**the official la lakers thread**

[CHOWWOKKA]

[Left Hook Tua]

they are definitely playing better the past few games. kobe's efficiency ratings are off the charts.

efficiency is kinda overrated sometimes but he's playing good.

[Left Hook Tua]

reenactment of kobe in colorado

[WARQUEZ]

If Kobe stops pretending that he is 22 instead of 34 I really believe they can go deep in the playoffs.

Kobe thought it was 2000, not 2013. Thankfully he's starting to realize it and now maybe they can go on a serious run to try to get that 8th seed.

[BERNIE'S CORNER]

No one can stop this team in a 7 game series.

Based off of todays win ???

Did you forget D'Antoni's the coach ???

[Left Hook Tua]

do you guys think playing slow halfcourt offense now is because dantoni changed the plan?

or the lakers players doing it on purpose?

[Left Hook Tua]

Based off of todays win ???

Did you forget D'Antoni's the coach ???

they've been playing slowball, halfcourt O the past 3 games or so.

you think dantoni changed OR the players said screw this and slowed it down on their own?

[silentbob]

efficiency is kinda overrated sometimes but he's playing good.

i guess so.. but it does sound a bit convincing

"Based on NBA legend Larry Bird’s measure of total productivity (points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks minus missed shots, missed free throws and turnovers), Bryant checked in at a whopping 35 on the Bird scale. That’s 10.8 “Bird points” better than his average for the season."

[TBear]

I like the idea Kobe is playing like a veteran the last couple games. The team obviously does better when he gets assists and is not taking 30 shots. Kobes shot selection and field goal% is alot better too. Who ever made this happen(D'Antoni?) deserves alot of credit.

[Left Hook Tua]

If Kobe stops pretending that he is 22 instead of 34 I really believe they can go deep in the playoffs.

Kobe thought it was 2000, not 2013. Thankfully he's starting to realize it and now maybe they can go on a serious run to try to get that 8th seed.

spoken like someone who hasn't been watching lakers games.

lakers had many problems. kobe was at the bottom of that list.