Obama picks Lakers to win it all, lol

[navysully]

He'll lose this pick AND the 2012 election

More motivation Suns?

President Obama projecting a Lakers win in finals
By The Associated Press (AP) – 5 hours ago

President Barack Obama is projecting a Los Angeles Lakers win in the NBA finals.

Obama told TNT in an interview that he's been surprised by Boston, but believes Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol and coach Phil Jackson would be too much for the Celtics.

"I've got to go with the Lakers again," Obama said. "I think Gasol may be the best big man in the league right now. He's different from Dwight Howard, but he's (got) unbelievable footwork, speed, savvy, he's playing magnificently.

"Kobe is the fiercest competitor in the league and they've got what I continue to believe is the best coach in the NBA right now in Phil Jackson, so they're going to be formidable and I think it'll be a tough series. Boston's a veteran club, but the Lakers are looking pretty good."

In the interview that aired Tuesday before Game 4 of the Western Conference finals, Obama also praised the Suns for taking a stand against Arizona's immigration law, said it'd be great if Washington got John Wall with the No. 1 pick, and that ticket prices would be his biggest concern if he was NBA commissioner for a day.

"I mean, I think that ticket prices have gotten so high, and I understand that salaries are high, ticket prices are going to be high, but you know, you hate to think that the only person that can go to a game is somebody who's got a corporate account," Obama said. "And that's something that I'd love all professional sports, that's not just NBA, but all professional sports to be thinking about that a little more."

The interview was conducted by broadcaster Marv Albert on the White House basketball court. It is available on http://www.NBA.com and is also being shown on NBA TV.

[MaryvalesFinest]

Looks like foreign policy and picking the finals winner arn't his strong points but hey he can't be right at everything

It is cool he's a basketball fan though...

[chrice]

Barack just helped us with a Presidential JINX.

[RaisingArizona]

Everything he's done/said so far has been wrong so this is definitely a good omen for us.

[ma_falaa_50]

the lakers are a good team so I dont really think its that big a deal.

[Qwigglez]

So what? How can you not pick the defending champs. They are a tough team to beat four games out of seven. If I wasn't a Suns fan I'd be picking the Lakers too, especially not knowing the heart and hustle of this particular Suns team.

[navysully]

So what? How can you not pick the defending champs. They are a tough team to beat four games out of seven. If I wasn't a Suns fan I'd be picking the Lakers too, especially not knowing the heart and hustle of this particular Suns team.

Well, he is Obama. He looks superficially at an issue and makes up his mind without looking at all the facts.

I like ginobliflops quote...

[garyb916]

It's not just that he picked em, it's that he's really jumping the gun on them getting to the Finals. He said "it'll be a great series" man they have a lot of work to do to earn their way to the Finals.

Someone should tell him that the NBA doesn't rely on brainwashing voters to win.

[ls2ws6]

This gives me another reason to hate on him. what a dummy. suns prove him wrong

[Chosen01]

I don't get what was wrong of him to say the Lakers would win it all.. Cavs were hyped to win it all, then Lakers.. or did you guys REALLY expect him to say the Suns?.. lets be real.

[garyb916]

I don't get what was wrong of him to say the Lakers would win it all.. Cavs were hyped to win it all, then Lakers.. or did you guys REALLY expect him to say the Suns?.. lets be real.

I think he should have been objective. He's associated himself with a well-hated franchise. Bad political move. He's trying way too hard to be cool, his demeanor annoys me. He should be much more worried about the financial hemorrhaging his organization is causing us taxpayers, or our brothers and sisters dying 5,000 miles away from home.

F*ck him.

[ls2ws6]

I don't get what was wrong of him to say the Lakers would win it all.. Cavs were hyped to win it all, then Lakers.. or did you guys REALLY expect him to say the Suns?.. lets be real.

I think he should have been objective. He's associated himself with a well-hated franchise. Bad political move. He's trying way too hard to be cool, his demeanor annoys me. He should be much more worried about the financial hemorrhaging his organization is causing us taxpayers, or our brothers and sisters dying 5,000 miles away from home.

F*ck him.

+100

[SteveNashMVP]

I don't get what was wrong of him to say the Lakers would win it all.. Cavs were hyped to win it all, then Lakers.. or did you guys REALLY expect him to say the Suns?.. lets be real.

I think he should have been objective. He's associated himself with a well-hated franchise. Bad political move. He's trying way too hard to be cool, his demeanor annoys me. He should be much more worried about the financial hemorrhaging his organization is causing us taxpayers, or our brothers and sisters dying 5,000 miles away from home.

F*ck him.

In two games he'll jump the Suns bandwagon just you wait

[So Gutta]

Let's be honest, he wasn't gonna win Arizona anyway...

He might screw himself over in Florida, and particularly in Ohio, with all his "LeBron should come to Chicago" rhetoric.

While Arizona is cracking down on illegals, California has a Proposition on the ballot to legalize weed... interesting.

[impulsenine]

Wow guys ... he's a hyper-moderate/cautious politician. He is going to go with the best bet, and as much as I love the Suns, the Lakers have always been the favorite. Anyone who's surprised by this is either already convinced he's a Muslim Fascist Communist or never saw his NCAA bracket.

Sheesh.

[Flying Colors]

you guys are looking waaaaay into this