• Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.

2013 NBA Playoffs |OT| Lakers started from the bottom, and they still there

N

Ninja Scooter

Member
Not from today's game but WTF is this pic real?!?

03.1s059.KnicksC--300x300.jpg
 
Z

zychi

Banned
darkside31337 said:
Carmelo, on some fans booing Pierce during Boston tribute: "I don’t think that was the right thing to do, you know, boo somebody like that. In a situation like today, we’re all one. It’s all about the U.S."


good for melo. classier than knicks fans.
Click to expand...
But ive been told in this thread, that melo is a thug and stern has an agenda for him!
 
B

Black Mamba

Member
Syphon Filter said:
How come?
Click to expand...

Because I don't think they play defense needed for the playoffs, they're a poor road team, and I think Karl's playoff rotations always end up being funky. Plus I don't think they can rely on anyone the way most teams can (Durant, Melo, Kobe, Lebron, etc).

But if there ever was a year for them to do it, this is it. And if they meet a still hobbled Spurs, sure.


Cause the Lakers are going to knock them out.
Click to expand...

Well, I'm assuming a decently healthy Spurs make it, not Lakers. I think they'd beat Lakers, but it's only because Spurs are hobbled, so that would be their lucky ticket.

That said, I think Memphis and LAC are better. But Denver is one of only 2 cities with a disproportionate HCA because of altitude and their record was inflated (all they needed was 1 game!) to be the 3 seed, so they've already been lucky.
 
V

victreeb3l

Member
darkside31337 said:
Carmelo, on some fans booing Pierce during Boston tribute: "I don’t think that was the right thing to do, you know, boo somebody like that. In a situation like today, we’re all one. It’s all about the U.S."


good for melo. classier than knicks fans.
Click to expand...

there were a lot more people that were cheering to drown out the boos. i thought that was cool too.

i bet those booing were from long island. those bums
 
G

Godslay

Banned
Black Mamba said:
Because I don't think they play defense needed for the playoffs, they're a poor road team, and I think Karl's playoff rotations always end up being funky. Plus I don't think they can rely on anyone the way most teams can (Durant, Melo, Kobe, Lebron, etc).

But if there ever was a year for them to do it, this is it. And if they meet a still hobbled Spurs, sure.




Well, I'm assuming a decently health Spurs make it, not Lakers. I think they'd beat Lakers, but it's only because Spurs are hobbled, so that would be their lucky ticket.

That said, I think Memphis and LAC are better. But Denver is one of only 2 cities with a disproportionate HCA and they're record was inflated (all they needed was 1 game!) to be the 3 seed, so they've already been lucky.
Click to expand...

Fair enough, anything beyond the first is icing on the cake imo. As far as the Lakers beating them, I was just getting at the Lakers have always beaten them, it's been an inevitability in the past. So if they met, it wouldn't surprise me if the Lakers came through, even if I say that out of superstition.
 
N

Nightstick11

Banned
Godslay said:
Fair enough, anything beyond the first is icing on the cake imo. As far as the Lakers beating them, I was just getting at the Lakers have always beaten them, it's been an inevitability in the past. So if they met, it wouldn't surprise me if the Lakers came through, even if I say that out of superstition.
Click to expand...
Spurs make Lakers cry. On national TV.
 
B

Black Mamba

Member
Godslay said:
Fair enough, anything beyond the first is icing on the cake imo. As far as the Lakers beating them, I was just getting at the Lakers have always beaten them, it's been an inevitability in the past. So if they met, it wouldn't surprise me if the Lakers came through, even if I say that out of superstition.
Click to expand...

No worries. I'd be pretty surprised if the Lakers beat them should they move on. I just don't see them winning in Denver. Denver is a bad match because they play hard and are athletic and young, everything LA is not.

Sure, with Kobe my opinion would change, but without him I think Denver would actually do relatively quick work on the team. Nash-Howard-Gasol have played a combined total of 5 minutes together without Kobe. It's too late to start now.

I still think Denver wins this series in 5, btw. I really don't like GSW as a playoff team.
 
T

The Frankman

Banned
eff Dell.
Chris Herring @HerringWSJ about 1 hour ago
Chandler: "I felt great." Said he thought his performance stemmed more from conditioning than his neck pain.
Click to expand...
Ben Rohrbach @brohrbach about 1 hour ago
Doc thinks he didn't play Jordan Crawford enough. Uh-oh.
Click to expand...
So it begins... JET blew it.
 
B

Black Mamba

Member
I'd love to see a stat on when Brewer makes his 3s. he shoots a lot and makes few, but I swear they come in bunches. Like, he will go 4/5 and then 2/11
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

The Run: Got Next (Ex-NBA Street devs' spiritual successor) announcement trailer
6
858
nikos replied
Japan Travel |OT| starting out a new journey
Community
12
846
Robot Carnival replied
Nicolas Winding Refn returning to filmmaking with Tokyo-set movie
29
2K
Giallo Corsa replied
Ridley Scott interview - sharks in the colosseum, Maximus returning from the afterlife to kill Jesus Christ, asleep at the wheel for Prometheus
45
3K
dem replied
Ahead of a new Studio Ghibli film, critics are asking 'How will we live without Hayao Miyazaki?'
23
4K
Patrick S. replied
Top Bottom