Phil has a challenge for his team.

Tommy Trojan · Post #1 » by **Tommy Trojan** » Tue Mar 4, 2008 8:16 pm

EL SEGUNDO -- Everybody seems to be giving the Lakers their best shot these days

Italianhanger · Post #2 » by **Italianhanger** » Tue Mar 4, 2008 8:29 pm

good read, remember Dampiers last year with GSW he proclaimed to be the second best center after shaq(who was in his prime) that guy is just egotistical and the way he played on sunday was thuggish at the least
he did have a statistically good game but that guy really got under my skin everytime he committed a foul and played on. Kobe is the man in how he took all those hits and managed to hear M-V-P roaring from the crowd and give us the hard fought win. i dont know if you guys saw after that running hook with his right hand and the mavs called a timeout the camera followed him to the bench and you see his team nodding his head telling his teammates that "WE ARENT LOSING TODAY"...if thats what so called "enforcer" call "wuss!?"' they got another thing coming.

donte124 · Post #3 » by **donte124** » Tue Mar 4, 2008 8:47 pm

Yeah man those guys are straight busters thats why they lost, its a damn shame other teams get to constantly hack tha sh**t out of us and the refs act like its so hard to see when we get fouled and be just like 5 feet away from us, but they can mysteriuosly see a foul committed by us 60 feet away on the other end of the floor? and how many times have they change a call against us after ruling in our favor?! Thats why we need to smash on everybody we play NO MERCY!!!!!!!! :pityfool:

Italianhanger · Post #4 » by **Italianhanger** » Tue Mar 4, 2008 8:57 pm

donte124 wrote:Yeah man those guys are straight busters thats why they lost, its a damn shame other teams get to constantly hack tha sh**t out of us and the refs act like its so hard to see when we get fouled and be just like 5 feet away from us, but they can mysteriuosly see a foul committed by us 60 feet away on the other end of the floor? and how many times have they change a call against us after ruling in our favor?! Thats why we need to smash on everybody we play NO MERCY!!!!!!!!

Tommy Trojan · Post #5 » by **Tommy Trojan** » Tue Mar 4, 2008 9:04 pm

We have more than our share of soft players, just look at Sasha, Vlad, Luke, Lamar.

I am just afraid come playoff time people will get even more physical with us and we migh fall apart.

The only two players that I think can hold their own are Kobe and Fisher.

Post #6 » by **dockingsched** » Tue Mar 4, 2008 9:08 pm

sasha soft? he's fearless.

fareweatherfan · Post #7 » by **fareweatherfan** » Tue Mar 4, 2008 9:16 pm

whoa there...lamar is NOT soft.

the guy may actually be our toughest player, when you consider how often he has been willing to play through injuries.

a finesse style of play is not equivalent to soft.

as for my take on the hard fouls, i seem to remember pryzbilla of the blazers committing at least 4 fouls on kobe, maybe more. dampier committed most, if not all, of his fouls on kobe. i really think teams are trying to hit him hard, and hit him often. they are playing old school ball. but memo to the rest of the league:

kobe is an old school ball player!

Post #8 » by **Danny Darko** » Tue Mar 4, 2008 9:21 pm

Bring out DJ and let him do a little enforcing on these hack happy centers. 6 fouls.

Italianhanger · Post #9 » by **Italianhanger** » Tue Mar 4, 2008 9:21 pm

i wouldnt say sasha is soft, there was a thread post that stated all the players he's gotten under their skin, its a pretty impressive list because they are one of the tops (carmelo, lebron, wade, etc.) in the league. choke, slap, punch, etc. he gets right back up and shoots the long ball w/o any hesitation. not an enforcer type but a person you would hate to go against but would love to have on your team because he bugs the hell out of the opposing teams stars

lamar is a beast come playoff time, its a proven fact he steps up his game year in year out. unfortunately, the team hasnt advance past the first round as of late but if kobe isnt the man of the game lamar is. now this year come playoff games i wouldnt be surprised if kobe isnt the man, lamar might get player of the game recognition even in the crowd of bynum and gasol because lamar does all the dirty work filling the stats sheet. with lamar's new found role he can easily be a triple double guy:pts, rebs, ast.

Italianhanger · Post #10 » by **Italianhanger** » Tue Mar 4, 2008 9:23 pm

you want an enforcer to come in like dampier did against us on sunday we have DJ and Coby riding the bench who are aching to come in the game. Well, you need some minutes here ya go...

haha. sorry i couldnt help myself

Erik Eleven · Post #11 » by **Erik Eleven** » Tue Mar 4, 2008 9:29 pm

See thread I posted about lame defense.

Tommy Trojan · Post #12 » by **Tommy Trojan** » Tue Mar 4, 2008 9:29 pm

^^^ agree, use DJ as a hack a Shaq thing, with hard hard fouls. I can't say the same with coby he might not be strong enough to take those hard fouls. :lol:

TonyMontana · Post #13 » by **TonyMontana** » Tue Mar 4, 2008 9:33 pm

Corvus Crow wrote:Bring out DJ and let him do a little enforcing on these hack happy centers. 6 fouls.

Erik Eleven · Post #14 » by **Erik Eleven** » Tue Mar 4, 2008 9:38 pm

I think Coby Karl will be Phil's secret surprise in the playoffs. The guy can play and he plays hard on both ends. It'll take any playoffs opponent a game or two of steady minutes to scout him and by that time it might already be too late.

I have very high hopes for how good he will be in the future. I have a feeling that he will be Phil's Jack in the Box/ace in the sleeve/element of surprise. Just another tool to help Phil being the aggressor.

Kobe_for_3 · Post #15 » by **Kobe_for_3** » Tue Mar 4, 2008 10:11 pm

fareweatherfan wrote:whoa there...lamar is NOT soft.

the guy may actually be our toughest player, when you consider how often he has been willing to play through injuries.

a finesse style of play is not equivalent to soft.

as for my take on the hard fouls, i seem to remember pryzbilla of the blazers committing at least 4 fouls on kobe, maybe more. dampier committed most, if not all, of his fouls on kobe. i really think teams are trying to hit him hard, and hit him often. they are playing old school ball. but memo to the rest of the league:

kobe is an old school ball player!

+1 In the 80's our team was considered a finesse team, and we did alright! When we get healthy we will have the perfect balance of fierceness and finesse, and it's nice when your top player is your toughest.

TommyTheCat · Post #16 » by **TommyTheCat** » Tue Mar 4, 2008 10:15 pm

Corvus Crow wrote:Bring out DJ and let him do a little enforcing on these hack happy centers. 6 fouls.

no doubt..........put him in a mcsorley jersey

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySXNy3wVNVs

bobobolas1 · Post #17 » by **bobobolas1** » Tue Mar 4, 2008 10:45 pm

Corvus Crow wrote:Bring out DJ and let him do a little enforcing on these hack happy centers. 6 fouls.

Yeah, he is our little secret for playoffs, not gasol at center anymore, just bynum and dj.

Post #18 » by **Danny Darko** » Tue Mar 4, 2008 11:08 pm

TommyTheCat wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

no doubt..........put him in a mcsorley jersey

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySXNy3wVNVs

still love Marty regardless of the stick incident. Worked for Wayne... could work for Kobe

Gerald3Wallace · Post #19 » by **Gerald3Wallace** » Tue Mar 4, 2008 11:17 pm

good job phil...there goes kobe for more techs and suspensions

Tommy Trojan · Post #20 » by **Tommy Trojan** » Tue Mar 4, 2008 11:36 pm

Gerald3Wallace wrote:good job phil...there goes kobe for more techs and suspensions

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