Comments on: Lakers/Magic Game 4 Preview

By: Travis

Travis — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:23:26 +0000

to #11

I omitted Al Jefferson b/c he is a PF, not a true center. He can’t do things that Drew is capable of…blocking shots, altering shots, dominating boards.

that being said, of course you’d rather have one of the leagues premier scoring PFs on your team than a developing young center. but you can’t have everything.

and besides, big Al has been on the couch for a few months now. you could argue that he may not see the same upside ever again after the ACL tear.

By: Snoopy2006

Snoopy2006 — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 01:59:45 +0000

I’m sure tomorrow Henry Abbott will have a post up detailing the psychology behind the new ‘gum-chomping’ Kobe Bryant.

By: Franky

Franky — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:26:29 +0000

Snoopy,
For some reason I decided to read some comments after the Hollinger article. I know most of the people who write those comments are probably 11 years old, but the biggest argument besides for the head-to-head was that Boston won all those titles in an 8 team league. And that it was harder then then it is now, because each team had more talent. It couldn’t be anything further from the truth. As Hollinger was saying, it’s almost 4 times as hard now because we have 30 teams and not 8. The interesting thing is, they completely ignore the fact that the Celtics haven’t won as much, even though there are more teams. If it’s so much easier as they are stating, then surely they should have won more, and not have been absolutly irrelevant for 2 dacades.

By: RB Ward

RB Ward — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:19:36 +0000

There will be lots of Superman capes at the game tonight (see below). If there is a game 6 in LA and since Kobe et al is the Kryptonite, let’s get some glowing green lights in the hands of our fans pronto!!!!!!
“ If you’re watching the NBA finals tonight, you’ll get a chance to see the 13,000 red capes ePromos manufactured for Orlando Magic fans. The capes were produced for EA Sports to show support for their NBA Live 10 cover star Dwight “Superman” Howard. At ePromos, we were excited to work on such a high-profile promotion, which actually required a little magic on our part. We produced the capes from scratch overseas in just four days and flew them in for tonight’s game where ePromos guerilla marketing partner, The Street Factory Media, is making sure they get into the Magic fans’ hands outside the stadium.”

By: Kurt

Kurt — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:18:56 +0000

New game thread post up.

By: Cactus Berry

Cactus Berry — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:12:34 +0000

Holy cow, I never realized that before (@forumbluegold not having “and”). It’s a brain thing.

Also, I’m very dumb.

By: we

we — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:12:04 +0000

wthell Mike trudell tweeted that rihanna and chris brown might be at the game tonight

WTF RIHANNA DONT MESS UP WITH ANDREW’s PSYCHE EVEN MORE!!

hahahha I hope andrew shows off and plays better;]

By: Snoopy2006

Snoopy2006 — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:01:45 +0000

Here’s one other thing from that chat that sobered me a bit. As Laker fans, we have so much to be grateful for:

Quinn (Phoenix): So, do I get to see a Suns Championship in my lifetime? Already invested 30 years…

John Hollinger: Unfortunately, in a 30-team league your chances of a championship in any given time frame are pretty low.

Being in contention this many years, each of us getting to witness multiple titles in our lifetime…not something to be taken for granted. And it’s why, like Kurt always says, you’ve got to enjoy the ride there.

By: Snoopy2006

Snoopy2006 — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 23:58:36 +0000

lmao Hollinger roasted a chatter:

Jeremy (Des Moines): Come on, Boston beat LA how many times in the finals? Like 9 out of 11 or something? That right there should be BIG bonus points.

John Hollinger: So it’s LA’s fault that when they had Shaq and Kobe they couldn’t play Boston in the Finals because the Celtics weren’t good enough to get there?

Very true. So much gets made of the head-to-head Finals record, but the simple fact is that the Lakers franchise has been more consistently great than any other, with the fewest lottery years of any comparable franchise.

By: Kurt

Kurt — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 23:52:29 +0000

I’m stil there on twitter but it is @forumbluegold. No And or &. Twitter wouldn’t let me do it when it was getting set up.