NBA Finals: Lakers vs. Nets

Koko, I think what makes them a great team is how much the players have matured. Shaq and Kobe comes to mind. And yes it may be a two man team at times, but wasn\'t the Bulls a great dynasty? All they had were Jordan, and maybe Pippen. Thats it, same case.

I think winning three championships in a row makes a dynasty, regardless of other factors.

But the thing is, the Bulls could have won 8 straight titles. The Rockets might have beat them one of the years but still, they could have come very close.

By eight do you mean 6?

Vapor.. Yeah, I think you\'re right about the dynasty one.  Thought about it a little, and figured.. what makes a good dynasty does boil down to how many titles they won in a row, and stuff like that.  Afterall 10 years from now, no one\'s really going to remember the little blips here and there anyhoo.

by 6 do you mean 7?

No I mean 8. They won three straight, Jordan retires and the Rockets win 2 straight, then Jordan comes back and they win 3 straight again. They could have won 8 straight possibly.

Originally posted by \\/apor Snake
I think winning three championships in a row makes a dynasty, regardless of other factors.

I do not think three titles makes a dynasty.  No way.  To be a dynasty, you have the be the dominant team, and remain the dominant team for a much longer period than 3 years.  You have to constantly be the team everyone\'s gunning for.  The Bulls were a Dynasty.  The Lakers aren\'t yet.  In a year or two, probably.  If they were to lose Shaq and Kobe and not do much next year, I wouldn\'t consider the Lakers of the early 2000s a dynasty.

I\'m sure everyone has their own definition of dynasty. And the Lakers fall under mine.

Lakers are a dynasty too me..

Originally posted by \\/apor Snake
I\'m sure everyone has their own definition of dynasty. And the Lakers fall under mine.

I wonder why... :rolleyes:

How many teams have won more then 3 titles in a row?

*me thinks*

I believe only the Celtics. They won somethin like 8 straight...

So the Lakers are a dynasty

No they aren\'t, not yet. They\'ve been a great team for 3 years. That\'s not long enough. Say if they don\'t win the championship next year, but win it the next, then I think they\'ll be a dynasty. A team can\'t win 3 championships and be considered a dynasty.

Originally posted by Fayded
No they aren\'t, not yet. They\'ve been a great team for 3 years. That\'s not long enough. Say if they don\'t win the championship next year, but win it the next, then I think they\'ll be a dynasty. A team can\'t win 3 championships and be considered a dynasty.

Your talking like the definition of "dynasty" is in a dictionary under your guidelines.

It\'s all comes down to opinion. Every sports writer/announcer says they\'re a dynasty so go figure.

The way I see it.. I figure the Lakers are damn close, if not already, a dynasty.  I figure past dynasties are teams which you look back at and say, \'darn that team was good for that amount of time\' kind of thing.  The Lakers in the 80s, the Celtics in the 60s, the Bulls in the 90s.  Those teams stood out as being brilliant.  It had star players that shined, they won championships, and they dominated most of the league.  Sure there were rivals at times, but other than those rivals, they dominated most of the league.

Now you look at the Lakers of late.  In my personal opinion, I think they\'re a great team.  I know I attempted to debate the other side of the issue, saying things like they dont have good role players, etc, but when you look at the entire package, they\'re one hell of a team.  when they want to win, they know they can win, and they do win.  They dominate any team other than Sacramento whenever they want to dominate.  I believe that it becomes a dynasty when from the start of the season, they are expected to win the entire thing.  And a lot of people expect them to be strong for at least 2 more years.  I believe they have a valid rival in the Kings, and they perhaps might not make it to the finals either next year or the year after, but they\'re definitely going to be on top of the league.

When you know a team is strong.. When you have a team that  so many people hate for being arrogant and dominating...  you definitely have a dynasty..  But then again, this is only my own opinion, and opinions of some other people.   And as Vapor said.. it all comes down to opinions.