Western Playoffs

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

The Lakers get the edge in a series right now, but it would be a 6-7 game series for sure.

As unfortunate as it sounds, there aren't really any teams that could upset the Lakers or Spurs prior to the WCF. It's pretty inevitable.

[DrHouse]

6-7 games is being generous.

The Spurs simply do not matchup well with the Lakers. Their frontcourt has shown it is incapable of shutting down the paint and stopping easy baskets. There is no way the Spurs can win unless they address that problem.

If you look at how they won by 1pt against a Laker team playing a b2b and missing 3 rotation players, they simply bombed 3's all game long. They shot the lights out and were only able to win by 1pt because of a fluke Fisher foul at the end of the game. The loss showed me the Lakers have nothing to fear. The Spurs can't replicate the kind of shooting necessary for them to win 4 times. We saw what happened in the next matchup against a fully healthy rested Laker team. The Spurs got blown out so badly Pop didn't even bother playing his Big 3 in the 4th. All it took was two back-to-back 3's and the game was blown wide open.

[Ghazi]

Spurs fans are sure confident. if we discount mason's fluke shot, the lakers are 7-1 in their last 8 games against the Spurs (including the playoffs).

If Spurs are allowed such confidence, then we Mavs fans should be confident as well . We're 0-5 in our last 5 against the Lakers, but 4 of those came down to the final minute and we had a double digit lead 4 of those games! 2 without our beloved J-Ho!

but of course, when you lose to a team 5/5 times, chances are you'll be unable to beat them 4 times out of 7.

same goes for if you lose to a team 7/8 times (6/8 if we count Mason's fluke).

[Ghazi]

that spurs "win" earlier this year was a moral defeat anyway. the lakers ate up a 12 point lead in the 4th quarter against the spurs, in San Antonio, and the spurs needed lucky duncan and mason shots to win the game, by 1 point.

that was the problem last year for Spurs, offensive droughts at inopportune times.

I think they've done better in that regard this year... I did see it v the Lakers and v the Hornets though.

[Sportstudi]

Spurs fans are sure confident. if we discount mason's fluke shot, the lakers are 7-1 in their last 8 games against the Spurs (including the playoffs).

If Spurs are allowed such confidence, then we Mavs fans should be confident as well . We're 0-5 in our last 5 against the Lakers, but 4 of those came down to the final minute and we had a double digit lead 4 of those games! 2 without our beloved J-Ho!

but of course, when you lose to a team 5/5 times, chances are you'll be unable to beat them 4 times out of 7.

same goes for if you lose to a team 7/8 times (6/8 if we count Mason's fluke).

Well, I can of course only speak for me, but I don't like him that much... He pissed me off way too often in the past. And I don't have a problem to post it even on a spurs-board.

[Ghazi]

yeah, J-Blunt is one of my least favorite Mavs.

but we must support him as long as he wears the uniform, in spite of his drug addiction and anthem bashing ways,.

[ElNono]

The Lakers just don't have the material to challenge the Spurs come playoff time. Outside of Kobe and Fisher, nobody else knows what it takes to win it all. Their front court is the least of my worries. We do need another mobile big because we need to defend guys like West (who's been sucking lately), Dirk, and Shaq (because Tim has to take him and that wear him out). Thomas can defend Bynum just fine, and TD can slap Gasol like usual. Plus at the end of the day, when the game is close, Kobe taking the last shot not anybody in the frontcourt (If the bigs were REALLY getting whatever look they wanted, you would think a smart coach like Phil would go with the easy shot).

We've been resting players, looking at the big picture, and in the meantime developing out bench with guys that can contribute. So far everything is coming along according to plan. Barring any injury, we should be in a great position to get our 5th Larry in 10 years. Now, if we could only stop guys like Hollinger from jumping in our bandwagon, the journey would be even sweeter.

[Ghazi]

David West?

, Matt Bonner could lock down david west.

[ElNono]

that spurs "win" earlier this year was a moral defeat anyway. the lakers ate up a 12 point lead in the 4th quarter against the spurs, in San Antonio, and the spurs needed lucky duncan and mason shots to win the game, by 1 point.

that was the problem last year for Spurs, offensive droughts at inopportune times.

I think they've done better in that regard this year... I did see it v the Lakers and v the Hornets though.

We're taking the regular season for what it is: A practice session for the veterans and to give young guys experience.
No better example than the Cavs beating us badly twice in the regular season in 07, followed by a NBA Finals sweep by the Spurs.
We're just throttling. We'll be ready when the playoffs come around.
And we're confident because we've been there before with this same core, and while there's always room for improvement, we're playing top notch ball again.

[2Cleva]

The Lakers just don't have the material to challenge the Spurs come playoff time. Outside of Kobe and Fisher, nobody else knows what it takes to win it all. Their front court is the least of my worries. We do need another mobile big because we need to defend guys like West (who's been sucking lately), Dirk, and Shaq (because Tim has to take him and that wear him out). Thomas can defend Bynum just fine, and TD can slap Gasol like usual. Plus at the end of the day, when the game is close, Kobe taking the last shot not anybody in the frontcourt (If the bigs were REALLY getting whatever look they wanted, you would think a smart coach like Phil would go with the easy shot).

That would have been a decent argument last playoffs. LA has been there, done that, when it comes to the Spurs in the playoffs and even with Ginobili healthy, LA is a better team this year than last year - with or without Bynum.

But hey, positive thinking never hurt.

[ElNono]

David West?

, Matt Bonner could lock down david west.

He gave us a lot of problems in the last playoff series. Then again, he was playing incredibly well back then. You should remember better than most.

[ElNono]

That would have been a decent argument last playoffs. LA has been there, done that, when it comes to the Spurs in the playoffs and even with Ginobili healthy, LA is a better team this year than last year - with or without Bynum.

But hey, positive thinking never hurt.

Really? I would have sworn the Boston Celtics won the le, and the Lakers fell short. Backdoor sweep anyone?
You beat us with a Ginobili injured and a team that was beat up. This year we're taking measures to address that. And our team is also better than last year team.
I would rather have Bynum playing too. So you don't get any excuses either. But it's not up to us what happens with Andrew.

[2Cleva]

Really? I would have sworn the Boston Celtics won the le, and the Lakers fell short. Backdoor sweep anyone?
You beat us with a Ginobili injured and a team that was beat up. This year we're taking measures to address that. And our team is also better than last year team.
I would rather have Bynum playing too. So you don't get any excuses either. But it's not up to us what happens with Andrew.

Wrong on so many levels.

I could have swore the Lakers beat the Spurs in the playoffs? I could have swore LA won games 3 & 5 against Boston - what kind of sweep was that.

SA is more athletic than last year. They are also worse on defense and less physical than in the past.

But I'll leave it alone for now. We'll see come May.

[DrHouse]

The Lakers have already beaten the Spurs 4 times in this decade alone.

Phil Jackson, Kobe Bryant, and Derek Fisher have all had experience in the 4 playoff wins in this decade. They won decisively last season 4-1. There is no question of IF the Lakers can beat the Spurs, they already have done it. Phil Jackson knows exactly how to beat Pop's teams and the proof is in the pudding, 4-1.

[ElNono]

The Lakers have already beaten the Spurs 4 times in this decade alone.

Phil Jackson, Kobe Bryant, and Derek Fisher have all had experience in the 4 playoff wins in this decade. They won decisively last season 4-1. There is no question of IF the Lakers can beat the Spurs, they already have done it. Phil Jackson knows exactly how to beat Pop's teams and the proof is in the pudding, 4-1.

And the Spurs have beaten the Lakers with Phil Jackson before and after the 3-peat also. With Shaq to boot. Pop also knows how to beat Phil. You guys luckied out last year, with Ginobili being injured, and with us getting the tough matchup in the previous round.
Those problems have been addressed this season. The question is wether the Lakers will lucky out again with one of our guys getting injured to make the series compe ive. Otherwise, it's the Spurs and no longer than 6 games really.

[Bandwagon Spurs Fan]

The Lakers have already beaten the Spurs 4 times in this decade alone.

Phil Jackson, Kobe Bryant, and Derek Fisher have all had experience in the 4 playoff wins in this decade. They won decisively last season 4-1. There is no question of IF the Lakers can beat the Spurs, they already have done it. Phil Jackson knows exactly how to beat Pop's teams and the proof is in the pudding, 4-1.

SpurFan: Manu was injured.
DrMouth: 4-1

SpurFan: Scheduling favored LA.
DrMouth: 4-1

SpurFan: Spurs overall were injured/older/missing new components compared to 2009's team.
DrMouth: 4-1

SpurFan: Spurs lost 15+ point leads in 3 of the 4 losses, while blowing out the Lakers in their one win.
DrMouth: 4-1, 4-1, 4-1 HEE HAW HEE HAW HEE HAW

[The_Game]

manu was no more injured than kobe in that playoff series

fact is all idiots on here do is point to many not being healthly? O....bynum and ariza weren't there at all

[anonoftheinternets]

manu was no more injured than kobe in that playoff series

fact is all idiots on here do is point to many not being healthly? O....bynum and ariza weren't there at all

Whatever you say, laker fan

[ElNono]

I'm just trolling the troll I'm supposed to troll. Nothing new there.
Talk is cheap. I can sure do it too.
Like 2Cleva said, we'll see where we're at when May comes around.

[ezau]

Not if our beloved mother ing MAVERICKS have anything to say about it.

why are you so up with your loser team when everybody knows that it's done this season? Your team hasn't proven anything and I believe that Dirk should ask for a trade before his physical skills begin to deteriorate.

Mavs= chokers, losers, and underachievers

[Ghazi]

4-3 got

[ezau]

4-3 got

4 rings . Talk if you've got rings to back you up

See this? That's a Championship trophy and you won't be seeing one in the next 30 years. Give it 50 years and the Mavs might get one

[DrHouse]

4 rings . Talk if you've got rings to back you up

See this? That's a Championship trophy and you won't be seeing one in the next 30 years. Give it 50 years and the Mavs might get one

14 >>>>> 4.

Talk if you got the rings to back it up.

[Ghazi]

4 rings . Talk if you've got rings to back you up

See this? That's a Championship trophy and you won't be seeing one in the next 30 years. Give it 50 years and the Mavs might get one

You didn't go through the Mavs for any of those les, except 2003 which was a fluke injury and Kerr hitting fluke shots.

So dont talk , you hit some fluke shots against the garbage Nets and Cavs, big ing deal.

[ezau]

You didn't go through the Mavs for any of those les, except 2003 which was a fluke injury and Kerr hitting fluke shots.

So dont talk , you hit some fluke shots against the garbage Nets and Cavs, big ing deal.

4 rings . Your Mavs are done and no one will talk about your team in 30 years time.

Take a good look at this trophy because you ain't getting one got