Basketball Armageddon Awaits : OKC Thunder VS LAL Lakers

[Bilz]

Mike Brown was my scapegoat when he was hired. He's an idiot and pretty clueless. His offense, his rotation and sub patterns are terrible. The players don't respect him and I don't blame them.

Lakers could somehow win the championship this year and I still want Mike Brown gone.

I'm not sure what it is people expect from him. The Lakers were 3rd in the west, behind only OKC and San Antonio. Mike Brown's coaching has been blamed in every loss this year so I guess what people are saying is that this team had the talent to be the 1st undefeated team in league history?

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

It was already over before it started. How can a team that can't defend the perimeter keep up with Westbrook/Durant/Harden when they can't score enough to keep it close? Ibaka, Perkins, and Collison are no defensive slouches. They're not going to let Bynum and Gasol just impose their will on them. The Lakers will win probably 1 or 2 because OKC is bound to have a bad shooting night or two and Kobe will probably explode once or twice. But win the series? Not unless OKC has an injury to one of the big 3.

it's more to do with the fact that Bynum is mentally incapable to impose his will for the length of a series, than anything else.

 

[Bilz]

Mike Brown as the coach should have a defensive plan and adjust depending on who's on the floor. If Westbrook is going to run off screens and Mike Brown doesn't want them switching, it makes no point to have Kobe waste his time guarding Westbrook. Kobe guarding Russ when Sabo is in the game makes sense, but when Harden checks in....at least make an adjustment.

I prefer locks and ebanks to split SG duties when Kobe is off the floor. The Sessions/Blake backcourt is putrid. Same backcourt that made Andre Miller look like an All Star.

I agree completely but....

Kobe on guarding Westbrook: "He cooked us last time ... I figured if he was going to cook us he was going to have to cook me."

It's an ego thing and since Kobe wants it, Brown enables it. When Westbrook misses those same open shots, Kobe's stans say he "locked up Westbrook" and that he's still playing elite defense at 33 years old. He's really a non-factor against him and they're better off having him just stand in the key and gather uncalled defensive 3 second violations while Thabo roams the perimeter.

 

[Brock Landers]

Kobe getting 1st team all-defense is dude isn't built like that on defense

 

[PrnzHakeem]

I agree completely but....

Kobe on guarding Westbrook: "He cooked us last time ... I figured if he was going to cook us he was going to have to cook me."

It's an ego thing and since Kobe wants it, Brown enables it. When Westbrook misses those same open shots, Kobe's stans say he "locked up Westbrook" and that he's still playing elite defense at 33 years old. He's really a non-factor against him and they're better off having him just stand in the key and gather uncalled defensive 3 second violations while Thabo roams the perimeter.

Mike Brown allows it cuz he's an idiot and can barely think for himself. Phil would allow it in stretches, but Phil was also perfectly fine with letting Fisher get cooked as long as it didn't cause mismatches elsewhere on the perimeter.

Mike Brown can't even define roles for his role players or settle on a rotation or substitution pattern. fukk can he say to anybody about anything?

 

[Jesus]

Lakers fans like to look for an instant scapegoat whenever they lose. "It's Mike Brown's fault. Pau is a bytch. fukk Bynum. Steve Blake sucks."

The fact of the matter is this team just isn't that good. They are not title contenders and never were this season. They've always been a clear notch below SA and OKC this season. They've looked inferior when they went up against elite competition most of the time in the regular season. I have no idea why Lakers fans thought they legit contenders. I guess they thought since the franchise has a championship pedigree, they were somehow gonna turn on some magic Laker switch in the playoffs. This is same team that got swept by Dallas in the 2nd round last year, just with Sessions instead of Fisher which is nothing more than a slight upgrade if any, no Lamar Odom which was a huge loss especially on a team with no bench, and Mike Brown instead of Phil Jackson, which was a downgrade. What the fukk is wrong with yall?

I remember polls on sohh like halfway through the season where the Lakers got the most votes to win the west and certain posters literally laughing and saying it's pretty much impossible that the Spurs would beat them in the playoffs. Lol...who told yall your team was elite? "Kobe gonna go supersaiyan psycho bean in the playoffs!!! The game slows down in the playoffs and we got two big men!"

Just cue up the "NEXT YEAR OUR STARTING LINEUP IS GONNA BE KOBE, DARREN WILIAMS, CARMELO ANTHONY, KEVIN LOVE, AND DWIGHT HOWARD MITCH GONNA MAKE IT HAPPEN" posts. Yall can't compete with OKC and you were never relevant in 2012.

 

[Malcolmxxx_23]

Lakers fans like to look for an instant scapegoat whenever they lose. "It's Mike Brown's fault. Pau is a bytch. fukk Bynum. Steve Blake sucks."

The fact of the matter is this team just isn't that good. They are not title contenders and never were this season. They've always been a clear notch below SA and OKC this season. They've looked inferior when they went up against elite competition most of the time in the regular season. I have no idea why Lakers fans thought they legit contenders. I guess they thought since the franchise has a championship pedigree, they were somehow gonna turn on some magic Laker switch in the playoffs. This is same team that got swept by Dallas in the 2nd round last year, just with Sessions instead of Fisher which is nothing more than a slight upgrade if any, no Lamar Odom which was a huge loss especially on a team with no bench, and Mike Brown instead of Phil Jackson, which was a downgrade. What the fukk is wrong with yall?

I remember polls on sohh like halfway through the season where the Lakers got the most votes to win the west and certain posters literally laughing and saying it's pretty much impossible that the Spurs would beat them in the playoffs. Lol...who told yall your team was elite? "Kobe gonna go supersaiyan psycho bean in the playoffs!!! The game slows down in the playoffs and we got two big men!"

Just cue up the "NEXT YEAR OUR STARTING LINEUP IS GONNA BE KOBE, DARREN WILIAMS, CARMELO ANTHONY, KEVIN LOVE, AND DWIGHT HOWARD MITCH GONNA MAKE IT HAPPEN" posts. Yall can't compete with OKC and you were never relevant in 2012.

powerful posting breh

they had a better team with a better coach last year and still got swept

 

[threattonature]

You could send 5 different lineups and Mike Brown would not make any adjustment. The roster is not as bad as it seems, it's just his offensive sets leave alot to be desired. His subs/rotations leave alot to be desired.

For example, if Ebanks is good enough to start in Kobe Bryant/Artest's absence why is he not good enough to play at least 10 minutes a game when Kobe is healthy?

We just finished a series where we saw Blake get manhandled by Andre Miller. So Mike Brown decides to try Blake on Harden.

Mike Brown still running offensive sets where Ramon Sessions spots up. Get him going to the basket, try a Gasol & Sessions pick and roll, or a double screen that gets Sessions some space to drive to the basket.

Why when we go to our bench, why not play Goudelock? He can score, that's what we need off our bench.

It's alot of simple shyt that seems to elude Mike Brown. fukk him.

All real shyt posted right here. I was screaming at the TV for them to have some plays that would free Sessions up to attack the basket. They're using him like he's Derek Fisher out there. Use him to try and create some open baskets for Gasol, Bynum, and Kobe.

I don't want to see Blake going up against Harden again at all. We stand no chance if that happens. I ain't even big on Ebanks like that but agree fully in him getting some minutes considering he plays solid D.

 

[Goat poster]

Lakers fans like to look for an instant scapegoat whenever they lose. "It's Mike Brown's fault. Pau is a bytch. fukk Bynum. Steve Blake sucks."

The fact of the matter is this team just isn't that good. They are not title contenders and never were this season. They've always been a clear notch below SA and OKC this season. They've looked inferior when they went up against elite competition most of the time in the regular season. I have no idea why Lakers fans thought they legit contenders. I guess they thought since the franchise has a championship pedigree, they were somehow gonna turn on some magic Laker switch in the playoffs. This is same team that got swept by Dallas in the 2nd round last year, just with Sessions instead of Fisher which is nothing more than a slight upgrade if any, no Lamar Odom which was a huge loss especially on a team with no bench, and Mike Brown instead of Phil Jackson, which was a downgrade. What the fukk is wrong with yall?

I remember polls on sohh like halfway through the season where the Lakers got the most votes to win the west and certain posters literally laughing and saying it's pretty much impossible that the Spurs would beat them in the playoffs. Lol...who told yall your team was elite? "Kobe gonna go supersaiyan psycho bean in the playoffs!!! The game slows down in the playoffs and we got two big men!"

Just cue up the "NEXT YEAR OUR STARTING LINEUP IS GONNA BE KOBE, DARREN WILIAMS, CARMELO ANTHONY, KEVIN LOVE, AND DWIGHT HOWARD MITCH GONNA MAKE IT HAPPEN" posts. Yall can't compete with OKC and you were never relevant in 2012.

THANK YOU, I have been saying this all season!!!!! These dudes struggled against midget ass Denver and think they gonna compet with OKC!!!

OKC would have SWEPT denver!!!

 

[Alexander The Great]

Lakers fans like to look for an instant scapegoat whenever they lose. "It's Mike Brown's fault. Pau is a bytch. fukk Bynum. Steve Blake sucks."

The fact of the matter is this team just isn't that good. They are not title contenders and never were this season. They've always been a clear notch below SA and OKC this season. They've looked inferior when they went up against elite competition most of the time in the regular season. I have no idea why Lakers fans thought they legit contenders. I guess they thought since the franchise has a championship pedigree, they were somehow gonna turn on some magic Laker switch in the playoffs. This is same team that got swept by Dallas in the 2nd round last year, just with Sessions instead of Fisher which is nothing more than a slight upgrade if any, no Lamar Odom which was a huge loss especially on a team with no bench, and Mike Brown instead of Phil Jackson, which was a downgrade. What the fukk is wrong with yall?

I remember polls on sohh like halfway through the season where the Lakers got the most votes to win the west and certain posters literally laughing and saying it's pretty much impossible that the Spurs would beat them in the playoffs. Lol...who told yall your team was elite? "Kobe gonna go supersaiyan psycho bean in the playoffs!!! The game slows down in the playoffs and we got two big men!"

Just cue up the "NEXT YEAR OUR STARTING LINEUP IS GONNA BE KOBE, DARREN WILIAMS, CARMELO ANTHONY, KEVIN LOVE, AND DWIGHT HOWARD MITCH GONNA MAKE IT HAPPEN" posts. Yall can't compete with OKC and you were never relevant in 2012.

 

[heisenburrr]

not sure it was posted

http://youtu.be/M1dKwiE5pto

 

[iamduval]

hobe gettin first team d is a travesty

 

[GoddamnyamanProf]

hobe gettin first team d is a travesty

7 years and running

 

[Malcolmxxx_23]

7 years and running

crazy

 

[Grand Eeezus Maxwell]

Kobe getting 1st team all-defense is dude isn't built like that on defense

This. I respect the mans' game, but he's the most overrated defender ever. Been saying this for years now.