Fakers complete the greatest choke job in NBA playoff history!

[gasolina]

He's not. I think he's a Suns fan to be honest. He has this fascination with Shaq, Amare, and Diaw being the strongest frontcourt in the league

So you truly believe Bynum>Shaq or Gasol>Amare
Odom>Diaw???

[mbass]

BOS is pretty much universally hated in football and baseball, but they've been so irrelevant in basketball for so long that people have forgotten their old Celtic hate.

The Lakers, OTOH, with their continued success in each decade are the most hated team in basketball by far. Especially by Spur fan, whose team has fallen at the hands of the Lakers more times than I can count.

I'm not so sure that it is the Laker's team - more likely the hatred is directed against Kobe and what he represents - a self-centered, egotistical, can get away with anything, at ude. He generates a feeling as close to hate as most of us have ever experienced.

The Celtic players, by contrast, represent team basketball and unselfishness.

[gasolina]

I'm not so sure that it is the Laker's team - more likely the hatred is directed against Kobe and what he represents - a self-centered, egotistical, can get away with anything, at ude. He generates a feeling as close to hate as most of us have ever experienced.

The Celtic players, by contrast, represent team basketball and unselfishness.

A few Laker fans in Boston!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7NgP2qVrY4

[Reggie Miller]

The Spurs fought hard but are widely recognized to be old and unable. The Lakers have been fluffed by ESPN for so long everyone hates their guts. Kobe is a freakish prick and no matter how much the media wants people to see him as Jordan, most of us understand he's a withered husk of a person. We're rejoicing this soft-ass team hasn't won a championship, because they were flagrantly undeserving, and adding as a cherry, we're glad one of the most classless people in all of basketball, Phil Jackson, is falling very publicly on his face. It's good times.

I'd rather my team win, but to see this bunch of goons go down in very visible flames is highly satisfying. It's like watching the Republicans die a slow death. Thumbs up.

I couldn't have said it better, except for maybe tossing in a few "overrated" comments.

I hate the Lakers with the passion of a thousand fiery suns. Ours is an epic hate, on par with that of say, Richard III and Henry VII, Sallieri and Mozart, Khan and Kirk, or perhaps even Dennis and Mr. Wilson.

[Reggie Miller]

I'm not so sure that it is the Laker's team - more likely the hatred is directed against Kobe and what he represents - a self-centered, egotistical, can get away with anything, at ude. He generates a feeling as close to hate as most of us have ever experienced.

The Celtic players, by contrast, represent team basketball and unselfishness.

I can't remember ever not hating the Lakers AND Celtics. When the Pacers were winning their ABA championships, Red Auerbach and Bill Sharman went out of their way to disparage them and the ABA. (This was particularly galling since Sharman had coached the 70-71 Utah Stars team that prevented Indiana from winning four in a row.) In both cases, they were completely unsolicited, gratuitous swipes at Bob Leonard, the team, and the league. I later learned this was out of character for Sharman, but pretty tame by Auerbach standards.

I really grew to hate the Celtics when they would face the Pacers in the playoffs, and more people around here were rooting for Bird instead of Indiana. My hatred of the Lakers obviously reached its peak in 2000, although the rapist has helped me keep my edge.

[SenorSpur]

[The Franchise]

Yup a big choke job for the young lakers. It's a great learning experience for this season. They still have a chance as the last time I checked there's still at least 1 more game to play. However, it's been a bonus to even be in the finals this year. As a fan I'm not too upset as the Lakers played well, but are getting beat by a superior defensive team. I give it up to the celtics and their defensive schemes, and they also have hit huge shots when they needed it.

Only 1 team can win the whole thing and it's no shame in losing to a better team.

This is the smartest most rational Laker fan anywhere!!!!Props Med.

[SenorSpur]

Yup a big choke job for the young lakers. It's a great learning experience for this season. They still have a chance as the last time I checked there's still at least 1 more game to play. However, it's been a bonus to even be in the finals this year. As a fan I'm not too upset as the Lakers played well, but are getting beat by a superior defensive team. I give it up to the celtics and their defensive schemes, and they also have hit huge shots when they needed it.

Only 1 team can win the whole thing and it's no shame in losing to a better team.

Most sensible post from an opposing team.

[Mr Dio]

L*akers complete the greatest FLOP in NBA history this wk.

It would be awesome to see how the ty la fans treat their losers when all is said and done.

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Fakers complete the greatest choke job in NBA playoff history!

tee, hee.

[Arnold Toht]

tee, hee.

Oh, boy. Am I asking too much for the Spurs to go back to the Finals only to lose, again?

[Deuce Bigalow]

insert antonio.gif here

[lefty]

4 is even worse than 6

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4 is even worse than 6

Sure.

[m>s]

^it's christmas eve dude wtf?

[AchillesHeel]

[Calispursfan11]

Achilles with a timely bump.

[lefty]

Bump imvho