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[jman19]

HF getting his panties in to a bigger twist than LBJ did. Time to get over the loss.

 

[DesiPower]

Are the abbreviations really necessary... who the frack is "HF"?

 

[AMDZen]

Ouch. Injury bug hits at a bad time for the Nuggs

Not good for our playoff chances

 

[dougp]

Are the abbreviations really necessary... who the frack is "HF"?

HendrixFan

Ouch. Injury bug hits at a bad time for the Nuggs

Not good for our playoff chances

No, not good at all. Nuggs have been hit by the injury bug too late in the season ... they *could* make it past the Warriors, but it'll be tough.

 

[AMDZen]

Are the abbreviations really necessary... who the frack is "HF"?

Howard Forums

 

[zebano]

I don't get it?

Asik is not a jumpshooter.

 

[zebano]

and I'm predicting career victory #1000 for Adelman tonight as the Wolves take on the Raptors in a battle for the 9th/10th lotto spot.

 

[dbk]

wow Kobe probable torn achilles.. he looked like he was crying since he left the game.
I don't think D'antoni gets all the blame.. obviously Kobe is going to stay in during the crucial moments of the game but he could've managed his minutes better. Kobe was playing 47, 48 mins a game for the past two weeks. Hope he doesn't retire from this injury.

#mambaout

 

[Slew Foot]

What was that 44-15 FT for the Lakers? Yeah the refs didnt give that one away.

 

[dbk]

What was that 44-15 FT for the Lakers? Yeah the refs didnt give that one away.

didn't really feel that once you realize that GS was determined to put Howard on the line on every oppportunity

also i think it was 50 to 16

 

[zerocool84]

wow Kobe probable torn achilles.. he looked like he was crying since he left the game.
I don't think D'antoni gets all the blame.. obviously Kobe is going to stay in during the crucial moments of the game but he could've managed his minutes better. Kobe was playing 47, 48 mins a game for the past two weeks. Hope he doesn't retire from this injury.

#mambaout

The team is nothing without Kobe. Kobe is the only reason why they were fighting for the 8th seed since none of the other three All Stars were doing anything about it on a consistent basis all season.

 

[OILFIELDTRASH]

The NBA is less of a league without Kobe. I really am doubtful he comes back to anywhere near his former self. He's out at least a year and he's 34 already. If he had this injury 4/5 years ago it'd be a different story.

 

[Vdubchaos]

I think you guys are forgetting about Rose's return. That will have a bigger impact on NBA than Kobe has had past few years.

Injury isn't good though (even though I'm not a fan of Lakers)

 

[AznAnarchy99]

The NBA is less of a league without Kobe. I really am doubtful he comes back to anywhere near his former self. He's out at least a year and he's 34 already. If he had this injury 4/5 years ago it'd be a different story.

Idk. Kobe got a fire. After game interview he was already pissed at people saying he won't be able to return and is out to prove them wrong.

 

[OILFIELDTRASH]

Idk. Kobe got a fire. After game interview he was already pissed at people saying he won't be able to return and is out to prove them wrong.

Without the injury I would have predicted a drop off just due to him being that much older. Add in a year off and an Achilles blowout. Honestly I'd rather see him walk away and remember him carrying the Lakers to the playoffs singlehandedly playing 45 min a game at 34 years old. Btw I'm a huge Kobe fan.

 

[badb0y]

I think you guys are forgetting about Rose's return. That will have a bigger impact on NBA than Kobe has had past few years.

Injury isn't good though (even though I'm not a fan of Lakers)

Rose's return? Rose still has to prove he's worth his weight before comparing him to a legend like Kobe Bryant. Not taking anything away from Derrick Rose, he's a great player but we are talking about Kobe Bryant here who's easily one of the Top 10 greatest NBA players of all time.

 

[dbk]

Without the injury I would have predicted a drop off just due to him being that much older. Add in a year off and an Achilles blowout. Honestly I'd rather see him walk away and remember him carrying the Lakers to the playoffs singlehandedly playing 45 min a game at 34 years old. Btw I'm a huge Kobe fan.

People were predicting Kobe to drop off based on how he played last year but he was way more banged up than this year. I think Kobe will be ok once he comes back. Prob play till his 40.

 

[Fingolfin269]

Kobe just needs to go to whatever doctor Adrian Peterson used for his injury. He'll be dunking from mid-court.

 

[Baked]

Kobe just needs to go to whatever doctor Adrian Peterson used for his injury. He'll be dunking from mid-court.

We're talking recovering from a career ending injury, not jacking up on PED.

 

[preslove]

I'd love to see a team with a 36 year old kobe as support to an excellent guard.

 

[Atomic Playboy]

First I'm hearing about the Kobe injury (I usually watch some Sportscenter in the morning but the fiancee was watching the cooking shows). It's basically the only way this season could have ended for the Lakers, as bad as that sounds. Unless they pull a miracle out of their hat and make a deep playoff run, this is probably the most disappointing Lakers season in history, and it really isn't even close. Losing your franchise player for a year? Talk about the icing on your shit cake.

 

[AznAnarchy99]

Kobe having surgery today, Out 6-9 months which puts him back at start of next season.

 

[Fingolfin269]

We're talking recovering from a career ending injury, not jacking up on PED.

It's not a career ending injury. I also think you took my comment a little too seriously.

 

[preslove]

It isn't career ending, but it may be the end of his #1 ball handler days on any kind of decent team.

 

[Miramonti]

Gotta wonder if Kobe would have had an injury like this if D'Antoni weren't running him ragged. There's no way for tissue to recover as well at his age as when playing reasonable minutes. One will never know.