Call me idiot, re , dumbass, butt pirate, anything you want but lets get it straight. The only way you can beat the Lakers is if you can keep up with their offense. The only team in the NBA capable of doing so are the Phoenix Suns. No one is going to stop the Lakers offense and no one is going to stop the Suns offense either so it all comes down to DEFENSE and BENCH. Suns have the best bench in the NBA right now and I can see the Suns beating the Lakers in 7
Just saying....
Gotta have Lopez back to prevent the Lakers from getting early leads from uncontested Dunks from Bynum.
Gotta hope Kobe misses a lot of jump shots.
Gotta hope Amare plays agressive and pounds it inside on Gasol.
Gotta hope Frye lets em fly without hesitating in LA.
Gotta hope Richarson finds a way to keep scoring when either Kobe or Artest is on him.
Its gonna be really tough for the Suns to win, but I think its possible.
If the Suns hit their 3's there is no question they can beat the Lakers.
Suns in 4 games
Sometimes it really is a toss-up as to who's worse, obnoxious Laker fans or circle-jerking Laker haters who desperately try to bash and discredit the Lakers.
lol...whatever..series should be fun to watch.
I'm ready for the series to start. This will probably the only remaining series to watch from a casual fan's perspective. Cleveland, Celts and/or Orlando are just painful to watch IMO.
all year the lakers had to "watch out" for the spurs, nugz and the mavs. Dont ing tell us that we have to worry bout the suns now. haha
What's the story on Lopez? Obviously it's too late normally bring him back, but if just to have some more fouls or give bynum an obstacle, it might be worth it. He's not necessary on Offense, just D. But if his back is really that bad, then rest him for the future.
Not sure if they'd dare use him on Gasol. I have no idea who's going to guard him. If they double, Fisher will just camp on the 3 and shoot 3s all day.
OK, don't worry.
Just relax, and the Lakers will beat the Suns in 4. , Kobe won't even have to show up....
Suns in 6. Book it.
If the Suns somehow win the series, LA fans should be banned for a year. If the Suns lose, LA fans should be banned for a year.
Now that is a fair deal...
Now that Atlanta was eliminated, they're the easiest opponent for the Lakers. I don't think the Suns vs. Lakers series matter much though, as Culby would say, in the end it's 1&29.
Lakers in 4. Done Deal
No. Lifetime ban would be fairer
Why is that? Without us around, this board would soon be as exciting as a scrapbooking for an amputee website.No. Lifetime ban would be fairer
There are still mav fans and tlong.
True enough...There are still mav fans and tlong.
OP definitely heard what Barkley said and decided to make a thread about it. I'm still not quite sure why people talk about "keeping up with the Lakers' offense" like it's 2008. The Thunder were the one western playoff team with an offensive rating worse than LA's during the regular season, LA is where they're at because of the defense they play. Based on what has happened so far it's a bad matchup for Phoenix.
The Thunder couldn't match the Lakers' offense but they could match LA's defense, and they were a tip in from forcing game 7. The Jazz could match LA's offense but their defense blew , and they got swept. If the Suns come in with the mentality to outscore LA and that defense won't play a huge role, they're getting swept. Fortunately I think they know that.
Suns are the great white hope!!!
From what they've said about Robin, he's not having any pain but his endurance isn't quite there yet. I definitely get the feeling he'll play at least limited minutes at some point in the series.
Lopez as whatever percent is better than Collins.
Lakers only enemy against the Suns will be absolute complacency. I really believe and think the Suns will play hard and aggressive and will totally rely on the 3. They will live by it or die by the three. They will be checked though.
Lopez in the lineup does pose an interesting aspect to their game if only for boards and clogging. Amare is playing some great ball right now the Suns bench is beasting. I really do believe the Suns do have a potent weapon in their bench collectively. Can't rule them (the bench) and what they do out.
Nash? Nash is Nash. Enough said.
Complacency, in the end, is the only thing I see getting in the way of the Lakers.
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