Comments on: 2 Mo’

By: Lewis

Lewis — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 23:17:48 +0000

Is it really out of the question that the lakers can win tonight and Thurs In Orlando everybody nationally is predicting a lakers loss and its very irritating!!! What will all the haters say when the Lakers win tonight and wrap up the series either Thurs or Sunday? It’s like the media is homering for the Magic Its really pathetic and transparent the envy and jealousy the Lakers elicit

By: Kurt

Kurt — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 18:32:06 +0000

new post up

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 18:16:00 +0000

maybe dex needs to fart in Simmons general direction one more time

By: Franky

Franky — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 18:13:08 +0000

I think what bothers us the most as Lakers fans, is that we want everyone else to share in our joy (hopefuly 2 more wins and a title). But the reality is that fans of other teams are just not going to feel like we do, especialy when we have basicaly dominated the league since its inception. However, when it comes to sports journalism, we expect objectivity and some love for a team on the brink of a championship.
With that said, Simmons doesn’t bother me nearly as much as Adande. Simmons is very funny, and that’s why he gets space on ESPN. On his last podcast he admitts that if the Lakers win this year, there will be no arguing that Kobe will go down as one of the top 10 greatest of all time. He also said that he loves getting Lakers fans riled up since it’s so easy. It’s so obvious what he’s trying to do. I don’t think he honestly believes that call disparity crap that he was writing about. As someone mentioned earlier, this is comming from a Boston fan who whitnessed that rediculous disparity in calls in game 2 last year (which still makes want to throw up BTW).
As for Adande, i think I speak for most when I say he irritates the hell out of me! His articles are all rhetoric and no substance. When he was writing for the LA Times, I had to stop reading him. He never told me anything I didn’t know, or anything interesting for that matter. He stretches his examples and reasonings for things far beyond the scope of reality. He blamed the melt down by the Jazz on death of the owner. Realy? The owner? He thinks he’s a guy who looks at things in the big picture, only the big picture he’s looking at rarely has anything to do with what’s going on on the court.
Whew! Thanks for guys for getting into this discussion, I was finaly able to get that off my chest.

By: Coffee is For Closers

Coffee is For Closers — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:47:33 +0000

A nice read on the Lakers PNR defense in basketball prospectus:

http://www.basketballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=702

By: burningjoe

burningjoe — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:45:02 +0000

Dont know if this was pointed out yet or not…

Kurt…just saw your quotes in the Daily Dime on ESPN.com…good stuff.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/dailydime?page=dime-090609

By: Mimsy

Mimsy — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:44:38 +0000

#184,
He’s allowed to be arrogant for the same reason Jordan, Garnett, and Shaq are: They’ve earned the right. (Funny! btw )

By: lil' pau

lil' pau — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:44:29 +0000

7 hours and change…. go Lakers!!!!

Attack, attack, attack! I expect our odds of winning tonight will correlate quite accurately with Kobe’s FTA.

Oh, did I forget to mention this: ATTACK!

By: Q

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:32:16 +0000

I read a couple Bill Simmons articles in the past and saw how biased he is. Does anyone else notice that his articles do not allow comments, unlike other journalists/commentators on espn?

By: Keith

Keith — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:12:46 +0000

2 Mo. This series is o-va and like I predicted at the beginning of the season, the Los Angeles Lakers will be the 2008-09 champions.

I also picked the Steelers in the Super Bowl and the Tarheels in the NCAA tournament.

I’m not bragging. Honestly . . .

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