NBA Finals 2008 - Lakers vs. Celtics

[Dave Gray]

I think that Sam Cassell sucks.  Every time he touches the ball, it's a liability.

[MaineDolFan]

^Did he even get into game 6 of the Detroit series?  I don't think you'll see much of him, he was really signed for depth more than anything else.

Hopefully Doc will have Posey in a lot.  He's a defensive monster.

[Dave Gray]

^Did he even get into game 6 of the Detroit series?

Yeah, he came in off the bench in place of Rondo a few times.  It was bad.  He shoots poorly, and defenses play him twice as hard, which causes turnovers.

Hopefully Doc will have Posey in a lot.  He's a defensive monster.

Yeah, Posey is a great role-player.  When he was in Miami, he was key on defense. [/quote]

[stinkfish]

No surprise here. I'm going with LA. It'll be good hearing "Beat LA" coming from the Garden. This is how it'll break down. Split the first two games, LA takes 2 out of 3 @ home, and they split again here. Lakers in 7, unless it's in 6.

[gocowboys31]

BEAT LA, BEAT LA, BEAT LA, BEAT LA..............that's all that needs to be said.

As for the series, people who think just because the lakers have Kobe that automatically puts them over the top be look twice. I have no problem admitting kobe is the best player in the game, but if Vladamir Radmonovic is going to guard Paul Pierce the entire series chalk up 30 pts a game for pierce every night.

I don't think the spurs were as physical as they should've been, but the celtics will test them. I want to see how the officials call the game. I still say the lakers don't play enough defense to win a championship and that's been the celtics bread and butter all season. Kobe can get his, but gasol and odom can't go off. If kobe comes down that lane somebody better be there to take his head off. We have to let the lakers know there will be a severe price to be paid for coming down the lane.

Did i mention Paul Pierce is from LA and is averaging almost 28 pts a game against the lakers in LA. He's going to stick it too the team he grew up loving.

I loved wacthing him pop that celtic jersey in front of all those pistons fans last friday night.

Celtics in 7 baby!!!

[gocowboys31]

I think that Sam Cassell sucks.  Every time he touches the ball, it's a liability.

He should have a little more success this series. No one on the lakers will apply the type of on the ball defensive pressure as lindsey hunter did.

[stinkfish]

I think that the Lakers D will be able to handle the Celts. Afterall, the Lakers only neede 4 games to knock out DEnver, 6 to knock out Utah, and 5 to handles the almighty defending champion Spurs.  Fisher will pick your pocket.

[MaineDolFan]

^^And I think Cleveland was a better team than Denver and Utah and Detroit was better than San Antonio.

Again - the West is greatly outmatched this year, the better teams in the east are better than the best teams in the west.  I think the ease at which the Celtics handle L.A. is going to shock a lot of people.

[stinkfish]

^ But the fact remains that Boston had to go 7 against Atlanta, and Cleveland.  And with 3 games in LA, and given Boston's weak play on the road, I give the nod, Lakers fan, or not, to LA. I don't think it's going to be an easy series no matter what. It's going to be a war.

[SportsChick]

Beat LA! Beat LA!

[MaineDolFan]

^ But the fact remains that Boston had to go 7 against Atlanta, and Cleveland. 

I think folks need to let this go.  They beat Detroit in six while taking two on the road.  I'm not taking anything away from L.A.  I just have a weird feeling that Boston is a lot better.  I guess we'll find out.

I think a key of this series is going to be Perkins disrupting Gasol. 

[gocowboys31]

^ But the fact remains that Boston had to go 7 against Atlanta, and Cleveland.  And with 3 games in LA, and given Boston's weak play on the road

What does atlanta have to do with this series. Again the celtics should have won games 4 and 6 in that series, but didnt pay attention to detail. I guess you missed that fact that the Cavs made the finals last season. As for the weak play on the road, kiss that goodbye. The fact remains when they were forced to win on the road they delivered and then closed out the pistons on their floor. That showed me they have some grit and toughness in the face of adversity.

I'll say this, Kobe has to be great for the lakers to win. We've seen in the playoffs Ray allen had a horrible series against the cavs, but pierce bailed him out. If by some miracle Kobe struggles who can the lakers count on to pick up the slack. The celtics margain for error is greater. Everyone jumped on the Mavs bandwagon two years ago, but when the series turned physical and rough the mavs punked out. Let's see if the lakers can adjust to that style of basketball.

If pierce starts to go off early in the series that will force jackson to put kobe on him and expend more energy, then allen will be free to go off. To many weapons. The celtics defense will be the deciding factor in this series.

[SportsChick]

I think the teams match up well with each other, and if Perkins can play like he did in game 5, the rebounding machine, I think the Celts are in good shape.

I'd love to see No. 17 hoisted to the rafters. Means I'd have to go and get new photos, all my old photos are of the Real Garden with the 16 banners

[stinkfish]

 Cowboys, the Cavs went to the Finals last season, which is why you suggest that Boston had to go to 7 against them? I guess YOU missed the fact the San Antonio won the Finals last season, and LA knocked them out in 5. Why, why, why, do people HAVE to bring up "last year"? It has no bearing on the here and now.

[PhinsHelmetOnPenis]

Lakers in 5. LA is going to mop the floor with these scrubs. sid rosenberg puts it best the lakers made short work of a much better team the spurs, and the celtics arent even in the same class. i cant wait until kobe posterizes garnett with his nuts in his face. noone the celtics is an offensive threat, and now paul pierce has the machine vujacic on him, fugget about it. who else is going to take over? ray allen is an absent old man and garnett for all his intangibles folds up like a cheap lawn chair in crunch time. that leaves little skinny rondo with no jumpshot or perkins...... or big baby lol.


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