LAKERS are one of 7 teams picked to win the NBA championship!

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

THE SEVEN TEAMS THAT CAN WIN THE 2006 NBA TITLE


1. San Antonio
Loaded team, phenomenal bench, resident superstar on hand, tons of confidence ... why couldn't they finish like 74-8? Who's stopping them? I feel like every Spurs loss would be an accident -- this is the most stacked NBA team since the '97 Bulls. I can't even think of anything interesting to say about them.


2. Detroit
Playing with a collective "We can win without Larry Brown, just watch!" chip on their shoulder, which makes them exceedingly dangerous.


3. Indiana
Love the team, love the chemistry, love the coach. But here's my big question: Game 7, Eastern Finals, down by one, 20 seconds left, Indy has the ball ... who takes the big shot for them? Who steps up? Are you really happy with Artest taking that shot? What about Stephen Jackson? The Lithuanian? A fallaway from Jermaine O'Neal? None of the options make me feel that good. I'd rather go with the previous guys.


4. Miami
I think they missed their big window last spring. We'll see.


5. Dallas
The best bet to sneak into the Western Finals and get shellacked by 20 points a game.


6. Phoenix
Let's say they manage to hang around .500 past the trading deadline ... and Amare comes back right around March Madness ... and he rounds himself into shape by mid-April ... and they end up being a seventh seed. Would you want to play them? Me neither.


7. LA Lakers
Never understimate the danger of Mamba (Kobe Bryant). You know, the mamba can strike with 99 percent accuracy at maximum speed, in rapid succession ...


The pick: San Antonio over Detroit in five.




http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/051103

[Teddy Roosevelt]

I'm a big Laker fan but, COMMON. Everybody knows that the Lakers arn't gonna win the chamionship.

I don't think Mamba is gonna catch on.

[Javier]

Everybody just loves Phil, they want to be the ones that say in the end...see i told u so!  lol

[eS El Duque]

Bill Simmons is a funny guy..i love his articles.

[h cottie is bac-tive?]

houston rockets >>>  la lakers

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

houston rockets >>>  la lakers

Without reading your quote, I can tell you smoke rocks.

[Bigg $amo]

houston rockets >>>  la lakers

Without reading your quote, I can tell you smoke rocks.

without seeing your sig, i can tell you're a Kobe dickrider.

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

houston rockets >>>  la lakers

Without reading your quote, I can tell you smoke rocks.

without seeing your sig, i can tell you're a Kobe dickrider.

Is this thread about Kobe? No. So why did you feel the need to bring him up?...Looks like you're the one on Kobe's dick, mentioning him in threads where he has no place.

[Bigg $amo]

houston rockets >>>  la lakers

Without reading your quote, I can tell you smoke rocks.

without seeing your sig, i can tell you're a Kobe dickrider.

Is this thread about Kobe? No. So why did you feel the need to bring him up?...Looks like you're the one on Kobe's dick, mentioning him in threads where he has no place.

you dickride kobe, therefore you dickride the lakers 

[Stone Cold is Bout It, Bout It]

them niggas in your avatar are Laker fans you dumb piece of shit

[acbaylove]

Kobe is simply the best player in the league, and he's a man on a mission. He'll shut all the haters like you, boy. He actually already started it. Watch the winning shot again and again and keep dreaming about having a player like him in your fav team.

[Bigg $amo]

Kobe is simply the best player in the league, and he's a man on a mission. He'll shut all the haters like you, boy. He actually already started it. Watch the winning shot again and again and keep dreaming about having a player like him in your fav team.

I'm not a kobe hater.I just don't think he's the best player in the league. Actually he used to play with the best player in the league.

and look at kobe last year...

[Spicemuthafuc*in1]

i like la as the 8th seed but i promise houston will be better

[ThatSICCNESS]

 I think the Lakers will make the playoffs but win the championchip, WTF

[7even]

Kobe is simply the best player in the league, and he's a man on a mission. He'll shut all the haters like you, boy. He actually already started it. Watch the winning shot again and again and keep dreaming about having a player like him in your fav team.

dont overrate a game winning shot like that. hell, even jason terry made a sick game-tying effort right at the buzzer vs. phoenix. if kobe did the exact same thing he did it would be everywhere on wcc and everybody would say how great kobe is. jason terry does it nobody gives a shit.

to be honest laker fans remind me of blind american patriots. whenever you don't agree with the supposed greatness of what they support, they see you as an enemy.