NBA: Not Happy in LA-LA Land

[Wesley]

I'm thinking of a word that describes the Lakers; it starts with 'E' and ends with 'G' - Los Angeles Times

The way this is going I'm going to have to ask the question again, although I already know the answer: THIS IS EMBARRASSING.

Only the underachieving, disappointing Lakers could make Luis Scola look like Larry Bird. The guy goes into the Hall of Fame if he gets to play against Pau Gasol more often.

 

[cmoneyr]

I hope hope hope the Lakers lose.

 

[4429 mcc]

The Lakers will take care of business when they get back home. They can turn their O on and off like a switch, but its driving the Zen master nuts. Kobe will drop 40 at home in game 7. The Lake show like L.A. lives for...wait for it...drama.

Hate that word btw, mtv and the rest of the pop reality world has ruined it.

 

[jay moe]

The article is right on the money. I am as die hard a fan as they come, but this team has me befuddled.

 

[cmoneyr]

I"m not sure the Lakers can hang with the Nuggets at this point anyways so it may not matter.

 

[jay moe]

Hard to tell what will happen if the Lakers win and advance. The match-ups will be interesting, Denver does not have the defensive stoppers to guard Kobe or Odom like Houston does.

 

[tigershoops31]

The article is right on the money. I am as die hard a fan as they come, but this team has me befuddled.

I'm curious...how does one become a die hard fan of the Lakers AND the Yankees?

 

[drmwevr08]

I never thought I'd care this much about the NBA again. I'm also still very skeptical about picking up another win in LA. This team is very impressive though, doing well without thier two top players and 2 centers.

Go Rockets!

 

[kccyclone]

As a Lakers fan, this has to be the most frustrating team I've cheered for in some time. I want to cheer for them because I have been for the last 20 years, but this team is hard to cheer for. They show no heart! They show no toughness! They whine about calls! They get out hustled! All of these are traits I personally hate, but I cheer for them because they are my favorite team. Go Lakers!

 

[BryceC]

I want the Lakers to make it to the finals. Just so then LeBron can outplay Kobe to win his first title and the torch can be passed.

 

[jay moe]

I'm curious...how does one become a die hard fan of the Lakers AND the Yankees?

I was a huge Magic Johnson fan when he played for MSU and then followed his career with the Lakers, and grew to love the Showtime days of the 80's. My dad raised me to be a Yankees fan from very early on. Have a problem with that?

 

[cmoneyr]

I was a huge Magic Johnson fan when he played for MSU and then followed his career with the Lakers, and grew to love the Showtime days of the 80's. My dad raised me to be a Yankees fan from very early on. Have a problem with that?

Defensive much?

 

[brianhos]

The only thing better than seeing the Lakers lose is seeing the Yankees lose.

 

[cmoneyr]

The only thing better than seeing the Lakers lose is seeing the Yankees lose.

If only the Yankees could somehow play the Lakers and have them both lose, heaven.

 

[Wesley]

I was a huge Magic Johnson fan when he played for MSU and then followed his career with the Lakers, and grew to love the Showtime days of the 80's. My dad raised me to be a Yankees fan from very early on. Have a problem with that?

I have been a fan of LA-LAkers since they were the Minneapolis LAkers , even before the Kansas City (Sacramento) Kings moved.

 

[Mr Janny]

I want the Lakers to make it to the finals. Just so then LeBron can outplay Kobe to win his first title and the torch can be passed.

this implies that Kobe ever had the torch to begin with. Personally, I don't think he ever did. Without Shaq, Kobe hasn't won anything. Yeah he's scored a lot of points, and won some games, but so what? So has Allen Iverson. It all boils down to titles, and he has none without the Diesel.

 

[jay moe]

Defensive much?

Call me out and I answer with the truth, I don't see that as being defensive.

 

[TxCycloneFan]

The only thing better than seeing the Lakers lose is seeing the Yankees lose.

Who would win in a fight, the Lakers or the Yankees?

 

[CycloneErik]

Who would win in a fight, the Lakers or the Yankees?

Are they on an airplane or on a treadmill?

 

[Wx4Cy]

this implies that Kobe ever had the torch to begin with. Personally, I don't think he ever did. Without Shaq, Kobe hasn't won anything. Yeah he's scored a lot of points, and won some games, but so what? So has Allen Iverson. It all boils down to titles, and he has none without the Diesel.

And Jordan never won without pippen. It's a team game and the lakers lost more than Shaq. Don't forget that Fisher left also and they went into rebuild mode.

If the lakers go on to win it all suddenly this series 'tested their character', etc.