Not only has there been an overabundance of Lakers fans posting, but their comments about the Spurs and San Antonio have been especially harsh. After winning the first two games in LA, they seemed to get even more vicious - not at all like a confident group of fans. Maybe they all remember that two seasons ago, the Lakers were up 3-1 in their first round series against the Suns, before getting spanked 3 games in a row. (BTW - Phil Jackson was 44-0 as a coach when leading a series before the Lakers blew that one.) And their worst nightmare is for this series to get to 2-2, with the Spurs having momentum. Being embarassed and worried can make some people act like assholes. I thought that might be the answer.
But they are also talking so much city smack - not at all like a confident group of LA residents. Surely people wouldn't say such terrible things about another city and its citizens over a basketball rivalry? So what else could it be? Maybe it's the headlines that California home repossessions are up 327% over last year. Maybe it's just the sheer embarassment that a Congresswoman from California just had her own house repossessed. Or maybe it's the worry that her house was sold for $200K less than she paid for it in 2007, and she left the lender holding the bag. If it happens to a member of Congress, a lot of "regular" people must be upside-down too. So OK... embarassed and worried. Makes them behave like assholes. Got it.
I could almost make myself feel sorry for them. But then there are all those nasty comments about the Spurs and their fans making excuses. That's a little hard to accept from people who blame their over-extended credit on the people who loaned them the money! And the comments about the Riverwalk being dirty? I don't think so... not from residents of the most polluted city in the country, within the most polluted state. And how about the comments about Texans being stupid? Kinda harsh when fewer than 70% of California ninth-graders will graduate high school. (They have 150,000 dropouts per year, but their state laws allow high school students to work 48 hours per week. Brilliant.) There's an old saying about people who live in glass houses.
Nope... after careful consideration, there can only be one reason why there are so many asshole Lakers fans here:
They're assholes, there's a lot of them, and this is better than any other place they are allowed to post.
Spurs fans don't need any excuses, because this series is a long-assed way from over. This LA roster isn't that much different from the one that got blown out by Phoenix last year. (Gasol wasn't there, but they had a healthy Andrew Bynum. I'd be more worried if they had Shaq, even at his age.) And we don't need city smack from any city that is half a billion dollars in debt, and cutting school funding so that it will have enough cash on hand to pay its bills. Winning an NBA Championship might provide LA residents with a ray of sunshine in an otherwise crappy existence. But they shouldn't invest in any T-shirts just yet.
There is no such thing as momentum in basketball. Things can change quickly from one game to the next. you could say if the spurs win game 4 they will have momentum so they should win game 5. Doesn't work that way. Look at what happened to the lakers from game 2 to game 3. No momentum there.
Always good to hear from a Washington fan - the dropout capitol of the entire country. You calling someone else stupid by saying they went to school in LA... that's just too much irony for one post. (BTW - "irony" doesn't mean "like an iron".)
It's a single reason with three conditions. Sort of like, "Our spending went up and our tax base went down."
There is momentum in any sport, and it has a lot to do with confidence and pressure. When Tiger Woods is catching up behind you, the cup starts to look the size of a thimble. And every great shot Tiger hits makes him swing looser on the next one. You bet your ass it happens in basketball too.
If the Spurs take it to 2-2 tonight, the Lakers are going to start thinking of both remaining games in LA as must-wins.
The Lakers haven't forgotten that they have been down 20 twice in this series. And they know the Spurs won't let a lead like that slip away again. Momentum, pressure... call it what you want to. But if the series goes to 2-2, the Lakers will be the ones feeling it.
Sounds like the only one insecure is yourself. The majority of Lakers fan don't even live in LA. There's plenty of things I dislike about LA, but SA's one of those cities that offers nothing better. LA's economy even in recession is infinitely more relevant than SA so I fail to see your point. It's also kinda hypocritical to make fun of LA's educational system when there's not one college in SA that's worth attending. Everything you hate about Lakers fans basically describes yourself.
I love Laker fans. I love their incomparable basketball knowledge and insight they share. I love their mature perspective on the series.
nothing relevnant in SA except an SA message board, got it.Sounds like the only one insecure is yourself. The majority of Lakers fan don't even live in LA. There's plenty of things I dislike about LA, but SA's one of those cities that offers nothing better. LA's economy even in recession is infinitely more relevant than SA so I fail to see your point. It's also kinda hypocritical to make fun of LA's educational system when there's not one college in SA that's worth attending. Everything you hate about Lakers fans basically describes yourself.
Pot. Kettle. Black.
wow so the people who go to college here in SA are stupid to? Get a life and stop insulting people over the internet.Sounds like the only one insecure is yourself. The majority of Lakers fan don't even live in LA. There's plenty of things I dislike about LA, but SA's one of those cities that offers nothing better. LA's economy even in recession is infinitely more relevant than SA so I fail to see your point. It's also kinda hypocritical to make fun of LA's educational system when there's not one college in SA that's worth attending. Everything you hate about Lakers fans basically describes yourself.
The only thing Los Angeles and San Antonio have in common is they both have Spanish names.
Even the Mexican food in LA is crappy.
"You'll love our enchiladas. Instead of a tortilla, we use a sort of pita, flat-bread thing. And in place of cheese we use tofu. And instead of salsa, we cover it in a lovely mango chutney. We serve it with sides of fava beans, and a key lime rice pilaf. And you can get a nice raspberry margarita - only it's made with raspberry wine instead of tequila."
It's what Mexican food would be... if Mexico were taken over by PETA, and they began dosing the water supply with Prozac and hormones. What's creepy about that?
Speaking of creepy - did you know that Jack Nicholson actually entered the room and saw Roman Polanski having anal sex with a 13 year old girl that he had drugged? And he didn't report it? (True story. It was at Nicholson's house.) Conjure up that mental image the next time you see that old sausage sitting courtside.
The only place SA has LA beat is in its higher concentration of obese people. It's ing disgusting to see your overweight and ugly fans on live television, when Charles Barkley is commenting on how fat your city is you know you got issues.
Trinity University in San Antonio is the #1 liberal arts college in the west for about the 100th year running. Plus, they had that really cool multiple-lateral game winning play in their football game against Millsaps this year.
It's probably "worth attending" and might, arguably at least, be more academically rigorous than any college or university in the Greater Los Angeles metropolitan area. But that's probably just my stilted opinion.
If you don't like San Antonio, don't live there. If you prefer Los Angeles live there. Who gives a damn, really?
I love the mentality of those who believe that living in a particular city or rooting for a particular team makes them better than those who live elsewhere and root for other teams. I just screams insecurity about those choices.
I doubt that there's any university more academically rigorous than CalTech.
Took the words right out of my mouth. Most LA fans have probably never even been to SA and vice-versa for SA fans. It's just another childish point to argue when the focus should be on the games, teams, players, etc.
Again, sorry our food is so good.
Yeah, we overindulge. But you know what they say:
"Live FAT, die young."
Exactly, who don't you tell that to the OP before he creates a thread regarding posters talking "city smack" yet that's all he does in his post.
And get your facts right. Trinity is nowhere near the #1 liberal arts college in the west. It's #1 in the west for universities that only offers degrees up to the Master's level. Pomona College is far more compe ive than Trinity.
This is an English only board. Also, why do you still post here since we're beneath you?Exactly, who don't you tell that to the OP before he creates a thread regarding posters talking "city smack" yet that's all he does in his post.
Trinity College is about as compe ive as say Loyola Marymount and it's not even a liberal arts college. Don't know what Downtown was talking about.
I pointed out that LA fans and sportswriters, in particular, have no room to be hurling certain insults about our city. Your best bet right now is to stick to basketball discussions, because your city has more than its share of problems. And all the things I said are facts, and not just bigoted bull .Exactly, who don't you tell that to the OP before he creates a thread regarding posters talking "city smack" yet that's all he does in his post.
And I started by pointing out that the Lakers lost a playoff series after being up 3-1, just two seasons ago. And that was a team coached by the Zen Master, and with a very similar roster to this year's Lakers team.
I also pointed out that last year's Lakers had a VERY similar roster, and got pounded by the Suns, who in turn got beated by the Spurs - who had a VERY similar roster to this year's Spurs. Pau Gasol in place of a healthy Andrew Bynum? You don't really believe that is going to take the Lakers from first-round flop to NBA champs?
When this series goes to 2-2 the pressure is going to be on the Lakers to hold serve. And they will know that they only have to stumble once.
I love this post - those who are being rough to GSH are delusional. He's speaking the truth about something that has been happening pretty frequently in the last week or so and it hasn't been taken care of appropiately.
I've never been to San Antonio or LA, I live in Atlanta but I always hear very nice things about SA and lived in Houston for a while so I know Texas. All you can see about LA is gangs, murder, celebrities and all kinds of good and bad things.
The city smack is ridiculous to say the least.
Exactly. It's the tool of the ignorant. Sadly, its coming from both sides.The city smack is ridiculous to say the least.
Trinity College is about as compe ive as say Loyola Marymount and it's not even a liberal arts college. Don't know what Downtown was talking about.
And your whole discussion about colleges is moot. You have 150,000 high school dropouts every year. Newsflash: those people won't be going to college. Why in would you allow high school age kids to work 48 hours per week when you have over a 30% dropout rate?
Look in a mirror before you start trash talking other people.
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