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lame...sux to be a scared fan. Lakers have too much firepower ?
Too much firepower and on the celtics part too much defense.
spurs better hope other teams knock these two teams out...otherwise there will be no le for S.A
everyone else the spurs could beat
lame...sux to be a scared fan. Lakers have too much firepower ?
HAHA funny seriously......Spurs have ONE bad game in thier hottest streak of the year and people are already doubting....i knew it was coming....I GUARANTEE if the Spurs beat LA at LA...people here will get wet about the Spurs....
With a healthly Bynum and Ariza yes. Spurs have NOTHING after the main 3...Lakers go all the way down to their bench.
WTF? THe Lakers aren't even a complete team yet.
They have Gasol back and once Bynum comes back they should beat anybody in the west
You think they can just "work him back in" during the playoffs? It changes the dynamic of the team.
Gasol is a vagina, and Ariza isn't playing yet, either.
Bynum hardly has to do much. Just play D and rebound. Not like he is a guard.
Say what you want about Gasol but he is a 20 and 9 threat every game along with kobe, odom and their bench they should be the team to beat in the west. If healthly the lakers should win the west
GASOL??
Gasol is notorious for his choking ability...just like Garnett....Gasol is mentally weak and he and Bynum are mentally weak....Duncan and Thomas would will just beat those guys physically and mentally....they cant hack the pressure....
the only clutch guys on the Lakers are Bryant and Fisher.....
lakers and Celtics can blow me at anytime.
Gasol puts up numbers, but he'll never hit a shot that you really need, or grab that necessary rebound either.
The Spurs can beat anyone, but I think if they get through the West they will lose in the finals....to either Boston or Detroit.
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I disagree with the original poster, but criticizing Gasol or KG for choking is pretty much moot at this point when 9 times out of 10, neither will be counted on to get a clutch bucket with Kobe, Paul Pierce, and Ray Allen on their respective teams.
Gasol is not mentally weak and he's not a choker. He played on a horrible team for his entire career. Have you noticed how great the Grizzlies are doing now that their "choker" is gone?
Just because a good player is on a bad team does not make him a choker. Was Garnett a choker because the Timberwolves sucked the last several years that he was on them?
You can keep fooling yourself with this weak line of thinking, but I'm sure Poppavitch is not dumb enough to underestimate the skills that Gasol possesses. The fact the Gasol managed to get the Grizzlies into the playoffs AT ALL is a testament to his skills.
True.
Celtics would be MUCH harder to beat in a series, IMO. Good luck in the ECF.
I have to disagree. Great players rise to the occasion, and chokers fade away. He's never stepped up to even take a playoff game. You can have all the talent in the world, but if you're mentally weak, it's going to show when the chips are down. He was a quitter the minute he whined for a trade, or at least that's when he showed his colors.
Oh, and I'm not picking on just him. The Lakers were the subject of this thread, so of course, he's the pussy du jour. You can also lump TMac, Cliff Robinson from days gone by, and KG in there, along with the Nuggets franchise.
Gasol has never been on a team that was favored to win a series. "Choking" implies ing up something that you have in the bag. The Grizz were never in position to win in the playoffs. How is that choking when they were supposed to lose?
that, O.P.
The Spurs are going to repeat, and are going through both of them to do it. Believe that .
Corrected.
Anyone can beat anyone in the West, but SHOULD is a too strong a word especially when talking about the Lakers. In fact, if there's a "should" in the West, it's the Spurs. Sorry, thanks for playing.
after reading a few of your comments, im starting to place you in the same category as i view princess pimp..
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why exactly? spurs have had a great run but lets face it they aren't good enough anymore to knock off the top teams.
you can't expect the big 3 to dominate teams anymore the rest are far too strong. if we had some actual talent outside the big 3 then maybe yes but we don't....
if spurs do somehow manage to get to the finals i fail to see how they have much of a shot against a boston team who will be well rested compared to whoever comes out of the west..boston will only really have one team to get past in the east and thats detroit or have been known to choke in the playoffs the past two seasons...
Im not implying that the Grizzlies didnt win any kind of playoff series because of Gasol, im saying this because ive seen his decision making and his shot selection in the clutch before. He looks scared and hesistant. He DOESNT want the ball....just like Garnett, when it comes down to the final minute it comes down to decision making and i dont think Gasol has those intangibles...
Where have I heard that before???? OH YEAH: OVER THE LAST 4 YEARS!!
Everyone says that, and then we bust their asses and win another ring. Dallas was last year's Flavor of the Year, Phoenix before that, and this year it's Boston...there's one every year, it's never the Spurs, and we still win.
If we don't fine, but to imply that we have no shot just shows your lack of basketball knowledge. And your inability to spell shows your age.
I agree.
However, the Spurs have a handful of players which can contribute a clutch performance whether it Offensively or Defensively.
if spurs are so good why hasn't this team repeated? they are not unbeatable. Lets face it they likely wouldn't of won last year if it hadn't been for Horry's hip check foul on Steve Nash. Amare and Diaw in that series likely would of meant the spurs lose that series in 7 games.
the spurs are a year older and after the big 3 there is nothing but pure crap. everyone has improved, hense why the west is so tough to predict.
don't question my basketball knowledge when I have played at a far higher level than you could ever dream of being involved in.
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