I HATE THIS TEAM

I've been rooting for the Lakers now for over a decade.  I didn't see much of the Showtime Lakers.  I started watching when Nicky V and Eddie Jones were the big dogs on campus.  They were a ragtag team, you really never knew what you were gonna get from them but it was fun to watch.  This current Laker team though is pissing me off.  They have all the talent in the world and they seem to not care. 

Last nights game (Game 6) was a perfect example of this.  They (Lakers) absolutely murdered the Rockets in game 5.  Winning by 40 pts.  It was really only close halfway through the 1st qtr.  But last night, in a possible clinching game for the Lakes they don't show up.  How is that even possible.  They didn't even score their first basket until about the 6 min. mark in the 1st qtr.!!!!  By that time the Rockets had already created a sizable lead.  The Lakers did make a run and got as close as being down by 2 but that was it. 

All playoffs long and really all season long it has been evident Fisher can't play anymore.  Against the Jazz Derron had his way with him and in this series Brooks is destroying him.  How can Phillip not see this?!?  Miza has made the comment several times how he is convinced Phillip will not take out a starter.  He needs to take himself out.  But this is ridiculous.  Fishers only purpose in my eyes now is to shoot, BUT HE ISN'T EVEN DOING THAT!!!

The Lakers looked horrible last night but I also gotta put this on Phil Jackson.  His substitutions made absolutely no sense.  He plays Fish for most of the 1st quarter, like he always does.  Then he brings in Farmar and BAM instant offense, he scored a few baskets and the Lakers start making a run.  This is not a coincidence, IT HAPPENS EVERY  SINGLE (ENTER YOUR FAVORITE EXPLETIVE HERE) TIME.  1st qtr ends and I expect to see Farmar out there to continue with his scoring frenzy, and he's on the bench.  WTF?!? Not only him but also Ariza and Bynum.  Three players who were doing well. Phillip was doing this the whole game.  Fish played a little more throughout the game but this game was over before it began.

The Lakers were playing like as if they knew they had another game.  And they do, but why put yourself in that position?  This series should've never gone past 5 games and here we are with a game 7 on Sunday.  I have no idea how the Lakers are gonna come out on Sunday.  If they win by 40 pts again I'm gonna be pissed and you know what I wouldn't be surprised if they lost.  I HATE THIS TEAM.

HUMBERTO

Comments

[Rodrigo]

Nothing makes me feel good about this team. Everyone failed yesterday, but especially Kobe. In the 3rd Qtr they made a run and came within a basket of evening the score. Then Kobe turned the ball over. Fell asleep on D, completely leaving Battier open for a three, and then he didn't even try to pull down some reachable rebounds. Next thing you know the lakers are down buy 9. Pinche Kobe, guey, la neta.

[soulman]

Damm, im really old because I remember Riley and the Showtime Lakers. Riley was a great motivator and it seems that this team needs some of that. Alot of it is on Kobe, you think MJ or Magic would take this kind of effort from his teammates? They would have kicked their asses in practice.
Even though this series should be over by now, I will say this, Rockets are a good team and they play hard every night. If all the Lakes played hard every night they wouldn't be a game 7.
We should be in San Felo watching game 7