THE OFFICIAL NBA finals game thread

**milohimself** · 05-30-2008, 03:50 PM

Thought I'd get it started early.

Shame on all of you for an incredible lack of conversation on what has to be one of the most entertaining playoffs of all time.

Lakers in five.

Fine Vol · 05-30-2008, 04:04 PM

Celtics will beat Kobe AH I mean Lakers.

droski · 05-30-2008, 04:18 PM

Lakers in 6, only because they wont have home court.

Fine Vol · 05-30-2008, 04:19 PM

You all ride the jock of Kobe WEAK

TennesseeFan07 · 05-30-2008, 04:59 PM

Lakers in 6 if they play Boston
Lakers in 7 if they play Detroit

**milohimself** · 05-30-2008, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Fine Vol

You all ride the jock of Kobe WEAK

Dude they beat the effing Spurs in five. I HATE the Lakers, and after last night, I'm ready to call Kobe ARGUABLY the greatest offensive basketball player of all time. If he leads this team to a couple of titles, you may even be able to throw his name in with MJ's. Yeah, I said it. So far he's done a pretty good job taking a team with little prior success through the deepest Western Conference ever.

The Lakers are on it right now, while the Pistons look pretty lackadaisical at times, and all of the Celtics are still somewhat of an unknown quantity in the playoffs. I can't see Boston or Detroit taking LA past six games, and as long as the Lakers don't come out flat after a long break, I'd say they could be either in five.

droski · 05-30-2008, 05:38 PM

wake me up when boston finds someone who can take clutch shots in close games. thanks much.

BigPapaVol · 05-30-2008, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by milohimself

Dude they beat the effing Spurs in five. I HATE the Lakers, and after last night, I'm ready to call Kobe ARGUABLY the greatest offensive basketball player of all time. If he leads this team to a couple of titles, you may even be able to throw his name in with MJ's. Yeah, I said it. So far he's done a pretty good job taking a team with little prior success through the deepest Western Conference ever.

The Lakers are on it right now, while the Pistons look pretty lackadaisical at times, and all of the Celtics are still somewhat of an unknown quantity in the playoffs. I can't see Boston or Detroit taking LA past six games, and as long as the Lakers don't come out flat after a long break, I'd say they could be either in five.

the depth of the WC might have been stout, but there is no greatness. The best team in the conference isn't bothered by the depth, so them waltzing through isn't impressive. I'll be impressed when they beat a great team. SA didn't have it with half ginobli and Duncan's D falling off.

Kobe, however, is certainly clawing his way toward Jordan.

TennesseeFan07 · 05-30-2008, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by BigPapaVol

the depth of the WC might have been stout, but there is no greatness. The best team in the conference isn't bothered by the depth, so them waltzing through isn't impressive. I'll be impressed when they beat a great team. SA didn't have it with half ginobli and Duncan's D falling off.

Kobe, however, is certainly clawing his way toward Jordan.

The craziest thing I've ever read on VN.

VOLNBAMA · 05-30-2008, 09:00 PM

I got the Lakers in 5.

TennesseeFan07 · 05-30-2008, 09:03 PM

I want to play the Pistons. Revenge from last times beating in the Finals

BigPapaVol · 05-30-2008, 11:01 PM

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Originally Posted by TennesseeFan07

The craziest thing I've ever read on VN.

tell me which team that they beat is a historically good team. Last season's spurs would have beaten this season's by an average of 20.

I can't help that you understand little, but the large number of teams has diluted the true studs across the league, so very few teams are great from a historical perspective. The 80s Celts, Lakers, Pistons and early 80s sixers would destroy these teams.

Moreover, those teams didn't look at getting to the finals as big news. They were the best in their conference and should have beaten everyone else in 7 game series and they did. No big deal.

If you need further interpretation, let me know and I'll promptly ignore you.

StunnA N' Orange · 05-31-2008, 08:25 AM

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Originally Posted by milohimself

Thought I'd get it started early.

Shame on all of you for an incredible lack of conversation on what has to be one of the most entertaining playoffs of all time.

Lakers in five.

I would respond if only I could stop laughing right now.

MillsfieldVOL · 05-31-2008, 08:32 AM

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Originally Posted by milohimself

Thought I'd get it started early.

Shame on all of you for an incredible lack of conversation on what has to be one of the most entertaining playoffs of all time.

Lakers in five.

Celtics in 7, that's what I'm talking about!

StunnA N' Orange · 05-31-2008, 08:37 AM

I thought our good friend TennesseeDunce07 might enjoy these:

http://www.volnation.com/forum/nba-b...ml#post1299564

http://www.volnation.com/forum/nba-b...ml#post1130015.

"If Detroit loses to the Celtics in the ECF I'll never post here again, I'm pretty confident in my decision."