NBA Playoffs

Also, even though I like the Spurs, I look for Dallas to come out of the west and though I don't like the Pistons... they will probably win the title.

 

At least you see the truth.

 

My predictions for the first round:

Eastern Conferance:

Pistons/Bucks- Pistons in 4
Bulls/Heat- Heat in 6
Pacers/Nets- Nets in 5
Cavs/Wizards- Cavs in 7

Western Conferance

Spurs/Kings- Spurs in 5
Suns/Lakers- Suns in 6
Clippers/nuggets- Clips in 5
Dallas/Memphis- Dalls in 4

 

I think Chicago over Miami would be more likely. </font>[/QUOTE]quite teasing SBC!

 

Kobe will rise to the occasion (whether it will be enough is yet to be seen) but I believe in the East you are grossly underestimating the Nets. I believe they are legit and with a strong, albeit not fantastic, bench.

Sac / SA should be a great series if the refs let them play.

 

Kobe and the Lakers are not going anywhere but home to watch the rest of the playoffs. Kobe is a great player, but he is way too selfish a player. The real great players make others around them better and I have yet to see that from Kobe. Kobe rode the Shaq and Phil train to his titles. </font>[/QUOTE]No, tell us what you really think SBC. Don't beat around the bush.

 

I agree. And he is learning to hit the open man when they double him.

 

I agree. And he is learning to hit the open man when they double him.

 

The question SBC is this, how can you say Kobe is not making the players around him better than they are? Can you put any other 2 or 3 in Kobe's spot and have the Lakers make the playoffs? I think not! How is it that Kobe shoots 30 times a game and he is selfish while Carter, Arenas, Dirk and others shoot 30 and are just great players? I think you have been listening to the Kobe smashers way to much. Have you looked at Kwame the last 30 games when did he play like that when his team mate was Arenas? Odom has underachieved since he has been with the Lakers but is now starting to come around. I agree that it would be nice if Kobe would pass the ball in the paint on his drives but how many times has he driven the lane passed off and seen the ball go the other direction because team mates could not finish in the paint?

How can you say in one breath Kobe is selfish and say in the next breath he has to elevate his game if the Lakers are to have a chance against Phoenix?

I would say the key to that series is Luke Walton (I do not like his father) if Walton can play 35+ minutes and average 16-5-5 at the 3 the Lakers can win. Obviously Kwame and Odom have to play like they have the last 4 weeks and Kobe needs to average 40-5-7.

Thanks for the feed back

thjplgvp

 

Pastor I could not have said it better my self.

Players like Gilbert, Vince, A.I. and Kobe are the reason we lost in the olympics this past time.

I like Luke Walton a lot. When he played at Zona he had a way of getting his teammates involed and played the entire aspect of baskeball. He is a very good player to have on your team. I am unsure why he is struggling with the Lakers. If his dad is calling a nba game I will usually turn the volume down or turn the channel.

 

I stand corrected having forgotten that LeBron is a 3 I still think of him as a 1.

Statistically Lebron and Kobe are nearly identical. Kobe has 4 pnts/gm more while Lebron has one more rebound and two more assists. Would you agree that Lebron has the better supporting cast with Iggy, Murray, Hughes, Marshall, Gooden and Snow? Compared with Odom, Kwame, Mihm, Cook, Walton you get the picture.

I am not saying Kobe does not have weaknesses but I believe they have more to do with maturity and self confidence than selfishness he does average 4.5 A's per game 30th in the league LJ is 12th 6.6.

What I am saying is that he is a much better team player than people give him credit for. Could he be better? Absolutely.

One other thing I am old enough to remember Phil Jackson turning Jordan loose to show Michael he could not win it all even if he was the greatest player in the game. But Jordan found that scoring titles were not as much fun to have around V's and Gold BB's and I suspect that Kobe will also. We may see a new Kobe next year, one that drives the lane and sets up Walton for the game winning shot against the Cavs. hehehe

I still think Kobe is the MVP, realistically the Lakers should not have made the playoffs he carried them to where they are and if he is selfish for doing it that way I say that is why he gets the big bucks and we get to debate his character.

Have a great weekend, praise the Lord with all your heart and don't forget to root for Kobe and the Lakers at 12:30 EST

thjplgvp

 

I don't know about Kobe not being the MVP. He pretty much carried the team into the playoffs. Jackson has worked wonders in LA as he somehow got everybody else to play hard even though Kobe shoots and shoots and shoots and shoots and shoots and shoots and shoots and shoots...

I'm not so sure that it's Kobe being deceived about his position, but more about Kobe not wanting to give credit to Shaq for anything. Kobe doesn't want to be Robin to Shaq's Batman. Problem is, without a great player like Shaq around, Kobe's not going to win anything but scoring titles.

BTW, I think Kobe's still shooting and shooting and shooting and shooting and shooting...