 am

mcgee played great in those 7 minutes, don't understand why he needed to be taken out.

clockwork · Post #14 » by **clockwork** » Sat May 5, 2012 3:40 am

very impressed with ty and mcgee at the half. mcgee is strong arming bynum and completely taking him out of the game. ty moving at the momentum of the crowd, great half.

clockwork · Post #15 » by **clockwork** » Sat May 5, 2012 5:20 am

great win, great effort by the whole team! ty, faried, and mcgee were our best players for sure. i think ty's speed is crucial for this team to play the running game. when he starts running, the whole team is right behind him.

mcgee played great defense on bynum, faried was beasting too.. my only concern is that they're not focused 100%, really make dumb mistakes, but i think that should recede with time and experience.

al probably out with broken next game.

nugzin2040 · Post #16 » by **nugzin2040** » Sat May 5, 2012 5:24 am

Great win for the team. Hope they're ready for game 4. Would be awesome if they could tie the series up at 2-2.

eathb_au · Post #17 » by **eathb_au** » Sat May 5, 2012 5:32 am

lol McGee goes from "don't care" to "must re-sign" every game.

DaFan334 · Post #18 » by **DaFan334** » Sat May 5, 2012 5:39 am

Finally Ty takes over like he can against the Lakers. He can win us this series or at least make it competitive if he plays aggressively the rest of the way.

Does anyone else completely disagree with Danny Crawford talking back at fans during the game? Shouldn't he have other things to do during a game? What other jobs can you get away with directly talking smack to paying customers like he did tonight? Seems very unprofessional.

youngthegiant · Post #19 » by **youngthegiant** » Sat May 5, 2012 5:41 am

eathb_au wrote:lol McGee goes from "don't care" to "must re-sign" every game.

get started on the next game thread lol

Post #20 » by **The Rebel** » Sat May 5, 2012 5:51 am

DaFan334 wrote:Finally Ty takes over like he can against the Lakers. He can win us this series or at least make it competitive if he plays aggressively the rest of the way.

Does anyone else completely disagree with Danny Crawford talking back at fans during the game? Shouldn't he have other things to do during a game? What other jobs can you get away with directly talking smack to paying customers like he did tonight? Seems very unprofessional.

crawford was horrible tonight, I have no idea how these refs get away with half the stuff they pull.