G36 LAL @ LAC Game Thread

First first?

The Glory 😀

He rested the last game.

*clap*

Yes, I know, but I remember BS will rest Kobe in today’s game, too.

@psalm234:disqus Will make donation when I have time to figure out how to transfer money from my US bank account. Haven’t used it for years and have never it from this site to my US account. Believe I still have 11 days to figure this out:-)

LOL He just want to be a hero in winnable teams:-)

Thanks!!!!!!!

Bcoz he wants JL to shine…hmmm

Lol I’m easy to please

by Joey Ramirez
Lakers.com Contributor
Posted: Jan 07, 2015

Here is what you need to know before the Lakers’ “road” game against the Los Angeles Clippers.

1) With Ronnie Price (broken nose, flu) listed as doubtful against the Clippers, Jeremy Lin will likely make his first start since Dec. 5. Lin averaged 11.9 points and 4.9 assists in 20 games as a starter, while managing 9.0 points and 4.1 assists in 15 off the bench. However, Lin has amped his game up in his last three contests, averaging 14.7 points on 53.3 percent shooting with 3.0 assists and 1.7 steals.

2) Both teams employ one of the league’s top free throw shooters, as Jamal Crawford (90.9 percent) ranks fourth, and Nick Young (90.8 percent) is sixth. Crawford has been excellent at the line in his last eight games, going 33-for-35 (94.3 percent). However, Young has been even better recently, knocking down all of his last 18 foul shots and shooting 45-for-46 (97.8 percent) in his last 14 games.

3) The Lakers have struggled lately against their STAPLES Center co-tenants, dropping eight of their last nine matchups against the Clippers, including each of their past four. Most recently, the Lakers fell on Halloween night, 118-111, as Blake Griffin led the Clippers to a fourth-quarter comeback with 39 points.

4) The Lakers (23.6) and Clippers (23.0) rank first and second in the league in pull-up points per game, led by Chris Paul (8.9) and Kobe Bryant (8.5), who are also the NBA’s top two in pull-up scoring. The difference has been efficiency, as the Clippers lead the league in pull-up shooting percentage (40.9), while the Lakers clock in at 11th (37.5).

5) Per usual, Paul has been one of the best passers in the NBA, ranking fourth in assists (9.5), while leading the league in secondary assists (3.0) and assist-to-turnover ratio (4.55). Combined with his 17.6 points per game, Paul’s distributing has him tied with Anthony Davis for the NBA’s most offensive win shares (4.9).

6) When it comes to third-quarter scoring, only James Harden (7.8) has been better than Bryant and Griffin, who both average 7.5 points. Griffin had the hot hand last time the two teams met up, pouring in 13 third-quarter points, while Bryant tallied just three.

7) DeAndre Jordan has been a catalyst for the Clippers’ success on both ends of the floor. The Texas A&M product ranks fourth in the league in offensive rating (129.4) and 10th in defensive rating (99.1), making him the only player in the top 10 for both. The Clippers also score 15.4 more points per 100 possessions with Jordan on the floor, while holding the opponent to 1.9 fewer.

8) No player gets hotter faster than J.J. Redick, whose league-leading 2.9 scoring average in the game’s first three minutes ranks just ahead of Kevin Durant (2.7). Redick has gone off for 10 first-quarter points 10 times, which has resulted in eight victories for the Clippers.

9) The Clippers have found offensive success away from the basket this season, as they rank second-to-last in drives to the hoop (16.9) and close touches (14.5), while scoring the third-fewest points in the paint (35.2). However, the Clippers have been deadly from long distance, where they are making the second-most 3-pointers (10.2) on the second-best 3-point percentage (38.5). However, the Clippers have been solid from wherever the choose to shoot, as they place at or above league-average in just about every area of the court (see below).

http://i.cdn.turner.com/drp/nba/lakers/sites/default/files/shotchart_1420671115682.png

10) On the flip side, the Clippers are one of the league’s best teams at locking down the paint. With the 6-foot-11 Jordan — who is second in blocks per game (2.3) — serving as a deterrent, opponents have averaged the fewest shots (19.2) and second-fewest baskets (10.3) at the rim. Meanwhile, the Clippers are also holding their foes to the NBA’s third-fewest points in the paint (39.0).

OK, how do you donate to jlinfoundation, where do you click on the site?

Have you check the donation thread?

I have never rooted so are for Jr smith in my life until tonight…. but to no avail…. oh well back to hating all of the rockets and Jr smith as well… win wîn for me… lol

The post for donation from the pregame tread should be brought here

Recently some sports writer had an article about “how curry and klay become the best backcourt in the league” (don’t remember who the writer is)…

This got me thinking that, when the beard just joined ROX, ROX tried to promote Lin and him to be the most dynamic backcourt duo. Then the beard’s jealousy kicked in, and everything went south.

Now Lin is supposed to be able to help create another legend for Kobe (like Spurs Robinson passing the torch to Timmy), unfortunately, Kobe is so short-sighted, he would rather see the team lose than allow Lin to outshine him.

@psalm234:disqus I just donated $100.00

The things he said about JLin….jealousy in locker room stuff…poor fellow, never appreciate how JLin got the Knicks getting to the playoff.

And he thinks he’s better than Jeremy…SMH. It’s ridiculous that he’s in the NBA.

He did have 10 SUs though. (Shoelaces untied)

Hope he doesn’t just dribble up and pass to Kobe. Or they don’t do that Kobe as PG garbage.

Linsanity!!!

Thank you, Joyce!

Let me update it in a new post here so others have quick links

not gonna happen kobe is gonna take over as usual
Lin on this team is better off the bench believe it or not

Lin closed a lot of games last year cuz he was real good

For those who would like to donate to JLin Foundation to make positive impact as JLinPortal members, please follow the instruction in this thread:
http://www.jlinportal.com/2014-15-jlinportal-donation-jlin-foundation/

So far we have a total of $1748 (from JLinPortal site, @disqus_W4kOOens57:disqus and today TH, Jaydc, Bobby, anonymous IL, JRMH, @webattorney, anonymous VA, @Sans_souci, anonymous, PD, HY C, @joyce ward. Thanks!). I’ll email to ask how you’d like your name displayed in post & card.
The deadline is January 18 so I can send the Paypal donation and present a card with our member names to Jeremy on Jan 19 (after Phoenix Suns game).

THANK YOU! This way, Jeremy will know that we as a group support and make positive contribution to a cause that he believes in 😀

Edit: I’m floored by how much love, generosity and support Lin fans have toward JLin. No wonder he said his fans are the best. Now he got evidence!

sorry, I forgot to ask if you sent directly to JLinFoundation or through JLinPortal?
If directly, please send a copy of the receipt to me via twitter so I can include it in the card.
Thanks!

He is still real good. He should have closed every game

I’m interested in how you are going to present it to Lin. Do you have to contact his camp? are you meeting him in person? if so, take LOTS of pics. ^_^

@psalm234:disqus might need to enlist @awarde:disqus’s nieces….I heard they have a plan to corner Lin….somewhere

a date i shall never forget
the day I decided id devote my whole life to destroying everything byron scott loves as he did mine
lol jk

Do you have an email address that I can send it to you? Thanks

I posted a message below for you email address so that I can send you a copy of the receipt.

Q&A for Lin and fans only?

The prophet can predict the menu I assume…

yes, jlinportal@gmail.com. Thanks :>

wow, you are so lucky

You mean it?

Just sent it. Thanks:)

ok, the response has been overwhelmingly … too positive.
I promise I’ll send emails on choosing the name on the card tomorrow, people LOL or you can send to jlinportal@gmail.com

I can’t keep up with it. I’ll watch the game first tonight haha…

What do you mean?

Don’t laugh, they are serious and very cunning. LOL

dont see him get invloved with fans much

that would definitely go nasty! lol

me too
would be sending them death threats insults family insults every day

on twitter?

just like how they treated lin lol

an eye for an eye, would never get us anywhere

speaking of point guards….wow utah blowing out chicago in chicago. d rose continues his sketchy play (3 for 15 for 7 points 2nite and the worst 3 pt shooting % in the league for the season for any volume 3 shooter and 30% from the field overall for the month of jan–4 games including 2nite)–actually brooks off the bench has been outplaying him at least half the time.

even tho they’ve won 9 out of 10 before this one their point dif. is the worst of any team with a 70% winning %.

It was not their shooting nite (33%)

Captain Kirk’s voice: Damn it! I’m a prophet not a psychic!

yw =)

wow.. you serious? we can talk haha..

if he can, drinks are free too :]

It’s Lin’s mistreatment by the Rox and now Lakers that keeps him from doing more of what you’re referring to.

Hard not to bet on Spurs…

https://twitter.com/Lakers/status/553032609207685120

Mike Trudell is good to show Lin’s defense against CP3

https://twitter.com/LakersReporter/status/553032270701793280

Go Jeremy Go !!!

My gf will think I’m crazy and there’s a lot of tickets to book on short notice but I’m due for a vacation. 🙂

What the heck?

Why? I mean that’s great, but why? Because Price broke his nose?

yes, plus flu

Nice… I mean too bad for Price, but nice…

Lin playing PG

CP3 scored on Kobe’s no-D

Why did Lin stop guarding CP3?
Kobe can’t handle CP3’s speed

so Kobe asked Lin to guard Barnes but he can’t guard CP3 either
*Sigh* gonna be a long night

every team sets screen for their PG except LA, BS brain dead or what?

this unit has zero chemistry

Unfortunately, Lin isn’t looking great with this unit, and hasn’t really gotten to do the PnR with Davis yet. On defense, the Clippers O is light years ahead of the Lakers.

Guarding SF not CP3.

this game will be hard. a new unit thrown together it will be a grind

Good pass by Kobe to find an open Lin under the basket

picking up speed

JLin only gets to start cause scrub the Price still can’t play?

Lin was struggling a bit but I like that he is just keep attacking.

2 times Lin moved w/o the ball and Kobe finding him for the score
It’s a good sign

lin look uncomfortable with this group byt he is finding his way

easier said than done

very.. he has improved with out the ball

JLin’s moving but Kobe isn’t passing to him, Lin’s lucky to get 4 points!

expected

Agree..

Lin is doing very well, used his attractiveness to pull defenders away creating opportunities.

Kobe is passing to him, Lin just scores 4 pts off Kobe’s pass.

Come on, Sacre…

MIscommunication there.

Wow, he was totally not paying attention….

Sacre turned Lin’s assist to TO .. *sigh*

Never seen fans or posters get so caught up on bad plays….its basketball

he thought Sacre was Davis

they basically are today

Lin needs to wake up and be aggressive!

Nice pass!

5 shot attempts in the first quarter is being aggressive

See how Clippers big jumps out of pick to harass Jeremy, LA’s big must do it to disrupt CP’s rhythm, unfortunately, Hill and Booz are not Griffin and Jordan

Slow bigs

lol

Sweet clutch 3!!!!

Linsanity!!!

Lin’s 333333333 from WAYYYYYY Downtown!

Yeahhhhhhhhhh!!!!

Nice 1q

Not a game winner but its still a winner 🙂

lin will play a lot today it seems

I’m pretty sure this is first time he played entire Q1 this season (normally reserved for Kobe).

but yah if kobes gonna play PG Lin actually better off coming off the bench
they dont mesh well

Folks on her saying lin not playing aggressive come on folks jeremy has been playing this tempo for the last 4 games and starting tonight might be the cherry on top….enjoy it

I really hope scare had caught that pass..was a nice pass..

https://twitter.com/LakersNation/status/553039772084490240

When gets close to 20pts, kobe will bench him for the rest of the game

https://twitter.com/penny10654/status/553039868884815872

https://twitter.com/LakersReporter/status/553040537503006720

https://twitter.com/LakerFacts/status/553040146359394306

Sport im telling you that last round of criticism before the new year from bs triggered something…not Linsanity but jeremy Lin NBA of pride

He might be the big Charmin

Do you, Brent? lol

That should count as 5 points lol

He do not catch that lin pass, so…NO

clarkson with a vet play there nice rook

Reminds me of less polished shump

https://twitter.com/LakerFacts/status/553041898223718400

The last second shot by Lin was sweet because you could tell he had no intention of driving even though he had plenty of time to get to the hoop. He wanted to chuck that long range three. That shot I give a little credit to Swaggy rubbing off on him.

Swaggy trade bait I feel

Anyone glad Price is out with that nose injury? This should’ve been the lineup this season with Ellington and Lin as starters!

Lin should do more Comedy Gold session with Swaggy like last night!

Oh and Clarkson as bench PG after Lin leads 2nd unit a bit before resting! Best substitution of the season my god!

Too bad for Price, but I was pleasantly surprised.

Boozer only push

His signature move…

His feet hurt….I remember he said that in Chicago once

Good to see bench doing well.

clarkson doing a few lin moves

So-called AmBoy (American Boy in my country slang) Jordan Clarkson copying Jeremy in every way…

Lin has mentored him well then

I think u r asking too much

I just reailzed Clippers starters are playing with Lakers bench now

This is what made clipper better than before..griffin’s speed

why not? hehe

No PG on the floor.

Looks like a triple double possibly

yeah, his speed is scary

????? I don’t know what you mean. I see Kobe is playing.

After Scoring 7 pts, Lin is being benched by BS, great coaching and tanker.

Bench after that long 3???

Who was that guy rotate to cp3 and leave reddick alone?

He played 12 straight mins.

Get Nick empty stat young out

Nick young looks like a YMCA player right now

BScott’s minute management sucks.

lets keep prospective lin played 12 straight minutes on a good day off the bench he will be lucky to get 12 the whole first half

he might’ve used up his swag last night
no comedy show for him before game!

As soon as I saw 10+ I knew 2nd quarter mins would be am issue

he has the second highest minutes among starters

Kobe being a poor passér

Sweeet 3!!

Another 3 for ILY..

The defense Is so bad. Only lin was trying

LOL who made Blake waltz on that dunk?!?!?!

LOL!

This is the same pattern Like the begining of the season, KB bricking too much and cannot run,

If anyone saying this is lost because of lin, that guy has to be executed..

The way I see it, this Clippers team still wouldn’t get out of playoffs round 1…

May I?

Lol got to love how the lakers big AND kobe just standing still right under the basket while the clippers big just flying all around and dunking

Kobe sucked !

Why don’t anyone in the media point out the obvious, Kobe doesn’t play defense. He doens’t even put a hand up or show some kind of effort to defend when a shot goes up…

You read my mind. I think Lin saved some energy on D. I personally like it.

Everyone except lin Ellington and Kobe……seems already giving up the game…

Lin isnt gonna stop CP3
then again who does?
ppl are crazy if they call out Lin’s D cuz aint nobody cant guard CP3 when hes shots are fullinh and griifin dandre setting up haaard screens for him
its impossible

The Clippers bigs just dominated this half. Barnes is on fire from three. Is it me or does Kobe’s assists even look selfish? CP is playing well, but something about Lin guarding him that bothers him. He has the length and speed to just stay with him and can stay with his lateral movements.

https://twitter.com/IdoAmir/status/553046452893532161

What the heck is he keep staying in the paint? He crowded Laker’s bigs.

Lin contested that missed 3 yet all his teams were just standing around the rim like statues!! SMH

well the starter have zero chemistry but also clippers are fast and athletic. its lakers old slow offense cant keep up. its a tough spot to put these players in new units like that. still this loss was expected. kobe is off. young is off. both with zero points

I could defend better than that…by just raising my arms

He’s slower than Boozer.

Ouch, that’s harsh, but true.

https://twitter.com/garykester/status/553045725287051264

Randle could have helped with speed to recover on the screens….Davis a banger can’t help on the perimeter….lakers are a sad roster when it comes
To the bigs being versatile…I mean sacre gets minutes

Worst thing is they didn’t even try

surprisingly, Kobe had not been taking shots

He gave lin a TOV!!!!!!!!!

wakakaka

Jeremy’s trade value is going up each game for a contending team

Amazingly bad

Without practicing, BS expects everyone should know what Kobe would do with the ball as pg. SMH

Trying hard to get a rebound….and triple double

you know, that you are going against the forum rules here, with Kobe’s name….lets keep decorum

Doc River schooling BS’s stupid comment about rivalry.

I can run faster than him if my old age if I give it try:-)

Good question: lots of playoff teams need pg help:
Heat, Blazers, Chicago to name a few. I could see jeremy leaving to help a playoff team I really do

Or a mobile big man to defend pnr

Walker

just someone who scare people. i badly miss dwight.

No d what so ever besides Lin ><" Everyone standing around even after Lin contested shots.

expected new unit and all

Ronnie with shoe D. What would Kobe do with stick?

There’s no rivalry between the Lakers and the Clippers…. and there’s no comparison between Doc River and B Scott.

hate this off the ball lin price will be back soon so he can do it

Hope Jeremy can make Scott a nervous wreck.

Watching Steve Ballmer dance crazy like he is leading a Microsoft
conference puts into perspective the opposite directions of these
franchises who share a building. Hard to believe considering the storied history of the Lakers and how much of joke the Clippers had been for years.

good lin can go back to the 2nd unit and win the games,

2 obvious fouls on Jlin in the 1st half by the clips but the racist refs ignored them

Yes especially the offensive foul where he was pushed and fell down!

They stand around both in offence and defence. The Clippers ran plays… the Lakers? OMG…

The Force is just not with Kobe anymore. Not even the dark side.

Just be glad Lin’s scoring even as “SG” with starters.

Oh no Kobe now tries to stop a crime

Not really trying. Ug

bad pass Lin stop doing that please!

No one does

Thanks mate…you are a great fan of Lin! 🙂

Lin stop fouling! 3 fouls already! Forget about defense!

stop fouling play for urself

Please bench Kobe he’s horrible!!

>< Lin with 4 fouls…. what are you doing?!

ouch

yeah, he just need to be extra careful now

lin 4 fouls

Lin has 4 PFs now.
He needs to stop fouling before offense exploits him

Lin just had to play himself out of the game he just had to on a night when he gets to play more mins
he jusr has to play hims elf out of the game

… may be he is trying to foul himself out from this ugly game? …

Yes he just had do obvious fouls when his teammates aren’t playing any defense!

Lin better sits with Kobe sucked like this and kept dominating every offense.

I think this is different…….

kobe is embarrassing

Not gonna to complain again Lin not being the starter with the Lakers any more. Playing with KB is not good at all. Playing with the bench players is so much better.

Not competitive now. Lin in foul trouble. I don’t know if Byron should wave the white flag or not. But it is getting close.

kobe playing PG isnt working

And Lin was actually on fire this game! ><"

Playing with Kobe is like stone in his shoe.

he wont come back 4th q is gonna be garbage time lin will sit

Is this what the end of Kobe looks like?

he got frustrated i guess about the porous defense

Lin’s been in the league for 5 years, not a rookie.

Kobe where are you? M Barnes is shootin.

typo

I said long time before… Kobe will not be there by Feb… GOD is working on that plan…

I think it is something else. There is no one Scott went away from the thing that were working. He called Kobe’s number too much and Lin is frustrated I think..

Not just Kobe but Price needs to go too!!

If it goes to garbage time..he will sit…

Yes !

games like today make kobe look real old.

His only hope tonight is to pad in the garbage time.

Yes, no doubt about it! I am getting sick to see him on court, i am not kidding!

Don’t forget byron.

Stat padding time

I felt the same. Lin couldn’t help his team with Kobe sucking like this and still demanding every ball.

lakers bigs getting eaten alive

Every game is stat padding time.

Oh well

i could go with that

Kobe is going to repair his stats in the garbage time.

https://twitter.com/KevinDing/status/553054684470988801

Scott have mercy on your superstar and sit him down.

nick had open lane with that move but took jumper. so dumb

like 20pts?!

you have turned evil!

Massacre and execution… what is going on with you, Brent? lol.

Hate to be DB. Dead bananas for everyone. Well, maybe not Lin, LOL

LOL

CP3 disliked Lin from the days of Linsanity so probably not a good idea

If Scott doesn’t sit his boss now, he is not even able to pad his stats in the garbage time !

Kobe Germany knee work collapsing

At least Lin forced one TOV out of CP3

something is wrong with KObe’s left eye.
Looked half-asleep or something

So I guess Jeremy will end up with 20 minutes…

Haha. So evil tonight. Growl…

getting blown out by lob city is the ugliest.

Clippers stop playig.

Lakers and Knicks are the nba big problem

wow.. Boozer and Kobe have the same 8ft-defense on 3pt shooters

Clippers are using the Lakers for tomorrow practice.

pure disgusting

sacre’s defensive stance is to not bend knees against CP3. lol

This is Kobe on 3 days rest. He can’t practice anymore, he can’t play anymore. I wonder what it will take for Kobe to face reality.

this is where minutes management is a joke. no reason kobe should be in this game now

Make madsen the coach and bite the bullet and eat Kobe salary —– smart moves won’t happen

Magic rolling in his grave

totally, BScott should have rested for the next Magic game

foul trouble

The great nick van exel rolling in his grave

I know… my question is why feature him?

Garbage time, will JLin get to play 4th quarter?

I think he’s done.

Oh, no. Kobe on the bench now. I wish he would play more on this game.

Of course not

BTW…I liked how Lin played….He gets his pts under the “RADAR”

so nick is a passer now in garbage time?

Effort ain’t there trade the bigs and young get picks force Kobe to retire

this pt spread must be some kind of record for lakers

Yup. Clutch deep 3 to go with double digit score on 50% shooting.

2-9 young 2-12 kobe

Really? I thought GSW game was worse

Shooter’s mentality.

its not over yet

Young is catching up

kobe looked bad today. very slow and old. idk what scott says now

on what?

Kobe won’t admit he’s done.

The only thing Hill does is taking mid range jump shot…yet he is listed as a center

He’s an economics major after all.

About what?

He should not play starters..

“I love how he gave everything he got out there!”?

He should not play, period.

I stand corrected.

repeat after me. lol.

Just curious, are you an attention seeker or a diva?

this was gonna be a blow out hes not gnna play in the 4th shouldnt have fouled

Now why doesn’t BS think of that.

He should coach…

Beat you by what must’ve been microseconds… LOL

He gets away with that ever single game.

new record…maybe

Smash TV

wow nice dunk black

yes

LOL.. what did Lin do on the bench to get back in the game?

just 2 points lin all i need

giving kobe a nice foot massage

ok. tv still on.

Like I said earlier. Scott’s minute management sucks.

LOL your finger was on the button already?

Lin probably talked a lot of how to coach in garbage time that Byron got tired of hearing it :]

his time keeper was asleep

got saved in the last minute

man byron sucks thats all lol

ok, Lin… 15pts pleaseee

I hate CP3
used to like him but hes not the same player anymore

Never really see Lin stat pad so would be nice if he at least tries to get some rhythm with Tarik Black. but rather he just shoots like crazy

why

was that your prediction number?

Oh Lin’s back in?!

at his worst in garbage time, he doesnt do anything. i think there is a responsibility to fans to at least try.

Black has a good demeanor I feel

Lin doesn’t look like he’s looking to pad his stats.

kelly is an asset. lakers would be dumb to let him rot on the bench.

It’s not fair competition

Lin, DON’T SHOOT!

Just keep the shooting stats high and don’t press yourself.

Get the ball to these teammates and keep playing good team basketball.

clarkson got some leap

Lin should wudnt shoot thats so dumb

Lin is not a good shooter?

NO.

It’s dumb to shoot when one’s trying to protect his percentages!!!

You are not smarter than Lin. KNOW YOUR PLACE.

lin is boring his fans and blowing his stats in garbage time. what’s new?

NOT messing up his stats.

Let the garbage guys build some confidence and get some touches.

Not everything is about scoring. He’s trying to get some chemistry with some of the guys on court.

his percentage is on the downsilide anyways, aleast get his points to compensate…with 3TO and 2AST is gonna look bad as well

i like black. seems like someone who could complement lin

if i paid for tickets to watch lin play, id be disappointed.

That Jeremy teardrop woke me up…

Lin is totally padding stat

finally a finger roll…he must have heard all of us screaming!

Stu(?): “Nice teardrop by Lin”

who cares about chemstry
he needs good stats

D is so bad Xavier Henry has a -20, and he’s been waived!

Lin is the most frustrating player to watch cuz hes always tryign to please teammates

I want a highlight reel of that Jeremy very deep 3.. he can go deep….

Except most of his teammates shoots off dribbles so Lin only go 2 assists and 2 points in 5 minutes of garbage time.

Rest in….oh…..just good night

yup, 12 is fine 🙂

hes not thats so dumb
he doesnt realize how much he needs it for his next contract

No I don’t think so, he was trying to play the right basketball. I am sure he knows once you get some bad habit, it’s hard to get rid of.

in the last 2-3 possessions, yes..pts or ast

he’s very much a coach at heart to get his teammates going

WOW Kobe 2-12 4 pts. Really feel that KB should retire for his own good. He can’t compete with NBA games. He literally becomes the blackhole of Lakers.

yah he can just not agaisnt good teams with this awful roster

I know I know…I am just exaggerating. Actually I meant good players do not need to “pad”

Scott is really a horrible coach. Kobe played the entire 3Q, didn’t hustle on D, was ice cold and committed 5 TOs. Any other player, esp if they keep making the same mistake (eg, TO on 3 consecutive similar plays), would get benched. Except Scott let Kobe play the entire quarter. Even the announcers were horrified by Kobe’s play.

Yes, unlike Young who is not giving rookies chance. Very selfish.

Sacre is like Byron, a look of low IQ man. Sacre does not respect Lin, apparently.

Kobe won’t retire, he’s going to play until his contract ends. Unless Lakers waives him, get ready for 1 more year of worst Kobeball.

https://twitter.com/LakerFacts/status/553064409283952640

It’s sad. Both the Clippers and Lakers commenters were a bit embarassed about his declining play.

If KB isn’t playing in this game, Lakers may have a chance but with him in the game, forget it. Lost my interest to watch after JLin was out in 3rd qtr because of foul trouble. Did watch the few minutes JLin was in in 4th qtr.

https://twitter.com/CNM_JLin_Vids/status/553064443534647296

super fast!

I saw that.. what was that all about? haha.

its a selfish game afterall, to remain in NBA

They have to…they are fighting for their minutes….

It’s DA DEEP THREE…

Exactly

Mr. Sunshine you are Frank. Try some more sweetener in your tea 🙂

I wish…actually nah knowing myself i would destroy his career

Only dorks treat play time as garbage time. ALL PLAYTIME is valuable as real time practice. Only fools waste valuable team practice time for selfish stat padding. Only bad coaches, selfish players, dumb fans will think that a one game loss is a season wasted. Only the weak minded will give up just becasue the clock on this one game is running down when the season is a work in progress. I don’t remember who said it, it may have been MJ….”I’ve never lost a game, I just run out of time”.

no worries.. Lin wasn’t panicking, he still plays the right way (team-ball) to get his teammates going but got his pts and 2 asts

We like Lin’s team-ball so it’s hard to ask him to play selfish-ball in garbage time

LOL Go ahead!!!

true

I actually would love some Lin selfish ball
if he goes down that road
hes a 20-6 player for sure
hes offensively talented

As long as you’re not saying it…

Clarkson played well…with 20min

pffft.
https://twitter.com/BaxterHolmes/status/553067117948325888

Let BS and KB embarrass themselves more!!!

but but…he said it first…now we know who the culprit is

Kind of true…

Kobe was soft

thas the future of nba PG
score first!
unless Lin gets that, he will suffer for a little while

lets not wish that on any players…let them come to their own terms

But then 5-6.

LOL.
https://twitter.com/MarkG_Medina/status/553067785887031296

Of course. Kobe can do no wrong.
https://twitter.com/bgarcia90/status/553067865348534273

Who’s the coach, Byron? Have you no shame? (Rhetorical question, already know the answer)

Execution and massacre it is. haha.

Maybe he forgot to apply BenGay to his joints after the one game rest

Ha! So predictable. Jerk.
https://twitter.com/bgarcia90/status/553068120148279297

https://twitter.com/MarkG_Medina/status/553067901763084288

wait so if he rest and play bad its rust if he doesn’t rest and play bad he is tired. the guy is old. at some point the white flag has to go up. idk if kobe will last this year or could do next year. he may have to play 26 mpg if he want to last

Almost halfway through the season and he’s still rusty? Time to bench him if he can’t compete!!

Haha.. just gets better and better.
https://twitter.com/SerenaWinters/status/553068489867399168

unfortunately that’s not how he’s built in.
Ever since his HS days, he always tries to play the right way, just like Nash does.

Kobe’s been rusty all season shooting 37% FT and 29% 3PT…

Young is limited w/o PG instinct for sure :]

I forgot 😀 .. maybe more like 18pts!

Must be the meds he’s on. Smh.

Nothing negative about 2-12 and 6 TOs in the discipline of brown nosing.

https://twitter.com/EricPincus/status/553069459108134912

https://twitter.com/SerenaWinters/status/553069790948884481

when his teammates feels the love of sharing the ball, thats when Jeremy scores a lot, because everybody is eager to participate on team plays, but when ISO ball comes in and stat padding, you see who you’re real co players are. and Jeremy readily helped them get what they want, will it affect his NBA paying years, it needs to be seen, but right now its the way he thinks and play, so lets just wait if there willl be changes in him and if were going to like the changes as we follow him!

Of course they’d defend him.

For the last 3 years, Lin’s been KILLING the Clippers!

The Clippers don’t want to be posterized any more by Lin, though he just keeps doing it.

I think BS played Kobe through third to help the Clippers build a huge lead so the Kobe-less Lakers would have no way of coming back in one quarter lol.

honestly i wish kobe had retired already. he has to go through this for 2 years. they play him like a superstar which he isn’t any more. suck seeing him like this

i think not. a teamwork oriented TEAM will be excited to have lin on their roster if its possible, so it will be definitely not his end. AAron Brooks still is playing, but if you’re telling is his being a star player, i believe it will come. patience and kind waiting for him and for us to who follows him!

SILENCE HATER.

Leave your trolling over at jeremylin.net with your stupid troll idols.

How is Lin? Not following since his 4 fouls

DEEP DISH

Not you too Ed.
https://twitter.com/bgarcia90/status/553071053959090177

https://twitter.com/bgarcia90/status/553071192564051969

because the are Soft, just like what SCOTT is feeling right now!LOL

Haha. Ultra soft.

https://twitter.com/bgarcia90/status/553071550778589184

magic are next so it should be easier

thx

CUZ I KNOW HE CAN BE A 20+ppg star!!!
its frustrating sometimes

Whatever, coach only knows how to blame players when it’s his own coaching incompetence

then don’t rest him for the sake of just to cater to kobe so he can find his rhythm, lakers needs to finds way to WIN…what is most important to BS? KOBE or WINNING GAMES?

as i said before i rather lin off the bench looks free. he can obviously score with the starters but that slow style sucks for lin

Like Nick Young said, there are no guaranteed wins for this terrible Lakers team.

likely

If he really mad then he should resign. He should realize the responsibility starts with him before any of his players. Are you still mad, Byron?

In his defense, his PG was Kobe.

he’s got RANGE and SMILES 😀
Smi-Lin Assassin!

Metalogic is too harsh but prolly not a hater
i believe ping51 is

anyways
I believe lin can be a 20-6 player with FG%50+%
he can score efficiently just needs to stop messing with his shooting form

No, ur so dumb

https://twitter.com/chankpc/status/553059142383206400

and the bigs who couldnt help Lin contain CP3

Lin’s deeeeeep 3.

https://twitter.com/TheLakeShowLife/status/553040421862248450

Lol. Please pay him not to play anymore.

The way Scott plays Kobe not only drives away audience, it also kills Kobe’ fans.

https://twitter.com/BaxterHolmes/status/553073801961824256

I used to view politicians as the least trusted profession with television evangelists a close second.
Thanks to KM and BS I now see NBA coaches are closing that gap … FAST

Seems like a good kid.
https://twitter.com/EricPincus/status/553074016685010944

He’s so delusional.
https://twitter.com/SerenaWinters/status/553074542944333825

The soft spot is Kobe.

im not a hater
just trying not to blame hateful coach and other scrubs who drag Lin down

Just when Scott’s idiocy makes him a laughingstock, he ups it even further with this insane quote about a VERY RUGGED basketball team that has FIGHTERS up and down the roster.

I would never call Chris Paul, Blake Griffin, Matt Barnes, Glen Davis, JJ Redick, or Jamal Crawford “soft”.

Lin collected fouls because he was the only one who cared enough to make an effort on D. He could have taken it easy and gotten better stats.

McFlurry

Scott could have made Kobe effective by playing SG with 22-26mins

Serena..benched soon

Oh Kobe decided to switch from bb to dodge ball which is completely fine.

Well said!

lets not call one another as trolls here…if there are issues, bring it up to the Mods, pls. thx

Does that make Kobe the headless Black Mamba? I’m confident that the Elite play of Price would have prroduced a win for the Lakers. 🙁

The only players Kobe can beat are his teammates now.

And the toilet paper

I credit this to Lakers training staff for changing the way he places his feet and his shooting form!

I doubt it…

Haha.
https://twitter.com/IdoAmir/status/553076539588214784

i think when a person is being attack left and right on his principle and decisions, he becomes defensive and sometimes vengeful to the detriment of people around him. Loosing his grip can be in a form of DENIAL, and confirmation of this are the seemingly conflicting statements of what happening around him.
i think theres a really need for the Lakers to Hire a Basketball Psychiatrist because there are indications that they have personnel suffering from this sickness..LOL!

complete well he still needs a automatic shot. the new shooting form is better then last year but should be auto matic in a year or two. he also needs better iso moves. as a pg he has a while to go. to play different style that he isn’t comfortable with. his prime is 1-2 year away

He’s literally destroying his teammates.

I lost count on how many illegal screens the Clippers got away with knocking Lin down left and right to free Paul for wide open looks. Nevertheless, Lin still got up after every illegal screen and tried harder the next possession. The fact that he got 4 fouls really shows that he’s the only one really trying hard on defense.

As always, BS came out talking nonsense after the game (head of the snake? LOL! played soft? Like playing tougher would help the team move their feet on defense!), I am just happy that Lin excelled despite the poisonous environment he’s playing in. Well done, Jeremy!

He has been doing it for a few years.

Scott calls the team soft. Talk about pot calling the kettle. Scott is the one that needs to man up and be a coach, keep EACH player accountable, and sit Kobe. I am sick of Scott.

whats lins ppg? it say 10.7 but it was that before the game

There’s only one iso move I’d like Lin to develop, and it’s not critical if he doesn’t.

I’d like Lin to be able to take one or two power dribbles in any direction while guarded and then fire up a midrange jumpshot.

76ers great Andrew Toney was the king of this move. He was the best isolation scorer of the 80s, better than Jordan even according to Larry Bird and Charles Barkley. Toney would murder opponents with this two dribble stop and pop jumper. It’s a lost skill that nobody does nowadays.

Lin, like Toney, never needs a screen to score against a single defender. If Lin had this two dribble skill, he’d become every bit as unstoppable as Andrew Toney was.

Khuang, everyone is entitled to their own reasoning, even if it doesnt agree with mainstream fans. As long as one is not picking and mocking Lin or one another, that is fine

Nevermind. Here is Jeremy’s post game interview.

I was THE GUY who was taunting Lin’s shooting form earlier this season.

But since the New Year, Lin’s form has CHANGED.

Somebody has worked with Lin and reverted him back to his college style of side shooting that he learned from his father. Lin’s father taught him Larry Bird and Michael Jordan’s form, and that’s the form that Kobe and Lin are using today. And if it was Lin’s father himself who worked with Lin, that wouldn’t surprise me in the least.

I agree with Frank that Lin has “one of the most beautiful shooting forms in the NBA”. I went from calling Lin a “girlie twisty flat shooter with a T-rex release” to a “Ray Allen level shooter” the instant I saw that practice video of Lin using proper technique in his jump shot while a Lakers shooting coach rebounded for Lin.

Lin’s technical jump shooting improvement caused me to totally reverse my criticism of his shooting! I LIKE IT!

T-rex release lol

Terrific interviewer!

Very fair questions, insightful too.

I like how Lin didn’t entirely agree with Scott calling the team “soft” but didn’t throw anybody under the bus!

Only Best Lin’s fans, yield 🙂

Kobe needs a whole season to take the rust off

!!!!

OK, I’m now YOUR fan!!!

Everybody’s sick of him except for kobe, FO and his showtime friends.

Just needs more picks set for him
Their bigs are absurd
not sure why NBA bigs never set screens for him
Lin’d be beating off opponent pgs every time he will blow them by

Not only did Kobe Bryant brick the Lakers out of the game, he also hogged and turnovered and got roasted.

This is the worst game Bryant ever played in his career.

lol
they banned me cuz i go too far when I bash them and literally insult ppl who were critical of Lin

My mom was like that. But me? I’m soft like Charmin

i think insulting another is bad….calling as it is, is fine… but some fans, are just being fans, I guess. Many in LG are getting banned as well, for the same reason.

When you argue in another forum (which is not Lin centric) one should just state his/her point rather than insulting other players and coach

He does, but has selective reasoning.

yummy

truth!

yah i was to mad at Byron

Really? You just make me want to watch the replay.

https://twitter.com/Librafree/status/553083601575624704

setting another record.
several “worsts” this season so far…. more expected

If i get a chance to meet him
i will do more than asking lol

he likes records….so….

There’s nothing Andrew Toney did that the bigger and vastly more talented Jeremy Lin couldn’t do as well or better.

The Strangler had talent as well

That is coming later when he’s the anointed leader. He is going to be laser polite in about 3 years.

The only adequate coach Lin ever had at the professional level for an extended time was Eric Musselman of the Reno Bighorns in the D League.

Musselman had Danny Green, Steven Novak, Marcus Landry, and Lin.

Lin’s Reno Bighorn team would CRUSH Lin’s Lakers today, even if Lin today was playing against 2011 D League Lin!!!

YES HE DID.

The Strangler was probably the best SG in the NBA before stress fractures in both feet knocked him out right before the Jordan era.

But I consider Lin a far greater talent than the Boston Strangler!

I wud consider stabbing byron if I were lin

The other day, I bit into a freshly steamed tilapia straight from the tank.

It was a FEMALE with EGGS!

I ate all the eggs – and the skin – and the gills – and the lips – and the fins – EVERYTHING!

Wow this is on NBA.com.
https://twitter.com/NBAcom/status/553015776081215489

Lin ALREADY IS – with his well placed media barbs and his stellar play!

It is always interesting to me that when you call beat LA reporters out on twitter in how defensive they get. My tkele is that you have hit the nail on the head,

Well, it is expected….

I didn’t watch the game as I’m taking a break from watching but keeping up from comments here. I suspect Kobe’s defensive issues were more glaring today because Wes is out. From what I recall, Wes’s main purpose as a starter was to cover for Kobe as much as possible defensively, and that his why his starting spot was never really in question.

IDK about that. Kobe is consistently bad on D this season. He was really good like 10 yrs ago

Yeap, go back a watch the film…..Lin ever talked about someone in Knicks or Houston (?) who prepares the film for him and analyse the game…here in LAL …you go home to watch the game (alone). that’s sad…

Just voted Lin for all star !

Might not be a bad thing if he did.

It’s sad to see Lin on his way play the best game of his season only to get held down by Kobe and his teammates. When he hit that 40 foot 3 pointer, it could’ve been a Linsanity game without BS and Kobe.

It was a pretty good game for him….

Yeah I understand and it’s great! Cultural diversity is what makes travelling fun.

He sure upset Lin played well bc he is getting older & older everyday…

Let’s compare the last two games; the game against the Trailblazers and the game against the Clippers. The obvious differences are in one player, Kobe , and the game plan of Coach Scott.

Byron only blamed the loss on his players but it is the same team, and the same players except Kobe. If the team is soft. It is soft because of Kobe and Byron. There were competitive in the last leg of back to back games. How come they suddenly become soft in the home court. This is not a logical answer for the blown out loss.

The logical answer is the team is only soft when Kobe is in and Scott make changes with the team. If they had stayed with the same lineup in Portland, the team might still be competitive. The Clippers is not much better than the Trailblazers on the record.

Lin can use some deadly ankle-breaking crossovers.

Byron Scott and Kobe are just like generals sending his soldiers to battlefield but they all got ambushed and totally outplayed by the opposition. This irresponsible generals called the valiant soldiers who have been playing hard all the time soft, charmin, etc.

Figure this out. Who is losing the games before the battles even begin? The Clippers employ sound strategy and excellent plays to score on the Lakers. They dunked the ball so many times that I began to have pity on the hoop of the Laker. Coach, your game plan wasn’t working at all. You haven’t made enough adjustments to compensate for your dismal planning when they didn’t work out for the team.

Bench Kobe and Fire Byron Scott is the only thing that is needed to turn this team around.

Some showtime friends probably sick of Kobe too but like Worthy said it is hard to criticize friends.

It would be easier for Kobe to get 3D with TOs than rebounds.

He didn’t just look like, he was a double-double when Lin and him were starters.

MDA wasnt half bad
at least he empowerd Lin