Matchup you are most looking foward to next season

The Skyhook · Post #1 » by **The Skyhook** » Sat Jul 4, 2009 6:30 am

With teams adding new players to their roster before the start of next season it looks like next season will be a fun one. I'm just wondering what matchups you guys are looking foward to.

For me its Boston. I hope Lamar is back because him getting into it with Garnett last year was awesome. We have Artest now and that should make things prety fun. I would love to see one of the Celtics try to do something to one of the Lakers players. You know damn well Artest will be right there as the enforcer. Whenever the Lakers and Celtics play there is just so much excitment because you know that the two teams are going to give it their all.

NashtyNas · Post #2 » by **NashtyNas** » Sat Jul 4, 2009 6:55 am

I think you guys vs Orlando is going to be the games to watch this season. Vince/Artest/Kobe/Pietrus going at it on the wings, with Shard trying to contain Gaysol and Howard beasting anyone thrown at him

RJM · Post #3 » by **RJM** » Sat Jul 4, 2009 7:00 am

1. Lakers vs. Magic
2. Lakers vs. Celtics
3. Lakers vs. Cavs
4. Lakers vs. Nuggets
5. Lakers vs. Spurs

LAKESHOW · Post #4 » by **LAKESHOW** » Sat Jul 4, 2009 7:24 am

spurs and portland. that will be our chief competitors in our division and in the conference.

Luffy · Post #5 » by **Luffy** » Sat Jul 4, 2009 7:54 am

1) Lakers VS. Cavaliers
2) Lakers VS. Celtics
3) Lakers VS. Nuggets

YiYaoYue · Post #6 » by **YiYaoYue** » Sat Jul 4, 2009 8:05 am

beating boston
and spurs look like they will be solid this year baring injuries.

desertlakerfan · Post #7 » by **desertlakerfan** » Sat Jul 4, 2009 9:01 am

1. Cavs - Bynum v Shaq, Ron v LBJ
2. Celtics - Ron v PP
3. Magic - Kobe v VC
4. Spurs - Bynum v TD
5. Rockets - Kobe v Ariza(omg)
6. Nuggets - Ron v Melo

Rain_Maker · Post #8 » by **Rain_Maker** » Sat Jul 4, 2009 3:59 pm

Nuggets arent strong enough for Lakers, Rockets are really weak, Spurs are oldish, Magic have VC but he is kinda old and they arent strong enough for Lakers, Cavs are weak, only one that is good to play is Boston Celtics

96 Til Infiniti · Post #9 » by **96 Til Infiniti** » Sat Jul 4, 2009 5:49 pm

Boston and Orlando.

Post #10 » by **snaquille oatmeal** » Sat Jul 4, 2009 5:58 pm

Xmas game Lakers/Cavs book it!

personally, Lakers/Celtics then Lakers/Cavs, then Lakers/Orlando

Gus McCrae · Post #11 » by **Gus McCrae** » Sat Jul 4, 2009 6:07 pm

CLE and BOS are the big ..but HOU also, seeing Ariza in red will be sad, but I'd like to see how he does.

Rain_Maker · Post #12 » by **Rain_Maker** » Sat Jul 4, 2009 7:06 pm

id rather not waste my Christmas day watching the Lakers blow out a sucky Rocket team, i want it to be a good fun game

Post #13 » by **Slava** » Sat Jul 4, 2009 8:11 pm

Boston. We have some unfinished business there.

No other rivalry comes close.

Post #14 » by **Kilroy** » Sat Jul 4, 2009 8:37 pm

First preseason game everybody plays in...

Beyond that, who knows... Actually, if I'm honest with my petty, Portland-hating self, I'd say our first game in Portland... And if we don't win by 40, I'll be depressed for a week.

Post #15 » by **dockingsched** » Sat Jul 4, 2009 8:42 pm

healthy boston please, followed by a healthy cavs.

daddyfivestar · Post #16 » by **daddyfivestar** » Sat Jul 4, 2009 8:57 pm

+1 on unfinished business with the C's.

what would jack bauer do? · Post #17 » by **what would jack bauer do?** » Sat Jul 4, 2009 10:37 pm

For me it's Lakers vs Portland in portland. Something just irks me about the announcers there, I want us to lay a beating on them so they shut up. They always have some sort of back-handed compliment for our players or they always seem to be taunting us fans... they even make fun of phil and his hip problems.

Plus the blazers are one of the most exciting young teams to match up with; kobe/roy, bynum/oden, pau/aldrige, and now artest/batum-outlaw.

Other than that I can't wait for Boston at full strength. I definitely want to see artest repay KG an old favor. ha

what would jack bauer do? · Post #18 » by **what would jack bauer do?** » Sat Jul 4, 2009 10:42 pm

In my opinion the business was settled with Boston last year, we beat them pretty good twice last year with them at full strength and us missing bynum for one of the games. We got the chip, that's the unsettled business that needed to be addressed. But yeah a rematch with Boston sure would be exciting, they're definitely better than Orlando and Cleveland with or without a Rasheed signing.

Post #19 » by **Kilroy** » Sun Jul 5, 2009 12:09 am

Ok... This got me thinking... And fuming...

Here's the WINS I want to see next season... All by 20pts...

In Portland
In Boston
In Cleveland
In Denver
In Houston
In Utah

CITYOFANGELSX3 · Post #20 » by **CITYOFANGELSX3** » Sun Jul 5, 2009 1:01 am

sd1306 wrote:I think you guys vs Orlando is going to be the games to watch this season. Vince/Artest/Kobe/Pietrus going at it on the wings, with Shard trying to contain Gaysol and Howard beasting anyone thrown at him

Gaysol? Well thats mature and fresh.

For me it would be boston. I love beating those guys. I hope we play vs them in the finals next year, would be epic.