BtB NY game 1
Gary Collard
By Kelly Dwyer on nba
[...]
Los Angeles 100, New York 90
Do I have to tell you why the Lakers are better than the Knicks?
Yeah, kind of. It's my job. Stupid college fund for the kids.
Los Angeles was quicker, taller, longer, and smarter. It moved the ball
expertly, it caught the Knicks off guard in the first half and third
quarter, and it worked with a purpose. It also defended well, and closed
out on shooters. The Lakers put up 25 assists on 40 field goals, and it
absolutely felt that way. The ball movement was that good. That's
typical, for El Lay.
The Knicks stunk, in every regard. Even when they dominated the Laker
reserves in the fourth quarter to make this a 10-point loss (why the
hell does Kobe Bryant(notes) have to be on the floor to close out a home
game against the Knicks, Laker reserves?) they still looked
astonishingly bad.
90 points per 100 possessions for New York, the team couldn't handle Los
Angeles on the glass (the Lakers pulled in 15 offensive rebounds), and
the Knicks couldn't take advantage of Los Angeles' pitiful 25 turnovers.
The Lakers out-rebounded the Knicks 60 to 36. Decisive.
Also, while I'm just about his biggest fan, Andrew Bynum(notes) gets
away with more three second violations than anyone else in this league.
I'm not saying it's the secret to his success (what does that earn him
... maybe two points per game?), or that he did it much in this win. If
at all. Just telling you that he lingers quite a bit, and the unabashed
way that he lingers might influence referees.
Good for him. It's worth it, to see a center who can walk and chew gum
at the same time.
--
Gary Collard
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gmcollard at yahoo dot com
http://twitter.com/LakerGMC
http://sarcastipundit.blogspot.com/
"The only team that can beat the Lakers is the Lakers ... It's almost
unfair." -- David Aldridge
$Bill
> That's
> typical, for El Lay.
I'll never understand why anyone would stretch the two letter LA
into the 6 letter 'El Lay' - is it supposed to be cute or something ?
Gary Collard
Beats Los Lakers :)
mayner
wrote:
In Gary's case I know exactly why he does it. Ignorance is part of it.
$Bill
I thought it was a Kelly Dwyer quote ???
Gary Collard
You attribute ignorance to me on something that is clearly labeled "By
Kelly Dwyer", nice projection and brilliant yet subtle use of irony.
Gary Collard
In Jeff's case I know exactly why he does it. Ignorance is part of it.
mayner
<garyc...@netscape.net> wrote:
>$Bill wrote:
>> mayner wrote:
>>> On Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:46:42 -0800, "$Bill" <ne...@SPAMOLAtodbe.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Gary Collard wrote:
>>>>> That's
>>>>> typical, for El Lay.
>>>> I'll never understand why anyone would stretch the two letter LA
>>>> into the 6 letter 'El Lay' - is it supposed to be cute or something ?
>>>
>>> In Gary's case I know exactly why he does it. Ignorance is part of it.
>>
>> I thought it was a Kelly Dwyer quote ???
>
>In Jeff's case I know exactly why he does it. Ignorance is part of it.
So, you've become nothing more than a pop-up jack-in-the-box, eh?
Sure, Gary...Sure.
mayner
<garyc...@netscape.net> wrote:
>mayner wrote:
>> On Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:46:42 -0800, "$Bill" <ne...@SPAMOLAtodbe.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Gary Collard wrote:
>>>> That's
>>>> typical, for El Lay.
>>> I'll never understand why anyone would stretch the two letter LA
>>> into the 6 letter 'El Lay' - is it supposed to be cute or something ?
>>
>> In Gary's case I know exactly why he does it. Ignorance is part of it.
>
>You attribute ignorance to me on something that is clearly labeled "By
>Kelly Dwyer", nice projection and brilliant yet subtle use of irony.
Heh...
If you think my comment was based on the author of the quote then
you're dumber than you sound. I know you're not dumb, so, that tells
me there's something else at work here.
sad, sad, sad...
Gary Collard
I dig it, pretending it was my quote made for a much better story than
the truth. No biggee.