Gasol To Miss Rest of Road Trip

Jordan45822 · Post #1 » by **Jordan45822** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 8:42 pm

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3294271

hermes · Post #2 » by **hermes** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 9:02 pm

Kobay · Post #3 » by **Kobay** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 9:12 pm

koMe ball

exkonvict · Post #4 » by **exkonvict** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 9:14 pm

Looks like Kobe may have to go for 80 once again... nasty road trip...

magicfan4life05 · Post #5 » by **magicfan4life05** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 9:17 pm

how bad is it though?

Kobay · Post #6 » by **Kobay** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 9:18 pm

Well their saying 2 weeks which in lakerland translates into two months.

NetsForce · Post #7 » by **NetsForce** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 9:37 pm

Damn there goes my fantasy team. At least I alredy clinched...

Quiet-Storm · Post #8 » by **Quiet-Storm** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 11:14 pm

I'm happy for the rockets. Makes their game versus the lakers much easier. Keep that win streak alive baby. (Im expecting any time in the news "Tracy Mcgrady has injured his back and will be out for the season")

LiquidFire · Post #9 » by **LiquidFire** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 11:16 pm

good news.

MT1983 · Post #10 » by **MT1983** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 11:23 pm

As somebody who can't stand Laker fans, this news actually dissapoints me. I don't want them having any excuses when they get knocked off in the playoffs. Unfortunately, looks like they might have two big ones (assuming Bynum doesn't come back).

Kobay · Post #11 » by **Kobay** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 11:29 pm

^^not only do we have an excuse, but if lakers win champ it could get ugly in here.

Rox_Nix_Nox · Post #12 » by **Rox_Nix_Nox** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 11:29 pm

MT1983 wrote:As somebody who can't stand Laker fans, this news actually dissapoints me. I don't want them having any excuses when they get knocked off in the playoffs. Unfortunately, looks like they might have two big ones (assuming Bynum doesn't come back).

LOL at you're avatar

MT1983 · Post #13 » by **MT1983** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 11:39 pm

Rox_Nix_Nox wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

LOL at you're avatar

I guess I deserve to be laughed at for this. I've just been too lazy to change it.

Ace626 · Post #14 » by **Ace626** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 3:02 am

"He's out for sure for the Houston game, most likely out for the rest of the trip, but we don't really want to say that for sure," Lakers spokesman John Black said today. "He'll be reevaluated in two or three days. It's not great, but it's not horrible."

The Lakers (45-20) play Houston on Sunday, Dallas on Tuesday and Utah on Thursday before returning home to play Seattle on Friday.

X-rays taken after the game of Gasol's ankle were negative, and an MRI exam today at Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston revealed a moderate sprain.

http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-lak...0266.story

Post #15 » by **INKtastic** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 4:37 am

when it comes to ankle sprains, you generally don't want to hear them say reevaluated. There certainly is plenty of time for him to be back before the playoffs, and in the west, I'm not sure the seeding matters all that much, where instead of anyone getting separation, the race just gets tighter.

GreenWithEnvy · Post #16 » by **GreenWithEnvy** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 6:24 am

The Lakers players, organization and fan base will use this as an excuse for the rest of time unless they win a championship. In June were gonna be talking about how Boston just ran the table in the playoffs and then Laker fans are gonna boo hoo their way into the conversation by saying "but Pau and Andrew..". Im more annoyed that this happened over anything else.

dingclancy · Post #17 » by **dingclancy** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 7:04 am

lj4mvp wrote:when it comes to ankle sprains, you generally don't want to hear them say reevaluated. There certainly is plenty of time for him to be back before the playoffs, and in the west, I'm not sure the seeding matters all that much, where instead of anyone getting separation, the race just gets tighter.

Seeding is important especially this season where everything is tight. You want homecourt advantage because you have a better chance to play the series with a lead. Plus first seed means you get the weaker team in the West bunch.. clearer path to the second round (though it's not a gimmie).

Post #18 » by **INKtastic** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 7:17 am

really, they are all so close, I don't think it matters all that much who teams face. There is an advantage to having game 7s at home. Beyond that, I'm not sure the rest matters too much.

you might have a better chance of having a lead in the series, but you also face the pressure of playing catchup if you drop one of the first two at home, which I think will be pretty common in the western playoffs.

Some teams have bad match-ups against specific teams and good match-ups against others, but things are too close for anyone to target a more favorable matchup. Dallas does look like they will avoid opening with Golden State. But even that could change completely in a week or so.

That Nicka · Post #19 » by **That Nicka** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 7:40 am

LeRydee23 wrote:good news.

for haters?

LAKESHOW · Post #20 » by **LAKESHOW** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 7:58 am

alright, weve got a LAKER team without gasol. bynum. ariza.

lets see, we're down to walton, turiaf, kobe, uh scratch that, i mean KOBE.