Excited for jan 14

[DPG21920]

I'll welcome a Spurs match in the postseason, just as I would prefer to play the Celtics if we get to the finals. It's destiny that Lakers play Spurs in WCF and Celtics play the winner. We are the only two teams that can send them back into oblivion. Now the Celtics are the team with the bandwagon fans. Over half their fans weren't even born when they won in 1986. You can't tell me many people under age 30 supported them through all those dismal years. That isn't smack, that's logic.

I agree that the Celtics have bandwagon fans. But just because you are born late does not mean you are not a true fan. You can fall in love with a team from any era, do penalize me bc I was in the womb!

[Yorae]

Yeah, we're like orcs and humans fighting not knowing that the burning legion is about to descend upon us....ok no.

[Allanon]

Wow I wish every Lakers Fan is Like Lakers 55.

Lakers 55 is too level headed and boring...good for stopping a fight but bad for building a rivalry between trash-talking fans.

[Lakers_55]

I agree that the Celtics have bandwagon fans. But just because you are born late does not mean you are not a true fan. You can fall in love with a team from any era, do penalize me bc I was in the womb!

You may be young, but as long as you have been alive, the Spurs have been contending. Can't say that about the Celtics.

[DPG21920]

You may be young, but as long as you have been alive, the Spurs have been contending. Can't say that about the Celtics.

True, I guess we will see true Spur fans from my gen, when Duncan retires, I had a no gap between the Admiral and Duncan. Although I did do research about the Spurs and watch some old clips. Spurs have always been pretty good, even in the ABA days.

[DPG21920]

We will see how level everyone is come playoff time! I usually am unbiased and level headed about the Spurs. I give other teams their due.

[timvp]

I'm not too excited about the upcoming Lakers game. Usually when there is a big Spurs vs. Lakers game in the regular season, if the Spurs lose they go on a tailspin that lasts a couple of weeks. With the hard schedule coming up, the last thing the Spurs need is to lose to the Lakers, get demoralized and fall down the standings.

And right now, the Lakers are the better team. Hopefully the Spurs can close the gap before the playoffs begin but the Lakers are a few steps ahead currently.

That said, a win would be a different story .......

[lefty]

Spurs and Lakers, let's share some Celtics fun

By the way, Bobcats beat Celtics

[Yorae]

Way to go DJ!!!

[MarHill]

I'm not too excited about the upcoming Lakers game. Usually when there is a big Spurs vs. Lakers game in the regular season, if the Spurs lose they go on a tailspin that lasts a couple of weeks. With the hard schedule coming up, the last thing the Spurs need is to lose to the Lakers, get demoralized and fall down the standings.

And right now, the Lakers are the better team. Hopefully the Spurs can close the gap before the playoffs begin but the Lakers are a few steps ahead currently.

That said, a win would be a different story .......

Then they will have two days of rest after the Orlando game before they play the Lakers. So they should be rested and ready to go.

I believe Spurs will be ready for the challenge. They won't admit it publicly...but I bet they are looking forward to this game.

[Yorae]

Nawlins leading LA. 1:32 to go 111-102.

[2Cleva]

The Celtics grimaced and took it like the professionals they are, giving the Lakers credit.

Well, all but one Laker.

The exception was Andrew Bynum, who missed last spring's series, whose modest line -- nine points, seven rebounds, two blocks -- doesn't measure his impact.

Nor were the Celtics about to acknowledge it.

Does Bynum make a difference, Kevin Garnett was asked.

"No," Garnett said.

Compared with last season's team?

"No."

It's not a shock to run into another 7-footer?

"It's not a shock because our defensive assignments are made if it was Chris Mihm, if it was Andrew Bynum, if it was Pau at the five and Lamar at the four," Garnett said. "Our defensive assignments don't change no matter who's there. . . .

" , it could be Shaq. Our defensive assignments are what they are."

I guess all of the coaches and gm's and players are wrong and you are right about Phil, Bynum and the Lakers being the best team ever.

I had to come back to this one. As for the point that Bynum didn't effect Boston - the coach doesn't agree with KG.

The Celtics' lack of size was exploited last week in Portland, where Blazers 7-footers Greg Oden and Joel Przybilla went over the top of the 6-9 Leon Powe and 6-8 Glen (Big Baby) Davis to score down low and plunder the offensive boards. At the other end, the Celtics have been misfiring against taller defenders dating to the loss to the Lakers and their long front line of Andrew Bynum and Pau Gasol.

"I thought Bynum's length affected us,'' Rivers said.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200...x.html?eref=T1

[DPG21920]

Well, if it came down to it, who will people listen to and choose to follow? KG or Doc?

[ManuTP9]

im going to bump this thread when its the 14th, i still cant wait for this game XD

[DPG21920]

New Orleans coach Byron Scott sees a lot of good things in this year's Lakers team. But he's not prepared to line them up with the Showtime Era Lakers teams Scott played on back in the late 1980s. "They're not close," he said quickly, before the reporter could even finish asking his question. "They're not close. They've got a swagger, but their swagger is nowhere close to ours. "We just followed right behind Earvin (Magic Johnson), so everybody had to swagger ... "I just remember from the day I got here in Los Angeles, playing with Magic and (Michael) Cooper, they had that swagger. They expected to win championships, that was the bottom line. "My wife used to tell me that she would stand right by the tunnel and watch us come out. I never saw her. ... It's just like the Raiders back in the day. They used to get off the bus with the all-black on, they just tried to intimidate people. "We just wanted to let you know that we were coming and we meant business all night long." And these Lakers? "I see it from a couple of guys," Scott said. "Kobe and Derek Fisher. They've won championships, they have that swagger." Then he stopped, letting the silence complete his thought.

Los Angeles Daily News

[xtremesteven33]

A video to get some hype for January 14....

[Yorae]

Do we have swagger? We're just humble, under the radar guys right? What's swagger anyway?

[ManuTP9]

Do we have swagger? We're just humble, under the radar guys right? What's swagger anyway?

not sure

[urunobili]

A video to get some hype for January 14....

[koriwhat]

i can't wait to be there cheering on my spurs from inside the at&t center. THE LAKERS! LA SUCKS!

[ManuTP9]

Game is tommorow! a pissed off spurs and a pissed of Tim Duncan means an aggressive Spurs team. on ESPN tommorow

[DPG21920]

I am going to the game, whooooooooooo

[ManuTP9]

I am going to the game, whooooooooooo

nice man! make sure to take pics if you can.

[BlackSwordsMan]

spurs against teams over .500....

[lefty]

Excited ?????????????

2nd game of a back-to-back nights, on the road.

Meaningless game...........