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NBA finals (potential): Lakers - Celtics
OG Hack Wilson:
FARMAR WILL GUARD RONDO???? hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
might as well bring back Vlad Divac to guard K.G. with that thinking
sprite:
^ that guy just doesn't know, obviously the "assignment" for the series will not be given to Farmar
in my opinion, I would say the gameplan for the Lakers would be to let Rondo get his
as in, if you shut down Pierce and Allen - and Rondo gets a lot of points and you lose - well then you deserve the loss
Lakers know they don't have anyone to keep up with Rondo, putting Kobe on him is just stupid unless it's a last second or important play, something like that
it's all about the Lakers being able to score in the paint, and that's what the Celtics need to stop them from doing
if the Celtics won't let them in the paint, they start kickin it out, and if Artest and Kobe aren't hitting (which on those nights they never do) - it's big trouble
and last, will Lamar Odom be a pussy? that's a big factor in this series - and with any team playing the Lakers, no doubt it's always the deciding factor
going with my gut I'd have to think L.A. didn't forget 2008, and although Boston seems determined at the last shot of another ring and put up a fight, I say L.A. in 6
sprite:
--- Quote from: M Dogg on May 22, 2010, 10:31:38 PM ---I am saying this right here right now. Kobe's legacy is on the line as a great Lakers.
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totally agree.... also look at it like this
3 Finals appearances in a row is incredible - but if you lose 2 out of the 3, to the same team, that's just a fuckup on every resume, especially against Boston
but if you go 3 in a row - WIN 2 out of 3, with 1 coming after you lost it THEN getting revenge on the 1 you originally lost to
it's complete failure or the top of the mountain
whether or not anyone likes it his shit is on the line big time in this series
Chamillitary Click:
lol @ people being sucked into the media.
"rings = greatness", psshhhh.
M Dogg™:
--- Quote from: Chamillitary Click on May 23, 2010, 01:46:45 PM ---lol @ people being sucked into the media.
"rings = greatness", psshhhh.
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It's not being a sucker to the media, it's about winning against Boston. I grew up hating Boston. I hated Larry Bird as a kid, in California he represented white culture, and we were a diverse state with our star player being African-American. It's about remembering Kobe Bryant now, and seeing him lead a team to victory over the great Boston Celtics. I'll be honest, the NBA title maybe great, but it's about Lakers/Celtics. I don't know if you know this, but they have sort of a rivalry going, and if your a Laker fan you remember that this rivalry has been going on since 1959, and we didn't even win a series until 1985. For ten years before I was even born, the Lakers lost 7 times to the Celtics, and 3 of those times the Lakers took it to game 7, the last time in 1969 the Celtics beat the Lakers on their own home court. When I was growing up in the 80's, it was all about Lakers/Celtics, as in 1985 the Lakers finally broke the Celtics curse, and proved their is some Magic in LA. Then in 2008, it was suppose to be Kobe's year, he won the MVP, and it was all about Kobe. So when we had Boston in the finals, it was perfect, what better way to cement the legacy of Kobe Bryant than to win the title that year again an old rival. The rivalry was dead, but once Boston won that series Laker fans wanted revenge, and slowly the rivalry is coming back. People in Boston are chanting "Beat LA", people in LA are chanting, "We Want Boston". I am not sure if you know this, to Laker fans, beating Boston is BIGGER than a ring, it's BIGGER than the trophies. There is nothing other than beating Boston. They kept Elgin Baylor from enjoying an NBA title, as Baylor might just be the greatest player to never win a title. They are responsible for 9 of the Lakers 15 NBA title loses. NBA title aside, this is our Yankees/Red Sox. For years it was a one sided affair, then it all turned around, and now it has become more important than titles.
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