***LAKERS -at- ROCKETS 5/14 Game 6 Thread***

[LakersBooster]

F-I-S-H-E-R

When Fisher is on court:



VS

[Arizona]

How about all of the above.
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[pkflyers]

[rak617]

All of the above......but mainly due to Fisher, Phil, and Pau

They all got schooled by Rockets. They did not dominate in their positions.

[Moses]

Phil... Why?

Because Phil was the one who allowed all those things to happen without stopping them or making adjustments. He kept Fish in the game, he didn't get mad at Pau for being soft and making him get in the post, he didn't run any plays for the bigs that would have got them more involved which led to Kobe having to jack up shots, and his decision making on the whole was poor, he didn't call timeouts well either.

I hardly ever cuss out Phil because i think he's the greatest coach ever, a legend and a nice guy, but he has coached some terrible games in this series.

[DaMuleRules]

All of the above. There is no one reason for a loss like that.
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Man, do those lyrics resonate right now

[AJLakerFan]

I'll put it in this order.

1. Jackson decision making - don't need to say more anybody wathchin could see he was terrible.

2. Fish shooting and D. Fish was a one man wrecking crew out there and I didn't mean that in a good way.

3. Gasol toughness. He got pushed around offensively and defensively.

4. Kobe shot selection

5. Bynum softness and foul trouble. Bynum didn't play soft last night and wasn't in foul trouble. Don't know where you got that from.

[AJLakerFan]

[LA20]

Phil need to call time out if we can't score after 5 possession to start the game and set up a damn play. Heck I will even go lower to like 3-4 possession.

[XTC]

All of the above.

[FredG]

In no particular order:

Laker shots weren't going in.

Rockets shots were going in.

Laker frontline played soft and seemed 1/2 a step slower to the ball than the Rockets.
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[Rick12322]

[SoCaLjAy]

To single out a player: Dfish. I cringed every time he put up a shot. I didn't expect much on D from him and he didn't even meet expectations.

Also, Pau was letting smaller less skilled players dominate him. There is no excuse for that. Why is this guy so scared of giving out fouls or being aggressive on D? I usually love his game because he makes up for his lack of D on O, but not last night.

I don't attribute the loss to Phil. This is the team we have and I almost feel like he is doing the best with what he has. The "not calling timeouts" statements are invalid to me. I believe his goal is to win a ring. If they are going to do that, at some point this team has to sack up and make a play; ie find some mental toughness. There is no reason to go down 17-1 to the Rockets; if the team is as good as they are hyped to be they should have figured out what to do sooner. They played with no brains or heart out there. That is just my opinion.

[DimesnD]

I don't attribute the loss to Phil. We have to give credit to where credit is due. The Rockets want to be there while the Lakers are indifferent. Can't fault Phil if his team would rather be somewhere else. Phil's probably wanting to be back on his farm about, now.

Nothing they did suggests that this team wants to move on.

[Kobe2Clark]

I see everyone bashing the Lakers for effort but I'm not seeing it. IMO, they're just not that much better collectively than Houston (even w/o Yao and Tracy) and the Rockets are way more physical.

The reason for the slow starts is the freakin' starting lineup. Fish and Andrew can't do ANYTHING and if Kobe and Pau don't get going immediately, they don't score. Every game they've won in the series was one where Kobe started off making his shots. To solve this, Fisher must be benched or at the very least, yanked really quick. Lamar should also start and check Scola. Pau cannot stay with him AT ALL...
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[plato]

Bynum's toughness and defense was supposed to be the difference on this year's team, but Phil is allergic to defense. Drew was playing very good defensive, rebounding well, and was a huge part of the unit that shrank the lead to two...and somehow, Phil leaves him on the bench for the rest of the game?

Gasol/Odom simply is NOT a chamionship frontcourt. Odom is a solid defender but Pau is a very weak defensive center. Instead of contest the shot, most of the time he stands with his hands straight up looking like he's getting a fiucking cavity check. In the playoffs games will come down to crunchtime. Without Bynum on the floor, we are NO different than last year. Fisher(or Farmar) at point and Pau at center in crunchtime WILL NOT WIN A CHAMPIONSHIP.

43 minutes for Pau when he's playing like a schoolgirl phillip? Bynum on the bench when he was actually defending/rebounding phillip????

Guys, this is a championship team with a coach that makes smart decisions. But with Phil...probably not.

[Icy_wiz]

I disagree.
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[slippy]

Honestly, I haven't up my mind whether this squad is better or worse than last year's lineup. Last year, Sasha was the Machine, we have Vlad hitting midrange shots, and Fish wasn't in a 2 month long dryspell. In other words, the Lakers were dangerous with the outside shot, whereas with this squad, you honestly never know from game to game.

Having said that, this Laker's squad is facing a much tougher challenge in the playoffs this year. They faced Utah in the 1st round. If they get past the Rockets, they'll face a MUCH better Denver team than last season. And, of course, there's the issue with the Rockets having a shot to end the Lakers season Sunday.

[thejet24]

[lil Pau Wow]

Bwhahahahahaha. Bynum tough? Puuuuhlease. Drew is softer than wet dookie.

[USCandLakers]

[Los_Lakers_1218]

Im not going to put the bad calls for the blame on yesterday's lost but I am wondering if the NBA is going to call an apology for the T on Kobe and Farmar's "foul" on Brooks during the closing seconds of the 2nd

[tenike1]

This should come as no surprise to anybody.

The rockets have been reduced to a team with a skill level of say... the bobcats? Oh, those bobcats who have nobodies but school the Lakers every time? So much for not playing the bobcats in the Playoffs. Only in the NBA.

Anyway, the Lakers are not going to respect denver either. I predicted that the Lakers would sleepwalk through the Playoffs, and so far I have been right. When the Finals come and there is actually someone on the floor Kobe has to guard, I expect attitudes to change. So I do pray the Lakers are able to avoid any booby traps while they walk in their slumber.
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[Psychobroker41]

[Psychobroker41]

... then again (lil Pau Wow), you probably have no idea how to even BE effective with a P&R.. do you know what P&R even stands for?