LAKERS on the road to three-peat. New Jersey WHO?!?!??

[CrazyDe1]

Originally posted by: somethingwitty

Originally posted by: monto
still don't understand the anti-Lakers sentiment...Sacto whined more than any team in the history of the league, look at all the T's Web/Divac/Adelman got during the games. *one news conference featuring Shaq and his "cheat" comment doesn't cut it

Lakers win 2 championships in a row, they're gracious when winning, their players are crime-free, upstanding role models, and all they get are band wagon-jumping LA Hate

Actually, compared to most teams in general, the kings really dont whine all that much. The lakers went to the media between games trying to work the officials, the kings didnt (not nearly as much, anyways). during the game webber and divac over-act/overreact to some calls, but, in general, the team is not a whining team. Look at it this way-those T's webber/divac/et all receive are emotional T's; they do need to work on controlling their emotions (or, more specifically, the hand motions in response to calls/non-calls that ALWAYS catch the ref's attention), but they arent whining about the officiating overall.

the anti-laker sentiment comes from a combination of a few factors...to name some of them:
1) jealousy of kobe and shaq being on the same team
2) fans not liking the way shaq plays-he gets hit a lot, often cheap, but he dishes out a LOT of elbows, then complains between games about the hack-a-shaq technique.
3) the fact that LA fans show up then talk on cell phones till halftime or 4th quarter...dont underestimate this one. If I'm looking at a team and deciding whether or not I want them to succeed (and this is coming from a non-fan who doesnt really care much about pro-basketball since almost ALL the players have crap, "who cares as long as im getting paid" attitudes), I'm going to notice that their fans (those who can get into the games, anyways) present an attitude of not caring; it's almost a swagger, but it's more like a collection of a$$holes watching a game whose outcome, in their minds, is both pre-decided and irrelevant. compare that atmosphere to the one in, just to list one example, sacramento, and you can see why people resent the lakers.
4) the style of basketball the team plays is not exciting-they play a halfcourt game, and that does not draw fans like that of, to name a few, the clippers, dallas, and philly. Fans will then begin to hate the lakers, since, to be honest, they (the lakers) have gone through all those more "exciting" teams, making for boring yet successful basketball.

The antilaker sentiment is 1. I really don't like shaq...I hated him w/ the magic...he moved to LA and I don't like them. So I agree with I don't like how shaq plays. Its not basketball...catch and dunk...I don't like his style, I don't like his game, I don't like his personality. I don't care if kobe and shaq are on the same team. I don't really like kobe either - he's too selfish..imagine how awesome that team could be if he sat there and set people up the way bibby does. Hell, my favorite player on the lakers is derek fisher.
2. The lakers fans...I guess I could see how that would work...but thats not really why I absolutely hate them.
3. I don't like the 2 man game...I wasn't a kings fan until this series...I didn't have any opinion..just wanted them to beat the lakers...but I really like the kings now because they play as a team. The way the kings play, everyone contributing, hustling, playing together, great passing, thats basketball. They help each other out, they set each other up...everyone contributes. It's fun to watch and its not this crap 1 on 1 game. Its the same reason why I like college ball a lot more than the nba.
4. Most of all, if people don't like specific players on a team...they don't like dynasties. People that aren't in NY don't like the yankees, people not from LA don't like the lakers, people don't like florida state. Clear and simple, pepole want to see competition and like to think that any team can win. The exception to this was the bulls Everyone liked the jordan led teams cause Jordan appealed to the largest audience ever. I didn't see too many that hated the bulls when they kept winnin championships...I think this is cause of jordan's wide appeal and his greatness.

So anyways...I HATE the lakers. I'd give anything to have the nets win...my car, my left nut, my mothers love....but it won't happen

 

[bUnMaNGo]

Originally posted by: tigerbait

Originally posted by: dethman
jim gray should be SHOT. i'm a laker fan and all but why the hell does he have to do that to bibby?

I was just saying that same exact thing. Bibby just played his heart out, and you go interview him asking stupid questions like "You just lost, how are you feeling?"

Leave the guy alone

true, but you gotta give it to Bibby... to have enough composure to stay and give an interview, unlike Webber who went running into the locker room anyways, damn good series... but as everybody else said, the Queens beat themselves today. Even if they would have gotten all the calls to go their way, they still wouldn't have been able to hit all those FT's. I guess the effect would be to get some Lakers fouled out, but still, the FT's wouldn't have been there. This series is what I would've liked the real finals to be. Game 7 in OT. Doesn't get better than this

 

[CrazyDe1]

man..webber should be tranquil...if I was webber I'd be all calm in all situations...cuase face it...even if he screws up...hes got tyra to go home to...

 

[HOWITIS]

since NJ basicly has no chance, should we start talking about the laker's 4peat? when wwas the last time a team won 4 in a row? boston?

 

[tkim]

shaq is awesome. there have been plenty of BIG centers that couldn't do what he does. so people shouldnt talk about ANYONE who is that big can do what shaq does.

kobe is also good. i remember for a while jordan was criticized about ball hogging. look where he's at today (6 rings).

enjoy the GAME and stop whining....lakers whiners, king whiners and whoever..... just jump on the LAKERS bandwagon hehe

BTW, stark.....i totally agree
and frontline....amen to you!

 

[MadRat]

All this comparison of Kobe to Jordan is nonsense. Jordan didn't earn that last ring, he was handed it to him. No other player would have gotten away with a blatant pushoff like he did to win the last one. Alot of iffy calls during the series where he got the fifth ring, too. The NBA on NBC is as crooked as it gets.

 

[Phokus]

Originally posted by: monto
still don't understand the anti-Lakers sentiment...Sacto whined more than any team in the history of the league, look at all the T's Web/Divac/Adelman got during the games. *one news conference featuring Shaq and his "cheat" comment doesn't cut it

Lakers win 2 championships in a row, they're gracious when winning, their players are crime-free, upstanding role models, and all they get are band wagon-jumping LA Hate

That's because the lakers don't have to whine when the refs/nba are completely on their side.

 

[Phokus]

Originally posted by: MadRat
All this comparison of Kobe to Jordan is nonsense. Jordan didn't earn that last ring, he was handed it to him. No other player would have gotten away with a blatant pushoff like he did to win the last one. Alot of iffy calls during the series where he got the fifth ring, too. The NBA on NBC is as crooked as it gets.

And the lakers earned theirs? What about samaki walker's halftime buzzerbeater that shouldn't have counted? What about Game 6 where the kings were screwed 100x over by officiating?

 

[Red Dawn]

MudRunt

The NBA on NBC is as crooked as it gets.

Yeah right. Obviously you are about as ignorant as it gets but that was already a forgone conclusion.

 

[Orsorum]

Originally posted by: Red Dawn
MudRunt

The NBA on NBC is as crooked as it gets.

Yeah right. Obviously you are about as ignorant as it gets but that was already a forgone conclusion.

MudRunt == 0wned;
If (MudRunt != "Get Over It") {
Red Dawn = "Will come 0wn j00 again";
} else {
I = reallyneedtosleeprightnow;
}

Wow. I apologize.

 

[Red Dawn]

Hell there was bigger Championship series going on right here at ATOT. It was for the biggest Fanboy Whiners. It was an extremely close series but I think the Champs are the Laker Fanboys. The King Fanboys gave them a good run but game 3 comments from Faker Fans like BooHooboy and other suggesting that the current Laker Owner sell his team put them over the top. Enjoy your crying towel!!

 

[prontospyder]

<<all i know is i feel bad for Macullough, he's got to face Shaq in 2 straight NBA finals.>>

Yep.....but since he's the Nets' primary center, he'll face Shaq much more this time around (unless he fouls out in the first quarter).

 

[MadRat]

<<Yep.....but since he's the Nets' primary center, he'll face Shaq much more this time around (unless he fouls out in the first quarter). >>

Reference to Divac's 'phantom foul' trouble in last two games?

 

[OrByte]

regardless of the comments made from BOTH clubs and the refs game 7 was awesome...and everything the lakers said about handling the pressure was absolutely right...the Kings couldn't handle it.

Coming from a Kings fan...congrats Laker's see you again next year.

 

[prontospyder]

Kings-Lakers game draws big TV rating

 

[Hoeboy]

<<Hell there was bigger Championship series going on right here at ATOT. It was for the biggest Fanboy Whiners. It was an extremely close series but I think the Champs are the Laker Fanboys. The King Fanboys gave them a good run but game 3 comments from Faker Fans like BooHooboy and other suggesting that the current Laker Owner sell his team put them over the top. Enjoy your crying towel!! >>

Red Dawn dissappears for awhile and came back with this statement. Don't think too hard. It's just a thread.

 

[AUMM]

i went to the staples center for game 7 and it was craaazzyy, thats where you see the true laker fans, the place was sold out and it was a blast. never seen sooooo many cops in my life, just waitin for a riot

 

[prontospyder]

<<i went to the staples center for game 7 and it was craaazzyy, thats where you see the true laker fans, the place was sold out and it was a blast. never seen sooooo many cops in my life, just waitin for a riot >>

That was cool...how much were the tickets?

 

[dethman]

i think it's like 8 bucks no? sucks, first championship season it was free. but i think it goes to charity.

 

[BigPotato]

Lakers pulled it thru when it counted.

Bibby is a kick ass player...only clutch guy on the Kings.

Bill Walton SUCKS. The entire time during game 7 he was like "Where is Bobby Jackson?" He had a hardon for him or something. BJ came in and didn't do anything really........but he has potential....but Bill Walton is so crappy as an announcer....no one likes him at all. He jumps on all the bandwagons when he announces. ANd he's bad at it too. Chick Hearns and Stu lanz are waaay better. Marv Albert is waaay better. even costas is waaaay better.

 

[prontospyder]

We'll see tonight whether the grueling Western Conference Finals tired out the Lakers or brought their game to the next level. I'm hoping it's the latter.

 

[prontospyder]

<<i think it's like 8 bucks no? sucks, first championship season it was free. but i think it goes to charity. >>

That's not too bad....wish I was in the LA area during this time...

 

[hoihtah]

in my book... lakers suck.
ok... correction in fairness to shaq: kobe sucks.

if only he'd leave... then i'd cheer for the lakers.


go sixers!

 

[prontospyder]

California Governor Bets on a Laker Win

Davis offered a case of Robert Mondavi wine, California artichokes, avocados and strawberries, Randy Newman's "I Love L.A." CD and two Disneyland tickets.

Gov. Jim McGreevey offered a weekend on the New Jersey Shore and a bushel of New Jersey corn and tomatoes.

 

[PlatinumGold]

Gov. Jim McGreevey offered a weekend on the New Jersey Shore and a bushel of New Jersey corn and tomatoes.

If you knew how bad off the NJ State govt was you'd understand that. this state is seriously in big big financial trouble right now.