Believe it or not, the Lakers are #1 in the West

With Bynum going down for 8 weeks, this has lost some of it's signifigance, but it's still prety impressive. Everybody put the Lakers as the #6 seed AT BEST before the season, but they are currently tied with the Suns for the best record in the West (26-11). They have already beat the Suns twice, so they are alone at the top.

Now that Bynum is out it likely won't last long, but the fact that they're there proves that the West isn't as strong as it used to be. I think it's wide open, and any one of the top 5 teams can take it (Lakers, Suns, Spurs, Mavs, Hornets).

Once Bynum comes back healthy, I wouldn't be surprised to see the Lakers go deep into the playoffs, maybe even the finals against Detroit or Boston.

Hopefully they can finish in the top 4, I doubt it though. Bynum really helped their offense, and especially defense/rebounding.Its gonna be tough with Kwame in there. He's a liability.

Oh well, at least we get to see Kobe get 40 every night (for better or worse) and he has a shot at the scoring title now.

That sucks, Bynum is having a real nice season. But at least he will be back, my Blazers won't see Oden on the court at all this year :cry:

Oh and the Lakers have been playing really well, props to them. Can't wait till that first Blazer/Laker matchup this year.

Maaan, just as Bynum starts to play great consistently we lose him for 8 weeks:cry: Hopefully they can scratch together some wins while he's gone, Kobe will just have to take a larger role...

& I'm very pleasantly surprised with the Lakers this year. Farmar & Bynum have really exceeded my expectations & it's been a fun year so far. Hopefully they go deep in the playoffs.

another interesting fact, they haven't had a 7 game now 8 game win streak since 2004, now that bynums out though we're gonna have to pray kwame plays at LEAST decent since he will be getting more minutes but the Suns are a big matchup coming up and we've already beaten them twice, if we beat them without Bynum that will be pretty amazingandyboiii

I'd rather eat a bowl full of razorblades and rubbing alchohol than see the lakers, I hate them so badlySegArgyle

is this because we beat the suns twice this year?

So does Kobe still want to be traded?! :Dmrgab

I guess nobody really understood that whole Kobe wants a trade thing. A Big and huge distraction from what is suppose to be more important and something we all have known for a long time. THE CHEATING REF(s), we know all the NBA refs are corrupted but only one got caught. OH what was his name again because that guy fell off the planet and when that happened, Kobe getting traded died fast. I still believe Las Vegas runs the NBA. If you want proof why dont you look at the Lakers especially when they tend to lose to bad teams or seem to always lose a big lead in the 4th just so they dont make the spread. I have been following it for years and the story is the same when the Lakers are winning.

I like how the Lakers are playing. I know Bynum is out for at least 2 months, and Kobe would have to domost of the work doneon the court. But I dont really wanna see Kobe ball hog and score 40+ a game, because that can hurt the team's chemistry.

I also sense that when Kobe scores a lot of points, the Lakers only win by a slight margin or lose the game, just like last season. There were pretty inconsistant last year. So, Im hoping that Kobe passes the ball more, which would make more bench points and stuff like that, just like there are doing at the moment.

But with Bynum out, there will be Kwame Brown or Chris Mihm, but we all know that Kwame Brown is a butter-finger...

[QUOTE="Airsoul"]

I like how the Lakers are playing. I know Bynum is out for at least 2 months, and Kobe would have to domost of the work doneon the court. But I dont really wanna see Kobe ball hog and score 40+ a game, because that can hurt the team's chemistry.

I also sense that when Kobe scores a lot of points, the Lakers only win by a slight margin or lose the game, just like last season. There were pretty inconsistant last year. So, Im hoping that Kobe passes the ball more, which would make more bench points and stuff like that, just like there are doing at the moment.

But with Bynum out, there will be Kwame Brown or Chris Mihm, but we all know that Kwame Brown is a butter-finger...

balindos

Kwame is retarded. He just on the court and watches the game. That is why he is never ready for a pass. As long as they keep moving the ball around, they will be fine. Spurs in my opinion are still the best team in the league no matter who has the best record. Duncan is the best player in the league and Parker and Ginobili just get better every year.

Oh yeah the topic. Lakers are playing and Kobe is passing. Also the West is 10 deep strong so any team can be in first and all of sudden be left out of the playoffs. The East sucks and continues to suck. Nba needs to tear down the Conference and division boarder and make it one big league. The top 16 teams should go to the playoffs and rank them 1 through 16. The league needs to add more teams so that there is 42 teams and everybody gets to play each team twice, which makes it fair to make the playoffs.balindos

wow, this actually made sense. I agree.

[QUOTE="balindos"][QUOTE="Airsoul"]

I like how the Lakers are playing. I know Bynum is out for at least 2 months, and Kobe would have to domost of the work doneon the court. But I dont really wanna see Kobe ball hog and score 40+ a game, because that can hurt the team's chemistry.

I also sense that when Kobe scores a lot of points, the Lakers only win by a slight margin or lose the game, just like last season. There were pretty inconsistant last year. So, Im hoping that Kobe passes the ball more, which would make more bench points and stuff like that, just like there are doing at the moment.

But with Bynum out, there will be Kwame Brown or Chris Mihm, but we all know that Kwame Brown is a butter-finger...

Airsoul

Kwame is retarded. He just on the court and watches the game. That is why he is never ready for a pass. As long as they keep moving the ball around, they will be fine. Spurs in my opinion are still the best team in the league no matter who has the best record. Duncan is the best player in the league and Parker and Ginobili just get better every year.

Race to the MVP doesnt mean who is the best players in the league. Duncan is the only player to be the most consistent and continues to deliver every year. I expect duncan to finish with 7 or 8 titles because his fundamental game is going to last a long time, unlike shaq's all strength and finess. Kobe(showing something this year w/o shaq), Lebron(still young but looking better), and KG(sorry but KG is really goodroll player)are all good players but they can't control a game on both ends of the court every game like Duncan can. Im not going to say by far he is the best but he is the best.

Please dont quote sports writer because most of them never even stepped on the floor.

I still can't believe the Lakers got the better end of the Shaq trade, but they blew it when they traded Caron Butler for Kwame "Brick hand" Brown. Lakers could be a top 3 team if Butler was playing beside odom and bryant. dkhw

I didnt understand that trade for Kwame either. All retarded Lakers fan thought that he was the key piece, hahahahahahaha. I hate sports writers on how they know nothing about the sport cough Steven A smith cough. Butler is good and I would say better than odom but odom can play thePF position. I think the key piece and my true captain for the Lakers is the flopping Fisher.

Oh yeah the topic. Lakers are playing and Kobe is passing. Also the West is 10 deep strong so any team can be in first and all of sudden be left out of the playoffs. The East sucks and continues to suck. Nba needs to tear down the Conference and division boarder and make it one big league. The top 16 teams should go to the playoffs and rank them 1 through 16. The league needs to add more teams so that there is 42 teams and everybody gets to play each team twice, which makes it fair to make the playoffs.balindos

Agreed for sure. This is why I don't watch NBA and why college is so much more exciting.

[QUOTE="SegArgyle"]I'd rather eat a bowl full of razorblades and rubbing alchohol than see the lakers, I hate them so badlyandyboiii

is this because we beat the suns twice this year?

no I've always hated them, and yes beating the suns adds to it, but ah well whatydado?

[QUOTE="mrgab"]So does Kobe still want to be traded?! :Dbalindos

I guess nobody really understood that whole Kobe wants a trade thing. A Big and huge distraction from what is suppose to be more important and something we all have known for a long time. THE CHEATING REF(s), we know all the NBA refs are corrupted but only one got caught. OH what was his name again because that guy fell off the planet and when that happened, Kobe getting traded died fast. I still believe Las Vegas runs the NBA. If you want proof why dont you look at the Lakers especially when they tend to lose to bad teams or seem to always lose a big lead in the 4th just so they dont make the spread. I have been following it for years and the story is the same when the Lakers are winning.

It's funny...if you think about it, alot of the "premiere" teams in the league have horrid records...well excluding the Celtics of course ;)

Just like everybody else has been saying...we'll see how good they are after allstar break...

3 wins in a row for the Knicks! :shock: (over Det, Wash, NJ) and 4 out of their last 6 mrgab

About time tbh. To much talent is on that team for them to lose so much.

THATS WHAT IM TALKING ABOUT! I LOVE THE LAKERS!!! Kobe is just the man period!Sports_N_E_1

Lebron>Kobe

Kobe can't single handedly get his team to the play offs anymore.

[QUOTE="Sports_N_E_1"]THATS WHAT IM TALKING ABOUT! I LOVE THE LAKERS!!! Kobe is just the man period!Just_Osmo

Lebron>Kobe

Kobe can't single handedly get his team to the play offs anymore.

LOL Lebron made it to the finals last year because the east was simply WEAK, he is so lucky he's not in the west because he would have got swept first round by the spurs like he experienced last year in the finals

btw if you've watched any lakers games this year you'd see kobe is not trying to single handedly carry this team anymore, with the young guys bynum and farmar flourishing and derek fisher back leading the point he knows he doesn't have to score 50 just to give the team a chance to win

[QUOTE="balindos"]

[QUOTE="mrgab"]So does Kobe still want to be traded?! :Dmurlow12

I guess nobody really understood that whole Kobe wants a trade thing. A Big and huge distraction from what is suppose to be more important and something we all have known for a long time. THE CHEATING REF(s), we know all the NBA refs are corrupted but only one got caught. OH what was his name again because that guy fell off the planet and when that happened, Kobe getting traded died fast. I still believe Las Vegas runs the NBA. If you want proof why dont you look at the Lakers especially when they tend to lose to bad teams or seem to always lose a big lead in the 4th just so they dont make the spread. I have been following it for years and the story is the same when the Lakers are winning.

If you dont get it then you dont know much about the NBA.

[QUOTE="Just_Osmo"]

[QUOTE="Sports_N_E_1"]THATS WHAT IM TALKING ABOUT! I LOVE THE LAKERS!!! Kobe is just the man period!andyboiii

Lebron>Kobe

Kobe can't single handedly get his team to the play offs anymore.

LOL Lebron made it to the finals last year because the east was simply WEAK, he is so lucky he's not in the west because he would have got swept first round by the spurs like he experienced last year in the finals

btw if you've watched any lakers games this year you'd see kobe is not trying to single handedly carry this team anymore, with the young guys bynum and farmar flourishing and derek fisher back leading the point he knows he doesn't have to score 50 just to give the team a chance to win

Word... It's laughable that LeBron is better than Kobe.... Kobe is a better shooter, better defender, better in the clutch, better at free throws. I'd say LeBron is a better passer though....

But yeah, you're right, Cavs wouldn't have sniffed the Finals if they didn't play in the East. They only had to beat ONE good team to reach the Finals(The Pistons) The Nets & Wizards both weren't that great.

[QUOTE="andyboiii"][QUOTE="Just_Osmo"]

[QUOTE="Sports_N_E_1"]THATS WHAT IM TALKING ABOUT! I LOVE THE LAKERS!!! Kobe is just the man period!-Halftime-

Lebron>Kobe

Kobe can't single handedly get his team to the play offs anymore.

LOL Lebron made it to the finals last year because the east was simply WEAK, he is so lucky he's not in the west because he would have got swept first round by the spurs like he experienced last year in the finals

btw if you've watched any lakers games this year you'd see kobe is not trying to single handedly carry this team anymore, with the young guys bynum and farmar flourishing and derek fisher back leading the point he knows he doesn't have to score 50 just to give the team a chance to win

Word... It's laughable that LeBron is better than Kobe.... Kobe is a better shooter, better defender, better in the clutch, better at free throws. I'd say LeBron is a better passer though....

But yeah, you're right, Cavs wouldn't have sniffed the Finals if they didn't play in the East. They only had to beat ONE good team to reach the Finals(The Pistons) The Nets & Wizards both weren't that great.

[QUOTE="-Halftime-"][QUOTE="andyboiii"][QUOTE="Just_Osmo"]

[QUOTE="Sports_N_E_1"]THATS WHAT IM TALKING ABOUT! I LOVE THE LAKERS!!! Kobe is just the man period!UssjTrunks

Lebron>Kobe

Kobe can't single handedly get his team to the play offs anymore.

LOL Lebron made it to the finals last year because the east was simply WEAK, he is so lucky he's not in the west because he would have got swept first round by the spurs like he experienced last year in the finals

btw if you've watched any lakers games this year you'd see kobe is not trying to single handedly carry this team anymore, with the young guys bynum and farmar flourishing and derek fisher back leading the point he knows he doesn't have to score 50 just to give the team a chance to win

Word... It's laughable that LeBron is better than Kobe.... Kobe is a better shooter, better defender, better in the clutch, better at free throws. I'd say LeBron is a better passer though....

But yeah, you're right, Cavs wouldn't have sniffed the Finals if they didn't play in the East. They only had to beat ONE good team to reach the Finals(The Pistons) The Nets & Wizards both weren't that great.

Lebron is the only player in this league who can give 30, 7, 7 every single night, something Kobe can only dream of.

[QUOTE="UssjTrunks"][QUOTE="-Halftime-"][QUOTE="andyboiii"][QUOTE="Just_Osmo"]

[QUOTE="Sports_N_E_1"]THATS WHAT IM TALKING ABOUT! I LOVE THE LAKERS!!! Kobe is just the man period!dkhw

Lebron>Kobe

Kobe can't single handedly get his team to the play offs anymore.

LOL Lebron made it to the finals last year because the east was simply WEAK, he is so lucky he's not in the west because he would have got swept first round by the spurs like he experienced last year in the finals

btw if you've watched any lakers games this year you'd see kobe is not trying to single handedly carry this team anymore, with the young guys bynum and farmar flourishing and derek fisher back leading the point he knows he doesn't have to score 50 just to give the team a chance to win

Word... It's laughable that LeBron is better than Kobe.... Kobe is a better shooter, better defender, better in the clutch, better at free throws. I'd say LeBron is a better passer though....

But yeah, you're right, Cavs wouldn't have sniffed the Finals if they didn't play in the East. They only had to beat ONE good team to reach the Finals(The Pistons) The Nets & Wizards both weren't that great.

Lebron is the only player in this league who can give 30, 7, 7 every single night, something Kobe can only dream of.

kobes been on the 1st and 2nd team all defensive team 7 times something Lebron can only dream of, make that 8 after this year

[QUOTE="Sports_N_E_1"]THATS WHAT IM TALKING ABOUT! I LOVE THE LAKERS!!! Kobe is just the man period!Just_Osmo

Lebron>Kobe

Kobe can't single handedly get his team to the play offs anymore.

[QUOTE="UssjTrunks"][QUOTE="-Halftime-"][QUOTE="andyboiii"][QUOTE="Just_Osmo"]

[QUOTE="Sports_N_E_1"]THATS WHAT IM TALKING ABOUT! I LOVE THE LAKERS!!! Kobe is just the man period!dkhw

Lebron>Kobe

Kobe can't single handedly get his team to the play offs anymore.

LOL Lebron made it to the finals last year because the east was simply WEAK, he is so lucky he's not in the west because he would have got swept first round by the spurs like he experienced last year in the finals

btw if you've watched any lakers games this year you'd see kobe is not trying to single handedly carry this team anymore, with the young guys bynum and farmar flourishing and derek fisher back leading the point he knows he doesn't have to score 50 just to give the team a chance to win

Word... It's laughable that LeBron is better than Kobe.... Kobe is a better shooter, better defender, better in the clutch, better at free throws. I'd say LeBron is a better passer though....

But yeah, you're right, Cavs wouldn't have sniffed the Finals if they didn't play in the East. They only had to beat ONE good team to reach the Finals(The Pistons) The Nets & Wizards both weren't that great.

Lebron is the only player in this league who can give 30, 7, 7 every single night, something Kobe can only dream of.

[QUOTE="dkhw"][QUOTE="UssjTrunks"][QUOTE="-Halftime-"][QUOTE="andyboiii"][QUOTE="Just_Osmo"]

[QUOTE="Sports_N_E_1"]THATS WHAT IM TALKING ABOUT! I LOVE THE LAKERS!!! Kobe is just the man period!murlow12

Lebron>Kobe

Kobe can't single handedly get his team to the play offs anymore.

LOL Lebron made it to the finals last year because the east was simply WEAK, he is so lucky he's not in the west because he would have got swept first round by the spurs like he experienced last year in the finals

btw if you've watched any lakers games this year you'd see kobe is not trying to single handedly carry this team anymore, with the young guys bynum and farmar flourishing and derek fisher back leading the point he knows he doesn't have to score 50 just to give the team a chance to win

Word... It's laughable that LeBron is better than Kobe.... Kobe is a better shooter, better defender, better in the clutch, better at free throws. I'd say LeBron is a better passer though....

But yeah, you're right, Cavs wouldn't have sniffed the Finals if they didn't play in the East. They only had to beat ONE good team to reach the Finals(The Pistons) The Nets & Wizards both weren't that great.

Lebron is the only player in this league who can give 30, 7, 7 every single night, something Kobe can only dream of.

You are actually right, Lebron is in the same position as Kobe was in the last few season but you dont see Lebron becoming a selfish player and ignoring his terrible team like Kobe did. You dont see him shooting 35 to 40 times a game. He is trying to make the best of it and get his team involved. Lebron is still young and if he develops a good shot and can make some free throws, then he will start to dominate with what ever team but the kid needs time. Lakers are playing good this year because Kobe is actually running the play, passing the ball and not taking terrible shots like fade away 3 pointers from the base line. Bynum has been good but finally this year Jackson is actually giving him some time on the floor. He is this good right now, imagine how good he would be if Jackson would of let him play over SUCKY Kwame the past 2 years.

Lakers are playing good this year because Kobe is actually running the play, passing the ball and not taking terrible shots like fade away 3 pointers from the base line. balindos

Man, Kwame Brown sucks.... Last night's game was painful to watch.-Halftime-

Booinga player on your team at Home that bad is just disgusting. Especially when he is someone you need to step up int he next weeks with Bynum out. Lakers fans are idiots.

[QUOTE="-Halftime-"]Man, Kwame Brown sucks.... Last night's game was painful to watch.Just_Osmo

Booinga player on your team at Home that bad is just disgusting. Especially when he is someone you need to step up int he next weeks with Bynum out. Lakers fans are idiots.

Get the hell out with that man. He played like my niece. He deserved to be booed. He bobbled every single pass & played horrible the whole day. Are we supposed to cheer him for that?

The Lakers should seriously just cut him. I can't stand him any longer. Anyone would be better than him.

[QUOTE="-Halftime-"]Man, Kwame Brown sucks.... Last night's game was painful to watch.Just_Osmo

Booinga player on your team at Home that bad is just disgusting. Especially when he is someone you need to step up int he next weeks with Bynum out. Lakers fans are idiots.

Boston fans are so much better :roll:

just a year ago they were chanting MVP to kobe in THEIR OWN ARENA

http://youtube.com/watch?v=YsXPZVPIjxE