even if we lose....WE WIN!!!!

[Lake Dynasty]

Talking smack about the teams city is really pathetic. kobeaki you are embarrassing the rest of us Lakers fan

[crm0922]

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yeah cause southie is greeeeat, right?

Having lived in Boston and now in LA, I can tell you that Southie is not the right comparison.

You can talk about Mattapan, Dorchester, Roxbury if you want, but LA absolutely is far scarier and more dangerous. Believe me, I ran a business in the heart of Dorchester for years.

Even the nice areas are ruined by the thugs, like how they cancelled the Santa Monica fireworks last year because the previous year a bunch of thugs caused a bunch of trouble. Sweet.

And the air quality is disgusting. However, the lack of snow and cold is pretty sweet. Too bad half the time I have to enjoy it around a bunch of Laker-fan douchebags.

C

[kobeaki]

Talking smack about the teams city is really pathetic. kobeaki you are embarrassing the rest of us Lakers fan

you know what dude? i posted a randy newman video...ha ha ha...

thats it....i created the thread, the joke wasnt appreciated...and l.a. the city was attacked first...

its all good...i respect the celtics and its gonna be a hell of match-up...

you might check the 2nd post; about how our daughters arent safe cause of kobe...

way out of line for a stupid randy newman video which is so hideously 80's out, i really didnt see how any would get that bent out of shape over it...

seriously guys its basketball,and i have not gone overboard with anything...

[kobeaki]

[quote="crm0922"][/quote]

yeah ive never lived in boston...but l.a. was being crapped on ,and i dont know it obviously that well so used what i had...

and for every santa monica, there is newport beach, woodland hills,agoura hills, pacific palisades, malibu(where the wahlbergs AND KEVIN GARNETT live),beverly hills...etc etc...

there is on the other side jordan downs(highest gang population in n. america),compton, long beach(parts),echo park and tons of seedy area's...

boston has 'em too...

[eatyourchildren]

I've lived in both cities too:

Things I like about LA
1. Weather
2. Girls
3. Diversity (of food, people, etc.)

Things I like about Boston
1. The T
2. Girls
3. Clean Air


In the end though, Boston is just too minority-unfriendly.

[kobeaki]

[quote="eatyourchildren"]I've lived in both cities too:

Things I like about LA
1. Weather
2. Girls
3. Diversity (of food, people, etc.)

Things I like about Boston
1. The T
2. Girls
3. Clean Air


In the end though, Boston is just too minority-unfriendly.[/quote

is that a reason(im not singleing out boston here) that a lot of people ultimately hate l.a.? is it the whole melting pot? a subtle undercurrent of fear or racism of unknown peoples?

in alot of metro cities races and whatnot have their places, their corners of the city, if you will. for good and bad l.a. all sort of ends of up being this huge interwoven quilt of everything and everyone...like i said there is pro and cons...

[eatyourchildren]

Diversity sure makes things unsafe, at it's inextricably linked with socio-economic class and, as studies have made certain, crime is highly correlated with low income society.

But that's not to say that Diversity doesn't have good externalities as well, culture being one of them.

Things tend to get worse before they get better, and diversity is definitely one of those.

And since this is a board about the NBA, nothing is better than being part of an ethnically diverse fanbase, where you can cheer on your favorite team with people of all sorts of incomes and ethnicities that you might normally fear or be biased against on a day-to-day basis, but for one ideal you can come together and be unified.

And that's something that makes me very, very proud of as a Lakers fan.

[kobeaki]

[quote="eatyourchildren"]Diversity sure makes things unsafe, at it's inextricably linked with socio-economic class and, as studies have made certain, crime is highly correlated with low income society.

But that's not to say that Diversity doesn't have good externalities as well, culture being one of them.

Things tend to get worse before they get better, and diversity is definitely one of those.

And since this is a board about the NBA, nothing is better than being part of an ethnically diverse fanbase, where you can cheer on your favorite team with people of all sorts of incomes and ethnicities that you might normally fear or be biased against on a day-to-day basis, but for one ideal you can come together and be unified.

quote

well that is what ive always dug about living here all my life...

you watch a movie like the departed,and i know its a movie, but it is based on a real boston gangster/thug, and it seems much more segregated...puerto ricans over here, irish everywhere, i am generalizing i know, but still is that part of the trepidation people have in regards to l.a.?



And that's something that makes me very, very proud of as a Lakers fan.[/

[daveisceltics]

People that say they hate Boston obviously haven't been there before.
I've been to L.A. and I must say, It's a hell hole.

[frankdatank]

In the end though, Boston is just too minority-unfriendly.

You're Clearly not from the Boston area are you?
And no place is perfect so lets hope for a great BASKETBALL series

[Tricky Ricky]

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and we are the "classy" ones?

btw, i root for the pats....and the bosox are my american league team, and as a lover of democracy, boston is pretty historic, and i dig it....

but the kelts, uggghh...

tell me guys, last season at the fleet enema center, when your only sell out was for the lone laker visit....how many of you were there chanting MVP for kobe bryant?

dont lie...

i respect your tradition and your team and am not trolling or attempting to flame, just some good ole rivalry....

I dont cheer for criminals, plus those people chanting were prob the bandwagon fans

[Tricky Ricky]

How is this garbage not locked yet? For the love of god somebody warn this guy ...

This thread FN SUCKS! WE CANT GO OVER THERE AND START TROUBLE BUT THEY CAN DO THINGS HEAR THE FN STUPID THING IS THAT IF WE RETALIATE WE WILL BE BANNED!

[Tricky Ricky]

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1) I hate chowder
2) the entire crowd wasn't at that game weren't chanting. Those who were Laker fans. Just like i won't hold it against Angle Fans that half your stadium is full of Red Sox fans.[/quote]

I Cant wait to see what the Garden fans chant to Kobe this thursday

[Tricky Ricky]

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you know what dude? i posted a randy newman video...ha ha ha...

thats it....i created the thread, the joke wasnt appreciated...and l.a. the city was attacked first...

its all good...i respect the celtics and its gonna be a hell of match-up...

you might check the 2nd post; about how our daughters arent safe cause of kobe...

way out of line for a stupid randy newman video which is so hideously 80's out, i really didnt see how any would get that bent out of shape over it...

seriously guys its basketball,and i have not gone overboard with anything...

GET THE HELL OFF THIS BOARD, YOUR OWN BOARD DOESNT EVEN FIND YOU FUNNY, YOUR THREAD FN SUCKS

[Athanacropolis]

Can we just talk basketball, not whose city is better? It's all the U.S.A., therefore both cities kick-ass by default!

[Kefa461]

Maybe the C fans will chant Vanessa.......as in Curry????

[John from Hemet]

Just for the record from a lakers fan I absolutely love Boston.

Had many chances to go up that way when I was in the military stationed in Cape Cod Mass....

I like LA to for different reasons.......but Boston is a great city.

[canman1971]

Wow, not sure why this thread hasn't been locked sooner, but all visitors need to grow up.