On May 05 2010 14:25 Xeris wrote:
utah's body language just screams "i don't think we have a chance to beat LA" even though they actually do. they play with absolutely 0 confidence.

Compared to the Thunder, the jazz got much less energy.

igotmyown

United States4291 Posts

May 05 2010 06:34 GMT

#726

2010 lakers would lose to the 2009 lakers in 5 games.

OneOther

United States10774 Posts

May 05 2010 06:48 GMT

#727

On May 05 2010 15:34 igotmyown wrote:
2010 lakers would lose to the 2009 lakers in 5 games.

which 2009 lakers

RowdierBob

Australia13526 Posts

May 05 2010 12:47 GMT

#728

On May 05 2010 14:25 Xeris wrote:
utah's body language just screams "i don't think we have a chance to beat LA" even though they actually do. they play with absolutely 0 confidence.

They don't have a chance though and they know it.

This is why I don't get people thinking "this year Utah will do it!" Why? Both teams are pretty much the same as last year, and if anything Utah is slightly weaker without Kirilenko and Okur.

Utah will win a token game or two but lose. It's as predictable as day comes before night.

No one in the West is good enough to beat the Lakers in 7 with the current rosters they have. Right about now only Orlando looks good enough to me to actually take down the Lakers. The Cavs are dead ducks and look like they'll struggle to make it past the Celts but at least the Magic have the inside presence to stop Bynum/Gasol (who killed the Thunder and are doing the same to the Jazz).

Judicator

United States7270 Posts

May 05 2010 14:08 GMT

#729

Utah just doesn't match up well with the Lakers. Kenny Smith said it best, unless Utah pushes the pace to something absurd, they won't do well consistently enough to win games or the series. The rebounding differential says it all right there.

Nohtanhoj

Canada15 Posts

May 05 2010 14:22 GMT

#730

The only chance Utah has is to cheese. They have one of the most underrated small forwards in the game, Paul Millsap, but they're not playing him very much. LA is so much bigger inside with Bynum and Gasol, so Utah is going to have to accept that they're not going to rebound the ball much. I'd abuse the heck out of Boozer and Millsap until LA finds a counter to those two guys taking pull up jumpers.

Also, the finals this year look like a rematch. Cavs are garbage without Lebron playing on all cylinders, which he's definitely not doing ATM. Boston is going to take them down in 6.

Make7UpYours

893 Posts

May 05 2010 14:32 GMT

#731

On May 05 2010 23:22 Nohtanhoj wrote:
The only chance Utah has is to cheese. They have one of the most underrated small forwards in the game, Paul Millsap, but they're not playing him very much. LA is so much bigger inside with Bynum and Gasol, so Utah is going to have to accept that they're not going to rebound the ball much. I'd abuse the heck out of Boozer and Millsap until LA finds a counter to those two guys taking pull up jumpers.

Also, the finals this year look like a rematch. Cavs are garbage without Lebron playing on all cylinders, which he's definitely not doing ATM. Boston is going to take them down in 6.

Boozer played about 37 minutes last night and Millsap played about 34. Between the two of them they took 38 of the Jazz's 96 field goal attempts shooting 50% from the field. Both of them recorded double-doubles as well (Boozer got 20/12, Millsap 26/11). There isn't much more they could have done for their team. They just give up too much size on the defensive end for anything they do on offense to really matter.

skyeyesattelite

Canada56 Posts

May 05 2010 15:05 GMT

#732

its either gonna be Lakers vs Orlando finals or Lakers vs Cleveland.
Either way, lakers will win =/

(lol anyone see chris bosh at lakers game yesterday?? lol wonder what his plans are for next season. Since i live in toronto, i'd hate to see him leave =[)

Xeris

Iran17695 Posts

May 05 2010 15:42 GMT

#733

nah - Clevland is losing to Boston.

Lakers Celts or Lakers Magic - either way Lakers winning =p

Holcan

Canada2593 Posts

May 05 2010 16:27 GMT

#734

On May 06 2010 00:05 skyeyesattelite wrote:
its either gonna be Lakers vs Orlando finals or Lakers vs Cleveland.
Either way, lakers will win =/

(lol anyone see chris bosh at lakers game yesterday?? lol wonder what his plans are for next season. Since i live in toronto, i'd hate to see him leave =[)

well, he is gone, so might as well prepare for the defensively minded Calderon, Turkoglu, Bargnani era.

Judicator

United States7270 Posts

May 05 2010 16:36 GMT

#735

Defensively minded Turk? Sarcasm?

Nohtanhoj

Canada15 Posts

May 05 2010 16:54 GMT

#736

Lol I live in Toronto too and I really don't support the Raptors. They don't have anything that I look for in a team, so.... Bosh is smart to get the hell out of Toronto though. He gets 30 a night with a terrible team, imagine how good he would be if he had someone feeding the ball to him.

jtbem

Canada1404 Posts

May 05 2010 17:06 GMT

#737

calderon, turk and barg can't play defense. slow as fuck all of them

Holcan

Canada2593 Posts

May 05 2010 18:07 GMT

#738

torontos big three gonna dominate now that the softie chris bosh is gonna sign and trade himself for something worthwhile.

jtbem

Canada1404 Posts

May 05 2010 18:21 GMT

#739

LOL are you serious? 3 slow pokes.

tonight

United States11130 Posts

May 05 2010 20:30 GMT

#740

On May 05 2010 09:23 MYM.Testie wrote:
Obviously deserved.
Crawford, one of the best in the business.

I remember watching that game and thinking "What the fuck is wrong with you, Crawford?" Yeah, ok a superstar is laughing, MIGHT even be laughing at you, and for that you ruin the chances of this game between these two teams to be played at their highest level. You also ruin it for all the fans who came to see Tim Duncan play. Yeah, that seems to be deserved just because you don't want any sass.

Prick