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08:12 AM ET 05.05 | Phil Jackson said Pau Gasol looked tired and Andrew Bynum said the teammates had "trust issues," but Lakers fans may have been most harsh. Every time he touched the ball, the murmur grew, and grew, until finally, the sound of a collapsing Lakers season cascaded around the skinny guy's shaky shoulders. The booing fans knew it. The annoyed Lakers felt it. History will eventually record it, and it will be about as pretty as the skinny guy's haircut. ... You want a scapegoat for a 93-81 loss to the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday in Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals? You want to attach a name to a two-games-to-none deficit that will be historically improbable to overcome? Gasol is, sadly, your man.

Pau Gasol, Getty Images

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May 5, 2011 08:15 AM ET

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Like a deer in headlights.... Hahahahahahaha.

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May 5, 2011 08:18 AM ET

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Originally posted 08:16 AM ET 05.05 by jgb

It aint over yet

The fat lady is singin'.

P-Dubya

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May 5, 2011 08:18 AM ET

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Between "trust issues" (what the hell was HE thinking) and Artest the Goon, Lakers are in a bit of a pickle...

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May 5, 2011 08:20 AM ET

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Originally posted 08:18 AM ET 05.05 by Otis B. Driftwood

Between "trust issues" (what the hell was HE thinking) and Artest the Goon, Lakers are in a bit of a pickle...

And only have to wait until tomorrow to see them writhe some more.

P-Dubya

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May 5, 2011 08:20 AM ET

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Originally posted 08:16 AM ET 05.05 by jgb

It aint over yet

Nope... it's not. I'm not ready to start dancing on that grave.

That is one massive wounded animal coming here tomorrow night...

Otis B. Driftwood

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May 5, 2011 08:21 AM ET

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Originally posted 08:16 AM ET 05.05 by jgb

It aint over yet

I love that Celtic attitude jgb...

Epoch1

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May 5, 2011 08:22 AM ET

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Originally posted 08:18 AM ET 05.05 by Otis B. Driftwood

Between "trust issues" (what the hell was HE thinking) and Artest the Goon, Lakers are in a bit of a pickle...

That shot by Artest needs to earn him a one game vacation. No need for that kind of BS

Epoch1

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May 5, 2011 08:26 AM ET

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Originally posted 08:22 AM ET 05.05 by Epoch1

That shot by Artest needs to earn him a one game vacation. No need for that kind of BS

And PJ acknowledged as much last night...

So much for the new and improved Artest.

Otis B. Driftwood

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May 5, 2011 08:27 AM ET

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HIT THE SWITCH .....HIT THE SWITCHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!

allsmokeyandstuff

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May 5, 2011 08:31 AM ET

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Originally posted 08:27 AM ET 05.05 by allsmokeyandstuff

HIT THE SWITCH .....HIT THE SWITCHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!

Oh yeah... The Switch!

Epoch1

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May 5, 2011 08:32 AM ET

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Originally posted 08:26 AM ET 05.05 by Otis B. Driftwood

And PJ acknowledged as much last night... So much for the new and improved Artest.

Bad enough that Odom almost stripped the guys face off... but that at least didn't look malicious. WTF was Artest thinking he was going to accomplish?

Epoch1

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May 5, 2011 08:33 AM ET

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Well played Mavs!!!

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May 5, 2011 08:36 AM ET

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These Mavs are very different. You can't push them around. Chandler & Haywood are a nice 1-2 punch.

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May 5, 2011 08:36 AM ET

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Lakers fans blaming Gasol as usual. Just like one man can't win a game by himself, one man can't lose a game by himself. How about blaming that bench? Horrible bench. Lamar Kardashian is no longer interested in winning championships. Fisher is just about done. No one is looking at him fading under the lights. People say that Fisher struggles against quicker PGs but here he has a old Jason Kidd and still being owned yet Lakers fans continue to blame Pau who has to deal with one of the all time great players in NBA history. Cut the guy some slack. Pau is the LAST thing the Lakers should be worried about.

Steve Black, Shanell Brown, Lamar Odom, Fisher, and Ron Artest has been non existent yet the blame goes to Pau? I don't understand Laker Nation. Pau actually played ok. He had a play in which he let Stevenson block him from the back. That was pretty bad but then HE COMES RIGHT BACK with a steal and SLAM DUNKS it. Lol. I mean, the guy is leaving his heart out there on the court.

Trust when i say that i can find A LOT more problems with the Lakers than Pau.

Jay/Punk

Cleveland , OH

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May 5, 2011 08:36 AM ET

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Artest was looking to kill somebody the ENTIRE game, and just like the wuss he is, he finally picked on the midget on the court. Had he been man enuf, he should have shoved Chandler or Haywood or someone of size. He got a man totally defenseless. Ball-less Artest indeed!!