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Offline formerlurker

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Celtics vs Lakers
« on: June 01, 2008, 07:53:15 PM »


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Re: Celtics vs Lakers
« Reply #1 on: June 01, 2008, 08:33:11 PM »
Lakers in 5.
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Re: Celtics vs Lakers
« Reply #2 on: June 01, 2008, 08:38:35 PM »
Quote from: CBUSMS on June 01, 2008, 08:33:11 PM
Lakers in 5.

Pistons were the sports alphabets' favorites also.   

Boston and underdog?   Loving that equation for some reason.

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Re: Celtics vs Lakers
« Reply #3 on: June 01, 2008, 09:13:32 PM »
Lakers' playoff run: 15 games

Celtics' playoff run: 20 games

The playoffs take a lot out of you.

Lakers in 5 (as has been suggested above)
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Re: Celtics vs Lakers
« Reply #4 on: June 01, 2008, 09:31:36 PM »
Lakers in 7. Odom will be the first player in the playoffs that will give Pierce defensive pressure.
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Re: Celtics vs Lakers
« Reply #5 on: June 02, 2008, 11:44:06 AM »
Not to sound like JCC's NFL rants, but......

Does anyone else see this matchup as fishy?  Ratings have been down for years, no one is even watching the finals anymore.  What can the NBA do?  There is no Jordan to carry the league, LeBron was there last year and no one cared.  I got it.  Seattle, y'all have to take one for the team and trade Ray Allen to the Celtics for practically nothing.  Memphis, why don't y'all trade Gasol to the Lakers for practically nothing?  That will give us a good chance of a Lakers - Celtics finals this year.  No matter how bad the product, Lakers - Celtics will sell.  This is just too convenient.  The scheme worked though, I'll be watching.  Celtics in 6.
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Re: Celtics vs Lakers
« Reply #6 on: June 02, 2008, 11:59:18 AM »
Quote from: Rebel Yell on June 02, 2008, 11:44:06 AM
Not to sound like JCC's NFL rants, but......

Does anyone else see this matchup as fishy?  Ratings have been down for years, no one is even watching the finals anymore.  What can the NBA do?  There is no Jordan to carry the league, LeBron was there last year and no one cared.  I got it.  Seattle, y'all have to take one for the team and trade Ray Allen to the Celtics for practically nothing.  Memphis, why don't y'all trade Gasol to the Lakers for practically nothing?  That will give us a good chance of a Lakers - Celtics finals this year.  No matter how bad the product, Lakers - Celtics will sell.  This is just too convenient.  The scheme worked though, I'll be watching.  Celtics in 6.

Two of the poorest teams in the the league, financially, trading older players with expensive contracts to make space on the bench for more younger, promising players to fight for playing time without the high price-tags? Yeah, I could see that as a transparent reality.
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Re: Celtics vs Lakers
« Reply #7 on: June 02, 2008, 02:23:19 PM »
Quote from: Odin's Hand on June 02, 2008, 11:59:18 AM
Quote from: Rebel Yell on June 02, 2008, 11:44:06 AM
Not to sound like JCC's NFL rants, but......

Does anyone else see this matchup as fishy?  Ratings have been down for years, no one is even watching the finals anymore.  What can the NBA do?  There is no Jordan to carry the league, LeBron was there last year and no one cared.  I got it.  Seattle, y'all have to take one for the team and trade Ray Allen to the Celtics for practically nothing.  Memphis, why don't y'all trade Gasol to the Lakers for practically nothing?  That will give us a good chance of a Lakers - Celtics finals this year.  No matter how bad the product, Lakers - Celtics will sell.  This is just too convenient.  The scheme worked though, I'll be watching.  Celtics in 6.

Two of the poorest teams in the the league, financially, trading older players with expensive contracts to make space on the bench for more younger, promising players to fight for playing time without the high price-tags? Yeah, I could see that as a transparent reality.
Still sounds like a very good coincidence at a very good time for the league, but I'm happy to see it.  I haven't cared about the NBA since number 23 retired.
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Re: Celtics vs Lakers
« Reply #8 on: June 02, 2008, 02:33:52 PM »
Quote from: Rebel Yell on June 02, 2008, 11:44:06 AM
Not to sound like JCC's NFL rants, but......

Does anyone else see this matchup as fishy?  Ratings have been down for years, no one is even watching the finals anymore.  What can the NBA do?  There is no Jordan to carry the league, LeBron was there last year and no one cared.  I got it.  Seattle, y'all have to take one for the team and trade Ray Allen to the Celtics for practically nothing.  Memphis, why don't y'all trade Gasol to the Lakers for practically nothing?  That will give us a good chance of a Lakers - Celtics finals this year.  No matter how bad the product, Lakers - Celtics will sell.  This is just too convenient.  The scheme worked though, I'll be watching.  Celtics in 6.

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Re: Celtics vs Lakers
« Reply #9 on: June 02, 2008, 02:49:09 PM »
Quote from: freedumb2003 on June 02, 2008, 02:33:52 PM
Quote from: Rebel Yell on June 02, 2008, 11:44:06 AM
Not to sound like JCC's NFL rants, but......

Does anyone else see this matchup as fishy?  Ratings have been down for years, no one is even watching the finals anymore.  What can the NBA do?  There is no Jordan to carry the league, LeBron was there last year and no one cared.  I got it.  Seattle, y'all have to take one for the team and trade Ray Allen to the Celtics for practically nothing.  Memphis, why don't y'all trade Gasol to the Lakers for practically nothing?  That will give us a good chance of a Lakers - Celtics finals this year.  No matter how bad the product, Lakers - Celtics will sell.  This is just too convenient.  The scheme worked though, I'll be watching.  Celtics in 6.


like an old man told me long ago, The mafia controls sports, it's all rigged.
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Re: Celtics vs Lakers
« Reply #10 on: June 03, 2008, 12:50:41 PM »
Quote from: Rebel Yell on June 02, 2008, 02:49:09 PM
Quote from: freedumb2003 on June 02, 2008, 02:33:52 PM
Quote from: Rebel Yell on June 02, 2008, 11:44:06 AM
Not to sound like JCC's NFL rants, but......

Does anyone else see this matchup as fishy?  Ratings have been down for years, no one is even watching the finals anymore.  What can the NBA do?  There is no Jordan to carry the league, LeBron was there last year and no one cared.  I got it.  Seattle, y'all have to take one for the team and trade Ray Allen to the Celtics for practically nothing.  Memphis, why don't y'all trade Gasol to the Lakers for practically nothing?  That will give us a good chance of a Lakers - Celtics finals this year.  No matter how bad the product, Lakers - Celtics will sell.  This is just too convenient.  The scheme worked though, I'll be watching.  Celtics in 6.


like an old man told me long ago, The mafia controls sports, it's all rigged.

and the mob just cashed in big on one of  THE greatest upsets in Superbowl history...

yeah, you've got my vote on 'the NBA'  rigging this season....no doubt about it... more so than football or MLB could ever dream of...

but, they still don't have 100% control over it & the teams/players still have to outperform each other...

but the Celtics win this series cause  the lakers ain't got a big man like KG & Kobe is gonna have problems taking it to the house against the celtics big men
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Re: Celtics vs Lakers
« Reply #11 on: June 05, 2008, 11:39:19 AM »
Almost the last chance to throw out a prediction...

I like Boston in six. (own home and one of 3 in L.A.)

How?

1 - cuz 'Fark the Lakers' that's how!

2 - Kendrick Perkins should play big and (hope of hopes) stay out of foul trouble

3 - Boston won the season series 2-0, grabbing 100+ points both times. (D wins championships)

4 - Playoff MVP Paul Pierce. (only Celtic star who can create his own shot every time)

5 - For fans of both the NBA and MST3K, never count out "The Amazing Rondo"! LOL

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Re: Celtics vs Lakers
« Reply #12 on: June 13, 2008, 05:47:10 AM »
Cough.



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They didn't choke.

By definition, when one chokes, there is noise, movement, desperation.

The Lakers didn't choke.

They blew the NBA Finals without making a sound.

They botched their entire season while standing still.

They lost a 24-point lead -- the biggest collapse in the NBA Finals in at least 37 years -- by staring dreamily into the hardened eyes of a Boston Celtics team that angrily shoved them into next fall.

Choke? On Thursday night in front of a Staples Center crowd whose early cheers lapsed into a stunned and horrified silence, the Celtics' 97-91 victory was more like a smote.

The Lakers led by 21 points after the first quarter, the biggest first-quarter lead in NBA Finals history.

The Lakers led by 20 points midway through the third quarter, an insurmountable margin for a team playing at home and possessing the MVP.

And, yeah, they lost by six.

They gave the game away, but not before one of them walked away.

You know how Los Angeles fans are famously criticized for leaving games early.

Add Kobe Bryant to their list.

He walked off the court with three seconds remaining as the Lakers were bringing up the ball for a final shot.

It was a most egregious act for a most valuable player.

http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-nuplaschke13-2008jun13,0,7835575.column?page=1
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Re: Celtics vs Lakers
« Reply #13 on: June 13, 2008, 05:48:34 AM »


That's right Red, the Lakers still suck.....
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Re: Celtics vs Lakers
« Reply #14 on: June 18, 2008, 04:10:37 AM »
Quote from: CBUSMS on June 01, 2008, 08:33:11 PM
Lakers in 5.

Wrong.

Quote from: freedumb2003 on June 01, 2008, 09:13:32 PM
Lakers' playoff run: 15 games

Celtics' playoff run: 20 games

The playoffs take a lot out of you.

Lakers in 5 (as has been suggested above)



Nope.

Quote from: Odin's Hand on June 01, 2008, 09:31:36 PM
Lakers in 7. Odom will be the first player in the playoffs that will give Pierce defensive pressure.

Sorry, but no.

Quote from: Rebel Yell on June 02, 2008, 11:44:06 AM
Celtics in 6.

Ding ding ding -- we have a winner!

Quote from: ReardenSteel on June 05, 2008, 11:39:19 AM
Almost the last chance to throw out a prediction...

I like Boston in six. (own home and one of 3 in L.A.)

How?

1 - cuz 'Fark the Lakers' that's how!

2 - Kendrick Perkins should play big and (hope of hopes) stay out of foul trouble

3 - Boston won the season series 2-0, grabbing 100+ points both times. (D wins championships)

4 - Playoff MVP Paul Pierce. (only Celtic star who can create his own shot every time)

5 - For fans of both the NBA and MST3K, never count out "The Amazing Rondo"! LOL



Tell the man what he won Johnny!

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Re: Celtics vs Lakers
« Reply #15 on: June 18, 2008, 05:07:42 AM »
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