Phoenix Suns @ Los Angeles Lakers [Game 39]

Black Jesus 1 · Post #1 » by **Black Jesus 1** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 5:49 am

WHEN: Thursday, January 17th, 2008
WHERE: Staples Center; Los Angeles, CA
TIME: 8:45 PM AZ
TV:

Starting 5:

Bench:

G:Leandro Barbosa
C:Brian Skinner
G:Marcus Banks

Starting 5: IB4 50 Kobe FGA!!!

Bench:

GO SUNS!

Patterns · Post #2 » by **Patterns** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 6:07 am

You guys will probably win this one. We don't have Bynum and we have Kwame.

Black Jesus 1 · Post #3 » by **Black Jesus 1** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 6:08 am

Bet it will still be close. I ain't guaranteeing nothin

skatesb16 · Post #4 » by **skatesb16** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 6:10 am

hahahaha I love the Lakers lineup.

Lakers fans are already giving us this one. Saying it's not the same if we win because they don't have Bynum. Well we don't have Grant Hill. It's pretty even IMO with both teams missing a key starter.

Black Jesus 1 · Post #5 » by **Black Jesus 1** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 6:12 am

I think Bynum means more to them then Hill does us. We still have 3 all stars.

Big Money · Post #6 » by **Big Money** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 6:13 am

skatesb16 wrote:hahahaha I love the Lakers lineup.

Lakers fans are already giving us this one. Saying it's not the same if we win because they don't have Bynum. Well we don't have Grant Hill. It's pretty even IMO with both teams missing a key starter.

Grant Hill isnt the 2nd option on the team

skatesb16 · Post #7 » by **skatesb16** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 6:15 am

But when we lose Hill, we basically lose the bench too. We don't have anyone to handle the ball when Steve's off the floor, and our offense is absolutely dead when Nash isn't on the floor lately.

acis · Post #8 » by **acis** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 6:25 am

i predict the lakers being favored to win. i also predict that i will bet on the suns and win. go suns!

GoDogGo · Post #9 » by **GoDogGo** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 6:25 am

skatesb16 wrote:But when we lose Hill, we basically lose the bench too. We don't have anyone to handle the ball when Steve's off the floor, and our offense is absolutely dead when Nash isn't on the floor lately.

Lately? Try almost always.

LALakers4ever · Post #10 » by **LALakers4ever** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 6:54 am

Lakers by 13. Book it!

mkot · Post #11 » by **mkot** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 7:33 am

Black Jesus 1 wrote:I think Bynum means more to them then Hill does us. We still have 3 all stars.

Yes we still have our big 3, but I think you're underrating Hill's impact on this team. Losing Hill makes Boris a starter and reduces the bench to just LB, Skinner and Banks (if Mike uses him). We just witnessed how useless the 2nd unit is without Hill (and they just don't run enough play through Boris these days). And if LB has a bad shooting night, like the other night against the Clips, we're in for a long night. The Lakers have a deeper bench than the Suns has, although the drop off of talent from Bynum to Brown is huge.

EDIT: LOL @ the Lakers squad...

ImmortalD24 · Post #12 » by **ImmortalD24** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 7:34 am

LMAO @ the lakers starting lineup and bench.

Should be an interesting game.

ImmortalD24 · Post #13 » by **ImmortalD24** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 7:34 am

acis wrote:i predict the lakers being favored to win. i also predict that i will bet on the suns and win. go suns!

What font did you use in your sig for "Babyface"?

nashill · Post #14 » by **nashill** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 9:01 am

i hope they will lose this one badly...so that they will realize this team has a problem..

-SDU- · Post #15 » by **-SDU-** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 9:38 am

meh, after the way we have played in our games without hill im predicting the lakers take this one and the sky falls down around our feet

leaguegod692 · Post #16 » by **leaguegod692** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 9:54 am

lol, the suns will win this one easily, kobe would have to beat lights out for us to get close

game 1 for the lakers without bynum showed just how bad we are gonna be for the next 8 weeks, sucks because we started so well

good luck guys

-SDU- · Post #17 » by **-SDU-** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 10:49 am

^ check our games without hill

no bynum, no hill, we are both missing big pieces to our system

i say lakers 10+

Deuce33 · Post #18 » by **Deuce33** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 11:13 am

-SDU- wrote:^ check our games without hill

no bynum, no hill, we are both missing big pieces to our system

i say lakers 10+

We're missing our 2nd option, you still have 3 allstars playing for you.

Big Money · Post #19 » by **Big Money** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 11:27 am

LOL, I never thought I would ever hear Laker and Suns fans arguing over why their own team will lose.

JustMoe · Post #20 » by **JustMoe** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 12:14 pm

Big Money wrote:LOL, I never thought I would ever hear Laker and Suns fans arguing over why their own team will lose.

Exactly my thought while reading this thread.

Too bad Bynum and Hill aren't going to be able to play, it would be so much better with those two great guys on the court. I'd say the Kobes

will give us a hard fight, but to spread at least a little optimism around here:
GOOO SUNS!!!