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e-monk · 12-08-2012, 07:57 PM

watch out for those sky tiles that are falling on your head ron, might want to get with henny penny I hear she is selling helmets

**Laker Freak** · 12-09-2012, 12:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Ron

They also gout bounced out of the second round by San Antonio that season as well.

I do remember that team well...at 11-19, I knew they were going to turn it around and they went 39-13 the rest of the way.

But the difference was, all those guys knew each other and had played on three championship teams...as Jamel said, Shaq missed a ton of games in that 11-19 start.

You can't compare the two starts, Basel. This team has at least 5 new faces, and even Jordan Hill came here late last season. Even with Nash, Gasol, and LTZ out, they are still fielding a pretty good lineup.

I am just amazed at all the fools thinking Nash is going to save this season. The ****ing terrible defense is only going to get worse when he gets back. And you can say all you want to about a dynamic offense with Nash as the PG, but it doesn't mean squat if you don't play defense.

And so far, this is the worst Lakers defensive team I've seen in a long, long time. So long that I can't remember any Laker team being worse than this.

I'm having a hard time believing that's possible.

**Jace** · 12-09-2012, 01:49 AM

LTZ = Steve Blake? Can someone fill me in on that one?

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Originally Posted by e-monk

well then how about the heat who were barely over .500 after their first 20 and everyone wanted to fire spoelstra and trade bosh? they didnt have any injury issues btw - rotations and chemistry take time and the system we're running requires a point guard, we're going with Chris Duhon right now but can expect a little bit of an upgrade (a little bit, a little bit *** +feel free to install Deniro gif here if you know how+)

Not exactly. Not to the "Big 3," but their clear-cut 4th and 5th best players Haslem (who was still very good before the foot injury that somehow turned him into the worst PF in the league) and Miller (who is "when healthy" good) were both out with injuries early in the season. That team wasn't expecting James Jones, Carlos Arroyo, and Erick Dampier to be getting heavy minutes. For what it's worth, Wade missed the entire preseason, also.

**Jamel Irief** · 12-09-2012, 07:16 AM

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Originally Posted by e-monk

watch out for those sky tiles that are falling on your head ron, might want to get with henny penny I hear she is selling helmets

This is what Ron always does. How a team/player looks on that given night greatly influences his opinion of it/him.

He watches Matt Barnes or javale McGee have a good game and says they are vastly improved from last year. They are the same players.

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