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Grace Calderon

Grace Calderon — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Yo, Matt, I so agree with everything you said here.

The team’s the thing.

Bharat

Bharat — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Games have been signified by the names that have dominated them. Like Larry Bird in his era and Jorden in his, Bryant has been the symbol of the era of NBA that we follow today. Bryant was the best last season, I never thought he could do better than what he did then, but come this year and the man’s back to rescue the LA Lakers singlehandedly back to the NBA finals.

Gasol’s a great prospect, but in spite of that body the lad isn’t really a trusted inclusion, he would give away rebounds in the offense and he isn’t all that impressive in the defense too. You have made an statement about Kobe doing 81pts in a game - remember he has done 83 as well.

The best part about Bryant’s game is not just that those majestic jumpers he gets from just about anywhere on the oppositions court but is about the number of chances that he creates for the teammates, the way he is guides the other players and most importantly the assists. He has a tremendous number of assists along with those points in a game.

He is a great individual player and a great team-player as well - and just because he outplays everyone on court doesn’t mean we need a game without him, or does it?

Bryan

Bryan — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Im a laker fan, but even I can acknowledge this wasn’t a good game by Kobe’s standards. Lamar is the one that stepped up big in this game and Pau was big in OT. Kobe has been amazing for most of these playoffs though.

Greg

Greg — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Hedo Turkoglu was incredible! The lakers barely pulled out the win. I can believe Courtney Lee missed that wide open layup to end the fourth quarter!

Matt Wendus

Matt Wendus — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000

I do think Hedo’s the best thing since sliced bread and am glad someone else agrees. But I don’t think Lee deserves to be beat up on for the miss. It was a catch-and-release play that was caught at a tough angle while the path to the basket was hampered by Pau Gasol’s giant arm. If he HAD made the shot, I think people would be calling it an amazing shot not just because it was a buzzer-beater, but because of how hard of a shot it was. Instead, because he missed it, people are saying it was a choke because it was an ”easy lay-up.” Drama’s drama.