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James mad dash thru the side door Vs the Magic in Casper clothing withstanding.
yes, yes and YES, it would be idiotic top think otherwise
nah, he does'nt anymore. so this is a good excuse if the lakers dont repeat
With that logic, I think most Laker fans would have to agree that LeBron > Kobe.
James mad dash thru the side door Vs the Magic in Casper clothing withstanding.
Because of a weaker supporting cast. Exactly.
With a much weaker cast, James also gave the Boston Celtics a bigger challenge in 2008.
Kobe had help with the "best supporting cast in the league" against Orlando. Mo Williams was supposed to be the second best player and played weak against Orlando.
The only other team in recent memory that has the kind of depth and balance that the Lakers have were the 1999-2000 Portland Trailblazers. And the big difference between the two teams then is that the Lakers are a relatively young team (with only Kobe and Fisher above the age of 30). Not sure how old Artest is though, now that he has been added.
Yeah, I remember that Blazers team...that's the one Kobe made his bones on.
Kobe has a championship caliber surrounding cast fo' sho'. But Paul Pierce owns the best supporting squad in the league, in my opinion.
38.5/8/8.3 was a really embarrassing line, totally speaks to James sucking vs. the Magic.
The sound of James missed FTs & unforced TOs is deafening.
In other news, Kobe shot 100% from the FT line, the field, and had zero TOs throughout the playoffs.
The same Kobe who shot 44% fromt he field, 73% from the line, with 20.5 pts, 6 asts 5 reb a game? The same Blazers team which the Lakers needed a 37-16 FT advantage in a Game 7 to win the series despite the fact that the FTAs were pretty much even 5 of the previous 6 games (except game 1, where, surprise surprise, Lakers had the FTA and the win).
Kobe sure made his bones on them.
Yep, he certainly did.
What's the matter, amb, don't it float?
at how bitter ambchang is. You can literally see the anger, jealousy, and hatred in his words.
Yep, Number 15 stung old amb pretty hard.
Phil whipping out that X Hat was just choice. [They] thought he'd just let Auerbach rest in peace...keep the 10th on the down low. Uh, uh.
Literally?
Yes. And then conversely, I figged you Celtics Fandom would be the one's stove up & flat earred, but, yer pussy-cats & a bit puny in the aftermath.
I voted yes, just because his supporting cast are relatively young and injury free, not to mention Gasol is in his prime.
how are the Celtics supporting cast better??
Gasol = Garnett at this point
Odom >> Allen
Artest >>> Rondo\
Celtics have the better bench than Lakers but so do 15+ other teams
Gasol is actually a better offensive player than KG. But KG's impact on defense is so great that I believe he's still a better, or at least more impactful, player. But it is closer now these days. Last year, Rajon Rondo played like a top 5 point guard in the league for much of the playoffs. Artest might be better, probably is better. I don't think it's convicingly so. But regardless, you don't just stop at the next three players. Boston also has a better overall front court with Perkins, Rashesd, and Davis.
It might not be a huge disparity, but it's not hard to argue that Paul Pierce has a better supporting cast than Kobe.
I literally rolled over in my grave reading that.
Another jobfor the internet palm reader.
As hard as 38/8/8 < 20/7/6
Or Number 15 to Number O.
James too.
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