The Return of Puuuuuuke

msb212 · Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 12:26 am Post subject: The Return of Puuuuuuke

He just sucks. Lock this if need be, but I needed a place to blow off some Luke steam. What the hell happened to this guy? Seems like every time he enters the game we go down by 8 points. I just cringe every time he goes into the game now. And then he delivers on the fear.

BraveHeartII · Star Player Joined: 06 Mar 2006 Posts: 1848

Actually, the team was break even when he and Sasha were in the game(kept the 6-point lead.) I thought Phil should have held Kobe out a little longer because you know he had to play the whole second half, and there weren't a chance that we could have blow this team out.

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LAKERLVR · Starting Rotation Joined: 20 Mar 2005 Posts: 920

Kobe missing the first 4 or 5 minutes of the 4th quarter was a death wish. You can't do that with this team, Phil likes to rest his star so he can finish strong and hope the guys on the floor can actually cut into the lead while he's gone, but that's just not going to happen with this team and against a defending champion who's not going to fork up a 4 quarter lead unless it's by some act of god. Kobe should have played every minute of the 2nd half, he finished with only 41 minutes played. Heck Duncan was on pace to play longer.

BraveHeartII · Star Player Joined: 06 Mar 2006 Posts: 1848

We were down by 18, why risk injury from fatigue with that deficit. I think the real difference was in the third, could Kobe have started out better if he was well-rested? If you noticed at the end of the third, when the game was slipping away, it seemed like he literally had to go into "overdrive" to get past Bowen.

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yungdame · Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 2:31 am Post subject:

Sorry but i thought luke was decent tonight,,showed some agressiveness goin to the rack,,and a couple nice plays,,

sodapoppenski · Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 2:38 am Post subject:

Tonight I thought he was fair, by Luke standards.

But tonight came after 2 or 3 solid showings in that many games coming
into the night.

I agree that he's been a disappointment on the season, but the last small
handful of games he's been playing decent ball.

KB8@LG · Starting Rotation Joined: 22 Aug 2004 Posts: 367

Luke is the biggest bust in th e NBA. One wonders how he made this league.
I play once a week and I have a better jumper than Luke Walton. I´m streaky but at least I won´t airball a 10 footer. :roll:

orwell · Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 5:12 am Post subject:

Puke Alton is a nothing but a waste of roster space!

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drew4lakers · Star Player Joined: 03 Jun 2002 Posts: 3417

Hey!!!!! What if we bring back Adam Parada!!!!!!

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un1bomber · Starting Rotation Joined: 23 Feb 2006 Posts: 703

we should brink back MP3

Sage_10 · Star Player Joined: 24 Dec 2005 Posts: 6668

Luke has played decent the last 3 games. B4 that he was awful, but you can't hate on him these last 3 games.

trmiv · Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 9:12 am Post subject:

Why Phil brings Puke in at PF sometimes instead of Turiaf I'll never know. Where the hell is Turiaf?

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