Official Laker-Hater Championship thread. Whining encouraged!!

[AJKCFAN]

Time to head back for the 2nd half. No matter what happens, to quote Arnold... "I'll be back"

[Chiefs Pantalones]

The Kings season may have went out the window. Webber is gonna have an MRI on the knee, he didn't look good. Jackson looks like he may miss some games due to an eye socket bruise or something. Oh well, the Kings don't know how to win anyway.

[California Injun]

Originally posted by AJKCFAN


So bring it (which will include Cal_ Injun finally making a "surprise" return)

I find it interesting that nobody calls me out when I fail to post after the Lakers punked the T-Cubs (as predicted when they went down 2-1). Adam should be fully aware that I do not hide from anything as it relates the the Lake Show.

What is beautiful is the hatred eminating from the posters each time the Staples Crew approaches the brink of elimination. Last time I checked, all the Spurs did was hold Home Court.

The Spurs did the same thing to the Lakers that those Cuban Cigars are doing tonight to the Farmers. (uh, minus the NBA record 83 points they hung on the DEFENSELESS Kings?)

The Boot Accessorizors played completely out of their minds these first two games and will win the series if they keep jacking up 55% on their shots. But like the T-Cubs, they will start to feel the noose getting tighter as the clinching games approach. (Kings fans know all about CLINCHING games, right?)

I look for the Lakers to re-group and come away with a 6-7 point victory in Game #3. All of a sudden it is 1-2 and the MVPs start shivering.

The Lakers will then pull out Game #4 on Sunday to tie it up at 2 with a HUGE game in Texas for Game #5. This is where the series will be decided.

Given the Zenmasters ability to outcoach MVP Greg, don't be surprised when the short-handed Champs rip the Accessorizors hearts out.

[California Injun]

Originally posted by Cody
The Kings season may have went out the window. Webber is gonna have an MRI on the knee, he didn't look good. Jackson looks like he may miss some games due to an eye socket bruise or something. Oh well, the Kings don't know how to win anyway.

C-Choke getting hurt again in the play-offs?

Where's Willis Reed when you need him?

[AJKCFAN]

Boy, that was fun....

Dallas played a game that would have beaten just about anyone. I got to give them a lot of credit for not just the offensive fireworks they showed for 48 minutes, but the passion they had.

It was the classic "we're sick and tired of being dominated... let's do something about it"

And did something about it they did. Nowitski got them going, Van Exel just buried us and it got very contagious.

Nelson has to get credit here as the unsung star of the game. To try something new at this stage of the playoffs takes guts and going small made the game a frantic pace that the Mavs play best at. Moreover, Divac has killed the Mavs inside and the lineup made Divac very ineffective, especially in that a lot of the offense runs through him.

What Dallas did was historic. Whether this totally turned the series around in Dallas' favor we'll find out in Game 3. I know this. Sacramento's got a good home court too. As long as they don't lose at home, Dallas can enjoy their Game 2 performance but we'll move on.

Make no mistake though. Dallas made a big statement tonight and it really was "it's about time we really have a rivalry here". Because until tonight, Kings dominated. Now, the Mavs finally have confidence.

What hurts most is the injuries. Losing Webber or Bobby Jackson we can overcome. Losing both... really levels the playing field and that might just have happened. Still, the one thing the Kings always have had in their favor is their great depth. No Webber means we'll see a lot of Turkoglu. No Jackson means Bibby will need to play 40+ minutes and need to wake the f up... as he becomes the most important player on the Kings team.. again.

Not surprised Dallas won. Very surprised how easy it was but sometimes a team gets in the zone and the emotion produces is just overwhelming.

Kudos to them... Arco awaits.

[California Injun]

Originally posted by AJKCFAN
Boy, that was fun....
What hurts most is the injuries. Losing Webber or Bobby Jackson we can overcome. Losing both... really levels the playing field and that might just have happened. Still, the one thing the Kings always have had in their favor is their great depth. No Webber means we'll see a lot of Turkoglu. No Jackson means Bibby will need to play 40+ minutes and need to wake the f up... as he becomes the most important player on the Kings team.. again.

Hey Adam!

Did you check out the latest cover issue from Sports Illustrated?

[Chiefs Pantalones]

When the Kings finally do make it to the Finals and are in position to clinch the title, Webber will call timeout with no timeouts remaining. Very ironic.

[AJKCFAN]

Originally posted by California Injun
The Staples Crew will EASILY dispatch those toothless T-Cubs before a BIG match-up against the Boot Accessorizors.

Yeah, sure Cal. You called for the punking over the Wolves but it arrived in Game 5 and not Game 1.

This is so predictable. You pulled a Clark Kent/Superman, my friend. Show up on the scene only when the ball bounces your way, but never when it doesn't.

Make no mistake. Had the Kings won tonight, you'd be waiting it out, but that's cool.

Realize this. I had to call out the Lakers fans last night. This thread was languishing somewhere in Page 8 and most of y'all were conveniently commenting on other topics. My guys got severely beaten tonight, caned, whipped, royally f'd up, much worse than you guys and I have the balls to get in here and face the music.

What's more. Some of you have QUIT on your team... your 3-peating team that ISN'T on the brink of elimination.

[AJKCFAN]

Originally posted by California Injun
Looks like there are two sets of fans getting worried about the JailBlazers forcing a Game #7.....

1. Those defenseless Cuban Cigars AND
2. Those soon to be grape Kool-aid drinking Farmers.

Wouldn't it be SWEET to see the Euros facing a HOT Portland team in the semi-finals instead of these pansy-assed Mavs that are on the brink of a Titanic CHOKE job?

All the greatest play-off seed planning in the world from the Sactown Euros could not have predicted this, eh? The Lakers had the sack to line up against the Boot Accessorizors by pounding the Warriors for the #5 seed.

Portland has more talent (when their heads are screwed on correctly) and more experience in big games. Cheeks and Pippen know what it takes to win a ring. Wells and Wallace are wired for the comeback and get this!!!

They can actually play DEFENSE!!!!

As for the soon to be 4 time Champs you ask?

I look to see them make a statement in Game #1 with a win. San Antonio continues to clank FTs in the clutch. Shaq-Diesel and Kobe are clicking so bring on the winner of the Blazer/Euros series.

Before tonight, Cal's latest remarks and predictions. As usual, like his other predictions (see the 74-8 prediction he once had ), they were wrong, so I'm sure the Spurs are quivering in their boots.

[The Bad Guy]

Realize this. I had to call out the Lakers fans last night. This thread was languishing somewhere in Page 8 and most of y'all were conveniently commenting on other topics. My guys got severely beaten tonight, caned, whipped, royally f'd up, much worse than you guys and I have the balls to get in here and face the music.

What's more. Some of you have QUIT on your team... your 3-peating team that ISN'T on the brink of elimination.

Jesus Christ Adam, pat yourself on the back some more.
Big friggen deal, you made a post after you got slaughtered, congratulations. You want a fan of the year award because you can take lumps.

It's called reality and I'm sorry if your world doesn't allow reality to set in. Reality is that I've watched three Laker championship teams the last three years and this team doesn't even come close to last years team and couldn't shine the shoes of the teams in 2001 and 2000.

I said two months ago that I just felt the Lakers weren't good enough this year to repeat. Winning back to back championships is hard enough, winning four in a row is a damn miracle. When every one in the west gets better and you stay the same year in and year out, it eventually catches up with you.

I haven't quit on this team, I have become realistic about their chances this year. This is not the same Lakers team and I can recognize that. I think San Antonio is the better team this year. They obviously have the Lakers number by beating them six times in a row.

I will still watch the game tomorrow night and root for the Lakers. But I realize it will take a miracle for them to come back and win 4 of the next 5 against a team that has their number.

Again, I apologize for allowing reality to set in.

[AJKCFAN]

Fair enough, Bad Guy. Personally, I'd keep believing until the ride ends (especially when you have Shaq and Kobe), but we have a difference in opinion... understood and respected.

[AJKCFAN]

Originally posted by California Injun


Hey Adam!

Did you check out the latest cover issue from Sports Illustrated?

Yes I did... guess the next time we see #24 on the court, he'll be wearing a plastic mask (hopefully this Saturday for Game #3)

[AJKCFAN]

Cal is talking about this...

[Chiefs Pantalones]

What's gonna hurt Sac is having back to back games on Saturday and Sunday. How did that get scheduled anyway?

[California Injun]

Speaking of rescuing this thread.......

Page 1 when the Lakers get stomped, Page 7 when they win. Where's Adam when you need to be saved?

What a difference a few nights make between the fortunes of the Kings and Lakers, huh? As "predicted" yesterday in a prior thread (ask Adam for the exact quotation), the Lake Show came out on a mission and throttled the Boot Accessorizors.

Hell, even the #1 Laker Fan was ready to take out a "Few Good Men" (i.e. the refs) with his "You can't handle the truth" as they attempted to kick him off the court.

Speaking of "The Shining"....

Where did Bowen, Gianoble, and Parker go last night? All that strutting in Game #2 is out the window. Talk about deer in the headlights expressions.

As now we have the Kings debacle. (BTW, where is Adam's comments about CWebb being OFFICIALLY out for the year?) I guess the only lumps he is willing to take are those phony losses to the Greybeards and Cigars that mean nothing until the Conference Finals where they will meet a REAL team.

Break out the Grape Kool-Aid farmers. Your Title hopes just went crashing to the floor with that phantom ACL. Oh that's right, the Kings have so much "depth" they will overcome losing their ONLY inside presence.

This injury don't mean "Jack" (not Nicholson) against the defenseless Cuban Cigars. But how are you going to contain Big Daddy or the Twin Towers in the Finals?

Scott Pollard? Keon Clark? The Bearded Fish?



But enough about those pretending pseudo Champs in Cowtown. The NBA Championship is being played this week and I look for the soon to be 4-time Champs to even the series going back to Texas.

Game #5 will be H-U-G-E

It's all good in Lakerland......