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<blockquote data-quote="DonTadow" data-source="post: 2355504" data-attributes="member: 22622">That is the wierdest statement I hear. IT shows you the power of marketing.&nbsp; This &quot;FLuke&quot; thing is what the L.A. Lakers marketing machine came up with to explain their playoff collapose and some media bought into it. &nbsp; First, lets forget about this year, lets talk about last year.&nbsp; they went through 3 high calibar teams including a speedy MIlwaukee, a Indiana and a star studded New jeresey team.&nbsp; And beat them.&nbsp; Then they went and beat L.A.&nbsp; NOw, if L.A. was soooooo destructive, why didn't they lose any of their previous three series.&nbsp; L.A.'s mere presence in the finals last years counters there &quot;they couldn't win together argument&quot;.&nbsp;&nbsp; Billups shut down the glove.&nbsp; Tayshun contained Kobe and Shaq was pretty much left trying to score all by himself.&nbsp; Now, this year,&nbsp; Again they went through A. philiedelphia whom has argueably the best player in the league, Indiana whom had a hot Reggie Miller and a tenacious Jermaine O'neal then to top it off Miami whom has one of the best twosomes in the league.&nbsp; And don't give me the injured argument because everyone is banged up in the playoffs.&nbsp; Then after that, they play San anotonion and take them to seven games and the series isn't decided until the last two minutes.&nbsp; Admit it droth, you let out a sigh of relief.&nbsp; That hardly seems like the reaction of someone whom's team was playing an inferior team.&nbsp; I guess I need to see the defination of a fluke.&nbsp; A fluke is, having every major player on every team they played suffer a flue and not play for the playooffs.&nbsp;&nbsp; Detroti proved their at least the second best team in the league.&nbsp; And next year, with a deeper bench, they will be back.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DonTadow, post: 2355504, member: 22622"] That is the wierdest statement I hear. IT shows you the power of marketing. This "FLuke" thing is what the L.A. Lakers marketing machine came up with to explain their playoff collapose and some media bought into it. First, lets forget about this year, lets talk about last year. they went through 3 high calibar teams including a speedy MIlwaukee, a Indiana and a star studded New jeresey team. And beat them. Then they went and beat L.A. NOw, if L.A. was soooooo destructive, why didn't they lose any of their previous three series. L.A.'s mere presence in the finals last years counters there "they couldn't win together argument". Billups shut down the glove. Tayshun contained Kobe and Shaq was pretty much left trying to score all by himself. Now, this year, Again they went through A. philiedelphia whom has argueably the best player in the league, Indiana whom had a hot Reggie Miller and a tenacious Jermaine O'neal then to top it off Miami whom has one of the best twosomes in the league. And don't give me the injured argument because everyone is banged up in the playoffs. Then after that, they play San anotonion and take them to seven games and the series isn't decided until the last two minutes. Admit it droth, you let out a sigh of relief. That hardly seems like the reaction of someone whom's team was playing an inferior team. I guess I need to see the defination of a fluke. A fluke is, having every major player on every team they played suffer a flue and not play for the playooffs. Detroti proved their at least the second best team in the league. And next year, with a deeper bench, they will be back. [/QUOTE]

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