NBA Playoffs 08

[joeflex73]

Why would that turn you off of the greatest player in the NBA?

Keep in mind he was only 18 and he wasn't willing to settle for a sub-par team at the time.

I think an 18 year old should show a little humility to a team that wants them and of course would be paying them millions of dollars. If he had ended up being...oh Jonathan Bender?...what would we be saying now?

And its more than that, his attitude when the team wasnt great (trade me, I hate it here, I hate Phil etc) compared to now is laugable. Now he loves LA and never wants to leave. Its easy to be a leader when things are going good. I dont care for prima donnas.

Dont get me wrong, I do respect the guys game and think hes an incredible player, may go down in history as a top 5 all time guy, but I really dont care for him.

[LeeN]

I think an 18 year old should show a little humility to a team that wants them and of course would be paying them millions of dollars. If he had ended up being...oh Jonathan Bender?...what would we be saying now?

And its more than that, his attitude when the team wasnt great (trade me, I hate it here, I hate Phil etc) compared to now is laugable. Now he loves LA and never wants to leave. Its easy to be a leader when things are going good. I dont care for prima donnas.

Dont get me wrong, I do respect the guys game and think hes an incredible player, may go down in history as a top 5 all time guy, but I really dont care for him.

I don't know what we would be saying now, but I do know that it would be a non-issue to bring up a "player" like Bender and how he was rated by Sports Illustrated as #11 on the list of the 20 biggest busts in modern NBA draft history. I hadn't heard that name in so long, I had to wiki him.

And although all of what you said is true, the comments, the trash talk.....He totally turned things around this year and became a team player. Maybe it was for publicity, but it still earned him another title to put on his resume.

I'm sure you will never see a player of that caliber go or stay with a team that is going nowhere. History shows us that they will usually negotiate a deal to go where the money and talent all comes together.

[joeflex73]

I don't know what we would be saying now, but I do know that it would be a non-issue to bring up a "player" like Bender and how he was rated by Sports Illustrated as #11 on the list of the 20 biggest busts in modern NBA draft history. I hadn't heard that name in so long, I had to wiki him.

And although all of what you said is true, the comments, the trash talk.....He totally turned things around this year and became a team player. Maybe it was for publicity, but it still earned him another title to put on his resume.

I'm sure you will never see a player of that caliber go or stay with a team that is going nowhere. History shows us that they will usually negotiate a deal to go where the money and talent all comes together.

Would Charlotte have gone nowhere had he stayed?

[Trauma1]

I think an 18 year old should show a little humility to a team that wants them and of course would be paying them millions of dollars. If he had ended up being...oh Jonathan Bender?...what would we be saying now?

And its more than that, his attitude when the team wasnt great (trade me, I hate it here, I hate Phil etc) compared to now is laugable. Now he loves LA and never wants to leave. Its easy to be a leader when things are going good. I dont care for prima donnas.

Dont get me wrong, I do respect the guys game and think hes an incredible player, may go down in history as a top 5 all time guy, but I really dont care for him.

That completely demonstrates why i also could give two sh*ts about kobe.....

I hope the celtics BURY them!

[LeeN]

Would Charlotte have gone nowhere had he stayed?

I am almost positive He would be an average player today if he would have stayed with Charlotte. He is the greatest player in the league now due to his NBA upbringing with the Lakers, but who can really answer that question? No one knows, no one cares...another non-issue lol.

That completely demonstrates why i also could give two sh*ts about kobe.....

I hope the celtics BURY them!

Alot of people thought the spurs would bury them as well. I love KG and he definitely earns his check, but they just don't have it in em' IMO

I smell a friendly paypal wager????

pm me if interested

[Trauma1]

I am almost positive He would be an average player today if he would have stayed with Charlotte. He is the greatest player in the league now due to his NBA upbringing with the Lakers, but who can really answer that question? No one knows, no one cares...another non-issue lol.





Alot of people thought the spurs would bury them as well. I love KG and he definitely earns his check, but they just don't have it in em' IMO

I smell a friendly paypal wager????

pm me if interested

The only betting i do is on horses........"The Belmont" FTW!

I personally despise the lakers in the same way i do the yankees. I hope they get stomped in the ground. I don't doubt that bryant is a great player, However, personally i don't care for him.

Go Celtics!!!

[LeeN]

The only betting i do is on horses........"The Belmont" FTW!

I personally despise the lakers in the same way i do the yankees. I hope they get stomped in the ground. I don't doubt that bryant is a great player, However, personally i don't care for him.

Go Celtics!!!

I know what your saying about disliking an entire organization bc I am the same way with the spurs even know they are within a 100 miles of where I live. Everytime I talk about the spurs, I compare them to the Yankees as well, who wants to see the same group of boring(but good) players win time after time?"


Go Lakers!

[LeeN]

Great game last night! The trinity showed up I guess.

I'm sure the Lakers have an answer for this though. I am also interested to see how the notoriously road-weary celtics handle Games 3,4,5 all in LA.

Go Lakers!

[Trauma1]

GO CELTICS!!!

[LeeN]

Oh, it's ONNNNNNNNN tonight Gentlemen!


Goooooooooo Lakers!

[Trauma1]

Great finish in tonights game, but the celtics defense frustrated those lakers all game long. Celtics up 2-0 going into LA.

[joeflex73]

Next 3 games are going to be really interesting.

[LeeN]

yeah, the celts were kickin arse out there. I don't even know what to think about the 3 in a row in LA.

[Fastone]

I don't have a dog in this fight, I will say though, there is no way that Boston will sweep this series. This is the NBA's "Dream" match-up so, you can expect at least 6 games.


:bruce3:

[bLacKjAck.]

Lakers won last night with some HORRIBLE calls against them, favoring boston. None of Boston's guys showed up except Ray Allen last night though.

This series is going to be very interesting.

[joeflex73]

Team who wins Game 4 is winning this series.

[Trauma1]

KG needs to start producing more effectively here soon. IF the big three can get in sync, this series is all over.

Go Celtics Baby!!!

[LeeN]

KG needs to start producing more effectively here soon. IF the big three can get in sync, this series is all over.

Go Celtics Baby!!!

KG has been slackin' a bit, but he's the highest paid player in the NBA for a reason.

This kinda reminds me of all the hoopla that spurs fans would talk "if we can get the big 3 on, it's over", and we all saw how that worked out.

Go Lakers! good luck celts

[Trauma1]

What a historic comeback that was. L.A. is now in the hole 3-1. GO CELTICS BABY!!!!!

[Alexander]

What a historic comeback that was. L.A. is now in the hole 3-1. GO CELTICS BABY!!!!!

Yeah, it was a weird comeback, like the Lakers just sat back and watched it happen. I expected more fight out of Kobe. I'm not a fan of either teams, so I don't really care who wins. One thing I've noticed is that Paul Pierce cries as much as Kobe if not more.