Hollinger: Suns in 6

[21_Blessings]

:lmao What a stupid fucking monkey.

[namlook]

Skip Bayless says Kobe will struggle against 37 year old Grant Hill. :lmao

http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=5177606

Bring it on!

[Ghazi]

:lmao Bynum doing his best Dampier impression

:lmao not an intricate part of the Lakers

:lmao overpaid stiff

[21_Blessings]

4-5 games max. Lakers already in the finals.

[Ghazi]

:lol negative +/- in a series his team sweeped

Andrea Glassnum: where court cancer happens

[21_Blessings]

Dirk can kiss Bynum's two nba championship rings

[Ghazi]

:lol resorting to weak smack since you can't defend Glassnum's ineptitude

:lol 21 blessings

:lol Glassnum

[21_Blessings]

:lol 1st round exit to 7 seed

:lol 1st round exit to 8 seed

:lol Dirk retiring ringless

[Ghazi]

jeez... over $13,000,000 next year for a guy who provides the Lakers the same thing they could get from DJ Mbenga, Desagana Diop, Kwame Brown, Joel Anthony... jeez

Jeez.... 10/9 against two teams without a center... jeez.

jeez... $13,000,000 for the Lakers 2nd best center who doesn't even play in crunchtime

jeez... negative +/- in a series where the Lakers won all 4 games.

:lol glassnum

[21_Blessings]

:lol Cuban paying the luxury tax for a jumpshooting 1st round exit team

[Pero]

:lmao What a stupid fucking monkey.

He got the first two rounds right regarding Suns, and Spurs, don't know about the rest.

[2Cleva]

Phoenix getting a lot of respect because the Spurs deservedly get a lot of respect so Phx is inheriting it. But they don't deserve it.

6? 7? Phx a challenge? Yeah it was nice they beat the Spurs but SA didn't have an
interior advantage nor the firepower. Add that with losing their defensive identity and old legs on their Big 3 and it was a wrap.

Look at the matchups. Besides at PG, Phx doesn't have the edge anywhere else. And Nash can't do it for 40 while Fisher is shooting the best he has all year.

What's more, Phx role players got their confidence rolling at home to start the last 2 series. The bright lights of LA is something else.

Not to mention LA will be fired up because they owe Phx something.

Of all the West playoff teams, Phoenix is the easiest matchup for LA.

Hard to call sweep (Lakers have only did it 13 times ever) but it won't be close.

[8FOR!3]

I'll take Grant Hill over Ron Artest, hell of an athlete, harder worker, and he's more consistent. Plus he doesn't jack 50 threes a game that he has no business shooting. Hill's a mid range jump shooter and he shoots just that. And while I'll say Gasol's the more talented player, he's a bitch and Stoudamire's offense will be good enough to cancel out Gasol's offense. The only clear advantages you've got are Kobe over Richardson and Bynum over Lopez, but I also think they'll work their bench better than LA. Not to mention that if Jason Richardson shoots like he's been shooting the rest of the playoffs, that Kobe advantage also slowly evaporates.

[Pero]

Not to mention LA will be fired up because they owe Phx something.


That's so long ago and teams have changed quite a bit so I don't think it's a factor.

[2Cleva]

That's so long ago and teams have changed quite a bit so I don't think it's a factor.


Now, while we prepare for the lengthy buildup to the Western Conference Finals, there's another word to keep in mind for the Lakers: vengeful.

As much as the Suns wanted to erase their decade of futility against the Spurs, the Lakers still are bitter about losing to the Suns in the 2006 and 2007 playoffs.

"We've still got guys that remember it," Odom said. "Ask Kobe about it."

We did.

"What you think?" Bryant shot back. "You already know."

So yes, in addition to their height advantage and their ability to handle the Suns over the past couple of seasons, the Lakers are also bringing an attitude with them as well. One last description, then, for the Lakers: determined.

http://espn.go.com/nba/dailydime/_/page/dime-100510/daily-dime

LA ain't forgot. Kobe, Bynum, LO, Farmar, Sasha, & Walton were all on those teams.

[Pero]

Sasha and Walton aren't playing much (at all?) so that leaves 4 players. And I'm not convinced that it matters to Odom, Bynum and Farmar all that much.

And which one of those series is the one that Kobe quit on his team and lost the game for them? He's got nothing to be pissed at other than himself for one of those series.

[Shank]

It's all about the benches in this series. To this point, Phoenix has shown they have ample firepower off theirs.

[djohn2oo8]

:lmao What a stupid fucking monkey.

I guess you weren't aware that other people are allowed to have OPINIONS too, but instead you get all butthurt

[Vertical]

Idiot Laker fans notwithstanding, I believe the Suns just don't have the talent or length to compete against the Lakers. Amare is bothered by Bynum for some reason, and he can't guard Gasol to save his life. He should call Bogut for some tips.

[pauls931]

Idiot Laker fans notwithstanding, I believe the Suns just don't have the talent or length to compete against the Lakers. Amare is bothered by Bynum for some reason, and he can't guard Gasol to save his life. He should call Bogut for some tips.

Agree, lakers are like a healthy portland who's length bothered the Suns even without Oden. The middle is just plain clogged up for teams playing LA which negates Amare. They're going to need some superb ball movement and shooting to make this a series.

[MadDog73]

Agree, lakers are like a healthy portland who's length bothered the Suns even without Oden. The middle is just plain clogged up for teams playing LA which negates Amare. They're going to need some superb ball movement and shooting to make this a series.

Luckily for the Suns, that's exactly what they have.

This is a team whose bench can beat the Spurs starters.

I think they have a good shot to beat the Lakers.

EDIT: About Portland, I didn't watch the series, but I would think the Spurs had even better defense that the Suns just broke down.

It seemed like everytime the Suns needed someone to score, they would.

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

I still say Lakers in 6.

[lurker]

Hollinger was right about Dallas and that Phoenix would advance to the WCF, but he did predict they would be playing the Jazz instead of the Lakers. :lol Oops.

[namlook]

Hollinger picked the Jazz over the Lakers and the Jazz were obliterated 4-0. Shows you how much he knows.

[JMarkJohns]

Hollinger was right about Dallas and that Phoenix would advance to the WCF, but he did predict they would be playing the Jazz instead of the Lakers. :lol Oops.

Was the prediction before or after Okur went down in the playoffs? He's a definite loss and aside from game four, all the games were very close. He could have made a difference in extending the series, and in extended series, who really know what happens.

[JMarkJohns]

Can someone post the article to Hollinger? Thanks.

[lurker]

Was the prediction before or after Okur went down in the playoffs? He's a definite loss and aside from game four, all the games were very close. He could have made a difference in extending the series, and in extended series, who really know what happens.
Good point. He predicted the Jazz/Suns WCF before the first round started. I just looked it up and he switched to Lakers after the first round ended. :toast

[Sportcamper]

A Lakers is one who doesn’t give up at the sight of defeat,
But learns from their mistakes and puts them beneath…

A Lakers is one who doesn’t give up at the sound of the buzzer,
Always giving what they have from one side of the court to the other…

A Lakers is one who doesn’t whine about the refs or their playing time,
Because every Lakers knows that would be an unacceptable crime…

A Lakers is one who practices game-speed,
Always keeping in mind that their shots are not guaranteed…

A Lakers is one who doesn’t settle for anything less,
Even knowing, that they are the very best…

[da_suns_fan]

Hollinger picked the Jazz over the Lakers and the Jazz were obliterated 4-0. Shows you how much he knows.

And Broussard picked Spurs over the Suns in FIVE.

And Stein picked Nuggs over Jazz in Five.

Etc. Etc.