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More Drama In Lakerland

HANG TIME NEW JERSEY — Just when you thought the drama in Lakerland would die down a bit, we’ve got another controversial episode to talk about.

That the Lakers lost in Memphis on Friday isn’t that surprising. The Grizzlies are a great team. That L.A. is now 1-2 under Mike D’Antoni isn’t that alarming. It’s a long season and they’re still missing Steve Nash.

But what’s up with Pau Gasol not playing at all in the fourth quarter?

“I was thinking, ‘Well, I’d like to win this game,'” D’Antoni said afterward.

Mark Medina of the L.A. Daily News has the story from Memphis

“That’s not my decision,” Gasol said of his benching. “I’m a professional. When my number is called, I’m out there.

“But it’s something that hasn’t happened to me.”

Gasol’s effort looked eerily similar to his 3-of-10 mark from the field against the Kings, a product of a faulty mid-range jumper and a lack of confidence.

After initially attacking the basket, Gasol took mid-range jumpers and hesitated more on open shots as the game progressed. He shook his head in frustration after his pass toward Darius Morris went out of bounds. Gasol showed a similar reaction when he threw a lob to Howard in the third quarter, only to be called for an offensive foul.

Gasol conceded his conditioning could improve under D’Antoni’s fast-paced offense, but suggested he could shorten up his rotations.

Gasol also argued the Lakers could feature him better.

“All my looks are jump shots,” Gasol said. “I would like to see something to the basket and not just something rolling when Dwight is there.”

Dwight Howard (seven points and four rebounds in 39 minutes) wasn’t any better than Gasol (six points and four rebounds in 27 minutes), but the coach’s post-game comments and the possibility that Gasol can’t play inside in D’Antoni’s offense will surely fuel trade speculation regarding the seven-foot Spaniard.

D’Antoni’s offense is at its best when it has three 3-point shooters on the floor with the point guard (Nash) and center (Howard). Gasol is a very good mid-range shooter, but can’t spread the floor like some other fours around the league.

Obviously, the Lakers have plenty of time to work things out with their current personnel. They still have, arguably, the most talented starting lineup in the league. And their problems over the last two games really start on defense, where they’ve allowed the Kings and Grizzlies to score 115 points per 100 possessions.

But if the drama continues, another shake-up in Lakerland could be inevitable.

  1. Patty says:

    The drama is the Coach the Lakers hired. The Lakers will not win a championship in 2013. They can forget aboout that!!!

  2. the kid says:

    2014 lakers

    • Patty says:

      Are you kidding me. Nash is too old to be playing in the NBA, especially since he is almost 39 years old. Nash has missed his 12th game thus far and no one knows when he is returning to action.

  3. Kamote says:

    Trade Pau for Amare then…

  4. kutz says:

    if ur a true laker fan, u shouldnt whine every time they lose.. move on guys! win or lose lakers 4ever! 16 times world champion is not a joke..

  5. Bobcats over Lakers says:

    NOPE!!!! They beat MAVS Without Dirk… And Everyone knows that the mavs won’t make it very far…. It MEANS mavs right now ain’t a contender….. They are now just a .500 team just like your lakers…. And that was their 1st win on their road games 1-4…. The HEAT record just for comparison… 6-0 at Home and 4-3 on road games… One more to make it clear for you….BOBCATS 5-3 at Home and 2-2 on road games…. All those comments are still very VALID…. Try to understand that the lakers won’t win anything if you really know the game of BASKETBALL….

  6. delusional laker fan says:

    i think trade pau for lebron wade and bosh cmon mitch get it done

  8. Adrian Dansey says:

    I can clearly state that Mike D’antoni underestimates Pau Gasol. If he wants Pau to be traded, In my own opinion Pau “is the best partner to any center can have you can have in the league”. Pau still has a few year’s left on his tank, He can still run, not to mention how good he played in the gold medal againts USA. And it would a big mistake to the the Lakers organization to trade Pau. Clearly Kevin Love is an exception, but let’s face it Minnesota won’t trade away the face of the franchise. and let me remind you of how bad Amare and Shaq played together in Phoenix. and how good is new york playing without amare, i do think that amare has poor peripheral vision compared to gasol who is excellent in reading the defense, regarding on half-court set.
    Bottoms Line Is That A Coach Needs To Be Versatile. I Do Think Mike Might Notices Pau Gets Sluggish During 4th Quarter.
    And In Mike’s System Pau Will Eventually Get Stronger Regarding Endurance And Stamina. And i Think Lakers Will Not Trade Pau.

  9. D'antoniii says:

    the solution is obvious… use pau gasol as the 6th man and insert antawn jamison in the starting line up.
    that way howard, kobe and nash get the spacing they need in the starting line up with jamison’s 3 point shooting.
    sub in pau gasol after 6-8 minutes for antawn or metta Once howard comes out for his rest near the 10 min mark, gasol can shift to the center spot and play with his back to the basket like he wants with the 2nd unit.
    pair gasol with the hustling jordan hill, and you’ll have a solid frontcourt even when the starters are resting.

  10. nba fan says:

    why in the hell would u trade pau gasol he just needs to come of the bench at the center postion and i still think they will have this work out by the end of december

  11. kobeeeeeeeeeee says:

    all of ur comments are void after the lakers won vs mavs, right?

  12. LakerLand says:

    Pao + Duhon 4 Bargnani + Calderon

  13. jarrett nesta says:

    trade gasol to stoudemire in new york. i think it will work for both team

  14. chris says:

    they need to trade pau for j-smoove because he is a better rebounder better defensively and better at shooting and driving in. sure him and dwight would be low on hieght for the average big but they would be huge on talent. plus josh could be moved around more, he can play the 4, 3, and sometimes 5

  15. Jay says:

    Pau Gasol for Dirk would be a good deal, because dirk can hit the outside shot

  16. noyb says:

    As long as Jim Buss is calling shots instead of Jerry, LAL SUX. Get Jerry back, PJAX back, and start winning 11/13 titles again.

  17. smooth b says:

    its about time , now u see that kobe is the problem, they would when more games if kobe played around his team, instead of him being the first option

  18. nbashgkag says:

    pau gasol for bosh would benefit both teams but are heat willing

  19. vencedor says:

    Why blame Gasol or Kobe or Howard or anybody else on that line up? They are all great players! They are built to win games without teamwork, so why are you guys whining if it it is a roller coaster season for the Lakers? Why even consider Kobe as one of the greatest basketball player ever when what he ever does is keep the ball to himself? He needs those superstar role players so that the way he plays look great. Why is he so important Mr. Buss? Is it because he is so freaking goodlooking? Without superstars as Kobe’s role players, this Lakers team will not make the playoffs.

  20. Bok says:

    Why not switch Pau & D12’s position? I think Pau can still dominate at C & D12 can be a monster at PF. Instead of run & gun, why not pound the inside? Let the players play loose & comfy, run screens with those 2 bigs. But it also hurts that they lost Shannon Brown, Derek Fisher, Sasha Vujacic, Lamar Odom & Ramon Sessions to trades & free agency. Or why not hire Jerry Sloan instead? I remember Jazz way back then with a handful of stars & mediocre bench giving P-Jax’s Bull’s a hard time. It’s a combination of coaching, stars & bench for me, & I hope Kupchak realize this before it’s too late.

  21. raptoni says:

    I think the Lakers should trade Pau Gasol+ someone for Bargnani & Calderon – The trade would benefit both teams.

  22. Dann says:

    Gasol play to weak!!! , need to play harder n better

  23. Joseph_03 says:

    Make Jim Buss VP of Ball Boy and Equipment management, then let Mitch and Mike D decide on personnel decisions. It would be easier for basketball minds to agree on things if they need not answer to the huge ego of the COO (Child Of Owner).

  24. Gzac says:

    Gasol for Bargnani?

  25. Darrin Dawson says:

    I think that Dantoni has finally realized that he has stepped into the hot zone.

    Personally I think the Lakers should just disband.

  26. fan of fans says:

    Lakers coaching staff needs imagination. They don’t need to trade Pau.They should start Mamba, D12, Jamison, Hill, and Nash. They don’t need two bigs in D’Antoni’s offense, just for the triangle or half court offense. D12 and Hill are great rebounders, Mamba,D12, and Hill can defend, and all but Hill can score in double figures. This group can run the pick-and-roll and hit more 3s than the present starting lineup. Reserves: Pau, MWP, Ebanks or Clark, Duhon, Meeks, Morris, and Blake. That’s not the worse bench in the NBA. If Lakers acquire Raja Bell who can still defend and hit 3s., the bench will look even better.

    History shows than Pau plays better as a center than as power forward. Jamison is not washed out like some people think, he can score more consistently than MWP in a free flowing offense. Hill can become a complete player if starting, he has a nice jumper that should become more consistent with the opportunity. He wasn’t drafted 8th overall in 09 for lacking skills.

    Pau is getting lost in the present offense, and MWP can play more or less minutes according to Jamison performance. They shouldn’t complain coming off the bench, since Manu is better than both of them and he does.

    Anyway, I don’t think D’Antoni will do anything like that, but such move will strengthen both, the starting lineup and the bench at the same time under the run and gun offensive system. It shouldn’t make that much difference defensively, since the Lakers are not doing that good in that department with the combinations used lately.

    What do you guys think?

  27. vencedor says:

    I am thinking of another ballhog that is a nice fit for the lakers. Yes, Melo should come to town!

    • ee says:

      yes very clever comment i think jodie meeks and steve blake should be shooting 20 shots a game each and yea maybe kurt thomas and marcus camby for the knicks, why get the best scorers to have the most shots you are a very smart guy

  28. Cymon says:

    The L.A are struggling. Because of lack of post presence, and the defense is getting worse even if you have 2 great front court players. /sigh I recognized that when the Lakers were being coached by Bickerstaff, they have more efficient playing of basketball, good rotations, balanced offense and defense. I think nobody trusts Mike D’antoni’s style of coaching.. Even when you have Steve Nash in, he’ll not be good enough to defend younger PG in the league, and even if you have him on the court for offense, Kobe is there to hold the ball longer than him.

    They’re in a tough situation right now.. Maybe we’ll see this team’s chemistry falling and the team being dismantled even before post season come.

  29. john says:

    lakers lack on defense…

  30. Basketball Jones says:

    Smart move by D’Antoni. At least by taking Gasol out, Kobe Bryant can’t start placing the blame on Gasol for losing. If they lose a couple more, I think Kobe will be crying to be traded again.

  31. aj says:

    I think this is a product of the Jim Buss for not getting Phil Jackson and D’ Antoni who does not know how to bring the best of his players… Yeah give the coach a chance, Viva Lakers!!! AWAY….

  32. Polusis says:

    Look some international basketball, look behind for the rings the Lakers won these past years, and you’ll see Pau Gasol (in the paint) laughing at the face of Howard and every single defender they put on him, only because he’s a heck of a player down there. Howard is horrible, he can shoot, he can make a free throw … he just block some shots and everyone goes crazy with that … come on, ask Howard to shoot from 20feet …

  33. Nasty says:

    Just wait for Nash guys…and put Jamison on the starting pf,and let gasol come of d bench,.

  34. bruno says:

    the people who say kobe was just 7-23…you guys dont watch the game but just grab that stat and run with it. yeah blame kobe, gasol is the man,etc oh please…..

    no one on that laker roster wants the ball besides kobe…he has no help what so ever and is left to the the dirty work even at his age…its no wonder he has poor shooting nights and the open looks the rest of the lakers keep missing is a joke! and if pau was really that good he should be demandind the bal!!!

    the rest of the lakers need to take a good look at themselves and step up!!! especially in the 4th quarter…

  35. frank says:

    for me, lakers is a power house team ,,,

    kupchak has a wrong decision hired d’antoni

    i respect Mike D” Antoni,, but the system of mike d’antoni is not fit for the lakers roster,,,

    all of the lakers rosters is talented for me,,, specially ,,, the first five,,, and the former six man and a all star antawn jamison

    only Phil Jackson can handled that line up and to b become a nba champions once again.

  36. Vexxed..... says:

    The Lakers these days seem to be a crew of impostors!! You have a coach that coaches like Don Nelson, you have an imitation of MJ and of Shaq…. You’re waiting on John Stockton to come back…Meta is a hair color away from my man the worm.. Most of all, you are trying to figure out what the problem is?!?!REALLY? Now they talking Gasol needs to be gone? He’s the most original cat on the team other than Jamison!! Blow team up, send Bizarro MJ to China, keep Gasol and Jamison, start fresh!( and D.Morris too) Somebody get B.Shaw to coach team… LMAO @ LA soap opera..

  37. little phil jackson says:

    trade pau and meeks for boozer,vlad and hinrich. that will teach the lakers

  38. Jason Hamp says:

    Seriously people let’s get this straight. I’m sick of people saying that Bryant is taking too many shots he is shooting over 50% from the field over 40% behind the ark and almost 90% from the line so quit saying he’s the losing factor just saying he has had one rough shooting night this season! Those numbers look like winning numbers to me!

  39. arnold says:

    why Gasol always put in blame, what about the other side of the coin, D’ Antoni fire (1-2), and retain Benie Bickerstaff (4-1). is not the player, may be is the system of coaching.

  40. BHajan says:

    listen first thing the Lakers need to do is the opposite of what they are doing right now.
    Do you know how they take dwight howard out and put with back up line up.
    INstead do that with paul
    dwight gets stuck with nash and blake with paul and hill
    i prefer they put paul to start but take him out after three minutes so the kobe nash and dwight offense can run and then
    during secound quarter put gasol in at CENTER and HILL and PF with black jamison and maybe another starter
    IF they both play center during different times the lakers will kill

  41. Paul says:

    Truly NBA, hold D. Antoni responsible. The reason why is because, Phil Jackson would blame a player. Pau is the reason we made the playoffs last year. D. Antoni take all the responsibility sir. Pau is truly one heck of a player.

  42. rufus says:

    no question about it, gasol for amare?…d’antoni amare and nash, surely it can works and make a title this year.

  43. Yaw says:

    This is how I see things:
    Antwan Jamison, much better off playing power forward, not small forward.

    I say, starting lineup should be: Dwight Howard: C, Antwan Jamison: PF, Nash: PG, Kobe: SG, Peace: SF.
    Rotate: Pau Gasol: C, Jordan Hill: PF, Darius Morris: PG, Jodie Meeks: SG, Devin Ebanks: SF.

    This rotation should be the most effective, because
    Gasol is better at center/post ups
    Jordan Hill plays great at PF, was given to little minutes. Can score and rebound crazy.
    Morris is improving.
    Meeks is getting more comfortable
    Ebanks can score and is a better choice at SF, since Jamison is not that great there.

    Having Gasol/Jamison/Hill all play PF will be difficult distributing minutes.

    Notice how the road to the last two championship, Gasol was Center, Odom was PF.

    Like Phil Jackson said, the key is for he coach to find a role for each player.
    D’Antoni needs to figure out what each player’s strengths are, and exploits those.
    Stop trying to make this team like the Suns. Not going to work. But of course these coaches are too arrogant to listen to input from fans.

  44. FIRE D' ANTONI says:

  45. arafat balt says:

    the problem in lakersland is the team chemistry and the bench. you know that starters of lakers are greatly but their backcourt is low. that is the problem for the lakers, the key to solve that is allowed to make trade in other team

  46. Alex says:

    It’s official: the only one who could run this Lakers team is Phil Jackson. I didn’t want to accept it but it’s the truth. All the other coaches just can’t seem to understand that Pau has and must play inside. Having one of the best big men in the recent history of the league and using him as an open man to hit jumpshots… it’s out of my mind. At least he’s in the shadow because of someone named Dwight Howard and not the overestimated Andrew Bynum, as Mike Brown did.

    Also, I don’t understand D’Antoni’s behaviour. He’s too harsh, kind of a narcissist. C’mon, players don’t respect you enough to act like a jerk. Pau doesn’t deserve this kind of treatment. You can’t say today that he’s one of the best big men in the history of the league and then tomorrow sit him down in the bench because “you want to win the game”. It’s ridiculous.

    Bye bye, Mike (D’Antoni).

  47. AJ says:

  48. James lakers says:

    should;ve been phil..

  49. MIKE JONES says:

    Paul Gasol for Orlando Magics Hedo Turkolgu and Arron Affalo, maybe a first round pick. What do you think? Glen Davis is a good option too.

  50. Trade Pau & Artest says:

    for Kevin Love

  51. AJ says:

    I am a laker fan since 1983. defence is the problem. by watching the details these guys capable of playing defense . i get so upset when i see them loose !
    hope coach fix the problem before they get too far behind !

  52. stacey says:

    so…..d antoni comes in and gasol does not fit his offense? why did they hire him then? gasol has helped win championships …i dont understand why they didnt bring in phil of some of these guys cant run n gun? gasol and kobe …ron …all knew phils offense …i say how dare d antoni say i took out gasol cause i wanted to win long has he been there? very wrong ….l

  53. jr says:

    gasol is a good center. he’s done a great job to the lakers. i think the lakers must concentrate to thier bench players because its not that deep. if you will compare the bench of lakers during their back to back and today.

  54. danny-h says:

    what, nobody saw kobe’s face when d’antonii was hired? what a big mistake. and now everybody blaming on gasol. what a surprise. you seem to forget what gasol’s added to the lakers. kobe= 0 titles. kobe+shaq=3titles.kobe+gasol=2titles.
    pau, you are better off going somewhere else where they appreciate what you give.

    hey i forgot the title of that show…. “A LOOSING STREAK” NICE HUH

  56. Kobe’s 7 for 23 should be the stat that D’Antoni criticizes, but since Kobe is the real coach of the team, you aren’t going to hear any criticism of Kobe. Kobe missed 16 shots and Pau misses 5 shots, who is really to blame if your team loses by 8 points? Pau is the scapegoat for the team. D’Antoni is not going to last too long, and with Kobe’s shoot until I make a shot mentality, Dwight can’t be all that happy either. I think that Kobe is the weak link of this team…and D’Antoni, at least after the first few games, is not the best coach for this team.

    Another Buss blunder. Should have gone with Phil.

  57. stephenmanton says:

    Lakes can’t win without Pau! Simple! Better player than Howard easily. Clutch. Free throws. World Champion. Carries Spain. 2 Championships! Dwight is nothing but a blocker and a dunk contest winner! Lakers no place for man-children!

  58. BB Fan says:

    yeah, kobe is trash.

  59. Hunter says:

    I hope you Laker fans are grateful of Pau Gasol. He was primarly responsible for those back to backs. If anyone who bashes Pau and blames Pau needs to do some reflecting on how much he has done for that franchise. Be grateful.

  61. ChrisChilds says:

    Get rid of Peter Gun Kobe!

    He is the problem…the guy only cares about his stats, doesn’t make players around him better….but worse!

    No one to get in his face and put him in check.

    Keep shootin Kobe!!

  62. Canary Islander says:

    What unfair put all the weight of this lost on Pau.

  63. royalpurps says:

    ryan anderson, vasquez, rivers for pau and ebanks. make it happen mitch

  64. Franklin says:

    HOWARD #12 is the problem. no

  65. Franklin says:

    HOWARD #12
    HOWARD #12
    HOWARD #12
    HOWARD #12

  66. Sweet Shot says:

    You know what is lucking in lakerland to win another championship…………they need derek fisher on their lineup…….remember how the laker win championship after shaq leave the lakers…….its the d fisher is the primary core of those championship……kobe wud not win those without fisher and the rest of the crew……fisher is available at the pool…. old but valuable…………

  67. AJ says:

    here is the problem:
    management heried MIKE BROWN . which could,t win the title with L.JAMES. he wasn’t good enough .!!
    management went ahead and hired M.D. which he could’t win at pheonix or NEW YORK.!!
    management had a chance to hire PHIL JACKSON which won 5 championship for LA !!
    D howard and Kobe make a lot of mistake (the oponent team still the ball from them all the time) but they only get credit !!
    P.casol ,D.FISHER, L.ODOM, RON ARTEZ, helped them to win few championship but see what happened to them ?

  68. bmwjarod says:

    Kobe this year thus far:
    FG% .508
    3p% .413
    FT% .883
    RPG 5.2
    APG 5.1
    SPG 1.5
    PPG 27.5
    That’s a great start! He is 34 years old… still the best.

  69. St.Devil says:

    its not the coaches, its the players will………they cant play together… can tell by looking on the plays they run..hhhhmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm……………….

  70. bmwjarod says:

    Kobe has been playing fantastic basketball this year.. he is shooting over 50% from the field. The Lakers will be just fine.. give it some time.

    SUPER TEAM???? SUPER FUNNY TEAM EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  72. lakeshow says:

    pau for thomas robinson

    hahaha, first, mike brown is the problem, fired him, then now pau should be traded, and some moron LAL fans blame D’ antoni ?!?! WTF ?!?! its just 2 game lose does that mean his coaching skills wont work in LAL?!? who’s next for blamming in LAL struggles ?!?! howard ?!?! nash?!?! blake?!?! and now LAL fans wants kevin love in LAL. hahahaha, maybe next time you’ll gonna beg for lebron james or kevin durant in LAL.

  74. doug k says:

    amare for pau straight up lets do it

  75. Realistic says:

    Like what every parent says, “MONEY DOESN’T BUY EVERYTHING”. That’s pretty much how the Lakers organization and fans think. The organization treats its players except for Kobe horribly. Remember the blind side trade attempt last year?

  76. bu says:

    D’Antoni has to merge his offensive system to the skills of this team, not to exact copy, which I don’t think he’s stupid enough to do. And why are so many ppl already judging him now? He just got called up out of the blue when he’s planning to rehab from injury!!!

    And it’s not his fault for this team to dysfunction. It’s Lakers management team’s fault to trade for Howard & not building up a good bench & hiring of Brown.

    My take is, D’Antoni is not the answer, as he’s not a proven coach to win championships, nor does he has the off & def system to do it. It lies in the management team by putting together this bunch who’s all not on the same page. I feel so bad for Kobe to end up in this mess because of family feud!!! If the mgt don’t resolve this, I won’t be surprised to see Kobe demand to be traded.

  77. kbags says:

    it was a bad hire from the get go. tim duncan and david robinson worked and olojuwan and thorpe worked, weber and divac worked all bigs who had similar games to each other if you cant make howard and gasol work you dont deserve your job give up on the dumb run and gun offense already thats what doesnt work

  78. ROAR says:

    bring Pau to Spurs

  79. The People says:

    Did someone drop a bulk load of Acid into this blog…people saying trade gasol for love or for josh smith….you have got to be tripping balls to think Gasol at his age right now is anywhere near those to youngsters

  80. What a pack of drama queens, Pau had a horrible first quarter and failed to recover, big deal. I’m waiting to see how the team goes when Nash returns before jumping to any conclusions. Any speak of trading Pau is blasphemous.

    • Knowledge says:

      Thank you…Pau is a great player who doesn’t get used correctly…..if anyone watched the Olympics they know what I mean…

      • purpngold says:

        I totally agree. Pau is not the problem. Any talks of trading him is ridiculousness. Pau is a beast on the block. He dismantled the US team on the inside during the Olympics. The problem is he’s strengths are not being utilized. That I think is what he is trying to say in his public comments. Pau is such a pro that he wont call out his coach publicly, but I hear you loud and clear Pau. There seems to be player unsettleness with the coach. Look at Howard, his last couple of games are an embarrasment. For him to be the best center in the league putting up those kind of stats is just not acceptable. Something doesnt seem right, and it all goes back to Jim Buss and his poor choices.

  81. andres feret says:

    The main problem is in defense. attitude and transitions are often naive, lots of spaces that are very easy to build and read by rivals, especially when they have young playmakers. The team also has no change in attack speed, Gasol has been very diplomatic and considerate in their response. I think I should set up two teams to have a solid rotation. Do not think it’s necessary to use Gasol with Howard. Howard generates a type of game where you can be useful Jamison, Nash and Raja Bell maybe. I have not clear whether D’Antoni dares to establish a new role for Kobe.

  82. Lee says:

    Just like Magic Johnson said, Lakers management made two poor choices. First hiring Mike Brown who wasn’t a good fit, and then not hiring Phil Jackson. Phil would have been a better fit without a no doubt. Jim Buss just didn’t get it right.

  83. andy says:

    D’Antoni is the problem not the team he has different play style that will not fit those player .this coash has problem coaching defense ,he likes counter attack and 3 point shooter and quick player which is not available in la.i said before the team will suffer winning games

  84. sam says:

    The Bigs looked like Midgets last two games!!! Of course they will lose.

  85. brooklynbrooklyn says:

    There’s no need to trade Pau. He’ll be fine. The only problem is the bench. Lakers GM has to strengthen the bench, if they can. Morris and Ebanks backing up the guard/wing position will not help any team. Kobe and World Peace needs longer rest for their age. Imagine if they get injured, you have those two young players filling in the spot. Also, this shows that if Nash and Blake are injured for a long time, Lakers are in trouble. Duhon, Hil, Jamison and Meeks will be productive players if they’re consistent. It may take the Lakers a month or a year just to be figure things out, but I don’t think thats what LakerLand wants. Lakerland fans are too spoil. Saying stuff like trading players and whining about hiring the wrong coach will not make this team any better. The players that Lakers have now are what it is. Injuries are something people can’t really control. Imagine if the Lakerland fans were running the organization…”Pau Gasol and Chris Duhon for Andrea Bargnani and Jose Calderon” or “No other wat Bring Back Phil…” There will be so many players being traded and coaches fired after one bad game. Championships are won by players and organizations, not fans. Lakerland fans, just enjoy the ride and support your team.

  87. Jack Taylor says:

    D’Antoni needs me if he wants to win.

    • Knowledge says:

      Ok where is Lebron the king he has one ring under his belt 1 just 1 and he needed to jump ship and get Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh to do that when he had a very good chance of doing it in Cleveland…I respect lebron as a player and a person I just feel that people give him way too much credit for not erally acheiving as much as those before him have… this point in time Lebron is finally playing to his full potential and displaying the maturity it takes to be an NBA legend…..

      • Francisco says:

        LBJ got it being the alpha male from A TO Z , kobe first 3 were Shaq’s, he choked big time in game 7 in the last one and still got an undeserving MVP, SO, HE HAS 1 1/2 rings. statitically LEBRON HAS BEEN BETTER YEARS AFTER YEAR, NOT EVEN CLOSE

  89. carnelld says:

    Dantoni is a “one-trick-pony”. He is a destroyer of players and only knows one system. Look at what he did in New York. Carmello Anthony saw what Dantoni would do to his career and he rebelled. Dantoni wanted to turn the Knicks future over to the inexperienced Jeremy Lin. He can not attack Kobe or Howard, yet. So he will attack Gasol and either bench him or trade him. Next will be Metta World Peace. Dantoni destroys players like he did to so many good players in New York. Dantoni only knows the run-and-gun system, which is for young players, The Lakers team is old. Steve Nash is old. When Dantoni was a success, he had a younger Nash, Joe Johnson, Stoutamire, etc. When he finishes with the Lakers, the team will be a shambles. The lakers should have re-hired Phil Jackson.

    • Knowledge says:

      I will not attack D’Antoni for Carmelo, Carmelo was a detriment to the teams he played for you see how much better Denver did once he was gone….and when he first got to NY he was too busy trying to be the man and they did better minus him at first…it honestly took for a relative unkown in Jeremy Lin to show some type of heart and spark that team… the onus is on Amare because he’s honestly not a good player he needs an upbeat offense and no scoring competition to shine…

      • ee says:

        ah no denver out in the first round just like when melo was there oh hang on he took them to the confrence finals one year so yea ur just wrong

  90. carnelld says:

    Dantoni is a “one-trick-pony”. He is a destroyer of players, especially Black players. Remember what he did in New York?
    Carmello Anthony saw what Dantoni would do to his career and rebelled.Dantoni wanted to turn the Knicks future over to Lin. He can not attack Kobe or Howard, yet. He is going after Gasol. Next will be Metta World Peace”. The run-and-gun offense is for young players. The Lakers team is old. Steve Nash is old. They should have gone with Phil Jackson.

  91. gman says:

    Mike D’Antoni doesnt know how to use the personel that he has for his advantage. The Lakers has a very talented roster, but they are also aging. Phil Jackson woul be a better fit for this roster.

  92. bignick says:

    pau for amare!

    • maybe he can work with melo becuase amare cant

    • sogoodsocial says:

      Name one player who played and won it all by himself.

      Name one player who won it all without any great players.

      You say Kobe is irrelevant.. trade him for three role players..

      Isn’t that where the ‘good teams’ struggle? last year’s Denver Nuggets.. The 76ers.. Playoff teams with no go-to guy. No face of the team. No closer. No killer mentality… It’s what separates the good from the great.

      Whats the Bulls wiithout Derrick Rose? Well we saw it last year.. Whats the Thunder without KD taking crazy shots to ICE it?

      Well thats Kobe’s role for the Lakers. And he’s won doing that role… so why deny it now when he’s just doing the same thing? Just because they haven’t won in a year or two? You’re actually giving him way too much credit– even Kobe knows damn well it takes a team to win it all.

      Last thing.. It takes some guts to be taking those shots at the end of the game..

      KD did it to the Lakers in the playoffs and stole a game.. He shot a horrible shot, (he admitted it himself) a couple feet behind the three point line, early in the clock .. the dude’s got some **** to be taking that shot.. but the ball went in, they went up and Kobe wasn’t able to match.. So I had to give it to him.. they deserved to win that game.

      That’s what superstars do. And Kobe’s one helluva closer. So for this team, keep your three role players, I’ll take the Mamba!

    • ee says:

      knicks fan here please make that trade

  93. Al says:

    So what I understand from these comments is that the lakers bad start is down to, Kobe, dwight, D’antoni, Pau, the bench, nash’s injury and the ownership. Either lakers fans complain too much or the lakers have a lot of problems

  94. JAYJAY says:

    He bench Pau so he could win? did he? Mike d should change his system. this is not running game. His system didn’t work in phoenix, didn’t work in new york, and it will never work in L.A. Learn the word defense. Pau is a proven champion. A very skillful player high IQ.

  95. jspech says:

    Enjoy D’ AnPhony in LA, So glad he is no longer in NYC. He loves to vilify players too much w/ his media apologist

  96. Lakers-R-Us says:

    @John! I didn’t know the Bulls were 10-72! LMFAO! How’d they make the playoffs and win the championship????? LOL

  97. lebronheatREPEAT! yeaaaa boyyy says:

    Pau even though i dislike u for bein on the lakers come to south beach no drama here and you will get yourself another ring this yr:) Not to mention you will play with the best player in the game KING JAMES

  98. aj says:

    Please stop this coaching madness in LA. this Lakers team dont play smart dont play with right speed/very lazy/dont play from heart…….noting comes easily so it is NOT coaching so much and for all Phil Jackson lovers i tell you what, he had a great chance to be here but he had to think aboutit. well too much thinking is not good for you.
    Plus let me ask all of you how did Phil Jackson do the last seasons he was in charge,by knowing that everyone was younger and perhaps better.

  99. fatomix says:

    wow now i’m scare every time the Lakers playing u don’t know what to expect because of the Jerry buss ego not hiring Phil Jackson instead hiring this loser last time i check defense win championship and Mike D’antoni dont preach defense and don’t even know how to draw a defense scheme so you tell me. another losing season for the Lakers

  100. Will says:

    Laker fans are so dumb lol. Pau is way overpaid. I doubt anyone in their right mind would trade for it. They should take a hint from Boston (KG) and Miami (Bosh) and play him at center off the bench. Or amnesty him and get a bench that doesn’t blow.

  101. sasiro says:

    i cant understand why ppl keep blaming Gasol when Howard, who is suposed to be the best center in the game, has done even worse numbers in the las 2 games. It’s pretty clear the problem is the playstyle d’antoni wants.
    If u get lemons, make lemonade, dont try to do fu***** chocolate

  102. NorthernBaller34 says:

    If D’Antoni were to stay, and keep his current fast paced three point shooting system, a good trade that could benifit both teams is Pau Gasol and Chris Duhon for Andrea Bargnani and Jose Calderon. Bargnani’s lack of defense would be masked by Dwight, and he’s one of the best three point shooting big men in the league, and he has that Italian connection with D’Antoni. Meanwhile Calderon is a huge step up from Duhon as a backup point gaurd for Nash, and can even start and easily run the offense when Nash is out.

  103. John says:

    Lakers team will break the Bulls record 10-72 hahahaha…poor lakers fun keep crying crying and crying…crying…..

  104. D’Antoni has to go back where he came from

  105. Hornets says:

    Ryan Anderson for Pau Gasol!!

  106. mookj says:

    This has nothing to do with the personnel… This is all coaching!!!! With a team like what the Lakers have you cannot blame the players. It is All the coaches fault. So what now? Start trading players around and try to tweek the line up.? Please!!!! A real coach has more than one style of play…. You are suppose to cater to the team that you have not to a system that you want to incorporate. Everybody can’t play run and gun ball for 48 min. and the Lakers have no bench to rest these guys. SHOULD HAVE HIRED PHIL….. That was the stupidest move of the year!

  107. Tristan says:

    No other wat Bring Back Phil…

  108. Tommy says:

    I thought the Lakers would dominate with the personnel they had this year., and I know it’s early but they don’t appear to be able to play defense well enough to be able to win a championship. And Nash will not help in that department when he returns. I also over-estimated Dwight Howard. I thought he was a dominating defensive presence and what I see is that he is very good but not great, and have you ever seen anyone lose the ball more often then him when he takes it to the basket? I haven’t. I have to give them a couple months to turn it around but for now it’s hard to watch them. And everyone is right about Pau. Has he forgotten about his low post moves? All he does is shoot from the outside. Metta is playing better than he’s ever played with the Lakers. Kobe is playing well also ,on offense. Maybe Howard is not 100%. If he is then this is going to be a long painful year for Laker fans.

  109. jamal says:

    take boozer! TAKE HIM!!!

  110. MC says:

    Kobe needs to go !! He has never been able to carry a team to a championship. I give credit to Shaq for the first 3, and the 2 two to Pau and Kobe. Kobe should only be accountable for 2 championships, not 5 !! Let him go and get a couple good team players and maybe they’ll win. Hope not though !

  111. theking0522 says:

    What a bunch of whiners Lakers fans are!!!! These are the dumb fans that were predicting the Lakers would break the Bulls 1998 record in wins. That shows you how smart Lakers fans are. You have two 7 footers and you have Kobe Bryant shooting from outside all the time. That is your problem!!! You have to feed the beast, but hey, I would take Kobe’s 27 jumpers as long as the bigs don’t touch the ball. LOL…..By the way, you are NOT getting Kevin Love or any younger player for Pau Gasol. Stop dreaming. And you only have ONE YEAR to win a championship. Howard WOULD NOT return to a team in which he doesn’t touch the ball. Say hello to Kobe.

  112. Mr.Basketball says:

    D’Antoni Is The Problem You Need a Balance Offense To Win With Two Big Man Like Howard And Pau And Defense!!!!!!!!

    • purpngold says:

      I agree. DAntoni needs to make the proper adjustments. He needs to come with a game plan that will effectively utilize the talent on this roster. The more uptempo offense is certainly a better fit from what they started the season with, but there has to be more than that. The age of the team is not cut out to run and gun the whole game. Game after game. Its a long season. Plus the roster is full of talent that is not utilized to its maximum capacity. DAntoni needs to get all the players leaning the same direction first. Somehow get the team to play some team defense and stop giving up so many dam walk in layups. Switch up the roster or something. Bring Gasol off the bench or something .. Coach needs to step his game up..

  113. Shawn says:

    my last comments were not published so i will tone it down. As a successful executive for more than 20 years, the comment made by D’Antoni that he wanted to win… is appalling. It is very important to build confidence and team spirit early on. Not to set the tone for finger-pointing and CYA. It is a team that wins champions, not superstars. Certainly there is more than enough talent on that team to win. It is the coach that has to know how to orchestrate, and take responsibility for the failures. Protect and appreciate each member. It may have been more important to take two steps back and a giant leap forward. Gel the team, take your time and do it right. This is a poor example in front of personalities such as Dwight Howard and only will lead to future problems. So if they trade Pau, he will be better off!

  114. Skabamba says:

    Josh Smith for Pau Gosal

  115. wuffe says:

    and Somewhere Mike Brown is eating his Chick Filet sandwhich in peace, laughing to himself….

  116. Edgars says:

    D’Antony is not the right coach if lakers are after rings. He never knew how to organize a good defence for any team and without good defence rings are not possible to get, no matter how talanted team is.
    That might be a bold and annoying statement for lakers fans, but they are not gona win any titles, not until Kobe, Nash, Jameson retire- for the same reason- they cant play D.
    Its funny how Kobe gets credit for ‘keeping Lakers afloat’ with some shot he has made, when he waste three previous possesions with rushed and selfish shots.
    Even funnier is that people compare him to Jordan. Jordan was defensive menace plus great offence- Kobe in hes prime was still pretty weak defencively.

    • Daniel Burdin says:

      Are you kidding me? Kobe is tied with Jordan and Garnett for the record with 9 all-defensive 1st teams while Kobe had 3 all-defensive 2nd teams to Jordans 0. So do your research or at least know what youre talking about when you say Kobe Bryant is a weak defensive player.

      • Lol says:

        >implying that all defensive teams are a good measure of defensive ability

        Carlos boozer got a vote for last years team. Lol. Wade deserved defensive team selections over Kobe the past several years now.

  117. BRIKS says:

    miami will still be the champion this doubt…sorry but lakers is a nob team now, the thunder will sweep them…and even the clippers, grizzlies and the spurs…lakers can’t win to that teams…

  118. Verk says:

    They should try and trade Gasol for some solid bench shooters. I think Jamison would be a better fit in the starting lineup anyways. He can spread it out and rebound

  119. edwin says:

    this team is aging and doesnt have depth

  120. jerrymindster says:

    the biggest mistake is hiring d’antoni. This man can’t win, period! He failed the Suns and the Knicks already. Why hire a failure?

    • philip castro says:

      I agree with you. The Suns were a powerhouse then under d’antoni with players like Amare Stoudemire, Shawn Marion, Steve Nash, Joe Johnson, Raja Bell, Boris Diaw, Kurt Thomas and Leandro Barbosa. Coach d’antoni could only send the suns to the western conference finals and losing to the Dallas Mavericks in 2006!

  121. dawn says:

    The Lakers chose the wrong coach for the personnel they have….Phil would have put Gasol and Howard on the blocks not at the fckin elbow shooting jumpers…they didnt win rings with Gasol shooting jumpers and you know there’s something wrong if Howard is not averaging a double double….this is sick…..

  122. Hadi says:

    Mike offense does not work for pAu

  123. Hadi says:

    Kobe, kobe , kobe 7 for 23
    Have u ever heard of the word WE
    Don’t point the finger at Pau dammit point it at kobe taking unnecessary shots when he’s got BETTER three point shooters on the court
    I personally think that although I love Pau, they need to trade him in order to win. The lakers need to pull off a trade or else we are screwed

  124. Polusis says:

    Put Gasol in the POST come on … You got there Howard who’s only capable of doing 2 fu*** moves 1-1 in the block… He spent 12 more min than Gasol in yesterday’s game, and his numbers where the same. Stop blaming Gasol and start looking at Dwight and the 20+ shots of Kobe …

  125. coopaloop says:

    Hard to man up Eli Notel when your dead last in the West. I can tell you don’t no a thing about basketball. Go back under whatever rock U crawled out of. Lakers are playin confused and management is mostly to blame. If Phile comes back this year or next, you have to make him coach, general manager, and President. But hey, Nash and Howard will be long gone and you will be lucky if the greatest player in the NBA stays KB. I will follow him anywhere he goes!!!

  126. Fisher LOL says:

    More complaining from the Lakers. Their lack of depth is beginning to show now. Should’ve signed Tmac when they had the chance. Tmac can play anywhere from the 1 to the 3 and can be a viable back up for both Nash AND Kobe as he has proven during his days as a star and his days in Detroit when John Kuester started him at point guard.

    All Mitch Kupchak knows how to do is to form a ridiculous starting line up. The man has no idea how to form a solid and efficient team.

  127. coopaloop says:

    Like Magic I’m still morning the Loss of the Zen Master. I stopped watching the games only to be disappointed when I watch espn. Lakers made a bad decision with the current coach. Maybe we need the Lakers fans to petition Jim Buss and Mitch to step down for the better of the team. The best squad out there getting ran off the floor! I’m a Laker 4 life but I think its time to start watchin NewYork or the Heat because the Lakers not playing like Champions they not even ranked! Gasol I’m sorry but U gotta go along with a few others in management. Jeannie and Phil need to step up, its their time.

  128. B. Baller says:

    Big-Bird Gasol! Let them feathers fly!

  129. Kingk says:

    Should of got phil jackson to come back and brought bace the triangle offense, but la will be fine by christmas

  130. LAKERS B says:

    no need to change, no need to trade, its now a super team. just play the game. every player need to play confidently. go lakers!

  131. Toky says:

    Kobe is just a self centered ballhog, he could never win anything by himself, always needed other very talented players like Rick Fox, Fisher, Robert Horry, Shaq, Odom, Bynum…let him score 50 points night in, night out that barely affects the outcome of the game. I just watched plenty of Lakers nba finals lately. How, I can’t figure out why people dub him the greatest nba player since MJ all he does is requestin the ball, shootin, shootin, shootin… And relyin on centers to grad the off boards. And y’all havin the bad habbit to say he the best cuz he got 5 rings. Pfff. Pathetic. Trade Kobe for 3 roles players and you’ll win fo sure. But of course, yall will get on my throat with your ‘the lakers without it mamba aint the lakers’.

    • Penrose says:

      Now watch some finals films of the Bulls ….Mah-Chal talking 4 steps on the average , Pippen with great numbers , while he , like Kobe has to play by the rules …..and count how many times Mah-Chal shoots the ball …..

    • 416 says:

      Not really, I think you did have a point. “IF” they really did trade kobe I think they’ll still be fine. Their roster has Howard, Gasol, nash for starter and ‘twain at 6th man. Let say the worse case is getting three rooks, and without kobe at the primeter they have to go inside and you have two 7 footers. I say they might even have a chance to go to finals with that roster. If howard can do it in magic by himself and a bunch of shooters, why can’t he do it in lakers?

  132. zeshan says:

    why the hell wuld u bench gasol, thats like taking out kobe for the 3rd qorter, think smart, we want phil jackson back like seriously, dis is not a LA lakers team anymore

    • ummm no... says:

      He was getting outplayed by Jamison. It’s not that big a deal and honestly, I can see Phil doing the exact same thing to send a messege. Relax dude, it’ll be ok.

  133. Robert says:

  134. Eli Odell J. says:

    Everyone just needs to calm down and stop talkin trash, observe…. It’s hard to gain wisdom when all y’can hear’s the sound of ya own voice, y’all’re a bunch of clucking hens, man up

  135. Change the D’Antoni . Keep Gasol.

  136. GLN says:

    You are absolutely right J.T. Put Gasol back on the center position. Please!!!!

  137. PAul says:

    Seems like it was more a matter of not yet knowing how to best use Gasol. It looks a lot like last year right now, two great bgs that can’t somehow get it done. The Lakers definitely NEED a skilled point guard to set up their offense. Hopefully Nash will come back and sort out this mess of an offense. Stu said it perfectly last night, Pau gets the ball then tries to facilitate, he should be looking to attack.And he needs to get the ball in a place that he can attack from. It is a total mess!

  138. N.S. says:

    To think they chose D’Antoni over Jackson.

  139. Chris says:

    trade gasol for josh smith or kevin love

    • wuffe says:

      hehehehehhahahahahahahah heheeheheheheheheh like they will take the older guy for the young talent.

      • chris says:

        but im sure they wouldnt want keep smith because he is coming to the end of his contract this summer and its better to get something than nothing

  140. The Knowledge says:

    Put in antawn jamison

  141. cruzero says:

    F*ck the lakers, play pau like he is in team spain, maybe the lakers would be more successful, f*ck d’antoni, feeling the best coach for his comments. curse the lakers for being so arrogant. hope you get over .500

    • JUICE says:

      Got that right sir

    • ummm no... says:

      That’s the problem, Pau needs to play like he’s playing for Spain. That’s his job as an NBA professional. He has open looks and doesn’t shoot them because he’s not in the post. Well guess what Pau, DH12 is in the post so shoot the damn J. And the Lakers are arrogant lol. Whom exactly are you speaking about? Maybe you haven’t figured this out but I’ll clue you in, Success breeds a certain level of arrogance and you won’t find a more successful orginization in sports, let alone basketball. The Lakers will be over .500 and probably do better than whatever your team is. You’ll be the guy hoping your team doesn’t have to play them lol.

  142. W/E says:

    Thats y the Lakers shouldnt even bother with D’antoni, they hired the wrong coach and when Nash gets back for major minutes they are gunna be even more exposed at the defencive end especially vs elite teams who good the better younger point guards. D’antoni had no plan last night, the fourth quarter was just Kobe Bryant shooting iso threes and doing his thing, the rest of the team doing nothing basically on the offensive end they were like helpless just praying that Bryant will make his every shot and get to the foul line

    • Josh says:

      I agree he was a very bad hire. Their were plenty of other people they could have hired. He is not even a good coach Nash carried him and made hime look half way good I could have coached them and said hey we all shoot good my point gaurd is a great pick and roll guy and my so calle center Amare is perfect for that so lets just run on offense and if the roll is their give it to im if not kick it out and shoot it. If you shoot 150 times a game your bound to core point and make shots so that makes you a good coach. Jim buss needs to learn about Basketball and not just look at stats. Don Nelson did the same thing as a coach a never won and he had great playes Dirk Nash an some others. He would trade for lesser players just because they could shoot.

  143. R. Turner says:

    The Lakers perimeter shooting outside of an injured Nash and Kobe is ugly. Good luck D’Antoni. I say he’s gone before the end of the year.

    • Eli Odell J. says:

      Jump the gun much?
      They may be from California but they’re still in a professional sport buddy, this ain’t the dang kardashians y’know
      In the same way it took Miami a year to get good it’ll take LA a year too, God willin they won’t, I’m sick and tired of the damn lakers, enough is enough

      • Raptor4life says:

        Took them a year to get good ? Finish first in the League and making it to the finals is not good ? oh yeah i forgot lebron gets extra hate cause he’s lebron

  144. Game Time says:

    Pau Gasol was 3-8, and Kobe was 7-23…why is the finger being pointed at Pau?!!! This is D’Antoni’s run and gun offense and his shooters should be held accountable.

    • J.T. says:

      Yes. In Lakerland always the finger is being pointed at Pau when Lakers lose. When Lakers win, Kobe is the hero. No responsability to Kobe and Howard in defeat.

      Gasol is more a center than a forward. Nobody remember when he won the finals against Howard and Magic?? He was the center. Gasol has excelent movements at the paint, get many rebounds and score. But if he play like a forward, he will make bad shots. It’s so simple.

      D’Antoni and Lakers need excuses and convicting Gasol is the answer.

      • Francisco says:

        you got it rigth, it reminds me the game 7 in the playoffs when kobe got 6 out of 24, and they still won.that showed me that the lakers was not a team which depended of kobe performance, a team player with less arrogance who scores around 18 to 20 a game would do better than kobe for the team.

      • Rob says:

        Besides, the team was way more balanced these past days under Bickerstaff’s direction.

      • sacrableu says:

        you clearly didnt watch the game. Kobe kept the lakers afloat for the most part, hitting back to back 3s on two different occasions to get within striking distance. last game pau gasol was very hesitant on shooting his jumpers. he had a lot of oppurtunities where he could have posted up or shoot it from the perimeter but he lacked confidence in his step. Whenever he would go for a block it was already too late. its probably a sign of aging also because he was definitely quicker when he first came to the lakers. there’s no question he has a wide array of skills on the offensive end, but lately he has become a defensive liability these past 2 seasons. Other PF are outplaying him. Step up your D pau!!

      • Michael says:

        Think of the Bulls in the 90s. When Jordan was not shooting well and the Bulls lost, did they blame Pippen, Rodman, Harper, Kerr, Longley, etc.? No. The Lakers is really a one-man-team if you compare them to the other teams with a core superstar. The Lakers will only win the Championship when Kobe is eventually gone.

      • Game Time says:

        sacrableu, the Lakers shot 27 three pointers while Howard and Gasol combined for 15 attempts. In a game where you have the most dominant big man and arguably a top 5 PF, don’t you think it would be wise to shoot more inside shots using them? Clearly you don’t know anything about basketball.

  145. FANATIZ says:

    Kevin Love for Pau Gasol?????

    • B. Baller says:

      That would be a horrible trade for Minnesota, but knowing the Lakers, they’d probably pull it off.

      • RememberTheNumber8 says:

        I agree.. Gasol’s age will be questioned.. A trade (which I disagree to) would be for a young or old player.. Gasol works great with Howard, D’Antoni is trying to make the Lakers like the Suns.. Odd because I remember the Lakers winning five championships but I can’t recall one for the Suns..

    • wuffe says:

      hehehehehehhhaahahahahahahahahahahhhhaaaaaaaahaaaaaaaaaahaaaaaaaaaaahooooooooooooooooooeeeeeeeeeehaaaaaaaa heeeeeeh / Now that was a good one (wiping a tear away)

    • Shawn says:

      You never know! It would be a ridiculous trade, but also a good one to make a star pair of Spaniards of Rubio and Gasol!

      • Scott The Magician says:

        everyone please come to their senses…uggghhh
        Pau Gasol is a B to B+ player and is old..
        Love is a A+ to A+++++ player and is young.
        debating this or giving it attention is a waste of time
        what about trading Kobe for Mo williams??? anyone??…..exactly
        Ps…..Superman needs more than 5 FGA/game……unbelievable


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Heat Need No Help Staying Humble As Streak Continues To Grow

MIAMI — Find any team in any sport that’s won as much as the Miami Heat have the past two months and it would be easy for said team to develop a certain sense of entitlement.

That’s just the nature of the success beast, even when you are fighting against such things.

Rolling up 25 straight wins, the second-best streak in NBA history, would be cause for celebration anywhere else but here. The Heat tried that premature celebration thing three years ago and it blew up in their faces in The Finals, when the Dallas Mavericks ruined their parade plans.

So the reminders to stay humble and focused on the task at hand are already ingrained in this bunch, from Erik Spoelstra and his detail-oriented coaching staff to a locker room full of players, from superstars LeBron James and Dwyane Wade all the way down to its most recent addition Chris “Birdman” Andersen.

“All you have to do is look at our first halves the last couple of games,” veteran forward Shane Battier said. “We have room to improve. By no stretch of the imagination are we playing our best basketball right now. We are winning ballgames, but we have a lot of room for improvement.”

Room for improvement for a team that hasn’t lost a game since Feb. 1?

Sure, whatever you say Shane.

Then again, when you have a Charlotte team with the worst record in the league coming to town Sunday as you prepare for win No. 26 in the streak, you stay focused by any means necessary.

“We have a coaching staff that will tell us,” Chris Bosh said. “We just have guys who really stay on each other and nobody gets ahead of themselves. We know that you have to stay humble. If you have success, you take it in stride.”

That doesn’t mean the Heat have shed any of the core confidence that made them champions last season.

“We expect to win every game,” Bosh said. “”I’ve always expected to win every game. And now we’re actually winning every game.”

Winning every game in all kinds of ways. The comebacks have been a bit dramatic of late. The Heat’s low energy starts are a concern, but as James put it, “I’d rather come out the way we’ve come out and finish strong than come out strong and finish weak.”

That’s sound logic when you can change a game in an instant with a play on either end of the floor. But players play and coaches coach. And no coach worth his whistle is going to suffer through the sluggish starts the Heat have without going back to his tool box to try to fix it.

“It’s an area we need to address,” Spoelstra said. “This team has shown that now for three years that when there’s a particular aspect of the game we’re not playing the way we are capable of, we address it. We show up. We work on it and we try to improve on it. Hopefully, it will change on Sunday.”

Even if it doesn’t change Sunday, it has to change. The playoffs are coming and sluggish starts won’t get it done in the postseason.

  1. LebronKingOfNba says:

    i’m sure this (don’t ever click…) is the real thing. he’s a laker butt hurt kobetard fan. wer u at when the lakers are at the 12th place. looooool! still insecure with the heat. just be thankful that the jazz are so struggling to win, that lakers might get to the playoffs just barely winning 40 games at least. smh

  2. javi says:

    The Heat went through a tough stretch there when the streak was around 22-23 games, and after those close wins they got better, persevered and kept winning. I think the Nuggets are in the same boat right now, with two close wins at PHI and SAC, and realize they aren’t infallible by any stretch, I’ve been working a lot of late nights at DISH the past few weeks, but I love keeping track of the streaks to see who’ll lose first. I got the DISH Anywhere app for my iPad, and can now take all my live TV and DVR wherever I go. It’s a lot nicer watching the game on the bus ride home, and even though the streaks won’t go on forever, it would be a lot of fun seeing Heat/DEN, with the streaks intact, meeting up in the Finals.

  3. Big Al says:

    The streak may end at some point, but it should never ever be against the worst team in the NBA in Miami’s home court. I know that it seems to be a sure victory for the Heat, but given how lousily the Lakers gave away the game to the Wizards in the Staples Center two nights ago, this may not be a runaway for them. There is also the tendency to get nervous and having the fear of not being able to deliver. Finally, the luck factor has to be factored in as well. Some random Cats player can just explode and be 3-4 times as effective as he normally is, just like Jeff Green in the Heat’s near loss against an otherwise depleted Celtics lineup.

    Losing to Charlotte to end this hype will be a dark age for basketball. It will be a painful, terrible, depressing sight. This is well under Miami’s control, but also for them to lose if they do not focus. Just be yourselves and play as if the Bobcats are your Finals rivals (not that they’ll ever get to that stage in this centenary, but still).

  4. Spurs says:

    I guess most people didn’t watch when the Heat almost lost to the spurs bench. Kawhi Leonard, and Stephen Jackson will make James work for every shot. And the heat aren’t going to stop tony or Duncan. There streak ends at 30

  5. Henrik Jensen says:

    anyone can argue that a team is not as good without superstars, where would Spurs be without Duncan, where would Warriors be without Curry, Lakers without Kobe, Clips without CP3, Heat without Lebron, Hawks without J-Smoove, and so on, and so on. but on the other hand you look at Nuggets: Lawson out, thats okay since they continue to win, Celtics: Rondo out for season, they still continue, Bulls, not been playing with Rose all year, still a slight contender, Pacers without Granger, no problem.. so you can argue each way.

    another example could be Thunder without Durant, but now the facts is that Lakers throught they could get together 5 superstars and they would win it all, its just not so simple.

    Peace out to my Celtics folks out there 🙂

  6. cp10 says:

    I’m sorry Heat, LBJ, Wade, Bosh, Haslem, Allen… but you’re one injury away from disaster or a lost season, it’s the truth. I hope it doesn’t happen but it’s the undeniable truth.

  7. Henrik Jensen says:

    EC thats axually what Nuggets is doing right now, Lawson out… no problem, still winning, but yeah doesn’t matter what people say, this is an amazing streak

  8. JAMES YAP says:

  9. HayniYankee says:

    Be real the heat are unstoppable right now, I think the team that can have a slight chance to take the streak out to the heat, will be the one that puts no extra pressure in them trying to be the executioner and be “That Team” everyone right now wants to be the team that puts the end to the streak, take Boston and Cleveland for example, they want it so bad, that came up short and failed, there is no question that the heat want this and they have their pressure, but they can handle it, but if a team comes relax, playing with nothing to loose, just to do what they are supposed to do and not thinking to end the streak, that team will be dangerous and it could be any team, that is why they have to be careful with the underrated teams with no expectations whatsoever, because if you put pressure on yourself, the heat will destroy you because they can handle it. what the heat are doing is very hard and impressive, no matter who you play with, it gets tougher, any team can be dangerous right now, that is why with so many great teams in the history of the NBA has not accomplished such feat. Just hope that any heat player do not harm itself in the journey, because it will get tougher from now. Go Heats!

  10. Vibs says:

    Even though it may seem like the Heat haven’t really been winning the way they should be, I still think they’ll beat the Spurs and here’s why.
    Miami has a sense of beating off the really good teams in blowout fashion, because they put all their energy and focus on it. It’s the game after the Spurs game that I am worried about, because the Heat would be tired, and worn out.

  11. TriX says:

    Yeah! You Gotta Give Credit for “Birdman” for bringing the energy and toughness to the team!

    Go Heat!!

  12. Jonathan says:

    Everyone always gets on Miami for not having the greatest bench players but I disagree. I think that the heat have the best bench because they all fit and play well with the big three and work really hard. and you have to give the head office credit pretty much all of their trades last summer and this year have worked out amazingly. I think this has been really evident this year. I really think that if the heats bench keep it up they can’t be beaten.

  14. deiong says:

    humble, yea right, there’s no such thing when your talking about those guys

  15. Jack says:

    i have to mention here that all the Haters here are maybe the Lakers and Boston Fans,..LOL!! well i wish you luck on your teams,..beat that 8 spot because you might fall as well!!

  16. HateCouldKillYou says:

    Let’s just be happy to what we are seeing now. Quality basketball. Record busting,dramatic comebacks, humble team(expecting a harsh reply from an avid Heat “FAN”). Hating will not take you anywhere. It will just cause you Heart Attack. LOL.

  17. dexcter10123 says:

    if charlotte wins beating miami the game will become a movie

  18. rantrave says:

    haters will always hate, thats what they do.. even if the heat win 100 games straight they will still hate them.. 25 wins straight is already incredible.. but you know what they say, “you can’t please everybody’

  19. Honey Boo Boo says:

    They have not lost a single game since picking up the Birdman full-time.

  20. giltz_68 says:

    Heat team is great…they are better team than last year..and can give them credit allowing and trusting Ray allen, and in the defensive end Andersen and battier are also big effort for the streak…good luck heat

    The three Star player were confident us of now in there talent that is why the streak must go on…more power

  21. jmdrPhilippines says:

    Right Now…Definitely scary team.

  22. Pedro says:

    well atleast they still have their heads in the right place. that is what brought them down when they first came together. losing a championship really teaches you a lot. were looking at the result of that learning experience.

  23. JustaFan says:

    Heat will wrap up the conference title with another 3 wins….. maybe time to rest?

  24. HEATPsicology says:

    i really believe that the HEAT will have no problem starting strong in the playoff. even if they dont mention it, its a mental thing, that why they arent starting strong. they kind of always had that problem.

  25. javier espitia says:

    the Miami heat will break the record set by the lakers, enough said!..

  26. David Stern says:

    Oh yeah cause the heats streak is impressive beating teams like toronto, detroit, orlando. While denvers isnt impressive beating teams like clippers, thunder, grizzlies. Makes so much sense

      Hey hater dont you know that miami is 23-5 vs the west and they beat OKC at home during this streak, then memphis then 11 other teams on the road. This is the NBA where any team can beat any team on a given night so shut up and watch history happen. Stop hating and realize that this streak is special because they havent lost in 25 games no matter who they play. They have beaten boston, Lakers, OKC, Memphis, Indiana and LA clippers. Stop hating and appreciate good basketball.

    • george p says:

      Uh, during the streak the Heat BEAT the Clippers, Thunder, Grizzlies AND Nuggets. Perhaps you should google the streak before talking nonsense here.

  27. vince says:

    For the sake of the game i hope they beat the streak, alot of the older, records need to be broken, just as one day i hope there is someone to match the 100 point game, just to show the evolution of the game and i love seeing greatness every basketball generarion needs it, there are tough games ahead spurs in particular, but every team wants to end the streak, it will be mentioned in every oppositions locker room before the game and they come out fired up, so the heat are getting much more motivated and fired up opponent’s , so to keep the streak going they need to show up with their A games.

  28. Ben Affleck says:

    I’m not really one of those Heat haters. Having said that, the Heat have won 25 games straight! That’s near perfection in something like 2 months of basketball; give or take. Is it just me, or does it seem very arrogant to state that they still need to make improvements. they’re still not playing their best basketball, says some Heat players. C’mon, they have won 25 games straight. So if they won the rest of their games, does that mean they are finally playing their best!! Give me a break!

    • george p says:

      What it mean is that they fel like they can still improve – rebounding, starting games gainst bad teams with focus, etc. Nothig arrogant bout it, quite the opposite. Heat are incredibly humble for what they are. No way the Kobe-led Lakers would be this humble with a similar streak. Or any team with loudmouth Jason Terry on it.

  29. David Stern says:

    I dont hate the heat, actually enjoy watching them play but cmon, There are 29 other teams in the league, does the news every day have to be about them, or the lakers.

    • Boske Taytay Tonggo says:

      now go read some local news if you don’t want to read about miami..

    • george p says:

      The Heat are on an incredible streak, one that the basketball world hasn’t see in OVER 40 years. Most BB fans have never seen a streak like that in their lifetimes, they weren’t even alive in 1971, or they were infants then. Excuse the rest of the caring basketball world for making a big deal about a historic streak like that. What, we should instead talk about the Spurs, who can’t even sell out their arena on a nightly basis despite being #1 in the West, as they get blown out at home by the mediocre Blazers to the tune of 30 points, followed by another blowout at the hands of the mediocre Wolves, or, as happened the other night they play the Jazz at home to a tie in regulation and have to win the game in overtime? Really?

      BTW, the Nuggets get some good press lately because they have a long streak of their own. That is what happens with streaking teams, especially when the streak closes in on a historic record that was said to be unbreakable.

  30. Nash fan says:

    NUGGETS will win it all if not the LAKERS! but yeah Nuggets Heat Finals would be AMAZIN!! That’s IF HEAT beat Boston in the first round!

    • NBA Fan says:

      Miami isn’t playing Boston in the first round,,, They will be playing Milwuakee.Also Nuggets can’t get past OKC or SAS, forgot the finals for now.

  31. Come on says:

    To everyone complaining, I would much rather read about a good team like Miami, than having to constantly read articles about the 8th seeded Lakers.

  32. bball_wiz says:

    Bleghh… Heat-Heat-Heat.

    Heat- this, Heat- that…

    Am I alone in tiring of the same articles pertaining to the Heat’s exploits and their streak?

    fan who is being driven bezerk @_@

    • Raja says:

      Bblah blah bballwiz..hater the best thing u can do right now is not read the articles..Heat is the best team in NBA and their making history. Just deal with it! -HEAT fan since 05!

    • Daryle says:

      Don’t hate because Heat are doing what no other team has done in 40 years beating out team after team in a league that is stronger then ever

      • me says:

        A league stronger than ever? Really? LOL. The league is weaker than ever. U obviously weren’t around in the 90s or 80s. All them stars and teams and even rules back then were 10x more intense. Plus they’re in the east. Their competition is a knick team with no defense. A bulls team with no rose and sub par teams. They’ll probably win again. But they should ha.not that impressive. I can see them choking lol

    • TT says:

      The world is filled with scoundrels and trolls. People who don’t put in effort to succeed wants to succeed. It’s clear that the Heat have been working hard and not resting on their laurels. LET’S GO HEAT!!!

      hahaha this is history! are you a NBA fan? go watch curling lol clown

  33. ene be a says:

    Start strong , finishh… strong. The heat will win every game the rest of the season… led by lebron james. The multipletime mvp.

  34. king soe says:

    Lebron is the best player in the world

  35. KingJ says:

    it’s better to come out and finish strong than come out strong and finish weak. -King james is talking about the lakers LOL

  36. EddyG says:

    I’m enjoying the run while it lasts, here in Miami, chances are that even if Lebron stays in Miami for the foreseeable future, we might never see a run like this again, at least not during the Big 3 era. This is probably the longest streak they’ll ever go on, I hope it lasts!

  37. Joe says:

    my bad expect – respect (typo)

    The heat streak will end at 29 games – they need to beat the spurs to have a chance of winning 39 straight before the playoffs. I noticed the heat start slow but against the Spurs you can’t do that. You need to start fast and finish strong for all 4 quarters!

    • Game Time says:

      Yeah I don’t see them beating Spurs the way they have been winning. Still 25 wins in this day an age is epic and it’s just as good as 33 back then to me.

    • Dont ever click AHOLE says:

      I agree, lets just hope eric spoelstra will walk the talk when all is said and done

  38. Joe says:

    The team that will end Miami’s streak will be the San Antonio Spurs! They are the best team in the west and will process a challenge for the heat. First they will end their streak and then give them problems in the finals. People don’t give the Spurs enough respect but when they go up against the heat expect will be in the makings!

    • William Wallace says:

      The Spurs won’t give them any trouble they are vulnerable to mistakes just like any other team and they don’t matchup well , with

      Lebron,Wade or Bosh. They haven’t had to face a team that can execute in the half court offensively and defend at the level the

      Miami Heat can . They will beat the Spurs on the 31st and if the Spurs can make it to the Finals (which they haven’t been able to do

      since ’07) they would also beat them in a 7 game series. The Spurs are a really good regular season team and a so-so playoff

      team at this point. Being soundly beat in the 2011 playoffs by Memphis in the 1st round and losing to the Thunder in 2012 going

      away they should be focus on making it out of the conference .

    • BasketballStudent says:

      It’s a possibility, but I still think Miami is better than the Spurs. In a playoff series they’ll outlast them.

    • CJ says:

      I worry about @Magic and the “Trap Game” @New Orleans

    • Rolan says:

      I believe the Heat studies their schedule very well and I also think they have already took preparations for the SAS game.

  39. Rolan says:

    I still think the 2009 Cavs were better

    • EddyG says:

      LOL you must’ve been born without brain cells or something
      the 2009 Cavaliers didn’t have the capabilities or talents to make it past the second round of the Eastern Conference, and you’re going to make the blighted, ridiculous statement that they’re better than a team with a core that has proven capable of winning a championship and is on their way to a second one??
      Forget about the fact that Lebron James is probably better now than he was then, forget about the fact that he has a superior supporting cast by every stretch of the imagination in Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh (2 players who were on the Olympic team, where the 2009 Cavs didn’t have a single other player worthy of making it on team USA), and forget about the fact that this team is projected to win multiple championships.

      Based on the only thing that counts, championships, your comment is invalid

      • rl17 says:

        lol dude he’s just trolling

      • Rolan says:

        I’m a Heat fan man, just kidding around a bit. I’m enjoying this Miami streak, I’m just concerned that when they do lose they would also lose the fire to fight for it through the playoffs. Other than that, I am comfortable saying that we’re gonna take the Larry O’Brien this year. And the Bill Russell for LeBron.

  40. Wilt #13 says:

    This is the reason why I love the HEAT,They win every game by 15,by epic comebacks and by close games ans still think they have ALOT to improve,No team is perfect and the miami Heat is no diffrent.
    Just love to see them have fun,Work toghther and even dance.
    This is coming from a fan who thinks that the best team is the spurs.
    Hope to see a 2Peat by the Heat because they showed that they can and will!

  41. Jojo says:

    miami heat is all time best

  42. RIP says:

    I think we should make an improvement on rebounds. Look every stat for in this streak.

  43. theholyspectator says:

    heat will beat the 33game win streak record…they are only 8 games away to tie it and 9 to beat it…and the finals mvp and finals championship is already in the bag for lbj

    • BasketballStudent says:

      I certainly hope so, but don’t get ahead of yourself. There’s a lot you can learn from this heat team, that’s why I admire them so much. Such as stay humble. Don’t take anything for granted. Everything in life is unpredictable, so just stay in the moment and give it all you possibly can of yourself. That’s what they’re doing, and that’s what they need to do.

  44. ko0kie says:

    I believe any team they are playing these days brings their A-Game.. who wouldn’t be the team who stopped the streaking defending champs?
    so I’m not surprised if the opponents energy level and motiviation is ridiculously high at the start of the game.

  45. prix says:

    Simply the best right now…very much above than Lakers and Boston combined…

    • I disagree…the Nuggets still have better chemisty on them…the only reason why they’re winning is because LeBron, Wade and Bosh are playing together…take all three of them away or even LeBron for that matter and they aint worth anything…Nuggets on the other hand have total team chemistry

      • Miami says:

        Someone had their hateorade doze today!!!

        Gooooo heat!!!!!

      • jkw says:

        this doesn’t even make sense. wade, lebron, and bosh are on the same team so if they play well together, doesn’t that mean they have good chemistry too? you obviously need to watch heat’s team defense as well. offensive team chemistry don’t win you championship.

      • E.C. says:

        Take any of the core nuggets players away and if they keep winning then you can talk.

      • CJ says:

        Taking players off a team does not expose chemistry flaws. I’m pretty sure if you take the 3 best players off any team you would see a drop in wins.Your point is completely senseless

      • DATRUF says:

        Dont make me laugh. Only thing you need to take away from the nuggets to snap their chances at a big win streak is their homecourt advantage – 600 feet above sea level or whatever. Nuggets are sub .500 on the road and are tied with the heat for best home record in the league…give me a break the nuggets are good but their success seems more dependent on where they play rather than whos playing, whereas miami is just ballin.

      • B-Baller says:

        Don’t you guys realize that this guy has nothing better to talk about, hes a Laker Fan boy and his team is terrible this year, What else can he do but diss on the heat with such ignorant comments.

      • Dont ever click AHOLE says:

        Amen to that brother, that guy is currently clinging to the nuggets cause his team the lakers are not playing as well… dude if you’re gonna comment don’t bother going to the places you’re gonna leave a negative comment to. It makes you look bitter and FYI you’re comments have lost all kinds of credibility along time ago.

      • Saeed says:

        Nuggets are the deepest team I have ever seen. They’re an offensive juggernaut. Even the Pacers can not keep them away from their paint and can not bound them to just under 95. they have terrific defensive players though I am still wondering WHY their defense is not as tight as it should be.
        Nonetheless, no doubt they play beautiful basketball.

      • kobe 1 says:

        man if you take labron out they still got wade lol

      • sally says:

        oh really is that why they almost lost their game the other night when Lawson was out ? give me a break, your going to have to come up with something better than that and besides, I don’t think you understand what “chemistry” means, there’s nobody with better chemistry than Miami, that’s why their winning. Helllllllloooooooo !! Go Heat !!!

    • LarryJ says:

      Heat should keep streak going, they have the easiest schedule ever so shouldn’t be problem…all that said and done, it doesn’t really mean anything if a championship is not the crowning glory…just ask the Patriots in the NFL.

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Saturday, 27 October 2012

Is life a perpetual contradiction?

I have been involved in a number of conversations lately and I have realised how differently each of us sees the world.  Depending on our beliefs, teachings and experiences we all interpret our world and what is going on around us slightly differently.  I can often believe something very passionately and then I will have an experience that alters, deepens or erases that belief.  I can say one thing and then do the complete opposite, it is very confusing.

Last night I saw the end of a documentary about Paul the Apostle and it discussed how his writings in the New Testament have influenced society more than most of us would recognise.  He said some beautiful, empowering and inspiring things that revolutionized how people thought about and treated each other.  We have one of his quotes hanging in our kitchen “Love is patient, love is kind, love is not envious or boastful or arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way, it is not irritable or resentful, it does not rejoice in wrong doing, but rejoices in the truth. It bears all things, believes in all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never ends” (1 Corinthians 13:4-7).  He also said “There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.” Galatians 3:28.

However, Paul is also quoted as saying some much less loving and inclusive things, like “A woman should learn in quietness and full submission. I do not permit a woman to teach or to assume authority over a man; she must be quiet” (1 Timothy 2:11-12).
The documentary highlighted the contradictions in Paul’s writings and it made me think of all the contradictions in my own life.  For example I find thinking and talking about money offensive and dull however I love spending money; I hate paying taxes but I love that we have high quality public hospitals and public schools; I feel as if love and relationship is the most important thing and earthly possessions are meaningless but I am very attached to our home and where we live; I believe every human being has been perfectly created yet I think and say some very unkind things about these perfectly created human beings, myself included.   The list goes on. It is like I have this ideal in my head that I strive for but sometimes the reality for me is quite different, creating a world and life full of contradictions.

William Blake, English poet and painter who died in 1827 said “Do what you will, this world’s a fiction and is made up of contradiction.”  I tend to agree.  Look at Saint Paul he made three long missionary journeys throughout the Roman Empire, planting churches, preaching the gospel, and giving strength and encouragement to early Christians. Of the 27 books in the New Testament, Paul is credited as the author of 13 of them. Paul was martyred for his faith in Christ by the Romans, about 64 or 65 A.D. Paul towers as one of the all-time giants of Christianity yet still he was surrounded by many contradictions, so what hope do the rest of us have?

Do you think it is possible to live without contradictions?  Do your own contradictions bother you or do you just embrace them as part of your unique, curious and magnificent personality?

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  1. Honestly can't say I have ever given it much thought before really.... you have given me something to ponder this week, as my life is certainly full of contradictions......


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Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Annabelle Stamps Sneak Peek

Only a few more days and the wait for Annabelle Stamps first 2010 release will be over.

Here is a sneak peek

Now for some Sprinkles

Until Next Time
Inking of you All

Kylie said...

Very pretty card Michelle! Love the colours and your embossed background, very pretty!

Take Care,
Kylie X

laurie said...

So simple, but so sweet! Your color choices are really impressive. They make this card so warm. TFS


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Monday, July 19, 2010

Bella Digi Studio's Monday Challenge

This week's Monday challenge over on the Bella Digi Studio Challenge Blog was set by one of our new Diva's, Sue. The challenge... use a girly image. I have chosen one of this month's New Releases called 'Sweet Messenger'. You can find all the new releases and many more gorgeous images HERE

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Here's How To Play: To participate in the Weekly Challenge, please create a *new* project using any Bella Digi image following the current week's theme. You must link to your project using the link tool at the bottom of the post on the main Bella Challenge Blog. A winner will be chosen via and that person will receive the blog candy listed in the challenge post. In addition, the DT will choose their favorite three projects from all participants and ONE winner will be chosen to be the following week's Guest Designer. To be considered for the top three, you must have purchased an image from the shop (unless otherwise noted)...however, you don't have to use the purchased image in that week's challenge.
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Beautiful card! I love the colors and layout. So sweet!

Tammylee said...

Michelle, such a wonderful card. Love it!

Katie said...

Gorgeous card, Michelle!! Love the soft colors!

Carol Southern said...

So pretty Michelle, beautiful papers and colouring.

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Lovely card . Like the punched edge , the background papers and your colouring


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Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Happymoi is back to the blogging world:)

Without writing it seems that a big part of me is missing. Facebook alone is not enough. It just feels right to return to blogging. I do not intend on turning my website to politics I have had enough on facebook. Every time I log on someone has something in those lines and although I understand how important such participation is I feel that I need a break. I spent this past year crying my eyes out and at the same time trying my best to juggle my role as a student, a wife, and a mommy to be. All this in the midst of the revolution.

Now I'm trying to organize my life here for the few months I'll be here before my return to the UK to do my last exam and to finish working on my dissertation. I intend to start working this coming Thursday. So again I'll be juggling my life as an external student, a wife and a working mom. I hope things work out for me and everyone.

I'll leave with this quick update and hope you are all doing well in our inshallah bright Libya.

a_akak said...

Welcome sis ... Its great 2 c u back on the blogs :)

Happymoi said...

Welcome back to you too. I have started catching up on the blog world. What's your latest?

ibeebarbie said...

Salam Happymoi,

YAY! How nice to see your post and update. :-)

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Happymoi said...

I'm back:) thank you all.
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Monday, April 23, 2007

In bad times, people come together

I heard the TV; I heard my mom and dad talking last week about bad, terrible, horrific killings at Virginia Tech in Virginia. And then I heard of the many ways that people across our country were honoring and remembering the victims, AND working together to help make sure that everyone would be ok.

I think that is one of the most wonderful human traits-- that in times of great tragedy, people come together to love each other, to support each other, and to help each other. There is still great sadness but the human spirit is strong. They rise above the bad, and good prevails.

How can we help make sure that this compassion and caring always lives in the hearts and minds of people?

Blethers from Harley

Did you know dogs can savage a crocodile? Sometimes nature is cruel but there is also a beauty in that cruelty.

The crocodile, as one of the ultimate predators, can fall victim to the kind of implemented 'team work' strategy which is possible due to the pack mentality and social structure of canines.

See a remarkable photograph courtesy of Nature Magazine, but not if you're squeamish!

Monday, April 9, 2007

Perspectives and Passion!

After two wonderful days of lying in the luscious green grass while my Mom worked in the gardens, I woke up to this again! Can you believe it? It’s April and I was ready for Spring!

You know, 32 inches of snow really looks different through my eyes; not like this picture at all. When my mom shovels this path, it’s like I’m walking down a deep trench. I can look way up to see the sky and the tall trees, but don’t ask me to tell you what’s near ground level because I just can’t see it. My Mom sometimes calls snow beautiful, although she didn’t this time. To me, it’s just cold and a decent substitute for a cold drink of water. We just don’t see it in the same way.

This really got me to thinking (and you thought that dogs had trouble with that, hah!). We all really see and perceive the world in different ways! This isn’t just about “seeing” but how who we are affects how we look at the world. Don’t small children and dwarfs, people in wheelchairs and those who are blind interpret the world around them from various viewpoints? I know I’m nervous around strangers because someone abused and hit me. That affects how I view the world and sometimes I bark at people asking them to keep their distance. But that doesn’t make me a bad dog. Thank goodness my Mom and Dad recognize that! And that’s the other important thing I’m thinking about. Isn’t it important that we take time to recognize that we all see the world differently and respect everyone’s different perspective? By the way, my mom just taught me a new word for this –Tolerance! Do you think we all are as tolerant as we could be?

I was reading different perspectives on the blogs at Blogical Minds. They were talking about their passions. T. K.'s was football. Victoria's was sudoku. For Mia and Lindsey, their passion was friends. Jhonny's was music and Eddie's was science. Passion-- That’s a word I didn’t know. I looked it up; I Iike this word! Thanks Blogicians, now I know that how I feel about tolerance is one of my passions! What about you? Do you always see everything just like every one else? Is tolerance important to you too?


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Published:  09 March, 2015

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