NBA PLAYOFFS

[Quickerblade]

I always get flack for this, but Kobe is better then Jordan, jordan was ahead of his time, both are unstoppable, but im on Team Kobe.

and im not changing my thought on this, so please dont try convince me otherwise..

[CARTEL]

I always get flack for this, but Kobe is better then Jordan, jordan was ahead of his time, both are unstoppable, but im on Team Kobe.

and im not changing my thought on this, so please dont try convince me otherwise..

Could you imagine what Jordan could do with the new defensive rules that are in place now?

No handchecking and whatnot. He would've been throwing up 50 a night!

[Earl1972]

lakers in 6

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[Quickerblade]

Could you imagine what Jordan could do with the new defensive rules that are in place now?

No handchecking and whatnot. He would've been throwing up 50 a night!

yeah, Jordan will be real potent now if he was in this era.. kobe could throw 50 a night to (if he wanted to)..Remember when Kobe had 10 or 11 straight games scoring 40 or over..

[CARTEL]

yeah, Jordan will be real potent now if he was in this era.. kobe could throw 50 a night to (if he wanted to)..Remember when Kobe had 10 or 11 straight games scoring 40 or over..

Yes but Jordan could average that a year and still win Championships.

[Quickerblade]

Yes but Jordan could average that a year and still win Championships.

i wont fight you on that one..good point..im just hating on jordan never mind me.

[Dos Equis]

I always get flack for this, but Kobe is better then Jordan, jordan was ahead of his time, both are unstoppable, but im on Team Kobe.

and im not changing my thought on this, so please dont try convince me otherwise..

So there are two of us who believe this?   

BTW, some interesting match up decisions:

"The plan is for Gasol to guard Celtics forward Kevin Garnett, but if the Lakers' center gets in early foul trouble, Odom will shift from Kendrick Perkins to Garnett, at which point Odom will be on the spot."

http://www.latimes.com/sports/basketball/nba/lakers/la-sp-lakers5-2008jun05,0,7114877.story

[Quickerblade]

So there are two of us who believe this?   

BTW, some interesting match up decisions:

"The plan is for Gasol to guard Celtics forward Kevin Garnett, but if the Lakers' center gets in early foul trouble, Odom will shift from Kendrick Perkins to Garnett, at which point Odom will be on the spot."

http://www.latimes.com/sports/basketball/nba/lakers/la-sp-lakers5-2008jun05,0,7114877.story

i need to watch this game, but i got appointments damn

[UPINTHEMGUTS]

i wont fight you on that one..good point..im just hating on jordan never mind me.

Why do you hate Jordan?

Argubly the greatest basketball player of all time. Not many would disagree.

[MidniteRambo]

So there are two of us who believe this?   

BTW, some interesting match up decisions:

"The plan is for Gasol to guard Celtics forward Kevin Garnett, but if the Lakers' center gets in early foul trouble, Odom will shift from Kendrick Perkins to Garnett, at which point Odom will be on the spot."

http://www.latimes.com/sports/basketball/nba/lakers/la-sp-lakers5-2008jun05,0,7114877.story

Three of us.

[JOHN MATRIX]

i know even questioning jordan's number 1 status is taboo in the basketball world but fact is, he and kobe bryant are pretty much interchangable as players. if anything, kobe is maybe even slightly more dangerous cause his range has no limits or weakness.

imo no perimeter player was or is close to the level these two are at.

[Quickerblade]

Why do you hate Jordan?

Argubly the greatest basketball player of all time. Not many would disagree.

im noty hating on jordan in the sense of hating, i just like kobe more, but hey Jordan has 6 rings, so i am possibly wrong..

[MB_722]

30 min to tip off

finally the finals begin 

[MB_722]

good first game.

lakers missed their shots. they have to tighten up and they'll be back.

[body88]

good first game.

lakers missed their shots. they have to tighten up and they'll be back.

Excuses already? Shit, Paul went off with a sprained knee!

[MidniteRambo]

Excuses already? Shit, Paul went off with a sprained knee!

No excuses here.  Good game Celts.  I didn't see anything which alters my prediction.

[MB_722]

Excuses already? Shit, Paul went off with a sprained knee!

what excuse? the Lakers couldn't hit their shots, throughout the game it was tight. They could have won that game. They got beat on rebounds and missing their shots. Boston made theirs.

[Dos Equis]

No excuses here.  Good game Celts.  I didn't see anything which alters my prediction.

I agree.  Lakers did not shoot the ball well and were still in the game late in the fourth.  This series doesn't really get interesting till we get to LA and we see how Boston plays on the road.

Odom and Gasol need to finish at the rim consistently.   

Good win by the Celtics. 

[CARTEL]

Too early to tell either way.

It isn't a series until someone loses a home game anyways.

[MidniteRambo]

Too early to tell either way.

It isn't a series until someone loses a home game anyways.

True, but let's give the Celts their due.  A loss in game one at home would have been the beginning of the end.  They accomplished their mission and Paul P. showed some guts.  Bring on game 2!

[CARTEL]

True, but let's give the Celts their due.  A loss in game one at home would have been the beginning of the end.  They accomplished their mission and Paul P. showed some guts.  Bring on game 2!

Not downplaying what they did at all.

Just saying that is what they were supposed to do and they did it. If they win game 2 and then steal a game in LA, I will be very impressed.

[MidniteRambo]

Not downplaying what they did at all.

Just saying that is what they were supposed to do and they did it. If they win game 2 and then steal a game in LA, I will be very impressed.

That's the hurdle either win the next or steal one at Staples....

[Quickerblade]

good win for the celts, its a long series.

[body88]

what excuse? the Lakers couldn't hit their shots, throughout the game it was tight. They could have won that game. They got beat on rebounds and missing their shots. Boston made theirs.

Garnett went 9 of 22 in the game, and missed nine consecutive shots in the second half. Boston missed plenty of shots. That said, if the truth can't play, the Celtics are screwed.

[body88]

No excuses here.  Good game Celts.  I didn't see anything which alters my prediction.

I said that because the big ticket went 9 - 22 in the game, and missed nine consecutive shots in the second half. I think the Celtics left planty of points on the table as well. I was just messing with you anyway