Lakers vs TWolves : Game 4

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dethman

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Originally posted by: BCYL
Originally posted by: dethman
Originally posted by: BCYL
Question about the Lakers:

How come they use Madsen so much more this year? I remember last year he only came on to kill time... And from what I see in this year's playoffs, Madsen hasn't improved all that much...

Are the Lakers just running out of players?

pretty much. who are they going to use? walker? medvedenko? the laker front office has done terribly the past few years.

All the money goes to Shaq and Kobe... little left to sign any other players... ;)

buss is cheap and unwilling to spend. or spends crappily, like the 40 mil invested in fisher and george?? you'd think in three years they could have brought in a better power forward than samaki.

 

Reliant

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Originally posted by: BCYL
Question about the Lakers:

How come they use Madsen so much more this year? I remember last year he only came on to kill time... And from what I see in this year's playoffs, Madsen hasn't improved all that much...

Are the Lakers just running out of players?

He comes out and hustles and dives to the floor for loose balls.
 

ElFenix

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wow, shaq just tackled that guy and they don't call a thing
 

Dizway

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Originally posted by: BCYL
Question about the Lakers:

How come they use Madsen so much more this year? I remember last year he only came on to kill time... And from what I see in this year's playoffs, Madsen hasn't improved all that much...

Are the Lakers just running out of players?

Actually, Madsen earned his spot by playing very well and out hussling every laker during the last quarter of the season (his minutes paralleled with the Lakers late season comeback).
 

BCYL

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Originally posted by: Dizway
Originally posted by: BCYL
Question about the Lakers:

How come they use Madsen so much more this year? I remember last year he only came on to kill time... And from what I see in this year's playoffs, Madsen hasn't improved all that much...

Are the Lakers just running out of players?

Actually, Madsen earned his spot by playing very well and out hussling every laker during the last quarter of the season.

Oh I know he works hard, no argument about that here... He worked hard last yr too (when he was given the chance to kill time)... But aside from that, I just dont see him improve that much... but yet I see the Lakers use him much more this season...
 

anxi80

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Originally posted by: maladroit
no idea whatsoever...even the players hate him. i saw a chris webber interview where he said basically "f*** bill walton, he is a phony"
yep, that was in Stuff magazine. i laughed aloud at that one.
 

Reliant

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Originally posted by: anxi80
Originally posted by: maladroit
no idea whatsoever...even the players hate him. i saw a chris webber interview where he said basically "f*** bill walton, he is a phony"
yep, that was in Stuff magazine. i laughed aloud at that one.

What else did he say?
 

jagr10

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Good, i thought i was the only one that hated Bill Walton. He talks like he has a speech problem. He is definitely always favouring the Lakers. I still like the Lakers though. They make things entertaining to watch. Believe me, if the Lakers went out, the ratings would seriously go down.

Lakers lack depth this year and a team they should be whippin' is sticking right with them. Maybe some like Malone or Stockton will join the Lakers just to win a championship. This year looks iffy for the Lakers though. Maybe next year.
 

anxi80

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Originally posted by: Reliant
Originally posted by: anxi80
Originally posted by: maladroit
no idea whatsoever...even the players hate him. i saw a chris webber interview where he said basically "f*** bill walton, he is a phony"
yep, that was in Stuff magazine. i laughed aloud at that one.

What else did he say?
i dont have the issue in front of me... but he said walton was an idiot... and he said the team pulls pranks on each other like finagle a team mates room key from the front desk, go take a #2 in their bathroom, dont flush and leave the room.
 

jagr10

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Here's my favourite in the game so far by Bill Walton: "where would you like it next time Samaki?"

lol
 

isekii

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Kendal Gill hit the floor hard.. but lakers are getting demolished..

hahahahaha

the calls aren't helping them one bit.
 

BCYL

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Nice to see the Laker's secondary cast finally step it up a bit and help out...
 

manly

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I know noontime is early on Sunday for Angelinos, but the Lakers (and to a degree, the crowd) better wake up soon if they want to extend their season. So far, they're sleep-walking through the second half and keeping it close. If KG and the T-Wolves could put together a good run, it would be lights out.
 

ElFenix

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now, granted, i haven't seen the last 26 minutes of the game, but why are the announcers talking like the t-wolves are down by 15?
 

ElFenix

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kobe picked up the ball and walked in from the 3 point line
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