Lakers a Long Shot to Repeat?

**Grandmaster B** · 05-20-10, 01:49 AM

Gasol wants NO PART of this MAN

**lakerboy** · 05-20-10, 01:50 AM

Originally posted by Goat Milk

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Rondo 100x better. Allen Pierce and KG all the same as they were then. Rasheed is nothing. They are the underdogs once again. It's going to be a hard fought 7 games for Kobe for his 5th.

is leon powe playing?

**shoebox** · 05-20-10, 01:51 AM

Once odom becomes frustrated he is lost, That Celtic d is just nasty earn every damn point!

**kobefanatic** · 05-20-10, 01:51 AM

Originally posted by lakerboy

i would rather have odom/brown and farmar. wallace is an explosion and momentum swinger

yeah i would take odom,brown and farmar but after them

, i agree with your wallace comment he can kill his own team especially when the calls aren't called in his favor

**kobefanatic** · 05-20-10, 01:53 AM

Originally posted by shoebox

Once odom becomes frustrated he is lost, That Celtic d is just nasty earn every damn point!

same as sheed, but odom is a much better contributor than sheed at this point

**kobefanatic** · 05-20-10, 01:54 AM

Originally posted by Grandmaster B

Gasol wants NO PART of this MAN

gasol is better now than he was in 08, KG isn't his 08 self

**Grandmaster B** · 05-20-10, 01:55 AM

When Gasol sees this man he goes right into the fetal position

2:50 mark

**Goat Milk** · 05-20-10, 01:56 AM

Originally posted by lakerboy

is leon powe playing?

no the bench is the same type of players pretty much though. Take out posey you add a bigger Posey in Sheed. Lakers don't lose when Odom plays good. When Odom gets owned they get owned unless Kobe drops 40.

**hoopster42** · 05-20-10, 02:01 AM

Originally posted by lakerboy

is leon powe playing?

powe is on cleveland, genius. who's the clueless one now? you don't even know the bench the celtics have.
i bet anything you were sure the lakers would win in 2008 and you lost a ton of money that yr on the finals

**lakerboy** · 05-20-10, 02:03 AM

Originally posted by hoopster42

powe is on cleveland, genius. who's the clueless one now? you don't even know the bench the celtics have.
i bet anything you were sure the lakers would win in 2008 and you lost a ton of money that yr on the finals

fukk guy you have no sense of humor.

i was poking fun at goat. obviously. my point was that powe was huge and he isnt there this time. i already told your sorry ass last year that la would repeat and win this year. promise to leave for the whole summer when they do. i will make the same promise

**shoebox** · 05-20-10, 02:06 AM

Lakers do not like to play physical their a finess team. Usually the physical team
wins

**PAYTON20** · 05-20-10, 02:06 AM

I heard Scalabrine was a lockdown defender, perfect for neutralizing Kobe

**shoebox** · 05-20-10, 02:06 AM

Although gasol has vastly improved in the triangle, he's the best player on the lakers right now imo

**kobefanatic** · 05-20-10, 02:08 AM

Originally posted by PAYTON20

I heard Scalabrine was a lockdown defender, perfect for neutralizing Kobe

**kobefanatic** · 05-20-10, 02:09 AM

Originally posted by shoebox

Although gasol has vastly improved in the triangle, he's the best player on the lakers right now imo

not with kobe back to his old self

**kobefanatic** · 05-20-10, 02:58 AM

Suspicions of Bryant's play were unfounded

http://sports.espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/columns/story?id=5195953

Kobe Bryant didn't deserve so much criticism four years ago.

**hoopster42** · 05-20-10, 11:27 AM

Originally posted by lakerboy

fukk guy you have no sense of humor.

i was poking fun at goat. obviously. my point was that powe was huge and he isnt there this time. i already told your sorry ass last year that la would repeat and win this year. promise to leave for the whole summer when they do. i will make the same promise

whatever SBR pts i have will go to you and i will say i was completely wrong & will go away all summer long, from the day that the lakers win it to the first day of nfl season. will you promise to do the same or are you gona punk on the bet once boston kicks your asses again?

**newjerseydevils** · 05-20-10, 11:31 AM

Originally posted by paco

Celtics will give the Lakers a hard time for sure

agreed....paco knows what he is talkin bout

,.....i like the celtics to win it

**lakerboy** · 05-20-10, 11:32 AM

Originally posted by hoopster42

whatever SBR pts i have will go to you and i will say i was completely wrong & will go away all summer long, from the day that the lakers win it to the first day of nfl season. will you promise to do the same or are you gona punk on the bet once boston kicks your asses again?

done

**Goat Milk** · 05-20-10, 01:47 PM

**PAYTON20** · 05-20-10, 02:01 PM

I don't understand- The Lakers were the champions last year and have shown no signs of not being able to repeat. When the Celtics beat the Lakers that was 2 years ago! That's a lot of miles for old guys like Allen, Pierce and Garnett. (In addition to the roster differences...) The Celtics had to play their asses off to take down Lebron and the Cavs, while the Lakers breezed past the Jazz. Celtics are pretty old and could be gassed by the Finals. The Champs remain the favorite until they fall

**WiseGrumpy** · 05-20-10, 02:20 PM

First of all thnx for the KG vid, he is by far my favorite player of all time even though Im a Rockets fan.
Anyway, I think we are going to have an AMAZING final but the Lakers are the best team and they will win it again. The fact the Celtics are going to the finals when ppl didnt think they can pass the Heat shows the power these 4 hall of famers got.

Cant wait!

**Goat Milk** · 05-20-10, 02:26 PM

Originally posted by WiseGrumpy

First of all thnx for the KG vid, he is by far my favorite player of all time even though Im a Rockets fan.
Anyway, I think we are going to have an AMAZING final but the Lakers are the best team and they will win it again. The fact the Celtics are going to the finals when ppl didnt think they can pass the Heat shows the power these 4 hall of famers got.

Cant wait!

who's the fourth? Sheed won't make the hall of fame

**WiseGrumpy** · 05-20-10, 02:34 PM

Originally posted by Goat Milk

who's the fourth? Sheed won't make the hall of fame

Rondo

**Goat Milk** · 05-20-10, 02:39 PM

Originally posted by WiseGrumpy

Rondo

Rondo has a long, long, long way to go before he makes the Hall of Fame WiseGrumpy. He doesn't even get credit for the ring in '08. Just like Perkins and Baby Davis shouldn't get credit. The Big 3 are the only 3 that will make the hall of fame.

The way Rondo has played up until this point in his career, he will not make the hall of fame unless he drastically improves. He's far from a superstar- a derron williams or cp3 calliber player.

KG one of the best defenders ever to play, Pierce won of the best pure scorers in the history of this league, Ray Allen arguably the best pure shooter of all time. Rondo will never be an all time great at any aspect of the game.

**WiseGrumpy** · 05-20-10, 02:41 PM

Originally posted by Goat Milk

Rondo has a long, long, long way to go before he makes the Hall of Fame WiseGrumpy. He doesn't even get credit for the ring in '08. Just like Perkins and Baby Davis shouldn't get credit. The Big 3 are the only 3 that will make the hall of fame.

The way Rondo has played up until this point in his career, he will not make the hall of fame. He's far from a superstar- a derron williams or cp3 calliber player.

I must disagree. Yes he is FAR from a lock, but he is one of the smartest players I have ever seen in the NBA and he has MANY years left playing in the NBA. If he improves from this year, he can get in for sure.

**Goat Milk** · 05-20-10, 02:46 PM

Originally posted by WiseGrumpy

I must disagree. Yes he is FAR from a lock, but he is one of the smartest players I have ever seen in the NBA and he has MANY years left playing in the NBA. If he improves from this year, he can get in for sure.

What do you mean if he improves from this year he can get in for sure? Do you know how many great players have not made it to the hall of fame that have had way, way better careers than Rondo ever will? Let's see what the kid does when he doesn't have 3 superstars around him then we can talk hall of fame.

Again, Rondo will never be an all time great at any facet of the game. The Big 3 all have that quality, and you almost need a quality like that to make the hall of fame. There are numerous superstars in this league today that may not even make it that are way better than Rondo (Joe Johnson, Brandon Roy....Dirk will barely make the HOF and he's one of the greatest PF of all time).

**WiseGrumpy** · 05-20-10, 02:48 PM

Originally posted by Goat Milk

What do you mean if he improves from this year he can get in for sure? Do you know how many great players have not made it to the hall of fame that have had way, way better careers than Rondo ever will? Let's see what the kid does when he doesn't have 3 superstars around him then we can talk hall of fame.

Again, Rondo will never be an all time great at any facet of the game. The Big 3 all have that quality, and you almost need a quality like that to make the hall of fame. There are numerous superstars in this league today that may not even make it that are way better than Rondo (Joe Johnson, Brandon Roy....Dirk will barely make the HOF and he's one of the greatest PF of all time).

We can go on and on, and I can give stats, and you can counter, there is plenty of time, at the moment this kid is the X factor fot the Celtics and has a HUGE role in the fact they are going back to the finals and no going home after the 1st round.

**Law-Byrnes** · 05-20-10, 03:25 PM

Rondo is very very smart, but he looks like an alien.

**lakerboy** · 05-30-10, 05:06 PM

Boston will be a tough task for sure but i like our chances with homecourt.

**PAULYPOKER** · 05-30-10, 05:21 PM

Boston will own the one man Fake Show,, Here I'll give it to ya short and simple Boston will shut down Kobe which will shut down the Lakers because Kobe will start blaming his own team for his own short comings which will have the snowball effect on every member especially Gasol... I promise you Boston's Defense will make Kobe feel mediocre

**PAULYPOKER** · 05-30-10, 05:27 PM

Originally posted by lakerboy

Boston will be a tough task for sure but i like our chances with homecourt.

Hate to tell you LB,, LA has no home Court advantage over Boston and vice versa

**PAULYPOKER** · 05-30-10, 05:30 PM

Originally posted by Law-Byrnes

Rondo is very very smart, but he looks like an alien.

And you must be 12,, you need to show me ID

**osker600** · 05-30-10, 05:46 PM

Ya the lakers have no way to win!! I have to give it to da celtics!!

**kobefanatic** · 05-30-10, 06:00 PM

“Right now he’s the best player in basketball,” Gentry said. “And it’s not even close.”

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=Aj1DWaKnXCpUgSB6uC2MdrG8vLYF?slug=jy-kobefinals063010