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Will Lebron and Kobe ever meet in Finals ?
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Originally Posted by CP1708
Do you think Kobe is the reason the Lakers have been relevant for 62 years?Originally Posted by Peep Game
Originally Posted by CP1708
What the @#$%?
Son, the day Duncan retires, we'll never hear about the Spurs ever again. The Lakers are the Lakers, with or without Kobe, they will always be around. Forever.
I couldn't think of any other western teams with a serious shot at the finals, would've said the Grizzlies, but they could easily fall off.
The Lakers have been very fortunate that they have never had transition periods. The day Kobe is not a Laker and not replaced
by somebody who even comes close to him, it's a wrap, and they are fighting the Bobcats and Cavs for draft picks. Do you seriously think Odom and Artest could
lead the Lakers to the finals, along with Brittle Bynum and soft-as-Charmin Gasol?
If it ain't Kobe, it'll be somebody else someday. It's how we work.
Mikan to West/Baylor to Kareem to Magic to Shaq to Kobe. On and on and on it goes. 6+ decades man.
The Lakers went from having stacked teams to being just Shaq, Kobe, and some other guys since 97, so when ever people left the Lakers, it really didn't matter.
Now the Lakers are a near broke-down yet still really good Kobe, and........? Unless the Lakers plan on trading for Dwight Howard & Chris Paul in the next
coming months, the definite transition period will be in full effect. That's something Laker fans just don't wanna hear, but it's all good man.
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You must not have been in S&T prior to Lebron taking his talents South.
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Peep stars will ALWAYS flock to LA, when this current group runs it's course, you think the Buss' just going to sit on all that freed up cash from Kobe/Pau/LO etc. being gone. Trust the "transition period" for the Lakers will be short if felt at all. They've made the playoffs 57 out of 62 seasons and you think they just going to fall to Cavs status. Doesn't work like that. Never has.
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Well not nearly as bad as the Cavs, but if for awhile they were fighting for an 8th seed or even missing out for a little while, it's pretty realistic.
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They also missed out once in the 90's........
So, we goin all the way back into the mid 70's, and the LA Lakers have missed the post 2 times. TWO times. You still with me here?
Kobe/Shaq had nothin to do with over 20 of those years, and we still did pretty good, wouldn't you agree?
Now, fast forward. Kobe gone. Pau, gone. Lamar gone. Artest gone. All of em, all gone. What would we do? Gee....hmmmm.....I dunno, how about the fact that we would then be under whatever the cap is by about 45 million dollars?
So I ask you, do you not see some sort of NBA young stars that have grown up the past 10 years watching the LA Lakers win titles and coming into the league, and NOT wanting to make a ton of money and play in LA? You don't find that possible?
Maybe it's Dwight, maybe it's Durant, maybe it's Blake G, maybe the kid is still in colllege, maybe it will all 3 of these guys, I don't know, but I do know people will join LA when the time comes. It's been happening for SIX DECADES. Why would you think that would stop suddenly? Cuz Kobe left?
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Maybe in the finals of the Turkish league . . . Because I don't think we'll be seeing an NBA ball anytime soon.
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Co-signing this....
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Probably not...
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*DEAD* @ caveman v. dinosaur
but yeah they'll NEVER play against each other in the finals
and yes the Lakes ALWAYS get players and we're ALWAYS relevant so c'mon son
but yeah they'll NEVER play against each other in the finals
and yes the Lakes ALWAYS get players and we're ALWAYS relevant so c'mon son
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Damn CP, it's middle of an off-season when we don't have any basketball.
Even I don't have it in me to muster up an argument against silly statements.
Even I don't have it in me to muster up an argument against silly statements.
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the new kings of ball will be the knicks
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the knicks?
cant be serious
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as Skip would say, depends on if Dwyane Wade can get Lebron to the finals next year.
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Originally Posted by 2o6
DAT REVENUE
this would EASILY double the superbowl revenue if it went 7 games
floor seats would be 90k each
$1135 x 19,600 x's 7 games= 155,722,000 in tickets , and thats if mavs/heat woulda went 7.
advertisement would be
Stern just came off the thought of this.
Sadly, this prob won't happen. Way to F things up, Mavs.
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Originally Posted by CP1708
I don't think you're getting this. They moved Shaq, and missed the post for 1 year, 1 of 5 in 62 seasons. I said 5.
They also missed out once in the 90's........
So, we goin all the way back into the mid 70's, and the LA Lakers have missed the post 2 times. TWO times. You still with me here?
Kobe/Shaq had nothin to do with over 20 of those years, and we still did pretty good, wouldn't you agree?
Now, fast forward. Kobe gone. Pau, gone. Lamar gone. Artest gone. All of em, all gone. What would we do? Gee....hmmmm.....I dunno, how about the fact that we would then be under whatever the cap is by about 45 million dollars?If we ain't payin those guys, then we ain't payin anybody. Which means we have A, a ton of money, B LA to live in/play in, C the history/background of proven winning.
So I ask you, do you not see some sort of NBA young stars that have grown up the past 10 years watching the LA Lakers win titles and coming into the league, and NOT wanting to make a ton of money and play in LA? You don't find that possible?
Maybe it's Dwight, maybe it's Durant, maybe it's Blake G, maybe the kid is still in colllege, maybe it will all 3 of these guys, I don't know, but I do know people will join LA when the time comes. It's been happening for SIX DECADES. Why would you think that would stop suddenly? Cuz Kobe left?Said the same thing after Magic, said the same thing after Shaq, it'll be the same thing after Kobe too. It's what LA does.
Apparently you missed that part, but being that you're a Lakers fan, I expected that. It's a realistic possibility that that COULD happen, and I mentioned unless they make trades (if you
actually read, I mentioned Dwight Howard and Chris Paul), that that could full well be the case. New coach, new system, an aging roster and guys they keep holding on too, all key
variables that make that a possibility, and a pretty high one with other teams moving up. Yes, LA is an attractive city to be, but not if a losing culture develops. Yes, the Lakers always
manage to reload, but they are in a position now where it would be very hard to do with the people they have and the amount of money they have invested in those players. I know you
support the Lakers through and through, but my dude, get out of that box you in cause you sounding like the average delusional Laker fan.
Ok, so what are you saying? A year? 3 years? This current roster has 2 years left (ya know, if we play NBA next year of course
So that's up to 2013
Then they all leave.
So 2014 we either reload then, or take that year off, save up all our money and go for broke by 2015 or so. Which is easily possible.
So, is that missing out for a while, or do you expect us to sit on our thumbs for 3-4 years, something that has never happened before? That's what I was getting at.
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i think durant and brons more likely
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Yes sir that would definitely be missing awhile, but either of them are realistic possibilities. But to get back to the OP question though, a Lebron/Kobe finalsOriginally Posted by CP1708
Ok, so what are you saying? A year? 3 years? This current roster has 2 years left (ya know, if we play NBA next year of course)
So that's up to 2013
Then they all leave.
So 2014 we either reload then, or take that year off, save up all our money and go for broke by 2015 or so. Which is easily possible.
So, is that missing out for a while, or do you expect us to sit on our thumbs for 3-4 years, something that has never happened before? That's what I was getting at.
ain't happening unless Kobe is on the Heat, or Kobe is fine backing up somebody, cause Kobe in the next couple years is more '10/'11 playoffs Kobe than
MVP Kobe.
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Originally Posted by laker4lifeman
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Well it could have happened this year but Kobe and them....well....yeaaaaa
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fixed.
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I believe Skip said Wade carried LeBron in the finals. He's not stupid enough to say that Wade carried LeBron to the finals?
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bwahahahaha
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I'll take Mamba for his last few seasons. Spurs aren't close to being a powerhouse though
