Kobe Just Said

[ABM]

"Portland is extremely well coached."

Game, set, match.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/recap;_ylt=Ap.xLSvKTc6frF0DcpmrzH68vLYF?gid=2010010822

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[Fez Hammersticks]

 

[ABM]

Gotta be it, Mars.

 

[The Sebastian Express]

Is that the same Kobe that wanted Jackson fired and replaced with Rudy T?

 

[ABM]

Is that the same Kobe that wanted Jackson fired and replaced with Rudy T?

I doubt it.

That said, Kobe has had a lot of respect for Nate at least since their USA Basketball relationship.

 

[maxiep]

I could see K*be lobbying to bring Nate down to LA when Queen Phil on his portable throne packs it in.

 

[jlprk]

I don't see how Kobe would mesh with Outlaw in the 2nd team, but most of the 3rd team might accomodate him, if he shouted down McMillan to put him into the game if Mills goes out for the season.

 

[ABM]

I don't see how Kobe would mesh with Outlaw in the 2nd team, but most of the 3rd team might accomodate him, if he shouted down McMillan to put him into the game if Mills goes out for the season.

Hey, did you ever tell your ESPN message board story? I wanna read it!

 

[jlprk]

Hey, did you ever tell your ESPN message board story? I wanna read it!

Oh yeah, I forgot that I posted that at 2 am. Great. Now you got me staying up all night to review all my posts for any responses. Usually the next day, I forget I posted anything in the middle of the night.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Lakersground is getting a taste of what Toko gave us, only not as stupid. I swear that d-bag was 14 years old.

 

[Mamba]

Lakersground is getting a taste of what Toko gave us, only not as stupid. I swear that d-bag was 14 years old.

Even if Blazers' fans weren't over there baiting, they'd do it to themselves. LG is the fuckin' most ridiculous site out there. Every poster is like Kingspeed.

 

[gatorpops]

Hey, did you ever tell your ESPN message board story? I wanna read it!

Me too!

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

Phil Jackson was also quoted yesterday as saying that Portland has good coaching.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

Phil Jackson was also quoted yesterday as saying that Portland has good coaching.

He probably said something like "What's-his-name is a great coach."

 

[jlprk]

Me too!

I'll get to it tonight. Check it tomorrow. I remember now, I was tired so I said to ask Maris for the story. Did you? NOOOOOOOOO. Now I lose my thrilling episode of Sims I was going to play so I can answer any responses from what I stupidly said last night.

 

[Tince]

Sometimes people are too close to the forest to see the trees. I think it's clear Nate is an above average NBA coach to the rest of the league.

 

[HailBlazers]

"Portland is extremely well coached."

Game, set, match.

motherfuckers!

 

[THE HCP]

Nate has a better shot of winning Coach of the Year with our team decimated with injuries then if we had full healthy squad! Great Win!

 

[jlprk]

You are right as usual, sombreroed one. That's McMillan's talent, resucitating mediocre teams with discipline and no fast break. Put him in charge of the Celtics, and all those all-stars would probably just ignore him, Gandhi-style.

 

[Pinwheel1]

You are right as usual, sombreroed one. That's McMillan's talent, resucitating mediocre teams with discipline and no fast break. Put him in charge of the Celtics, and all those all-stars would probably just ignore him, Gandhi-style.

So this is based on which talented team he has coached?

 

[jlprk]

Oh yeah? Well...and the converse is supported by which untalented team he hasn't coached?

 

[Pinwheel1]

Oh yeah? Well...and the converse is supported by which untalented team he hasn't coached?

Hey you are the one that said: "That's McMillan's talent, resucitating mediocre teams with discipline and no fast break"

I am just wondering which talented team you were referring to that he failed with.

 

[jlprk]

Well I'm wondering which untalented team you are referring to that he hasn't coached.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Nate is very good at getting an undermanned team to battle. If I was a soldier and was attacking Normandy, Nate is the guy I'd want leading me. If I were a soldier that had a 2-1 advantage over my enemy, I would not want Nate to lead me.


What he did great last night is run. The L*kers defense was on their heels a lot because of the push the Blazers did on offense. But let's no kid ourselves. The reason we won is because Roy went 9-11 and because Bayless thought the hoop was 10 feet in diameter in the first half.

 

[Public Defender]

But let's no kid ourselves. The reason we won is because Roy went 9-11 and because Bayless thought the hoop was 10 feet in diameter in the first half.

The enormous free throw disparity didn't hurt either. I only saw parts of the game (argh!), but I wonder if the Lakers wouldn't have a legitimate gripe about not getting foul calls? Not from what I saw, because LA seemed to be content to shoot from the outside while they were slap-happy on defense when the Blazers attacked.

I wonder if the conversation with Andre Miller didn't convince McMillan to adjust his coaching a little. That kind of success pushing the tempo more in a big win over the Lakers might just open Nate's mind a little.

 

[ABM]

The enormous free throw disparity didn't hurt either......LA seemed to be content to shoot from the outside while they were slap-happy on defense when the Blazers attacked.

I'd like to know how many fouls Bayless, himself, drew. He appeared to force the action the entire game.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

I'd like to know how many fouls Bayless, himself, drew. He appeared to force the action the entire game.

He drew at least six... and I believe 3 more getting them over the limit. It reminded me of Bonzi before he went bad, posting up Kobe and getting him into foul trouble.

 

[TripTango]

You are right as usual, sombreroed one. That's McMillan's talent, resucitating mediocre teams with discipline and no fast break. Put him in charge of the Celtics, and all those all-stars would probably just ignore him, Gandhi-style.

So this is based on which talented team he has coached?

Oh yeah? Well...and the converse is supported by which untalented team he hasn't coached?

Hey you are the one that said: "That's McMillan's talent, resucitating mediocre teams with discipline and no fast break"

I am just wondering which talented team you were referring to that he failed with.

Well I'm wondering which untalented team you are referring to that he hasn't coached.

Awesome.

 

[hasoos]

You know they just repeated history, but got away with it. In the Memphis game, we had a small lead, and then Nate called the "ICE" (Isolation) play every play for the next 4 minutes, we sat on the ball and lost the game because we didn't play to win. Then last night we had a 19 point lead, he did the same thing. The lead was down to 8 by the time the game was over.

Please, somebody who talks to Nate, if you read this and have the gnards, show him the error in his ways. There is nothing more futile to me than somebody who will not learn from their mistakes, and he repeats the same mistakes over and over and over again.

The rest of the game he did great. The team played hard, pushed the ball, and played physical.

I would have no problem with Nate as a coach if he would just make a few adjustments to how he coaches end of game situations. He coaches not to lose, instead of to win.

 

[ABM]

....if he would just make a few adjustments to how he coaches end of game situations. He coaches not to lose, instead of to win.

I've related this exact same thing. He needs to trust his guys a bit more in late-game situations. That said, that Miller -> Roy breaking to the basket for the layup was golden.