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Oh, so now the Lakers eeked a series win last year vs the Kings because Shaq was not 100%....
Yeah, that's it. That's why it was so close. :bong: Funny that I had thought the reaction here after last year was one incredibly big sigh of relief; very little arrogance. Times change, don't they? I only mention Webber and Peja not being 100% last year for the Lakers series because you had to mention Shaq being gimpy. I will mention Kings added Keon Clark to help keep fresh bodies on Shaq, as well as Jimmy Jackson to help keep fresh bodies (and more offensive options than Christie) on Kobe. Exactly what have the Lakers added to make them better this year than last? Kobe's better this year, but it's not like he was atrocious last year. George is a bit better. Shaq is healthier. Madsen does more than cheerlead and dance... but where is the help to counter the problems the Kings exposed last year? |
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Well it certainly wasn't because the Kings are a championship caliber team.:evil: |
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Good old fashioned Kings/Lakers smack and where was I?:banghead: Adam, Why did you call Game #4 a "miracle sequence 3 point shot" when the Kings BLATANTLY CHOKED away a 24 point lead? And did you forget Game #2 and Game #5 "hometown referreeing" with regards to the number of early fouls on Kobe and Shaq? In fact, the Diesel was off to a monster performance in Game #5 before the zebras sent him to the bench with 3 fouls early in the 2nd quarter. But I do understand your frustration with that series as that was the last time you saw them play in 2002. Lakers fans only rehash that when it is harvest season for the Farmers. (i.e. play-offs). And what do you think about the Suns wrestling with the Boot Accessorizors? All that planning to stay away from the Spurs bracket and now the Lakers get a bye into the Western Conference Finals? San Antonio is getting a huge case of Spur-itis and needed a South American rookie to hit the big 3 down the stretch tonight to ice the game. They are playing really tight and Marbury is eating Parker's lunch. Duncan is fretting over FTs for chrissakes!!!! MVP you ask? Pullleeezzeeee..... |
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QUOTE]Originally posted by California Injun And did you forget Game #2 and Game #5 "hometown referreeing" with regards to the number of early fouls on Kobe and Shaq? In fact, the Diesel was off to a monster performance in Game #5 before the zebras sent him to the bench with 3 fouls early in the 2nd quarter. [/QUOTE] The legend grows. First, you griped about Game 5 last year. Now, it's both Game 2 and Game 5. A spoiled cheeseburger did Kobe in a lot more so than the refs in Game 2. QUOTE]Originally posted by California Injun But I do understand your frustration with that series as that was the last time you saw them play in 2002. [/QUOTE] Guess that means December 25, 2002 doesn't count. QUOTE]Originally posted by California Injun Lakers fans only rehash that when it is harvest season for the Farmers. (i.e. play-offs). [/QUOTE] Guess again. Lakers fans are rehashing this because they know the Kings are coming and realize they better hope the Kings keep choking or there won't be anyone to save them. Not the Kings. Not the refs. Celtics could only hold the Pistons back for so long. Pistons could only hold the Bulls back for so long. And the Lakers can only hold the Kings back for so long. QUOTE]Originally posted by California Injun And what do you think about the Suns wrestling with the Boot Accessorizors? All that planning to stay away from the Spurs bracket and now the Lakers get a bye into the Western Conference Finals? [/QUOTE] I think it's wonderful at least one team is sweating out the 1st Round. Looks like the past 2 games proved it will be a 7 game series instead of a 6 game series. Still feel very confident in the Spurs to win. QUOTE]Originally posted by California Injun San Antonio is getting a huge case of Spur-itis and needed a South American rookie to hit the big 3 down the stretch tonight to ice the game. They are playing really tight and Marbury is eating Parker's lunch. Duncan is fretting over FTs for chrissakes!!!! [/QUOTE] Yes they are. All they need to do is advance past this round and club it out with the Lakers for 7 before bowing out. Make it a very grueling series and inflict a physical toll on the Lakers. Then hopefully, the Kings will await in the Western Conference Finals and we can get it on once again. I'm becoming more confident by the game though of a possible KIngs-Spurs Western Conference Finals; should that ever come to pass. QUOTE]Originally posted by California Injun MVP you ask? Pullleeezzeeee..... [/QUOTE] I never had Duncan as the MVP. Matter of fact, Kobe has my vote, followed by McGrady, Garnett, and then Duncan. |
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Laker fans WANTED the Kings and I was pissed that we fell out of your bracket. You even mentioned that you would NOT want the Lakers in the Semi-Finals. Why is that? Could it be that a Western Finals loss to the Lakers is more respectful in the eyes of the adoring public? I did not mention your comment about us blowing out the T-Cubs but feel the need to offer a rebuttal. Minnesota was 33-8 at home. We beat them by 19 points. They NEVER held the lead..... EVER!!! The Lakers dropped 39 points in the 1st quarter. That was the MOST given up by the Wolves in a quarter.....EVER!! The crowd got off its hands ONCE after introductions and it happened in the 3rd quarter when the lead got down to 4. It wasn't the team that the Lakers beat but the performance. They slaughtered a #4 team with 51 wins in their own crib. As for your Kings, it appears they have righted the ship and killed the Jazz tonight. My only fear is watching them sweep Utah as that MIGHT hasten the Mailman to sign up as a Laker in 2003-04. That SI piece a few weeks back on Malone and Stockton gave me the shudders just THINKING that Karl would play for the minimum in Purple and Gold.:BS: Problem is..... we need a legitimate power forward and Malone wants a ring.:eek: |
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Can the Pond Scum get so lucky again? Not likely. This year the Kings are healthy, Christie is in Fox's head and the Pond Scum is scared. The Pond Scum had better hope for more hometown referreeing and a Kings choke again this year. Yet, all this discussion is wasted if the Pond Scum cannot get past the T-Wolves. Quote:
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The Kings don't need my defense. They have already proved themselves the better team on the court. And they did it while their best to players where injured. This year the team is healthy and deeper. Too bad for the Pond Scum. |
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More importantly, Kings have not been together as a unit for much of the season. I'd like them to get acclimated with each other a bit more and two playoff rounds against two styles of teams is preparation enough to have them ready for LA. The "adoring public" believes the Lakers were fortunate, not lucky, to beat the KIngs last year. As for the win vs the T'Wolves, whatever. The regular season means jack, as you and the Lakers fans have said over and over and over again. The T'Wolves could've been 41-0 at home and I'd still think the Lakers would sweep them. Please don't run that "look how impressive we were" BS... it's the T'Wolves you're beating and it's the 1st round. Laker-haters, please stay away from this thread later tonight, for no one wanted to be caught with the spray spurting out of the strokefest of beating the "tough" Wolves again.... |
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Gotta love it. BD starting the day off right.
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Sorry guys but as long as Vladeflop is on the Queens flopping all over the place they do not deserve a Championship. That's beeotchball not basketball. That is the reason he was kicked off the Lakers squad in the first place. That and the fact that he was trying to give hummers to everyone in the locker room.
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Main man Mark. Mark Eaton got a good laugh out of the Rise Guys on Sports 1140 KHTK when the trio suggested he'd be a sure Hall of Famer if he got Shaq-like calls during his Utah career as a 7-foot-5 block of wide torso and long arms. "Absolutely," Eaton said with a laugh. "My shoes are in the Hall of Fame, though, but that's about all you'll see."
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The Lakers have been doing it for a long time CF. They are the greatest team in NBA history. You can cry all you want about officiating and ludicrous comments about Mark Eaton being as good as Shaq but it only shows your lack of objectivity.
ALL-TIME OVERALL RECORDS Team W L Los Angeles Lakers 360 235 .605 Boston Celtics 281 196 .589 Chicago Bulls 147 106 .581 Baltimore Bullets* 10 7 .588 Philadelphia 76ers 197 177 .527 New York Knickerbockers 179 171 .511 Indiana Pacers 61 59 .508 Houston Rockets 100 99 .503 Anderson Packers* 4 4 .500 Milwaukee Bucks 97 98 .497 Utah Jazz 93 95 .495 Detroit Pistons 119 123 .492 Seattle SuperSonics 101 105 .490 San Antonio Spurs 83 89 .483 Phoenix Suns 95 106 .473 Portland Trail Blazers 88 99 .471 Golden State Warriors 99 115 .463 Dallas Mavericks 29 37 .439 Atlanta Hawks 117 152 .435 PLAYOFF SERIES RECORDS Team W L Boston Celtics 65 26 .714 Los Angeles Lakers 89 36 .712 Anderson Packers* 2 1 .667 Chicago Bulls 34 18 .654 Baltimore Bullets* 3 2 .600 New York Knickerbockers 40 34 .541 Houston Rockets 22 19 .537 Philadelphia 76ers 41 38 .519 Seattle SuperSonics 21 20 .512 Utah Jazz 18 19 .486 Golden State Warriors 22 24 .478 Milwaukee Bucks 18 21 .462 Phoenix Suns 19 23 .452 Detroit Pistons 24 30 .444 Indiana Pacers 11 14 .440 San Antonio Spurs 16 21 .432 Dallas Mavericks 6 8 .429 Portland Trail Blazers 18 24 .429 Orlando Magic 5 7 .417 Washington Capitols* 2 3 .400 Washington Wizards 13 20 .394 Atlanta Hawks 20 35 .364 Charlotte Hornets 4 7 .364 Chicago Stags* 2 4 .333 Denver Nuggets 7 14 .333 Sacramento Kings 12 24 .333 Miami Heat 3 8 .273 New Jersey Nets 4 11 .267 Toronto Raptors 1 3 .250 Cleveland Cavaliers 4 13 .235 Indianapolis Olympians* 1 4 .200 Los Angeles Clippers 1 6 .143 Cleveland Rebels* 0 1 .000 Sheboygan Redskins* 0 1 .000 St. Louis Bombers* 0 3 .000 Minnesota Timberwolves 0 6 .000 Totals 548 548 .500 Orlando Magic 23 30 .434 Washington Capitols* 8 11 .421 New Orleans Hornets 20 28 .417 Washington Wizards 69 97 .416 Sacramento Kings 63 89 .414 Toronto Raptors 8 12 .400 Denver Nuggets 39 59 .398 Miami Heat 20 31 .392 Los Angeles Clippers 13 22 .371 Cleveland Cavaliers 28 49 .364 Chicago Stags* 7 13 .350 New Jersey Nets 20 39 .339 Cleveland Rebels* 1 2 .333 Sheboygan Redskins* 1 2 .333 St. Louis Bombers* 4 8 .333 Indianapolis Olympians* 4 9 .308 Minnesota Timberwolves 5 18 .217 2592 2592 .500 :deevee: |
That's because the LA Lakers are also one of the older teams in the league. And may I note that your win-loss record probably dates back to the time they were in Minnesota.
On another quick note: The Kings are 2 - 0. Stomping on the Jazz with the bench. Stoyo was on FIRE. The Kings bench alone would take LA to a seven game series this year. Feeling sorry for ya, yep, feeling sorry for ya. One other thing, have ya noticed how the media and the Lakers are really pushing "The absence of Shaq" story. Almost to the point to where they make that a premature reason for their possible decline through this playoffs. Bobby Jacksons Mother died during the second half of the season and nobody asked him if he was ready to play or if he could. Excuses |
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As for the Kings my point is simple, they are a better team and they proved it last year and will again this year. |
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