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Doubt that. Better worry more about getting out of the East first. Celtics and maybe Cav's will have a hand in that.
Pistons over Spurs in 5-6 games.
Doubt that. Better worry more about getting out of the East first. Celtics and maybe Cav's will have a hand in that.
I'd love to shut the Pistons mouth. They think they lost the Finals instead of the better team. Come playoff time, I don't think this years Pistons are as good as the one we played or who beat the Flakers for the le. I think with Tony and Manu in their prime, and the addition of KThomas and Mighty Mouse giving us a better bench (although I see KT starting by playoffs) we won't have the problems we did in '05. I say Spurs in 5 (or 6 if we have home court advantage).
LMAO. I suppose you read your horoscope everyday, too. Cross your fingers? Rub peoples heads who have red hair? Don't walk under ladders? Etc. ad nauseum.
No one should lose sight of the fact that Detroit is coached by FLIP SAUNDERS. No way they win jack until they replace him with someone who can coach playoff basketball.
With the acquisition of KThomas, the Spurs checked the Flakers move. And the "trickle down effect" don't happen to youngsters in the NBA. They have to go thru it. And being in the East, you obviously don't know about Gasol. I believe we swept the Grizzlies 2 yrs in a row.
Stick in your own damn conference, bud.
http://community.foxsports.com/blogs...008_NBA_trades
Kurt Thomas to the Spurs (for) Brent Barry, Francisco Elson, cash, 1st round pick to the Sonics
I simply cannot for the life of me understand this trade for the Sonics. All these wink-wink, behind-the-scenes, ball-washing deals are getting ridiculous. Presti and Carlisimo, old buddies of Buford and Popovich, should be ashamed of themselves. As a Lakers fan, this was the one trade that made me say, “@$*%!” because this is a ridiculous steal for the Spurs. Just when you think you’ve gotten a leg up on the champs, they get a guy like Kurt Thomas who is PERFECT for their team. The Sonics basically received a low first round pick. That’s it. Yeah, Barry and Elson are expiring contracts. BUT SO IS KURT THOMAS!! And he can actually play! Geez, this one just made me want to slap someone.
Spurs: A+
Sonics: F-
Serves the jerk Stern right. Maybe a Spurs-Pistons rematch is what it takes to get his highn-ass to reseed the playoffs 1-16.
"As a Lakers fan, this was the one trade that made me say, “@$*%!” because this is a ridiculous steal for the Spurs. Just when you think you’ve gotten a leg up on the champs, they get a guy like Kurt Thomas who is PERFECT for their team."
The NBA should be freaking out at their overalll lack of appeal as the all star game ratings were in the toilet and ratings in the finals overall since Jordan retired have been less than stellar. Seems every year the mass appeal of the NBA on television is getting worse.
that may be true, but as that team was assembled, they weren't really scaring any of the western powers (save maybe PHX) come playoff time.
Pistons should worry about getting out of the East first but Spurs fans shouldn't worry about the Spurs getting out of the West?
Yeah ok.
Lakers probably have the most talent and most balanced team in the entire league. And, with the way they've played without Bynum back yet, I think they have a very good chance to get to the NBA Finals. I think they match up with any team in the league. They can play fast paced or half court. They have a very good coach. They play solid team defense. And, they have Kobe. Lakers fans should feel good about their team.
There are always fans of other teams that want to call fans who support their team and have faith in their team delusional or worse. We're all fans of our respective teams. So what if we want to believe that they can win a le or get to the Finals or beat "your" team? Are fans all of a sudden supposed to acquiesce to the notion that that their team isn't going to win squat?
Yeah ok.
Does that imply that now the Lakers do?
2003 you had youngsters and look what happened. Parker, Jax, Manu, Claxton were all helped so much by the vets/Duncan. Kobe/Fisher can handle their own. Oh yeah and Phil is coaching this team as well. You only played Memphis once in the postseason. Gasol isnt the #1 guy and playing with Kobe and under Phil has already made him that much better. Oh and lmaoooo that Kurt helped. He is immobile against our mobile bigman. Not a good sign for you. Wait till Bynum comes back. This team is going to be alive and kicking.
Great post.
You think the spurs are incapable of learning their lessons?
I agree completely. I am so damn tired of all of the Laker hype since the Gasol move. And so they are the heir apparent champs now? I don't think so. They won't last the series against San Antonio, should they meet. I don't realistically see a team that can prevent the Spurs from winning it all again.
As an addendum to the previous post I made. There is imho one team and one only that could possibly knock off the mighty Spurs in a series. We all know it's Detroit.
Lakers and Spurs will be damned good.
Kobe and Manu offset each other offensively. ("If" Manu can put together the type of game he's been playing this season.)
Duncan > Gasol
Bynum > KT
Parker > Fisher
If Bowen guards Kobe like he is capable of, that could be huge.
The only matchup that LA has over the Spurs, is Bynum. Duncan and Parker own their matchups. And Manu can match Kobe's numbers...but, I don't think he will have to. I think KT matches well with Bynum, edge to Bynum, but KT will slow him down.
The difference will be Defense. Bowen on Kobe, and KT on Bynum. The Spurs built a team to defend, the Lakers didn't. We are more prepared to defend superstars like Kobe, than the lakers are to guard Duncan, Manu and Parker.
Duncan and Parker gonna be big. Gotta go with Spurs.
Last edited by SouthernFried; 02-25-2008 at 06:25 AM.
Ditto with Doc Rivers. Does anybody really believe that Rivers will lead a team, any team, to the Championship? C'mon.
stop overrating Manu, to say that the lakers don't have an advantage at SG is idiotic. Manu is no where near Kobe's level.
Spurs versus Pistons or Celtics would be great Finals this year!
I honestly don't think I'm overrating Manu. And, tho I'm sure not even Spurs fans would agree with this...I'd take Manu over Kobe right now.
Do I think Kobe is better? Yes. Would I take Kobe over Manu? No.
The advantage the Spurs have at SG...is Bowen will be guarding Kobe. Who will be guarding Manu?
Spurs built their team around Defense. That's the deciding factor.
There is only one guy on the same level as Kobe at SG/SF and thats Lebron. No one else is close
Manu is a great ROLE PLAYER...nothing more.
Spurs only have one clear advantage and that is parker over Fisher. Duncan is not going to dominate when he is facing two 7 footers inside.
Unless the players after the spurs main 3 have amazing series the spurs will struggle to take this laker team to 6.
From what I remember, you give Gasol a couple of hard fouls, and he tends to disappear. Look up "soft player" in the dictionary and you will find a picture of Gasol next to it. All we gotta do is send Horry out to hip check him into the stands one time, and Gasol is done.
Thats stupid, the Pistons offense has come a long way since the old slugfest with Pistons and Spurs in the playoffs, they dont have a grind it out suckfest any more. There will be no more 74-67 playoff games with the Pistons this year.
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