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Post by Byron F'N Saxton Fan on Jun 18, 2010 0:06:52 GMT -5
I think Phil will come back. I think the temptation of another Title, completing another Three-peat and getting Kobe his Sixth Title will get the best of him.
Obviosuly it's not set in stone with the very likelt paycut, whatever that may be and the lingering Health effects, but you just won another Title and are set-up with basically the same team, a likely weaker Celtics team in the East and LeBron has struggled as of late in the Playoffs, and even if LeBron and (Insert NBA Superstar Here) get to the Finals, are Avery Johnson, Mke D'Antoni or Tom Thibodeau going to actually out-coach Phil?
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Post by user9327 on Jun 18, 2010 0:11:12 GMT -5
I thought Rasheed Wallace was the best player for the Celtics tonight, especially in the first quarter. So I dunno if Perkins absence killed them early.... but yea, late, it certainly was an issue.
I just don't know if the Celtics have that good of a first quarter without Rasheed, he looked like 2004 out there.
... and I have to give your point about the fouls some validity. It's alarming, the numbers. Anyone who watched this series knows there were some suspect games in LA's favor. But Boston still could have gotten it done... I just don't know about after going into the penalty with 6 minutes to go in the 4th though. That was a bit of BS.
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Post by user9327 on Jun 18, 2010 0:16:41 GMT -5
With the way Van Gundy did a 180 over the past two games with his blatant Kobe bashing into Kobe praise and then hidden Kobe bashing it makes me wonder if he's considering the idea of coaching the Lakers if they ask.
Van Gundy would actually be the best successor to Phil for the long run. But Byron Scott would definitely be a great short term solution. Teams he takes over end up going on tears, it's just about 2 years later or so they quit on him.
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Post by Tim of thee on Jun 18, 2010 1:11:02 GMT -5
I heard some rumours that the Lakers were grooming Brian Shaw to be Phils eventual successor
I like the idea of an in-house signing, and he's been with the Lakers for a long while now, so the team feels comfortable with him
but.. I love Van Gundy
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Post by the hell demon on Jun 18, 2010 5:29:26 GMT -5
Not the best win but a win nonetheless. FuuuuuckyeahLakers!!!!1 Gasol got robbed and everyone including Kobe knows he's the true MVP of this series. Hope Jackson comes back next year, now that he has his first toe ring he might as well go for another one.
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Post by deskjet on Jun 18, 2010 6:19:25 GMT -5
Had some hours to mourn. Still hate this LA team but I will congratulate them for the win. One thing they did was they went out there and played like they wanted it for four quarters. When Boston is running and not playing stand around and run into each other offense then they are hard to beat. I dont know if it was fatigue or age but I;ve never seen a team be so lax in setting up plays, running their offense, etc. When Rondo gets after it, is when he creates. When they went up 13, they were runnin in their flow. You don't stop doing that! IF guys are tired, sure sub them out, but i bet the free throw % would be different if they were actually driving to the hoop all night instead of playing nappy time offense.
And rebounding? How do you have tall guys like garnett, baby, and wallace in there and not be able to get the loose balls? Horrible ball handling all over the place! This was a totally different team when they played Orlando. Against Orlando they were on the attack. This series it was attack, sleep, attack, sleep , sleep ,sleep, sleep. I've grown to really like this team since 2008, but if age is an issue then they gotta address it. That said, i;d like to see them all back as another poster said, and get some key additions.
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Post by spreedom8 on Jun 18, 2010 7:34:56 GMT -5
Great series, glad the Lakers won, and I'm psyched for the offseason.
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Post by instant classic on Jun 18, 2010 9:02:27 GMT -5
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Post by T R W on Jun 18, 2010 9:24:44 GMT -5
The Larry Drew era in the NBA starts NOW!
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Post by NAЯDO on Jun 18, 2010 9:32:39 GMT -5
Congratulations to the Lakers, great series, a true classic!
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Post by deskjet on Jun 18, 2010 10:53:07 GMT -5
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Post by T R W on Jun 18, 2010 11:07:33 GMT -5
I like Golden State's logo.
And it looks like the Spirit Group is trying to sell the Hawks, which lost $20 million last year. I am thrilled they are selling the team, but the timing is just..unfortunate. They are definitely going to be cutting payroll, not signing a free agent, or resigning Joe Johnson. That is why they hired Drew, because he was cheaper than any other alternatives.
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Post by Jamal on Jun 18, 2010 11:47:31 GMT -5
What an epic series. The best finals in a long time.
It was great to see Kobe go one-up on Shaq, and rub it in his face afterwards.
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Post by BV on Jun 18, 2010 12:08:36 GMT -5
Now the Grizzlies want one of the Hornets Point Guards. Sign and trade Rudy Gay plus one of your first rounders for Darren Collison plus our first round pick and a 2nd round pick in the future. BAM.
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Post by Jamal on Jun 18, 2010 12:43:09 GMT -5
Whoever says Kobe isn't the MVP simply has blind hate for him.
The guy didn't have a good shooting game, and indeed took some wild shots to begin the game, but all that credit goes to the Celtics. Both of the Allens are as close to being Kobe stoppers as I've ever seen, and the help defense was phenomenal. Even with that Kobe still had all those rebounds.
Gasol, or Artest would definitely get the MVP, if the award was given for 1 game, but last I checked the MVP is the player who is the best for the whole series. Which is clearly Kobe.
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Post by user9327 on Jun 18, 2010 17:24:46 GMT -5
I actually just looked up Kobe's numbers,
it was 28, 4 and 6.
Gasol = 19 pts per game, 12 rebounds per game (rebounding won the series), 2.5 blocks (won the series), 4 assists but the BIGGEST one... 5 offensive rebounds per game... the most valuable stat in basketball, offensive rebounds.
Gasol was clearly better on paper and while watching the game.... and he hit the game winning shot.
But maybe you were too busy watching Kobe hit the top of the backboard out of triple team coverage and flat out let Gasol saving LA's championship pass your eyes by.
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Post by Byron F'N Saxton Fan on Jun 18, 2010 18:36:53 GMT -5
I saw that last night and wondered why it was on their Stat page, guess that's why. I'm not a fan of the Jazz going back to their 90's logo. I liked their latest one a lot, but retro seems to be the way to go right now.
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Post by LA Times on Jun 18, 2010 21:55:47 GMT -5
I saw that last night and wondered why it was on their Stat page, guess that's why. I'm not a fan of the Jazz going back to their 90's logo. I liked their latest one a lot, but retro seems to be the way to go right now. I am not a fan of the Jazz going back to their name. Cant they switch names with the New Orleans Hornets since Utah is the Beehive State?
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Post by BV on Jun 18, 2010 22:19:23 GMT -5
I saw that last night and wondered why it was on their Stat page, guess that's why. I'm not a fan of the Jazz going back to their 90's logo. I liked their latest one a lot, but retro seems to be the way to go right now. I am not a fan of the Jazz going back to their name. Cant they switch names with the New Orleans Hornets since Utah is the Beehive State? I'd be down. New Orleans Jazz sounds better to me.
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Post by extreme on Jun 19, 2010 3:06:56 GMT -5
The Laker's celebration parade is going to be on total lockdown. No collesium, no player speeches. Just from point A to point B.
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