OFFICIAL 2013-2014 LOS ANGELES LAKERS THREAD

[toheeb27]

Kobe Bryant ahead of schedule

By Arash Markazi

ESPNLosAngeles.com

The Los Angeles Lakers not only expect Kobe Bryant to be back by the start of the regular season but believe he could be back by the preseason.

Lakers vice president Jim Buss told NBA TV on Thursday that Bryant is ahead of schedule in his recovery from the torn Achilles tendon he suffered in April. Buss expects Bryant to play in a preseason game.

"Well, we're in Vegas, and I would bet a lot of money that this guy comes back probably in preseason," Buss said during the Lakers-Milwaukee Bucks game at the Las Vegas Summer League. "He's real sharp in taking care of himself and he's not going to rush anything just to get back and prove a point. He's going to come back when he's right. He's a machine. He's inhuman. I see him coming back at the beginning of this season. I can't believe how much he's progressed so far."

Bryant previously had said he was ahead of schedule and would begin getting more active in his rehabilitation next month heading into training camp, which begins in October. The initial timetable for his recovery was six to nine months, and six months would have Bryant back sometime during training camp.

When Bryant does come back, he will be returning to a Lakers team without Dwight Howard, after the Lakers' pursuit of the All-Star center fell short when he decided to sign with the Houston Rockets.

Buss said Howard's decision will not set the Lakers back for long and the focus has quickly shifted toward making a big splash in free agency next summer.

"When we traded for him, we basically knew we were renting him for a year," Buss said. "We were prepared. [Lakers general manager] Mitch [Kupchak] and I, we had quite a few meetings. If he leaves, this is what's going to happen, this is what we're going to do, and if he stays, this is what's going to happen, this is what we're going to do. It's not like I didn't want him to stay, but we were very prepared, so it wasn't a shock to our system or the Lakers' fans or the Lakers' organization that if he left, he would put us in a bad spot. We were OK either way, because we prepared for it."

 

[joeyfkncrakk]

Kobe, I know your not a human being but please slow down my dude... Kobe is that nigga, he's about to prove he deserves more than 1 MVP this year if he can get his "Bionic Bean" on.... Can't wait to see Kobe yamm on D. Howard, you know if he gots any hops he's gonna try for it!

 

[killap]

We got two spots left and on the radar we got...

Vujacic

Odom

Powell

Douglas-Roberts

Shawne Williams

Not sure if any of them is a game changer at this point but I will say if we can get the best out of Odom he can be like Diaw was in his phx days except better

 

[killap]

I think next years team might be "deeper" than last yrs

Gasol/Kaman/Sacre

Hill/Kelly

Johnson/Young

Bryant/Meeks

Nash/Blake/Farmar

I put Farmar behind Blake but I do expect him to play a good amount, due to lots of rest for Nash and Kobe and Meeks will probably see time at the 3

 

[killap]

We got two spots left and on the radar we got...

Vujacic

Odom

Powell

Douglas-Roberts

Shawne Williams

Marcus Landry

Not sure if any of them is a game changer at this point but I will say if we can get the best out of Odom he can be like Diaw was in his phx days except better

I forgot about Landry he is showing up in summer league and we actually have 3 spots I just think we will leave one open

 

[DR. JEK]

SAS said D'antoni used to sh*t on Clark all the time and was not surprised he left.

Thats why the Lakers have the wrong coach. If they had the same squad but Doug Collins or Larry Brown was coaching Id have no worries about this undermanned team being competitive. But sence we allowing this Dork Pringles to be in charge of motivating this squad and Jim Short yellow Buss making emotional basketball decisions, its gonna be a long season. I hate agreeing with Bilfiger because hes a Fuckboy tryna troll out Kobe and LA fans but Lakers really wont make no noise with the incompetence in charge and it sucks to say that

 

[buttuh_b]

Can't wait for the season.

 

[LEMZIMUS_RAMSEY]

Lakers fans will have to wait until next summer to hope. This gona be an empty year to be erased off your memories.

 

[DaBull]

can't believe odom is still jobless

 

[Trockm]

This shouldnt even be a thread. Theyre not winning shit for the next 5 to 6 yrs

 

[northside7]

^^^Foolish man post.

 

[toheeb27]

^^^Foolish man post.

Bro, u need to learn to ignore dudes like that. They are going to do petty shit like that all season. Just don't give them the attention they seek....

 

[northside7]

^^^Foolish man post.

Bro, u need to learn to ignore dudes like that. They are going to do petty shit like that all season. Just don't give them the attention they seek....

True. You're right.

 

[joeyfkncrakk]

I was at work the other day just thinking about how much Kobe went off this year, aside from every problem we did have... He was just simply amazing... The bounce he had all year was something that if we were all playing as 1 we would've had the right Kobe to get it done again for the town.. He got his damn dunk on bro, I ain't seen Kobe get up like that in the past 4 years maybe, he was a man possessed and still as clutch as usual coming through to cut down huge deficits, even in defeat Kobe left his all out last year... I wish it could have translated and meshed like we all wanted but Kobe proved why he's still a Top 2 player, like it or NOT.

 

[joeyfkncrakk]

28 Game Winners for 24....

 

[Tommy bilfiger]

Lakers just signed elias harris.Now if they can add odom the cypher will be complete

Watch out now

Lmao @ 7-8 seeds having threads

 

[joeyfkncrakk]

Lakers just signed elias harris.Now if they can add odom the cypher will be complete

Watch out now

Lmao @ 7-8 seeds having threads

Get off our dick.... Why u in here hating on a Saturday afternoon, go to the mall or go get some pussy bro,...

 

[Tommy bilfiger]

Teenagers go to malls to chill u lame ass nigga.Pussy will be here in about 2 hours.

I understand the truth hurts and you're angry.Lakers went from top 10 to not mentioned at all.Can't wait til this season so I can roast this wacc ass team again

 

[Tommy bilfiger]

^This is what happens when you try to make a larry holmes voltron with a core of 33-38 year old players.They all break down and get injured now you see why dwight bounced on this wacc ass team

Flabby n sick squad.Now catch feelins and flag this.You lames are puppets on a string you move when I tell you too

Thread full of "laker fans" and only 2 of em from the city of Los angeles

 

[DaBull]

less than 3 months til the season start, lets get it