LAKERS -at- MAVS - 5/8 - Thoughts and :-(( Ratings

[Saikobe24]

tough ending to such a great lakers run but we had nothing to prove we have our share of titles and things will get better from here on out lets have a great offseason
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thankful for our back to back

[taim]

[LA1969]

[isph]

Thanks so much for all of your work, day in and day out. Really appreciate it.

Wish your last T&R post of this season could have been a happier one...
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Regardless of what happens, I'm proud to be a Lakers fan...

[Vicky T]

[lakersken80]

Bench needs to be rebuilt.
Because of bench was such a weak spot, the starters played more minutes than necessary. With us trying for the 4th NBA Finals, this hurt us longer as the season rolled on. The Mavs took this weakness and was able to exploit us on it. Somebody said their bench outscored us 40 points in one of these games, that is pretty sad.

[mhan00]

Thanks for showing up, night in and night out all year long DB. This column (post?) here is what I look forward to after every game, win or lose. Hope you can summon the energy to do it again next year.

[TDRock]

Agreed. Not a big poster, but I read your recaps religiously after each game. Thanks for another great year!

[8750]

thank you so much, DB

[Shaber]

Must give credit to Mavs. They played exceptionally well. If they keep it up, they'll have quite a run.

Lakers on the other hand.... Should at least have class to go out properly. If you loose, you loose. Go home, make your conclusions, work harder for the next year and then pay back with a good game. Lamar and Drew deserve a major ..... I don't even have a word for it. I'm so disgusted at their idiotic fouls.
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Lakers depth chart

PG Johnson / Goodrich
SG Bryant / West / Scott
SF Baylor / Worthy / Cooper
PF Mikkelsen / Hairston / McAdoo / Gasol
C Chamberlain / Abdul-Jabbar / O'Neal / Mikan

[fsc401]

Thank you DB.

Thank you Phil.

The Lakeshow will continue.

[kups]

Thank you DB.
Proud of this team. Proud of the run.
Buckle up, we've got work to do this offseason.
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#28 Derrick White, Jordan Bell, Deonte Burton

[revgen]

Thanks DB. I appreciate all you've done this season.
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[babyskyhook]

Thanks for all your writing this season DB.

In a rollercoaster year, your writing has been consistently excellent, much more than I can say about the team's performance.

No matter how well or how poorly the team was playing- you always came through.

Thanks again for a lot of enjoyable reading.

[KingKobe]

Thanks DB, after reading this, the season really is over.

The 3-point shooting has been a problem all year, but this series highlighted it and then some. Pau wasn't doing himself any favors out there, but his reaction to tough doubles is to kick the ball out, and if he's kicking it out to missed shots he becomes real easy to defend.

I gotta to imagine the Fisher era ends here. An old Kobe next to an older Fish is no longer a champion backcourt. We need an upgrade in speed, and maybe even a player who can finally run the offense. The days of Kobe running the show and being the show at the same time might be done as well.

I also think it's time to move Ron to the bench. There's still room on the team for a strong armed defensive stopper, but the starting lineup needs floor spacing, or else a team full of big post options becomes worthless (which is exactly what they were in this series). It took a somewhat lucky shooting streak from Ariza and then Artest to repeat, and it's not something we should roll the dice on again.

The season ends for the players today, but just begins for Mitch. Here's hoping he makes the right moves.
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[moonriver24]

Thanks DB. You are more consistent than a lot of our players in W or L.
The management won't say it now but roster change will be inevitable.
This team needs a three point killer{s} to allow Kobe and one or two other post players to be dominant. It will be interesting to see who will leave and who will come. And then there is the search for a new coach.

LGers will be entertained once more in the off-season. This time, without a celebration.
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[A Mad Chinaman]

[Rsxtreme415]

[Paco]

[bryants2hot2handle]

thx DB. WE'LL BE BACK ON TOP NEXT SEASON.

[tw-lakbfan]

Hard to sink in that our season is really over.

Our games in this Mavs series was wierd. Nothing went right for the Lakers. Nobody seemed to play his hearts out, not even Phil, not even Kobe.

Just regroup, recharged and regain the championship.

[DancingBarry]

Just like to say thank you for the kind words, guys.

Seems like the last couple years have been difficult for me physically. Going from a desk job to pounding on the computer for the whole night all season has had some carpal tunnel going on. It was especially noticeable on back to backs or those stretches where we have several games. I am going to work on changing up some things to try to improve that, so no worries.

Also, I think now we can focus a little more on improving LG. So that will be a goal with the offseason.

[Arbitrary]