*** Los Angeles Lakers vs. Phoenix Suns (6/3/21 @ 7:30 PM PDT), Suns up 3-2, Playoff Gm #6***
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 03, 2021 9:26 pm    Post subject:

It's very very impressive that the suns beat us only when we were missing AD.
How impressive- they're definitely gonna win the title with that kind of pedigree.
Worldstar.
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 03, 2021 9:27 pm    Post subject:

#savethekids wrote:
You guys are funny... hating on booker for "showboating" when we have LEshowboat ...
At least be consistent.
Booker kicked our axxx tonight. Had nothing to do with anything but talent.

By the way the dudes idol is KOBE.

ENOUGH SAID.

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PostPosted: Thu Jun 03, 2021 9:29 pm    Post subject:

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cooleggs wrote:
ok book - we will remember that


And just like these punks players... the PHX fans and their ultra-homer media will GLOAT about this series win ALL SUMMER long. To them schmucks this is their pseudo championship cause' they are not winning JACK $HIT this year. 40+ years, no championships, and keep counting


You lose gloating privileges when you beat an injured team.
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 03, 2021 9:29 pm    Post subject:

Baron Von Humongous wrote:
#savethekids wrote:
You guys are funny... hating on booker for "showboating" when we have LEshowboat ...
At least be consistent.
Booker kicked our axxx tonight. Had nothing to do with anything but talent.

By the way the dudes idol is KOBE.

ENOUGH SAID.

A friendlier place to slurp your boy Booker's man juice: BookerFansOnly


He's a subscriber to booker's onlyfans.
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 03, 2021 9:30 pm    Post subject:

nickuku wrote:
Baron Von Humongous wrote:
#savethekids wrote:
You guys are funny... hating on booker for "showboating" when we have LEshowboat ...
At least be consistent.
Booker kicked our axxx tonight. Had nothing to do with anything but talent.

By the way the dudes idol is KOBE.

ENOUGH SAID.

A friendlier place to slurp your boy Booker's man juice: BookerFansOnly


He's a subscriber to booker's onlyfans.

I screwed up the bit. I think it still works pretty well.
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 03, 2021 9:30 pm    Post subject:

eddiejonze wrote:
It's very very impressive that the suns beat us only when we were missing AD.
How impressive- they're definitely gonna win the title with that kind of pedigree.
Worldstar.


And newsflash to them Phoenix schmucks... they won't get away with "packing the paint..." against the Nuggets. Joker at the top orchestrating that offense and you have MP Jr who's red hot shooting, A Gordon doing the dirty work, Morris coming off the bench. I like Denver in this one
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 03, 2021 9:31 pm    Post subject:

Baron Von Humongous wrote:
#savethekids wrote:
You guys are funny... hating on booker for "showboating" when we have LEshowboat ...
At least be consistent.
Booker kicked our axxx tonight. Had nothing to do with anything but talent.

By the way the dudes idol is KOBE.

ENOUGH SAID.

A friendlier place to slurp your boy Booker's man juice: BookerFansOnly


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Your post Crack me up...I enjoy the originality of them πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚..i don't hate them at all.
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 03, 2021 9:32 pm    Post subject:

Baron Von Humongous wrote:
#savethekids wrote:
You guys are funny... hating on booker for "showboating" when we have LEshowboat ...
At least be consistent.
Booker kicked our axxx tonight. Had nothing to do with anything but talent.

By the way the dudes idol is KOBE.

ENOUGH SAID.

A friendlier place to slurp your boy Booker's man juice: BookerFansOnly

Kendall would hate that
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 03, 2021 9:32 pm    Post subject:

Booker is a great player but I can see him in the same boat as Lillard he will make make the playoffs and win a round or 2 but that’s it, I could be proven wrong though.

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PostPosted: Thu Jun 03, 2021 9:32 pm    Post subject:

ducasse2 wrote:
Luis5150 wrote:
cooleggs wrote:
ok book - we will remember that


And just like these punks players... the PHX fans and their ultra-homer media will GLOAT about this series win ALL SUMMER long. To them schmucks this is their pseudo championship cause' they are not winning JACK $HIT this year. 40+ years, no championships, and keep counting


You lose gloating privileges when you beat an injured team.


I say... let them gloat all they want cause' they aren't winning jack $hit
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 03, 2021 9:33 pm    Post subject:

do they still send teams "Fishing" on Inside the NBA?

Needless to say I am not watching that right now but i'm curious if we're gonna "go fishing"...
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 03, 2021 9:34 pm    Post subject:

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do they still send teams "Fishing" on Inside the NBA?

Needless to say I am not watching that right now but i'm curious if we're gonna "go fishing"...


Yeah they do..also you can watch them on YouTube.
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 03, 2021 9:35 pm    Post subject:

Could have definitely used some of that Micky Mouse Magic tonight.
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 03, 2021 9:35 pm    Post subject:

Booker earned the right to showboat... he b-slapped the Lakers for 22 pts in the 1st Q... it was over at that point.
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 03, 2021 9:38 pm    Post subject:

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Booker earned the right to showboat... he b-slapped the Lakers for 22 pts in the 1st Q... it was over at that point.

We could’ve probably withstand that, but if you add crowder, no chance
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 03, 2021 9:38 pm    Post subject:

#savethekids wrote:
Baron Von Humongous wrote:
#savethekids wrote:
You guys are funny... hating on booker for "showboating" when we have LEshowboat ...
At least be consistent.
Booker kicked our axxx tonight. Had nothing to do with anything but talent.

By the way the dudes idol is KOBE.

ENOUGH SAID.

A friendlier place to slurp your boy Booker's man juice: BookerFansOnly


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Your post Crack me up...I enjoy the originality of them πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚..i don't hate them at all.

That's cool and I appreciate it.

I think everyone gets that you're a Devin Booker fan and regardless of tonight's outcome it was a win-win scenario for you. Congratulations to you on his great game.
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 03, 2021 9:39 pm    Post subject:

#savethekids wrote:
TDRock wrote:
do they still send teams "Fishing" on Inside the NBA?

Needless to say I am not watching that right now but i'm curious if we're gonna "go fishing"...


Yeah they do..also you can watch them on YouTube.


Yeah I’ll pass. Lol
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 03, 2021 9:40 pm    Post subject:

Here’s the thing, the Suns are not better than Utah, Denver and likely the Clippers.

Booker is great, yes. But I want someone to flatten him on his ass.
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 03, 2021 9:40 pm    Post subject:

Lakers lose this one, as their season comes to an end. 113-100. Suns take the series.

What did the Lakers in was the first quarter. Suns came out red hot, hitting long bomb 3 after long bomb 3. Booker asserted himself from the outside. Lakers D to begin the game (say, first 4-5 minutes) was actually playing well. But the Suns continuously were hitting contested jumpers.

Last year, when a team started this way, the Lakers were able to hang around. The team gave up 36 points in the 1st quarter, but could only muster 14 - down 22 after 1 in a closeout game. The team missing not only open 3s, but also point blank layups. They kept rimming out. There must have been at least 5-6 of those missed chippies in the first 16 minutes as the Lakers fell down a whopping 48-19: 29 point deficit.

The Lakers then slowly, but surely, started working their way back. Were down 21 at the half. Down 13 after 3. Got within 10...then the wheels fell off. How the Suns did that was also quite notable, as most coaches call a TO when they see in the 4th their team now only have a 10 point lead after leading by 29 earlier in the game.

The Suns called no TO. CP3 instead attacked and fed his teammates. 3 possessions later the Suns were back up by 17.

Bottomline: Too much of a mountain to climb for a team that had an injured AD (who had to leave after 5 minutes), no AC, a banged up KCP, and not an entirely 100% LBJ. They ran out of gas, and - repeat hopes faded.

It's hard not to look at a few things in this series. One, the horrific, and I mean absolutely turd-ridden, 3 shooting. Closeout game and they were all of 28.6% from 3, and just kept up the same mindset - just shoot them. One wonders what may have happened had they just attacked or taken higher percentage shots, and also if they had hit most of those early game chippies.

However, "if ifs and buts were candies and nuts, then every day would be Christmas."

Lots of folks will have lots of comments about why the team lost. Adding more selfish players? (Hi there DS). Possibly. Not having as many "win the championship at any cost and I play my role" players. Maybe. Not enough consistent 3 shooting - yea, that is a fair criticism, especially in this series.

But the loss of AD was huge. Lakers, this season, could not beat the Suns without him. Bottomline, at least for this series? A healthy AD and I think the Lakers would have taken it in 6. As for the other potential opponents, I'm not sure, and we will never know.

So, in leaving my last thoughts for the final game of this Laker season, what about next year?

1. We need a healthy AD and LBJ. I actually expect this will happen.
2. I want to see THT get some real run next year (assuming he is not traded. I mean sixth player minutes, at a minimum. I am also hoping THT uses the offseason to improve to further deserve that.
3. We now focus on free agency, and potential bargain pickups. DS appears to be gone. We need a play making PG, who hopefully can hit a 3.
4. I'd love to see the team find a way to deal Kuz. I'm just not sure how that happens.
5. I'd like to see the team continue to desire to be good defensively, but work on having a more impactful offense.

Anyways, my fellow purple and gold fans. It was a tough, tough season, after what was a magical season. You can't win 'em all, and it was a tall order with all the injuries and the small rest break between seasons. I'm disappointed, but honestly had resigned myself to this outcome when AD got hurt. Time for the team to regroup, get healthy, get better. I think they will.

Until then, let's get on that Luka bandwagon vs the Clips!
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 03, 2021 9:40 pm    Post subject:

Baron Von Humongous wrote:
#savethekids wrote:
Baron Von Humongous wrote:
#savethekids wrote:
You guys are funny... hating on booker for "showboating" when we have LEshowboat ...
At least be consistent.
Booker kicked our axxx tonight. Had nothing to do with anything but talent.

By the way the dudes idol is KOBE.

ENOUGH SAID.

A friendlier place to slurp your boy Booker's man juice: BookerFansOnly


πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

Your post Crack me up...I enjoy the originality of them πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚..i don't hate them at all.

That's cool and I appreciate it.

I think everyone gets that you're a Devin Booker fan and regardless of tonight's outcome it was a win-win scenario for you. Congratulations to you on his great game.


That's the thing I really am not. I just enjoy basketball. I like when players raise there game in the playoffs that's all. Joker Luka book guys Iike that.
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 03, 2021 9:41 pm    Post subject:

TDRock wrote:
#savethekids wrote:
TDRock wrote:
do they still send teams "Fishing" on Inside the NBA?

Needless to say I am not watching that right now but i'm curious if we're gonna "go fishing"...


Yeah they do..also you can watch them on YouTube.


Yeah I’ll pass. Lol



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 03, 2021 9:42 pm    Post subject:

Lakers get no respect. Imagine winning a championship and having a shortened offseason and the national media starts calling you "street clothes" when you sprain your knee and strain your groin in the span of two games.

Disgusting. No respect for champions. I won't be watching any more games this season. Congrats to whomever wins it all, but I won't be watching
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 03, 2021 9:45 pm    Post subject:

People here thought KUZ is better than MPJ
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 03, 2021 9:46 pm    Post subject:

roger_federer wrote:
People here thought KUZ is better than MPJ


some thought he was better than TATUMπŸ€”
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 03, 2021 9:47 pm    Post subject:

roger_federer wrote:
People here thought KUZ is better than MPJ


You sure people here or...Kuz? Cuz Kuz, yea. Forget MPJ, he probably thinks he is better than MJ
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