OGT: This week out west, 4 games vs. Lakers, Blazers, Jazz & Suns (11/17 thru 11/22)

[Glenn]

Hi

[Fool]

Return to reality week.

[Kstat]

I can see us beating Utah, not the other 3.

If we had Rip, things might have been different.

BTW his foot better be falling the fuck off for him to be missing a month for a sprained ankle.

[Glenn]

The Lakers lost last night, so, of course, there are a bunch of stories today about how beat up Kobe is.

Who is going to guard him, Stuckey? Jerebko?

[Kstat]

gotta be stuckey.

[Glenn]

It sounds funny, but the Laker game might be the best shot of the 4 games to get a win.

[Kstat]

the way Utah is playing, I see that game as the best shot.

[Fool]

Utah is playing terrible but even when they are playing terrible and we are at the top of our game they beat us.

Kobe left last night, in a close game, before the game ended and didn't return I believe.

[Kstat]

aggravated groin injury. Might force him to sit out a game rather than risk a tear.

[Glenn]

It will certainly help that there will be two off days before that game (Utah), even if one of them is a travel day.

I hate these kinds of "trends" especially with as much turnover that this team has had, but we certainly don't seem to play very well vs. Utah.

They have a good/deep front line, and most likely Deron will be back by then.

I think their record might be a bit deceiving. 4 of their 6 losses came at Denver, at Dallas, at Boston and at Cleveland.