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the only ppl who should be afraid of the lakers are young white female hotel workers
As you can see I don't post here much but I do read what most have to say and I've noticed a trend.
I would like to know why does everyone on here have the lakers taking the top spot..Please explain
I feel as though the top spot is open for grabs, the lakers are good but they are not what you all make then out to be. "Kobe Gasol & Bynum" Are you guys afraid of them that much that you put your team second to them. I have been a spurs fan for many years and not once have I put them second to any team in the league. Look back to last year and you will see that the spurs did well against them.
So tell me what's the problem and don't say because we have and we we resigned Jefferson and Bonner cause that's BS.. Yes Jefferson had an off season but he was very productive and active last year, and Bonner had a very good year, he was better before the injury but he still made an impact during the season.
With that said once again please explain why the lakers are due for the top spot because I just don't see it.
Last edited by lilsupa; 07-27-2010 at 10:50 AM.
the only ppl who should be afraid of the lakers are young white female hotel workers
they're the champs and the best team until proven otherwise.
Yep, they deserve respect as champs. I'm hoping the Spurs meet them in the playoffs unless someone better shows themselves during the season.
They are projected to be first becasue they won last year.
If... Perkins doesn't go down in game 6, or Artest doesn't bail out Bean from his poor shooting, free throw disparity notwithstanding, it'd be the Celtics that media would push. LAL fan & bandwagon would be talking about how bad Bynum is & how soft Gasol is, or how Odom is inconsistent because he's married to the fatter, uglier sister. That the Lakers will be the best is all perception. Their roster will be different. True, they're defending champs but this is a new season. I'd love to see them not 3peat. That'd be a first for both Bean & PJax. Spurs... Make it happen!
I'm much less afraid than I would've been last year. We've got a much better team this year and if anything they're a little worse. I've come to the conclusion that while I would've liked the way Barnes would've fit in as a Spur, he'll be a liability for LA next year and Steve Blake sucks. That + the fact that they're all 1 year older doesn't make me fear LA. I'd rather fear the deer tbh.
Spurs went 2-2 with the lakers. That is about as Well as you can expect considering how poorly they have been since the gasol trade.
The spurs have had a bad record against the lakers since the Gasol trade.
That is really logical thinking Barnes would be good for the Spurs but is bad for the lakers. The Lakers are 1 year older but the spurs are not.
Pop has a history of tinkering with lineups and resting the stars with the playoffs in mind...in essence, he'll tank games during the reg. season while thinking big picture. You don't get the number 1 seed that way...
At most 2 games they would have won. The lakers would have slacked off and given a couple games away in the first round but when they needed to win they would have. They would have toyed with the spurs. the spurs did not have the size to matchup.
The fo did not put the roster together last year to be a serious contender.
Too much reliance on Bonner and McDyess to have put up any challenge to the lakers.
And the year before.
Do they start the season being the favorite? Sure, they're back-to-back champs. Do they finish the season #1? Maybe. Personally, I don't think they 3-peat. I don't know why, exactly, "....I just don't see it." (props to the OP) As far as our Spurs are concerned, worry about seeding when we get to the playoffs.
I am, however, interested to see how the Barnes/Artest dynamic plays out.
There's gonna be some goooood interwebbin' if it goes to the ter.....
Last edited by E-RockWill; 07-27-2010 at 11:41 AM. Reason: incomplete
Do you really believe this?
The Lakers best team but they may not be the number 1 seed in the west. If they are the 2 seed the 8th seed will be happy with that seed and the 7th seed will want to be the 8th seed.
Afraid? No, it's just basketball. Do I respect them and expect them to reach the finals again? Yes. I don't see any team in the West beating them in a 7 game series, I hope it happens though.
They've won the west three years in a row and the finals twice. And they've actually made improvements to their roster this summer. They are the champs until somebody takes it from them.
"Appropriate fear".
The Lakers are loaded with talent, a great coaching staff, one of the best players of all time and a couple of decent bench replacements have come on board. They are worthy of respect.
Well said.
I have been a local honk for the spurs any chance I get -- all the time -- but face it... THE LAKERS BENCH JUST GOT BETTER -- they shored up the one thing that was of issue
Blake -- a VERY serviceable point
Barnes -- a better ariza
Ratliff -- 'member crying about giving him away
all three are interchangeable role players that you prolly wouldnt mind on your team...I really wouldnt mind having all three (and actually playing theo) on the spurs
This.
Combine it with 3 consecutive Finals appearances and back-to-back championships and they should be greatly respected, as should any team with that resume.
Yes... but are you afraid?
I agree. I even made a thread about it right before the playoffs which everyone totally crapped on.
Am I afraid? See the sig. V
I have always felt like we play the lakers well. I'm never afraid of them. Last year I did fear the suns team because of the matchup problems... and they finally beat us, but now that is long gone... Its always about matchups, and we have always had a team that can matchup and be competative with the Lakers.. same this year. Hope we get the chance to see it play out on the court this year.
Caracter may have a bigger role than Ebanks - ala Dajuan Blair - etc. He'll get the minutes Powell should have. Ratliff is done.
But the hate on Barnes? He started for Orlando last year and was their best perimeter defender. All LA needs him to do is move without the ball on offense and play great defense. That's what he does and thats what LA expects - how can he not be "quite as good as the Lakers are expecting"?
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