Post#549 » by semi-sentient » Mon Apr 21, 2008 3:31 pm
One down, three to go.
Pau and Odom were monsters yesterday. If they continue playing with that type of agressiveness, there aren't many teams that can beat us. I figured both of those would have a huge series, but damn... they went nuts yesterday.
Kobe needs to shoot a little less. I'm not all that disappointed that he shot poorly (he missed a few that are normally gimmes), but some of his shots were very much forced. He shouldn't be taking 26 shots with the various options we have in our offense. I'd prefer that he toned it down and took 20-21 a game, while continuing to play good defense, which is the part of his game that I was most impressed with.
I think the refs need to recognize that the Lakers are putting in effort on the defensive side and stop with all the ticky-tack fouls. You look at teams like Boston and Detroit, and they get away with a lot of aggressiveness, primarily because they are known to be defensive teams. The Lakers need to establish their reputation in this regard so that refs let them play a more physical game.
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