****LAKERS -at- Thunder 5/16/12 Game 2 Thread****

link · Star Player Joined: 10 Mar 2011 Posts: 2079

Honestly, Kobe needs to consider retiring because a few more postseasons like this will be just too sad to watch. Be one thing if he would adapt and defer but the guy's just bullheaded.

Fracture · Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 8:28 pm Post subject:

TooMuchMajicBuss · Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 8:28 pm Post subject:

angrypuppy · Retired Number Joined: 13 Apr 2001 Posts: 32768

Kobe snatched defeat from the jaws of victory.

Multiple choice question. Why did Kobe (bleep) up?

a) Stupidity
b) Carelessness
c) Choke job
d) None of the above
e) All the above

I'll go with answer e. The lazy pass that Durant picked off was carelessness. The pass that went through his hands was him choking. He forgot that OKC had a foul to give and thus attacked the basket way too late... well that's stupidity.

Oh and let's not forget Mr. Twenty-something percent shooting threes...
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Thisismyusername · Star Player Joined: 12 May 2012 Posts: 1244

Don't be mad at Metta Kobe, you still (bleep) up!

Oh well, let's go Lakers!!!

jodeke · Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 8:29 pm Post subject:

Kobe's lazy pass killed us....Anybody having trouble getting a post up?
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greenfrog · Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 8:29 pm Post subject:

Mr. Zero · Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 8:29 pm Post subject:

(bleep)
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Don Draper · Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 8:30 pm Post subject:

Oh well guys. Best we can do is hope we can defend Homecourt and steal the series in Game 7.

k4lakers · Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 8:30 pm Post subject:

@ all of the Kobe haters logging on to chime in with the Kobe insults.

When you lose by 2 points, how is it all on Kobe? Sessions was a complete no show, Blake's missed 3's, Matt Barnes (enough said), Bynum didn't exactly shoot well, numerous bricks and stupid shots by MWP, but it's all Kobe's fault. IDIOCY.
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Don Draper · Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 8:30 pm Post subject:

At least tonight showed we could stop their offense.

gohmaster · Star Player Joined: 19 Jan 2012 Posts: 2224

PLEASE LOSE GAME 3 and 4 in front of the home crowd!

thedelkan · Rookie Joined: 16 May 2012 Posts: 1

greenfrog · Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 8:33 pm Post subject:

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Stuntman · Starting Rotation Joined: 10 Jul 2005 Posts: 673

Wow! Such a shame. Great opportunity gone to waste.

OKC did what it was supposed to do. They won their two at home. LA has to do their part and win the two at home and steal one. Our bench is much better at home but it's a shame that this game was in the bag and they let it slip.

If LA would've pulled it out and held serve then they'd be back 3-1 with the pressure on OKC. Now they'd be back 2-2 and less pressure. It's not te end of the world. LA is older and if I remember right Bos won in 08 without winning a single road game in the first 2 rounds. The difference is LA has to win at least 1.

It's not over til it's over.

54sreb · Starting Rotation Joined: 10 Feb 2012 Posts: 236

Whenever something like this happens, Kobe disappears, refusing to talk to anyone. Think he'll be fined 15K?

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k4lakers · Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 8:36 pm Post subject:

RVCdesigns · Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 8:38 pm Post subject:

what a waste, season should be over now.

kui123 · Starting Rotation Joined: 15 Mar 2012 Posts: 210

i hate lazy pass and lazy defense

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SlickVic · Star Player Joined: 20 Feb 2009 Posts: 2864

We saw this story earlier in the season with the Bulls- Lakers play a great 2nd half only to choke it all away in the final 2 minutes- so perhaps I feel a bit less shocked to see it happen again. But can't deny it stings more in the playoffs, and I'm still having a hard time processing that it was Kobe in the center of that sudden meltdown.

Also not sure how I feel about that final shot. Blake was open, Kobe was struggling, and OKC seemed to clog the paint so the bigs couldn't get it. Felt like it was setting up a classic playoff moment where a role player steps up to drill the big 3 (think Kerr for the Bulls, Horry for LA, etc.), or at least that's what I was hoping for. As much as Blake's shooting has stepped up in this playoffs, it just wasn't meant to be.

Nobody · Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 8:41 pm Post subject:

Oh well, that was a bummer...

ishi331 · Star Player Joined: 23 Feb 2006 Posts: 7258

I am ready for this team to be blown up

Captain_Napalm · Star Player Joined: 22 Mar 2012 Posts: 1593

Hey Kobe Haters -

You're forgetting that it was the TEAM that allowed those 8 points to be scored. No matter WHO turns it over, you STILL have to play defense, rotate, and help.

They conceded those baskets. Team played 46 minutes of defense, then stopped.

Besides the interior defense evaporating, why was Blake even on the floor at all? Fisher was traded to make SURE Mike Brown couldn't play him over Sessions, so what does M.B. do? Play Blake over Sessions.

And don't give any crap excuses about Sessions not being able to play; he could play GREAT before he learned Mike Brown's "system".

Brown also decided to take extra timeouts, and then apparently didn't inform the team when OKC had a foul to give, leaving not enough time on the clock.

And then players not fouling right away, that's the coach's job to make sure they know what to do if the shot doesn't go in. Players get tired.

Kobe didn't give up 8 points in a row in 2 minutes, the TEAM defense did. This loss is on everyone.