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cool story bro, tell it again
Dynasty
Nope, not a single basketball team on that list.
Pessimism is for those without conviction. There is only one deity in the league, he is Jerry Buss. His disciple, Bean, will lead again this postseason.
Those who doubt will be forced to repent or be nailed to the tree once the 17th has been rung.
Last edited by Mike D; 04-13-2011 at 01:43 AM.
cool story bro, tell it again
Dynasty
Nope, not a single basketball team on that list.
Marching orders?
I hope your right, but I'm just not seeing it. Tomorrow will be the biggest indicator of where we stand as far as 3-peat chances go:
1. Securing the #2 seed
2. Bynum's MRI/X-rays/blah blah blah
If both those factors yield positive results then maybe I won't be as pessimistic...but i'm not counting on it.
- "I'm still 6'10", 240."
- Mitch Kupchak - knee shackled, in tears, Boston, Massachusetts, - June 9, 1985
Sacramento should prove helpless by a simple Kansas City Shuffle. Kid Bynumite's test results will yield positive returns. The march will move forward, status quo.
Luva, at 13 down third quarter Game 7, 2010 NBA Finals:::"Nobody closes us out. Nobody."
He never uttered the word "if."
Nothing would make me happier.
Good times, but fortunately Boston was the only legit obstacle in the way of a Laker repeat last year. This season there are a plethora of beast teams. I'm with ya'll...I hope we 3-peat. My gut tells me this is the end though, hope I'm wrong. I'm hedging my bets in the meantime.
And if Bryant was in front of you right now you'd be singin' a different tune.
You're a disgrace, Deads. I never thought I'd see this. GD you.
I choose to live my life in the real world and not in fantasy land...
How long have you been a Laker fan? Must be decades by now...yet you still don't get it...Nobody, no team is infallible. Age and injuries catch up with everybody.
Moreso you have many years of watching NBA basketball under your belt as well and should know that Kobe's volume shooting makes the offense stagnant, predictable, and his long bricks create easy buckets against our notoriously weak transition defense. The Lakers are unbeatable (when healthy), and the offense is run inside-out and not vice-versa.
You should know better, especially for someone who's supposedly watched the game for years. LA could get by on chuckball before because we were head and shoulders above every team talent-wise. That is no longer the case. We're all Laker fans...just because I have a dissenting opinion or a bad feeling it doesn't mean I like the lakers any less--it means that I have legit concerns and that I care about my team's future. It's called realism, and you should be well acquainted with that by now. Bury your head in the sand if that suits you
Last edited by DeadlyDynasty; 04-13-2011 at 02:19 AM.
But, you're doing nothing but insulating yourself in case we lose. That's chicken . I won't do it. You took the victories the last two years, we all took 'em. Now your guts tells you that we're vulnerable so you start preparing yourself in case we lose. GD you, Dead. That's wrong. You took the victories and you groveled in them without reservation.
Would you act like this if you knew for sure that Bryant & Fish were posting with us this evening? No. You wouldn't. You'd lie to them.
How can you look at the anquish & torment on Bryant's face at loss, or, victory and forsake him like this?
You're utter .
You're eloquent prose is touching, but it has nothing to do with the situation at hand. The Lakers were the overwhelming favorites the last two years--and outside of the 2010 Finals--nobody was in their class. Nothing lasts forever, 2003 should've spelled that out to you clearly, if 89-91 hadn't already. If Bynum is injured and we drop to #3 we are ed, plain and simple.
Please can the poetic "Bryant's tormented demeanor" crap. Deal with the FACTS. LA is likely to face an uphill battle the likes of which they've never come across, with key personnel injured.
This isn't 2009 or 2010, so stop alluding to those years like they were monster obstacles the Lakers had to overcome. 2011 is a different animal, and if you're too blind to see that then you are utter, ignorant .
Good night, and wake up in the real world tomorrow please.
I'll never insulate in the face of defeat. No f'in' way.
I took the victories without reservation. I'll take the defeats the same way.
Good night.
Wow, a Laker fan who actually gets it. Kudos to you, DD. I'm being totally serious, my day is brightened by your candor. I've lived in LA for over ten years now, and I've met maybe three or four Laker fans who would admit what you said (above). And it's the absolute truth.
I watch a lot of Laker games for the sole purpose of perhaps seeing K. Bryant lose. It's amazing how hard he makes things on your team by his constant chucking and mindbendingly selfish play. For someone like myself who grew up in North Carolina and learned the game from Dean Smith disciples, it's actually hard to watch.
Does anybody ever have fun playing with Bryant? His teammates act like they'd rather be at the dentist than on the court with him. We all know he's a prime A-hole, but their distaste for him - especially as his skills decline and his fingerpointing increases - is glaringly obvious, and completely warranted.
I'll just bet you do.
I can respect that. I however chose that path in the 2008 Finals and it made me utterly miserable all summer (seriously, nothing is worse than losing to the Celtics in the finals). The last 2 years I bet for the Lakers in the playoffs because I had no doubts they were the best. This year however, I don't want that sickening feeling w/o at least some money to help alleviate the pain. Besides, I bet against the Lakers all the time in the regular season (spreads) and I make a killing off them. That's why I'm hedging this year...if I lose my $$, GREAT, cause that mans LA has won. If I win, then it eases the burden of defeat and affords me a few more bar tabs.
Good night.
If Bynum is limited or a no-go, take your pick, m>s....Even if he's healthy OKC worries me. Anybody else out West is a non-issue IF Drew is healthy. The EC is a whole different animal altogether.
Although I don't share the level of disdain you do for Kobe, I think he would be much more valuable to the Lakers as a facilitator than a volume shooter at this point in his career. He could be lethal if he operated within the triangle. Nobody could touch LA then. I still want him taking our clutch shots though.
Nobody has touched us across consecutive Junes.
& you still want him taking the clutch shots....you just can't figure out how to have him not ever miss.
Few thoughts
A) Lakers are still in the inferior Conference. I rather face Dallas than Chicago, Miami, Boston or Orlando. Dallas = Atlanta
B) Not buying the ''Dynasty over'' cries. Since when did the Lakers build their Dynasty through anything else but ABSURD trades (Kareem & Gasol) or FA money grabs (Shaq, Artest, Fisher)
I have yet to see Stern stand up to the Lakers franchise and make the league a level playing field (2002 WCF, 2010 Finals & Gasol trade) so I expect things to continue as usual.
Lastly I find it hard to cry when without the ABSURD Pao trade the Lakers would be lucky to be the Blazers the past 5 years. Keep in mind Grizzlies w/Gasol had a better record the 4 seasons before the trade than LA. Honestly without the KG injury in 2009 and 20 extra free throws in Game 7 of the 2010 NBA Finals, Kobe would still be searching for his 1st post Shaq ring
So please cry somewhere else Laker fan. The amount of breaks and bull your franchise has inherited in recent history is nauseating.
By clutch shots I mean clutch fourth quarter baskets, or momentum killing runs from opponents. It's absolutely sickening to watch the first quarter/half boxscore of every game, where Kobe has close to 10+ FGA while our 2 bigs (who offer complete mismatches on the block) combine for 6-8 FGAs. Feed the bigs, build their confidence, get the opponents bigs in foul trouble early, and wreak havoc on our most valuable advantage: Our frontcourt.
Almost everytime Kobe shoots over 20-25 FGA you know the Lakers are probably ed.
O & Pippen.
Count yer f'ing blessings.
For sake Laker fan forgets their own history..."hey well things are working smoothly just like the last few years, so why change anything?" That's the mentality they had going into the 02-03 season, resting on their laurels and thinking their didn't stink.
and don't get me started on Phil...that mother er has turned into Walter Kurtz. His mind just wanders off into the ether during games and his thoughts are not on the game itself. After this year he and his devote zen followers should all just go to his ranch in Montana where they can decapitate the natives and worship his holiness.
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