[Pursuer's Lakers] (NBA Live 07)

[Mark.]

Yeah it would have to be a center, can you should probably give them a PG in return, either Farmar or Parker...

[Cornerthree]

Yeah that would be nice... I think I kept Farmar and Send Parker and Kwame, but for some reason I doubt that they would accept it... Anyways I'm not trying it know, cause I'm still waiting for the fucking patch...

[Cornerthree]

Sonics defeat Lakers



Jordan Farmar was all over the place, collected 14 points, 7 assists, 2 steals.

Box Scores
Lakers
Sonics

Final Score
Sonics 101
Lakers 95

Luke Ridnour’s performance
Luke Ridnour who started in the first 5, scored 39 points got 4 steals and dished 3 assists, making him the player of the game. He started big, scoring 15 points in the first quarter. Jordan Farmar couldn’t do anything, Luke was passing by everyone and if he even missed a shot, players like Chris Wilcox or Johan Petro would rebound it and do an amazing dunk.

Bench production
Phil Jackson let us know before the game, that Kobe and Lamar won’t be showing… He said he wants to tryout his bench once again. Andrew Bynum scored 14 points in 13 minutes, Brian Cook 25 points in 21 minutes, Jordan Farmar 14 points in 20 minutes, Sasha Vujacic 6 points in 14 minutes, Chris Mihm 14 points in 20 minutes, Ronny Turiaf 3 points in 11 minutes, Shammond Williams 9 points in 19 minutes, Luke Walton 5 points in 22 minutes. Jackson says he won’t be trying out his bench anymore this preseason and hopes to bring the best performance for the last game…

Selfishness in Seattle?
The Sonics dished out only 8 assists and players like Ray Allen, Luke Ridnour, Rashard Lewis were shooting at every chance they got. Sonics made 4 of 16 three-points and missed 52 shots in total.


Highlights
Wilcox make a tough shot with the foul…

[Marquis]

I really like Cook's stats. How are gonna use him in the season? Any hopes that he can make a starting 5 spot, or will he play behind Odom and Radmanovic?

[Mark.]

The team played pretty well considering you didn't use Kobe or Lamar.

[Ford2Bosh]

You played Seattle pretty close considering how powerful there offence is. Damn Kwame, I hope you can make something of him he hasn't lived up to his hype...

[Zoom]

Unlucky you lost man... tough luck!

Good to see you benched Kobe We need to give the young guys more playing time!

[Cornerthree]

Thanks for the comments guys..

Marquis I will be starting him in a few games through the season, if I see he does fit in the first 5 I will be putting him there...

[Anthony15]

Wow Cook had a superb game, nice win!!

[Scorer--20]

Nice bench rotation !! , the 39 points by Ridnour , PG domniation SUCKS !!!
Btw , those hard shoots like Wilcox's one are way smoth !!

Keep it up !

[Cornerthree]

Radmanovic shines bright, as Lakers rule L.A.



The crowd was really entertained by their home teams…

Box Scores
Lakers
Clippers

Final Score
Lakers 103
Clippers 95

Radmanovic shines in preseason final…
Vladimir Radmanovic scored 25 points, garbbed 5 rebounds and dished out 2 assists, not to mention his shooting(5/6 3’s, 10/15 FG’s) making him the player of the game. He led the Lakers in the first quarter by nailing 5 points at the beginning, but when his team-mates noticed he’s got it today, they ran the offense through him more often. Radmanovic hit a three pointer with 35 seconds left to gain the Lakers a two point lead, after then it was all Kobe…

Livingston factor…
The Clippers big x-factor, Shaun Livingston played extremely well today… In only 13 minutes he was able to score 19 points(9/13 FG’s) and dish out 2 assists. Team-mates were feeding him the ball at the moment as he was completely unstoppable for the Lakers…

Wrapping up preseason
Los Angeles Lakers ended their preseason with a 3-3 record, winning 1 road game and 2 home games. Now, after the end of the preseason team’s management wants to tweak up the roster and there might be many transactions. According to Lakers GM Mitch Kuptchak they’re going to cut down the roster to 15 players and the first candidate to being waves is D.Pinnock.
Lakers head coach Phil Jackson said that Maurice Evans will be a great backup for Kobe Bryant and the explanation of that he(Evans) played his first game only today is that Jackson was testing Vujacic throughout the preseason to deside to keep him or not.

Highlights
Mobley slams it with the foul
Kaman dunks on Bryant

[Marquis]

Good win in a LA battle

You will have to release Wafer also, if you are following real roster, because lakers just released him.

[Cornerthree]

Yeah, I know I'm folowing the real-life events closely...

[Scorer--20]

Wow , that display by Radmanovic 5/6 3pt !! , but Kobe was very weak 5/10 FG 0/2 3pt 1/2 FT ( In 07 i miss all the damn free throws )

Keep it up ! , START THE FKNG SEASON =P plz

[Cornerthree]

Waivers


EL SEGUNDO, Calif., October 26 -- The Los Angeles Lakers GM Mitch Kuptchak announced today, that they have waiwed 4 players out of Los Angeles Lakers roster. It's
1.Von Wafer
2.Marcus Douthit
3.Mamadou N'diaye
4.Danilo Pinnock
Currently, Lakers are having 16 players on their roster, but must be cut to 15 on Monday, October 30th.

[Its_asdf]

NOOOO NOT WAFER!

My heart just died a little bit on the inside. He was my favourite Laker next to Lamar Odom and Kwame Brown.

[Cornerthree]

Los Angeles Lakers 2006/2007 season preview



Kobe stays as the Lakers center in offense…



New additions
As the preseason reached it’s end, we can say: Lakers additions are useful.
What do we have in the list: Vladimir Radmanovic, Jordan Farmar, Maurice Evans, Shammond Williams. Radmanovic did great in the last game of preseason scoring 25 points and leading the team to the win against their L.A. rival. He was efficient in previous games also. Farmar is a great addition to the point guard spot. Had good games against Sonics and Hornets, but had short minutes in his last performance. Evans did show up only in one game-the last one. According to Jackson he is the main backup for Kobe. Williams didn’t have any big point nights, but was shooting pretty well throughout the preseason, he will be very useful for the team, if Kobe and Vladimir will start to lag at the perimeter.

Kobe and Lamar
Lakers’ can’t wait till Kobe and Lamar will start to play like Kobe and Shaq did few years ago. Phil Jackson was trying to make them co-exist last season and he reached some good results in the playoff battles against the Suns. If Jackson will be doing the same this season, they might get even better results. At the moment Kobe remains as the Lakers center in offense, but if we look at last year’s playoffs, we could see Lamar playing a lot more aggressive and Kobe dishing out the ball easily. So what to expect? “All I can say, that they won’t be worse than last year” – Jackson said.

Predictions
Jackson expects much from Kwame this season. The progress is going well and if they reach the goldmine, he could turn into an unstoppable force in the paint. Along the way is Andrew Bynum who put up nice numbers in a few preseason games. Let’s not forget the Lakers’ last season’s MIP-Smush Parker. The high flyer has earned his spot in the first 5 and is really tuning the team up towards. The last season Lakers’ bench kings Luke Walton and Brian Cook are improving and should be even better the last year’s postseason.
All in all, newcomers will boost the team and Lakers will make it to the playoffs with a 47-35 record, ranking 3 in division and 7 in conference.

[Gordon_#7_]

Good writing i like it

[Mark.]

Nice writing dude

[Zoom]

You're a lil ahead of me Hope you beat the Suns!

[Cornerthree]

It's_asdf Sorry man, I'm just folowing the real-life events...

Gordon_#7_[b] , [b]Mark. Thank you both...

Zoom_24 Oh I hope so too, would be a sweet revenge...

[Cornerthree]

Getting ready…



Jackson says, the team is ready for the season…


Sunday’s practice
The Los Angeles Lakers will meet with Phoenix Suns, on Tuesday, in L.A. The media visited the Lakers in one of their last practices before the season. The Lakers did warm-ups, ran some drills and began shooting before giving interviews to the media.

Phil Jackson interview
Jackson was fully recovered from the hip replacement surgery. And answered a few question to the media.
Press Agent: “So coach Jackson, how’s your team feeling at the moment?”
Phil Jackson: “Currently, we are in good shape, just few players need some more time to fully recover.”
P.A.: “What do you expect in game vs Suns?”
Phil Jackson: “Well it turned into a rivalry after last season and guys really want a revenge. I believe mentally we’re ready, it only matters how Suns will play. Yeah, we played them in the preseason, but at that moment they weren’t at their best. We weren’t too. I expect everything on Tuesday, maybe Stoudemire’s big comeback, or even Nash’s dominance, actually it doesn’t matter.”
P.A.: “Will there be any surprises in the starting lineup?”
Phil Jackson: “You know it’s the first game of the season, I’m not planning anything special right now. When the season reaches it’s midway, I will be letting the bench players to taste the starting lineup, but at the moment, I want to build a good lineup.”
P.A.: “How’s your condition?”
Phil Jackson: “Well as I mentioned before, our team is in good shape, and so am I”.
P.A.: “Ok, thank you very much…”.

Kobe Bryant interview

P.A.: “Kobe, what’s your condition?”
Kobe Bryant: “Well the knee is sore, he was all preseason long, but I’m always ready.”
P.A.: “How are you(Lakers), going to show up against Suns?”
Kobe Bryant: “I expect to win it, I always do. I think we’re ready, Lamar’s really good, Smush’s also. All the players are excited and the atmosphere is really satisfying.”
P.A.: “Are you planning any surprises for the Suns?”
Kobe Bryant: “Nah, no surprises. I don’t want to risk my health, I don’t want to do more than I’m supposed to at the moment.”
P.A.: “What do you think about the current Suns?”
Kobe Bryant: “You know Stoudemire’s back and (Smush shouts: “They suck!”) (Kobe laughs), well you’ve heard him.
P.A.: “ Ok last question, what do you think, how will the Lakers newcomers perform against Suns?”
Kobe Bryant: “ I do expect much from Radmanovic and Farmar. Coach said, that Farmar will be getting much of time in the season, so he will be important on Tuesday. Radmanovic also will be useful, Diaw isn’t easy do defend, we all hope he can do it.
P.A.: Ok thank you.






Pictures of Sunday’s practice


Sasha Vujacic practices his lay-ups | Brian Cook practices his three-pointer

Jordan Farmar and Smush Parker work on their conditioning | Kobe vs Radmanovic 1

Kobe vs Radmanovic 2 | Kobe dunks

[Marquis]

Hey very nice update!!

Good luck at the season opener vs Suns. This will be very interesting match I think.

[Mark.]

Yeah I look forward to the first game, should be an exciting one hopefully

[Zoom]

Sounds good man, good luck for the opener again!

Kobe for 50 points