Official Los Angeles Lakers Thread

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Originally posted by cardbuyer66
I agree. I just cant be a Lakers fan. No heart, all talent. Is truely is a pathetic team to win the NBA title, sorry to say it....buts it definately true. No defense, dont show up half the time. They dont represent the NBA to well

actually, I beg to differ - the Lakers represent the NBA to perfection:

a bunch of spoiled farking pieces of sh*t who make much more money than they can count, and this is BEFORE they can even drink

Lakers had a perfect chance to bury the Wolves, and end up digging their own graves

[cardbuyer66]

LOL, very true. They do respresent the NBA well, as in the way they act is like most of the NBA.

They didnt really dig their own graves though, they just didnt care if they lost game 2. Whenever they need to win this series, or feel like trying and winning this series, they will play defense and beat the Wolves easily

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Originally posted by cardbuyer66
They didnt really dig their own graves though, they just didnt care if they lost game 2. Whenever they need to win this series, or feel like trying and winning this series, they will play defense and beat the Wolves easily

Think it about this way:

1. on any given day, any team can win.
So, let's assume that the Wolves win game 3 (don't forget the Wolves also won game 3 at Staples in last year's playoffs)

now, game 4 starts at 6 pm PST. Kobe is in court, and is supposed to have a half day, meaning he'll be back by 4-5 pm PST.

BUT, what if court runs long, and Kobe ends up not being able to get back until 7 pm PST (which is what normally happens in the last 4 games)?

That means the Lakers will play 1 1/2 quarter, and most likely means (with Kobe having to spend about 15 minutes to flex and warm up) kobe doesn't play until 3rd quarter.

Well, the Lakers lost to Atlanta without Kobe .... despite having Karl, Payton and Shaq all healthy.

If you can't beat the worst team, or one of the worst teams, with most of your starters....how do you beat a Timberwolves team that is so much better than the Hawks?

So, the Lakers could potentially go back to Minnesota losing these next 2 games and be down 3-1.

With the Lakers, you never know if Shaq is going to punch out Kobe for not passing, and they lose game 3.

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you said that kg was going to be shut down by malone.
KEVIN GARNETT ISN'T A MVP FOR NO REASON!!!!!

[cardbuyer66]

I dont agree with the could be down 3-1. LA has this series, they wont lose to the Wolves. They could be down 3-1 and I'd still place bets for them to win the series. They are undefeated at home in the playoffs this season, so I find it hard to see them losing 2 in a row in the conference finals

[minew_m]

Same here. I still don't see how they can lose the series. They did what they needed to do and that was win an away game.

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oh, believe me, the Lakers easily could lose 2 games at home.

for instance, Shaq punches out Kobe in game 3

then, Kobe refuses to even show up for game 4, opting instead to stay in Eagle Rock Colorado

and there go 2 games lost at home

lololol

[aka50cent]

Lakers are still not playing to the hype they are getting come on! they have 4 future hall of famers! GARY PAYTON KARL MALONE KOBE BRYANT AND BIG MOFO SHAQUILLE ONEAL they should win every game. ppl expected a 72-10 season at teh beggining of the season

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Originally posted by aka50cent
ppl expected a 72-10 season at teh beggining of the season

And how many times were they together on the court? Probably 1/4 of the season due to injuries!

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you can bring up injuries all you want
timberwolves didn't have
wally
hudson
candy man

kings

WEBBER
jackson


the lakers had there hole team together most of the season.
AND YOU SHOULDN'T SAY THAT ONE INJURY IS KEY. THE LAKERS SHOULD WIN WITH JUST KOBE AND SHAQ.