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You Just Can’t Beat A Win Over The HATED Lakers.
Posted by: Jazzaholic on December 10th, 2012
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How about 6 straight wins (including preseason) over the HATED Lakers!!!
As Ol’ Hots used to say, YOU GOTTA’ LUV IT BABY.
Tinsel Town has always been the league leader in arrogance and the puke yellow Mamba leads the NBA in arrogance. I think it’s 17 or 18 years he’s been the MAP (Most Arrogant Player) of the league. Despite his skills, he is hands down the most hated player in the league. He can buy his way out of rape charges, but his personality, or lack thereof, always shows through.
However, their total level of arrogance and entitlement has taken a serious dip with the disappearance of Coach (Bitter) Pill. It was great to see Baby Buss, who hired his bartender as a scout, was too threatened to hire back the Bitter Pill. Sure miss his elevated toilet seat for the games though. 
What was going through Ty’s mind in the final 5 minutes???
The HATED Lakers had one of the world’s worst free throw shooters, 47%, on the floor and no Hack-A-Howard??? Instead, let your players allow open 3 pointers and foul the Mumbling Mamba, who shoots 87% from the free throw line!
MrsJazz, JazzAddict and I were watching the last 5 minutes, yelling “Hack Him, Hack Him, Hack Him…” Even Matty starts asking “Why aren’t they fouling Howard?”
There are 4 coaches sitting on the Jazz bench and NOBODY suggests Hack-A-Howard?
This is not rocket science, nor brain surgery.
Why make it difficult on your team?
If the Jazz don’t make those clutch shots coming down the stretch, they lose this game!
Ty is starting to get better at an occasional situational substitution, but has a long way to go in game strategy.
You know what Pops would have done. The Spurs would have hacked D-12 mercilessly. There would have been NO three point attempts or Mumbling Mamba free throws to allow the HATED Lakers to get back into the game. NONE! Dwight would have been at the line every time down the court to work his 47% magic from the free throw line!
Don Nelson would have been playing Donny Ball from the tip off, rotating in bench players to use up their 6 fouls on Superman, until D’Antoni pulled him.
Surely somewhere in that scouting report it is mentioned that Dwight is horrible at the free throw line and Kobe is fantastic.
Ahhhhhh, but victory is sweet.
Jazzaholic
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remember… maybe this is the worst lakers team in … 15 years?? remember malone laker era? this is just like that.
Whats scary is that Fakers can get any free agent they want. The fans are so pissed right now that Buss could probably even trade Kobe and fans would understand that hes not getting another ring there. Think of the draft picks and assets they could rack up if they put Nash, Kobe, Pau, and Howard on the market. It would be sickening what they might get in return for a rebuild. Not to mention the tanked season for a lottery pick in 13′ .
They would have a roster full of Rooks, 2nd, 3rd year potential all stars with cap space to add on any proven allstar off the F/A market they want for for 5 years. Seattle/Oklahoma got lucky with Durant/Westbrook/Hardin at once, but Fakers if they used the opportunity right could be outright scary talented and strong for the next decade and not just one year.
Also, Guido, this was the most hyped team in 15 years, after the trades. So, watching their problems, despite their injuries, is gratifying.
The age, health and inflated salaries of those players, may not generate the return you imagine. The new CBA luxury tax penalties are starting to have some effect. Overpaying players is decreasing and the value of an expiring contract isn’t as great as under the old CBA.
I wonder where all the bandwagon HATED Laker fans will flee, if their problems continue? It will be like rats exiting the proverbial sinking ship. We can only hope.
Jazzaholic
agree Jazzaholic. was nice see booing fans in staples center.
They are the entitled ones and entitled to some boos.
Jazzaholic
Bill Ingram (HoopsWorld):
“I do think there is a natural tendency to dislike a bully, and the Lakers are the Yankees of the NBA . . .using their large market income to buy championships, where teams that can’t afford to break all the rules, sit and watch the playoffs from home year after year.”
Bill Oram: “Jazz F Derrick Favors will practice today and is a gametime decision vs the Spurs.” Twitter @tribjazz
nice…