Lakers Advance to NBA Finals

[adios]

At least the Kings didn't have to lose to the Lakers again. I guess the regular season doesn't mean too much, just get in the playoffs and steal a win on the road. Lakers always seem to have a role player that steps up. Maybe it's Phil's coaching [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]. I don't see the Lakers having any problems with the dismal shooting Pistons or dismal shooting Pacers. LaLa land has an NBA champ again.

[andyfox]

I don't understand the [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] after "Maybe it's Phil's coaching." It's definitely Phil's coaching. He played Rush a lot this year in close 4th quarters and the guy got his confidence that he could compete under pressure.

Minnesota simply ran out of gas. You could see KG and Spree dragging when timeouts were called in the 3rd quarter.

Pretty hard to root for the Lakers, even for an Angelino like me. What a bunch of whiners and complainers. I think Malone has been the key to the team coming together, but he's playing dirty. Kobe and Payton apparently never commit a foul. It is amazing, though, that a team can win a clinching game when their key player misses thirteen free throws. I doubt if even any of Wilt's teams ever did that.

[adios]

The [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] is because I read so often that Phil is so overrated as a coach. To me what I pointed out counters that complaint about him.

[Clarkmeister]

If the Lakers go on to win, the best thing about it by far will be that Phil passes up that A-hole Red for most titles.

[Zeno]

The NBA finals are already past, it was SA Vs LA - The rest is academic.

The only thing that will be worth watching in LA Vs Detroit will be the fights. The only chance the Pistons have will be to take out Malone. He needs to be stomped into the floorboards, him and Kobe. Then the pistons would have a chance. They need to approach the NBA Finals like a hockey team; even if they don't win they can at least garner some satisfaction. They need to whack Malone and Kobe.

-Zeno

[Zeno]

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but he's [Malone] playing dirty.

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So what's new? If detroit gets way behind in the series, I hope R. Wallace Kills Karl Malone. Literally.

-Zeno

[jdl22]

Wallace will own Malone. Even when Malone didn't have a ridiculous grey goatee and played for the Jazz, Portland with Rasheed Wallace and Brian Grant dominated Malone and the Jazz year in and year out in the playoffs.

The only question is whether or not they can stop Shaq and Kobe. I hope the answer is yes but I think it is no.

[andyfox]

The victory cigar. Talk about obnoxious . . .

[andyfox]

I think Shaq will thrive in the slow-down game. If he can make 50% of his free throws, it will be a short series.

[andyfox]

You're starting to sound like Salazzo and Barzini. Of course, it makes no difference to me what a man does for his living . . .