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This. I respect them, but I don't think they still have a huge edge over us anymore. They're still the best tea, but they're cumberstomping days all over the league are over.Quote:
Originally Posted by 8FOR!3
Thing is, the Lakers are trying to reach the Finals for the fourth straight time this coming season. And all those playoff battles in the past three years are going to start to take their toll on their players around this time.
The L.A Lakers and the San Antonio Heat will beat the shit out of the San Antonio Spurs
Truth hurts, eh?Quote:
Originally Posted by weebo
LOL @ Lakers' fans grasping at straws looking for reasons the Lakers are head and shoulders above the Spurs.
13 years and we're still here with a decent chance at dethroaning LA once again.
there's really been nothing that has transpired over the last couple of years to tell me the Spurs don't have a chance. in fact, we've played LA very well.
we'll shut down Staples this time.
Chew on this.Quote:
Originally Posted by Brazil
Q- Can the Lakers stop the Heat from scoring?
A- No
Q- Can the Heat stop the Lakers from scoring?
A- More often than the Lakers can stop the Heat because they can leave Artest wide open and help defend Kobe or Gasol.
Q- Who will that roaming defender be?
A- Lebron, one of the best off the ball defenders in the league. Not a bad on the ball defender as well.
Q- Who can play help defense for the Lakers?
A- No one. If they do Mike Miller will hit a wide open three.
theyre a great team, san antonio fans arent as dumb as other nba fans we know how bad ass the lakers are, and will respect their talent.
however i think people are underestimating tim duncan and manu ginobili yeah theyve been knocked out of the playoffs the past few years, but our role players that we obtained couldnt even produce role player numbers and the cast behind the big 3 have been pretty terrible. and it seems as though they played better when manu,parker were hurt which screwed us royally.
im not making an excuse, merely stating the reason for us sucking.
even during those years we were always splitting W/L during the seasons with the lakers i dont think the spurs/pop/manu/duncan ever have feared the lakers or anyone for that matter they show them respect rightfully so but not an ounce of fear and i think the additions such as jefferson need to buy into the spurs system in order to be successful here, he needs to be a spur in his mind not an ex NJ net.
i honestly believe san antonio/portland maybe thunder are the only ones capable of stopping the lakers. if you watch the playoffs it amazes me how kobe punks his opponent. ill tell you who i see become a bitch when they play the lakers Deron williams,chauncey billups turn into females sorry for the rant but no the spurs dont fear the lakers
i definitely don't see anyone in miami stopping gasol/bynum/odom in the low post on a nightly basis.Quote:
Originally Posted by lakaluva
until the spurs, heat, or anyone else proves otherwise, the title is LA's to lose.
I'm not afraid.
Oh, you will be. You will be.
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Originally Posted by Nathan89
Q1 - How exactly is Miami going to score a lot? Artest is one of LeBron's toughest matchups and LA has a lot of physical perimeter defenders to throw at LeBron and Wade. LA also has 7-footers who block shots protecting the basket as well and LA's bigs are plenty mobile enough to guard outside shooting big men and rotate to protect the basket.
Teams just don't get a lot of inside shots against LA. So that means Wade and LeBron pulling up for jumpers. I like.
Q2 - LA will pound the post against Miami like every other team. Boston had the best interior defenders and even they got overwhelmed eventually. Who does Miami have defending the paint? Leaving Artest wide open has gotten teams burned in the playoffs - and he'll be better in the offense next year.
Q3 - LA has too many offensive weapons you can't roam on anyone. If the plan is to leave Artest wide-open, he'll make teams pay. Ask Phoenix or Boston about that. Not a single Laker can be disrespected like that without a team getting killed by it.
Q4 - LA has great help D. However they have great individual D as well - they rarely have to help except on drives and they recover well from that. Mike Miller? Please. It might be good for one game in a series (ala Ray Allen) but for the series Ray sucked from 3. Same goes for Kyle Korver (only 1 good 3 pt shooting game), and Channing Frye. Designated snipers get locked down vs LA.
I have to say, the gay guy Lakaluva is always hilarious, but the Spurs this year look intriguing.
I wouldn't really call it fear, but respect. Respect must be given to all teams because on any given night they can whoop your teams ass regardless of how terrible their team is.
Lakers are the champs right now and deserve the most respect. That is all.
Lakers dont scare me, but I do respect them. I'm not gonna be a homer and act like the Spurs will magically beat them in a series. I do wanna face them in the playoffs though. Win or lose, I wanna see a matchup just to see how we compare to them.
A1- Miami will score a lot because they have a team with three players that usually get double teamed. That will not happen as much and if it does well then someone else will punish you. Artest has struggles guarding ginobili but you think he can lock down james. James is stronger and faster than artest. Artest is way to slow. Did Artest and your seven footers beat the cavs last year? Oh yeah and one of the big men for the cavs is now on Heat. BIGZQuote:
Originally Posted by 2Cleva
- So you think Bynum is going to beat the Heat. Bynum will not destroy big z. As for pau, i do not expect bosh to do much worst than kg. I think kg defense is way over rated. It is easy to double bigs when the three point threats are artests, barnes, and a declining fisher. Bosh will also score as much as pau to offset his contributions.
- Artest sucks at shooting. He will never make a team pay an entire series. He hit a couple of threes at the in game 7. He was shooting terribly.
-Its easy to play help d off of one star because they ussually pass it to a sorry roll player. That will not be the case for the heat.
It seems to me with all your logic you are trying to convince yourself that the Lakers are still better than the Heat. I believe deep down you know the truth.
Chew on this-
The only big the heat are lacking that the cavs had when they beat the lakers is shaq(for 20-25min).
The Nba all-defensive team could not hold this miami team to 83 points in a game 7.
OK. Now I'm afraid.Quote:
Originally Posted by lakaluva
I'm more worried about piranhas. Did you see that movie where they send a nuclear submarine to fight the piranhas, and one of them swims right down the periscope and bites the guy in the eye, and he goes, "Aah! Aah! Aah!", and that old lady told him it would happen?
The Spurs are used to losing to the Lakers…Why should they be afraid of them? :stirpot:
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Originally Posted by ambchang
Haven't seen that one, though. I only know the Piranha movie by Joe Dante.
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Originally Posted by Sportcamper
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I'm curious N89. How is it that you can bestow all kinds of accolades on a team that hasn't done anything yet, is yet to complete their entire roster, and despite the math that shows that they have 3 players who scored over 24 points per as #1's for their team last season, will find it hard to that together all on the same team? Wade 33, James 29 & Bosh 24. Unless they bring back Paul Westhead's Fast Break Offense, there is no way they get enough possessions to score those averages. I can see 25, 19, & 15 though and stat total increases in things like assists or rebounds but not all those guys are going to put the ball in the hoop like they did in seasons past. If they do, then they aren't going very far. Balance is key and selfishness does not lead to balance.
The Lakers seem more balanced than the Heat, and so do the Spurs. It's easy to say so because both team's core players have accomplished much in the league and on their own teams respectively.
I guess the Lakers are trying to jettison Sasha. Room for Delonte or just for extra salary relief.
Salary relief. If LA makes that deal they can sign their 2nd round picks, bring Shannon back for 2-3 mil and still have the same payroll as last year. Combine that with a higher salary cap and therefore higher lux tax threshold and LA actually would spend less on salary this season than last season even with a deeper team.Quote:
Originally Posted by Solid D
That move and getting Walton to retire will be icing on the cake.
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Originally Posted by ambchang
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Originally Posted by hater
EAGLE, Colo. - Prosecutors said they had no choice but to drop the sexual assault charge against the NBA star because the alleged victim did not want to testify. District Judge Terry Ruckriegle threw out the case under a deal that means no charges will be refiled. (MSNBC)
KB and his family have already moved on, the NBA, the court system, and I am sure the young lady also. She got her few minutes of so called eminence.
What else can you find to say about the guy?
You sound like a great hype guyQuote:
Originally Posted by mingus