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They just shoot some shots, make some shots, win some games. Nothing to see here.
Why aren't some of these teams taking it to the Lakers? There are plenty of teams (including Phoenix tonight) that are more talented and better than the Lakers. Why are teams repeatedly not showing up to play against them? Are Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum, Lamar Odom, and Jordan Farmar really that intimidating? Why are they playing scared? It's like the 2006-2007 BS we saw with the Mavs. They were making their shots, shooting the ball well, and had most teams play like junk against them. It took a team that barely got the 8th seed to just go out there and play some real basketball, to get rid of them.
Maybe they have to play Boston (as in the 2008 Finals) or Detroit (as in last week) for everyone to see how average they are.
I will say it right now: when the Lakers play the Spurs in January, they will not win. In fact, the Spurs will sweep the season series against the Lakers.
It's time for the league to step up against these jokers.
They just shoot some shots, make some shots, win some games. Nothing to see here.
The Spurs will sweep the Lakers like they did in the playoffs. OOPS!
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haha I was really hoping that a really crappy team hand the lakers their first loss, but pistons did it and i say good job for that. But as of right now, I don't care if lakers are winning against phoenix or another good team, I just want to see them get schooled by a crappy team
Tacker, is that you?
y? is that more satisfying.
72-10 bulls lost to an expansion team that year (raptors)
didnt mean much
I still think the Celtics are better than the Lakers.
But over the first 10-12 games, nobody's really held a candle in the West to the Lakers. It's obvious by the record, it's obvious by their +13 margin of victory.
Our beloved Mavs seem to play them well, but always lose in the final minute.
I think the Spurs can beat them if they're healthy. I think they may have found their legit 4th option in Roger Mason... scoring outside of the big 3 was a problem last year.
It's hard to get a read on the Spurs right now. You take away the 2nd and 3rd best player from any contending team and they will look like a lottery team.
Obviously the Raptors >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Bulls
obviously.
Lakers honestly don't impress me that much. They rely on the jumpshot on offense, and turnovers on defense. They can't just lock teams up on defense, nor can they just pound teams to death with interior scoring (whether post scoring or penetration scoring). If their shot isn't falling, they crumble massively.
They better PRAY that if they make it to the finals, they don't meet the Cavs. They are probably their biggest nightmare in terms of matchups.
SpursDynasty is that you? Did you forget to log out of your troll account
Brah, did you see Pau in the paint on Tuesday? He had like 34 points in 34 minutes. Obviously, some of those were mid range jumpers, but the majority came in the post.
Pretty sure they'd still be more worried about Boston than Cleveland. Boston plays consistent defense and has more than one star player that can handle the responsibilities on offense. Cavs have a very good defense, but no where near the level of Boston. Outside of LeBron, they match up against Cleveland just fine, even against Mo Williams and Zydrunas Ilgauskas.
People forget that Shaq is still one of the best post defenders in this league. Not many people can score on him effectively, not even Mr. Tim Duncan.
this. Boston is still the best team in the league until proven otherwise. Until the Lakers show me that they can play with BOS and beat them nothing else matters.
Didnt Duncan drop like 40 on shaq twice already in 12 months time??
To be honest, I'm more scared of the Cavs and Pistons than the Celtics.
Celtics are winning games by the hair on KG's chin. They're not stomping the compe ion like they did last year. The loss of Posey is really hurting them. In addition, the toughness of PJ Brown is sorely missing.
As long as they don't get Dice (unlikely) or some other tough vet, the Celtics are pretty much screwed.
Celtics will rue the day they let Posey go.
Christmas day will be Leprechaun whupping time.
It would be a different story when facing someone like Garnett, Ben Wallace, or even Dirk.
I'm sure they would be more scared of Boston because of the way they faceraped them last year in the Finals.
I still think Cleveland is a tougher matchup. They do exactly what you need to do to beat the Lakers... force Kobe and Gasol into shooting jumpers, while closing out on the other shooters like Vuja and Fisher.
So Boston doesn't force Kobe and Gasol into shooting jumpers while closing out on the other shooters? They do that better than any club in the NBA. AND they have three stars capable of completely taking over the game offensively.
"As tough" a match-up as Boston, that's arguable at best. "Tougher" match-up than Boston, I'm not buying that at all.
Boston doesn't have Posey anymore. That makes a big difference.
Not to mention they only have ONE star that consistently makes plays during the final 5 minutes of a game.
Last edited by stretch; 11-21-2008 at 03:43 PM.
Pau showed what he could do against Dirk. As for the other two, we will just have to wait and see. I give KG the benefit of the doubt, since Gasol did nothing in the finals.
Dirk owns Gasol.
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