lakers win again
blew out the highly overrated knicks
109-87
led by kobe's 27, pau and lamar had double doubles, big drew outplayed amare scoring 18 pts. shannon paced the bench
for my original post about kobe, i never mentioned anything about michael jordan
seven rings for him b a nice accomplishment for a guy in his rookie year shot two airballs vs utah and has come a long way trusting teammates and becoming one of the all time greats
Originally posted by Stall_19The players on that team have given up psychologically. They weren't that bad to start the season. Don't give me that rubbish. Two straight seasons of 60+ wins.
Cavs just got blown out 57-112 by Lakers. And people were actually expecting Lebron to get this supporting cast a title? 😕
Originally posted by Darth Martin
The players on that team have given up psychologically. They weren't that bad to start the season. Don't give me that rubbish. Two straight seasons of 60+ wins.
2 straight seasons of 60+ wins with Lebron to the worst record in the league without him. To me the only reason they were that competitive was because of him. He did nearly everything for that team, from scoring to setting up others to score. His supporting cast on those Cleveland teams were just not good enough for them to win a title.
Originally posted by Stall_19I disagree. Winning 60+ wins two straight seasons, having homecourt advantage throughout the playoffs, etc. should be enough. It was clear to me that Cleveland could have won Game 6 in Boston. LeBron hit two pull-up 3-pointers and hid after that, deferring away from the offense. At the end, he didn't even touch the ball on 2-3 straight possessions. He gave up with victory still up for grasp.
His supporting cast on those Cleveland teams were just not good enough for them to win a title.
Cleveland swept the Lakers during the regular season. All that "LeBron would've never won a title in Cleveland" is bullshit and totally overblown. Would he? Maybe, maybe not. The point is that he had a more than legitimate shot. He decided to leave. That's fine. But stop with the claims that he never would have won. All was fine when they were laughing, joking, "taking pictures", launching pre-game half-court shots, going to 60+ wins, etc. but they collectively failed in the playoffs when it mattered. I seem to remember them destroying teams up until the ones that defeated them.