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Beethoven · Post #1761 » by **Beethoven** » Fri May 13, 2022 12:28 pm

Would love to see **** suns go down in game7.

LAKESHOW · Post #1762 » by **LAKESHOW** » Fri May 13, 2022 5:25 pm

I'm rootin for a rematch buck v sun

MAMBAEMD · Post #1763 » by **MAMBAEMD** » Fri May 13, 2022 11:55 pm

I don’t really care who wins it as long as BOS gets knocked out. Sooner than later I hope.

TylersLakers · Post #1764 » by **TylersLakers** » Sun May 15, 2022 9:46 pm

I'm hoping for the exact opposite. I hope the Celtics win the title and the Lakers ownership has to bathe in their own filth.

Landsberger · Post #1765 » by **Landsberger** » Sun May 15, 2022 10:21 pm

Bucks needed their faux superstar to step up and he folded. The NBA has very few Kobe/LeBron/Magic/Jordan level players if any at all at the moment.

BEazy · Post #1766 » by **BEazy** » Mon May 16, 2022 1:16 am

Jason Kidd doing a good job coaching the Mavs...smh...

Beethoven · Post #1767 » by **Beethoven** » Mon May 16, 2022 5:35 pm

Beethoven wrote:Would love to see **** suns go down in game7.

Haha
all is well within basketball. order has been set back in place.

I hope to see Mavs v Miami in the finals that would be great. Not keen on curry winning his 4th or Boston getting their 18th.

Either of doncic/Kidd and Butler/spolestra winning the chip is well-deserved in my book

Mamba Mentality · Post #1768 » by **Mamba Mentality** » Mon May 16, 2022 5:44 pm

It felt disgusting, but I picked the Celtics to win the championship at the start of the playoffs. Prediction is looking solid right now especially with Tatum leveling up.

Mamba Mentality · Post #1769 » by **Mamba Mentality** » Mon May 16, 2022 5:49 pm

More than anything else though I just want Luka to beat up on the Warriors.

TheHartBreakKid · Post #1770 » by **TheHartBreakKid** » Tue May 17, 2022 3:04 am

Mamba Mentality wrote:More than anything else though I just want Luka to beat up on the Warriors.

Yeah I think as a Laker fan Dallas is the team to root for here right? The celtics are obviously the team I want to lose the most (I'm rooting against them more than I'm rooting for anyone else at this point), but I definitely don't want to see the Warriors get another one.

Landsberger · Post #1771 » by **Landsberger** » Tue May 17, 2022 4:10 am

Mamba Mentality wrote:It felt disgusting, but I picked the Celtics to win the championship at the start of the playoffs. Prediction is looking solid right now especially with Tatum leveling up.

In another uniform the C's are a true team in just about ever sense. Their offensive flow is early 2000's like and their defense is great. Of the teams left they are the one that is playing the best team basketball.

MAMBAEMD · Post #1772 » by **MAMBAEMD** » Wed May 18, 2022 3:54 am

I’ve never pulled harder for Jimmy Butler.

Beethoven · Post #1773 » by **Beethoven** » Fri May 20, 2022 8:32 pm

I want Miami and Dallas in the finals.

Miami multiple times to the finals recently. Legit team
Doncic ascension. I can accept.
Boston and Gsw? dont want them anywhere near us or adding another one.

BEazy · Post #1774 » by **BEazy** » Mon May 23, 2022 5:03 am

There's the Reggie Bullock we all know when he was on the Lakers. lol

LAL1947 · Post #1775 » by **LAL1947** » Sat May 28, 2022 5:49 am

lakerRD wrote:I’ve never pulled harder for Jimmy Butler.

When we had the cap-space to add a 3rd star in 2019, I didn't think Jimmy would be a good fit or as good as he has shown in the last 3 years. Gosh, was I wrong about that. :oops:

LAKESHOW · Post #1776 » by **LAKESHOW** » Sat May 28, 2022 3:31 pm

True. Alot of many anti Jimmy butler Laker fans were against acquiring him. But man he is showing he is Big Time. He showed that against us in 2020. He is showing it now, even if they lose this thing to Boston. His teammates have been going 0 for 1000. But Jimmy's showed up.

Landsberger · Post #1777 » by **Landsberger** » Mon May 30, 2022 4:28 pm

LAKESHOW wrote:True. Alot of many anti Jimmy butler Laker fans were against acquiring him. But man he is showing he is Big Time. He showed that against us in 2020. He is showing it now, even if they lose this thing to Boston. His teammates have been going 0 for 1000. But Jimmy's showed up.

If it were a trade of Bron for him OK. He and Bron with Davis doesn't seem as "additive" as a 3rd max slot. Rather have 2 role players for that money over a 3rd alpha in a game with one ball.

That's the primary issue with the 3 max slot route. Butler is on a team where his game can breath... he'd get no consistent opportunities here and he'd be in a system that isn't tailored to his game.

1+1+1 rarely equals 3 when you are trying to group players who've been primary options since they were in High School.

Post #1778 » by **snaquille oatmeal** » Tue May 31, 2022 6:34 pm

Just in case it is not clear to you:
Lakers board rule number 1: you do not root for the Celtics
Rule 2: you do not root for the Celtics
Rule 3: YOU DO NOT ROOT FOR THE CELTICS or their individual players.

Landsberger · Post #1779 » by **Landsberger** » Wed Jun 1, 2022 3:53 am

snaquille oatmeal wrote:Just in case it is not clear to you:
Lakers board rule number 1: you do not root for the Celtics
Rule 2: you do not root for the Celtics
Rule 3: YOU DO NOT ROOT FOR THE CELTICS or their individual players.

Can I root for the first tie with multiple injuries in NBA Finals history?

MAMBAEMD · Post #1780 » by **MAMBAEMD** » Wed Jun 1, 2022 8:42 pm

snaquille oatmeal wrote:Just in case it is not clear to you:
Lakers board rule number 1: you do not root for the Celtics
Rule 2: you do not root for the Celtics
Rule 3: YOU DO NOT ROOT FOR THE CELTICS or their individual players.

Snaq gets it.