January 30, 2008
Raps vs. Lakers Preview
Jay wrote this today:
Okay, in the Raps-Wiz post-game, I was telling you to start looking for the other three horsemen of the apocolypse…well, I found the second one. Kobe Bryant sharing the ball. It’s true. It’s happening and guess what? The Lakers are winning. I’m not one to use causal links very often, because you can damn well make yourself look like an idiot (and I don’t need a lot of help in that department on a daily basis), but when Kobe shares the ball, the Lakers tend to win more often.
But let’s not get too excited about Kobe passing the ball. With Bynum and Ariza down, watch Kobe’s shot totals go up. It hasn’t been strange to see Kobe taking more than twice as many shots as any of his teammates and we all know how he likes shooting the lights out in Toronto. But what is he going to do now that the losses are becoming a little more frequent? They have lost 3 out of their last 4 and they are heading into Detroit for a possible beat down on Thursday. Here’s hoping the Pistons wear those guys out, but don’t necessarily embarrass them. The last thing we need is Kobe coming across the border angry.
This should be an interesting game, but the Raptors had better hope it doesn’t end up close at the end of the 4th, because Kobe WILL take over. I have heard the question asked on 3 separate programs in the past few days (PTI, Celtics/Magic NBA Preview, Raps-Wiz tonight), where this choice has been given: Who would you rather have right now - Kobe or LeBron? So they get all into it, blah blah blah. But what you really want to ask is, when the game is on the line, who do you want with the ball? Kobe or LeBron. For me, it’s Kobe without hesitation. Been there too many times and proven himself too many times to even think of choosing LeBron.
Okay, should be a good one, let’s look for a good third quarter and limit the turnovers!
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February 7th, 2008 at 11:04 pm
Jay, you still alive? We haven’t seen a blog from ya in awhile now.