NBA Playoffs... lets stick this suckah\'...

Are you serious?

They must be doing something right, they just knocked off the DEFENDING CHAMPIONS.... :rolleyes:

Originally posted by SER
Are you serious?

They must be doing something right, they just knocked off the DEFENDING CHAMPIONS.... :rolleyes:

I will state my opinion now, if you\'re a lakers fan you\'re not a sports fan.  Rooting for the all star asshole team is terrible, especially considering none of them are respected people.  Take for instance Karl Malone, widely considered the dirtiest player in basketball.

I\'ll disagree with that Bozco.  If you\'re a long time Lakers fan...and have liked them through downs as well as ups (and no, last year was not a down), then it\'s ok.  If you live in LA or something, then it\'s ok.  Besides that...unless you have family on the team or something, I agree completely.  No kid from somewhere like Atlanta or something should like the Lakers.

Originally posted by Bozco
I will state my opinion now, if you\'re a lakers fan you\'re not a sports fan.  Rooting for the all star asshole team is terrible, especially considering none of them are respected people.  Take for instance Karl Malone, widely considered the dirtiest player in basketball.

And I\'ll disagree as well -- His longtime teammate John Stockton was perhaps the dirtiest player ;-)

See Yuz.

Originally posted by shockwaves
I\'ll disagree with that Bozco.  If you\'re a long time Lakers fan...and have liked them through downs as well as ups (and no, last year was not a down), then it\'s ok.  If you live in LA or something, then it\'s ok.  Besides that...unless you have family on the team or something, I agree completely.  No kid from somewhere like Atlanta or something should like the Lakers.

This is true, I was more speaking from my standpoint.  Where living this far from California, but still meeting tons of laker fans.  Even in LA though you could root for the clippers.

Only lunatics and people who don\'t care about basketball root for the Clippers.  I live in Los Angeles, but I hate the Lakers for my own reasons.  No point in going into that right now.

It makes no sense to dispute these small issues like .8 seconds on a shot clock.  My philosophy has always been: If you let the game get so close that it is decided by one call, then you have no business winning the game anyway.  An NBA championship is for teams that win games DECISIVELY.  Either play to win decisively and clobber your opponents, or don\'t bother.  The Spurs therefore deserved to lose.

BTW, you will note this criticism applies to the Lakers as well.  They may have their come uppance on the way.

I dont know its kind of cool knowing that it could be only 2 teams (Lakers and Spurs) have a dominance over the league like that, sort of like the old celtics and lakers.

Originally posted by Bozco
This is true, I was more speaking from my standpoint.  Where living this far from California, but still meeting tons of laker fans.  Even in LA though you could root for the clippers.

Yeah, but it\'s not like anyone ever does...

Originally posted by Coredweller
It makes no sense to dispute these small issues like .8 seconds on a shot clock.  My philosophy has always been: If you let the game get so close that it is decided by one call, then you have no business winning the game anyway.  An NBA championship is for teams that win games DECISIVELY.  Either play to win decisively and clobber your opponents, or don\'t bother.  The Spurs therefore deserved to lose.

I agree fully with that, and it\'s what I argue often about sports.  You don\'t "deserve" to win anything when you\'re in a position to lose with one shot.  You deserve to win when you win by any real margin.  In games like this, no one "deserves" the win.  Saying you deserve it cause you were up 1 is stupid.

what happen to vapor.

Man the pistons came up big.

The game is sold out i can\'t find any tickets

Originally posted by SER
Are you serious?

They must be doing something right, they just knocked off the DEFENDING CHAMPIONS.... :rolleyes:

You miss understood me, the reason I said they dont disserve to be champions is for the simple fact of arrogance.  It has nothing to do with they\'re skill, I just dont think they disserve it because of a certain jackass reputation that seems to float around "The Staples Center".

Originally posted by QuDDus
what happen to vapor.

Banned for a month

Originally posted by PSX_J
You miss understood me, the reason I said they dont disserve to be champions is for the simple fact of arrogance.  It has nothing to do with they\'re skill, I just dont think they disserve it because of a certain jackass reputation that seems to float around "The Staples Center".

I dunno but what does having a jackass reputation have to do with not deserving to be champions? Whoever wins, deserves it... doesn\'t matter if one is a wannabe rapper, a sex offender, or an oldie. You win, you win.

Can\'t wait to see who faces the Lakers though... :nerd:

Originally posted by SER
I dunno but what does having a jackass reputation have to do with not deserving to be champions? Whoever wins, deserves it... doesn\'t matter if one is a wannabe rapper, a sex offender, or an oldie. You win, you win.

Oh god, do I hate Laker fans.

ESPN had a poll on which team do you love to hate the most.  The Dallas Cowboys, Duke, Lakers, and Yankees.  I voted Lakers, but the Yankees were way ahead of everybody.

I think its sad that Karl Malone and Gary Payton had to take the philosophy "if you can\'t beat em join em".  If they win the championship its because they are riding Shaq and Kobe\'s coattails.  They couldn\'t get it done on their own respective teams so they had to join the Yankees of the NBA, the Lakers.  I hope the Kings/TWolves knock the Lakers off, but if they fail to do so I hope anybody from the East knocks them off.  If it was the Pacers it would be even better.

Originally posted by SER
I dunno but what does having a jackass reputation have to do with not deserving to be champions? Whoever wins, deserves it... doesn\'t matter if one is a wannabe rapper, a sex offender, or an oldie. You win, you win.

Can\'t wait to see who faces the Lakers though... :nerd:

You dont understand,  It all brings me back to my football playing days...wich ended about 6 months ago I guess.  If some team your about to face is really arrogant, there would be no greater feeling than to beat the snot out of them.  This is because your team is respectable and not a bunch of loudmouths.  If they beat you it\'s really disheartining because you feel like the more respectable quiate team disserved it instead of the arrogant sob\'s.  

That is why I dont feel the Lakers disserve to win,  the team and the fans are arrogant.  There are other teams that just play thier game without all the attention and hype and come out doing great.  They dont ask to be recognized, they just play in hopes of winning.  These teams disserve it.  It\'s more from a moral and attitude standpoint than a talent.  

This is why it\'s easy for non laker fans to have wanted the Spurs to go on.  They are just a couple of good ol\' boys (yes Im Texan) doing their thing.  Tim Duncan is quite possibly the most likable ball player there is, Tony Parker also.  These guys are good without all the arrogance surrouding them.

Alright I\'ve had my say, Im going to bow out before this turns into a stupid argument.  I dont want to cause any tempers to flares, I just want you to see things from my side.