“The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotion, spends himself in a worthy cause; who at best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement; and who at worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who have never tasted victory or defeat.”
What happened with them? I missed most of the game.
I guess Ronny called Farmar out on the court a few times, and Farmar snapped back at him and things got a little heated.
As I understand it, Ronny was frustrated by Farmars taking a few shots when the post was undefended and an easy basket could have been made. And a few defensive lapses.
Sasha was also somewhat involved in some of the bickering it sounds like, but dont know with who or for what.
Shouldn't be a big deal really. But I'd like nothing to linger over into this game. When you play an emotional game, and get embarrassed by letting a team drop 72 in the first half on you at home, ego and pride is going to be damaged and it will lead to some sensitivity issues.
I'm pretty sure it's just typical heat of the moment frustration and embarrassment.
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The thing what Phil has to adress tonight is Walton playing 27 minutes last night as opposed to Ronny's 23 and leaving Walton in in the deciding moments of the game. That plus yell at them if they try that pathetic defense like they did in the first half yesterday. That will not cut it on the road, mostly because the crowd won't let the Lakers get back into the game if they blow it early. They need the mindset they had in Utah (or in the 2nd half yesterday... especially in the 3rd quarter). But I'm also worried what happens if Baron goes off on us... Monta and Jackson single-handedly killed us yesterday. Add Baron to that mix or an unexpected spurt from Harrington and we're looking at another loss.
Anyway, I think we're going to lose tonight and then end the season with a winning streak.
Go Lakers!
p.s.: I also don't know why Newble didn't get some burn (maybe lack of practise?)... he might not be the quickest, but it's time to see if he indeed is the defensive player he's touted to be.
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kobe isn't a top tier player in the nba...i would rather have ginobili on the spurs than kobe. easily...also a healthy t-mac, lebron, or wade any day of this or any other lifetime.
i would even perfer troy hudson over kobe at this point.
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Kobe explained it pretty well in this interview... perhaps the first half was truly a surprise in terms of how to handle the Warriors and they've figured them out.
I sure hope that's the deal. I can't take another +70 point half from our opponents.
Go Lakers!
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Originally Posted by duncan2k5
kobe isn't a top tier player in the nba...i would rather have ginobili on the spurs than kobe. easily...also a healthy t-mac, lebron, or wade any day of this or any other lifetime.
i would even perfer troy hudson over kobe at this point.
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Duncan's most hated1.Kobe Bryant
BasketBallBoards.net: where "sometimes you just have to realize that you have no clue what the **** you're talking about" happens.
We can't use the full court press again...the Warriors got easy layups when we tried it. Also, the zone didn't work too well either. If we play tonight like we played in the first half last night...we won't come back from that kind of deficent on the road.
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