LAKERS -at- CLIPPERS - 10/29 - Thoughts and :-)) Ratings

chino · Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2008 12:15 am Post subject:

Amazing game!!! I'm in love with these team!!!

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StuLantz#1 · Star Player Joined: 04 Jul 2001 Posts: 3020

DB--as someone who watches games particularly close for the sake of recaps, did you get any sense of what adjustments they made on Baron? He looked to be in control early on and imposing his will, then just vanished. Was it fatigue on his part or some mid-game shift in our D? I ask because it's one of those things we'll have to repeat time and again against top teams with strong backcourt players.

I know it wasn't against one of the tougher teams in the league, but it's still nice to see us blow a team out that bad with Kobe and Gasol each having a horrendous shooting night (and they were really subtle poor shooting nights because I don't remember them being that off during the game).

PakaLOLO · Starting Rotation Joined: 01 Sep 2004 Posts: 732

Thanks
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tw-lakbfan · Franchise Player Joined: 29 Jun 2001 Posts: 16636

It feels great to see our defense actually improving.

Now let's do it to the top teams.

Mation · Star Player Joined: 13 Oct 2006 Posts: 3614

Thanks DB!

Yeah I'm looking forward to the Rockets and the Hornets (on a back-2-back). See how we respond to the upper echelon teams in the league.

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limchrc · Franchise Player Joined: 29 Jun 2005 Posts: 11477

Thanks. I'm pleasantly surprised on our winning margins for the past 2 games.

Sage_10 · Star Player Joined: 24 Dec 2005 Posts: 6668

Thanks DB! Great game glad to see that hard nosed defense again.
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Sleepy · Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2008 6:11 am Post subject:

Oddly enough, it still doesn't look to me like the starters have dialed in yet. Kobe hasn't done much. Bynum hasn't done much. Fisher's being too aggressive. Pau looks OK, and Vlad seems OK. Once those other 3 guys start playing "normally," I think we're all in for a treat.

Defensively, I think they're still allowing too many open 3-pointers.

Some may say that's nitpicky, but the Lakers also haven't played a quality opponent yet.

ocho · Retired Number Joined: 24 May 2005 Posts: 53953

So we had 7 players in double figures last night.

would it be possible this season to have 8?

Vanquish · Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2008 7:11 am Post subject:

RCS926 · Franchise Player Joined: 05 Nov 2003 Posts: 16824

Some things that stood out to me:

Vlad’s great individual D: His team D recognition has been great as well, but I’ve been really impressed with his ability to keep 2 very athletic 3s in front of him while forcing them to shoot tough contested jumpers. Vlad definitely has backline help, but our bigs could easily get into foul trouble if Vlad let his man go by him at will, which isn’t happening. I think Outlaw and Thornton were probably a bit surprised at just how difficult it was to get around the Impaler.

Drew’s anchoring D: As DB mentioned, there’s no doubt that Bynum’s presence is felt on the defensive end every minute that he’s in the game. He is a true defensive anchor for us out there, and it was good to see his rebounding pick up as well. I’d still like to see him get back to owning the defensive glass, which I know will come eventually.

Fish’s shot selection: Fish had a solid offensive game, but I think the key for him is to take good shots. With the way the Lakers run their offense, he’s going to get plenty of good looks every game, and I have no problem with him shooting 10+ shots per game if he’s open. However, he needs to ease up when it comes to forcing Js in transition or driving recklessly into the lane.

Ariza’s offensive poise: We all know about his great team D and his developing man D, but I’m really impressed with the confidence that Trevor is showing on the offensive end. He looks very fluid offensively and has absolutely no problem pulling the trigger on good looks from the perimeter. He’s just branching out into a well-rounded offensive player.

Farmar’s overall game: I see improvement all-around with Jordan’s game. The shot selection and passing are much better, but I also like the fact that he’s proving himself to be an excellent rebounder at the PG position.

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LA1969 · Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2008 8:19 am Post subject:

LakersMD · Star Player Joined: 27 Jun 2003 Posts: 8022

I'm happy for Mihm.

In his third year under Phil Jackson, Vlad looks like the lightbulb may have finally turned on. He defended Al Thornton man-to-man as well as you could expect someone to.

It's great to see.

I hope they can keep it up.

LakerEric · Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2008 8:35 am Post subject:

R E M A I N H E A L T H Y ! ! ! ! !

I have always been a big proponent of Defense and I love what I am seeing so far!!!!

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japanesebeef1 · Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2008 8:40 am Post subject:

All is right with the world. The Lakers played . . . DB commented.

I am happy.

Klone_dd · Star Player Joined: 11 Mar 2002 Posts: 7330

You know the Lakers are dominating when you start feeling sorry for the other team. There were several stretches when the Lakers (mostly the second team) made the Clips look like a rec league team. Swarming D, quickness, sinking shots -- it was embarassing for the Clips. Not that that is a bad thing for us Lakers fans because it shows that the Lakers are serious and focused and can simply overwhelm teams. They aren't going to let teams off even in garbage time.

lakefan24 · Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2008 9:14 am Post subject:

I am loving the review. Great to see everyone playing good.

TheBigRuski · Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2008 9:20 am Post subject:

May it become “the perfect storm” this spring!

Those interested in digging the blog version of this post, may do so at:

http://digg.com/basketball/Lakers_The_Storm_is_Here
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king255 · Star Player Joined: 21 Jul 2008 Posts: 1574

Here's my opinion about the new scheme. It works best when the guy we're zoning is a weak passer. It works best when the other team's PF can't shoot the 3. Actually, as we saw against San Antonio, it can work as long as the other team has at least one guy, other than the center, who can't shoot the 3.

Someone said that we went back to man-to-man in the 3rd quarter(though I think it started from the 2nd quarter), which I thought was a good idea. You have to be able to adjust on the fly, and if we're going to try to break these insane records, we'll need Phil to do a lot of that. In other words, he needs to be perfect or near-perfect.

Prometheus8 · Star Player Joined: 15 Oct 2002 Posts: 1851

I'm very impressed by the way the team is playing as a unit defensively, especially with the help the big men are giving to the perimeter guys. Everyone is really buying into the new defensive schemes. This could be a very special year.

Mihm actually looks like he's recovered from his terrible injury. That is so great to see. Hope he has good luck with his health from now on.

Finally, it's almost like we have a first unit out for the entire game (except for the final minutes of blowouts). The other team can never relax.
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