Official Laker-Hater Championship thread. Whining encouraged!!
 

Leave it to the JailBlazers to tank their game against the lowly Clippers to avoid meeting the San Antonio Spurs in their bracket.

Leave it to the 3-Time Champs to exude class by whomping up on the lowly Warriors to secure the #5 seed and eventually match-up with the Spurs in the next round.

That "whoosh" you hear is from the Cowtown Euros as they get a cakewalk to the Western Finals by playing the Utah Greybeards and then the defenseless Cuban Cigars.

The Staples Crew will EASILY dispatch those toothless T-Cubs before a BIG match-up against the Boot Accessorizors. This will be a huge test for the Champs but they will eventually prevail before the long awaited match-up with the Farmers.

Once past the Spurs, the Lakers will throttle the Kings and send that franchise reeling. Rumor has it that Brittney Spears is already scoping out Mark Madsen for a date to the NBA Finals.

Unlike the Detroit Red Wings complete choke job in this years NHL Finals, the Big Aristolte has his crew all primed for a Quatro.

Long live the Lakers dynasty and their loyal fans.

Long live the venomous hatred of those unfortunate souls who continue to slander this great organization.

As Kobe said tonight in the post game interview;

"It's time to dance, baby!":toast:

I was really looking forward to smacking around the Mav then maybe the Kings. Guess we will have to settle for the Wolves and the Spurs before we kick the Euros on their azz.

Are the Jazz even going to make the playoffs?

Don't forget to post your Ducks thread for Russ ROFL

The Lakers are gonna win it again. As long as Shaq and Kobe are healthy no one can stop them. If they don't, you can change my name to Oprah. And that won't be happening.

somebody make sure Phob sees this....

I just became a Spurs fan....

I'm pretty confident that the Lakers will do it again. Even without homecourt.

Nothing like talking shit from your oh so powerful 5th seed pedestal. You can because you have the rings but this year you won't do it. Sorry guys. Only time will make this post of mine became real. You had a nice run but sadly its done.

:toast: <----To the new Non-Laker Champs: TBA

ROFL ROFL ROFL Pathetic smaq my friend.:LOL:

I was watching both games tonight on NBA League Pass and it was VERY evident that the Blazers were tanking this game. Part of me wanted to see the Lakers do the same thing but I thought;

"Screw that. We'll get the Spurs either way so might as well slap around the Wolves to get in a good rhythm."

I really like Phoenix and their speed/agility against the Spurs. This could be a sleeper upset if San Antonio looks past them towards the Lakers.

Dallas will gain some confidence with Portland and the Kings get the bye against Utah.

Kobe joins Elgin and Jerry as only Laker to average 30 points a season.

I hear ya.... *ahem* "Suzy"

Ya I stop short of calling it smaq. Basketball really isn't my game especilly NBA. Just count on it nevertheless. The Lake Show is done.

:D

The Lakers fans appreciate the hatred. It only adds fuel to our destiny.

You've got time (and 4 series to watch) before capitulating to the inevitable.

The first round is seven games, right? If so, the Wolves don't have a shot.

I like it that they are having all of the series, seven games. That will make training camp for the Chiefs get here that much faster. It'll be mid to late June by the time the whole thing is over with...then football comes shortly after.

Thanks a lot Clippers!

Drinks are on the house from your friendly neighbors up north...
:toast:

Winners Tonight (West, anyone who wishes to post on the East, be my guest... I am calling for Detroit's spring to be doubly miserable (Red Wings, Pistons) and can easily see Orlando knock out the Pistons):

1) Dallas: avoid Lakers in Round 1 (and Round 2 for that matter). Also, clinched home court advantage over the Kings in an "expected" 2nd Round Matchup.

2) Sacramento: Wanted to see the Kings beat the Jazz, the Spurs beat the Mavs, the Lakers beat the Warriors, and the Clippers beat the Blazers. If I were told 3 of the 4 would happen, I'd say the Clippers would lose and the Lakers would be on our side of the bracket... good thing I was wrong! It is NOT automatic the Kings will be back in the Western Conference Finals. Utah plays them tough, but I do think the Kings advance (despite Harpring and Kirilenko stepping up). Now, Dallas showed in the final regular season game vs the Kings n Arco they can win and having home court (they will dispatch the Blazers in no more than 6 games) could be imposing. Still, the Kings are the odds on favorite to be the team which survives the Mavs-Kings-Blazers-Jazz side of the bracket...

Losers Tonight:

1) T'Wolves: I really feel bad for them. In less than 3 hours, the euphoria of having home court vs the Blazers (which would have seen the T'Wolves advance to the 2nd Round for the first time ever) was replaced by the utter disappointment of the Lakers being their opponent. The Clippers will get 4 ass whuppings by Minnesota next year for not laying down. The T'Wolves season ended tonight.

2) Spurs: Could've coasted into the Western Conference Finals with the Suns, then Wolves/Blazers winner. Now, the Suns will lose to the Spurs, but they can and should win 2 games, if not more. And then the Lakers.... should be a brutal slugfest. Spurs' steamroll just ran out with tonight's events.

3) Suns: Sure, even though they won't beat the Spurs, now their road to the NBA Finals includes the Spurs, then the Lakers, then the Mavs or Kings. If they were in the East, they could make it to the Finals. Shoot, if the Rockets were in the East they might make it to the Finals too.

4) Blazers: They just went from a very winnable series vs the Wolves to a near impossible matchup vs Dallas. Another 1st round exit now awaits.

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Unchanged:

1) Lakers: they're the champs and as such, it need not matter which side of the bracket they were on. They should be favored vs the Mavs, the Kings, and even the Spurs.

2) Jazz: they were to face the Kings anyway, regardless of what happened tonight. You could argue they were winners because the Lakers left the bracket and the Blazers now reside here. Although, for the Jazz to make it to the Western Conference Finals, they need to beat the 59 win Kings and likely, the 60 win Mavs. Not exactly an easy route, even without the Lakers there.