You're as stupid as a Suns fan, and that may be the worst thing I've ever said to anyone on this board.
1) they had a huge lead in game 5, even without Amare and Diaw. They blew it.
2) they had a chance to win game 6 on the road to force a game 7. They blew it, even with their full crew.
3) PHO has a home record of 2-8 against the Spurs for the 2003, 2005, and 2007 series. Why the does ANYONE think they would have won a game 7 at home?
Boston's one weakness, outside of Allen's lack of toughness, is KG in pressure moments. He has not shown that he can come up big in a big game. He never takes the big shot, never even calls for the ball.
If the Spurs (or whoever) can stay close with Boston and make the games come down to the last two minutes, I like their chances.
ray allen and paul pierce will take the big shots if KG doesn't....it's foolish to say ray allen lack mental toughness when he is known as one of the clutch shooters in the NBA..he has hit many big game winners this year and has done so in the playoffs in the past as well.
boston have won many close games this season with last second plays. adding sam cassell makes them even better in that area
I hate the Spurs.
The Spurs will beat the Lakers in 6, Celtics in 7.
The thing that scares me for ANY team coming out of the west is the fatigue factor. After we beat the out of one another we have to go face Boston.
my god are you a spurs fan?
And yet time and time again the Celtics have proven that doesn't ing matter. They have Ray Allen, Paul Pierce, and SamIAm to throw it into in the clutch. Guess who hit a clutch 3 to ultimately swing the lead over to BOS leading to a SAS loss a few weeks ago?
To beat BOS you are going to have to be the better team. Praying that they are going to collapse or choke is foolish thinking.
You need to change your name to "No Game".
the playoffs need to hurry up and get here. The nonsense I have read on this thread makes me want to slit my throat.
One of the most idiotic things I have seen from you. Do not compare Gasol to freaking Scola. Gasol is on an all-star level, yes Gasol's defense is not amazing but it's not exactly terrible. It's below average but what he lacks on defense he makes up for on the other end of the floor. He is a great scorer and post player who as long as he is healthly will take the lakers far in the playoffs. Scola is a role player at best and that will never change
Wowza.
AS long as Tim,Manu, Tony and Bruce are healthy for the playoffs I like our chances against anyone. If you've been a Spurs fan for as long as I have and an NBA fan you know that it's tough for any team to sustain a groove in the playoffs, it's more of a grind it out marathon and if you haven't been there your in for a shock, it's not entirely impossible for the Celtics or Lakers to meet in the finals but it's not a given either and no matter how much talent or how well they are playing they have to sustain it against some very good teams. And like I read somewhere it will be tough to beat a team with Manu, Tony and Tim on their game in a 7 game series.
keep on riding Gasol, and change your team to the Lakers while you're at it.
Gasol doesn't show up in the playoffs, anyway.
- Mars
Shut up seriously, no one is riding Gasol. The fact is you are clearly clueless about basketball if you think Scola and Gasol are the same kind of play. Gasol is an all-star talent who puts up big numbers alot of the time. Gasol doesn't show up in the playoffs? none of the series he has been involved in has his team ever been favoured to win many games let alone win a series. Gasol is the 2nd option in L.A, Kobe is their go to guy....gasol took a sorry ass franchise to 50 wins for 3 seasons in the tough west with just role players. He is a very good player.
and no i'm not a laker fan I'm just not a biased homer like most spurs fans on here are.
Not a Spurs fan either from with I've seen. Why don't you get in a car and drive that car off a cliff. You would do mankind a favor.
My question is.... when are you going to change your favorite team name on your profile?
Name says it all.
In a 7 game series -
Teams that will test us: Suns, Hornets, Lakers, Jazz, Celtics, Pistons
Teams that might: Warriors, Nuggets
Teams that won't: Mavs, Rockets, Cavs, rest of the East
But until someone comes and takes it away, the trophy is in SA, and the team looks on it's way toward peaking at the right time (hiccups aside).
We are the Champion!
HC邓肯！
The Lakers don't worry me. I think it would be a fantastic series, but I have faith in our guys for matchup problems and higher B-Ball IQ.
The Celtics, however, are completely scary. They would test us just like the 05 Finals against Detroit.
Good to know. I'll turn the TV off and wait until November. Thanks for the heads up
Good reefer out there in Lakerland is there?
Kobe < Jordan. Kobe is maybe 80% as good as Jordan. He's at least close.
Odom <<< Rodman (Perhaps the best rebounder ALL TIME, as well as a top 5 defensive forward ALL TIME)
Gasol <<< Timmy
Bynum <<< Admiral
We'll find out if this "superb" Lakers team can take the "old, broken down" Spurs in the playoffs. Currently, my money is on .... NO!
The Lakers with Gasol 18-3 are the best offensive team in the league.
http://sports.aol.com/fanhouse/2008/...e-unstoppable/
With Gasol, Is the Laker Offense Unstoppable?
Posted Apr 5th 2008 12:45PM by Tom Ziller
Filed under: Lakers, Los Angeles, Featured Stories
Pau Gasol has been back in uniform for two games now, both becoming Laker victories over teams with winning records (Portland and Dallas). The Los Angeles offensive onslaught, as you would imagine, has been vicious -- 104 points in 89 possessions against the Blazers, 112 points in 86 possessions against the Mavs last night.
On-off data from 82games.com would corroborate Pau's positive impact on the offense -- the team has an offensive rating of 119.1 when Gasol is on the floor (versus a figure of 109.8 overall); for perspective, Utah and Phoenix have the best offenses in the league at offensive ratings of 111.2. The Lakers with Gasol are about 7 points better on offense than the freaking Suns.
On-off can be tricky and susceptible to inflation, so -- after the jump -- let's look at the offensive ratings for individual Laker games in which Pau has played.
Here is a rundown, in reverse chronological order, of the Lakers' offensive rating in each game Pau has played at least 10 minutes. Offensive rating (or 'ORtg') is team points scored per 100 possessions, and is used to compare performances independent of tempo. (Some teams play fast, which inflates their point totals.) The NBA average this season is roughly 106, with a range from 111.2 at the high end to 97.5 on the low end.
April 4, at DAL: 130.2 ORtg
April 2, vs POR: 116.9 ORtg
March 11, vs TOR: 125.8 ORtg
March 10, vs SAC: 110.8 ORtg
March 7, vs LAC: 130.8 ORtg
March 4, at SAC: 113.6 ORtg
March 2, vs DAL: 103.8 ORtg
Feb 29, at POR: 118.1 ORtg
Feb 28, vs MIA: 109.3 ORtg
Feb 26, vs POR: 106.7 ORtg
Feb 24, at SEA: 111 ORtg
Feb 23, at LAC: 114.1 ORtg
Feb 20, at PHX: 128.7 ORtg
Feb 19, vs ATL: 120.8 ORtg
Feb 13, at MIN: 115.8 ORtg
Feb 11, at CHA: 119.1 ORtg
Feb 10, at MIA: 108.3 ORtg
Feb 8, at ORL: 130 ORtg
Feb 6, at ATL: 102.2 ORtg
Feb 5, at NJN: 112.9 ORtg
Feb 3, at WAS: 122.6 ORtg
That's 21 games, with exactly two below league-average offensive nights. In more than half the games -- 11 -- the team went over 115 ORtg. They went over 120 ORtg six times.
This team, with Kobe Bryant and Lamar Odom, was a good-to-great offense before Pau. Now, judging by the results, they might be unstoppable. Dallas is the #5 defense in the league (and a potential first-round matchup), and the Lakers just slapped a 130 ORtg on them.Watch out, World.
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