The Lakers lost yet again, this time to the Clippers, and are now two games below. 500. That five-game winning streak seems like a distant memory, doesn’t it?
Anyway, Ramona Shelburne from ESPN L.A. got comments from Antawn Jamison about Kobe’s “old and slow” comments. Here’s his take:
Antawn Jamison had an interesting take on Kobe’s “old and slow” comments. “Kobe was trying to find a way to motivate us.”
— Ramona Shelburne (@ramonashelburne) January 5, 2013
Jamison: “You can’t say you’re hurt or you’re tired. [Kobe]’s been doing this for 17 yrs & is still leading the league in scoring.”
— Ramona Shelburne (@ramonashelburne) January 5, 2013
Jamison: “We’ve been playing mediocre basketball, this was the time to prove a point that we can still compete with the upper echelon teams”
— Ramona Shelburne (@ramonashelburne) January 5, 2013
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As much as I would like to see Antawn Jamison get some burn on the floor, the reality is that he’s a huge defensive liability. But could it actually be any worse than what the Lakers put out on the floor on a regular basis? I was actually a little surprised Pau Gasol went in the game for an injured Jordan Hill late against the Clippers instead of Jamison since Pau wasn’t giving much other than being a random 7-foot tall dude on the court.
We’re in January now and the Lakers really need to turn it up and have a sense of urgency because three months could fly by just like that. And they’re still under .500. They would have to go 30-18 to win 45 games, which would probably be good enough for the eighth seed. You know it’s a really sad state of affairs for the Lakers when we’re talking about the Lakers just making the postseason. Quite amazing.
Until the Lakers prove it with their on-court win and multiple (quality) wins, the Lakers are a mediocre squad. Hey, at least, we’ll still have Kobe’s dunk on Chris Paul to remember, right? Guys? Hello?