Best Player rivalries/matchups

DirtybirdGA · Post #21 » by **DirtybirdGA** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 4:33 pm

I dig the DAL-SA matchup with Avery & Elie being ex Spurs and Finley being a former Mav.

LakersSquad · Post #22 » by **LakersSquad** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 4:39 pm

HarlemHeat37 wrote:
Lakers vs. Spurs is the rivalry I'm most looking forward to..this was great in the early 2000's..LA has owned us in the past, but I remember how happy I was when we beat them in 2003..I have NO DOUBT that these will be the 2 teams in the conference finals, and the 2 best teams in the West(no disrespect to Phoenix or Dallas or NO)..I can't wait for this one..

honestly, I can't wait for the conference finals in both conferences..a potential Pistons vs. Celtics and Lakers vs. Spurs final 4 would be great for me..

A week ago you didn't expect the Lakers to make it out the first round.

Goubot · Post #23 » by **Goubot** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 4:39 pm

Paul has never played very well against the Jazz, and Deron has always played well against the Hornets. I hope that Paul makes the head to head matchups more of a rivalry.

pewing33ny · Post #24 » by **pewing33ny** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 4:41 pm

kobe/raja and the whole suns/lakers rivalry.

the knicks/celtics had a little thing going in the preseason where the knicks won probably the most heated preseason game i've ever seen. then q-brick called out the celtics and subsequently helped the knicks lose by 45...rivalry over.

seem likes sonics/blazers were going to have something going with oden/durant but that will probably be broken up a bit with the sonics moving to OK soon.

knicks/nets rivalry should get a lot better in a couple years when the nets move to brooklyn.

prekazi · Post #25 » by **prekazi** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 4:49 pm

Interesting that nobody mentioned: Cavs vs Pistons, LeBron vs Pierce.

HarlemHeat37 · Post #26 » by **HarlemHeat37** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 5:23 pm

LakersSquad wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

A week ago you didn't expect the Lakers to make it out the first round.

what? when did I ever say that? I think you have me confused with another Laker hater..

the7boss · Post #27 » by **the7boss** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 6:08 pm

I'm surprised nobody thought about VC and the Raptors, this is a major one.
I think LAL-PHO is getting close to a good rivarly and the LAL-BOS is gonna reborn soon.

Homer pick: Pau vs KG, since Pau arrived in the NBA all the games between the two have been quite intense, I can remember a lot of Pau's great games against the Wolves.
Remember: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rwg3oVTp ... re=related :bowdown:

Eric12 · Post #28 » by **Eric12** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 8:50 pm

the7boss wrote:I'm surprised nobody thought about VC and the Raptors, this is a major one.
I think LAL-PHO is getting close to a good rivarly and the LAL-BOS is gonna reborn soon.

Homer pick: Pau vs KG, since Pau arrived in the NBA all the games between the two have been quite intense, I can remember a lot of Pau's great games against the Wolves.
Remember: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rwg3oVTp ... re=related

That wasn't really that amazing...

Kobay · Post #29 » by **Kobay** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 8:58 pm

Stern work that magic and some how its going to be suns vs. lakers third year in a row.

rocopc · Post #30 » by **rocopc** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 10:31 pm

[[u]b]TEAMS[/b][/u]
Spurs vs mavs

Celtics vs Lakers (Always)

Suns vs Lakers

PLAYERS

LeBron vs Melo

Kobe vs Shaq

A. Bynum vs Al Jefferson (For the future)

D. Howard vs C. Bosh

Kobe vs R. Allen

The_Believer · Post #31 » by **The_Believer** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 11:53 pm

One to watch for:
Warriors vs. Blazers, Baron is probably still pissed at Roy for stealing his All-Star spot, and the Warriors are mad at the Blazers for stealing their ESPN/media attention during their win streak. Meanwhile, the Blazers are upset that the Warriors have stolen most of that back, along with their playoff spot.

TheKingOfVa360 · Post #32 » by **TheKingOfVa360** » Sat Mar 1, 2008 1:10 am

Arenas vs Kobe

Wizards vs Bulls

Magic vs Raptors

Lakers vs Suns

Spurs vs Mavs

Detriot vs Cleveland

T-mac vs Lebron

KG vs Duncan

Bowen vs Melo

Wade2k6 · Post #33 » by **Wade2k6** » Sat Mar 1, 2008 1:14 am

iki4life wrote:garnett vs duncan-this is a classic.

kobe vs wade- cuz i kno for a fact that wade hates on kobe and tries to get a highlight reel on him (dunk/block/etc) and gets denied.

carmelo vs lebron- the same class, and 2 best individuals from that class.

paul vs deron- the 2 upcoming pg's.

dwight vs bynum- this is gona be a good one in the years to come.

shaq vs yao- it was all shaq, now yao's the best C in the game.

Hey, they both make eachother look bad at times.. http://youtube.com/watch?v=6DDKooGA1kA

I personally love watching Heat-Cavs games because Wade and LeBron always show up big. Those games seem more personal to both of them as players.

I also like watching Piston-Heat games. Always seem like they come down to the last minute.