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Shaq/Grant
Malone/Medvedenko
George/Fox
Kobe/Rush
Payton/Fisher

vs

Perkins/Brown
Garnett/Davis
Pierce/Posey
Allen/Allen
Rondo/Cassell

Lakers will win because they have Kobe Bryant.

Phil Jackson wrote:Lakers will win because they have Kobe Bryant.

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Phil Jackson wrote:Lakers will win because they have Kobe Bryant.

Phil Jackson wrote:Kobe is still the superior all-around player

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Phil Jackson wrote:Kobe Bryant is the best quarterback, not just in the NBA but in the entire world.

Phil Jackson wrote:Kobe Bryant

Phil Jackson wrote:That Kobe Bryant jersey is really cool.

Phil Jackson wrote:Tupac is the 2nd best rapper after Kobe Bryant.

Phil Jackson wrote:The Lakers will win because they have Kobe Bryant.

wezbo wrote:Shaq/Grant
Malone/Medvedenko
George/Fox
Kobe/Rush
Payton/Fisher

vs

Perkins/Brown
Garnett/Davis
Pierce/Posey
Allen/Allen
Rondo/Cassell

Although Boston's depth chart looks great on paper, I think the 04' Lakers have an edge. Shaq was still near his prime and at that point Kobe was ready to take over the franchise. And let's not forget that the two players missed at least 15 games.

Although they lost to the Pistons in the finals, talent-wise LA was much superior.

the lakers, there is no way that Ray Allen who is a horrible defender can guard Kobe.

Kobe goes off for 40ppg. While Pierce goes off for big numbers as well against George, but slightly less.

Shaq dominates Perkins, and KG gets the better end of Malone, but KG also chokes the series away.

I don't think either team is better than the 04 pistons though.

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Phil Jackson wrote:Lakers will win because they have Kobe Bryant.

They had Kobe in 2004 as well and they lost to the inferior team.

2004 Series

the Pistons eliminated the Pacers in six games and will face the heavily favored Los Angeles Lakers for the championship beginning Sunday.

Jemini80 wrote:the lakers, there is no way that Ray Allen who is a horrible defender can guard Kobe.

Kobe goes off for 40ppg. While Pierce goes off for big numbers as well against George, but slightly less.

Shaq dominates Perkins, and KG gets the better end of Malone, but KG also chokes the series away.

I don't think either team is better than the 04 pistons though.

I'm sorry but Pierce usually plays Kobe pretty well. Also you forget why Detroit won the series, it was because of their defense and the Celtics Defense is on par with those Pistons but their Offense is better.
I personally think the Lakers were better, but considering they did lose to an inferior team, Boston in '08 is not much inferior to them if at all.

Why don't we let the Celtics play a game together with their whole crew before we crown them as better than arguably the most disappointing finals team in NBA history.

is karl malone healthy? if so, lakers sweep.

dcash4 wrote:is karl malone healthy? if so, lakers sweep.

Are you kidding me? The Celtics this year is better than that Twolves team in 2004 IMO. Also the Lakers didn't even sweep anyone in the playoffs that year, so how are they going to sweep this years Celtics? Let's be real here.

i set the stipulation that karl malone is healthy then u spit out a bunch of results when malone wasn't healthy. awesome.

dcash4 wrote:i set the stipulation that karl malone is healthy then u spit out a bunch of results when malone wasn't healthy. awesome.

You gotta stop using that if Malone was healthy stuff. I can say the same thing if KG is 100% or Ray Allen or Sam Cassell is 100%. Also you could say the same about if Sam Cassell was 100% in 2004 they would have won.

T-Mac United wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

This guy has too much anger in his hard heart.

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You gotta stop using that if Malone was healthy stuff. I can say the same thing if KG is 100% or Ray Allen or Sam Cassell is 100%. Also you could say the same about if Sam Cassell was 100% in 2004 they would have won.

no one is stopping you

Jemini80 wrote:the lakers, there is no way that Ray Allen who is a horrible defender can guard Kobe.

Kobe goes off for 40ppg. While Pierce goes off for big numbers as well against George, but slightly less.

Shaq dominates Perkins, and KG gets the better end of Malone, but KG also chokes the series away.

I don't think either team is better than the 04 pistons though.

Those aren't the defensive match-ups. Pierce guards Kobe. You also have to look at the fact that this Celtics team has a very good team defense, which is underrated.

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Those aren't the defensive match-ups. Pierce guards Kobe. You also have to look at the fact that this Celtics team has a very good team defense, which is underrated.

ok so Ray Allen guards Payton or George and they go off

dcash4 wrote:is karl malone healthy? if so, lakers sweep.

pretty sure Kobe was playing hurt too. But even if he was healthy, it wouldn't been a sweep or necessarily a win for the Lakers; Kobe did alot of stupid things that series.

depends which Kobe shows up..if the Kobe from the 2004 Finals shows up, Celtics win EASILY, with or without Malone..if Kobe actually uses his head and doesn't want to be the star of the series, there would be strong competition..

4 HOF'ers better than 3 superstars..

kobe#8 wrote:4 HOF'ers better than 3 superstars..

which is interesting considering they got killed by a team with no superstars..