Official Los Angeles Lakers Thread

[stalking_WOLF_21]

dagn't they lost minew_m i think i may have traded the auto i can give you one of the chris jeffries autos

[skeebee]

damn this sucks i hate the lakers!!

[minew_m]

stalking_WOLF_21- You traded the Booth? I don't really need the Jefferies.

[podstock]

Originally posted by stalking_WOLF_21
dagn't they lost minew_m i think i may have traded the auto i can give you one of the chris jeffries autos

Eric, you see - it doesn't work this way

When you make a bet, that bet stays until it is resolved.

So, if you were supposed to give a certain AU card to Minew and then traded that card away, then you must give him another option of HIS choice once he wins

it is NOT your choice which AU card to offer up.

Don't forget...in my anger at the Lakers losing game 1 to the Spurs, I gave you 50 cc. I am not asking for it back, since I get plenty of CC. But, you don't switch cards on someone after you've made the bet.

HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED TO DO:

Give Minew his choice of cards to select. You don't select them for him. It was your fault for trading away the AU card

Eric, if Minew tells me you are giving him the run-around, I will ban you.

I hate people who bait and switch. You make the bet with cards, you pay up when you lose. It's the honor system.

I will not hesitate to ban; and unlike Ebay, there is no red tape. You will not be allowed to scam people after people after people. It may work on Ebay, but not on SCF. I don't need to ask other Mods. I can ban in the blink of an eye.

[cardbuyer66]

COngrats to the Pistons. I hope they can beat LA, I'd love to see the Lakers lose. "We didnt win anything yet"-that made me hate the Lakers even more. I'M mad the Pacers lost, but I want the Pistons over the Lakers.

[insanefishpossay]

Originally posted by podstock
Eric, you see - it doesn't work this way

When you make a bet, that bet stays until it is resolved.

So, if you were supposed to give a certain AU card to Minew and then traded that card away, then you must give him another option of HIS choice once he wins

it is NOT your choice which AU card to offer up.

Don't forget...in my anger at the Lakers losing game 1 to the Spurs, I gave you 50 cc. I am not asking for it back, since I get plenty of CC. But, you don't switch cards on someone after you've made the bet.

HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED TO DO:

Give Minew his choice of cards to select. You don't select them for him. It was your fault for trading away the AU card

Eric, if Minew tells me you are giving him the run-around, I will ban you.

I hate people who bait and switch. You make the bet with cards, you pay up when you lose. It's the honor system.

I will not hesitate to ban; and unlike Ebay, there is no red tape. You will not be allowed to scam people after people after people. It may work on Ebay, but not on SCF. I don't need to ask other Mods. I can ban in the blink of an eye.

I have to agree with you here, if you put a card up for a bet you should not trade it away.

As for the lakers, you're all lucky Sam Cassell wasn't healthy.
Game 4, we lost by 7. I think it's safe to say an at least somewhat healthy Cassell could have erased that deficit. Same goes for the 6 we lost by in game 6.

Anyways, good luck to the Lakers in the finals, it was an exciting series. Wolves at least made it further than most people(charles barkley) thought we would.

[podstock]

I do not believe Sam Cassell, despite his thoughts otherwise, would have made a difference in whether or not the Lakers advance or lose.

Remember, the Lakers play up to the competition (4-game sweep of SA Spurs) and play down to the competition

if Cassell played, the points he would've gotten (let's say 30), would come at the expense of Wally not getting any, same for Hoiberg, and Hassell.

You cannot automatically pencil in Cassell for "x" amount of points just b/c he is healthy.


But, needless to say, with a healthy Cassell AND a healthy Troy Hudson, I would favor the Wolves to beat the Lakers in 7 games, for ONE MAIN REASON:

keep the game close until the 4th quarter, then foul Shaq, who is shooting a MISERABLE 32 out of 84 free throws in the last 5 games after making 9 of 11 in game 1.

the reason the Wolves couldn't capitalize on the Lakers shooting under 50% from the free throw line is b/c KG and Sprewell shouldered so much of the scoring that they got tired in the 4th.

Put in Cassell and Hudson, and now, you've got 4 scoring weapons to match those of the Lakers.

However, the team to beat was SA, and once SA was gone, the lakers were a foregone conclusion. to go to the Finals.

The Pistons will have a great shot to beat the Lakers b/c they match up well:

Ben vs Shaq: advantage Shaq b/c he can score. And if Shaq decides to put the effort in defense, it's a BIG advantage.

Rasheed vs Karl - if Rasheed keeps his cool, and doesn't get technicals, this advantage goes to Rasheed

Chauncey vs Payton - advantage Chauncey, who has a better chance to score 30 than Payton has of getting 20. Payton is shooting HORRIBLY!

Kobe vs. Rick Hamilton: advantage Kobe b/c Kobe plays tremendous defense. Rick can score 30....Kobe can score 40.

Tayshaun vs Devean: advantage Tayshaun. Devean tends to go into a funk when he's not shooting well. And he rarely shoots well.

Bench play: I favor the Lakers, b/c of Fisher, Kareem Rush, Slava, and Rick Fox - good offense and defense.

Coaching - Lakers. Phil has 9 rings. Larry Brown is looking for one.

Prediction: Lakers in 6. If they really play, Lakers sweep.

The biggest problem with the Pistons is that there defense cannot stop Kobe, Shaq, and Karl long enough for them to win offensively.

I do not foresee how the Pistons will limit the Lakers to under 80 points, much less 70. And the Pistons really don't have the offensive firepower to win high-scoring games.

[cardbuyer66]

Its too bad home court is at LA, so to win the title Detroit needs to win atleast one game in LA and all at home. I think the Lakers have a whole different level when the titles on the line. Malone's in his third finals, Paytons in the finals....those 2 players aren't as dominate as they once were, but add them playing in the finals in with Kobe and Shaq, and LA has to be highly favored

[minew_m]

Originally posted by podstock
Eric, you see - it doesn't work this way

When you make a bet, that bet stays until it is resolved.

So, if you were supposed to give a certain AU card to Minew and then traded that card away, then you must give him another option of HIS choice once he wins

it is NOT your choice which AU card to offer up.

Don't forget...in my anger at the Lakers losing game 1 to the Spurs, I gave you 50 cc. I am not asking for it back, since I get plenty of CC. But, you don't switch cards on someone after you've made the bet.

HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED TO DO:

Give Minew his choice of cards to select. You don't select them for him. It was your fault for trading away the AU card

Eric, if Minew tells me you are giving him the run-around, I will ban you.

I hate people who bait and switch. You make the bet with cards, you pay up when you lose. It's the honor system.

I will not hesitate to ban; and unlike Ebay, there is no red tape. You will not be allowed to scam people after people after people. It may work on Ebay, but not on SCF. I don't need to ask other Mods. I can ban in the blink of an eye.

No need to worry Podstock. Everything is resolved.

[podstock]

That's good to know, thanks