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Quote Originally Posted by ValueforRent:

I'm reading that Kobe gave his teammates a little pep talk yesterday in an attempt to light a fire under them.  Whatever, they still all secretly hate him.  Expect Kobe to try and do it all by himself tomorrow as he tries to steady this rocky Laker ship.  When things get dicey he will always revert back to his ball-hogging ways because he will never truly trust others.  And why would he?  But people think it's a good thing when he starts going 1-on-1, refuses to pass and ends up shooting a bunch of tough, contested jump-shots.  Well it's not because it completely alienates his teammates and they start to stand around and watch. 


 

 

If that pep talk had gone unreported, it might have served as legitimate inside info for anyone who happened to know about it.  But after I read it on the squareball home page, ESPN.com, I knew it was valuable fade material.

I enjoyed the part about Kobe sitting off by himself in the practice gym with his hoodie pulled over his head while he focused in on his cellphone.  His teammates were sitting in chairs around midcourt and only Josh Powell could work up the nerve to go over and talk to him.  Yeah, they sound unified and ready for battle!

 
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Quote Originally Posted by ttech19:

This is coming from a die hard lakers fan..

I like Lakers +3. +5 is a damn good bet. Lakers just recently lost to the Heat and the Bobcats. Let's not forget it's the Lakers.

 

 

Let's not forget it's the Lakers who are a lousy 10-17 ATS this season on the road with Kobe in the lineup.

 
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all you need to know is lakers big ,my friend lake show own the magic, lakers biggs will slow howard, kobe in primetime over vince anyday, and artest guarding whoever needs shutdown, that along with the fact of all the trends supporting lake show this afternoon
 
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whats up bator you really like magic today?

im lovin lakers

 
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defense is the key word for this game whoever have the good defense will win this game so take the magic reason they are hot and have good defense also kobi is not 100%.I will take magic they going to win 3 in a row against the laker.money in the bank dont let the public fool you for laker not lose 3 in a row because they are going to especially today.
 
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chau, your avatar is repulsive. please change it

 
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Lakers dominated this magic team over the past year winning 5 out of 6.... Lakers on a skid looking to get out of this rut... I don't know why you wouldn't take the Lakers + points??

As a big lakers fan - I'm feelin very confident about this one today.

It's Kobe time.

 
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Quote Originally Posted by BURG2VEGAS:

all you need to know is lakers big ,my friend lake show own the magic, lakers biggs will slow howard, kobe in primetime over vince anyday, and artest guarding whoever needs shutdown, that along with the fact of all the trends supporting lake show this afternoon

 

 

And.........what trends are those?

 
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Got maaaaad respect for you Bator - but i think you may be on the wrong side on this one!

Either way - BOL
 
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Quote Originally Posted by ttech19:

Lakers dominated this magic team over the past year winning 5 out of 6.... Lakers on a skid looking to get out of this rut... I don't know why you wouldn't take the Lakers + points??

As a big lakers fan - I'm feelin very confident about this one today.

It's Kobe time.

 

 

Check out Canada Chris' thread and see if you still feel confident after digesting those numbers.

 
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Quote Originally Posted by BURG2VEGAS:

whats up bator you really like magic today?

im lovin lakers

 

 

Don't do it, BURG.   

 
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if you want to throw your money into the gabage can I can not stop you go ahead.
 
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Lakers getting points? Sounds so appealing, right? Wrong. Lakers 0-5 ats last five as an underdog of .0.5 -4.5pts and 0-5 ats as road underdog of 0.5 -4.5pts. This is being played at 1130am LA time! Sleepwalk city.  Also a small (?)  revenge factor no one seems to be mentioning. Magic or pass.

 
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Quote Originally Posted by ttech19:

Got maaaaad respect for you Bator - but i think you may be on the wrong side on this one!

Either way - BOL

 

 

Well, it wouldn't be the first time I was wrong about the Magic vs. the Lakers.  Maybe if Dwight misses another 8 or 9 free throws, I might have problems.

 
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Just woke up feeling quite refreshed, ate some breakfast and now I feel extremely ready to lay down some Sammy11 style uninhibited/"straight from the heart" units on the Orlando Magic.  Let's do this.
 
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I hate when chau1027 posts. His avatar makes me sick. Change it you f**kin fa**ot. Lakers will probably win here because I took the Magic.
 
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Many members of the Orlando Magic including Dwight Howard and Jameer Nelson hung around on the bench after the Finals loss last year just to "take it in" and watch the Lakers celebrate and get the Larry O'Brien trophy on their court.

In fact they have had a picture of the whole event in their locker room all season to serve as motivation.

God I hope Vince Carter shows up today.
 
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Quote Originally Posted by andarmac99:

Many members of the Orlando Magic including Dwight Howard and Jameer Nelson hung around on the bench after the Finals loss last year just to "take it in" and watch the Lakers celebrate and get the Larry O'Brien trophy on their court.

In fact they have had a picture of the whole event in their locker room all season to serve as motivation.

God I hope Vince Carter shows up today.


WOW, that is pretty cool.  I didn't know that.  The Lakers also have pictures in their locker room, except there probably all of themselves.  People oftentimes wonder why the Lakers come out flat after half-time.  Well, I might have figured it out.  They're so busy jerking off to those pictures of themselves at half-time that once play resumes they don't have any energy left. 



 
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Quote Originally Posted by andarmac99:

Many members of the Orlando Magic including Dwight Howard and Jameer Nelson hung around on the bench after the Finals loss last year just to "take it in" and watch the Lakers celebrate and get the Larry O'Brien trophy on their court.

In fact they have had a picture of the whole event in their locker room all season to serve as motivation.

God I hope Vince Carter shows up today.

 

 

Obviously Vince wasn't there to experience that with his current teammates, but I suspect that when the guys explained to him what that photo meant to them, he probably shrugged and put his headphones back on.

 
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I'm fine losing today with Orlando if that does actually happen.  I've still made a bundle recently fading the Lakers on the road.
 
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Yes, my avatar screams biased...

Lakers +2.5

BOL
 
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Quote Originally Posted by MrBator:

 

 

Obviously Vince wasn't there to experience that with his current teammates, but I suspect that when the guys explained to him what that photo meant to them, he probably shrugged and put his headphones back on.




 
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This notion that if the Lakers simply show up today with focus and determination, unlike their recent string of lackluster performances, it should be good enough to win seems quite popular.  Unfortunately, the Lakers have been trying in some of these recent road losses, and it simply hasn’t been good enough.  You think they weren’t trying to win when they lost to Cleveland, who didn’t have Mo Williams that night, in late January on TNT?  Or how about a couple weeks ago when they blew it to the Mavs?  Or even as recently as this Thursday when they fell to the Heat in overtime?  They were surely trying all those times too and they failed.  It’s not about them showing up; it’s about them not being good enough to win at times on the road even when they do decide to show up.   So what many perceive as lack of interest is really just them not being nearly as good as people think.  Obviously the Lakers are still a very formidable foe, but they ain’t no juggernaut.    

 
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Waiting till 15 mins before game then taking magic -1.5
 
 
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Quote Originally Posted by NvrGarented:

Waiting till 15 mins before game then taking magic -1.5

I took them an hour ago at -1.5

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