LA will lose the first game of the season

[eyeh8u]

LA will lose the first game of the season

[Allanon]

Against the Clippas?

Lakers have a very (ridiculously) home friendly season to start the season, expect 83 win ecstasy's from the media come December.

[DAF86]

Out of what IMO are the only true contenders (Cavs, Celtics, Lakers and Spurs) the only team I see losing the opener is the Spurs.

[ginobili's bald spot]

Are you talking about the Clippers? Yes they will.




If you're talking about the Lakers then :lol Spurfan is kicking off their parade of wrong predictions early this year.

[Allanon]

Out of what IMO are the only true contenders (Cavs, Celtics, Lakers and Spurs) the only team I see losing the opener is the Spurs.

Cavs and Celtics play the opener against each other, one of those powerhouses is gettin an ass-kicking.

[ginobili's bald spot]

Cavs and Celtics play the opener against each other, one of those powerhouses is gettin an ass-kicking.

The Cavs will lose that game.

[Allanon]

Are you talking about the Clippers? Yes they will.

Actually, I think you got the joke, I didn't.

Yes, LA is losing the first game of the season. :lol

[hater]

The Cavs will lose that game.

yes

and LOL at lakerfan not getting it

[TheMACHINE]

LA will lose the first game of the season

FAIL!

Actually...Boston and Cleveland play the first game of the season, so one of those 2 teams will lose the first game of the season.

[Allanon]

yes

and LOL at lakerfan not getting it

It's easy to forget that there's another team in LA.

[hater]

It's easy to forget that there's another team in LA.

fair enough

[TheMACHINE]

yes

and LOL at lakerfan not getting it

We get it, its just the OP didnt execute it right.

[Allanon]

The Cavs will lose that game.

I think it's going to be a beatdown of epic proportions at the Q.

[tlongII]

Out of what IMO are the only true contenders (Cavs, Celtics, Lakers and Spurs) the only team I see losing the opener is the Spurs.

The only contender in the West is in Portland. You will realize that soon enough.

[eyeh8u]

We get it, its just the OP didnt execute it right.

my execution was perfect, every team has a first game of the season, you cant beat me on technicalities

[stretch]

great thread

[duncan228]

Blake Griffin may miss Clippers' opener (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/ball_dont_lie/post/Blake-Griffin-may-miss-Clippers-opener;_ylt=Aj88uHAgJbQ0iX62H3HNGym8vLYF?urn=nba,1 98208)
By J.E. Skeets

Right on Simmons' "Clippers Curse Comment" cue (http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/part2/091023&sportCat=nba), rookie Blake Griffin may miss Tuesday's regular season opener after tweaking his knee in Friday's meaningless preseason game against the Hornets.

Griffin suffered the injury to his left knee after coming down off a massive dunk in the third quarter.

6DPmb4JCcok

According to the L.A. Times (http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/sports_blog/2009/10/clipper-update-griffin-injured.html), Griffin did not practice Sunday and is expected to be examined by team doctors on Monday. And knowing the Clippers' questionable medical staff, he'll likely miss the entire 2009-10 regular season after a team doctor accidentally blinds the kid with his pen flashlight (http://www.ruby-electronics.com/productimages/LASPTR4-001.jpg).

[Allanon]

Dunleavy heard that Bynum will be playing so he pulled Griffin to keep his confidence intact.

[JamStone]

I agree.

And, I also predict that LA will win the first game of the season.

[Morg1411]

I predict that L.A. will both win and lose the first Western Conference game of the season.

L.A. is just THAT good.

[Spursmania]

Out of what IMO are the only true contenders (Cavs, Celtics, Lakers and Spurs) the only team I see losing the opener is the Spurs.

Spurs aren't losing at home opening night.

The fans are going to be yelling and screaming like crazy, and Pop is putting the big boys in for longer stretches than 22 minutes. I see Spurs taking this game.

[TheMACHINE]

I predict that L.A. will both win and lose the first Western Conference game of the season.

L.A. is just THAT good.

now THAT is well executed. :toast

[TheMACHINE]

I agree.

And, I also predict that LA will win the first game of the season.

but but the first game of the season is Boston vs Cleveland :wow

[The Gemini Method]

Oh man, if Griffin is out for the first game...that would be a huge disappointment. I wanted to see how he would stack up against regular season line-ups as opposed to feasting on the preseason. Hopefully he'll play, but overall I hope he is alright.

[JamStone]

The OP's execution was fine, and it worked at fooling at least 1 Laker fan poster despite the "technicality."

I'll make another prediction.

Bynum will be a back-up the entire season and will average fewer than 15 mpg.

[KSeal]

Blake Griffin may miss Clippers' opener (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/ball_dont_lie/post/Blake-Griffin-may-miss-Clippers-opener;_ylt=Aj88uHAgJbQ0iX62H3HNGym8vLYF?urn=nba,1 98208)
By J.E. Skeets

Right on Simmons' "Clippers Curse Comment" cue (http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/part2/091023&sportCat=nba), rookie Blake Griffin may miss Tuesday's regular season opener after tweaking his knee in Friday's meaningless preseason game against the Hornets.

Griffin suffered the injury to his left knee after coming down off a massive dunk in the third quarter.

6DPmb4JCcok

According to the L.A. Times (http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/sports_blog/2009/10/clipper-update-griffin-injured.html), Griffin did not practice Sunday and is expected to be examined by team doctors on Monday. And knowing the Clippers' questionable medical staff, he'll likely miss the entire 2009-10 regular season after a team doctor accidentally blinds the kid with his pen flashlight (http://www.ruby-electronics.com/productimages/LASPTR4-001.jpg).

Well that sucks, poor Clippers.

[Morg1411]

I hope he's OK. I do't expect GREAT things from the Clips, but it would be nice to see them at least have a shot at the Playoffs this year.

[Allanon]

The OP's execution was fine, and it worked at fooling at least 1 Laker fan poster despite the "technicality."

I'll make another prediction.

Bynum will be a back-up the entire season and will average fewer than 15 mpg.

Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice ... well you know how that goes. Not this time, buddy.

[Dex]

I bet you twenty bucks I can get you gambling by the end of the day.

[iggypop123]

word is griffin is seeking a second opinion for his knee. not a good thing

[Darthkiller]

damn, bill simmmons was right on about that in his letter to griffin.

[eyeh8u]

damn, bill simmmons was right on about that in his letter to griffin.


anytime you think bill simmons is right, go listen to his podcast before the superbowl from 2 years ago, where he said he cant imagine anything other than a blowout

[Spursfan092120]

6DPmb4JCcok
Really curious how that hurt his knee..didn't look like he came down wrong.

[KSeal]

Griffin out 6 weeks with stress fracture

http://www.nba.com/clippers/news/breakingnews091026.html

[eyeh8u]

Griffin out 6 weeks with stress fracture

http://www.nba.com/clippers/news/breakingnews091026.html

more evidence that growing kids in AAU are playing way too much and way too hard these days.

[duncan228]

Griffin out 6 weeks with stress fracture

http://www.nba.com/clippers/news/breakingnews091026.html

Harsh.

[Dex]

And so the Clippers continue being the Clippers.

[Chieflion]

I say the Clippers should relocate to change their curse. Either way, the title of the thread will be proven right. Both teams are Los Angeles, LA. Therefore, it is safe to confirm one of the teams will lose on opening night.

[Danny.Zhu]

Clippers lose by 20+.

[Culburn369]

6 weeks on a stress fracture?

Sure.