EPTNBA 2010-2011 Season - Page 146
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RowdierBob
Australia13430 Posts
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Ack1027
United States7873 Posts
Whereas AND1 has to create their own team from street players every year and I think the only real talent in the NBA has been Rafer Alston? And I figure no traveling would affect AND1 players more. | ||
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seanisgrand
United States1039 Posts
On December 26 2010 10:25 seanisgrand wrote: Playing very good against bad teams is an awfully big oxymoron don't you think? I don't think those games are very indicative of their play at all. Also, to the point about "usual regular season standards", the Lakers have never had very spectacular regular seasons during their title runs in the Phil era. Other than a couple 60 win seasons, they are usually mid 50's in win totals and have had some truly awful stretches almost every single year. They started very hot last year and still only won 57 games. I've watched almost every single LA game over the past 4 years and this is nothing new for this current gen Lakers team just like it wasn't anything new for the Shaq/Kobe teams. They turn it up in the playoffs. That;s how it is, even if it's frustrating. As for their west competition, the season is far too young to say what kind of competition they have in the west. I'll wait to see them play against Dallas and San Antonio before I pass judgment. I like their chances, given that SA has folded like a deck of cards to LA in the playoffs save for one year, and Dallas is always _allas in the playoffs. Looking like this is going to be the case again this year. Lakers have turned it back up and are looking very scary with the playoffs coming up. | ||
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testpat
United States565 Posts
On December 26 2010 10:25 seanisgrand wrote: Playing very good against bad teams is an awfully big oxymoron don't you think? I don't think those games are very indicative of their play at all. Also, to the point about "usual regular season standards", the Lakers have never had very spectacular regular seasons during their title runs in the Phil era. Other than a couple 60 win seasons, they are usually mid 50's in win totals and have had some truly awful stretches almost every single year. They started very hot last year and still only won 57 games. I've watched almost every single LA game over the past 4 years and this is nothing new for this current gen Lakers team just like it wasn't anything new for the Shaq/Kobe teams. They turn it up in the playoffs. That;s how it is, even if it's frustrating. As for their west competition, the season is far too young to say what kind of competition they have in the west. I'll wait to see them play against Dallas and San Antonio before I pass judgment. I like their chances, given that SA has folded like a deck of cards to LA in the playoffs save for one year, and Dallas is always _allas in the playoffs. Its easy to forget some seasons because Lakers seem to take it easy during the regular season, but they have put together some great records during the Phil era. Lakers '99 season 15 loss ranks 5th(t) best all time record, Lakers '08 season 17 loss ranks 14th(t) best all time record. | ||
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BalliSLife
1339 Posts
On April 02 2011 02:04 Ack1027 wrote: Globetrotters would probably win since they have played some close games vs championship college teams. And if I remember right most of their players have had some college experience. Whereas AND1 has to create their own team from street players every year and I think the only real talent in the NBA has been Rafer Alston? And I figure no traveling would affect AND1 players more. Ya rafer was the only one, but I have a feeling the newer generation of streetballers might be better than rafer now at least athletically even though he had crazy handles. I also think the globetrotters are bigger since some of them played in the NBA. Come to think of it most of the top streetballers could probably fair pretty well vs top college prospects, too bad there isn't and1 vs NCAA top teams, that would be interesting. | ||
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cLutZ
United States19574 Posts
On April 02 2011 02:53 testpat wrote: Its easy to forget some seasons because Lakers seem to take it easy during the regular season, but they have put together some great records during the Phil era. Lakers '99 season 15 loss ranks 5th(t) best all time record, Lakers '08 season 17 loss ranks 14th(t) best all time record. The Lakers under the Kobe/Pau Regime have not won a series where they didn't have homecourt, so it could be quite a differncemaker this year | ||
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MassHysteria
United States3678 Posts
On April 02 2011 09:42 cLutZ wrote: The Lakers under the Kobe/Pau Regime have not won a series where they didn't have homecourt, so it could be quite a differncemaker this year Uhm, that is because they have only lost one playoff series since the Gasol trade and that was to the Celtics in the Finals the year Pau got traded...and they definitely did not deserve to win that series... I really don't think homecourt plays much a difference either way to a 2-time championship team(specially with Kobe who always says it doesn't matter one bit)... Oh, and once the Finals come, I think most people agree the 2-3-2 format favors the non-homecourt because of those middle 3 games.. | ||
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cLutZ
United States19574 Posts
On April 02 2011 17:14 MassHysteria wrote: Uhm, that is because they have only lost one playoff series since the Gasol trade and that was to the Celtics in the Finals the year Pau got traded...and they definitely did not deserve to win that series... I really don't think homecourt plays much a difference either way to a 2-time championship team(specially with Kobe who always says it doesn't matter one bit)... Oh, and once the Finals come, I think most people agree the 2-3-2 format favors the non-homecourt because of those middle 3 games.. I'd say the opposite, no home team has ever won the middle three games. http://www.nba.com/finals2003/breakdown_232.html | ||
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iDoMiNaTe2.0
288 Posts
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cLutZ
United States19574 Posts
On April 03 2011 03:54 iDoMiNaTe2.0 wrote: Homecourt matters more to a young team like OKC / CHI then lets say BOS/LAL/SA Homecourt matters more to teams that rely on getting to the foul line like Chi/Mia. | ||
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DoomsVille
Canada4885 Posts
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SK.Testie
Canada11084 Posts
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cLutZ
United States19574 Posts
On April 03 2011 11:06 SK.Testie wrote: Seriously, thought spurs were a lock for it. Wins tend to dry up when your good players get hurt. It seems like the bulls and lakers are strangely immune to this phenomenon... | ||
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DoomsVille
Canada4885 Posts
Lakers have only played without bynum. And Odom would be a starter on any other team in the league anyways. So it's not the end of the world. | ||
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igotmyown
United States4291 Posts
So sad for the Spurs, a player as great, smart, and as unselfish as Timmy deserves to go out like Russell. The hard working defensive teams for some reason are petering out. The Bulls just aren't as likable to me. | ||
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iLoveKT
Philippines3615 Posts
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Holcan
Canada2593 Posts
Calderon and Bayless are your guards? PG's and even backup PG's have to go in knowing they can torch the raptors. | ||
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iDoMiNaTe2.0
288 Posts
What game breaking injuries have the Spurs had? Duncan was out 3 games and you still got McDyess. | ||
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Signet
United States1718 Posts
On April 03 2011 02:10 cLutZ wrote: I'd say the opposite, no home team has ever won the middle three games. http://www.nba.com/finals2003/breakdown_232.html Detroit did in 2004 and Miami in 2006. | ||
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altec1011
92 Posts
So where are you doubters now? Some clown named "Ace" kept trying to make a case for Derrick Rose being overrated... LOL How foolish do you guys look now with D-Rose being the inevitable MVP and the Bull's being the #1 seed in the East? I repeat, 4 months ago, I tried to debate whether he was the best PG in NBA, and morons like Ace tried to claim that even RONDO was a better player!!! smh | ||
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