Lakers vs Hawks game thread

[Retroram52]

How do you give a 21 point lead away??!!

 

[Retroram52]

Freakin' Don'tknowi. This is an embarrassment!!

 

[LALakersboy24.7]

 

[besaesa]

BLAKE IS A WASTE OF SPACE!

 

[Retroram52]

Nice rebound by Hill but freakin Pau just effed that up!!

 

[Retroram52]

I agree besaesa. Jordon Hill should be in more often. He is a stud and may have saved this game!!

 

[LALakersboy24.7]

THANK GOD!!

 

[Retroram52]

Pau redeemed himself by blocking Kyle Korver's shot!! Whew! they eeked it out!!

 

[besaesa]

LAKERS WIN BY THE SKIN OF THEIR TEETH! WE ARE BACK AT .500 PARTY TIME!!!!!

 

[Retroram52]

They left Kyle Kover open waaaayyyy to many times and it almost cost them the game. Off we go 2-2 on a three-game road trip.

 

[Black Adam]

We are in for some up and down rides, fellas. But i'll take the win. Nite, fellas...

 

[Retroram52]

That was too close for comfort.

 

[Retroram52]

I agree CL67 but the Lakers need to file this one away in their memory as to what not to do down the stretch. They did close it out-barely!

 

[besaesa]

Way too close but we got the win and I think we will win against Dallas on Tuesday!

 

[Silas]

It's going to be one of those years.

 

[Black Adam]

It's going to be one of those years.

Lol, a bumpy ride for sure, but let's hope everybody(coaches included) learns from it...

 

[trojanfan12]

Gonna be a bumpy ride no doubt. The team is learning though. Close game at the end and they lose to the Spurs, this time they eke out the win. Hopefully, they continue to learn and improve.

 

[lakersrule]

That got way too close for comfort. Nice to see them pull this one out, unlike the San Antonio game. I like the move starting X and bringing Young off the bench. I think Young will be more effective as part of the bench mob and not having that scoring pressure of being a starter. Hill needs more playing time. Why does coach hate him so much?

 

[trojanfan12]

That got way too close for comfort. Nice to see them pull this one out, unlike the San Antonio game. I like the move starting X and bringing Young off the bench. I think Young will be more effective as part of the bench mob and not having that scoring pressure of being a starter. Hill needs more playing time. Why does coach hate him so much?

I don't think D'Antoni hates him, I think he's unsure how to use him. He brings great energy, defense and rebounding, but he's not much of a threat offensively which allows teams to double off of him. His presence on the floor can slow offense even as it bolsters the defense.

As I've said, D'Antoni is still figuring out roatations. I'll give D'Antoni credit for this: once he put Hill in last night, he left him out there and his defense and rebounding was a big reason that the Lakers held on.

 

[lakersrule]

I don't think D'Antoni hates him, I think he's unsure how to use him. He brings great energy, defense and rebounding, but he's not much of a threat offensively which allows teams to double off of him. His presence on the floor can slow offense even as it bolsters the defense.

As I've said, D'Antoni is still figuring out roatations. I'll give D'Antoni credit for this: once he put Hill in last night, he left him out there and his defense and rebounding was a big reason that the Lakers held on.

D'Antoni needs to figure it fast. Dude is ballin' hard to start the season. I would continue to bring him off the bench as the back-up center. He just deserves more playing time.