The Lakers will be fine - ignore ESPN drama

[lefty]

Seriously, fuck ESPN...........

They are losing a few games so what?

They are just bored; 82 games

Remember in 2000-2001 how "ok" they looked before repeating?

Or the Bulls in 1992-1993, who won 55 games that season, as opposed to 65 the previous season?

They will raise their game come playoff time

[tlongII]

Baloney.

[lefty]

Why?

Lakers own the Blazers :lol

[lefty]

They get confused and delerious when Kobes cock isn't around to suck.
What about Lebron's ?

[IronMaxipad]

April Fools!

amiright?

[bostonguy]

Of course they will be fine. They are still winning the west. Thing is if they have to face the Cavs in the finals, Cleveland wins in 6. That team is the Lakers kryptonite.

[Banzai]

April Fools!

amiright?

dude your avatar picture is gross. :rollin

[Killakobe81]

Of course they will be fine. They are still winning the west. Thing is if they have to face the Cavs in the finals, Cleveland wins in 6. That team is the Lakers kryptonite.

You just maybe right i can also see a WCF loss as well I would say odds are:
40% we lose in Finals
20% we lose in WCF
20% we win title
15% we lose in 2nd round
5% we lose in 1st round

[bostonguy]

You just maybe right i can also see a WCF loss as well I would say odds are:
40% we lose in Finals
20% we lose in WCF
20% we win title
15% we lose in 2nd round
5% we lose in 1st round

The only team I can see realistically having any shot in the west to take LA out it would be Dallas. Thing is I just don't think they are good enough to take them down this season. Could they push them 6-7 games? Very possible.

Utah sucks on the road and they don't matchup well with LA given how the last 2 years have been.

Enver is done with Kmarts injury. Even with him, I just didn't see them beating LA 4 times.

[tlongII]

The only team I can see realistically having any shot in the west to take LA out it would be Dallas. Thing is I just don't think they are good enough to take them down this season. Could they push them 6-7 games? Very possible.

Utah sucks on the road and they don't matchup well with LA given how the last 2 years have been.

Enver is done with Kmarts injury. Even with him, I just didn't see them beating LA 4 times.

We can beat the Lakers. GuaranSheed.

[ChrisRichards]

Seriously, fuck ESPN...........

They are losing a few games so what?

They are just bored; 82 games

Remember in 2000-2001 how "ok" they looked before repeating?

Or the Bulls in 1992-1993, who won 55 games that season, as opposed to 65 the previous season?

They will raise their game come playoff time
A few notes lefty.

00-01 Lakers peaked at the right time. 09-10 Lakers are getting worst at the wrong time.


LA's best player in 00-01 was undeniably a force to be reckoned with. LA's best player this season is a shooting guard having one of the least efficient career of his career the past 4 yrs.


00-01 Lakers had a 300 lb, 30 pts and 15 board monster. 09-10 Lakers has a skinny pussy imported from Spain.


00-01 Lakers had some tough and smart veterans guys coming off the bench.

Rick Fox
Brian Shaw
Robert Horry
Ron Harper
Horace Grant

VS

Sasha Vujacic
Jordan Farmar
Shannon Brown
DJ Mbenga
Josh Powell




This year's Lakers are injury plagued and have chemistry issues in March. That's not something any championship team should entering in the postseason.



Lastly, the Lakers won a title against a team led by an undersized shooting guard. This year they will face the leagues Best Player with a deep supporting cast.

[bostonguy]

A few notes lefty.

00-01 Lakers peaked at the right time. 09-10 Lakers are getting worst at the wrong time.


LA's best player in 00-01 was undeniably a force to be reckoned with. LA's best player this season is a shooting guard having one of the least efficient career of his career the past 4 yrs.


00-01 Lakers had a 300 lb, 30 pts and 15 board monster. 09-10 Lakers has a skinny pussy imported from Spain.


00-01 Lakers had some tough and smart veterans guys coming off the bench.

Rick Fox
Brian Shaw
Robert Horry
Ron Harper
Horace Grant

VS

Sasha Vujacic
Jordan Farmar
Shannon Brown
DJ Mbenga
Josh Powell




This year's Lakers are injury plagued and have chemistry issues in March. That's not something any championship team should entering in the postseason.



Lastly, the Lakers won a title against a team led by an undersized shooting guard. This year they will face the leagues Best Player with a deep supporting cast.



Fox was a starter. And a team led by an undersized shooting guard???

[bostonguy]

Shaq will also come back motivated. I know he isn't lazy. He wants that 5th ring and he is playing for a new contract. He won't be getting any bloated offers but if he wants a decent 2 year contract, he has to come back and produce.

This Cavs team is so damn versatile and deep. The worst player on their bench is Moon or Leon Powe and that is fucking scary.

[JoeTait75]

Seriously, fuck ESPN...........

They are losing a few games so what?

They are just bored; 82 games

Remember in 2000-2001 how "ok" they looked before repeating?

Or the Bulls in 1992-1993, who won 55 games that season, as opposed to 65 the previous season?

They will raise their game come playoff time

This Lakers team isn't even in the same zip code as the 2000-01 Lakers team or the 1992-93 Bulls. It's embarrassing to even compare them.

As for the "bored" excuse, well... Derek Fisher isn't "bored." He's just a corpse. Ron Artest isn't "bored." He's just slow and over the hill. Pau isn't "bored." He's just soft. The bench isn't "bored." It just sucks.

Only way that team repeats is if Cleveland fails to make it out of the East. If the Cavaliers get to the Finals they will dominate Los Angeles. Six games, tops.

[bostonguy]

This Lakers team isn't even in the same zip code as the 2000-01 Lakers team or the 1992-93 Bulls. It's embarrassing to even compare them.

As for the "bored" excuse, well... Derek Fisher isn't "bored." He's just a corpse. Ron Artest isn't "bored." He's just slow and over the hill. Pau isn't "bored." He's just soft. The bench isn't "bored." It just sucks.

Only way that team repeats is if Cleveland fails to make it out of the East. If the Cavaliers get to the Finals they will dominate Los Angeles. Six games, tops.

Joe I love seeing you confident and I am pulling for you guys. That being said, you need Shaq to come back and be effective. If he isn't, that changes things dramatically. You need Shaq especially for teams like Orlando and LA. Ferry traded for Shaq based on April,May,June. Now I am not saying Shaq needs to turn back the clock. He just needs to be the player he was before he hurt his thumb.

[lurker]

http://i44.tinypic.com/1zbtrvb.jpg


lol

[lefty]

This Lakers team isn't even in the same zip code as the 2000-01 Lakers team or the 1992-93 Bulls. It's embarrassing to even compare them.

As for the "bored" excuse, well... Derek Fisher isn't "bored." He's just a corpse. Ron Artest isn't "bored." He's just slow and over the hill. Pau isn't "bored." He's just soft. The bench isn't "bored." It just sucks.

Only way that team repeats is if Cleveland fails to make it out of the East. If the Cavaliers get to the Finals they will dominate Los Angeles. Six games, tops.
Of course the 09-10 Lakers are not as good as the 93 bulls or 01 lakers

But the League sucks as a whole compared to to 93 and 01.

My point is that Laker fans shouldn't be worried about those losses.
They should win the West.

(But they won't win the title if they face the Cavs in the Finals)

[lurker]

http://i41.tinypic.com/35k60x0.jpg

:lobt2::lobt2:

[JoeTait75]

Of course the 09-10 Lakers are not as good as the 93 bulls or 01 lakers

But the League sucks as a whole compared to to 93 and 01.

My point is that Laker fans shouldn't be worried about those losses.
They should win the West.

(But they won't win the title if they face the Cavs in the Finals)

I guess my point is that I'm not sure that team is good enough to just turn it on and off at will. I see real, glaring weaknesses with that team. I mean, everyone knew with the 2000-01 Lakers that it was just a matter of them getting their minds right. With this team I don't think that's the case, necessarily.

[lefty]

I guess my point is that I'm not sure that team is good enough to just turn it on and off at will. I see real, glaring weaknesses with that team. I mean, everyone knew with the 2000-01 Lakers that it was just a matter of them getting their minds right. With this team I don't think that's the case, necessarily.
It's interesting that you mentioned Fisher, because the Lakers turned it around in 2000-2001 when Fish came back from an injury.

Since he is not injured, I'm wondering who is going to provide a spark.

Not Kobe, since his leadership is not where it should be.
Not Gasol, since he is a whiny softie
Not Artest, nobody is gonna listen to him and he is a hot head
Not Bynum, too young
Not Odom, too quiet and inconsistent

But the rest of the West sucks and Lakers have the reds in their pocket anyway, so they will win the West and lose to CLE

[ChrisRichards]

And a team led by an undersized shooting guard???
Iverson is Philly's SG despite what his position states in 00-01.

[JoeTait75]

Hey, I'm sure the Bobcats are thinking the same thing.:rollin

I wouldn't blame them if they were.

[Muser]

Lakers frontcourt will bend over for Clevelands.

[DazedAndConfused]

Honestly what the FUCK does a Cleveland fan know about winning? With all due respect, shut the fuck up regular season champ.

The playoffs are a completely different beast than the regular season. You should know all about that Cleveland fan after getting face fucked by Orlando, nearly getting swept if it weren't for a miracle LBJ shot. Orlando is peaking and are looking every bit as good as they did last year. You have much bigger problems to worry about than the Lakers, you shouldn't even be looking towards the Finals.

As for the Lakers, they are one lazy ass team with a supreme sense of entitlement. I don't see any effort from this group, and honestly I don't know if they'll be able to flip the switch. I do trust that Jackson knows what is doing, the man bleeds winning and has always been able to get his teams ready for the big post season run. Once the Lakers starting lineup comes back in full force, i.e. when Bynum returns, they will start playing a lot better. The bench rotations will shore up and we'll see less garbage like Powell and Mbenga on the floor.

[Muser]

Why do you have to have past experience of winning to know your team is the best in the league?

[JoeTait75]

Honestly what the FUCK does a Cleveland fan know about winning? With all due respect, shut the fuck up regular season champ.

Just stop. You're mailing this post in. There's no magical formula that's going to make your bench not shitty in the postseason. There's no magical formula that's going to bring the corpse of Derek Fisher back to life. The problems you had in the regular season are going to carry over.

And it's funny that you mention Orlando. I KNEW Orlando would be a huge problem for Cleveland in the postseason last year. Know how I knew? BECAUSE I WATCHED THE REGULAR SEASON GAMES. I knew the Cavaliers couldn't match up because I'd seen it.

And believe me, there were PLENTY of Cavaliers fans who were talking the same shit as you: "The playoffs are a different animal, blah blah blah." They were as right as you're going to be this year. If you weren't living in this fantasy land where the Lakers just show up and win because they're the Lakers, you'd know damn well what a piss-poor match-up Cleveland is for your team.

BTW, I know how big of a threat Orlando is this year as well. That doesn't change the fact that Cleveland matches up awfully well with L.A. And all the ring-smack in the world doesn't change that.

[Ghazi]

Mavs/Cavs will be an epic Finals.

Joe how you think my boys in blue matchup v the Cavs?

[ChrisRichards]

Why do you have to have past experience of winning to know your team is the best in the league?
:lol exactly. its like, ignore all the concrete proof if your team didnt win in the past then i wont listen to you.

[Muser]

By that logic the current Golden State team knows more about winning than the Cavs.

[Muser]

So right now the Golden State Warriors know more about winning than the Cleveland Cavaliers?

[JoeTait75]

If only Jim Chones hadn't broken his foot prior to the 1976 ECF when I was ten months old. I'd know all about winning titles.

[HarlemHeat37]

The Lakers are nowhere near as good as the talent on the team and as hyped as they were coming into the season, they have some major flaws and while they have major talent, their team isn't built well..

However, they're going to win the West by default..there's nobody that can challenge them now that Kenyon Martin is pretty much crippled for the playoffs..

The Mavs have a puncher's chance, but I can't imagine them not going soft against LA..

None of the other teams in the West have any chance at all, they're all seriously flawed and lack the star power..

In the East, Cleveland and Orlando can beat them, but it doesn't mean anything..once the Lakers win a few series', they'll have some momentum, and anything can happen in the Finals..I'd still pick the Cavs to win it all, but the Lakers will certainly have a great chance, sadly..

[JoeTait75]

It's like getting pussy, Joe. If you've never had the experience then you cant relate to it. You being a virgin can't tell me shit about getting pussy when I've been in the panties 30 times.

In that case we're both virgins. You've contributed to as many title-winning teams as I have. What you're claiming is the equivalent of a virgin claiming he's not a virgin because he's watched a lot of porn.

[TheMACHINE]

wake me up when the playoffs start

[HarlemHeat37]

Now if a dummy like this guy can conjure up enough sense to make this sound post, what the fuck is wrong with the rest of you idiots.?


The line most likely references a comment Kobe made during his infamous 2003 rape case, when he told Colorado police that he "Should have done what Shaq does ... Shaq would pay his women not to say anything."

http://images.usatoday.com/news/_photos/2006/03/28/snitching.jpg

[ChrisRichards]

Now if a dummy like this guy can conjure up enough sense to make this sound post, what the fuck is wrong with the rest of you idiots.?
You basically agreed that the defending champs will be the Eastern Powerhouse' bitch come June. Come on Luva, are you really dipping this low.

[Smooth Criminal]

Baloney.

Bologna. If only people could spell

[cobbler]

We can beat the Lakers. GuaranSheed.

STFU Welcher boy!

[cobbler]

I love this! The Lakers lose a few and they are washed up. Forget that they have the best record in the west and 2nd best overall. Forget that the Cav's play in the weak ass east and if you put a strength of schedule factor into play the Lakers would get the home court. Doesn't matter.

The Lakers are going to be just fine if Drew gets back. If not.. it will be an uphill struggle. It changes everything. Yes Fisher is a huge liability. He gets beat often. When Drew is still back there, the guards still have to make a play and he alters shots. With no Drew, it's a layup or dish for a dunk. With that said, Drew being out depletes the bench. It takes Odom off the 2nd unit. Don't laugh, Walton being out hurts the bench as well. So Drew comes back and the starters get that much tougher, Odom goes back to the 2nd unit, and Walton returns to move the ball with that unit.

Lakers are going to be fine and anybody who is writing them off is in for a rude awakening. I like our chances!

[midnightpulp]

Joe dropping the knowledge on these post year 2000/Gasol trade Laker homer morons.

Since when do you need to be a "fan" of a championship team to understand the game of basketball?

From reading Joe's various posts, he's probably forgotten more about the NBA than many of the Laker fans on this board who only watch the NBA when the Lakers are winning. Otherwise they have no interest in the NBA and would prefer to watch The Hills or Jersey Shore over a game that doesn't involve the Purple 'N Piss capturing the W.

[024]

yup, the media is just cooking up some drama so the west can look competitive. in reality, the lakers will steam through and make it to the finals fairly easily. the same media said the lakers were lazy and unmotivated last year and, with the help of multiple key injuries, the lakers made it to the finals and won.

[midnightpulp]

You just stick around bitch, we got you in the first round. I've been waiting all ear to give you faggots a present once we bounce Duncan's ass out of the playoffs again.

Frontrunning like a true Laker homer.

My guess is that if the Lakers were competing for an 8 seed or missing the playoffs all together, you'd be nowhere near a basketball message board.

Oh, don't really have to guess.

When did you sign up on this board, again?

[21_Blessings]

reg date smack lol

That's the best Spurs fan can muster these days. :lmao :lmao

[Ghazi]

crofl ANDREA GLASSNUM

[cobbler]

Frontrunning like a true Laker homer.

My guess is that if the Lakers were competing for an 8 seed or missing the playoffs all together, you'd be nowhere near a basketball message board.

Oh, don't really have to guess.

When did you sign up on this board, again?

But they aren't and he is. Keep guessing!

[midnightpulp]

But they aren't and he is. Keep guessing!

Why do the majority of Laker homers (yourself included) frontrun?

Honest question.

You guys were DB Cooper from 05-07 and after that beatdown from the Celtics. But once you won the title, you've descended on all NBA message boards like a horde of locusts.

Guess it's Yankee season if the Lakers aren't doing shit.

[ChrisRichards]

I love this! The Lakers lose a few and they are washed up. Forget that they have the best record in the west and 2nd best overall. Forget that the Cav's play in the weak ass east and if you put a strength of schedule factor into play the Lakers would get the home court. Doesn't matter.

The Lakers are going to be just fine if Drew gets back. If not.. it will be an uphill struggle. It changes everything. Yes Fisher is a huge liability. He gets beat often. When Drew is still back there, the guards still have to make a play and he alters shots. With no Drew, it's a layup or dish for a dunk. With that said, Drew being out depletes the bench. It takes Odom off the 2nd unit. Don't laugh, Walton being out hurts the bench as well. So Drew comes back and the starters get that much tougher, Odom goes back to the 2nd unit, and Walton returns to move the ball with that unit.

Lakers are going to be fine and anybody who is writing them off is in for a rude awakening. I like our chances!

Quoted for embarassment in the very very near future.

[cobbler]

I said Phil never took a shot at Kobe during his second stint with the Lakers which is true.


He takes shots at Kobe all the time. Wrong again...


Example pls. Thanks.


Phil took a shot at Kobe a couple of months ago against Memphis. That was the game when Kobe took like 30 plus shots to score 40 points to go ahead of Jerry West on the Lakers scoring list. The Lakers ended up losing that game.


Pau Gasol and Fisher did. Phil was mum about it. He metioned having a balanced game but nothing directly at Kobe/


And yet you started a thread about it titled:

Gasol, Phil Jackson upset about Kobe's shooting

with the following in the original post:

Phil... "At halftime, I told everybody he's forcing the action, so let's get him over the hump so we can play some team ball.... but it looks like we never did"

http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=145733


Ouuuuch!!!! :lol

I'm gonna love this backpeddle! :lmao

Quoted for embarassment right now! Friggen Moron can't even keep his OBSESSION in order! :lmao

[Xylus]

Unfortunately, the Lakers are still the team to beat in the West.

[cobbler]

Unfortunately, the Lakers are still the team to beat in the West.

Key for the Lakers is getting Bynum back and healthy. Walton will be a big help for the 2nd unit as well. Team is looking shaky at best but I have faith they will come through. Well see. I still want the Suns!!! :toast