Pistons Vs. Lakers NBA Finals

[Boots The Mastermind]

Yep the Pistons won tonight so they face the Lakers, but the Lakers will have it in Game 4 sweeping them...

[ludacris06]

:lol:

I still remember when you said the Nets would close the Pistons out. You dont know the Pistons. Just wait. untill Sunday.

[darthknight]

The Lakers will not sweep the Pistons. They will probably win, but they won't sweep the Pistons. People said the same thing when Indy played the Lakers, and they were the only team to take them to 6 games. The Pistons will not be sweeped. Good luck to 'em. I just wish the Pacers would have been healthy. Reggie deserves a championship, but he's runnin' out of years. And it makes me sick to my stomach to watch the Pacers lose in the Conference Finals again. It's like 94, 95, 97, 98, and 99 all over again.... :cry:

[Boots The Mastermind]

:lol:

I still remember when you said the Nets would close the Pistons out. You dont know the Pistons. Just wait. untill Sunday.

Well it doesn't matter now cause, the way I see it, it's the Lakers winning in it all in Game 4 even though I don't want them to.

[poweredbyrice]

The Lakers will not sweep the Pistons. They will probably win, but they won't sweep the Pistons. People said the same thing when Indy played the Lakers, and they were the only team to take them to 6 games. The Pistons will not be sweeped. Good luck to 'em. I just wish the Pacers would have been healthy. Reggie deserves a championship, but he's runnin' out of years. And it makes me sick to my stomach to watch the Pacers lose in the Conference Finals again. It's like 94, 95, 97, 98, and 99 all over again.... :cry:
obviously they won't want to beat the pistons like 4-0, since they wantt o build hype and excitment by loosin gon purpose to get the fans to buy more tickets for home game. Isn't ironic that all the confrence lakers have they all win at homecourt?

[darthknight]

I never noticed, but your right.... Ahh, everybody knows there is and has been conspiracies for larger market teams. Or at least it has always appeared that way. A call goes this way, a fine or suspension, there is always something.

[ludacris06]

Well Ill just go by this.... This season, both games the Lakers had against Detroit were close and the season was tied at 1-1. This was without Rasheed Wallace also.

I think Corless Williamson should gaurd Shaq because he knows how to make him mess up. When Shaq posts up, Corless would back off and hope he gets a travel. If that doesnt work, there's always Ben on the weakside.

The Pistons have to give props to Rick Carlise becuse if it wasnt for him, the Pistons wouldnt be in the finals.

[Boots The Mastermind]

No, it's been proven that Shaq can't be stopped in the paint. They are just gonna have to run the triangle offence and defense. Rip, Sheed and Chauncey will have to do all the scoring while Ben and Prince handle the rebounds and blocking.

[ludacris06]

Shaq can be contained. We all know he can't be stopped, but if Detroit wants to win, they are going to have to get him out of the post and around the elbows or the high post so Shaq is unconfertable. I think Rasheed knows what to do because the Blazers had a good run in with the Lakers in the confrence finals in 2000.

The scoring should be more team based instead of the one man squad like it was with the Pacers. the Lakers wont be the Pistons identical twin like the last series, so the team could work the scoring load together.

Sometimes good offense leads to even better defense, so I'm hoping Rip can beat up Kobe running around screens and picks wearing him out. It worked in the season, so I hope it works in the playoffs.

I think Ben Wallace has the advantage on Karl Malone even though he's more of a weak side blocker, but Ben is a great on ball defender and a defender in the post as well. Just making sure Karl doesn't get too deep is all the Pistons need. The Pistons front court is very athletic, so it's like two Kevin Garnetts playing defense since they can play you from anywhere like gaurds.

[shadow_250]

shaq can be contained i mean didnt yao hold him to a playoff history low of 7 during the first round of the playoffs?

[ll Jus10 ll]

Pistons will put up a good fight if they lose, but lets hope they win....

[Boots The Mastermind]

...Um Yao can't contain Shaq, neither can Ben nor Sheed. The only way to contain him is if he is being double teamed and that is still a big risk cause one, Shaq is the biggest and strongest guy in the NBA and two, doublt teaming him will leave a guy wide open whether it be Kobe, Mailman, Glove or Fisher and that's not a good idea.

Sheed and the Blazers lost in a 4-2 ratio in 2000 and even then, the Blazers had a better squad then compared to Detriot now. Rip, in reality can only give Kobe hell on the offensive side, defensively he won't stand a chance. Like I said the Triangle Offence is their only chance to winning. Have a big man starting line up and switch up when the games get into tempo.

[darthknight]

Pistons will put up a good fight if they lose, but lets hope they win....
Amen to that. Hey Ludacris06, did you think that the hit put on Rip by Artest was dirty? I thought it was more of a retaliation, even though Rip didn't hit him in the nuts on purpose. I'm curious what a Piston's fan thought of it. I'm sure you didnt' mind it since it got you four points, but I didn't feel it was that dirty. He raised his hand as soon as it happend and was lookin' right at the ref when he did it.

[Boots The Mastermind]

If Shaq is posting up someone in the paint, that is a guarantee he is gonna do some dirty damage.

[Boots The Mastermind]

Ron Artest is the dirtiest player in the game right now. I think after leaving the starting line up on the Bulls to the bench on the Pacers made him bitter and now that he is in the starting line up, he still acts like a total :):):):).

[ludacris06]

...Um Yao can't contain Shaq, neither can Ben nor Sheed. The only way to contain him is if he is being double teamed and that is still a big risk cause one, Shaq is the biggest and strongest guy in the NBA and two, doublt teaming him will leave a guy wide open whether it be Kobe, Mailman, Glove or Fisher and that's not a good idea.

Sheed and the Blazers lost in a 4-2 ratio in 2000 and even then, the Blazers had a better squad then compared to Detriot now. Rip, in reality can only give Kobe hell on the offensive side, defensively he won't stand a chance. Like I said the Triangle Offence is their only chance to winning. Have a big man starting line up and switch up when the games get into tempo.


...Um Yao can't contain Shaq, neither can Ben nor Sheed.

When the Lakers came to Detroit this season, Shaq and Kobe were contained. Shaq finished with 20, but it took him a while to get there... Thats how Detroit won the game. This is without Rasheed also. Shaq played 31 minutes that game and just scoring 20 is not gaunteeing a win, espcially if the rest of the team was off.



The only way to contain him is if he is being double teamed and that is still a big risk cause one, Shaq is the biggest and strongest guy in the NBA and two, doublt teaming him will leave a guy wide open whether it be Kobe, Mailman, Glove or Fisher and that's not a good idea.

Shaq doesn't require a double if you make him unconfertable. The Pistons just have to play him like he was played before. Heck, they might get Elden Cambel out again.

[Boots The Mastermind]

That's something totally different seeing as Kobe was traveling back and forth to the court room for that trial but now it's the post season and the Lakers always step up at that time. Shaq is dominant but even he has a weakness, he is foul proned and without Kobe in the game or without Kobe focusing right, he cannot do everything, let's not forget the injury Malone had and the bench was getting to soft but now ever since Kareem Rush stepped up and been at his best and Fox pulling threw every post season, they are a huge help coming off the bench. These aren't the Lakers from the beginning off the season, this is the post season and players play a whole new level. Calls are gonna be disregarded and plays are gonna be misintepred due to intense gameplay.

Look at the series with Detriot and Indianapolis, averaging 60 pts per game? Pfff, get real kid, the Pistons cannot win by making that many points average 15 pts per quarter.

[Boots The Mastermind]

Shaq doesn't require a double if you make him unconfertable. The Pistons just have to play him like he was played before. Heck, they might get Elden Cambel out again.


When isn't he uncomfotable? The guy could eat a Shaq pack sammich and play at the same time if he wanted. He is that dominant that it isn't a joke. Post up in the paint is his spot all game and blocking his shot will lead to a foul...on Detriot. Tayshaun and Ben aren't blocking 6 feet 6 Reggie, they facing 6 feet 7 Kobe, 6 feet 9 Karl and 7 foot 1 Shaq.

[ludacris06]

I heard Kobe has 2 court dates in the Finals, so Detroit better D up. I dont know why he plays so well after court...

[Boots The Mastermind]

No Detriot better O up, they cannot afford a 60 pt game again.

Kobe is gonna bring alot to the table regardless though.

[ludacris06]

No Detriot better O up, they cannot afford a 60 pt game again.

Kobe is gonna bring alot to the table regardless though.

That was just the Pacers. When two teams are in the top 3 as the best defensive teams, low scoring games are normal.

[Boots The Mastermind]

Uh no, that was a performance of terrible offence. Detriot and Indiana played well rounded scoring games in the quarter and semi finals of the games.

[ludacris06]

Uh no, that was a performance of terrible offence. Detriot and Indiana played well rounded scoring games in the quarter and semi finals of the games.

These two teams are great offensively, but when one game detroit had 19 blocks, the next game both teams had 25 blocks combined. Defensive intimidation comes into effect somewhere in game six. Give any of those players a open shot in practice, they would make it, but put them against a defensive minded team, and you have to think about the shot and the guy in front of you as well.

On top of that, both teams were attacking the paint agressively where all the big men are at, and that is a factor as well.

[darthknight]

Uh no, that was a performance of terrible offence. Detriot and Indiana played well rounded scoring games in the quarter and semi finals of the games.

These two teams are great offensively, but when one game detroit had 19 blocks, the next game both teams had 25 blocks combined. Defensive intimidation comes into effect somewhere in game six. Give any of those players a open shot in practice, they would make it, but put them against a defensive minded team, and you have to think about the shot and the guy in front of you as well.

On top of that, both teams were attacking the paint agressively where all the big men are at, and that is a factor as well.
Exactly. The pacers and the pistons were more than capable of scoring against their other opponents in the playoffs. Two great defenses went up against each other. Of course the scoring would be low. The only bad offense I saw was the first half of game 6 when the Pistons kept missing layups. Other than that, it was all d.

[Boots The Mastermind]

Not exactly seeing as in Game 1, it was Nap-town with 78 and Mo-town with 74. Poor shooting but had a higher score than the last 2 games. Defense was essential but offence could had been better.

[ludacris06]

Well, the Lakers still has the better chance to win it, but I like Detroits chances to win it. I'd be happy to see them win 2 in LA at least so they can shut the critics up and see how much they suck the Pistons balls.

I also want to see who's going to gaurd Rip Hamilton, because Phil doesn't want Kobe to gaurd him since, it will drain his energy on offense running around the court. Phil said it will be acombination of players, so this could be a turning point for Detroit in this series.

Shaq still worries me, but Larry isnt worried, so he must be up to somthing other than hack a shaq.

[Boots The Mastermind]

If anything, Rip would have some fatigue in him after carrying most of the weight on the team. I see Payton and Kobe switching positions in and out of the game for strategy tactics. Shaq is still untouchable no matter what.

Lakers are without a doubt gonna start

Shaq
Malone
George
Bryant
Payton

and their bench is much better than the Pistons so I still stand at Lakers Game 4, if not 4 then 6 is the longest. I don't see a game 7.

[shadow_250]

shaq can be contained i mean didnt yao hold him to a playoff history low of 7 during the first round of the playoffs?

lol i corrected my sentence i just re-read it today and it made no sense

[Boots The Mastermind]

Shaq was having an off game and Yao's defense is built apon his verticality (blocks and boards) It's not like Yao over powered him when Shaq is powerful than him.

[darthknight]

Your smoking crack if you think the Lakers bench is better than the Pistons. The Pacers and Pistons have the best benchches in the league.

[Boots The Mastermind]

Your smoking crack if you think the Lakers bench is better than the Pistons. The Pacers and Pistons have the best benchches in the league.

And you must be snortin' coke if you believe Shaq can be bodied by a skinny Yao Ming and the Lakers has a strong bench with sharp shooters and defensive specialist. I never said the Pacers and Pistons suck, they got good benches but the Laker's bench is better.

[darthknight]

That's wrong on so many levels. The Lakers bench is okay. But it doesn't compare with the Pistons or Pacers. Here is the bench for the Pacers

Harrington- should have been 6th man of the year

Bender- 7footer who can shoot 3's, post up, and drive. Injured most of
season, only 22. Oh yeah, and can block anything

Austin Chroshere- 3 point shooter, weak d

Fred Jones- Great slasher, okay shooter, very good defender

Anthony Johnson- Good shooter, okay ball handler, good back up point

Kenny Anderson

Scott Pollard- useless piece of :):):):) we got for brad miller

I should say this was our bench, but it beats the hell out of Medvedenko and Rick Fox. You're full of :):):):).

[Boots The Mastermind]

No, you got it all wrong little boy.

Indy's only support from the bench is Croshere, Jones and Harrington. Bender is injury prone, Pollard's game fell down after leaving Sacramento, Anthony Johnson has played for almost every team in the NBA cause he sucks so bad that he gets waived all the time and Kenny Anderson is washed up.

Did you forget that Kareem Rush, yea the sophmore who hit 6 3ptrs in game 6 where the Lakers advanced to the finals or you cannot forget Derek Fisher who hit that game winning shot in game 5 in San Antonio. Add them together to Medve:):):):)o and Fox.

The only one who is full of sh*t is you.

[ludacris06]

If anything, Rip would have some fatigue in him after carrying most of the weight on the team. I see Payton and Kobe switching positions in and out of the game for strategy tactics. Shaq is still untouchable no matter what.

Lakers are without a doubt gonna start

Shaq
Malone
George
Bryant
Payton

and their bench is much better than the Pistons so I still stand at Lakers Game 4, if not 4 then 6 is the longest. I don't see a game 7.

Rip is one of the top conditioned players in the league and he showed no signs of fatigue in the playoffs. He's been carrying the Pistons so far and he gets better every game, so I dont see the Lakers being any different.

Kobe knows Rip's game, but Kobe doesn't know Larry's system.

As for the Bench in this series, the Lakers are more experinced and the Pistons have been dissipointing so far, but not all of them. Players like Elden Cambell and Lindsey Hunter make the most of their minutes and I give them credit for that.

Rick Fox wont be any good in this series...maybe Kareem Rush, but not Rick Fox. Come on...he's coming off a neck injury, and plus he isn't as good as he was a couple of seasons ago. I see the Bobcats in his future.

[Boots The Mastermind]

Bottom line, Lakers have the edge.

[ludacris06]

Bottom line, Lakers have the edge.

True, but its not like they have it by a mile.

[Boots The Mastermind]

Bottom line, Lakers have the edge.

True, but its not like they have it by a mile.

Oh no not by a mile but by a lightyear :D

[MuzzyX]

lightyear doesnt even describe it

[darthknight]

No, you got it all wrong little boy.

Indy's only support from the bench is Croshere, Jones and Harrington. Bender is injury prone, Pollard's game fell down after leaving Sacramento, Anthony Johnson has played for almost every team in the NBA cause he sucks so bad that he gets waived all the time and Kenny Anderson is washed up.

Did you forget that Kareem Rush, yea the sophmore who hit 6 3ptrs in game 6 where the Lakers advanced to the finals or you cannot forget Derek Fisher who hit that game winning shot in game 5 in San Antonio. Add them together to Medve:):):):)o and Fox.

The only one who is full of sh*t is you.
That right there shows you don't know :):):):). I said Pollard sucks, Anthony Johnson played great for us, Chroshere did nothing until the playoffs, and when Bender played, he was great. It was one season where he was injury prone. Don't judge a team after only watching it twice, :):):):):):):). Oh, yeah, Derek Fisher hit one shot, so he must be God. Give me a break. Rush is good, but it was one good game. He doesn't hit 6 in every game now, does he? I can't even believe I'm responding to this garbage.

[ludacris06]

Bottom line, Lakers have the edge.

True, but its not like they have it by a mile.

Oh no not by a mile but by a lightyear :D


:lol:

Game one Sunday

[ll Jus10 ll]

game one is today!!!

[uhhsam]

it's nice that the 5 basketball fans in the world are all in one message board. hope you enjoy the series that no one else cares about. :P

maybe they'll play some sellout rap during the games so you feel at home.

[ludacris06]

it's nice that the 5 basketball fans in the world are all in one message board. hope you enjoy the series that no one else cares about. :P

maybe they'll play some sellout rap during the games so you feel at home.

:lol:

[darthknight]

LOL, my team has gone to post season just about every year there, son. And they usually make eastern conference finals. Your team sucked for a decade until they got Shaq and Kobe. And you know I'm right, because now your resorting to childish, and near nonsensical insults. Thanks for proving my point. :lol: Yep, Medvedenko is REAL good.... :lol:

[Boots The Mastermind]

LOL, my team has gone to post season just about every year there, son. And they usually make eastern conference finals. Your team sucked for a decade until they got Shaq and Kobe. And you know I'm right, because now your resorting to childish, and near nonsensical insults. Thanks for proving my point. :lol: Yep, Medvedenko is REAL good.... :lol:

To be honest with you, I'm not a Lakers fans, not at all. I know by facts Lakers got the edge over the Pistons, Pacers and every other team in the Eastern Conference hell the Western Conference cause their line up is nothing but elite players who made several trips to the All-Star games, and Olympics except for Devean George and Derek Fisher when he was starting. :wink:

[darthknight]

You are a joke. I've watched, played, followed, even coached basketball my whole life. I live in a state where there is basketball, and then there is everything else. Nobody is disputing the fact the Lakers have a superior starting five. Four HoF'ers will kind of make you hard to beat. But they aren't unbeatable, and they aren't one of the greatest teams ever. And their bench is their weak link. Fisher is okay, medvedenko is a joke (like you), Fox was only okay at is prime, which was five years ago, and Kareem Rush is a soph who is up and coming, but it's his first time playing a meaningful role in the lineup. Remind me again, how many all star games has Fox been in? The olympics? How about medvedenko or Rush? Or George? They have four great players, and a bunch of role players. Probably enough to win a Champ., but it NOT guaranteed. And just what are my true colors? You must be a Phil Collins fan....

[ludacris06]

What ludacris06 saw at tonights game

Here's how you stop Shaq
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Let shaq be himself, the same dominant player he is. I say that because, if he scores 2, and you score two for the other team, its as if he never made a shot because his 2 points were canceled. Of corse it still goes on the scoreboard, but at the end of the day, what has he accomplished in helping the team to beat Detroit?

The Pistons ignored Shaq
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The Pistons put more focus on players that are easier to contain or stop like Gary Payton, Karl Malone, and Devan George. They didn't focus on Shaq like everyone else does and kept the defense on one task and Shaq wasn't part of it.

The Pistons scored
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The Pistons made the Lakers defense medicore, and tayshaun Prince became more agressive offensively and thats what Larry Brown wants. Tayshaun Prince and Chauncey Billups are the ex factors for the Pistons.


The Pistons did not lay off
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The Pistons kept their focus and fusterated the Lakers down the strech. A good sign that showed this was that the Pistons kept the lead the most of the game.

The Pistons shut the critics up *Cough* Wiz, Lakersfreak,*Cough*, but just for tonight. :cry: No excuses please, a game is a game, no matter how bad the Lakers played.



Fanboys, this is what to look out for in game two.....it's so predictable when its the Lakers.

Look for more pressure on Tayshaun Prince and Chauncey Billups
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Both of these players were like silent assassians tonight, because they were under the radar. All the focus was on Rip Hamilton, the player the media overhyped so much the Lakers looked into that matchup.

Now that Billups and Prince has stepped up, it boosts the confidence of the whole team because they know they are not alone in this battle. I expect more pressure on Billups from Karl Malone on the helpside, but in game one, that didn't work because Rasheed was the open man and he baked them on all fours.

More pressure goes out the Pince because he just cooked whoever he was gaurding. Expect more double teams when he approaches the paint.


Rasheed Wallace will step up
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Even though he was faint in game one, expect him to be more of a factor in game two because the pressure now moves up to the backcourt and now the front court is going to be more relaxed because the pressure isnt on them as hard.


Thats all I can think of as of now from watching game one, but the Pistons played the Lakers smart. If they can steal game two, the Pistons have a chance to win the series at home, but when the Lakers get upset, they are tough to beat, so game two is a real test for the Pistons. I got faith in my squad, so I dont care how much pressure they put on us.

[Red_Star]

Lakers lost their first game oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo NO! Its okay though they'll win. they just need to put it together!

o yea you CANT STOP SHAQ!!!!

[Boots The Mastermind]

Yes Lakers, but did Shaq get contained? No! He was the dominant player in the first half scoring most of LA's points. And if you were watching the game closely (ludacris06) you would see that Sheed and Ben tryed to contain him and all failed. Maybe if you weren't up making 30 second sonic flash shows, you'd know...

[ludacris06]

Yes Lakers, but did Shaq get contained? No! He was the dominant player in the first half scoring most of LA's points. And if you were watching the game closely (ludacris06) you would see that Sheed and Ben tryed to contain him and all failed. Maybe if you weren't up making 30 second sonic flash shows, you'd know...



:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: He tryin to get on me lol. I watched the whole game and happend to see a whole lot more than you prolly did. The Pistons game plan was to let Shaq get his and just play defense on everyone else. Larry just didn't want Shaq to get free buckets, but he didn't want Ben or Rasheed Wallace to get into foul trouble. To let you know the plan was working, Rasheed Wallace sat out the majority of the 1st quarter, and just sat out the whole 2nd quarter. It sounded like the Pistons played Shaq well if you ask me.

We all know what Shaq does when he gets in the paint? Right? Well for the people who don't know...

When Shaq gets the ball, players like Gary Payton and Devan George cut around Shaq just in case of a double team. No cuts because Shaq was never double teamed. Ben played him soft and that lead to a confused Payton. Shaq just had to play by his lonely, which didnt bother the Pistons because they were scoring and the Lakers excuding Shaq weren't. So I was wrong, the Pistons just didn't contain Shaq, they contained the Lakers.

:D

Oh yea, I'm glad you took somewhat of an intrest into my site.


Hear me out real quick. If the Lakers primary scoring option was Shaq in game one, don't you think it will be the same in game two? So if the Pistons just keep the rest of the Lakers out of Sync, there's not much to say about where the Lakers can go.

People say Kobe had a good night because he scored 25 points. No, Kobe didn't have a good night because he was 10 of 27 from the field and those 10 shots were spread out of a 47 minute strech. Credit goes to Tayshaun Prince harassing Kobe most of the time during those streches.

I wouldn't be suprised if the Lakers are still confused on the defensive end eaither. Richard Hamilton was the main focus in game one, but he was shut down by Kobe Bryant. Rip's done right? Wrong. Richard Hamilton kept taking Kobe off the dribble and that doesnt work against KB8, Nosirrr!. If Richard sticks to the script and runs around the screens and picks like there's no tomarrow, focus from the Lakers will switch from the rest of the team to Rip.

What are these people talking like this series will be like the one with Philly? Lets look back at the Philly L.A situation....Philly gave up a 15 point lead in game one, Detroit led the whole game, Philly went on a scoring drought in the 4th quarter, Detroit went on a 11-4 run in the 4th quarter, Philly won in overtime, Detroit didn't. So there's no comparison from the start. I mean on top of that BS, the whole Sixer squad except for Iverson was injured! Whoever brings up Philly and Detroit is a fool. You'd think Larry is an old man and would froget that series too right? Right.

Now that Hamilton still is an issue in this series for L.A, the rest of the Piston squad is stil a focus for them. There's no way possible the Lakers are able to make such of a change in a 1 day rest. That's coming from a Pistons fan right there.


I've been saying this in all the forums.......so true.

[ludacris06]

See that's where you get it twisted you little biotch but see I'm a mature person unlike you. You're some snot nose kid with his fingers up his anus.


How ironic...

[Marcos]

don't you think

[ludacris06]

AP: June 6 2004

As reported earlier, Saturday night reported a record high of break-ins and stealing of brooms. But after the Lakers humiliating loss to the Pistons on Sunday brooms started magicaly appearing back at locations from where they were stolen. Most Laker fans, in true Laker fashion, simply left their stolen brooms in the street, further solidifying their lack of ability to stick to anything. "Yea , you shudda saw the look on their faces, most of them couldn't even look me in the eye", said Willy Obrien as he saw the return of 5 of his various brooms.


:lol: :lol: :lol: Aww man.

http://www.espnvideogames.com/community/forums/viewtopic.php?t=17859

[uhhsam]

sweep sweep sweep sweep sweep

[darthknight]

Man, that Lakers bench sure did prove itself to be the best in the league last night, didn't it? You are a :):):):):):):). And I'm 17 there, bub. You're the one being an immature little brat, resorting to insults because your facts are weak and ill-explained.

[ludacris06]

You're the one being an immature little brat, resorting to insults because your facts are weak and ill-explained.


See that's where you get it twisted you little biotch but see I'm a mature person unlike you.

:?

[Boots The Mastermind]

I'm older, wiser, and successful than you and will always be like that. I know what I saw dipweeds and I seen Ben and a few others trying to check Shaq in the paint which is a no win situation. I seen Kobe taking stupid shots, I seen Malone not shooting in his form. I see Payton making the worst calls on the court. I seen Phil Jackson putting in a injured Derek Fisher so evidently the Lakers wanted to lose the game to encourage a long series. They know they got what it takes. And what did Detroit do? They ran the triangle like I said.

[Boots The Mastermind]

watched the whole game and happend to see a whole lot more than you prolly did.

I seen a fair amount of the game and I seen it clear unlike your poor :):):):), you had to keep messing with the antennas to get a clear picture :lol:

[ludacris06]

watched the whole game and happend to see a whole lot more than you prolly did.

I seen a fair amount of the game and I seen it clear unlike your poor :):):):), you had to keep messing with the antennas to get a clear picture :lol:


:lol: Good one Boots..... Good one.... :? I think you should rename the thread to Boot's Roast or somthing. I dont know...

[Boots The Mastermind]

I think you should just not post here anymore and finally finally get off the library's computer and by your own.

[Boots The Mastermind]

When you are typing my name as a possesive pronoun, type Boots' instead of Boot's.

[ludacris06]

[quote="Boots The Mastermind"]I'm older, wiser, and successful than you and will always be like that. I know what I saw dipweeds and I seen Ben and a few others trying to check Shaq in the paint which is a no win situation. I seen Kobe taking stupid shots, I seen Malone not shooting in his form. I see Payton making the worst calls on the court. I seen Phil Jackson putting in a injured Derek Fisher so evidently the Lakers wanted to lose the game to encourage a long series. They know they got what it takes. And what did Detroit do? They ran the triangle like I said.





:lol:




No, Boots...just No.

Can someone have a decent argument with you without you getting heated? I'd hate to see you on Sports Center, bragging about your age and dissing the staff because they don't share the same views as you. :lol: Stephen A. Smith could use a person to trash talk him back you know. :D

[ludacris06]

Boots are you getting angry with me? I happend to stop posting insults back and forth with you because it just made me look like some 3rd grade kid still making jokes about people. Thats if you're still on that Jay-Z Nas arguement.

I just happen to find your argument with darthknight ironic because you call him all of these names and you happen to call yourself more mature than him. Same thing goes for darthknight. It doesn't make any sense.

It's a shame a simple thread has to result to childish arguments that results in back and forth name calling. What does that make you look like to the other members that see you on the board or whoever else thats watching you post? Mature would be the last thing that would come to anyone's head if someone was asked that question after seeing this argument.

If your age or maturity only depended on insults on one another, I would have been 20 or 30 a long time ago. Come on, threads shouldn't come to this...

[Boots The Mastermind]

Who said I was angry? I am not angry. I am not favorably impresssed by these poor sheep who think I am going to be inferior to their words cause I am a brotha. It's ok though, I don't really have to prove my maturity to them, I know from personal status that I am a real man. Not to many guys go to college, work full time and maintain a steady GPA. :D

[ludacris06]

Who said I was angry? I am not angry. I am not favorably impresssed by these poor sheep who think I am going to be inferior to their words cause I am a brotha. It's ok though, I don't really have to prove my maturity to them, I know from personal status that I am a real man. Not to many guys go to college, work full time and maintain a steady GPA. :D



I am not favorably impresssed by these poor sheep who think I am going to be inferior to their words cause I am a brotha.

You messin with me right? :lol: You gotta be kiddin me. Som1 lock the thread.

[Boots The Mastermind]

I am not messing with you, you are crying for attention cause you don't get any at home.

[darthknight]

Hey luda, was he makin' fun of your site, or mine? Or maybe both? Your site looks alright. How far along are you on making your first sonic flash?

[Boots The Mastermind]

Hey luda, was he makin' fun of your site, or mine? Or maybe both? Your site looks alright. How far along are you on making your first sonic flash?

Your site is too flashy, no one isn't gonna pay attention to all of that rubbish you star wars geek!

[uhhsam]

Hey luda, was he makin' fun of your site, or mine? Or maybe both? Your site looks alright. How far along are you on making your first sonic flash?

Your site is too flashy, no one isn't gonna pay attention to all of that rubbish you star wars geek! not unlike your 'elite regulator' site :lol: oh wait, that's not star wars geek, it's wwf and dbz geek.

[Boots The Mastermind]

Hey luda, was he makin' fun of your site, or mine? Or maybe both? Your site looks alright. How far along are you on making your first sonic flash?

Your site is too flashy, no one isn't gonna pay attention to all of that rubbish you star wars geek! not unlike your 'elite regulator' site :lol: oh wait, that's not star wars geek, it's wwf and dbz geek.

Oh I see someone is ignorant didn't I state that I store files on their? I wouldn't expect an unemployed idiot like you to understand.

[Boots The Mastermind]

and it was made for to draft out characterizations for myself and Gideon's players for e-fedding

[uhhsam]

Hey luda, was he makin' fun of your site, or mine? Or maybe both? Your site looks alright. How far along are you on making your first sonic flash?

Your site is too flashy, no one isn't gonna pay attention to all of that rubbish you star wars geek! not unlike your 'elite regulator' site :lol: oh wait, that's not star wars geek, it's wwf and dbz geek.

Oh I see someone is ignorant didn't I state that I store files on their? I wouldn't expect an unemployed idiot like you to understand.

you make too many assumptions for your own good, kid

[Boots The Mastermind]

you really need to get off your computer for once and go outside. You truly need a life and it's hard to believe you have one will all those post you have.

[darthknight]

OH NO! HE CALLED ME A STAR WARS GEEK!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm gonna go kill myself now.... Like I didn't already know I was a Star Wars geek. Have you looked at my name? And you act like I care if anybody pays attention to MY site. It is MINE. It's something I put together in my spare time. And since I've had over 7000 hits in two months, somebody must care about it. :D

[straycat]

I went there. My pc sucks so bad that the flash and music made my computer lag....

[Boots The Mastermind]

I had to turn down the contrast on my monitor just to accually see what is in text :lol:

[iceman_505]

Go Pistons! Woo!

[shadow_250]

boots and luda your all screwin up the topic why dont you all just drop it :roll:

[darthknight]

I went there. My pc sucks so bad that the flash and music made my computer lag....
Yeah, I've heard that before, lol. There's quite a lot of crap to upload. :D

[Boots The Mastermind]

Well it seems the Lakers pulled it through in the end. Who is responsible for that? The Raper, Kobe Bryant.

Mistakes Pistons made was focusing their defensive game play on Shaq, again! This time they paid.

[uhhsam]

:):):):):):)

[Red_Star]

This win on the pistons will boost the Lakers confidence a lot. that was a
pretty crazy shot what Kobe did I as going to cry when Kobe shot that 3, but what happen over time and thats when Lakers took over!!!! I didn't get to see the whole game though just saw the fourth quarter and overtime :cry: :cry:

[uhhsam]

it won't give them confidence. they know they were lucky to win. even phil jackson said they were lucky. all detroit had to do was foul shaq when he had the ball with about 5 seconds left. there's no way the laker's should have won. they know in their mind that that win was a gift.

[ludacris06]

20 point blowout!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Richard Hamilton scored more points than Shaq and Kobe combined!

Yeah, and some guy said they couldnt stop Shaq. Yeah, we were just feelin them out like Shaq said. :lol:

[poweredbyrice]

relax, same thing when tehy played the spurs, by game 3, its spurs 2 lakers 1.
Ironically, both time, lakers lost by 20 points. Oddd....

[ludacris06]

relax, same thing when tehy played the spurs, by game 3, its spurs 2 lakers 1.
Ironically, both time, lakers lost by 20 points. Oddd....


Odd....It reminds me of when they played the Sixers.....get one win in overtime and ironicly same team, same coaches, diffrent ends of the table.

[supersonic703]

I love how this series is going. I want the Pistons to win, not because they're my favorite team. They aren't anyway. I just want a team to win the finals other than the Lakers.

[darthknight]

Same here. I just really hate the Lakers.

[Boots The Mastermind]

It's always fun to see sh*tty replies from luda:):):):)06.

Shaq still was not contained you idoit. The only reason why he was too inactive cause he had gotten into foul trouble. You got an injured Malone and dumbfounded Devean George shooting long range when he doesn't even have that kind of shot. Worse of all, Jackson should have started Luke Walton instead of benching him and he finally gets action when they are getting rosted. But what does it matter, I'm not a Lakers' fan nor a Pistons fan. I wanted either the Kings or Mavericks to take it all this year. And since the Cavs fell a game short of the 8th seed, their wasn't a team in the east for me too root for. My girl is the one who wants the Lakers to go not me.

[ludacris06]

It's always fun to see sh*tty replies from luda:):):):)06.

Shaq still was not contained you idoit. The only reason why he was too inactive cause he had gotten into foul trouble. You got an injured Malone and dumbfounded Devean George shooting long range when he doesn't even have that kind of shot. Worse of all, Jackson should have started Luke Walton instead of benching him and he finally gets action when they are getting rosted. But what does it matter, I'm not a Lakers' fan nor a Pistons fan. I wanted either the Kings or Mavericks to take it all this year. And since the Cavs fell a game short of the 8th seed, their wasn't a team in the east for me too root for. My girl is the one who wants the Lakers to go not me.


When he uses bad language, I think I made a point.


Shaq still was not contained you idoit. The only reason why he was too inactive cause he had gotten into foul trouble.

Um, when Shaq was on the court, Ben Wallace fronted him, resulting in steals every time the ball was lobbed to him.

When Shaq got an easy chance to score, the Pistons fouled him before he could get a shot up.

When Shaq was in the high post against Ben Wallace, Ben Wallace put his hands up when Shaq lowered his sholder on his hookshot making Shaq create the contact instead of drawing contact from Ben, resulting in no foul. On top of that, he bricked. :lol:


You got an injured Malone and dumbfounded Devean George shooting long range when he doesn't even have that kind of shot.

Excuses....can't you just give Detroit their props? I mean if they wanted Malone to play, they put him on the court. It's not like he played the whole game eaither. Uh, George had his shares of open shots. Like I said, when you are playing a team like Detroit, intimidation comes into effect, so George was prolly rushing his shots.


Worse of all, Jackson should have started Luke Walton instead of benching him and he finally gets action when they are getting rosted.

You talk like the Pistons don't learn from their mistakes. Well you're wrong. Nobody on the Laker squad had an easy job at the inside attack like Luke had in game 2. Ill give it to Phil for that move in game two because Detroit doesnt know much about his game that day. They do now...

TBYT

[Boots The Mastermind]

No you didn't make not a single point but your opinion in which I can call your opinion an anus cause it stinks.

Ben only got away cause of Shaq's foul trouble. Shaq was never contained physically but mentally and that is what Detroit is doing to the Lakers. Devean George knows the outside shots aren't even his game. He is a baseline shooter and a dunker. Same with Payton who does not even have a long range J but he took it anyway. Payton is a slasher who takes his opponents to the hole but when matched up with Chauncey Billups, an uprising star in the NBA, he has some competition.

[ludacris06]

No you didn't make not a single point but your opinion in which I can call your opinion an anus cause it stinks.

Ben only got away cause of Shaq's foul trouble. Shaq was never contained physically but mentally and that is what Detroit is doing to the Lakers. Devean George knows the outside shots aren't even his game. He is a baseline shooter and a dunker. Same with Payton who does not even have a long range J but he took it anyway. Payton is a slasher who takes his opponents to the hole but when matched up with Chauncey Billups, an uprising star in the NBA, he has some competition.


Ben only got away cause of Shaq's foul trouble.

:lol: Well if you want to add that EXCUSE to the mix instead of giveing creadit where needed, you might as well look at how well Detroit got him into foul trouble. The pick and roll absolutely dominated Shaq because eaither he was fouling Billups after coming from the pick or getting a loose ball foul called on him when he tries to rebound over someone. Yeah, so I guess those fouls could be called good defense and good offense since Shaq was benched the majority of the second half, making Detroit's job so much easier. Well you're the only one making excuses about fouls, while everyone else is talking about the 14 points he scored.

:?


Devean George knows the outside shots aren't even his game. He is a baseline shooter and a dunker.

Really? Are you sure? George has dropped three pointers in the whole series against the Spurs, so thats a dumb statement. On top of that, most of the shots he was taking were on the perimiter.


Same with Payton who does not even have a long range J but he took it anyway.

:lol: When did you start to watch basketball? Like this season or something? Or do you just look at the stat sheet?



Payton is a slasher who takes his opponents to the hole but when matched up with Chauncey Billups, an uprising star in the NBA, he has some competition.


Payton is a player who likes to play a high tempo type of game and likes to body other point gaurds. He hasn't been able to do that this whole season because he's in the damn triangle offense! Nothing to do with Billups, maybe on the defensive end, but not on offense. :?

[Boots The Mastermind]

Players get lucky once in a while. But all in all the 3 game isn't George. If he was on Perimeter and made series of Air balls, what does that tell you then, maggot?

and I known Payton's game since he was with Seatlle, he always was a play setter and likes dishing it to the hole. He does not have a good 3pt shot at all. Stats don't mean sh*t but by analyzing players that's all.

And you can make whatever statement you want about Shaq but he is too big to be bodied even by someone like a 7 feet 6 Shawn Bradley. Shaq is bigger than people like Stonecold, The Rock, Triple H. Believe it or not he is. But since your illiteracy underestimates you, you may have not seen what I said in the previous post about Shaq been mentally broke down. Shaq is a dominant player but even he has a weakness, his happened to be a mental weakness instead of a physical one. Coming at a total of 4 fouls in the start of the 3rd quarter, yes Jackson was smart enough to take him out.

See it's why you are so ignorant and dumb. You think basketball is all about who got mad handles, a nice jumper and so forth. Well it all depends on plays and smarts. Even the crappiest teams like the Clippers, and Bulls could win games as long as they play smart ball. Detroit happens to have a good squad and well rounded coach who brings elegance to the playbook. If it weren't for Iverson who played selfishly when the Sixers hit the finals, they could had won it all in 2001 cause Larry Brown is a mastermind coach.

[ludacris06]

Players get lucky once in a while. But all in all the 3 game isn't George. If he was on Perimeter and made series of Air balls, what does that tell you then, maggot?

and I known Payton's game since he was with Seatlle, he always was a play setter and likes dishing it to the hole. He does not have a good 3pt shot at all. Stats don't mean sh*t but by analyzing players that's all.

And you can make whatever statement you want about Shaq but he is too big to be bodied even by someone like a 7 feet 6 Shawn Bradley. Shaq is bigger than people like Stonecold, The Rock, Triple H. Believe it or not he is. But since your illiteracy underestimates you, you may have not seen what I said in the previous post about Shaq been mentally broke down. Shaq is a dominant player but even he has a weakness, his happened to be a mental weakness instead of a physical one. Coming at a total of 4 fouls in the start of the 3rd quarter, yes Jackson was smart enough to take him out.

See it's why you are so ignorant and dumb. You think basketball is all about who got mad handles, a nice jumper and so forth. Well it all depends on plays and smarts. Even the crappiest teams like the Clippers, and Bulls could win games as long as they play smart ball. Detroit happens to have a good squad and well rounded coach who brings elegance to the playbook. If it weren't for Iverson who played selfishly when the Sixers hit the finals, they could had won it all in 2001 cause Larry Brown is a mastermind coach.



Players get lucky once in a while. But all in all the 3 game isn't George. If he was on Perimeter and made series of Air balls, what does that tell you then, maggot?

http://www.nba.com/playerfile/devean_george/index.html?nav=page

:? 34% from three isnt a bad percentage from the quanity he has jacked up in his carrer.(211-611) Like I said, intimidation comes into effect and that will make you miss even the easiest shots. He's becoming a better perimiter player, so I wouldn't call him "Lucky". The Lakers are just riding the boat since he killed the Spurs from the perimiter. (10-20 50%)

Maggot. :lol:


and I known Payton's game since he was with Seatlle, he always was a play setter and likes dishing it to the hole. He does not have a good 3pt shot at all. Stats don't mean sh*t but by analyzing players that's all.

Yeah, I can say that too after watching ESPN classic. Payton isnt the best three point shooter, but he can hit them if he's open. It's not like he's jacking them in people's faces, he's takes what's given to him.



And you can make whatever statement you want about Shaq but he is too big to be bodied even by someone like a 7 feet 6 Shawn Bradley. Shaq is bigger than people like Stonecold, The Rock, Triple H. Believe it or not he is. But since your illiteracy underestimates you, you may have not seen what I said in the previous post about Shaq been mentally broke down. Shaq is a dominant player but even he has a weakness, his happened to be a mental weakness instead of a physical one. Coming at a total of 4 fouls in the start of the 3rd quarter, yes Jackson was smart enough to take him out.

Stop talking like you know Shaq. Really, because you don't. Bottom line, he was stopped in game three. 14 points and 5 fouls show that he was stopped.



See it's why you are so ignorant and dumb. You think basketball is all about who got mad handles, a nice jumper and so forth. Well it all depends on plays and smarts. Even the crappiest teams like the Clippers, and Bulls could win games as long as they play smart ball. Detroit happens to have a good squad and well rounded coach who brings elegance to the playbook. If it weren't for Iverson who played selfishly when the Sixers hit the finals, they could had won it all in 2001 cause Larry Brown is a mastermind coach.

Why dont you join boards like operation sports like and say somthing dumb like that because someone slapped you with a valid point. Look I'm not the only guy who points out the X's and O's here instead of making excuses. In other words, join operation sports if you think you know basketball to a point to call someone ignorant and dumb and all these lame insults.


www.operationsports.com

If you're not gonna join and discuss the NBA Finals there, you might as well just shut up with these insults.

[darthknight]

George is best known for his 3 pointers!

[Boots The Mastermind]

34 percentage from the 3pt stride ain't bad? :lol:

Anyway I know Shaq! Yep that's right, Shaq and I are best friends. We even played basketball :D So yea I know him alright...haha yousa total joke :):):):)06. I don't have to know the man to know he is that big. I can clearly see on TV or on a photo on how big he is and look at his profile. Shaq is 7"1 over 300 lbs. That's bigger than guys like Stonecold, The Rock, Triple H.

Again your ignorance gets the best of you. I said he was stopped mentally not physically you moron. Man I know your mom and dad flame each other at night cause they think either one are responsible for slipping you the idiot gene during pregnancy.

and if the people at operationsports are as ignorant as you, I don't have to bother. Owning you is enough :lol:

[darthknight]

34% isn't bad. Anything above 30% is good. Reggie Miller is shooting 39% on his career, and he's the greatest three point shooter ever. Ray Allen, when he is healthy, usually hovers around the 37-40% mark. 34% is a good three point shooting percentage.

[ludacris06]

Well let me get back on track before this crybaby starts callin me names. :cry:

If you go check the box score, this is what you will see.

Biggest Lead

L.A- 0

Detroit- 20

Points in the paint

L.A- 26

Detroit-38

Shaq had 5 fouls and 14 points = Shaq was stopped completely
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The pick and roll pushed Shaq all the way to the perimiter allowing Chauncey a free layup since no one on the Lakers play help defense. And if they did, Chauncey could shoot the open three. Simple as that. Shaq got a couple of fouls since of chauncey blew right by him or his man every time.


Kobe had 11 points, and 5 assists (1 point in the first quarter)
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Tayshaun Prince and Lindsey put the lock on him when it came to the perimiter game. Everytime Kobe tried to take it to the basket, someone would cut him off before he has a chance to do anything forcing him to pass. Kobe was more effective in game two where he was coming off screens and picks to get open shots instead of taking everyone off the dribble because it's not working.

The rest of the team was absent
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The Pistons made the overrated Laker cast look like garbage. Few shots were left open and they were at the perimiter all day long. Once Shaq is out of it, the Lakers loose by an average of 24 points and this is a reason why. The supporting cast doesnt move! The triange system sucks if Shaq isnt around!

Well all these fairweather Laker fans are in doubt now as well as the media, because the Pistons are making them look like bandwagoners.

[ludacris06]

34 percentage from the 3pt stride ain't bad? :lol:

Anyway I know Shaq! Yep that's right, Shaq and I are best friends. We even played basketball :D So yea I know him alright...haha yousa total joke :):):):)06. I don't have to know the man to know he is that big. I can clearly see on TV or on a photo on how big he is and look at his profile. Shaq is 7"1 over 300 lbs. That's bigger than guys like Stonecold, The Rock, Triple H.

Again your ignorance gets the best of you. I said he was stopped mentally not physically you moron. Man I know your mom and dad flame each other at night cause they think either one are responsible for slipping you the idiot gene during pregnancy.

and if the people at operationsports are as ignorant as you, I don't have to bother. Owning you is enough :lol:




34 percentage from the 3pt stride ain't bad? :lol:

It's called average..... :lol: If you notice the field goal percentage drop in the league now compared to the days of the short shorts, this wouldnt be an arguement. So you should just stop with that.


Again your ignorance gets the best of you. I said he was stopped mentally not physically you moron. Man I know your mom and dad flame each other at night cause they think either one are responsible for slipping you the idiot gene during pregnancy.

You haven't watched the game if you think he wast stoped physically. Because 5 fouls is caused from physical contact. Oh yeah, if his carrer best fg% is around 58%, making it 8% lower showed somthing. :roll:

Excuses, excuses.......


and if the people at operationsports are as ignorant as you, I don't have to bother. Owning you is enough :lol:

Yeah just like I thought, you already know I owned you in this arguement and the last thing you want is to be owned again over there with your lame excuses. So if you're not gonna join, you might as well shut up because you know I'm right.

:lol:

[Boots The Mastermind]

It's quite odd that if you really do have a life, you would not be bending your back traveling to nba.com to clarify your opinonated biased responses on here. This all proves one thing and only one thing, you don't have a life...

And how did Kobe get into this. I never said he couldn't be stopped but somehow your dumbazz thinks Shaq could be contained. It's called mental breakdown. That is how he was stopped you moron. Fouling is physical but him knocking Ben Wallace out his shoes just makes him a bigger threat on the court. Do us all a favor and crawl under a rock and die. You are totally a waste of space and oxygen.

[Boots The Mastermind]

This comes to me about Vietnam. Now the Vietnamese being a small country as it is, knew their brute force was no match for the U.S. but they used their mind over their power and created underground stations and attacked the U.S. unguarded. They exploited the weakness of their opponent like Detroit did to Shaq and the rest of the Lakers. Using mind over matter never hurts.

I think luda:):):):)06 does not understand physical is not the only way to win a game. Organizing the right strategies but somehow I think the moron thinks he word is always right...I was naive at his age, never a moron but a bit naive. :lol:

[darthknight]

This comes to me about Vietnam. Now the Vietnamese being a small country as it is, knew their brute force was no match for the U.S. but they used their mind over their power and created underground stations and attacked the U.S. unguarded. They exploited the weakness of their opponent like Detroit did to Shaq and the rest of the Lakers. Using mind over matter never hurts.

I think luda:):):):)06 does not understand physical is not the only way to win a game. Organizing the right strategies but somehow I think the moron thinks he word is always right...I was naive at his age, never a moron but a bit naive. :lol:
Uhhh, are you comparing Vietnam to the NBA Finals? Just a little bit of difference there. Your metaphor doesn't even make sense.

[poweredbyrice]

it makes sense. Since the Laekrs coul dbe holding back to see how the :):):):)tons are play (AKA learn their strategy) and start gettgin serious later on.

[darthknight]

Your explanation of it is the exact reverse of what he said.

[Boots The Mastermind]

Well Rice does make a point, see the Lakers probably did take the fall in game 3 only study what the Pistons' plays and so forth. The Pistons only had one obstacle to conquer and that was Shaq himself. After seeing hideous air ball shots from Devean George, I wouldn't be suprised if he gets few minutes or gets the ball.

[Boots The Mastermind]

Yeah just like I thought, you already know I owned you in this arguement and the last thing you want is to be owned again over there with your lame excuses. So if you're not gonna join, you might as well shut up because you know I'm right.


No sorry boy, but you haven't owned me here nor anywhere else but I do remember Rice and I owning you in the Jay and Nas debate, maybe that is why NumbaX and a few others bash your opinions cause you're just too ignorant and don't think before repling. I tell you, if ignorance was an event in the olympics, you'd get the gold. :lol:

[Boots The Mastermind]

Uhhh, are you comparing Vietnam to the NBA Finals? Just a little bit of difference there. Your metaphor doesn't even make sense.

It does make sence because both Vietnam and Detroit are using their mind over what they got.

[darthknight]

No, with Vietnam it wasn't tactical. They used guerilla warfare, they hid in suppossed allied villages, and they attacked during cease-fires, like turing the Tet offensive. Detroit is just a good team. Though, I'm not sure they would win the series if Karl was healthy.

[uhhsam]

:shock: WE HAVE KOBES IN THE PERIMETER! *dives under the scorekeeper's table*

[darthknight]

:lol: LOL. Sir, reports of Shaq movement around Saigon!

[Boots The Mastermind]

I know that already I'm just saying they used their brain instead of their braun.

[poweredbyrice]

Well Rice does make a point, see the Lakers probably did take the fall in game 3 only study what the Pistons' plays and so forth. The Pistons only had one obstacle to conquer and that was Shaq himself. After seeing hideous air ball shots from Devean George, I wouldn't be suprised if he gets few minutes or gets the ball.
yep, in game 3 shaq ws the only one scoring, and malone, kobe, and payton are either bench, or not scoring at all.

[uhhsam]

get wallace on the line! we have payton's 2 clicks downcourt heading towards the point. we MUST KEEP THEM FROM ENTERING THE BASE! WE MUST SHOOT BEFORE THEY SHOOT! *hears buzzer and dives to floor* :shock:

[ludacris06]

I think the Lakers are very confused on what to do after game three. In game one, the Pistons let the Lakers ride Shaq and Kobe and they ended up being 78% of the team's points. In game two, the Pistons allowed Kobe open cuts, and he racked up 33 from that. Now the Pistons just played man to man on the Lakers and they couldnt get anything going. On top of that, they can't defend the pick and roll at all. If Billups went off the pick, it was an easy two, and if they double team, Billups has an open three. Rip, aside, the Lakers have to defend the pick and roll if they expect to win this series because the Pistons backcourt is better than the Lakers.

Obviously the Pistons have dominated the series as of now, and I have no clue on what changes need to be done when it comes to the Lakers.

You know they are really lost when they had to put Kobe at the 1 spot.

[uhhsam]

haha lakers are gettin :):):):):) just like kobe's girl!

[darthknight]

I thought I ordered the Pistons platoon to stay away from those Saigon :):):):):)s!

[ludacris06]

:lol: Shaq and Co. get stopped again, by that big fat Piston W!

Shaq was on a roll, but L.A just couldnt give him the ball all the time since he never drew any double teams.

:o

[cochrane]

Phil Jackson says he wants to win one game in Detroit and go back to L.A. That doesn't sound like a coach who thinks he's going to win. He'll settle for being behind 3 games to 2 and try to win 2 back home? Doesn't sound like a man with too much confidence in his team. I think all the drama in L.A. is going to get to the Lakers and they're going to implode. I look to Detroit to win.

[darthknight]

Well, looks like the Laker's Tet offensive failed miserably. :lol:

[cochrane]

No team has lost a 3 game to 1 lead in the finals. No way the Lakers are going to win 3 in a row. They're going down.

[uhhsam]

since that's true, why don't they smarten up and just have a 5 game series?

[cochrane]

since that's true, why don't they smarten up and just have a 5 game series?

LOL Pistons would be champs now. It only takes 3 wins in a 5 game series.

[uhhsam]

well it seems it only takes 3 wins in a 7 game nba series

[ludacris06]

No team has lost a 3 game to 1 lead in the finals. No way the Lakers are going to win 3 in a row. They're going down.

Keep in mind, no NBA team has won 3 straight home games in the Finals, but Detroit has broken so many records this season alone, this might be another one in the books.

[Boots The Mastermind]

The Lakers=Overrated.

You think with the big signing off season they have something to offer oh well...sucks to be them right now.

[uhhsam]

right now steinbrenner is thinking 'oh ****... you mean signing the allstar team doesn't work?'