You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features. By joining our free community you will have access to post topics, communicate privately with other members (PM), respond to polls, upload content and access many other special features. Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free so please, join our community today!
If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact contact us.
He's such a big Laker fan and he used to put down all other teams. He was riding high in the 80's when they were winning all those championships. Then, when they started losing, I got such a kick out of rubbing it in. Also, even many of the Laker players (during Shaq's tenure) were all egotistical selfish players I didn't want to see them win.
Selfish players that win championships...ummm that doesnt even make sense. They may have been selfish egotistical people, but I wouldnt say that about ANY champion's play.
Personally I'm a Laker fan. Was a Bull's fan back in the day so I love seeing A) the best player in the game do his thing. Phil Jackson being the coaching guru that he is. and C) the triangle offense, does anybody else in the world even know how to run it?
Game 2 has to be the worst officiated game I've ever seen in any sport. They were just so inconsistent. Sometimes a touch foul would be called. Sometimes a hard foul would not. That crew needs to be split up.
Kobe's first 2 fouls. The flop by Paul Pierce. The elbow to Ray Allen, Ray gets hit and doesnt even change his facial expression. Oh yeah, thats a foul.
__________________ The name means...No matter how many times you cut him, he will never fall. My soul cutter has no name, it is merely a tool.
I'll Still Kill!
Even the best of men are capable of the most disgusting evil. Just as the most evil man is capable of showing kindness.
Do not be fooled into thinking your enemy's sin is worse than yours, or that your's is better than his.
I didn't watch the entire game so I don't know how the officiating went but wouldn't be surprised if Celtics got the home court advantage, as all NBA teams do.
I call Lakers selfish (Shaq and Kobe era) because they were and the media played it up. Everybody knew the feud that went between the two, and between Kobe and Phil Jackson. Phil even wrote a book about it. Even though they won 3 championships and 4 finals appearance in Phil's first 5 years of coaching, the team fell apart because of their egos not because of their basketball skills. As a anti-Laker fan, I would go even one step further and say they won many of the games because refs let Shaq get away with so many offensive fouls and anybody even touches him were called for. Now that Shaq is not the big star he once was and when he tried to do the same thing in Miami and Phoenix, he gets the foul and made him so ineffective in games. So, if the refs were consistent, would they have won all those championships? hmmmm.
It wasn't the money that drove Shaq away. It was the contract year for Kobe and he made it clear that if Shaq was there, he'd leave. Jerry Buss had to make a decision to keep one and he chose Kobe, which pissed Shaq off even more.
Phil came back because he felt bad for Kobe, as he himself said in various interviews. (That one year after the team was disbanned, the Lakers didn't make the playoff)
You can say top players need to be selfish with the ball to win championships, like Jordan wanting the ball in the crucial moments. But, there were no selfinishness in the bulls locker room. In fact, Jordan didn't draw a lot of salary initially until he won a few championships. He was getting enough money through endorsements, he rather have the team spend the money getting good players. Only after he won few championships, he was getting his worth.
So, no comparison between Jordan/Bulls and Kobe/Shaq/Lakers.
He's such a big Laker fan and he used to put down all other teams. He was riding high in the 80's when they were winning all those championships. Then, when they started losing, I got such a kick out of rubbing it in. Also, even many of the Laker players (during Shaq's tenure) were all egotistical selfish players I didn't want to see them win.
This is how I felt with Florida Gators, Notre Dame, LSU, Nw England, Dallas Cowboys, Chicago Bulls....etc..
__________________ What do I know? Since I didn't post my styles or experience, I have no experience, no knowledge, no say.
That post before mine, was that for post counting? How about the one after?
Hey, my post count has the same palaverment tone as anyone elses'
I went to bed at the end of the third qtr. i knew they would lose at that point. Congrats to the Celtics for winning the NBA championship this year. They should thank God that Bynum was hurt though.
__________________ The name means...No matter how many times you cut him, he will never fall. My soul cutter has no name, it is merely a tool.
I'll Still Kill!
Even the best of men are capable of the most disgusting evil. Just as the most evil man is capable of showing kindness.
Do not be fooled into thinking your enemy's sin is worse than yours, or that your's is better than his.
Celtics VS Lakers
Phil Jackson being the coaching guru that he is. and C) the triangle offense, does anybody else in the world even know how to run it?
I'll Still Kill!
Linear Mode
