Can the Lakers possibly play better than the Hornets did?

[peskypesky]

Uh, no they're not. They're universally considered the best bench in the NBA.

by Lakers fans, not by me

[aka_USAPA]

And why is that? Are the Lakers going to double team him everytime he gets the ball?

They play very good team defense. Jackson will make adjustments as the series goes on. They are a very underrated defensive team.

[kobe_mvp_24]

Lakers MIGHT win game 1, because the Spurs had to sleep on a plane the night after a Game 7. But that'll be the only game they MIGHT win.

will see about that

[aka_USAPA]

by Lakers fans, not by me

Not just by Lakers fans. But it's ok. I can see your blinders on.

[Kermit]

They play very good team defense. Jackson will make adjustments as the series goes on. They are a very underrated defensive team.

That still doesn't explain your assertion on why Tim's going to be hard pressed to average 19 points and 10 rebounds a game. I'm willing to bet you have no ing idea what you're talking about.

[aka_USAPA]

When did Andrew Bynum become Chamberlain, Jabbar, and Hakeem combined? The guy's a promising young player and you Laker fans act like you're sitting on the future of the NBA over there.

If he was, the Lakers would sweep the Spurs. He's not but when he was injured, over a stretch he was averaging about 19 points, and 11 rebounds. Not too shabby for somebody who would be #4 in this team. Plus, he anchors the defense very well and if Duncan had trouble with Chandler, he would have more trouble with Bynum because of his length, and more offensive moves.

[aka_USAPA]

That still doesn't explain your assertion on why Tim's going to be hard pressed to average 19 points and 10 rebounds a game. I'm willing to bet you have no ing idea what you're talking about.

Because he hasn't all playoffs. Why would that change now?

[DriveFor5]

I've never seen a PG execute as efficiently as Paul did in that series. West could mostly do no wrong. I still can't figure out how the Spurs managed to win that series. Can the Lakers possibly be tougher?

Not at all. What appears to be the #1 seed making the WCF's is just a team that got an extra bucket somewhere to end up with 1 more win than NOH and the Spurs, and 2 more wins than Phoenix and Houston..Basically the Spurs, Hornets, Suns, and Rockets all could have easily gotten the #1 seed and get the cakewalk through the first two rounds and be in the WCF...

[peskypesky]

Because he hasn't all playoffs. Why would that change now?

Because he's been playing against strong front-courts. That's not the case in this series.

[Kermit]

Because he hasn't all playoffs. Why would that change now?

I would check again on those rebounding statistics. If you're going by points averaged coming off a series where he was routinely doubled by a team that refused to let him beat them to prove your point then congratulations! You earned the stupid prize.

[aka_USAPA]

Because he's been playing against strong front-courts. That's not the case in this series.

You might have a different opinion when the series is over. They have 7'1 Gasol who has been surprising in his defense and smarts, and Odom, 6'10 who will drive on Thomas all night, same way he did to Boozer who is probably a better defender than Thomas.

[Man of Steel]

[QUOTE=kobe_mvp_24;2520572]will see about that[/QUOT

You're right.

They might not even win one game...

[aka_USAPA]

Funny, the Spurs fans are forgetting about Kobe's 33 ppg, 7 apg, 6 rpg, and 2 steals, not to mention his mental toughness. Sure, I'd love for the Spurs to worry about the frontline.

[Man of Steel]

will see about that

What a great comeback...

But you're right.

Lakers may get swept...

[peskypesky]

You might have a different opinion when the series is over. They have 7'1 Gasol who has been surprising in his defense and smarts, and Odom, 6'10 who will drive on Thomas all night, same way he did to Boozer who is probably a better defender than Thomas.

lol

Lakers front-court is by far the weakest front-court Spurs will face in this playoffs.

[peskypesky]

Funny, the Spurs fans are forgetting about Kobe's 33 ppg, 7 apg, 6 rpg, and 2 steals, not to mention his mental toughness. Sure, I'd love for the Spurs to worry about the frontline.

You forgot that first-team all-NBA defender Bruce Bowen will be shutting Kobe down like he shut Peja down.

[kingmalaki]

You forgot to mention that this is the same team that scores way more points than their opponents in the playoffs.

And in both of their two pervious series they played teams that couldn't match up with Kobe or Gasol without doubling. That isn't the case with SA. Not to mention, the Nuggets are one of the worst defensive teams in the league and the Jazz are so-so (but most importantly, they didn't match up well).

But I don't see what scoring points had to do with the assertion that the Laker frontcourt could slow down Duncan. I was responding to that, and made no mention of anyone winning the series. I just think it's silly to think Gasol will stop Duncan when he is barely known as an average defender and Duncan has been wiping the floor with him for years.

[aka_USAPA]

You forgot that first-team all-NBA defender Bruce Bowen will be shutting Kobe down like he shut Peja down.

Wow. Peja is the same level as Kobe, huh?

[aka_USAPA]

The Lakers are taking the Spurs seriously. They have a lot of respect for the Spurs. Forget what the fans say.

http://www.nba.com/lakers/multimedia/0708video.html

[peskypesky]

Man, you are wasting your time trying to rationalize with these s!!! You cant tell them shyt since they have won a measly 4 les!!! Four years of success in 35 years of history is pathetic compared to a Laker. The only way to shut these s up is to beat them. We saw they gave up on their team after game two against the Hornets. After tomorrow, you will see half of these farmers give up again.

I remember the Hornets fans sounding like you a couple of weeks ago, all pumped up because they blew the Spurs out in some regular season games.

This is the playoffs, fool. You ain't played this Spurs team yet.

[aka_USAPA]

Yup. Peja is in the same level as Kobe. Ask peskypesky. LMAO!!!!

[aka_USAPA]

The same Peja who is known to disappear in big games in the playoffs. The same one dimensional Peja Stojakovic. Yup. He's in the same level as Kobe.

Tell us about that, peskypesky. The floor is now yours. Oh, how come Peja got zero first place MVP votes???? LMAOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!

[peskypesky]

Yup. Peja is in the same level as Kobe. Ask peskypesky. LMAO!!!!

Bowen will shut him down, even if he is better than Peja.

[aka_USAPA]

Bowen will shut him down, even if he is better than Peja.

Got it. In other words, don't take you seriously. OK. No problem.

[aka_USAPA]

So tell me, if Peja is in the same level as Kobe, how many first place MVP votes did he get?