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As a Laker fan I would much rather play the Cavs than the Magic.
Magic in 6
I still have the Cavs winning, but if the Magic had Jameer Nelson, I'd take the Magic in 6.
As a Laker fan I would much rather play the Cavs than the Magic.
Magic in 6
No you wouldn't. As a Laker fan, you want to avoid LeBron.
Not true... We can defend Lebron. Lakers biggest weakness is defending quick PG's and the 3 point shot.
In fact... of the 3 remaining teams... I am worried about the Cav's the least.
Why? The Cavs are a one-trick pony when they play the elite. The Magic, on the other hand, have weapons everywhere
Magic in six.
so instead of the dream matchup he has Denver Orlando. yeah sure buddy
Umm didn't the Magic completely face the Cavs in their last game and stay compe ive in all their regular season games?
They are certainly capable of beating the Cavs if the refs call this fairly.
Oh man Sons I love it, Cannot wait for this series for you clowns. well see how the regular season compares.....
The Lakers cannot defend LeBron. That's like saying the Rockets can shut down Kobe. Do a better job than a lot of other teams? Maybe. So the Lakers might hold LeBron to 35/9/12 instead of 45/11/15. Congrats.
And, while the Magic shoot more three pointers than the Cavs, the Cavs shot the three point better in both the regular season and in the playoffs. And, Mo Williams is a lot quicker and faster than Rafer Alston.
That's not a very good job at supporting your point there.
I want to see the frontal shot of that soccer team in your sig!
You would think Laker fans would be a little less confident after getting pushed by a Yao-less and McGrady-less Rockets team. The Cavs actually have better shooters than the Magic overall. Of course they rely heavily on LeBron, but this year especially, they are not a one trick pony at all. And, at least that horse can completely take over a game. The Magic's "horse" is a center who can't consistently score in the low post and shoots 60% from the free throw line. Their go-to play at the end of close games is Hedo Turkoglu dribbling until aimlessly and shooting 28 foot fade-away three pointers. Even beyond that, the Cavs are playing the best basketball of any team left in the playoffs, regardless of compe ion. That's not a valid criticism when the Lakers lost twice to a Rockets team without Yao and McGrady.
If the Lakers are fortunate to get to the NBA Finals, you surely would rather not see LeBron James and the Cavs.
Your a freakin genious son, couldnt of said that any better.
It's all about matchups you idiots.
The fact that the Rockets were undermanned is largely irrelevant. In fact it HELPED them against the Lakers. Without Yao they basically turned into Portland with better defense, which as you all know is the Laker's kryptonite (especially on the road).
The Cavs don't present any signifcant matchup problems for the Lakers. They have shown they can force Lebron to the perimeter and the Laker's frontcourt has completely manhandled uber-soft Big Z, sideshow Bob, and midget Ben Wallace.
At least the Lakers can point to some factual evidence to backup their claims, as in THAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED IN A GAME BETWEEN THE TWO TEAMS THIS YEAR. All the haters can do is say LEBRON IS DA BESTEST!!!!!!!!!!
Lakers always have a hard time with quick penetrating guards. Aaron Brooks especially since he also shoots the 3 ball.
Fisher will have slow guys in Billups/Anthony and then Delonte West/Boobie/Pavlovic after that. Lakers are basically home free on their biggest weakness unless they meet the Magic. I said it early in the season, the Nuggets are a much better team with Billups overall but they're worse against the Lakers now.
Go Cavs!
Agree to disagree, respectfully. First off, their frontcourt would get absolutely annihilated by ours...just look at our second game with them when Bynum was out and Pau and LO went off. Game 1 we dominated the paint as well. In both meetings LA did a great job of getting the ball out of LBJ's hands. Look at Cleveland's record against the Magic and Lakers this year...they both present horrible mismatches for them. Cleveland hasn't faced a team in the playoffs who can score more than 90ppg. I'm sorry but I would love to see LeBron in the finals...The Lakers would take it in 5 (not joking).
The old "look at what happened in a regular season game" argument.
People still think that's legitimate?
So I guess if Orlando really does make it to the NBA Finals against the Lakers, the Lakers have no chance since Orlando swept them in the regular season. Now I see why you Laker fans are so scared of the Magic.
Regular season games...
jesus christ do you not get it? It's not like the Cavs beating the Spurs twice in 2007 just by playing great games while SA played poorly, only to get swept in the finals. LA and Orl exposed major weaknesses in Cleveland's defense that can't be rectified w/o different personnel. Cleveland is soft as charmin in the frontcourt
Luis Scola, Chuck Hayes, Carl Landry.Agree to disagree, respectfully. First off, their frontcourt would get absolutely annihilated by ours...just look at our second game with them when Bynum was out and Pau and LO went off. Game 1 we dominated the paint as well. In both meetings LA did a great job of getting the ball out of LBJ's hands. Look at Cleveland's record against the Magic and Lakers this year...they both present horrible mismatches for them. Cleveland hasn't faced a team in the playoffs who can score more than 90ppg
I don't care what Laker fans say after the fact. There's no way in you truly believed that that front court would put up the kind of challenge they did.
And, again... the regular season argument. It might be a reference point, but it rarely is an end all, be all argument to determine the better team in a 7 game series. If you really think the Lakers would be able to keep the ball out of LeBron's hands in an NBA Finals playoff series, you're flat out crazy.
The regular season records have held out very nicely...Cavs/Lakers/Nuggets/Magic are the last ones standing.
There have been no upsets to make anybody think the regular season matchups don't matter...everything has gone according to the regular season.
anytime you beat a team by 40 in the regular season you know they have matchup problems.
Cleveland has been impressive so far, but now its going to get really dificult for them. Detroit shouldnt've even been in the postseason while Atlanta had starters injured and never had a chance anyway. The Magic will drag this series out to six or seven but ultimately the Cavs will come out on top. Any team who's go to play is Hedo Turkoglu fadeaway three pointers, has no business making it to the Finals. I'm sorry
It didn't help the Rockets that much; in the end, they couldn't get over the hump.Maybe a healthy Yao could've made a difference but we'll never know....
And I'm not too sure I would rely on compe on from 3-4 months ago as an n indicator of how a potential series will go.
Saying that, I still think the lakers have better talent and overall depth than the Cavs so from that perspective I would give them the edge if they should meet.
Besides, we shouldn't be putting the cart before the horse...the Lakers have to play the Nuggets first.
Not against the Lakers.
Lebron 16 pts 8 rebs 12 asst
23 pts 9 rebs 4 asst
cavs 3 pt 40%
Magic 42%
Not to mention Dwight who there is no answer for. I dont think Z or mophead present the same difficulty.
This season... Lakers vs Cavs 2-0 Lakers vs Magic 0-2
How's that for support.
Of course they won't be able to do that all series...but in the same token if you think the Cavs actually matchup well with the Lakers then you seriously need to put down the kool-aid
Why didn't the Lakers sweep the Rockets? Based on the regular season, that's what should have happened.
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