Phoenix Suns @ Los Angeles Lakers [Game 39]

[Black Jesus 1]

WHEN: Thursday, January 17th, 2008
WHERE: Staples Center; Los Angeles, CA
TIME: 8:45 PM AZ
TV:




Starting 5:


Bench:

G:Leandro Barbosa
C:Brian Skinner
G:Marcus Banks




Starting 5: IB4 50 Kobe FGA!!!


Bench:



GO SUNS!

[Patterns]

You guys will probably win this one. We don't have Bynum and we have Kwame.

[Black Jesus 1]

Bet it will still be close. I ain't guaranteeing nothin

[skatesb16]

hahahaha I love the Lakers lineup.

Lakers fans are already giving us this one. Saying it's not the same if we win because they don't have Bynum. Well we don't have Grant Hill. It's pretty even IMO with both teams missing a key starter.

[Black Jesus 1]

I think Bynum means more to them then Hill does us. We still have 3 all stars.

[Big Money]

hahahaha I love the Lakers lineup.

Lakers fans are already giving us this one. Saying it's not the same if we win because they don't have Bynum. Well we don't have Grant Hill. It's pretty even IMO with both teams missing a key starter.

Grant Hill isnt the 2nd option on the team

[skatesb16]

But when we lose Hill, we basically lose the bench too. We don't have anyone to handle the ball when Steve's off the floor, and our offense is absolutely dead when Nash isn't on the floor lately.

[acis]

i predict the lakers being favored to win. i also predict that i will bet on the suns and win. go suns!

[GoDogGo]

But when we lose Hill, we basically lose the bench too. We don't have anyone to handle the ball when Steve's off the floor, and our offense is absolutely dead when Nash isn't on the floor lately.

Lately? Try almost always.

[LALakers4ever]

Lakers by 13. Book it!

[mkot]

I think Bynum means more to them then Hill does us. We still have 3 all stars.

Yes we still have our big 3, but I think you're underrating Hill's impact on this team. Losing Hill makes Boris a starter and reduces the bench to just LB, Skinner and Banks (if Mike uses him). We just witnessed how useless the 2nd unit is without Hill (and they just don't run enough play through Boris these days). And if LB has a bad shooting night, like the other night against the Clips, we're in for a long night. The Lakers have a deeper bench than the Suns has, although the drop off of talent from Bynum to Brown is huge.

EDIT: LOL @ the Lakers squad...

[ImmortalD24]

LMAO @ the lakers starting lineup and bench.


Should be an interesting game.

[ImmortalD24]

i predict the lakers being favored to win. i also predict that i will bet on the suns and win. go suns!

What font did you use in your sig for "Babyface"?

[nashill]

i hope they will lose this one badly...so that they will realize this team has a problem..

[-SDU-]

meh, after the way we have played in our games without hill im predicting the lakers take this one and the sky falls down around our feet

[leaguegod692]

lol, the suns will win this one easily, kobe would have to beat lights out for us to get close

game 1 for the lakers without bynum showed just how bad we are gonna be for the next 8 weeks, sucks because we started so well

good luck guys

[-SDU-]

^ check our games without hill

no bynum, no hill, we are both missing big pieces to our system

i say lakers 10+

[Deuce33]

^ check our games without hill

no bynum, no hill, we are both missing big pieces to our system

i say lakers 10+

We're missing our 2nd option, you still have 3 allstars playing for you.

[Big Money]

LOL, I never thought I would ever hear Laker and Suns fans arguing over why their own team will lose.

[JustMoe]

LOL, I never thought I would ever hear Laker and Suns fans arguing over why their own team will lose.

Exactly my thought while reading this thread.

Too bad Bynum and Hill aren't going to be able to play, it would be so much better with those two great guys on the court. I'd say the Kobes will give us a hard fight, but to spread at least a little optimism around here:
GOOO SUNS!!!