NBA Finals: Lakers vs. Nets

Originally posted by -____-
you must be saying that your testicles are  extremely small targets that only the best sharpshooter could hit.

Thank you for clarifying that. :rolleyes:

And Fayded, I don\'t see the Kings going to the championship even next year, I think other teams will shadow them because some teams in the west are emerging. Believe it or not, but I think the Mavericks will be a huge threat in the west next year.

And Lakers will 4-peat.

Is there anyone on the earth that thinks the nets will win a game?

And the kings are so terrible. I mean shooting air ball on the 3. Then christie with wide open 3 miss:rolleyes Kings chocked:)

LAKERS IN 4!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:

Originally posted by \\/apor Snake


Thank you for clarifying that. :rolleyes:

And Fayded, I don\'t see the Kings going to the championship even next year, I think other teams will shadow them because some teams in the west are emerging. Believe it or not, but I think the Mavericks will be a huge threat in the west next year.

And Lakers will 4-peat.

I don\'t see the Kings getting shadowed.. I just see huge competition in the West, kinda like this year.

First off the Kings will be huge next year, because Mike bibby is now a different player.  These playoffs made him into a scoring pg (thin Iverson in his first couple of years) also they will be together another year, so chemestry will be better...if that\'s possible.  And finally hopefully they\'ll have more poise in the playoffs, ie free throws.  And with Bibby, Webber and a healthy Peja you have 3 20 point players.

One more thing, someone said Nets will play in La.  I may be wrong, but the Nets are a number one seed and La is a 2nd seed, so Net will host.

Yes you are wrong. Lakers host.

It goes to the team with the best record right?

Yeah best record, and Lakers are a 3 seed.

Man, what a Game 7 last night to start off.

I think the Laker\'s threepeat is much a reality. Nets have no Finals expirence, this is new territory for the Net\'s organization. But I will not count them out for at least giving the Lakers a decent challenge. It seems this series is going to be more centered around Jason Kidd with his push the ball type of offense. If they want to win, they\'ll have to play full court basketball instead of half court.

They have no real answer for Shaq, or does anyone? He\'s making his free throws these days, he\'s dominant, and he\'s having fun. Finals MVP, again.

It seems to me like everyone stamped the Lakers as an ordinary team or a lackluster team because we saw something we have never seen before. A team go 15-1 in the playoffs, which has never been done (2001). Then when they are challenged this year, everyone assumes that the Lakers "suck" or they aren\'t any good anymore. You just have to realize, that it\'s a learning process. They have learned a lot from the Kings, and I guarentee you they\'ll be so much tougher to beat next time around.

And quit saying the Kings will knock the Lakers down next year. Did you forget that Shaq is playing with an arthritic toe (which is getting surgery on), 2 bad ankles, and wrist problems? It\'s only gonna get worse next year when he\'s healthy again. I have to give that man credit for playing through all his pain. He kept his promise of sucking it in, and making shots when it counts. Only a select few people can live up to their bold statements.

Lakers in 5 or 6, because I still respect the Nets, but I\'ve been an LA fan since pre-Jackson/Shaq/Kobe era. I sat through their San Antonio beatings, and their selfish offense. I pretty much saw it all before they were what they are today.

I don\'t think anyone believes the Lakers won\'t win the finals now.  I don\'t think it will be a sweep, simply because last year the Lakers were better, and didn\'t sweep.  I also think the Nets this year are better than the Sixers last year.

There is no way in hell MacCulloch will slow Shaq down Fayded.  There are very few people who can slow him down, and MacCulloch is not one of them.  I wish we could bring back the Hakeem of the Rockets championships, and see how well he could guard Shaq now.  That would be a battle.

I said at the beginning of the playoffs that the Lakers would win again.  They are the best team in the NBA, and will remain the best team until someone proves otherwise.  No one has been able to yet.  I would not count on the Kings being able to beat them next year either.  They might get better, but if Shaq gets healthier, then I don\'t know who can stop that team.

Shaq is the best player in the NBA right now.  Not Kobe, Shaq.  If anyone disagrees, I don\'t think you\'ve been watching this team closely enough the last few years.  Shaq, when he is on his game, can not be stopped.  No one is as big and strong as him, and depending on how the refs call the game, he can pretty much have his way with whoever is on him.  Just look what he did to Mutumbo, the defensive MVP, last year.  Hell, I think at this moment, he is the best player on his team, even though he is playing with a million injuries.  No one can dominate a game the way he can.  And now he\'s hitting free throws too.

I think MacCulloch might be able to slow Shaq. He\'s big. Yes, Shaq will still score, but he won\'t dominate as you people think. If he does, well, i\'m overrating MacCulloch.

Shaq can\'t be THAT injured. Not when he scored 41 points and grabs 17 boards. Not when he averages something like 30 points a game during the series. That\'s like how much he averaged when he was healthy. He\'s not injured as bad as you people think.

They might get better, but if Shaq gets healthier, then I don\'t know who can stop that team.

Are you forgetting that the Kings didn\'t have Peja? One of their key players, a 20 point scorer. If he was 100% the Kings would have won IMO. But he wasn\'t, **** happens. Next year if the Kings have a healthy roster they\'ll win the championship.

Now would be a good time to say...Go Heat.  lol uh that was totally off subject but anyway...the Kings should be able to beat the Lakers next year.  Especially if they play Bobby Jackson more down the stretch.  I was shocked to see him on the bench for the last part of the 4th quarter.  

Nets won\'t be much of a problem for LA.  They might win 1 or maybe even 2 games, but nothing more than that.

Originally posted by unfocused
Now would be a good time to say...Go Heat.  lol uh that was totally off subject but anyway...the Kings should be able to beat the Lakers next year.  Especially if they play Bobby Jackson more down the stretch.  I was shocked to see him on the bench for the last part of the 4th quarter.  

I don\'t know how anyone can say that any team should beat the Lakers.  Could, maybe.  Should, no.

Originally posted by Fayded
I think MacCulloch might be able to slow Shaq. He\'s big. Yes, Shaq will still score, but he won\'t dominate as you people think. If he does, well, i\'m overrating MacCulloch.

Shaq can\'t be THAT injured. Not when he scored 41 points and grabs 17 boards. Not when he averages something like 30 points a game during the series. That\'s like how much he averaged when he was healthy. He\'s not injured as bad as you people think.



Are you forgetting that the Kings didn\'t have Peja? One of their key players, a 20 point scorer. If he was 100% the Kings would have won IMO. But he wasn\'t, **** happens. Next year if the Kings have a healthy roster they\'ll win the championship.

Shaq\'s big toe is worth as much as Peja\'s whole body.

Shaq, when healthy, dominates.  He doesn\'t dominate as much now, but can still score that much.  If he ever wanted to just hog the ball, and all his players helped him, I\'d bet he could get close to 50 a night when healthy.  But he\'s not that selfish, and he plays with people who need the ball.  That\'s why he gets only 30 or so a night.

That\'s why he got 41 and 17 boards :rolleyes:

Yes, because even with several nagging injuries slowing him down, he\'s still the best man on the court.

It\'s like the game a few years ago when Jordan played in the finals with the flu.  He had a decent game, but it was just that much harder.