SPL Game 7 LAL 132 WAS 123

loseyourname · Star Player Joined: 01 Aug 2004 Posts: 1531

Here's the game discussion. Thanks, Mike.

cmoney · Sixth Man Joined: 19 Feb 2006 Posts: 41

How's Bynum's explosiveness looking. Last season he looked slow from the point where he caught the ball to the point where he put the ball up.

DancingBarry · Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 11:10 pm Post subject:

I'm going to cut and paste the recaps from others here that were lost in the Bynum debate in the other thread:

DancingBarry · Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 11:17 pm Post subject:

Mike@LG · Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 11:21 pm Post subject:

DancingBarry · Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 11:33 pm Post subject:

Mike, those double screen plays are often called off a deadball or timeout and are specifically set up to look for that player. Did they really call Green's number for 20-foot J's off that play twice or did it just happen out of the flow of the offense?

Mike@LG · Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 11:36 pm Post subject:

Flow of the offense. Ball reversal out of the pick and roll situation/iso post situation.
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Lakers#1Team · Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 12:12 am Post subject:

This game day proved to be unique in many ways. Personally, I brought my granddaughter to the game and she was thrilled to watch a Lakers game (and to see the dancing cow). The game prior to the Lakers game was very weird because it ended up being just a scrimmage game between the Orange County Players team (OCP1 vs OCP2). One side had no bench and the other side had 1 reserve. The other team was a no show or forfeited for some reason unknown to me. At half time of that game the score was something like 78 to 67. The second half was then reduced to 20 minutes (ala college hoops) and, get this, there were no refs. Very strange game with a lot of bounce pass alley oops and other fancy and risky plays followed by ABSOLUTELY no defense. On defense in the low post everyone on both sides were strictly spectators. That leads us to the Lakers, Wiz game.......

Game Summary:

Lakers 132, Wiz 123

I am so happy because I finally saw an SPL game this year where most of the Lakers favored to make the roster showed why they are favorites. This game started out strange from the pre-game warmups because the Lakers had all 14 players warming up and the Wiz only had 6. Turns out everyone else, including that 7'3" Ramos dude, sat out todays game for reasons unknown to me. This appeared to give the Lakers an extreme advantage but all the Wiz players were ballers who can fill up a stat sheet (especially Blatche and McFadden). I must say a special word for Blatche. This is the second game I have seen him play and he is one special player. Blatche is no Magic but he is two inches taller (listed at 6'11" to Magic's 6'9") and can do just about everything, as a PG would do, that Magic did only not as spectacular as Magic. He can lead the fast break, dribble and dish, hit the 3 pt shot. His game is almost more suited as a PG or point forward rather than a traditional Center or PF. Now I'll look at the Lakers players....

Individual scoring by quarter:

Bynum: 8, 3, 11, 3 for 25
Farmar: 6, 4, 4, 2 for 16
Green: 4, 4, 8, 10 for 26
Pinnock: 0, 4, 5, 3 for 12
Wafer: 3, 0, 2, 2 for 7
Powell: 2, 6, 2, 2 for 12
Perkins: 8, 0, 1, 4 for 13
Slaughter: 3, 0, 4, 0 for 7
Douthit: 0, 0, 0, 2 for 2
Murry: 0, 2, 0, 2 for 4
Fey: 0, 2, 2, 4 for 8

Individual recaps:

Bynum: Bynum played a great game today and, unlike the prior 3 games, there was nothing for me that stood out as deficiencies to point out in his game. The effort was there as well as the execution. I had no idea he was 10 for 10 in FG's until after I got home. It does make sense though because he was mentally into the entire game. Granted, he had a few days rest and Ramos wasn't playing but the Wiz, out of necessity, had an ever present 2nd body within 4 to 5 feet of Bynum ready to double down. There were also several times where the guards should have been able to get the ball to Bynum but failed to. If Bynum could have gotten the ball on a fair share of those failed chances he would have been in the 30's easy. One time Bynum went through a double team starting at the high post position to score! Bynum scored as the "oop" to Farmar's "alley." Bynum got a couple offensive rebounds this game including one where he jumped up, bounced the ball off the backboard, then immediately went up again while the ball was in the air to slam it home. Bynum had a couple blocks and one really stood out. He took three quick, long strides and leaped up to swat the ball forcefully. It was definitely a "NOT IN MY HOUSE" moment reminiscent of the olden days when Shaq sometimes blocked a shot at the last second to save a win for us. One more very bizarre and very good moment for Bynum was with around 1.6 seconds to go in the 1st half. The Wiz previous jumper was stuck between the rim and the backboard for a jump ball at center court. A fan near me called for Bynum to spike the jump ball into the hoop. I'm not sure if Bynum heard the fan but he proceeded to spike the jump ball within 5 feet of the rim. Never seen that before in my life! Bynum has shown to me what he can do when given the rest before a game. It will be nice to see if he can develop his strength, conditioning and endurance enough to play like this consistently in the future.

Farmar: Farmar played well today and did not appear to be slowed much by his injury. He made the alley oop pass to Bynum and had several other assists to Bynum. One time he stole the ball and finished it with a nice reverse layup in traffic. He also had a couple of those scoop shots go in. Farmar did make a couple turnovers on bad passes and missed most of his outside shots. Overall a very solid game from Farmar today.

Green: EVERY game I see Green play I come out more impressed with him. I am really beginning to think that, as good as Pinnock is, if it comes down to only one of them getting the roster spot, the no-brainer is to give it to Green and send Pinnock to Europe for 1 year. As good a game as Bynum had today, I would either give Green the game ball or share it between the two of them. Green showed it all today. He seemed to make all his outside jumpers today. Even though he didn't shoot a 3-ball he made some shots just within the circle. One time Green stole the ball, dribbled and made a behind the back pass for an assist. Green also made a great inside post move resulting in a slam. Green seemed to get better the longer the game went on. He had 10 points in the 4th qtr (while the closest Lakers were Perkins and Fey with 4). Green also played consistently good D today and didn't have any glaring mistakes.

Pinnock: Pinnock had a fairly good game but it was on the routine side. It almost seems like the last couple games Pinnock and Green have switched places with Green being the more impressive one lately. Reminds me of the tortoise and the hare fairy tale story and we all know how that one turned out. The one standout moment I remember from Pinnock was when he dunked the ball on an alley oop. Otherwise, compared to Green, he didn't shoot the ball as well, pass the ball as well or rebound the ball as well. Just like Green seemed to fade into the background for me last year, Pinnock seemed like a good player whose "good" game kind of fades into the background of Green's "great" game. Hopefully Pinnock can stand out more in tomorrow's game.

Wafer: Wafer had a slightly below OK game when even OK isn't good enough. He made the games first 3-ptr then it seemed like he couldn't make another shot and ended up 3 for 9. I was as high as anyone on Wafer at last year's SPL but after reality struck in training camp that he had to work within the triangle he seems to have lost his game all together. He is just not where he needs to be mentally and does not have the confidence he started out last year's SPL with. Talented and Athletic doesn't work in the NBA if it doesn't work within the team concept. Destined not to be on the Lakers roster this year.

The Rest: Nothing the rest of the Lakers players did stood out for me. The box sheet will give an indication of their games.

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Thanks for the recap
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Dennis_D · Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 6:03 am Post subject:

Lakers#1Team and Mike,

Great recaps - thanks!
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20,000 · Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 6:08 am Post subject:

So what was the coaching strategy? Go out and have fun? Let's see how well we can run and gun? I like it, but does this game really provide a good glimpse of what is to come?

From what I am hearing, Green is really making a push to make the team. I do hope a trade comes about to move some deadweight off the team to make room for Green and others. But come playoffs time, will we really be so high on these youngsters?
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LakerJam · Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 6:34 am Post subject:

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RocknRoll · Sixth Man Joined: 15 Jul 2006 Posts: 63

Thank you for the recaps. Much appreciated.

Mr. EiGhTy-OnE · Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 8:11 am Post subject:

i really wish we would have drafted Andray Blatche last year instead of Von
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Its going to be fun to see who gets that last spot...Green,JR and maybe Profit
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LakerJam · Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 9:55 am Post subject:

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20,000 · Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 10:41 am Post subject:

This is great news, since it shows the young team that these things are possible, and not to get too frustrated. So it is good they are playing weaker opponents right now. That way they don't get all upset that things are not working.

When they do play quality teams, then they will know what it was like and work right back to get there.
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LakerJam · Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 12:55 pm Post subject:

Mike, bearing in mind your assessment of Bynum, check out the Ric Bucher chat:

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korey (la): Did you see Andrew Bynum being a very good player or a Olowakandi-like project in the next couple of years?

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Nancy (L.A.): Hey, Ric! Do you think Andrew Bynum can be anywhere close to the next Shaq?

Ric Bucher: (4:41 PM ET ) I predict Bynum will be somewhere between Shaq and the Kandi Man.
All kidding aside, Bynum has some promise. I see a more athletic Magloire. I wouldn't worry about him following in Kandi's footsteps -- he's with a better organization and better pros around him. Kandi came into the league with no one to teach him how to be a pro and developed some bad habits.

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