Official Los Angeles Lakers Thread

[insanefishpossay]

Originally posted by podstock

Unlike life, where you automatically succeed if you are the son/daughter of a Donald Trump, in sports, NOTHING is given to you. You must go out and earn it.

...unless you're a baseball player with Scott Boras as your agent...


Well written post, too bad about the Lakers...although I can't say I'm disappointed.

The thing is.... why couldn't the Lakers play like this against the wolves? :(

[TurdFerguson]

I'm glad that the Pistons won even though I still hate them form the Bad Boy years when they were the team that kept my Bulls out of the Finals until they finally broke thru. I just think that this shows all of the sell outs (ie Karl Malone & Gary Payton) that staying loyal to the team you spent your whole career with actually means something to the fans of that respective city. I can appreciate that they wanted a title, but much like the Yankees whole thought they could just show up last year in the World Series & have it given to them - it wasn't and the team that worked the hardest won it.

[podstock]

Originally posted by insanefishpossay
..The thing is.... why couldn't the Lakers play like this against the wolves? :(

The Wolves don't have the kind of defense the Pistons have, and the Wolves were missing Sam Cassell and Troy Hudson

Lakers are vulnerable vs. quick, fast, shooting guards, and that's what Cassell and Hudson are.

Heck, Hudson torched the Lakers for an average of 26+ points in the playoffs last year.

[Bonds_25]

Originally posted by podstock

Lakers are vulnerable vs. quick, fast, shooting guards, and that's what Cassell and Hudson are.

Mike Bibby torched them as well.

[podstock]

Bibby is the best of them all, I agree!

2 years ago, he was absolutely clutch, hitting jump shot after jump shot in the playoffs.

and that performance alone brought him his much deserved $60-80M salary.

Webber may have the $100M contract, but he is a choke artist. Bibby was absolutely Jordan-esque!

If Bibby could play his whole career vs. the Lakers, he'd be a Hall-of-Famer

[insanefishpossay]

It was very nice to see Jack Nicholson after the game congratulating Larry Brown and the Pistons. All you ever see of Jack during games is him screaming at the refs, it seems. Nice to see he's not just another arrogant bandwagon fan.

[podstock]

if there's a silver lining, it's that Larry Brown finally won his first NBA title

well-deserved!!

[meuandthelot]

WOW!!

Even though I live in Michigan, I NEVER thought that the Pistons would Destroy the Lakers in 5.

Give the Lakers a series...Yes. Possibly win...yes
Win it going away in 5...Never!!

WOW!!

[podstock]

Originally posted by meuandthelot
WOW!!

Even though I live in Michigan, I NEVER thought that the Pistons would Destroy the Lakers in 5.

Give the Lakers a series...Yes. Possibly win...yes
Win it going away in 5...Never!!

WOW!!

not only win in 5, but DOMINATE in all 5 games, despite losing game 2.

[stalking_WOLF_21]

i would have much rather seen the wolves play the pistons. I think it would have been a close series