Amen.

I'm in Vegas tomorrow.

you two are so cute together.

kc you can come too

booked.

I'm not

Also, X-Factor is Pietrus. If he makes Kobe work as hard as he made Lebron...

Also, SVG will probably go with the a Lee/Pietrus/Hedo/Shard/D12 lineup a lot, at least if he's smart...

I think KBFC is crazy for thinking that LA has an edge in a Doom/Shard matchup. Absolutely bonkers.

Bynum staying on the floor will be huge for LAL, obviously. Do Lakerfans REALLY feel good about that at this point?

I don't know why, but I thought this from FreeDarko was just awesome

I wouldn't expect anything significant to come from the Doom/Shard match-up, both will have some good/bad games.

bringing back nelson would be really dumb imo

It would be incredibly stupid. Why take the risk when the current line up got you so far. What kind of spark is he going to give off the bench that it would be 100% worth risking a further set back?

Wasn't "Denver, Sluts and Lakers" a Warren Zevon song?

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/playof...ory?id=4219580

This is your uninformed opinion. Luckily, the Magic have people who are much more knowlegeable who will be making the dicision.

Because most people believe Jameer > Rafer and most people believe that LA > Orlando with Rafer.



Nobody knows for sure, but if its the difference between them winning and losing the title then its probably worth it.

LOL

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6F31lwy0QP0

A) No need to be a douche.
B) Who the hell in their right mind would dispute a healthy Jameer > Rafer?
C) If its an unsure thing, why risk the kids future?

Thinking back to game 6 when the Celts had a lead late in the game and looked like they might close out the Magic. SVG would probably be fired by now. Amazing how things can change.

i thought the talk of svg's job being on the line was ridiculous. . .

A) Sorry but calling something "incredibly stupid" when you have absolutely no clue about the situation is going to result in "douche" type responses

B) You asked "why take the risk"; I explained the upside.

C) Because if you refuse to take a risk every time something is "unsure" then you'd pass up a ton of +EV opportunities. The Magic need to accurately evaluate the pros and cons of playing him; They should not just say "well its unsure, so lets not take any risks."

I just see no way it happens when Otis has sworn up and down the past 2 weeks theres no chance hes coming back.

Seth, I am finally beginning to see how totally tilted you're going to be if the Lakers win the championship this year.

That's going to make winning that much sweeter!!!

performance aside things don't end well for coaches who butt heads with the team's superstar

oh no areyou18 found his way out of the series threads and in to this one

It's as if you didn't even read my post. Facepalm.

This is stupid. You realize that Hedo played SF for Orlando, right? And Dwight Howard was their center?

If only the Lakers had an elite penetrator/capable midrange scorer. If only.

Because their %s weren't ridiculous, and the amount of open shots they had was. Come on. Orlando was clearly getting the better of the matchup, shooting variance or not, for the majority of the series. It was a beating.

Kobe won't have to work as hard as Lebron regardless. His teammates are way better.

It's not that Doom over Shard is an edge. It's that Pau+Doom is an edge over Shard. The Lakers can swarm teams with big athletic guys at the 4 and 5. This is one of the reasons that Bynum has value, despite not playing well. He doesn't take minutes from Doom; he takes them from Josh Powell, who Shard would destroy.

You know, it's not really that big a deal, I don't think. I mean, if he commits 6 fouls in 5 minutes, then obviously that's not good, but he's only been playing 15-20 mins max in the playoffs anyways, so it's not like foul trouble is going to be a major concern. At least if they continue the rotations the way they've done in the playoffs so far.

I think this is going to be a good, contested series, but LA is a better team than the Cavs AND they match up better against Orlando. I think that's enough to swing Orlando from a small, but decisive fav against CLE to a small, but decisive dog against LAL.

See, if the rationale for the series threads is we can fight them over there so we don't have to fight them over here, wtf is the point if they just come in and **** up threadzilla for everyone?

Just wanted to go back to this for a sec....

**** this noise. Seriously. You guys are by far the best resource I have for discussing basketball and developing ideas about the game, but this **** makes it very difficult.

I AM NOT A ****ING LAKERS HOMER.

It is hilarious to me that I get these accusations, when if anything, I should be accused of a far greater sin: "Lakers bandwagonner."

I have posted in this thread for 3 or 4 years now, and as recently as the beginning of last season, the only thing I ever said about the Lakers was "Kobe is good. The Lakers suck balls." So the Lakers become good and I say as much, therefore I'm a Lakers homer. **** that noise.

Yes I like the Lakers. I also like the Spurs, Cavs, Magic, Celtics, Rockets, and Nuggets. In the past I have enjoyed the Suns and Pistons (but not the Mavs, because Dirk is jesus, but that iso-offense is unbearable). Because I like watching the game played by the best teams. Last season, I thought the Lakers were the best team in the league. I was wrong; --the Celtics were better, and I REALLY enjoyed that Celtics team (it was easy to as a Spurs fan) -- but it's not as if I was touting the Bucks.

I picked the Lakers again this year, because of one key reason: KG is out. If he played, I would have picked Boston to win, and I believe I said as much multiple times.

So let's just get this **** over with. If you disagree with my analysis, good. That's what I want to see, as the argumentative process helps me. But the homer **** at this point is a waste of electrons. Sorry.