2009 Lakers Vs. 13/14 Heat. Who You Got?

[J Shuttlesworth]

So it looks like Laker fans are in agreement.

Kobe's team was more stacked than the Heat

[kennethgriffin]

kobe won that 2009 title with shit sweet f*ck all lol


gasol = 4 time reserve allstar, 0-16 as leader
odom = 0 time allstar, 0 all nba teams, crack head
bynum = 6 ppg average. barely played 10 minutes a game
farmar = ?
sasha = ?
walton = ? lol
fisher = ? a few lucky shots every other year


80% of the 2009 lakers ended up retiring after leaving kobe. they couldnt even find work


heat might beat them if they contain da goat

but if kobes hot anything goes

[aj1987]

Heat in 5.

[DFish24]

kobe won that 2009 title with shit sweet f*ck all lol


gasol = 4 time reserve allstar, 0-16 as leader
odom = 0 time allstar, 0 all nba teams, crack head
bynum = 6 ppg average. barely played 10 minutes a game
farmar = ?
sasha = ?
walton = ? lol
fisher = ? a few lucky shots every other year


80% of the 2009 lakers ended up retiring after leaving kobe. they couldnt even find work


heat might beat them if they contain da goat

but if kobes hot anything goes

[LongLiveTheKing]

Heat in 5.

This, Lebron and Wade will let Kobe win a game out of generosity.

[Soundwave]

kobe won that 2009 title with shit sweet f*ck all lol


gasol = 4 time reserve allstar, 0-16 as leader
odom = 0 time allstar, 0 all nba teams, crack head
bynum = 6 ppg average. barely played 10 minutes a game
farmar = ?
sasha = ?
walton = ? lol
fisher = ? a few lucky shots every other year


80% of the 2009 lakers ended up retiring after leaving kobe. they couldnt even find work


heat might beat them if they contain da goat

but if kobes hot anything goes

These are the Laker regular season stats

Bynum: 14 ppg/8 rpg
Gasol: 19 ppg/9 rpg
Odom: 11 ppg/8 rpg

Hardly a team with no talent.

[Magic 32]

These are the Laker regular season stats

Bynum: 14 ppg/8 rpg
Gasol: 19 ppg/9 rpg
Odom: 11 ppg/8 rpg

Hardly a team with no talent.

[PHILA]

These are the Laker regular season stats

Bynum: 14 ppg/8 rpg
Gasol: 19 ppg/9 rpg
Odom: 11 ppg/8 rpg

Hardly a team with no talent.

Their best lineup was with Gasol/Odom at C/F. The passing of those two was something to see. Kobe just has to play up to his capabilities and they probably win due to the interior difference. But then again the Lakers bench was so bad, they could easily lose the series if Phil Jackson relies on them too much.



Mar 18, 2009

The roller-coaster ride the Lakers’ bench has been on recently took another drop to the bottom. And this time, the poor play by the bench left Lakers Coach Phil Jackson expressing his displeasure with his substitutes.

It also left one of those bench players, Josh Powell, explaining how some players on the bench have voiced too many opinions. All of this came on the heels of a last-second, 94-93 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers Tuesday night at Staples Center.

“We have guys bickering out there a little bit too much,” Powell said. “We can’t have that.”

Jackson used six of his reserves in the game, only three of them in the fourth quarter when the Lakers built a 14-point lead but saw it evaporate when Andre Iguodala made a three-pointer as time expired to give the 76ers the victory.

Lakers reserves Powell, Jordan Farmar and Sasha Vujacic played significant minutes in the fourth quarter, but the Bench Mob didn’t get the job done.





Apr 6, 2009

Bad beats: Lakers bench costing vs. big spreads

There’s nothing quite like being back-doored by the Clippers. But the Lakers’ “Bench Mob” should be used it by now. (Enter inappropriate Sasha Vujacic joke here).

Phil Jackson’s squad is just 11-19 ATS as a double-digit favorite this season.

The Lakers were covering, sometimes comfortably, in the second half in 10 of those 19 ATS losses.

But the Lakers’ bench couldn’t put those games away and ended up burning Lakers backers, who, for all intensive purposes, were on the right side.

On Sunday, the Clippers were the latest to take advantage of the Lakers’ bench.

The lesser L.A., a 16-point underdog, trailed the Lakers by double digits throughout the game.

The Lakers seemed to take the fight out of the Clippers with a fourth-quarter run. With six minutes to play, the Lakers led by 19.

It was R&R time for Kobe Bryant and most of the starters.

But it wouldn’t last.

D.J. Mbenga traveled, Jordan Farmar turned it over and, before you know it, it’s a seven-point game with 3:33 to play.

Jackson reinserted the starters, but suddenly the Clippers looked adequate.

Fred Jones caught fire (first time for everything). The former Oregon Duck scored all 10 of his points in the final five minutes.

Eric Gordon added a couple of baskets, and, out of nowhere, the Clippers were within three.

They needed a Baron Davis 3-pointer at the buzzer to fall to force overtime. Luckily for the Lakers, Davis’ potential tying shot hit off the back of the rim. The Lakers survived, 88-85.

For a while, many believed the Lakers were the deepest team in the league. But now their depth is a major concern for Jackson, heading into the playoffs, especially if the second unit continues to not get along.

"We have guys bickering out there a little bit too much," reserve Josh Powell told the Los Angeles Times after the Lakers blew a 14-point fourth-quarter lead in a straight-up loss to Philadelphia in mid-March. "We can't have that."

The Lakers have two games left on the schedule, where they’ll likely be hefty favorites: Tuesday at Sacramento and Sunday vs. Memphis.

How will Jackson handle his bench if his team jumps out to big leads against the Kings and Grizzlies?

Heading into Tuesday night’s game at the Kings, the Lakers trailed Cleveland by just one game in the race for home-court advantage throughout the playoffs.

They can’t afford to let a squandered lead turn into a costly loss.

Jackson knows that and might consider leaving the starters in a little longer with big leads.

Will this help the Lakers cover big numbers down the stretch and early in the playoffs?

We’ll find out.

[SilkkTheShocker]

LeBron would destroy that team

[Magic 32]

LeBron would destroy that team

http://www.basketball-reference.com/...=&order_by=pts

[Jlamb47]

Lakers

[Jlamb47]

LeBron would destroy that team

What about 2007 Spurs? or 2011 Mavs?

[JohnnySic]

Lakers; Heat have no answer for Gasol/Bynum.

[PickernRoller]

2009 Lakers. Better team, better leader.

I say it goes 6 - close games. Heat are more stacked, but they have a major choker as their leader and Kobe owns Wade. Bosh will have trouble handling two bigs. Haslem is a non-factor. Lakers only issue are the Heat's perimeter defenders/3 pt shooters (beside Bron and Wade).

[jcsrplumply]

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