[OT] Lakers Sweep Portland

[Sodalis]

Bring out the brooms, the Lakers sweep Portland for the second straight year...

Even though they ended the year on a mediocre note, they start the play-offs with a vengeance... not really- but they still got the job done.

their biggets threat of the year comes in the first round, and the Lakers close them out witha sweep. All that is left now is for Dallas to finish off Sacramento (which is something taht Dallas can do considering teh GUNS they have and that they can run with the Kings, sometihng that the Lakers will have trouble doing).

Lakers rest for a couple days and take on San Antonio- which the lakers have little problems with- and that teh Spurs are missing The Admiral- makes them a little less frightening for matchups...

what doyou think? will the Lakers ride their momentum back into teh finals- sweeping all the teams along the way, beating last year's record of 15-1 in th eplayoffs- and be the first team in NBA history to go undefeated?

If they make it out of the west undefeated, they have a very good chance of doing it because the East is even weaker this year than last- and "the answer" is having a hard time with Boston...

As it stands now: New Jersey, Boston, Detroit, and charlotte, none of which has a chance in ****of winning four games against the lakers..

 

[Flinx]

IMHO the Lakers ended on a mediocre note mainly because they were not putting 100% into each game (I'd say even less than 90%). Either because they are getting lazy and jaded with their success or because they know they have a great team and getting into the playoffs was a lock. Now that they are into the post season they will turn it up another notch or two but I don't think they'll go undefeated. That being said, I do think they'll go all the way again this year both because of the talent on the team and because I just don't think there's another team out there right now that can really challenge them.

Please note that this is just my humble opinion and should not be construed as trash talking.

 

[Sodalis]

whooo

not many BBall fans out there huh? or is it just that people on th eboards are so dispersed that they do not care fro the lakers?

anyhoo- thanks for the response.

I agree that they are lazy and lack a lil luster in their games- I believe that they are able to play at such a higher lvl,a nd the reason they are not is because of their conceit.

Kobe in particular has this- he believes (and he said it himself) that he is invincible and unstoppable. He took on Jordan, the greatest of all time, and was able to ome away with his head held high- something that few can do. And he is only 22-

Shaq is another- who believes that he is the most dominant player there is-

Personally, I am rooting for the Lakers cause the clippers are not inthe playoffs. they are a far better team to watch- because of the way the run the ball and the uncertainty in their games. Lakers are stagnant and boring at times...