Man... Detroit has all the answers for the Lakers... :D

Kobe was lookin' a wee bit frustrated in the first half... :D

C'mon, Pistons!

*sits back, remembering the glory days watching the Pistons in the Cloverleaf Bar, polishing off a good-sized pizza.... *

It's almost impossible to completely shut Kobe out, but Prince is doing one hell of a job, what a great player he can become. And kudos to Rasheed as well, he used to collect technicals, but he's grown into a real teamplayer. This series is far from over yet, but i have a gut feeling the Pistons are not giving this one away anymore.

Nah it's not going back to the Staples Center! It should NOT! :D

Go Pistons!

I don't even know why the Lakers start the ol' Mailman on his hurt knee...he's really just a burden to the team going up against Rasheed...I'm on the Piston's side

[ 06-12-2004, 09:11 PM: Message edited by: Sagramore ]

That's Phil Jackson for you, he never gave rookies much playtime. That Walton proved that he can add much more to the Lakers offense than Malone in his current condition, yet he still starts Malone. Like if he's afraid to try something new. He did that back in the days when he coached the Bulls, and he still does it today, that Zen twat. :D

LOL

Nono, he started Malone because of certain reasons like pride, trust and faith. hehehe [img]smile.gif[/img]

In essence, Malone can do it, unfortunately Rasheed is right there. Malone wants the ring so bad he wants to wreck his knee just for that ring. Can't blame him... Gary Payton on the other hand, well he's screwing up things... probably because he doesn't have enough time to settle down, not to mention that he isn't able to create any offensive opportunities as a point guard because of the triangle offense. How sad.

And Jordan was sick the day before his big game too :D

Okay, if anything, <u>basketball is my life</u>. The only other things I actually care about are my family and my girl. I don't even consider my work to be anywhere near as important.

So here's my opinion on this series. I don't like Detroit. I hate the Lakers. Kobe is a cocky guy who doesn't even deserve to be compared to Michael Jordan. Shaq sucks and has absolutely no skill at all. I read an artical after game 3 where he said, "I don't remember only going to the line for 2 shots in a game in the last 10 years." Or something along the lines of that. Guess what...he only took 1 shot in a game in the playoffs last year, although it might have been 2 years ago. When he comes up against a good defense, he can't even use his size all the time to take over (and his size is the only thing he's got).
Payton and Malone...man, I wish they didn't go to the Lakers. I also wanted them both to get there rings, but not with the Lakers. Payton has like, what, 7 points in this whole series? He should retire, but his contract is still going on. Malone doesn't even deserve a ring anymore for joining the Lakers just to get a ring.

The Lakers definately are extremely lucky...and Robert Horey is injured too, so he's not even there to make that lucky 3 shot like before. He's actually not even on there playoff roster because of his injury. Technically, the Lakers shouldn't have even won 2 years ago. Samaki Walker's halftime 3-pointer was after the buzzer, and that was one of the games where they lost by 1 or 2 points. I know the game would have been played differently if the shot didn't count, but it still helped them beat Sacremento.

So...I HATE THE LAKERS.

<font size="7" color="red">KICK THE LAKERS' BUTT, DETROIT!</font>

Lord...dude.... if basketball is your life, then how come you don't know that the reason that Horry isn't on their roster, is NOT because he's injured, but because he has been playing for the Spurs all year long ? :D

LOL!!!!

Well... well... um

*leaves*