Well, to start with, the complexion of the broadcasts
were not very bright nor were the camera angles good.
The players were out on the floor for an exhibition
game in Fresno, while our Kobe was halting a bit
since hurting his foot but willing to try playing and
the fans cheered each time he entered the court.
Dwight Howard remained seated fully dressed even
sporting a black bow tie and huge shoulder muscles.
His back surgery has lessened his availability to be
on the full roster so far. Steve Blake played well as
did our brand new star, Phoenix's former player:
Steve Nash. Metta World Peace was in good form as was
Pau Gasol. Our coach, Mike Brown, stated even
prior to the game that it was not crucial for us to
win during the exhibition games and it seems to
be the case because indeed we did not win this
one.....losing by quite a large margin, in fact.
End score? 110 - 83 OUCH!!!!!
Well anyway, at age 34 with 17 seasons under
his belt, Kobe will evidently not be handling the
ball quite as often as before. With coach Brown's
low-post oriented offense and no triangle to have,
it is changing the game somewhat. Other guys will
be doing things differently at different times.
Coach Brown at this last game, substituted freely,
trying to limit his starters to no more than 20 minutes
apiece. It was fun seeing Steve Nash with his brand
new haircut, making his Lakers debut last evening.
We will all be excited to watch Time Warner improve
on their handling of the games and to also see our
players improving on their playing techniques too.
Babs Wells
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