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Post by Deleted on Apr 28, 2013 21:03:28 GMT -5
It sure was, guys. It sure was. For the Spurs
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Post by 1 Free Moon-Down with Burger on Apr 28, 2013 21:04:08 GMT -5
It sure was, guys. It sure was. New kings of the west indeed.
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Post by LastCall on Apr 28, 2013 21:06:07 GMT -5
It sure was, guys. It sure was. Just not in the way they thought it would be.
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Post by Rican on Apr 28, 2013 21:27:34 GMT -5
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Post by Rican on Apr 28, 2013 21:28:58 GMT -5
f*** the Lakers. From the gloating before the season even started to Dwight's diva antics in the off-season, couldn't have happened to a nicer bunch of douche bags.
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Post by MGH on Apr 28, 2013 21:31:00 GMT -5
Magic Johnson and Brandon Jennings with two of the most hilarious "in 6" predictions of all time.
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Post by Dat Dude on Apr 28, 2013 21:33:51 GMT -5
Are the Lakers this season the biggest underachieving team with high expectations in sports history? If someone would have told us before the season that the Lakers after picking Nash and Howard was going to be below .500 for the majority of the season, barely make it to the playoffs, and get swept in the first round it would have been too unbelievable to fathom.
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Post by Unocal 76 on Apr 28, 2013 21:35:25 GMT -5
Houston would have given the Spurs a better fight.
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Post by MGH on Apr 28, 2013 21:36:21 GMT -5
Are the Lakers this season the biggest underachieving team with high expectations in sports history? If someone would have told us before the season that the Lakers after picking Nash and Howard was going to be below .500 for the majority of the season, barely make it to the playoffs, and get slept in the first round it would have been too unbelievable to fathom. I'd love to know the other contenders. People like to point to the 04 Lakers with Malone, but they still made the Finals. This team barely made the playoffs.
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Post by Unocal 76 on Apr 28, 2013 21:51:48 GMT -5
So the basketball gods take away Westbrook, Lee, Gallo, AND force Denver- IMO their biggest threat- to play at that wild Oracle crowd with Curry and his insane shooting?
They REALLY want Spurs/Heat.
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Post by Koda, Master Crunchyroller on Apr 28, 2013 21:56:15 GMT -5
It sure was, guys. It sure was. Oh....my.....god.....such.....such a horrible picture. What the hell were they thinking? That being said, I'm glad to see I was right. I distinctly remember nearly everyone here conceding the West to the Lakers after they got Nash and Howard, I however took the route of, "Well now hold on, let's see if this even works in the first place before crowning their ass."
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Post by Rican on Apr 28, 2013 22:02:44 GMT -5
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Post by Jedi-El of Tomorrow on Apr 28, 2013 22:05:21 GMT -5
Are the Lakers this season the biggest underachieving team with high expectations in sports history? If someone would have told us before the season that the Lakers after picking Nash and Howard was going to be below .500 for the majority of the season, barely make it to the playoffs, and get slept in the first round it would have been too unbelievable to fathom. I'd love to know the other contenders. The 2011 Boston Red Sox AKA The Best Team Ever.
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Post by stealthamo on Apr 28, 2013 22:10:05 GMT -5
I'd love to know the other contenders. The 2011 Boston Red Sox AKA The Best Team Ever.
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Post by LastCall on Apr 28, 2013 22:15:52 GMT -5
That being said, I'm glad to see I was right. I distinctly remember nearly everyone here conceding the West to the Lakers after they got Nash and Howard, I however took the route of, "Well now hold on, let's see if this even works in the first place before crowning their ass." Yeah, that was my initial reaction as well when I first heard about all this. I can't tell you how many "fans" out here that I've heard immediately crowned the Lakers as the western conference champs. The majority of those "fans" are now wearing red and blue. I'd say there were a number of factors that lead to this disappointing season for the Lakers. There was the coaching change from Mike Brown to someone that wasn't that much better in D'Antoni, Dwight not playing at 100% for the majority of the season, Nash and Gasol missing a combined total of 65 games, and of course Kobe going down right before the playoffs which lead to their abysmal post season performance. Though I'd say the biggest factor is a total lack of effort from just about everyone not named Kobe Bryant. This team just didn't mesh well at all together. I don't think D'Antoni is the right coach for them.
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Post by WorkingInAColeMine on Apr 28, 2013 22:22:52 GMT -5
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Post by Unocal 76 on Apr 28, 2013 22:48:01 GMT -5
Denver's reward for 57 wins? No Gallo, that Oakland crowd and the unconscious shooting Steph Curry. What did they do to deserve this?!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 28, 2013 22:50:59 GMT -5
If the Warriors win that series, I hope some people would stop picking the Nuggets to go all the way as never winning a 1st round series is a usual routine for them.
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Post by Unocal 76 on Apr 28, 2013 23:08:02 GMT -5
If San Antonio can't reach the NBA Finals with everything falling their way, they'll never make it again.
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Post by andrew8798 on Apr 28, 2013 23:08:32 GMT -5
Tomorrow games
Game 4 - Mon April 29, Indiana at Atlanta Game 4 - Mon April 29, Oklahoma City at Houston
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