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Runway8
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| s_habe wrote: | | The question with Metta is, however, can he keep it up? |
No. He's shooting out of his mind right now, but he'll come back down to his career %. But I hope he keeps it up, and ideally for him, maybe a contender comes poaching and he gets to compete for a title. I think the Warriors could use him to throw at Lebron. |
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Dave20
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| Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2015 3:58 am Post subject: |
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| Metta is playing well but it won't last. He's 37 years old and won't be on the team next year. Anthony Brown should be getting those minutes. |
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FireJimbo
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| Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2015 8:58 pm Post subject: |
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| Does anyone know where I can get a World Peace Hollywood Nights jersey? |
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LakerEric
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| Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2015 9:24 pm Post subject: |
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| Metta is playing so much better and under control. I was so annoyed at his out of control play his last 2 seasons with the Lakers. He looks good in spot minutes. |
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Roon
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| Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2015 9:48 pm Post subject: |
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Anthony Brown isn't going to teach Russel, Clarkson, Randle, Nance, Black, or Brown how to be better defenders as well as play team defense.
Metta can. Man you can see the difference between him and the rest of the team, how active his hands are, how he's all over the place. He's probably the slowest person(maybe huertas/kobe/roy) but he's all over the place.
One of the best ways to learn something is to see it. It's hard to do something, that you can't imagine being done. A coach can tell you to do something, but if you look at someone do it, and do it effectively, you can say, "oh, I can do that."
Has someone ever tried to teach you something, or you tried to teach someone something, and eventually it just fell to, "hmm just show me"?
That's Metta's role on the court....showtime. |
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Worthy42
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| Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2015 10:08 pm Post subject: |
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| It's no surprise our def rating has started to slowly climb up from the depths of hell since Metta started playing. You can see his impact out there for the lineups he's out there along with. |
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lakersfreak
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Shaber
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| Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2015 10:24 pm Post subject: |
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If Scott is wise (which I doubt, somehow), he will keep Metta playing only spot minutes. So that he can be active, does not have to pace himself, does not have to worry about he foul trouble.
And then start to slowly integrate A. Brown.
More likely Scott will drive Metta to the ground and then bench him and if at all, suddenly start playing Brown 20 minutes a game. And then he'll be surprised that it does not work.
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Treble Clef
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| Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2015 11:16 pm Post subject: |
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| Chronicle wrote: | | Where are all the people that kept saying it was a terrible idea to bring back metta and they said Metta was done etc etc |
I'm here. I'll admit I'm wrong if he keeps this up for a long period of time. |
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pio2u
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| Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2015 4:43 pm Post subject: |
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Metta World Peace: Lakers Struggling Because They Have ‘Fish Brains’ 
| Quote: | | “Some of the guys forgot how we got the lead, kind of like a fish,” he said. “You know how fish dig their thing in 30 second intervals? Then run into a mirror. Then they go, ‘Oh, that hurt…’ Sometimes we forget and the fish brain comes out. Maybe they ate too much sushi. Maybe they should just stick to the red meat. Maybe just be vegan.” |
GOTTA LOVE MWP 
http://www.lakersnation.com/metta-world-peace-lakers-struggling-because-they-have-fish-brains/2015/11/13/ |
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pio2u
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| Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2015 4:48 pm Post subject: |
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| HAPPY BIRTHDAY ...... METTA WORLD PEACE!! |
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KBH
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| Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2015 4:51 pm Post subject: |
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| Chronicle wrote: | | Where are all the people that kept saying it was a terrible idea to bring back metta and they said Metta was done etc etc |
I didn't have a problem with him making the team, but I definitely thought he was done. I'm pleasantly surprised by his play. |
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KBH
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| Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2015 4:56 pm Post subject: |
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| pio2u wrote: | Metta World Peace: Lakers Struggling Because They Have ‘Fish Brains’
| Quote: | | “Some of the guys forgot how we got the lead, kind of like a fish,” he said. “You know how fish dig their thing in 30 second intervals? Then run into a mirror. Then they go, ‘Oh, that hurt…’ Sometimes we forget and the fish brain comes out. Maybe they ate too much sushi. Maybe they should just stick to the red meat. Maybe just be vegan.” |
GOTTA LOVE MWP
http://www.lakersnation.com/metta-world-peace-lakers-struggling-because-they-have-fish-brains/2015/11/13/ |
Lmao Metta is hilarious. He's the greatest accidental philosopher sports has had since Yogi Berra. |
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LakerLanny
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| Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2015 5:00 pm Post subject: |
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He could be our second best player! Not cool, but props to him for taking advantage of the opportunity.
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pio2u
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| Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2015 7:26 am Post subject: |
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Metta fizzled out yesterday on his birthday. 
zero points, 0-9, (-9) |
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Afrosho
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| Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2015 7:38 am Post subject: |
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| It shouldn't surprise anyone that MWP can't play 3 games in 4 days at a high level. Some of his minutes should have gone to Anthony Brown. |
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| Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2015 8:25 am Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | Dwain Price: “I think he’ll be an excellent coach.” — #Mavs coach Rick Carlisle on #Lakers F Metta World Peace – via Twitter DwainPrice |
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| Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2015 8:27 am Post subject: |
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Yeah, pace him. He's playing too much.
Cut the minutes of Kobe, Lou, MWP.
Let the young legs of DLO/JC/Nance/Randle/ABrown play more.
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pio2u
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| Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2015 8:53 am Post subject: |
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| yinoma2001 wrote: | Yeah, pace him. He's playing too much.
Cut the minutes of Kobe, Lou, MWP.
Let the young legs of DLO/JC/Nance/Randle/ABrown play more. |
Agreed but you are preaching to the choir. Byron seems clueless.  |
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| Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2015 9:55 am Post subject: |
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| bad game by artest. |
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| Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2015 8:08 am Post subject: |
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Metta World Peace realizes his NBA dream again 
| Quote: | "I bet people thought I was gone," the Los Angeles Lakers forward recently told ESPN.com following a string of strong performances during an East Coast road trip.
"But I think now, people know I'm back. I think now, you've got to mention me in your shoot-around plan." |
http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/14151307/losangeles-lakers-metta-world-peace-realizes-nba-dream-again |
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World Peace Previews Future for Young Lakers, Self
| Quote: | | Huge contributions on the floor weren’t expected from the 36-year-old. Instead, the focus was on having the 2004 Defensive Player of the Year and 2010 champion provide a positive influence for the Lakers’ young core. |
http://www.nba.com/lakers/news/160218_mwpvoices |
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| I LOVE BASKETBALL! |
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