[BIRD33]

I need the pistons to get their shit together.

[WoolyGoat]

you and me both, brother. oh wait.

[snarg]

i'm laffin

[WoolyGoat]

i'm laffin

Lakers in 5.


sin,
BIRD33

[snarg]

lakers in six

sin

goat

[WoolyGoat]

no way dude...the homer hat is firmly in place.

celtics take care of business at home, steal 1 of 3 in LA, win it back home in 6.

[cLaY]

Lakers in 6.

Bird, you just made an old man's year by incorrectly picking the Eastern Conference Finals. You're such a giver. I love you.

[snarg]

no way dude...the homer hat is firmly in place.

celtics take care of business at home, steal 1 of 3 in LA, win it back home in 6.

i think you must have plugged your hat into a 220 volt socket by mistake, can muncher
if the celts win three, bird will eat your boxer shorts
put it in the bank

[BIRD33]

Lakers in 6.

Bird, you just made an old man's year by incorrectly picking the Eastern Conference Finals. You're such a giver. I love you.

This was my version of meals on wheels.

[BIRD33]

i think you must have plugged your hat into a 220 volt socket by mistake, can muncher
if the celts win three, bird will eat your boxer shorts
put it in the bank

I don't need a reason.

[BIRD33]

Wasnt looking forward to this thread this morning.Mostly because I let all of you, my biggest fans down.Since I'm the man that snarg once dreamed of being I'm here to own up to the one incorrect prediction I made 6 months ago.I hope you all learn a lesson from this thread on how to conduct yourselves in such a class manner.

It was a transition year in the NBA and I didnt see it coming and for that I apologize.I couldnt have seen the Lakers Gasol armed robbery\trade so I'm not to upset about not picking the lakers at the beggining of the season but I should have seen the the inconsitency of the Pistons.They had that demeanor of a team thats so good they could turn it on at any time but in reality they are a team that won a few championships years ago and has been playing like defending champions ever since.No sense of urgency is ok if you've got a stable of great players but the Pistons are 4 players deep.Sheed in my mind is one of the most peculiar players in the last 10 years.Once I saw him hug KG after that loss I knew I was in trouble.Flip never had it in him to reign all those ego's in and I believe if they are going to stick with that roster you need to make a change in coach.Anyway I give props to the Celtics for winning it.Wasn't exactly world class basketball but they did what they needed to do without cheating as far as I know.Doc Rivers is not a good coach and I credit the team for dealing with that and still winnning.

I am a life long fan of the Celts but really don't like this team.Peirce has grown on me but KG is a pussy in my mind.I hate players who shy away from the last shot but make the most of anyone on the team.Ray Allen is who I thought he was.That being said I'm faced with a bit of a conundrum.I strive to live my life by the mantra WWLD and I believe Larry would want me to root for the Celtics over the hated Lakers so I will with a sour taste in my mouth be rooting for the C's in the finals.God if your reading this game 3 might be the perfect time for that earthquake thats going to swallow up the west coast.


I see the Celts taking game one just because the atmospere of a lakers\Celts game one in boston being pretty overwhelming for a young lakers team.Overall I just don't see the Celts having waht it takes.Who will cover Kobe better than Ginobli was?I see a huge advantage for Gasol and whoever they try to cover him with.Watch for a lot of kobe driving the lane and throwing the ball up for gasol to dunk.I don't see a lot of close games.The team that wins each game will win by at least 10.

Lakers in 6.

I will be live blogging the rest of the series from snargs dome.

[Anhil8tor]

I wonder if the pistions had done better with melo instead of that empty chair where darko used to sit.....


thought clay?

[BIRD33]

Would they have been able to pay all those guys?I used to think the way you do but I've come to the conclusion the guys a loser.

[Anhil8tor]

pistons are done now anyway...


their window is closed.

[BIRD33]

I agree its over.

[cLaY]

I wonder if the pistions had done better with melo instead of that empty chair where darko used to sit.....


thought clay?

Melo is a joke. Not only could the Pistons not afford to pay him or his ego, but they'd also miss out on Tayshaun's defense. If they could go back to that draft, I would have liked to pick up Chris Bosh in that position.

Word is Rip may get traded along with Sheed. They have expiring contracts and it just makes sense. I'm kind of numb to it until they get rid of Flip. I'd rather have Doug Collins again...

I'm really liking the progress Jason Maxiell is making. They may go after a big man in the draft again. I've also seen Brandon Rush as a Piston.

[WoolyGoat]

lost in the Pistons' loss was the pathetic showing of their home crowd in that series. team was nearly booed off the floor in game 3, and everyone was off to the early exit in a close game 6. not what I expected at all.


as for the finals matchup, pretty decent article by TrueHoop here: http://myespn.go.com/blogs/truehoop/0-32...d=tab1pos2

the general idea being that Ray Allen "guards" Kobe, which would ideally leave him with countless how-can-i-pass-up-this-open-shot long range jumpers. seems to have been what worked in the earlier matchups (obviously the teams are completely different now, but Kobe was limited offensively). Kobe's definitely going to score his points, but the Celts want him to earn them via the jumper instead of via dunks/layups and from the line.

Perkins has stepped up big time on D, and KG is obviously a great defender, so it'll be interesting to see how they do against LA's big men. I think Gasol is real soft, so I don't see how he's a sure thing to be a force in this series. If Odom can perform consistently, the Lakers will win fairly handily...he presents a big matchup problem.

[Anhil8tor]

what would happen if bynum wasn't injured?

[BIRD33]

lost in the Pistons' loss was the pathetic showing of their home crowd in that series. team was nearly booed off the floor in game 3, and everyone was off to the early exit in a close game 6. not what I expected at all.


as for the finals matchup, pretty decent article by TrueHoop here: http://myespn.go.com/blogs/truehoop/0-32...d=tab1pos2

the general idea being that Ray Allen "guards" Kobe, which would ideally leave him with countless how-can-i-pass-up-this-open-shot long range jumpers. seems to have been what worked in the earlier matchups (obviously the teams are completely different now, but Kobe was limited offensively). Kobe's definitely going to score his points, but the Celts want him to earn them via the jumper instead of via dunks/layups and from the line.

Perkins has stepped up big time on D, and KG is obviously a great defender, so it'll be interesting to see how they do against LA's big men. I think Gasol is real soft, so I don't see how he's a sure thing to be a force in this series. If Odom can perform consistently, the Lakers will win fairly handily...he presents a big matchup problem.

The only reason Doc Rivers and Tom Thibodeau might pause, is that San Antonio essentially just tried this same thing in the Western Conference finals -- with an even better defender, Bruce Bowen -- yet Bryant shot very well as the Lakers rolled.

I don't see why they don't try to double Kobe.You have literally no one on the celtics who can guard him one on one.The only way you guarantee a victory is to stop him so I'd force him to give the ball up as much as possible and make other guys win it for them.If derek fisher beats you then so be it.

Gasol will be a matchup problem for Garnett or whoever they put on him.He's not as soft as you think.Him rolling to the basket will open up the lane for a driving Kobe as he blows past Ray Allen.

The more I think about it I see a disaster brewing for the Celts.They barely squeeked by the Hawks and the Cav's both medicore teams.The Pistons were a good team but didnt seem real focused.This Lakers team could be a buzzsaw.I can already see Doc blaming the players after game 2 and KG being all dramatic about how he can't sleep because the loses are killing him.

The Celts have to shoot a ridiculously high % to win this.

[BIRD33]

what would happen if bynum wasn't injured?

Ummm the Lakers would win?