Game 1 - Spurs Vs lakers

eagles nut · Post #161 » by **eagles nut** » Thu May 22, 2008 4:39 am

Lakers fan, but 40-0 in the past doesn't really mean anything as far as this series goes. When the announcers put up statistics like that, that's when it jinxes a team.

"Kobe Bryant has made 73 consecutive free throws....CLANK!"

Blame Rasho · Post #162 » by **Blame Rasho** » Thu May 22, 2008 4:40 am

Sports_1140 wrote:So? I dont get your point do you thinkn everyone of his teams were EXACTLY THE SAME? when he won each of those series?

Dont think so. 40-0 no matter what is NOT a good stat to go against.

So we shouldn't even bother to show up? I MEAN LOOK 40-0!!!! OMG

Jeez... Sorry to tell you but I am not going to give up on my team over some stupid stat that you think it is important.

Sports_1140 · Post #163 » by **Sports_1140** » Thu May 22, 2008 4:40 am

Well no you shouldnt give up I HOPE YOU GUYS WIN cuz I hate the lakers. But you guys have a very, very tough battle with you cuz of that stat is all I'm saying.

Blame Rasho · Post #164 » by **Blame Rasho** » Thu May 22, 2008 4:42 am

Sports_1140 wrote:Well no you shouldnt give up I HOPE YOU GUYS WIN cuz I hate the lakers. But you guys have a very, very tough battle with you cuz of that stat is all I'm saying.

Well nothing is easy when you get to this point of the playoffs...

lukeridenour · Post #165 » by **lukeridenour** » Thu May 22, 2008 4:43 am

Sports_1140 wrote:I dont normally think like that but if something is 40-0 thats a PRETTY HUGE stat to look past. if it was 5-0 or something maybe thats a different story.

from an outsiders(fans) prospective, 40-0 certainly does look intimidating. it does mentally favor the team that is up 1-0.

but do you think phil jackson is preaching that? "hey boys, teams are 40-0 when up 1-0 in the wcf, so lets just got party until the ECF is over" -phil jackson.

do you think pop is saying "were ****ed, lets just go party cause we have no chance cause were down 1-0."

to me thats a terrible argument to use when picking a team to win this series.

Sports_1140 · Post #166 » by **Sports_1140** » Thu May 22, 2008 4:45 am

No but i mean as a betting man, and as a person that looks at stats and realizes there no accident can see that.

I even found something similar to that the team winning game 1 like 75 % of the time wins the series. Thats a huge stat as well.

Blame Rasho · Post #167 » by **Blame Rasho** » Thu May 22, 2008 4:48 am

I even found something similar to that the team winning game 1 like 75 % of the time wins the series. Thats a huge stat as well.

Um...

03... Dallas... lost game 1... later Championship

05... Denver... lost game 1... Later Championship

07... Denver....lost game 1... Later Championship

08... New Orleans.. lost game 1.. win series

08... Los Angeles... lost game 1... ???

It isn't a huge stat...

lukeridenour · Post #168 » by **lukeridenour** » Thu May 22, 2008 4:49 am

but it is a stat, a number, meaningless to this series until we have a winner.

Sports_1140 · Post #169 » by **Sports_1140** » Thu May 22, 2008 4:49 am

I will be back either way at the end of the series. Either to say see told you so the stats dont lie (for this stat at least)

or i will be here to say thank you for eliminating the FAKERS.

Sports_1140 · Post #170 » by **Sports_1140** » Thu May 22, 2008 4:52 am

Well yea cuz the series are from every round every playoff series for years you named a few examples.

But it's hard to read your explanation are you saying the nuggets went to the championship 2 years in the 200's??? I dont reemmber the nuggets EVER making it. So can you clarify that for me?

Blame Rasho · Post #171 » by **Blame Rasho** » Thu May 22, 2008 4:56 am

Sports_1140 wrote:Well yea cuz the series are from every round every playoff series for years you named a few examples.

But it's hard to read your explanation are you saying the nuggets went to the championship 2 years in the 200's??? I dont reemmber the nuggets EVER making it. So can you clarify that for me?

We played the Nuggets in 05,07... lost the first game of the series and later on won the Championship that year. It is a meaningless stat.

Sports_1140 · Post #172 » by **Sports_1140** » Thu May 22, 2008 5:00 am

Im specifically talking about the phil jackson stat which you cant say is meaningless because its perfect 40-0

Blame Rasho · Post #173 » by **Blame Rasho** » Thu May 22, 2008 5:03 am

Sports_1140 wrote:Im specifically talking about the phil jackson stat which you cant say is meaningless because its perfect 40-0

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

DEEP3CL · Post #174 » by **DEEP3CL** » Thu May 22, 2008 5:07 am

Rasho your better then that why are you even yo-yoing with this cat. You know who my squad is and even I hate those stats totally meaningless.

Last I saw players play the game not a damn stat.

Desiderium · Post #175 » by **Desiderium** » Thu May 22, 2008 5:13 am

lol why are we so stuck on this topic? in other news, lakers win game 1 of THIS series, not 40 other games that arent meaninful/relevant against the spurs

crazytown · Post #176 » by **crazytown** » Thu May 22, 2008 6:31 am

You guys should be fine as long as the Spurs keep dumping it to Duncan. Gasol is one of the worst post defenders in the League. duncan should be eating him up in every game.

Heir · Post #177 » by **Heir** » Thu May 22, 2008 11:14 am

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Ok, so, he's 2-0 in series after leading 1-0. I wouldn't run to Vegas and bet your house.

That's ridiculous. Even after you're proven wrong, you still try to find a way to make that stat no big deal.

Does it really mean anything? Not that much. Previous series have nothing to do with this one. But you sound bitter as hell.

Heir · Post #178 » by **Heir** » Thu May 22, 2008 11:16 am

Sports_1140 wrote:I will be back either way at the end of the series. Either to say see told you so the stats dont lie (for this stat at least)

or i will be here to say thank you for eliminating the FAKERS.

lol, shouldn't you be preparing for the lottery?

DBMethos · Post #179 » by **DBMethos** » Thu May 22, 2008 11:27 am

Man, that 2nd half was rough. Defense was pretty damn good (well, except for when Bowen came out and Kobe had his way with Ime), but the offense sucked. We totally went away from what had got us our lead (sharing the ball, getting in the paint, etc.) and just started throwing up 3's and contested 2's, even though no one was making them.

It's not the end of the world, and I still like our chances in Game 2. But it's a shame that we weren't able to win that one...a lost opportunity for sure.

defnite · Post #180 » by **defnite** » Thu May 22, 2008 1:54 pm

crazytown wrote:You guys should be fine as long as the Spurs keep dumping it to Duncan. Gasol is one of the worst post defenders in the League. duncan should be eating him up in every game.

Thats the thing phil jackson would rather have tim duncan beat us then have tony parker and manu ginobli go off on a tangent. They will probably do the exact same thing next game.