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Which is EXACTLY what I'm worried about and will be yet another repeat of what we saw last May.
Is your name Debbie?
Which is EXACTLY what I'm worried about and will be yet another repeat of what we saw last May.
That game won't be that much of a big deal. The Lakers aren't the best team in the league, or even in the West. Pau Gasol, Lamar Odom and Andrew Bynum are not names that make any team shake.
For me, big games are against New Orleans, Utah and Boston, compe ive teams with edge. Even Dallas games are big, just because of the rivalry. The Lakers are not intimidating. They just happen to win a lot of games for who knows what reason. It's like the 2006-2007 Mavs, not intimidating despite winning a lot of games.
I agree in that the Fakers are not intimidating. However, they present a very tall, formidable frontline. Like last year, I'm worried that the Spurs may not be able to adequately counter their frontline. Remember the Spurs got torched on the glass during that series, despite Duncan being the best big on the floor for either team.
It's incredible how confident and arrogant Spurs fans are when their team has lost to Phil Jackson's Lakers 4 out of the 5 times they've met in the playoffs in this decade.
Did you forget you're on a SPURS message board, in the SPURS section? You don't like us being confident in our team, you're free to leave.
You're the arrogant ... and we've won twice since 1999 (aka a decade moron), both on championship runs. Meanwhile, you've beaten us to ultimately accomplish nothing except 2001...
Must say, damn it felt good in 2003 seeing the League's favorites get their hearts torn out by the best player of this era - Tim Duncan.
BTW, I will be at the game
Last edited by z0sa; 01-05-2009 at 04:09 PM.
FYI, PJ was not coaching the Lakers in 1999. That post from the guy you called a "moron" specifically stated Phil Jackson coached Lakers.
I wish the Spurs had a little stronger frontcourt. That worries me in any sort of matchup with the Lakers.
Kobe, Shaq, Rick Fox, a still dangerous Horry, then Karl Malone and Payton in '04...that was a Lakers team to be respected.
But Pau Gasol, Lamar Odom, Andrew Bynum... not really. The Hornets could have taken them out in the WCF's last year. The Spurs could have too but we just missed our shots.
Spurs need to be worried about Jan. 5th only. F jan 14 and F anything this isn't on our plate right now.
It's such a pathetic lineup that they beat the Spurs 4-1 last season
WITHOUT BYNUM+ARIZA.
You're an idiot. Your team has done nothing this season or last to warrant the talking you spew. You're old getting older, going the way of the Suns and Mavs. You're just too dumb to see it.Did you forget you're on a SPURS message board, in the SPURS section? You don't like us being confident in our team, you're free to leave.
You're the arrogant ... and we've won twice since 1999 (aka a decade moron), both on championship runs. Meanwhile, you've beaten us to ultimately accomplish nothing except 2001...
Must say, damn it felt good in 2003 seeing the League's favorites get their hearts torn out by the best player of this era - Tim Duncan.
BTW, I will be at the game
could of...should of....would off....maybe if you shut your eyes really tight and wish really hard you can get a "do over" for the 07-08 season.
Lakers are woefully understaffed in the backcourt. Kobe vs TP, Manu, Mason, Finley and Hill.
The Backcourt in my opinion has never been better.
Kobe/Ariza should be able to deal with Manu/Mason.
You'll see Derek Fisher to start the game but Phil has a new wrinkle that I like.
Ariza and Vujacic will be guarding Tony Parker.
Fish, Vujacic, Ariza and Odom as point guards to me is the best way to go. Sure they aren't as fast but for the most part their length makes up for it.
Ariza and Vujacic were able to really limit Rajon Rondo and CP3. I can't wait to see how Tony does.
January 14th, the Spurs will be the last WC Playoff team for the Lakers to meet.
Fisher has definitely lost a step, Farmar has not really improved, Sasha seems to have regressed. The backcourt is the only glaring weakness, that has been over come by very good play by Kobe and the front court. That is why Phil is looking for another guard. Ariza, Sasha and Fish cannot cut it against deep back courts like the Spurs.
These two are pretty true. Fish is prettybad defensively. Farmar is just as bad defensively but offensively he's gotten better. Still I prefer Vujacic at the point.
Sasha slumped bad in the earlier part of the season, poor shooting, stupid defense...he had no pre-season time because of injury. But of late his shooting has been great and so has his defense.Sasha seems to have regressed.
If Phil didn't try Ariza and Sasha at the point, I'd say they're in serious trouble. Surprisingly it's worked very well since Sasha was a Euro point guard and Ariza plays the passing lanes well. Especially since they're 6'7/6'8 and are still quick as most guards.The backcourt is the only glaring weakness, that has been over come by very good play by Kobe and the front court. That is why Phil is looking for another guard. Ariza, Sasha and Fish cannot cut it against deep back courts like the Spurs.
I don't know if they can keep up with Tony, that's why I'm also excited for this game.
It is weird bc the teams are like polar opposites. The Lakers are clearly the better team right now. But with regards to strengths/weaknesses they are opposite.
Spurs have a sick back court with a decent front court except they have one of the best front court players in the game to carry that load. The Lakers have a sick front court with a decent back court except they have one of the best back court players to carry the load.
Ariza has been stellar. But the Lakers do not just have to stop Tony. The Spurs have a lot of ball handlers and shooters in the back court.
There shouldn't be any trash-talking in this thread.
This is just another regular game for the Spurs. The Lakers are just another regular team and are not seen as a big threat. No big deal, this game isn't any different than playing the Bobcats or Thunder. No need to trash-talk. The Lakers did get us in the WCF's, got a couple of shots here and there, not really any major talent required to do that...again, this isn't trash-talking the Lakers, just making a point that we shouldn't put too much emphasis on this game, our biggest tests are New Orleans and Boston.
You act as if THIS year's Spurs are world beaters. They're not. They have a rather poor record against the elite teams in the NBA.
Clearly if the Spurs presented the matchup problems you claim their record would be better than it is. They wouldn't need miracle buzzer beating shots to beat the lowly Grizzlies, 76ers, and the rest of the garbage teams in the NBA. And yes, margin of victory MATTERS. Pretty much every NBA champion in history has had the best or near the best margin of victory.
Yawn, kings and pacers...evidently you missed the part where I clearly said the Lakers are better. Does not change the fact that the Lakers back court is their biggest problem and the the Spurs back court presents a match up problem.
the result of last season's series would be very debatable if manu was 100 percent.
in 02's playoffs, Lakers would have been beaten in the former series by the kings if they hadn't bribed the refs.
I still doute fisher's winning buzzer shot in game6 of 04's playoffs. It's incredible for a human to grab the ball, turn around, jump and shoot, do all these things within 0.4 second. even though his name is fisher which sounds like the name of a mutant. Lakers suck as well as their city which is home to those hollywood sucking movies.
He is a mutant.
Typical apologists. Can never man up and admit that their team lost fair and square. Spurs fans are perhaps some of the whiniest in the league.
You lament the fact that Manu was injured, but at least he was playing. The Lakers didn't even have Bynum or Ariza in any shape to play for the playoffs. You make due with what you have, nobody can control injuries. Nobody felt sorry for the Lakers in '89 when BOTH Magic and Scott went down with injuries that ultimately cost them the championship. I'd wager very few people even know that, but we all sure as know that Manu Ginobili was so injured that he could play all 5 games because you whiny little fans won't stop screaming it at the top of your lungs.
..no one said we got cheated. everyone is asking Laker fans to quit acting like they destroyed the Spurs.
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