I agree sir... this is what i have always said... If you lose you just admit na you got outplayed by better and /or hungrier team...
there is a difference between critique and just mere bashing... the lakers no matter what are still and will remain 1 of the most respected franchises.... and Kobe and PJ one of the best things that happened to the sport.
I agree that the 2 fouls on Odom and Bynum were uncalled for and they deserve what ever the league penalizes them with... But if you played this game you know that this is a very contact sport and sometimes you just have to let it go and keep playing just like what the Mavs did...
As Willie Miller said: Kung ayaw mo masaktan maglaro ka nalang ng chess hehehe
We all, have our favorites, teams and players but by discussing objectively on how the game went or was played shows we do not only like the game but we respect it as well...
I'm a Laker fan and here's me objectively speaking after that humiliating loss.... Losing in the playoffs is one thing. Getting swept is another. And getting beaten by almost 40 points is still another. No matter how you look at it, it's still an ugly loss. There is so much pride in LA that it's almost a SIN getting swept in a playoff, or getting beaten twice at Staples Center, or yun matambakan ka ng halos 40 pts! Imagine Pacman, getting knocked out on the first round by Mayweather. No matter how great Pacman is, Im sure people will always remember the 1st round knockout if ever. Yep, agree that LA will bounce back. No doubt. I'm thrilled just thinking of the rebuilding they will do. But they still have to live with that brooming they got from Dallas.
As for Kobe Bryant, again because of his stature, you can't help but compare again to Jordan. It's unfair really but people will again compare -- Jordan had a threepeat. Twice. Jordan never got swept in the playoffs. Coach Phil never got swept with the Bulls. Etcetera etcetera. Kobe has to live with that because he's, well, Kobe!
And about that "Dong Polistico (or Dante Gonzalgo)" moves by Bynum and by Ron Artest, those are uncalled for really. Those were meant to hurt and not to defend. Basketball to hindi naman WWE, hello! Yes basketball is a contact sport but wala naman cheap shots please. Pasalamat si Artest at si Bynum wala sila sa PBA nung panahon nila Onchie, Gonzalgo at Jawo. Kung hindi, tapos ang career nila agad. But gone are those bloody days ( nakakamiss din noh? ). Oh, btw hindi si Willie Miller ang original na nagsabi nung "kung ayaw mong masaktan mag chess ka na lang". Si Jaworski yun. And si Jawo simpleng tumira yun. Bigla na lang gugulong si Barea nang di nya alam kung bakit. Sa replay mo na lang makikita. Unlike Bynum, huling huling naman talaga.
As for objective discussions only, I guess this is an open thread naman. You can get emotional and say what you want. Talagang ganyan, nadadala tayo ng emosyon lalo sa basketball. Pwede naman yan. Kasama ang kantiyawan. Asaran. Unless ipagbawal ng mods. The other NBA threads are far worse, personalan talaga dun.
