How is LA better than last year?

[23LeBronJames23]

All other fans can do is pray that Ron Ron has a melt down for thier own team to have a chance.

lol he is a meltdown

[tlongII]

Wasn't there a team the Lakers went 2-2 against last year?

[BUMP]

Spur Fans are cool and everything but you guys are not contenders.

If Tony, Tim, Manu, and Jefferson all stay healthy and all have breakout years then they might have a shot. Actually if this team was assembled 3 years ago they would have a chance, but the league is just way too deep now with Boston, Orlando, LA, Dallas, Portland, Denver, and Cleveland are all capable of knocking them out.

Let me remind you that the chances of SA being healthy come playoff time are slim to none.

[DrHouse]

This thread just reeks of sorry grapes if you ask me.

[cobbler]

Wasn't there a team the Lakers went 2-2 against last year?

I believe there was.... Most the year the Lakers played down to the teams that were far inferior. All was proven out with the first round exits.

[cobbler]

As for all the sour grapes about injuries and how the Lakers lucked into the le... come on. If that's how its tabulated then fine. Take away last years and well take the 1989 championship where scott and magic pulled up lame in the finals and 2004 when Karl did.

16 les baby!!!!!!!!!!!


Friggen sour grapes morons...

[TheMACHINE]

Wasn't there a team the Lakers went 2-2 against last year?

there was a team we went 0-2 against last year and we saw what happened to them at the playoffs.

[all_heart]

The operative word here is *should* be. Like it or not the Spurs still have a lot of question marks. Duncan looked very unlike himself during the 2nd half of the season and Ginobili was completely MIA again. The Spurs need both of them to be at peak form to go all the way. They also need the rest of their acquisitions to fit in perfectly chemistry wise.

The Lakers don't need nearly as much work. They are bringing back the same core that won the 2009 NBA championship and adding Ron Artest. And they were the best team in the NBA last season despite your myopic rantings about injuries to the top teams. You don't win 65 games if you're a scrub team that got lucky due to other team's misfortunes. Need I remind you that LA also had a 4-0 record against both BOS and CLE? I'm not sure how much else they could have proven, they didn't get to choose who they played in the playoffs.

They now have something that should scare the rest of the league, championship mettle. And trust me, it goes a long ways. With a fully healthy core and the addition of Ron Artest the Lakers will be a better team than they were last season.

Quite frankly, it's ridiculous that we're even discussing this.

First off, Lakers won last year fair and square, every year teams will have key players that will fall to injury. Last year was our turn.

Duncan had to shoulder the load too much last year, injuries to TP and Manu are not easily overcome. Manu was MIA, due to injury NOT performance. With our new additions, I (if I was Pop) would rest TD on at least one game of back-to-backs. Just compare our front line from last year to this year: 09 -TD, Thomas, Fab, and Bonner. 10-TD, Ian, Blair, Dice, Ratlif and Bonner. We also got Haislip too, guy says he's ready to show what he has. So an improvement huh? Not to mention we improved in ALL other areas from last year..

Every team needs to be in peak form to go all the way and no team has perfect chemistry. Winning the le takes a combination of things besides talent. Health, chemistry, peaking at the right time, leadership etc.. are all critical.

Championship mettle?! We got that too! Our core of TP, TD, and Manu knows what winning is all about. Their hearts are about as big as anybody else in the league if not bigger. So if you look at last year, yea we were way off. This year.. I LOVE our chances. It's gonna be a wild ride!

[all_heart]

As for all the sour grapes about injuries and how the Lakers lucked into the le... come on. If that's how its tabulated then fine. Take away last years and well take the 1989 championship where scott and magic pulled up lame in the finals and 2004 when Karl did.

16 les baby!!!!!!!!!!!


Friggen sour grapes morons...

For Karl, it's called karma. That guy was a douch and never deserved to win it all. Besides the Pistons that year were just on a roll, they were way too motivated and had too much swagger to lose.

[tlongII]

there was a team we went 0-2 against last year and we saw what happened to them at the playoffs.

Too bad we didn't get to see what would have happened if you played the team you went 2-2 against in the playoffs...

[23LeBronJames23]

Too bad we didn't get to see what would have happened if you played the team you went 2-2 against in the playoffs...

i wanted Portland to play LA in the playoffs.
Would of been imteresting to watch

[bostonguy]

The Lakers don't need nearly as much work. They are bringing back the same core that won the 2009 NBA championship and adding Ron Artest. And they were the best team in the NBA last season despite your myopic rantings about injuries to the top teams. You don't win 65 games if you're a scrub team that got lucky due to other team's misfortunes. Need I remind you that LA also had a 4-0 record against both BOS and CLE? I'm not sure how much else they could have proven, they didn't get to choose who they played in the playoffs.

They now have something that should scare the rest of the league, championship mettle. And trust me, it goes a long ways. With a fully healthy core and the addition of Ron Artest the Lakers will be a better team than they were last season.

Quite frankly, it's ridiculous that we're even discussing this.

Out of all of the elites, LA IMO has the least number of concerns. Health, staying hungry, and how Artest fits in just about covers any question marks for the Lakers. They have the toughness needed and that championship mettle you just mentioned.

Spurs: Can the youngsters step up their game especially in the playoffs? Can Manu and Duncan stay healthy? Will their D be the type fans have seen in the past?

Celts: How effective will Sheed be? Will Ray Allen decline this year even more? Can KG stay healthy?

Cavs: Will Shaq manage to stay healthy? How will he do being near 38 years old? Will Moon help them much? Can Mo Williams handle the playoff pressure and back up his smack talk? Can Coach Brown recover from losing Kuster? Will age and lack of versatile players bite the Cavs in the ass in May?

Magic: How will VC do under Stan? Will Howard have any kind of a consistent low post game? Can Jameer stay healthy?

[La Peace]

I like this boston guy. He keeps it real

[cobbler]

For Karl, it's called karma. That guy was a douch and never deserved to win it all. Besides the Pistons that year were just on a roll, they were way too motivated and had too much swagger to lose.

The point was to show how absurd it is to blame injuries and taint some other teams success. I hated Malone and was not happy he became a Laker. Regardless, his injury was a key to that series. But you tip your hat to the Pistons, say well done, and move on. To sit and say their le is meaningless because the Lakers suffed and injury is petty and the people that post as such are just jealous haters.

[all_heart]

The point was to show how absurd it is to blame injuries and taint some other teams success. I hated Malone and was not happy he became a Laker. Regardless, his injury was a key to that series. But you tip your hat to the Pistons, say well done, and move on. To sit and say their le is meaningless because the Lakers suffed and injury is petty and the people that post as such are just jealous haters.

Just because I'm not a Lakers fan doesn't make me a jealous hater. I never said the Pistions le was meaningless, they played great that year. Lakers beat whoever was in front of them and won.. they were fortunate not to have any major injuries last year.. If the Spurs and the other better teams have a healthy year, it stands to reason the Lakers will have a harder time reaching the finals this year and winning it. Common sense right?!

[BUMP]

The point was to show how absurd it is to blame injuries and taint some other teams success. I hated Malone and was not happy he became a Laker. Regardless, his injury was a key to that series. But you tip your hat to the Pistons, say well done, and move on. To sit and say their le is meaningless because the Lakers suffed and injury is petty and the people that post as such are just jealous haters.

I have no idea who you are but you are now my favorite poster

I'm so sick of Spur fans making excuses on their injuries. Manu was hurt, Duncan was on fluids, Lakers were lucky there were injuries

Injuries are part of every sport you whiny spur es!!

[kingmalaki]

As for all the sour grapes about injuries and how the Lakers lucked into the le... come on. If that's how its tabulated then fine. Take away last years and well take the 1989 championship where scott and magic pulled up lame in the finals and 2004 when Karl did.

16 les baby!!!!!!!!!!!


Friggen sour grapes morons...

So does that mean you are giving back the 88 le when Isiah got hurt, and the 2000 le when Duncan didn't play (defending champs), and the one this year because every team ya beat in the playoffs besides Denver had someone hurt and KG didn't play (defending champs)? I can't think of another postseason where the le team faced 3 teams that weren't at full strength.

[21_Blessings]

Too bad we didn't get to see what would have happened if you played the team you went 2-2 against in the playoffs...

Everyone already knows what would have happened. The same thing that happens every time the Lakers face Portland in the playoffs.

[all_heart]

I have no idea who you are but you are now my favorite poster

I'm so sick of Spur fans making excuses on their injuries. Manu was hurt, Duncan was on fluids, Lakers were lucky there were injuries

Injuries are part of every sport you whiny spur es!!

Read my last post , then off. All you Mavs fans do is blame the refs for your 06 final series. I'm not making excuses, all I'm saying is that the Spurs if in full form have a good chance this year.. The Lakers are lucky that THEY didn't have injuries, because if you take away Kobe or Pau.. guess what?! They aren't winning !

[cobbler]

Read my last post , then off. All you Mavs fans do is blame the refs for your 06 final series. I'm not making excuses, all I'm saying is that the Spurs if in full form have a good chance this year.. The Lakers are lucky that THEY didn't have injuries, because if you take away Kobe or Pau.. guess what?! They aren't winning !

WOW...What a revelation...

[all_heart]

I have no idea who you are but you are now my favorite poster

I'm so sick of Spur fans making excuses on their injuries. Manu was hurt, Duncan was on fluids, Lakers were lucky there were injuries

Injuries are part of every sport you whiny spur es!!

Yea, no .. and I guess for Mavs fans choking is part of the game too.

The 06 Mavs were so happy to beat the Spurs and be in the finals, they didn't know what to do after that.. so they themselves.

[all_heart]

WOW...What a revelation...

Exactly some people just read what they want to see, you gotta spell it out for them.. I know I'm stating the obvious for some of you 12 yr olds.

[My Fault]

I have no idea who you are but you are now my favorite poster

I'm so sick of Spur fans making excuses on their injuries. Manu was hurt, Duncan was on fluids, Lakers were lucky there were injuries

Injuries are part of every sport you whiny spur es!!

Your right its only ok to blame the refs

[MavDynasty]

Your right its only ok to blame the refs

spurs fans always about the 06 semis officiating

[all_heart]

spurs fans always about the 06 semis officiating

You are either stupid or playing stupid, he's referring to the Mavs ing about the refs in the 06 finals.. and don't act like that didn't happen.