What the hell happens in the locker room at half time?

999 · Franchise Player Joined: 19 Oct 2006 Posts: 20267

Either the lakers look like complete (bleep) coming out the gates or they turn into complete (bleep) when the 3rd quarter starts. Lately it's the third quarter woes. Whatever it is I'm starting to think that this team is complete (bleep). Should I blame Byron or Jimbo

yinoma2001 · Retired Number Joined: 19 Jun 2010 Posts: 119487

Showtime this.

Defense that.

Showtime this.

Don't shoot 3s

Let the other teams shoot 3s.

2 > 3s

So on.
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xenojoey · Starting Rotation Joined: 18 Nov 2014 Posts: 635

"sit back guys and watch Kobe work his "magic""

lakersken80 · Retired Number Joined: 12 Aug 2009 Posts: 38790

Reruns of the 3 stooges...

venturalakersfan

Don Draper · Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2014 10:02 am Post subject:

"Come on guys, I said we play SMASHMOUTH defense. SMASH-MOUTH! Like the band? Ok we good? We good. Smashmouth, remember. Smashmouth. 1,2,3 you're an all-star"!

dont_be_a_wuss · Franchise Player Joined: 29 Mar 2012 Posts: 21499

Probably D'Antoni and Byron saying stuff the team doesn't agree with and don't think will work. They lose respect for the coach, lose interest in the strategy, and fall onto different pages as far as defensive rotations and offensive sets.

jlinfan · Starting Rotation Joined: 15 Jul 2014 Posts: 720

<Byron death stare with sweat beading on his head, legs shoulder width apart, hands on hip, speaking slowly...>

Doesn't matter.

Doesn't matter it hasn't worked so far.

We have to stick to the plan. Not complicated at all.

I'm a patient person. Probably more patient than anyone else.

Stick to the plan.

Definition of insanity? Doesn't apply to a single game. Doesn't apply to tens of games. End of season we reassess. Were going to give every opportunity for it to succeed.

Now let's get out there and play D the way we planned.

freethrow · Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2014 11:27 am Post subject:

I imagine BScott standing there with his arms crossed, just staring at the players stoically, not saying a word for 20 minutes. Players fidgeting and staring at their feet.

LakerLand247 · Star Player Joined: 26 Sep 2009 Posts: 4809

-Byron brought out a collection of videos from his private stash.

-The videos he played for the team were:

Ping Pong balls.

People playing with Ping Pong balls

Drinking games with Ping Pong balls

Lotto Ping Pong balls

and more Ping Pong balls

K2 · Franchise Player Joined: 25 Dec 2011 Posts: 23529

Motivational speeches that begin with, "You know, back when I coached Michael Jordan, I... "

er.. wrong locker room

"You know back during Showtime and twice with the Nets in the Finals, we..."

Boybees · Star Player Joined: 13 May 2001 Posts: 1161

anpherknee · Franchise Player Joined: 14 Mar 2014 Posts: 16933

KeepItRealOrElse · Retired Number Joined: 11 Oct 2012 Posts: 32767

i'll tell you exactly what happens

"defense guys, we need more effort on defense"

"offensively lets share the ball a little bit ok"

he's all talk and no Xs and Os, always has been; and this is what these type of coaches say at halftime.

fiendishoc · Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2014 6:32 pm Post subject:

I think the Lakers holes on defense have been so easy to point out that the other team makes simple adjustments at half time and we end up leading the league in 3rd quarter points given up.

ringfinger · Retired Number Joined: 08 Oct 2013 Posts: 29418

I think Scott busts out motivational speeches on a reel to reel while drinking an Orange Julius.

venturalakersfan · Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2014 7:47 pm Post subject:

Probably a lot of playing Grand Theft Auto 5 going on.
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OshadowO · Star Player Joined: 22 Feb 2003 Posts: 7356

if memory serves correct lakers had sucky third quarters under phil too. The only constant is Kobe so.......

terpski · Sixth Man Joined: 21 Nov 2014 Posts: 98

Scott probably drinks some Hennessy at half time to "calm the nerves"...

999 · Franchise Player Joined: 19 Oct 2006 Posts: 20267

FreakofNature · Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2014 4:55 am Post subject:

If you want at least a remote chance at the Bron's,Durant's,Westbrook's and Anthony Davis level players come 16'/17' then the lakers better throw a nice chunk of that 100 mill per year they make at a coach like Coach K, Thibs or Billy Donovan ....

Coaching along with low end talent is the reason for all what is up these days, nothing mysterious here... Coaches job is to be prepared with a plan to start with, and then adjust at half time.

waldzell · Sixth Man Joined: 24 Jul 2014 Posts: 31

they talk about how funny that "easy run" drill was at training camp as they pass around a spliff.

cthroatgtr · Star Player Joined: 21 Aug 2005 Posts: 1375

The OTHER coach adjusts to the Lakers lack of skill....tells them they are taking away X, do Y. The better team usually pulls away in the 3rd quarter as they adjust to what the other team can't do. It happens in Football as well. You can devise a game plan that hides your teams weaknesses temporarily but the better team usually adjusts. Dallas has a very good coach so you aren't going to fool him. He sees what you are doing and adjusts, knowing the Lakers really don't have the talent to compete.

angrypuppy · Retired Number Joined: 13 Apr 2001 Posts: 32754

I imagine the team piling hands and breaking on the count of three while shouting "tank!".

Peoples Hernandez · Star Player Joined: 11 Apr 2009 Posts: 3727

Fighting over the controller to play Call of Duty Advanced Warfare.
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