NBA finals (potential): Lakers - Celtics

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lol @ people being sucked into the media.

"rings = greatness", psshhhh.

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.

regardless, rings are not, nor will they ever be an individual achievement.

it's a team game, not Kobe's game; it all just affects the Lakers legacy.

i remember when the Celtics fucked the Lakers up two years ago, all we heard was "omg, if we had Bynum, we woulda won", now you have a full, healthy, better team & it's "omg, it's all Kobe"; like now, Bynum doesn't even deserve credit for the ring, if they win it; like the ring won't matter to anyone else's legacy BUT Kobe lol.

they arent individual achievements...but they do matter. Especially in Basketball. In Baseball....nobody gives a shit how many World Series you win. In Football...its important only if you are a QB. But you still cant really judge a football player on Superbowl victories. In basketball it matters more to me. Mainly because there are such fewer players and an individual has such a bigger impact on a team. BUT, not all championships are the same. If we use Kobe as an example. His three peat titles arent something I use to add much to his legacy...because he wasnt the focal point of that team. Shaq was. His latest championship means far more to his legacy because he was without question the man on that team. To me the teams success is only relevant to the indivuals legacy if he is the leader of that team. Robert Horry has a shitload of titles...but who gives a fuck cus he was just a role player lol