Game Thread: Raptors Vs Lakers Dec 8, 2013

[Retroram52]

We now have 16 TOs and we are looking very disjointed. This team does not play well on Sunday night and their chemistry on the court looks disrupted. I was afraid of this.

 

[Retroram52]

The bench is bringing us back with Kobe sitting.

 

[LALakersboy24.7]

Bench mob taking over this :ss:

 

[Black Adam]

Good thing the Lakers have a bench...

 

[Retroram52]

Henry and Hill!!!

 

[Black Adam]

No excuse to lose to a team this undermanned...

 

[Retroram52]

Kobe insists on directing the offense and everyone is slowing down when we had an up-tempo game when he is not in there. This is not a good development.

 

[trojanfight]

not sure I agree with sitting Xavier henry down in his hot spurt

 

[LALakersboy24.7]

 

[trojanfight]

kobe 9 points but 8 turnovers...just as much a kobe fan as the next guy but think he needs to be brought alone slowly.

 

[raptorlife4]

Good game guys. Kobe looks very rusty. Gasol was brutal.
Big heart from Raps to win this game.

Just didnt sense any energy from you guys tonight. Hill was best player imo

 

[Black Adam]

Good game guys. Kobe looks very rusty. Gasol was brutal.
Big heart from Raps to win this game.

Just didnt sense any energy from you guys tonight. Hill was best player imo

Can't disagree with your observation. Pretty much sums it up...

 

[Retroram52]

Yea Trojanfight. The look on Henry's face there at the end of the game just about said it all. Plus he and Wes Johnson who was sitting next to him were carrying on a quiet conversation. This is the sort of thing that happens when Kobe is just being Kobe and I was afraid this what can drive a wedge into this team and completely wipe it out. I hope I am dead wrong, but I have seen this before especially with the atrocious night Kobe had.

 

[Black Adam]

Yea Trojanfight. The look on Henry's face there at the end of the game just about said it all. Plus he and Wes Johnson who was sitting next to him were carrying on a quiet conversation. This is the sort of thing that happens when Kobe is just being Kobe and I was afraid this what can drive a wedge into this team and completely wipe it out. I hope I am dead wrong, but I have seen this before especially with the atrocious night Kobe had.

Well, let's hope you're wrong, but if you're right things could get ugly quick for a while...

 

[OutlawImmortal]

I was hoping they'd sit Kobe for the 4th, I expected him to be much further along when he came back, just goes to show how much he cares about the fans and the game.

With that being said he looked much better in the 2nd half. In the first half it was clear that his mentality was all pass-first, I'm not sure if that's because he completely trusts this team or he just doesn't feel 100%. He had some great passes that will only turn into amazing passes when he gets back into shape and etc. If Kobe can get to 100% health-wise then I have no doubt we will be seeing trip-dubs from him.

 

[trojanfan12]

Biggest issue re: Kobe last night was timing, imo. The only way to fix it is to play. Unfortunately, the timing issues have to be worked out while the games count instead of the pre-season like normal.