[08]LA Lakers, Season Primer

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Difficulty: Superstar
Quarter Length: 12 mins
Season Length: 82 Games
Playoff Format: 7-7-7-7
Rosters: Alby's
P.S. : thanks for the various patchers that made the game graphically nice

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Make changes and make it now

Rumor swirls around the league that Kobe wants to be out of the Lakers organization, "If they wont make any changes just trade me already" Kobe Bryant stated. The Lakers are indeed needs pieces for the championship puzzle. "We're doing our best on seeking trades and waiting for proposals" Kupchak said. "All we ask is that Kobe to be patient and just wait as the off-season progresses" he added. "I'll talk to him" Phil Jackson stated. "I think Kobe is just hungry for a championship ring, we will work hard to bring him one" Phil added, we'll see what will happen as the off-season progresses so stay tuned and dont touch the remote control.

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Dr. Kupchak made three surgeries a success

The Lakers organization announced today the acquisition of Derek Fisher, Pau Gasol and Trevor Ariza, "We did what Kobe wanted" Mitch Kupchak said, the Lakers acquired Derek Fisher from the Free Agency to whom will reunite with Kobe and indeed will bring them leadership on their backcourt, acquired the defensive swingman Trevor Ariza by sending both Brian Cook and Maurice Evans to Orlando, and got the services of the Spanish superstar Pau Gasol in a block buster deal by signing and trading Aaron McKie together with Kwame Brown, Javaris Crittenton and the draft rights to Marc Gasol going to the Grizzlies, the Lakers also signed DJ Mbenga for the rest of the season.

"I personally called Kobe and he seems to be happy." Kupchak added, "In my opinion we have the best first, second or even our third unit is good." Phil Jackson said "Can you imagine we have Lamar as our 4th option offensively" Jackson added. The Lakers' roster now stands at 14, and it looks like Lakers fans will now stop cursing Mitch Kupchak after almost murdering him with unmanly words after he traded Shaq away and trading Caron Butler for Kwa-may Brown, as Stephen A Smith said "A bonafide Scrub".

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Lakers Bound Ship to The Philippines



NBA Commissioner David Stern announced today that the Los Angeles Lakers together with the Boston Celtics, Toronto Raptors, and the Minnesotta Timberwolves will go abroad and fly to The Philippines for the up and coming NBA Preseason tune up games, "We're basically bringing the NBA to the fans overseas" Stern said, "Since some of the fans would like to see their idols personally, we came up with this idea." he added.

"I'm excited" Kobe stated. "I want to see how will we play against other teams, and i've heared beaches there are awesome" Kobe added. "I think this would help my players gel and know each other very well" Phil Jackson said. Will the Lakers gel as a team now that they have new faces on their roster. We'll see in the up coming Preseason tourney.

[Skills]

Not bad.. but you already made a topic about the same dynasty.
You should close one of them.

[deihatein]

Hope this one is good gonna be watching for this since you have Pau Gasol on your lineup

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[Skills]

Haha awesome! Bringing them to the Philippines! Won't you need the actual Araneta Coliseum to make this realistic? (If you plan to recap preseason games)

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dont worry i've dled one

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Lakers VS. Wolves tonight



The Los Angeles Lakers and the Minnesotta Timberwolves will square off tonight at the historical Araneta Coliseum, "I'm excited, I've been here twice but i did'nt play a single game." Kobe said. "We're prepared for them, we'll make this game hard for them to win." Al Jefferson stated. Will it be a walk in the park for the Lakers, or will the Wolves pull an upset, stay tuned.

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Nice templates, although you don't need to post the same article in one post, and then another in the web article thing. Anyways good luck and keep it up

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thanks for the support

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[Skills]

Whoa. How'd you get the actual Coliseum? Great recap by the way

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Lakers and Raptors set to battle tonight

The Lakers are scheduled to battle it against Toronto tonight, "We don't care if we win or lose this one, since this one is not counted as an official game, we're here to have a vacation, have some fun and gel as a team." Kobe stated, "I agree with Kobe, We're not here to win, we're here to entertain the fans and show them that their moneys worth." Phil Jacskon said.

"We won't wear our gamefaces either." Chris Bosh said, "We'll just enjoy the game." He added. Will this be an all-star game type of match or will it be a serious game, we will se as the Lakers will battle it out against the Raptors tonight it the historical Araneta Coliseum in the Philippines

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[buzzy]

Nice game. I really like the layout of your recap, those links are awesome.
Maybe try to write the recap a bit bigger, my nose was touching the screen while I read it.

Good luck against the Celtics.

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Thrilla in Manila II


The Lakers and the Celtics are set to battle tonight at the Araneta Coliseum, "This will be a good one, this will be an acid test for my boys, we need to stop their big three but they do need to stop our big four." Phil Jackson stated, "My players are more experienced than those players Phil (Jackson) have, I have two(KG,Ray Allen) players who we're proven leaders from their former teams." Doc Rivers said. Will the Celts' big three win or will the Lakers' Big four prevail, stay tuned.

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This team is exciting and athletic, and is surrounded by a group of young players who has lots of potentials.

Players Gone :

Esteban Batista
Royal Ivey
Slava Medvedenko

Players Gained :

Al Horford
Acie Law
Mario West

Team Needs :

A solid PG probably an Andre Miller type of player



No doubt, this team is one of the most improved this season, from being cellar dwellers they've become championship contenders , the acquisition of Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen will help them become NBA Champs.

Players Gone :

Ryan Gomes
Gerald Green
Al Jefferson
Michael Olowokandi
Theo Ratliff
Allan Ray
Wally Szczerbiak
Sebastian Telfair
Delonte West

Players Gained :

Ray Allen
Glen Davis
Kevin Garnett
Eddie House
Scot Pollard
James Posey
Gabe Pruitt

Team Needs :

An Energizer, probably an Anderson Varejao type of player

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A team which has a lot of room for improvement, the acquisition of Jason Richardson will help them with scoring.

Players Gone:

Alan Anderson
Primoz Brezec
Walter Herrman
Brevin Knight
Jake Voskuhl

Players Gained:

Earl Boykins
Jermareo Davidson
Jared Dudley
Nazr Mohammed
Jason Richardson

Team Needs :

A post presence and a wing defender, suitable are Shaq and Trenton Hassel



A team that showed lot of heart this past season, has made a statement, and is a contender in the East Coast.

Players Gone :

Malik Allen
Martynas Andriuskevicius
Andre Barrett
P.J. Brown
Michael Sweetney

Players Gained :

JamesOn Curry
Aaron Gray
Demetris Nichols
Joakim Noah
Joe Smith

Team Needs :

A solid PF probables are Jermaine O'neal and Pau Gasol

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Has showed potential by reaching the Finals last season, the Lebron James lead team will surely be a contender within the East.

Players Gone :

Scot Pollard
David Wesley

Players Gained :

Devin Brown
Cedric Simmons

Team Needs :

A solid PG or a second offensive option suitable are Jason Kidd and Mike Bibby



This Dirk Nowitzki lead team is struggling when it's playoff time, eventhough Josh Howard and Devin Harris are improving.

Players Gone :

Greg Buckner
Austin Croshere
Didier Ilunga-Mbenga
Pops Mensah-Bonsu
Kevin Willis

Players Gained :

Brandon Bass
Nick Fazekas
Trenton Hassell
Juwan Howard
Eddie Jones

Team Needs :

A court general and a post defender, probably Jason Kidd and Marcus Camby

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With the addition of Allen Iverson last December, the Nuggets instantly became a team to beat in the West, with the defensive presence that Marcus Camby and a scoring machine in Carmelo Anthony, the Nuggets are surely fun to watch

Players Gone :

Steve Blake
Reggie Evans
DerMarr Johnson
Jamal Sampson

Players Gained :

Chucky Atkins
Steven Hunter

Team Needs :

A starting pg and a defensive swingman, Delonte West and Ron Artest would be a good fit



This year, the Detroit Pistons are still contenders for the crown, it will most likely be Boston or Detroit for the Eastern Conference Championship

Players Gone :

Will Blalock
Dale Davis
Ronald Dupree
Nazr Mohammed
Chris Webber

Players Gained :

Arron Afflalo
Primoz Brezec
Jarvis Hayes
Walter Herrmann
Cheikh Samb
Rodney Stuckey

Team Needs :

None at the moment

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This team shocked the world last playoffs by defeating the no. 1 seeded Dallas Mavericks, Don Nelson really made a good job on this team, expect Golden State to be a "Dark Horse" within the West Coast.

Players Gone :

Zarko Cabarkapa
Adonal Foyle
Sarunas Jasikevicius
Josh Powell
Jason Richardson

Players Gained :

Marco Belinelli
Austin Croshere
Kosta Perovic
C.J. Watson
Chris Webber
Brandan Wright

Team Needs :

A backup PG, maybe Juan Carlos Navarro is a good fit



The team that has been bitten by the injury bug this past season, the half man half a season Tracy McGrady surely needs to avoid being injured. This is a team that's when healthy, is a good contender at the West.

Players Gone :

John Lucas III
Vassilis Spanoulis
Bob Sura
Jake Tsakalidis

Players Gained :

Aaron Brooks
Steve Francis
Mike James
Carl Landry
Luis Scola

Team Needs :

A back up center and a perimeter defender or a perimeter scorer Kwame Brown, Mike Miller or Ron Artest would be a good fit for the Rockets