Preseason GM#3 10/13/10 LAKERS VS KINGS

[The Skyhook]

shocking to me is that both Walton/Barnes both tweeked their Hammy yet walton is no where to be seen and Barnes is already on the court......Why can't Walton just do us all a favor and ask for the medical exemption and GFTO already.

Its not really shocking. I would expect the same for Drew if him and Pau got the same injury at the same time. Luke is just a really slow healer.

[LApwnd]

shocking to me is that both Walton/Barnes both tweeked their Hammy yet walton is no where to be seen and Barnes is already on the court......Why can't Walton just do us all a favor and ask for the medical exemption and GFTO already.

Its not really shocking. I would expect the same for Drew if him and Pau got the same injury at the same time. Luke is just a really slow healer.

and like Bynum, Walton will get another injury after healing from the current one.

[desertlakerfan]

One key thing to keep in mind during this pre season and the start of the regular season.

We are missing a huge component of our second unit in Odom with Bynum out due to injury. I'm hopeful there are enough around that remember how terrible our bench looked last year when we had Odom starting and the second unit had to play without him.

There was a stretch during last night's game in the second half I think where the coaches had set up a chance for our true "second unit" lineup of Blake/Brown/Barnes/Odom/Ratliff to play together and they looked much better than any of our previous second unit lineups had this preseason. Once that group gets more PT together I feel we'll get a better appreciation of how much our bench has improved. Right now they look a bit lost without LO.

[Mahhcuss]

One key thing to keep in mind during this pre season and the start of the regular season.

We are missing a huge component of our second unit in Odom with Bynum out due to injury. I'm hopeful there are enough around that remember how terrible our bench looked last year when we had Odom starting and the second unit had to play without him.

There was a stretch during last night's game in the second half I think where the coaches had set up a chance for our true "second unit" lineup of Blake/Brown/Barnes/Odom/Ratliff to play together and they looked much better than any of our previous second unit lineups had this preseason. Once that group gets more PT together I feel we'll get a better appreciation of how much our bench has improved. Right now they look a bit lost without LO.

the only thing about the second unit lineup with Blake/Brown/Barnes/Odom/Ratliff is our lack of an inside post player. I know that once Bynum's back in the lineup we'll see more Pau in the second unit (since Phil loves to play him throughout most of the game). But as of right now, i hope DC can take that role and handle the low. DC's footwork is awesome, but didnt seem to show in last nights game (with the traveling calls).

[DEEP3CL]

Also looks like Cousins lost some weight and put on some muscle. It'd be a good time to be a Kings fan, they got some solid pieces if Westphal can keep some attitudes in check.

Cousins still looks doughy........dude will be murdered by the stronger 4's of the league. He still got a lot of conditioning to do.

[Jase]

A link to Matt Barnes "apparently" throwing Carl Landry into a Laker girl. Of course, according to the author, the Lakers are at fault.

http://www.sactownroyalty.com/2010/10/1 ... laker-girl

[Dr Aki]

man what s wrong with sasha,he used to crossover wade like he was luke...
and i m loving blake in our offense.

, sasha vujacic?

man you dont remember?
just watch it,what a game that was...
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_7DVwkh5sw[/youtube]

take home message from this video for me was that we really need our bench mob back.

and a healthy, ballin' luke walton simply turns the game into a video game