Nov. 5 Game Thread: Dallas Mavricks (2-1) vs Los Angelas Lakers (2-2) on NBATV

[Kobe 4 The Win]

Does anyone here actually think that D'Antoni's philosophy and system is going to get you anywhere in the playoffs? Even with a prime Kobe this team wouldn't win jack. If you don't defend well and rebound the basketball in the playoffs you are shit out of luck, period.

A D'Antoni team at best can be a good regular season team. To play his style you have to play with a ton of energy and you have to hit your threes. An aging team can't give that energy every single night. He wants to play small which hurts your rebounding. Role players, of course, shoot better at home than on the road. What happens when your threes aren't falling?

Bottom line

*D'Antoni was a bad hire
*Steve Nash might be done.
*Pau still isn't being used correctly
*God knows when Kobe is coming back
*Lebron ain't coming to LA
*Melo ain't coming to LA
*Wiggins ain't coming to LA

How long is this D'Antoni idiocy going to last?

[DirkNowitzki41]

monta is too good

[fpliii]

This ****ing defense is god awful. It's nothing we didn't expect, but it sure is depressing as hell.

[SpecialQue]

Does anyone here actually think that D'Antoni's philosophy and system is going to get you anywhere in the playoffs? Even with a prime Kobe this team wouldn't win jack. If you don't defend well and rebound the basketball in the playoffs you are shit out of luck, period.

A D'Antoni team at best can be a good regular season team. To play his style you have to play with a ton of energy and you have to hit your threes. An aging team can't give that energy every single night. He wants to play small which hurts your rebounding. Role players, of course, shoot better at home than on the road. What happens when your threes aren't falling?

Bottom line

*D'Antoni was a bad hire
*Steve Nash might be done.
*Pau still isn't being used correctly
*God knows when Kobe is coming back
*Lebron ain't coming to LA
*Melo ain't coming to LA
*Wiggins ain't coming to LA

How long is this D'Antoni idiocy going to last?

I agree. As a Laker fan, this whole fiasco stinks.

[bdreason]

Lakers don't have any two way players. They have a few good offensive guys who can't play D. And a few good defenses guys who can't play O.

[SpecialQue]

The fvck was up with that face Monta was making?

[takai]

Dammit, the Lakers have a lot of work to do to improve...

Is it just me, or are the commentators completely against the Lakers?

[alec613]

[kneejerkreaction]
This Lakers team is unwatchable.
Damn, I totally thought that they would win more games than last year, considering D'Antoni finally gets what he wants.

Steve Nash is just a liability ; he's also being paid $10m. Man, to think they gave up 4 draft picks for him... Oh horror!

D'Antoni is still playing favorites, and Lakers are in tank mode. It's a shame that they will just be in the middle of the pack, especially when Kobe comes back
[/kneejerkreaction]

[DuMa]

fan night voters. STOP VOTING FOR THE LAKERS you dumb****s. you want to see this monstrosity every tuesday night?

[DirkNowitzki41]

vince carter can be such a retard at times. Dirk wide open, and he takes heroic shots over 3 people

[alec613]

fan night voters. STOP VOTING FOR THE LAKERS you dumb****s. you want to see this monstrosity every tuesday night?

I second this.

But Lakers have the most fans, so it'll be tough

[Lakers_Kobe_Fan]

the pathetic lakers dont even try to play any defense lol

[DirkNowitzki41]

Monta Ellis

30/3/9 11-14 fg 8-8 FTs

[DirkNowitzki41]

Ledo walks, moves, and shoots exactly like Durant. Now only if he can play like him...

[bdreason]

Oops wrong thread.