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whats the point of choosing...either one your spurs won't pass us.
I have to agree. IF the Spurs/Lakers meet, I'd have to go with the Lakers 'cause they appear to be the better team collectively.
whats the point of choosing...either one your spurs won't pass us.
Parker can and will score on anyone. If Manu is healthy they can't just focus on Tony. Duncan will make pau his once it's playoff time. This is about the deepest Spur team I can remember for awhile. Don't discount Gooden's offense opening things up for Timmy. The one thing every team must worry with is against la no team, in the whole league will get a fair shot. Only reason Parkers game ever falls off against la is phil's no stop ing at the refs, And he is a master at it, Why do you think the knicks never beat the bulls.
I actually agree with almost your whole comment except for the things I left on here. First off, Never..EVER say your team will cruise to anything..ask Mavericks fan..it's just not smart. Dallas' team was better in 2007 than LA's team is this year...period. Kobe is NOT as good as Manu and Parker combined. Parker's faster than Kobe, and Manu has moves to get around people that Kobe only dreams of having. Even Kobe says Manu is his favorite player to watch in the league. Kobe just has this uncanny ability to take a game over. But he's not better than both combined. Better than both, yes, but not combined.
God..here we go again..Laker fan acting like they're crowned already. Haven't won a le in 7 years and we've won 3, yet we don't have a chance, do we?What a complete bag. Truth? The 2007 Mavericks were better than this year's Lakers, and they got on in the first round. Don't buy your Finals tickets yet..you're not there yet.
it really sucks that we can't play LA in the finals..you know, since Kobe ALWAYS chokes when it matters..
Again - you really need to check what Parker did in the 2nd half against LA over the past 2 years. LA lets him do what he wants early against Fisher but he gets nothing in the 2nd half at all because they dare him to shoot and put a long defender on him thats quick enough to protect the basket. And switching on the P&R hurt because its often LO or even Gasol who are quick enough but have length to bother TP's layup attempt.
Its not just the refs - its the better personnel.
the Lakers...there aren't even Lakes in LA....Call them the Quakers...cause the big one is comming to bury there ass and that sorry piss gold and gay purple team. That way we don't have to see ugly David "the Heb" Stern comissioner of a got rigged NBA fix games for them., and that Raper THAT WEARS *#8 (alegedly) NOW #24.
i HOPE BRUCE GIVES THAT GOT KOBE A CHEAP SHOT.
PEOPLE THAT ARE LAKERS FANS ARE WANNABES AND S
GUYS THAT ARE NAMED KOBE ARE RAPERS AND S!
gO sPURS gO!
Dallas better than LA? Please. Kobe vs Dirk? Phil vs Avery? 2nd option of Gasol vs Howard? At no level was Dallas better, with final record to still be decided.
And again - Dallas got their matchup from with a GS team that had more firepower, a defensive answer for Dirk, and a coach who knew the team better than their own coach.
As for Kobe not better than both combined - please. If any GM had Parker and Ginobili and could deal them both for Kobe they'd do it and run away before LA got off their crack high.
All things being equal, it doesn't matter.
But if Utah can stay at 4/5 then it is not equal.
I'd much rather the Spurs player the Lakers after the Jazz had beat them up.
Just like last year?
LA can win in Utah. Utah can't win in LA (or on the road vs any good team).
That series would be over in 5 instead of 6 because of LA being better with Bynum and Ariza and Utah not improving from last season.
Why the 2nd round when we can face them in the first?
Perhaps so but Ginobili and Parker aren't exactly trash........
And while I agree w/you on the Dallas/LA best record comparison and the Lakers are rightfully favored all things considered, they are not a definite lock...anything can happen.
Just for the record, I'm not saying LA runs through the Spurs like they weren't even there, but LA clearly has the edge in almost every facet.
But for the rest of the West? They don't have a chance assuming everyone for LA plays.
2Cleva, even though Dallas got their matchup from in the first round in '07, they still notched 67 wins that season. Statistically, they were better than l.a.'s team is this year. Not saying that team would've beaten this year's laker team, or that dallas would've won a le had they not played GS, but it's extremely unwise to prematurely claim a berth for your team in the finals when there are wildcards in the field like the Spurs. Extremely unwise.
while anything can happen..the Lakers are obviously better than that Dallas team, it's not debatable..
And again, record may be the lone similarity between Dallas and LA. Dallas fans were new to this, LA fans who have been around the block long enough know the difference between when their team is a pretenders, contender, and the unquestioned bully on the block. LA has been all 3 of those things since I've been following them and where the West is concerned they are now in stage 3.
I'm not saying God sent it to me on stone tablets but considering most of this team did just that last year and they are much stronger both mentally and roster-wise than last year now, with the teams in the West weaker than last year, I'm feeling pretty good about the chances.
That's all well and good, and if I were a laker fan I suppose I'd be feeling good about my team's chances as well. I've just never been the type of fan to claim anything before the playoffs begin and you've played teams that either have nothing to lose or are just getting back to full strength.
The Lakers are not a team of concern this year....it doesn't matter whether we meet them in the first round, second round, or WCF's.
agreed +1
HA. i hope so that ankle breakage Ginobili pulled on Ariza earlier this year was hilarious. anybody got video of that?
I might like to meet them early.
They were dead going into that first game last WCF, especially after going through a tough series with NO.
The Spurs have no answer for the Lakers, going back to last season. Put simply, the Lakers make the Spurs look old. I think there will be a repeat of last year's Western Conference Finals. The Lakers don't need Bynum to beat the Spurs, but they might need him in the Finals.
hey there you are!!! haven't heard from you in forever. how've your suns been?
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