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DazedAndConfused
03-16-2008, 11:28 AM
So the Rocket fans are coming out of the woodwork it seems these days now that they have a team worth talking about. Funny how you were nowhere to be found when the Rockettes were 20-24. Now it would be OK if you all kept your mouths shut and were humble about your recent success, but oh no you have to go onto every team's msg board and shout from the rafters about how great you are.

It ends today. Your silly little streak will finally be over and you will fizzle and flame out the month of March just like the little JailBlazers did earlier in the year. I don't even care that the Lakers are undermanned, with no legitimate center playing, if we lose there are no excuses to be made. Your team is nothing, your streak means nothing, and when we win today we can finally stop hearing about your pathetic little team that everyone knows ain't going nowhere in the post season.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2001/2030966862_ea9de15b37_o.jpg

mavs>spurs2
03-16-2008, 11:35 AM
LMFAO Jeff must have forgot what screen name he was logged into

spurms
03-16-2008, 11:38 AM
looks like the lakers would need a miracle to win. The rockets on paper are just too good and tough for them. I do hope the fakers get lucky and end the damn rockets winning streak. Either way, it will come to end end in the next 5 games.

SpurForLife
03-16-2008, 11:40 AM
LMFAO Jeff must have forgot what screen name he was logged into


It's not Jeff. But the lakeshow will not prevail today. Quite frankly Boston with an injured Ray Allen has a better chance of knocking off the Rocks on Tuesday night than L.A. does.

The Franchise
03-16-2008, 11:41 AM
Your already making excuses about being undermanned? Well we've been there for weeks so who cares. If (and when) we win today this thread is going to blow up in your face. Get ready. :hungry:

mavs>spurs2
03-16-2008, 11:43 AM
It's not Jeff. But the lakeshow will not prevail today. Quite frankly Boston with an injured Ray Allen has a better chance of knocking off the Rocks on Tuesday night than L.A. does.

This is your typical Jeff thread. I refuse to believe that any other human being is this stupid.

DazedAndConfused
03-16-2008, 12:01 PM
Your already making excuses about being undermanned? Well we've been there for weeks so who cares. If (and when) we win today this thread is going to blow up in your face. Get ready. :hungry:

The difference is you WONT be getting back Yao this season so it makes no sense to talk about him. The Lakers OTOH will be getting back Bynum, Ariza, and Gasol. In other words, if you meet us in the post season your fucked.

The Nba Is Rigged
03-16-2008, 12:05 PM
I hope the Lakers win this one, These rocket fans are too annoying.

The Franchise
03-16-2008, 12:06 PM
The difference is you WONT be getting back Yao this season so it makes no sense to talk about him. The Lakers OTOH will be getting back Bynum, Ariza, and Gasol. In other words, if you meet us in the post season your fucked.
The way the west is i can't look that far ahead, all im thinking about is todays game. Today you may eat your words.

Flopper
03-16-2008, 12:08 PM
The difference is you WONT be getting back Yao this season so it makes no sense to talk about him. The Lakers OTOH will be getting back Bynum, Ariza, and Gasol. In other words, if you meet us in the post season your fucked.

:blah :blah :blah

Don't worry about the Rockets...fakers should worry about the Jazz when they play the Jazz in the first round.

DazedAndConfused
03-16-2008, 12:11 PM
The Jazz? You mean the team that can't win on the road and has no interior defenders? I'm shaking in my boots.

Roxsfan
03-16-2008, 12:18 PM
So the Rocket fans are coming out of the woodwork it seems these days now that they have a team worth talking about. Funny how you were nowhere to be found when the Rockettes were 20-24.

First, I've been a regular poster on this forum for almost a year b4 your dumbass joined, stfu.

Second, the Fakers are undermanned whether their hurt players will return or not; whether Yao is or is not returning this season is irrelevant because anything and I mean anything can happen in the postseason, not the least of which could be Kobe or Pau getting hurt again. Yes that applies to the rox too, but that just proves my point further. And as far as being fucked, when the rox meet the lakers next year with yao, mac and the experienced 2nd yr players in Landry, brooks, Scola, Harris and the rest of the healthy rox team.......trust me the lakers will be fucked. So stfu.

Streak will NOT end today.

DazedAndConfused
03-16-2008, 12:24 PM
^^HAHAHAHAHHAHHHA

The Rox better than the Lakers next year??? HHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAH.

Roxsfan
03-16-2008, 12:26 PM
^^HAHAHAHAHHAHHHA

The Rox better than the Lakers next year??? HHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAH.

wait and see brother, wait and see.
I will bump this thread bitch, I just saved it to favorites and I will bump it next April MMMFW.







mark my mother fucking words

DazedAndConfused
03-16-2008, 12:28 PM
I like your optimism but cmon there is no way the Rockets are going to beat a Laker squad that has fully gelled consisting of Bynum, Gasol, Bryant, Odom, and Fisher. Your team leaders have never made it out of the 1st round, while ours have won 3 rings together. Your head coach has a grand total of 0 rings, while ours has 9. We have the advantage at damn near every single position.

Roxsfan
03-16-2008, 12:31 PM
I like your optimism but cmon there is no way the Rockets are going to beat a Laker squad that has fully gelled consisting of Bynum, Gasol, Bryant, Odom, and Fisher. Your team leaders have never made it out of the 1st round, while ours have won 3 rings together. Your head coach has a grand total of 0 rings, while ours has 9. We have the advantage at damn near every single position.

kudos toward your optimism as well. We will wait and see, I don't think the lakers will suck at all. I think they will be very very good. I just feel the Rockets will play better d and still score enough to get it done..especially with Yao sealing the middle paired with 2 solid power forwards in scola and landry and 2 backups in chuck hayes and Mike Harris.......not to mention Tmac playing great unselfish, elite ball.

DazedAndConfused
03-16-2008, 12:37 PM
Ewing Theory. Your team plays better without Yao because he hinders the running game that Adelman wants to play.

Roxsfan
03-16-2008, 12:50 PM
Ewing Theory. Your team plays better without Yao because he hinders the running game that Adelman wants to play.

Yeah, this shows how much you know. You think mutombo is running with the rockets, no. But his blocks, altered shots, intimidations and forced turn overs cause fastbreak offense for the rockets...Yao does this. Wow, what a problem to have to incorporate 20+pts, 10+ rebounds, 3 block shots, .5 assists into your team...wow. If anyone can make that work is adelman. Just like he proved in the first 12 games of the streak that he could. Give him a full season with Yao and the right players to run his system.

DazedAndConfused
03-16-2008, 12:55 PM
I'm not even going to argue this further, no team led by T-Back is ever going to amount to anything in the playoffs.

Roxsfan
03-16-2008, 01:01 PM
I'm not even going to argue this further, no team led by T-Back is ever going to amount to anything in the playoffs.

Ok, you want to go there,

There is NO way that Rapist-Bryant will ever win a title apart from Shaq.

Shaq btw has FTMFW.

robbie380
03-16-2008, 01:03 PM
Ewing Theory. Your team plays better without Yao because he hinders the running game that Adelman wants to play.


good call. the rockets run much better with mutombo on the break. your knowledge of the game is unparalleled.

dude1394
03-16-2008, 01:06 PM
I'm a' hoping the rockets get beat today as well. But I don't see it, lakers have too many folks hurting to do much.

I would be surprised if the rockets keep playing mcgrady 48 minutes however, that seems a little bit dangerous. But rolling the dice, they may feel like they are bulletproof at the moment.

bobbyjoe
03-16-2008, 01:12 PM
Ewing Theory. Your team plays better without Yao because he hinders the running game that Adelman wants to play.

I'm sorry, but whoever wins today, this is just a really ignorant statement.

I hope you are just getting swept away in the trash talking atmosphere, because if you really believe this, you dont know much about basketball.

DazedAndConfused
03-16-2008, 01:21 PM
The T-Mac/Yao experiment has run its course. If they haven't been able to even get out of the 1st round yet they will never win a championship. The media hypes the Rockets every year, we do this same ol' song and dance. Nothing ever changes, Yao+T-Mac never get it done.

DazedAndConfused
03-16-2008, 01:23 PM
good call. the rockets run much better with mutombo on the break. your knowledge of the game is unparalleled.

Mutombo is not a focal point of the offense like Yao is. When Yao becomes a focal point of your offense the game SLOWS down. This is why you are playing so much better now because you have Mutombo who can make up for Yao's defensive impact and you aren't hindered by the slow offensive game that Yao creates.

nil.ball
03-16-2008, 01:44 PM
Thank you, I was waiting for this thread. Rockets had just secured a sure win!

:D

DazedAndConfused
03-16-2008, 01:45 PM
The Rockets can win every single regular season game from here on out and I would still bet my life savings they don't make it out of the WC. Keep talking shit Rox fans you're in for a world of disappointment when the Rockets fail again in the playoffs.

robbie380
03-16-2008, 01:53 PM
Mutombo is not a focal point of the offense like Yao is. When Yao becomes a focal point of your offense the game SLOWS down. This is why you are playing so much better now because you have Mutombo who can make up for Yao's defensive impact and you aren't hindered by the slow offensive game that Yao creates.


holy crap that has to be the dumbest thing I have ever read. I was going to reply with a counter point but then I realized it was totally pointless. your post speaks for itself.

DazedAndConfused
03-16-2008, 02:08 PM
We are wasting too much breath on these Rockets because every single fan here, including Rocket fans, know their team will never win a ring as long as T-Mac and Yao are the leaders.

peskypesky
03-16-2008, 02:19 PM
So the Rocket fans are coming out of the woodwork it seems these days now that they have a team worth talking about. Funny how you were nowhere to be found when the Rockettes were 20-24. Now it would be OK if you all kept your mouths shut and were humble about your recent success, but oh no you have to go onto every team's msg board and shout from the rafters about how great you are.

It ends today. Your silly little streak will finally be over and you will fizzle and flame out the month of March just like the little JailBlazers did earlier in the year. I don't even care that the Lakers are undermanned, with no legitimate center playing, if we lose there are no excuses to be made. Your team is nothing, your streak means nothing, and when we win today we can finally stop hearing about your pathetic little team that everyone knows ain't going nowhere in the post season.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2001/2030966862_ea9de15b37_o.jpg

You are without a doubt the LEAST classy fan in sports. I guess you model yourself after Kobe and Phil.

TampaDude
03-16-2008, 02:38 PM
The Fakers are going down...

Gino
03-16-2008, 03:11 PM
I like your optimism but cmon there is no way the Rockets are going to beat a Laker squad that has fully gelled consisting of Bynum, Gasol, Bryant, Odom, and Fisher. Your team leaders have never made it out of the 1st round, while ours have won 3 rings together. Your head coach has a grand total of 0 rings, while ours has 9. We have the advantage at damn near every single position.

LMAO. Is this guy serious?

First of all, love the "gel" cliche. All every team need is time to "gel".

Second, how confident are you that Odom will be on the team next year? The Lakers will be over the luxury tax without Vujacic, Turiaf and only 10 players on the squad. Either the Lakers aren't going to be very deep or they're going to have to trade Odom's contract.

They might keep him on one more year, but he's probably not in their longtime future. Especially considering Bynum is going to demand a max offer.

Lastly, you say "your team leaders have never made it out of the first round while ours have won three rings together".

Gasol, Odom, Kobe and Bynum have won three rings together? In which parallel dimension did THIS happen?

Last time I checked, Shaq was the biggest reason the Lakers won three rings, and he plays for Phoenix now. Can Phoenix say that their team leaders have won three rings together?
:lol :lol :lol

DazedAndConfused sucks at arguing.

DaDakota
03-16-2008, 05:05 PM
BOOM SHACKA LACKA...bring on dem celts.

DD

DazedAndConfused
03-16-2008, 05:10 PM
^^The way your team is winning games will not translate into playoff success. Being so reliant on the 3pt shot is going to kill you when the shots don't fall.

icem
03-16-2008, 05:15 PM
^^The way your team is winning games will not translate into playoff success. Being so reliant on the 3pt shot is going to kill you when the shots don't fall.

they rely on defense....

lakers are fraud

E20
03-16-2008, 05:32 PM
Well you were wrong.

Roxsfan
03-16-2008, 05:36 PM
^^The way your team is winning games will not translate into playoff success. Being so reliant on the 3pt shot is going to kill you when the shots don't fall.

And the Lakers inability to guard any of those 3pt shots effectively WILL cost them in the playoffs as well where as you know, it only takes one defensive lapse and 1 drained 3 to make all the difference.

You guys all out sucked today, beat by a well-coached team with one star(Yao is out) and hard-nosed role players.

Fakers did not just get beat, they got embarrassed. :clap

bdictjames
03-16-2008, 05:37 PM
LOL

Jeff the jinx. Please dont post again.

TampaDude
03-16-2008, 05:37 PM
The Fakers are going down...

QFT

Obstructed_View
03-16-2008, 05:41 PM
The difference is you WONT be getting back Yao this season so it makes no sense to talk about him. The Lakers OTOH will be getting back Bynum, Ariza, and Gasol. In other words, if you meet us in the post season your fucked.

And the above is why everyone hopes the Lakers are completely healthy come playoff time, because even amidst smack talk, the Lakers fans make sure to bring up injuries just in case they lose.

DazedAndConfused
03-16-2008, 06:22 PM
^If we were just missing one player I wouldn't say anything. But Gasol+Bynum is too much to overcome.

How many games would you win minus Duncan+Ginobli/Parker? You can't even beat the fucking 76ers with all of them healthy.

mavsfan1000
03-16-2008, 06:23 PM
:lol

JamStone
03-16-2008, 06:27 PM
No team is the same without any of their key players injured.

That's what's been so impressive about the Rockets win streak. Also, realize that after Yao has been hurt, Carl Landry missed 5 or 6 games as well depleting their front court as much as any team that can complain about injuries.

spurms
03-16-2008, 06:36 PM
watching kobe and dazeandconfuse throw a hissy fit, makes me want to bring up is kobe gay discussion again!

DazedAndConfused
03-16-2008, 06:39 PM
The Rockets SHOT extremely well today, even with all our pieces it would have been a close game. We could not take advantage of their weak interior defense and were forced into taking dumb contested perimeter shots. This was a matchup where our bigs would thrive.

Obstructed_View
03-16-2008, 06:40 PM
^If we were just missing one player I wouldn't say anything. But Gasol+Bynum is too much to overcome.
I guess you haven't been reading your own posts where you've talked about how good the Lakers would be if Bynum weren't out. But since you mentioned Ariza in half of them (:lol) it technically doesn't count as only one.

But since you initiated the shit talking with this thread only to complain about how shorthanded you were after losing to a team that beat you without the starting all star center...

http://sio.midco.net/stonecoldtruth/images/owned.jpg



:lmao :lmao

DazedAndConfused
03-16-2008, 06:41 PM
Playoffs are the only thing that matters. Enjoy your regular season victories.

resistanze
03-16-2008, 06:45 PM
Playoffs are the only thing that matters. Enjoy your regular season victories.
So why make this thread? I really hope you are SpursDynasty.

Obstructed_View
03-16-2008, 06:45 PM
Playoffs are the only thing that matters. Enjoy your regular season victories.


How many games would you win minus Duncan+Ginobli/Parker? You can't even beat the fucking 76ers with all of them healthy.

Glad to see your ability to stick to your guns for almost a half a page. :lmao :lmao :lmao

Obstructed_View
03-16-2008, 06:47 PM
This was a matchup where our bigs would thrive.
Yeah, matchups against teams with injured starting centers are like that. :lol :lol :lol :lol

Agloco
03-16-2008, 08:23 PM
.....So the Rocket fans are coming out of the woodwork it seems these days now that they have a team worth talking about. Funny how you were nowhere to be found when the Rockettes were 20-24..........

I think the only thing worse than a flamers thread, is an incorrect flamers thread........

What a fucking tool. :lol :lol :lol

The Franchise
03-16-2008, 08:47 PM
Your already making excuses about being undermanned? Well we've been there for weeks so who cares. If (and when) we win today this thread is going to blow up in your face. Get ready. :hungry:
Looks like jellybean couldn't get it done today. Shane was on that motherfucker like a pair of boxers. :elephant I told you this thread would come back to haunt you. Good game though :rolleyes

DazedAndConfused
03-16-2008, 09:05 PM
What this tells HOU is that your team is better than the 2005-2007 Lakers. Because that is what we are without Pau, Bynum, and Ariza.

Tippecanoe
03-16-2008, 09:09 PM
stop jinxing it

Flopper
03-16-2008, 09:21 PM
What this tells HOU is that your team is better than the 2005-2007 Lakers. Because that is what we are without Pau, Bynum, and Ariza.


blah blah blah...bitch bitch bitch. YOU LOST! Get over it and...just shut the fuck up!

The Franchise
03-16-2008, 09:26 PM
What this tells HOU is that your team is better than the 2005-2007 Lakers. Because that is what we are without Pau, Bynum, and Ariza.
Excuses, excuses.Jellybean was our bitch today. :smokin

Purple & Gold
03-16-2008, 10:35 PM
Jinx thread

DaDakota
03-16-2008, 10:37 PM
What this tells HOU is that your team is better than the 2005-2007 Lakers. Because that is what we are without Pau, Bynum, and Ariza.

Yao > Pao
Francis > Arriza
Landry = Bynum

You tell me who was missing more in tonight's game?

The Rockets have had more injuries than any team this year.......and still...they rise.

You can't stop fate baby !!

DD

Purple & Gold
03-16-2008, 10:39 PM
Francis > Arriza
Landry = Bynum


:lol :lol

DazedAndConfused
03-16-2008, 10:53 PM
Yao > Pao
Francis > Arriza
Landry = Bynum

You tell me who was missing more in tonight's game?

The Rockets have had more injuries than any team this year.......and still...they rise.

You can't stop fate baby !!

DD

Despite missing Yao, you guys have been able to win games in a dominant fashion on both ends of the floor. What this tells any observer is that maybe Yao isn't as important to the Rockets as we all thought. Ewing Theory.

The Lakers, on the other hand, have shown that without a competent post presence they are a lottery team. When either Bynum or Pau has been out we are something like 3-6. Therefore, yes the Lakers being without their starting center, the guy brought in to replace the starting center, and the guy who is supposed to backup both of them, are worse off with the injuries they have.

It is not as simple as saying because so-and-so is out for both teams it should be a fair match. There are a lot more variables to the equation that need to be taken into account.

GuerillaBlack
03-16-2008, 11:18 PM
Despite missing Yao, you guys have been able to win games in a dominant fashion on both ends of the floor. What this tells any observer is that maybe Yao isn't as important to the Rockets as we all thought. Ewing Theory.

The Lakers, on the other hand, have shown that without a competent post presence they are a lottery team. When either Bynum or Pau has been out we are something like 3-6. Therefore, yes the Lakers being without their starting center, the guy brought in to replace the starting center, and the guy who is supposed to backup both of them, are worse off with the injuries they have.

It is not as simple as saying because so-and-so is out for both teams it should be a fair match. There are a lot more variables to the equation that need to be taken into account.
No, this shows us that the Rockets have a much better overall team than the Lakers. They lose their best player, but continue to win. If the Lakers lost Kobe for the season, then the Lakers would be shit. End of story.

Flopper
03-16-2008, 11:20 PM
Despite missing Yao, you guys have been able to win games in a dominant fashion on both ends of the floor. What this tells any observer is that maybe Yao isn't as important to the Rockets as we all thought. Ewing Theory.

The Lakers, on the other hand, have shown that without a competent post presence they are a lottery team. When either Bynum or Pau has been out we are something like 3-6. Therefore, yes the Lakers being without their starting center, the guy brought in to replace the starting center, and the guy who is supposed to backup both of them, are worse off with the injuries they have.

It is not as simple as saying because so-and-so is out for both teams it should be a fair match. There are a lot more variables to the equation that need to be taken into account.

hey here's an idea for ya...maybe...just maybe, since the Rockets without Yao are CLEARLY better than the fakers without pau...so we can come to the conclusion that:
Rockets +Yao > fakers + pau (+your dreamboy dynum)
and
Rockets - Yao => fakers + pau(+your dreamboy dynum)

I mean, you admitted the fakers are a lottery team w/o pau, and clearly the Rockets are not a lottery team w/o Yao.

just a thought.

Purple & Gold
03-16-2008, 11:24 PM
hey here's an idea for ya...maybe...just maybe, since the Rockets without Yao are CLEARLY better than the fakers without pau...so we can come to the conclusion that:
Rockets +Yao > fakers + pau (+your dreamboy dynum)
and
Rockets - Yao => fakers + pau(+your dreamboy dynum)

I mean, you admitted the fakers are a lottery team w/o pau, and clearly the Rockets are not a lottery team w/o Yao.

just a thought.

:lol :lol @ Yao = Pau + Bynum

DaDakota
03-16-2008, 11:25 PM
Just for the Record, before Yao was hurt the Rockets were 16-0 with him as well......they won 4 games then he missed the Utah game and the team lost, then they won 12 more in a row until his injury was discovered.

So, look out Western conference, there is a new sherriff in town and they are named the HOUSTON ROCKETS !

DD

Flopper
03-16-2008, 11:25 PM
:lol :lol @ Yao = Pau + Bynum


hmm...no from what I wrote...you can clearly see that I meant...

Yao > pau + dynum

bobbyjoe
03-16-2008, 11:33 PM
Despite missing Yao, you guys have been able to win games in a dominant fashion on both ends of the floor. What this tells any observer is that maybe Yao isn't as important to the Rockets as we all thought. Ewing Theory.

The Lakers, on the other hand, have shown that without a competent post presence they are a lottery team. When either Bynum or Pau has been out we are something like 3-6. Therefore, yes the Lakers being without their starting center, the guy brought in to replace the starting center, and the guy who is supposed to backup both of them, are worse off with the injuries they have.

It is not as simple as saying because so-and-so is out for both teams it should be a fair match. There are a lot more variables to the equation that need to be taken into account.

Please explain this, given that Houston won it's last 16 games that Yao Ming started (they had a 4 game winning streak preceding the one loss right before the 22 Game streak and Yao missed that one loss).

They've won 10 in a row without Yao, yes. But they also won their last 16 in a row with him.

Houston, despite winning it's last 22, has really struggled offensively as of late. Without Yao, they are essentially a perimeter team that relies on strong D, crashing the glass, and defending hard to win games. But they'd be much more potent with a dominant postup big. Who the hell wouldn't?

Yao creates easier looks for his teammates and gets other teams into a foul trouble. When you sub him for Mutombo or Hayes, you may not lose much on D, but offensively, it's just a tremendous dropoff.

Again, over a 10 game sample, maybe you can grit it out. But long term the loss will be felt, unless of course Rafer Alston keeps pulling his Reggie Miller impersonation.

Remember the 94 Bulls? With MJ they had won 57 games in 1993. In 1994 with Pete Myers instead of MJ they won 55 games. Ewing Theory? Hardly a dropoff? I think not!

The Lakers are in a similar predicament as Houston. Horrible luck with injuries. They also have to find ways to win, like Houston somehow has...

Purple & Gold
03-16-2008, 11:35 PM
hmm...no from what I wrote...you can clearly see that I meant...

Yao > pau + dynum

:drunk :drunk :drunk :drunk

Matchman
03-16-2008, 11:41 PM
I dont get it. some of you are saying that houston is jacking up threes but in fact the lakers are the ones whos sagging off from our three-point shooters. arent they suppose to shoot them when they are wide open? When Jordan Farmar and DFish went under the pick daring us to make a three?
and btw, we arent relying on threes by skip. u guys just caught an off night of TMac. we rely on defense and rebounds, the perennial formula for a championship.
and i would love to see someone post a clutchfans.net thread saying that we are the champs because we beat the undermanned lakers we are supposed to beat

DazedAndConfused
03-16-2008, 11:57 PM
Please explain this, given that Houston won it's last 16 games that Yao Ming started (they had a 4 game winning streak preceding the one loss right before the 22 Game streak and Yao missed that one loss).

They've won 10 in a row without Yao, yes. But they also won their last 16 in a row with him.

Houston, despite winning it's last 22, has really struggled offensively as of late. Without Yao, they are essentially a perimeter team that relies on strong D, crashing the glass, and defending hard to win games. But they'd be much more potent with a dominant postup big. Who the hell wouldn't?

Yao creates easier looks for his teammates and gets other teams into a foul trouble. When you sub him for Mutombo or Hayes, you may not lose much on D, but offensively, it's just a tremendous dropoff.

Again, over a 10 game sample, maybe you can grit it out. But long term the loss will be felt, unless of course Rafer Alston keeps pulling his Reggie Miller impersonation.

Remember the 94 Bulls? With MJ they had won 57 games in 1993. In 1994 with Pete Myers instead of MJ they won 55 games. Ewing Theory? Hardly a dropoff? I think not!

The Lakers are in a similar predicament as Houston. Horrible luck with injuries. They also have to find ways to win, like Houston somehow has...

I'd argue that the Lakers are incapable of winning with the players and system they have without a competent post presence. Is it any coincidence we were #1 in the league when Bynum was healthy and then #1 again when Gasol was healthy? You pair Kobe with a dominant post presence and good things happen.

Kobe + Shaq = 3 rings
Kobe + Bynum = #1 in the WC
Kobe + Gasol = #1 in the WC

Indazone
03-17-2008, 12:47 AM
Man..talk about

OWNED!! HAHAHAHA

GetNashty
03-17-2008, 03:57 AM
This thread was Epic. You have the first post being a Lakers fan trying to call out another team for having fair-weather fans, then getting owned by Rafer Alston and Shane Battier.

Brilliant.

bobbyjoe
03-17-2008, 04:06 AM
I'd argue that the Lakers are incapable of winning with the players and system they have without a competent post presence. Is it any coincidence we were #1 in the league when Bynum was healthy and then #1 again when Gasol was healthy? You pair Kobe with a dominant post presence and good things happen.

Kobe + Shaq = 3 rings
Kobe + Bynum = #1 in the WC
Kobe + Gasol = #1 in the WC

Kobe's great. However, regardless of capability of winning without a post presence, LA has to find a way to hold down the fort until Gasol is back.

The next 3 teams are brutal.

Any team right now, Houston included, is a bad stretch away from the lottery. You just cant afford too many losses.

How crazy would it be for a loaded team like LAL or SAS to get a 7 or 8 seed and then play someone like NOH or HOU in the first round. Who would be favored?

DazedAndConfused
03-17-2008, 09:46 AM
I think you are asking for too much. We aren't playing cupcake teams on this road trip, we are playing the best of the best in the WC. These games wouldn't be easy even if we had Gasol so what makes you think we are going to win them without him?

Indazone
03-17-2008, 10:27 AM
Dazed...here's Rafer's toying around with the Lakers. I think this vid pretty much sums up the Lakers night LOL!

Skip to my Lou!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bk_7UwbmyOk

DazedAndConfused
03-17-2008, 10:38 AM
Enjoy your moment Scolarules......I'll admit it we got spanked last night.

cash459
03-17-2008, 10:39 AM
So the Rocket fans are coming out of the woodwork it seems these days now that they have a team worth talking about. Funny how you were nowhere to be found when the Rockettes were 20-24. Now it would be OK if you all kept your mouths shut and were humble about your recent success, but oh no you have to go onto every team's msg board and shout from the rafters about how great you are.

It ends today. Your silly little streak will finally be over and you will fizzle and flame out the month of March just like the little JailBlazers did earlier in the year. I don't even care that the Lakers are undermanned, with no legitimate center playing, if we lose there are no excuses to be made. Your team is nothing, your streak means nothing, and when we win today we can finally stop hearing about your pathetic little team that everyone knows ain't going nowhere in the post season.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2001/2030966862_ea9de15b37_o.jpg


I think you are asking for too much. We aren't playing cupcake teams on this road trip, we are playing the best of the best in the WC. These games wouldn't be easy even if we had Gasol so what makes you think we are going to win them without him?

Looks like someone forget what they started the thread with......

open up, its time to eat those words! :lol :owned

DazedAndConfused
03-17-2008, 10:43 AM
Looks like someone forget what they started the thread with......

open up, its time to eat those words! :lol :owned

:) I made the thread in jest. Just good ol' fashioned trash talking. The Rox beat us fair and square and were a better team yesterday.

I wish Pau didn't go down because we really don't have a good barometer of how we match up with the best of the WC now. I mean how much relevance do these games have if Pau isn't on the floor? I don't know to be honest, we are a much different team without a post presence.

cash459
03-17-2008, 10:46 AM
:cry :cry

LakeShow
03-17-2008, 10:50 AM
So the Rocket fans are coming out of the woodwork it seems these days now that they have a team worth talking about. Funny how you were nowhere to be found when the Rockettes were 20-24. Now it would be OK if you all kept your mouths shut and were humble about your recent success, but oh no you have to go onto every team's msg board and shout from the rafters about how great you are.

It ends today. Your silly little streak will finally be over and you will fizzle and flame out the month of March just like the little JailBlazers did earlier in the year. I don't even care that the Lakers are undermanned, with no legitimate center playing, if we lose there are no excuses to be made. Your team is nothing, your streak means nothing, and when we win today we can finally stop hearing about your pathetic little team that everyone knows ain't going nowhere in the post season.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2001/2030966862_ea9de15b37_o.jpg

Great Job! :tu :rolleyes

DazedAndConfused
03-17-2008, 10:50 AM
:cry :cry

All I gotta say is I like where we are at compared to the Spurs. At least we have a viable excuse for why we are losing these games. You have your big 3 healthy and your still losing to the 76ers and Shaq Suns of the NBA.

Indazone
03-17-2008, 11:25 AM
C'mon lets start the new 23-0 aint happening thread. It's Time!!

Purple & Gold
03-17-2008, 11:26 AM
:) I made the thread in jest. Just good ol' fashioned trash talking. The Rox beat us fair and square and were a better team yesterday.

I wish Pau didn't go down because we really don't have a good barometer of how we match up with the best of the WC now. I mean how much relevance do these games have if Pau isn't on the floor? I don't know to be honest, we are a much different team without a post presence.

No more jinx threads please

The Franchise
03-17-2008, 11:28 AM
All I gotta say is I like where we are at compared to the Spurs. At least we have a viable excuse for why we are losing these games. You have your big 3 healthy and your still losing to the 76ers and Shaq Suns of the NBA.
:cry :cry :cry :cry

Indazone
03-17-2008, 12:30 PM
Wanna bet that Dazed doesn't have the stones to put up a Rockets won't get number 23 thread?

DazedAndConfused
03-17-2008, 01:20 PM
Wanna bet that Dazed doesn't have the stones to put up a Rockets won't get number 23 thread?

Not confident your team will get it without me posting a jinx thread?

Indazone
03-17-2008, 01:24 PM
lmao so now you are admitting your threads were jinx threads.

cash459
03-17-2008, 07:27 PM
All I gotta say is I like where we are at compared to the Spurs. At least we have a viable excuse for why we are losing these games. You have your big 3 healthy and your still losing to the 76ers and Shaq Suns of the NBA.

winning now doesnt mean squat. winning matters in the playoffs....go ask the mavs of last year.

and yes, the Spurs WILL make the playoffs, so calm down sally, dont get your panties all in a bunch. :madrun

Obstructed_View
03-17-2008, 07:36 PM
All I gotta say is I like where we are at compared to the Spurs. At least we have a viable excuse for why we are losing these games. You have your big 3 healthy and your still losing to the 76ers and Shaq Suns of the NBA.
Since the Spurs look for championships, not excuses, I like where my wagon's hitched. :lol :lol :lol

Duncanoypi
03-18-2008, 06:32 AM
http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/7782/shanekobeuf9.gif

Nasir_Jones
03-18-2008, 09:37 AM
Hahah... I love how Lakers fans talk sooo much trash... then when they lose all they have to say is "you won't win in the playoffs."

The starter of this thread should kill himself. He is an embarrassment to the human race.

DazedAndConfused
03-18-2008, 09:40 AM
Wizards suck