02 Lakers or 08 Lakers(with Bynum)

Storm Surge · Post #1 » by **Storm Surge** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 3:22 am

2002 - 58-24, won NBA Title
Shaq
Horry
Fox
Kobe
Fisher

2008 - 57-25, lost in NBA Finals(but without Bynum)
Bynum
Gasol
Odom
Kobe
Fisher

Shaq>>>>Bynum
Horry<<Gasol
Fox<Odom
Kobe=Kobe
Fisher>>Old Fisher

Phil=Phil

If they played in a 7 game series who would win and in how many games?

joew8302 · Post #2 » by **joew8302** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 3:45 am

02 Lakers in 5. The 08 Lakers looked really soft in the finals.

Guy986 · Post #3 » by **Guy986** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 3:45 am

In a 7 game series, 02 Lakers would win in 6. Shaq was just too dominant.

HarlemHeat37 · Post #4 » by **HarlemHeat37** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 3:49 am

Shaq would make Bynum and Gasol *get ready for the obvious joke* taste his ass..

ronnymac2 · Post #5 » by **ronnymac2** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 4:43 am

With bynum, the 08 lakers get a little help, because if there's no bynum, and gasol has to cover shaq, he's going to get destroyed. With Bynum, well.....at least gasol won't foul out of every game. lol

02 lakers in 5 or 6. 08 couldn't handle the physicalness of brown, garnett, and perkins. Even with bynum, they're at too much of a disadvantage in the middle against the most physical player ever.

cb4_89 · Post #6 » by **cb4_89** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 5:04 am

02 lakers in 4, maybe 5 if these lakers get lucky. Shaq would have the 08 lakers tasting his ass.

Teddy KGB · Post #7 » by **Teddy KGB** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 2:18 pm

Shaq would destroy the current Lakers although Kobe now > Kobe then

02 Lakers in 5

JordansBulls · Post #8 » by **JordansBulls** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 2:35 pm

I think a better question would have been the '08 Celtics vs the '02 Lakers considering this years Celtics would have the homecourt.

Jordan23Forever · Post #9 » by **Jordan23Forever** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 12:41 am

The Kobe of today >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> (repeat 3x for effect) the Kobe of 2001, so I take the '08 Lakers in 4 games, 5 max.

joew8302 · Post #10 » by **joew8302** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 12:56 am

Jordan23Forever wrote:The Kobe of today >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> (repeat 3x for effect) the Kobe of 2001, so I take the '08 Lakers in 4 games, 5 max.

If that is the case then the NBA as a whole was miserable this year.

ronnymac2 · Post #11 » by **ronnymac2** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 2:40 am

Jordan23Forever wrote:The Kobe of today >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> (repeat 3x for effect) the Kobe of 2001, so I take the '08 Lakers in 4 games, 5 max.

Yea, but the 02 kobe doesn't have to be better than the 08 version. He just needs to be better than odom, gasol, or bynum, depending on who you think the 08 lakers number 2 guy would be in the matchup.

Baller 24 · Post #12 » by **Baller 24** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 2:43 am

That didn't make sense, because even if 08 Lakers have the Kobe of today they won't stop Shaq, just to damn dominant, especially in his prime.

RJM · Post #13 » by **RJM** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 4:02 am

IMO his absolute prime was 2000. I remember that season...that was the year he was completely healthy and actually raped Post Defenders. I think Rik Smits's bright red ass is still bleeding from those finals.

dingclancy · Post #14 » by **dingclancy** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 6:12 am

08 Lakers in 5.