GAME #12 11/23/08 Los Angeles Laker Vs. Sacramento Kings

[kobeaki]

Los Angeles Lakers 10-1, First in The Mighty Pacific Division hosts the worthy and rebuilding Sacramento Kings 5-9, at the downtown hoop dojo, the Staples Center, a 6:30 pm tip...

the matchups for tonights likely starters...

Los Angeles Lakers
for the backcourt...
#2 guard, 6'2" from arkansas Derek Fisher



vs.

#19 Beno Udrih out of Slovenia



and at shooting guard...

#24 Kobe Brayant from Lower Marion H.S.



vs.

#15 John Salmons out of University of Miami (Fla)



at the small forward position...

#10 Vladimir Radmonavich from Serbia And Montenegro



vs.

#20 Dante Green out of Syracuse




at the Power Forward Position...

#16 Pau Gasol from Barcelona, Spain...



vs.

#34 Jason Thompson out of Rider University



and anchoring both teams, at the center position...

#17 Andrew Bynum from St. Joseph H.S.



vs.

#52 Brad Miller out of Purdue



The head coaches are...

Phil Jackson, in his 18th year as a NBA head coach



vs.

Reggie Theus, out of UNLV, in his 2nd season as head coach of Sacramento




with a 6:30 p.m. tip-off at the palatial Staples Center in Downtown Los Angeles , California





and the key bench/second units are...

#3 Trevor Ariza, F, UCLA #24 Bobby Jackson,G,Minnesota
#5 Jordan Farmar, G, UCLA Vs. #5 Bobby Brown,G- Cal-State, Fullerton
#18 Sasha Vujacic,F/G ,Slovenia #9 Kenny Thomas,F, New Mexico
#7 Lamar Odom,F, Rhode Island #33 Mikki Moore,F/C,Nebraska
#22 Sheldon Williams,F/C,Duke

Kobeaki's keys to a laker victory....

defend, defend, defend, watch for pick and rolls, and share the ball, even though the Kings are short some their best players, that makes them even MORE dangerous, this game, especially with the departure of the now defunct Seattle Supersonics, makes it a battle for the west coast, akin to college football rivalries, sacramento has a lot to prove, especially against the "big brother" that is los angeles and its lakers, this is always the battle for California, and while expectations are low for the KIngs this season, it would be nice if they can say they can take one from us in our building, and play the spoiler role...stay with our game, and look for the bench mob/second unit to really be the factor this evening, as their youth and speed will be the best matchup for this Sacramento squad.

[iamworthy]

Nice Game Thread.

[iamworthy]

[kobeaki]

Nice Game Thread.

thank you worthy, i hope i didnt step on any toes, didnt see one and wanted to do one, that is hard btw,

one glaring mistake, it is game #12, not eleven, how do i edit the title, does anyone know?

thanks again...

[RocketPower23]

Our frontline should dominate this game easy. If Bynum doesn't get 15 rebounds, I'll be surprised.

[RocketPower23]

Nice Game Thread.

thank you worthy, i hope i didnt step on any toes, didnt see one and wanted to do one, that is hard btw,

one glaring mistake, it is game #12, not eleven, how do i edit the title, does anyone know?

thanks again...

Go to the edit button on the top right, then when you get to the edit page, just look at were you would type in the title and fix it.

[kobeaki]

off topic, anyone see shaq get 17 boards last night? wtf? why couldnt he rebound like that before? maybe its just age, and having to resort to other means now that his game is leaving him...?

[kobeaki]

Nice Game Thread.

thank you worthy, i hope i didnt step on any toes, didnt see one and wanted to do one, that is hard btw,

one glaring mistake, it is game #12, not eleven, how do i edit the title, does anyone know?

thanks again...

Go to the edit button on the top right, then when you get to the edit page, just look at were you would type in the title and fix it.

thanks.

[jirojan]

lakers over the queens by 22

[hermes]

whoa Reggie Theus


GO LAKERS

[djericho]

Lakers need to learn the killer instinct, especially the 2nd unit.

up by 20+ and almost letting the other team back in the game. I liken Phil keeping the 2nd unit out there, maybe putting in a starter or two to a mother wolf or lioness letting the pup or cubs make the kill.... it's ugly but it gets done.

[ReaListik]

haha Love that Theus picture, makes him look like black Fabio. Keep the intensity up on the defensive end and keep the flow going on offense to get shots in rhythm. I'd like to see Bynum establishing the post presence and taking advantage of the defender. I hope to see Gasol keep up the all-star performance he's been bringing so far. I like the idea a lot of Kobe getting the other guys involved early on and then closing the deal towards the end. The bench has to bring the spark and show why they're deep and rich in talent.

Lakers go 11-1 with this win.

[3-Pt_Shooter]

The Lakers are not chasing history this season... They are going to make history... We might be looking at an 81-1 or maybe 80-2 record Kobe and crew will have a relatively easy go of it tonight.

I see a Lakers vs. Celtics rematch in the Finals this year.

[Tommy Trojan]

Let's do this nasty on a Sunday night!

I mean the ball game

[Hunter103]

Just a heads up, the FSN pre-game show starts at 5:30 tonight...

Preceded at 3:30 by another installment of the NBA's Greatest Games - Game 4 of the 2002 WCF.

FSN is trying to work the mojo on this one

[DEEP3CL]

Nice thread kobeaki...................another day,another team but the mission is the same...just win the damn game.

[kobeaki]

thanks deep...i knew that it would be involved, but that really takes a lot of work, and i feel i couldve been more thourogh with it...thanks.

and that pic of reggie theus, i haaaad to post that, its just too awful to not, if any athlete does a pose like that they deserve to be lampooned with forever...

[Flipdog69xxx]

Go Lakers!

[Anklebreaker702]

Nice piece Worthy, that got me pumped!

[Anklebreaker702]

Good thread kobeaki, but I think Phil & Reggie would be after you lol