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That'll go over like a fart in church first in Boston, then in Cleveland, after that in Media, especially at ESPN.
tee, hee.
I know it doesn't sound as glamorous as the Celtics or the Cavs, but they will end up getting the best record in the East and face a worn down team from the Cavs/Celtics series. Of course the Lakers will take them out again in the Finals, but it will take them 6 or 7 games instead of 5.
That'll go over like a fart in church first in Boston, then in Cleveland, after that in Media, especially at ESPN.
tee, hee.
I hope so, but you just know the advertisers, stern, etc are chomping at the bit to have a Kobe vs. Shaq final to see who gets the last word. (Yes, my prediction is after this year there will be a new power in the west, definitely not Pho...)
I don't think they want Shaq. That's a straw dog. They've made their peace. Once Kobe apologized for ratting Daddy out to Colorado authorities, AND Daddy got the missus away from Divorce Court it got settled for good.
They want Boston (for L.A.) &&&&&&& Cleveland (for James), but, they can't have both....and it's killin' 'em.
Get Cleveland and you get Lebron and Shaq, don't see how you can beat that for revenue generating purposes. They already cashed in their LA vs Boston series and it just ain't the same as the Magic vs. Bird days.
Food for thought. I'd separated Cleveland/James & Shaq for some gd reason!
The Lakers would destroy Cleveland though (4-5 games in dominant fashion) and that will hurt Lebron and Shaq's legacy in comparison to Kobe. Stern and the media revile the day. At least the Witnesses can still claim Lebron's superiority with their old hat supporting cast talking points if Boston prevails to the finals.
Boston/LA would be a much more compe ive series and the NBA can talk up the glory days of the Magic/Bird and Lakers/Celtics historic rivalry. The NBA, media and basketball purists love that .
I think that's a risk they'd be willing to take. After this year, I'll say Shaq is done.
edit: Actually I take that back. They might want to give cleveland a year and let shaq retire, then get cleveland back to the finals to beat LA to officially hand the torch from Kobe to Lebron..
I like how everyones speculating what's going to happen based on Stern's motives. I see we now all officially acknowledge that the NBA is a rigged league. Nice
miami is coming out of the east, wade is going to average 45ppg in the playoffs, but fizz out in the finals.
i know preseason doesn't really count but the magic had me baffled with how easily they ass raped the hawks last night.
Honestly i also feel like the Magic have a better chance then the Cavs to come out of the East..Cle just doesnt match up well with Orlando..We all know that they brought in Shaq to guard Howard but his old big ass will get torched on pick n rolls like its always been..Rashard Lewis, Vince Carter, Jameer Nelson, Matt Barnes, JJ. Red , etc..This team is gonna be damn hard to beat will all these three point shooters plus a beast in the middle. Plus they also added brandon bass who is very underrated.
They wont, the Cavs will, or maybe the Celtics.
It will be the Cavs versus the Blazers in the Finals. No doubt about it.
It's cool how you like to take a time out from being homer cheerleader once in a while just to talk basketball in a rational, unbiased manner.
Yeah... but Lebron's free agency aside. This is the Celts last shot and the whole rematch of healthy teams scenario. Lebron will get plenty more chances providing he doesn't make a silly decision in the off season. And the Lakers are primed for a good 3 to 5 year run.
Vince Carter in Orlando is much better than I thought he would be.
Magic are gonna be a scary ass team.
all talk no walk
Thank you. At least someone sees that Carter is a huge upgrade over Turkachoke.
I can't help it if I'm always right. Not my fault.
& thank you, DUNCAN. I said it first months ago.
I remember you and I both did. From the beginning I laughed when people acted like losing Turk and getting Carter would kill Orlando.
Don't try being nice to me now, DUNCAN. You insulted me, my neighborhood and my amigos, the Mexican population which surround, I mean which are my favorite neighbors.
The Carter trade should be an upgrade, at least for this year. A motivated VC is a deadly VC. Just like the year he left for NJ, but this time he's in his hometown.
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