Graycap23 said:

Timmy84 said:

Timmy84 said:

uPtoWnNY said:

uPtoWnNY said:

Cerebus said:

shorttrini said:

Timmy84 said:

Cerebus said:

PurpleDiamond2009 said:

proud Laker fan here



we won! lol
[Edited 5/29/10 21:30pm]

This is just how it is supposed to be.....Lakers vs. Celtics!! Just like it used to be...I say Boston in 7.

shorttrini said:

[Edited 5/30/10 23:33pm]

I was never a Nate fan when he was on my Knicks. Too much hot-dogging, playing to the crowd and being a circus act instead of playing the game right.

uPtoWnNY said:

I was never a Nate fan when he was on my Knicks. Too much hot-dogging, playing to the crowd and being a circus act instead of playing the game right.

And one game doesn't mean anything. People all excited like he proved himself or something. If he even plays in the finals and actually does something to help them win I will give credit where credit is due. But I don't see it happening. The Lakers size won't allow him to get much time, anyway.

Oh, and Lakers in five if Pau shows up at all and/or RonRon keeps playing like he did in the last game. Kobe is possessed right now. Dude wants it.

pennylover said:

PurpleDiamond2009 said:

proud Laker fan here [img:$uid]http://www.shoessportsshop.com/images/upload/LA-Lakers-Team-Ball-big.jpg[/img:$uid] we won! lol [Edited 5/29/10 21:30pm]

PurpleDiamond2009 im with u on being a proud Laker Fan. I want 2 take this moment 2 congratulate my team on a job well done Go Lakers, Go

Yes Kobe proved to be the game closer. You can tell he really wanted to shut the Suns down

for the season. This guy hit some unbelievable shots that was just damn near impossible. This

guy is the best player in the game period. If you challenge this guy, you are just gonna finish

second. Props to the Suns for showing some heart during the series. It's amazing how they finished

after a 12-18 start. Stoudemire needs to at least act like he plays defense sometimes especially if he

is looking to cash in on a big payday. I got dizzy watching the Lakers run rings around his matador

defense.

Cerebus said:

Oh, and Lakers in five if Pau shows up at all and/or RonRon keeps playing like he did in the last game. Kobe is possessed right now. Dude wants it.

Bynum is the key. Boston will make it physical - Lakers need him to help counter the Celtic bigs.

uPtoWnNY said:

Cerebus said:

Oh, and Lakers in five if Pau shows up at all and/or RonRon keeps playing like he did in the last game. Kobe is possessed right now. Dude wants it.

Bynum is the key. Boston will make it physical - Lakers need him to help counter the Celtic bigs.

If Bynum is the key then it's over, because dude is broken. I've been following Kobe since he came into the league and I'm not sure I've ever seen him as focused as he has been this post season. Everybody wrote him off as tired and old during the regular season but he was playing with about 14 injuries. No he knows it's just four more wins and the season is over. I can't really argue that they don't NEED Bynum, they do. But if Pau can get back to where he was in the first two series, RonRon and Fish play like they CAN play and a couple other bench guys step up each night, I still think the Lakers will take it quickly. If all those things DON'T happen AND Bynum keeps playing limited minutes its gonna be tough for the Lakers to win. Hopefully the days off will help Bynum's knee a bit. But there's just as much of a chance with that kind of injury that he comes back rested and comfortable, thinking he can push it, and ends up finishing his season fast.

[Edited 6/1/10 6:35am]

Cerebus said:

If Bynum is the key then it's over, because dude is broken. I've been following Kobe since he came into the league and I'm not sure I've ever seen him as focused as he has been this post season. Everybody wrote him off as tired and old during the regular season but he was playing with about 14 injuries. No he knows it's just four more wins and the season is over. I can't really argue that they don't NEED Bynum, they do. But if Pau can get back to where he was in the first two series, RonRon and Fish play like they CAN play and a couple other bench guys step up each night, I still think the Lakers will take it quickly. If all those things DON'T happen AND Bynum keeps playing limited minutes its gonna be tough for the Lakers to win. Hopefully the days off will help Bynum's knee a bit. But there's just as much of a chance with that kind of injury that he comes back rested and comfortable, thinking he can push it, and ends up finishing his season fast.

But they'll need some productive minutes from Bynum, so Pau won't get worn out by the Celtic big men. It'll be interesting to see how the refs call this.

Kobe will never be Michael Jordan, but he's the closest to him. Who's a better finisher and more clutch than this cat? I do believe LeBron will get there one day, but not now.