Topic: NBA 07-08 Season on BTV/ESPNSTAR/CS--PLAY-OFFS NA!!

[boredfilmmaker]

Allen just blew by sasha in the closing seconds, you should see his face during the timeout.

naiiyak na nga si sasha eh.. i'd give the MVP to Pierce.. Allen has been the most consistent and has held his own against Kobe but Pierce has the biggest impact every game..

[DVD_Freak]

naiiyak na nga si sasha eh.. i'd give the MVP to Pierce.. Allen has been the most consistent and has held his own against Kobe but Pierce has the biggest impact every game..

Yup I think Pierce will win it too.  Ray Allen might be the most consistent but Pierce has the bigger impact.  Remember he was the one responsible for limiting Kobe throughout the series.

[dyerds]

I agree with you bored Pierce should be the Finals MVP. You really can't blame Lakers for this Boston really played a great 2nd half offensively and defensively. I considered this the best game this series so far.

[RNIverson]

If LA loses on Game 5, do you think Kobe will cry again for a trade? 

[Munskie]

Downhill na ang Lakers 

This series, yes.   No one has come back from a 3-1 deficit in the Finals.   But they'll be legit contenders for years to come.   Looking at the bright side, at least the young Lakers got a lot of valuable play-off experience.       This will serve them in the future.

[Munskie]

If LA loses on Game 5, do you think Kobe will cry again for a trade? 

Only a fool would do that with this current Laker team.   

[Munskie]

I agree with you bored Pierce should be the Finals MVP. You really can't blame Lakers for this Boston really played a great 2nd half offensively and defensively. I considered this the best game this series so far.

Boston is really good.   I think assistant coach Tom Thibodeau should get coaching offers from other teams......he is the mastermind in their defensive schemes.   

[kristerocky]

Only a fool would do that with this current Laker team.   

I agree. Kobe still has 5-6 good years in his career. He can make a run for the championship on these years.

[DVD_Freak]

If LA loses on Game 5, do you think Kobe will cry again for a trade? 

This is a good team for years to come.  Inexperience lang talaga by their bench players did them in.  Also they need Bynum.  Winnie Gasol needs to play the 4.  Dun papasa pa pagka-soft niya.  But he can't play the 5 playing like a winnie.

[boredfilmmaker]

Boston is really good.   I think assistant coach Tom Thibodeau should get coaching offers from other teams......he is the mastermind in their defensive schemes.   

yeah, he would have been a perfect fit for Kerr's idea of a coach.. I don't think Kobe would ever ask for a trade again.. he still has Bynum next year.. if Bynum got to play in this series, they wouldn't have had match up problems with Pierce.. they would have been tougher defensively and on the boards.. so I think Kobe will settle for an MVP trophy and an olympic gold.. he'll get the ring next year..

[Munskie]

yeah, he would have been a perfect fit for Kerr's idea of a coach.. I don't think Kobe would ever ask for a trade again.. he still has Bynum next year.. if Bynum got to play in this series, they wouldn't have had match up problems with Pierce.. they would have been tougher defensively and on the boards.. so I think Kobe will settle for an MVP trophy and an olympic gold.. he'll get the ring next year..

I look at it this way.....if Bynum was in the NBA draft just this year, he will be the top pick.  Its like the Lakers getting the top pick after playing the Finals.   Thats why Odom looks expendable now.   I dont see him playing SF in a Bynum-Gasol frontcourt.

@Bored,

We're talking off-season na.   Time na ba to move on??  It aint over till the Jello's jiggling in the ref, but it doesnt look good now. 

[boredfilmmaker]

I look at it this way.....if Bynum was in the NBA draft just this year, he will be the top pick.  Its like the Lakers getting the top pick after playing the Finals.   Thats why Odom looks expendable now.   I dont see him playing SF in a Bynum-Gasol frontcourt.

@Bored,

We're talking off-season na.   Time na ba to move on??  It aint over till the Jello's jiggling in the ref, but it doesnt look good now. 

a little reverse psychology, maybe?  i'm conceding but deep inside i'm hoping for history in the making.. after all, I did say Games 6 & 7 are not necessary..

I wouldn't trade Odom just yet.. maybe mid-season.. just see how the Bynum-Gasol-Odom would turn out..

[Battousai]

Low expectations leading to this season, like what Bro Munskie said earlier (if I'm correct) in this thread, makes a probable LAkers Finals series loss bearable for me.

But still...the series is not over until Boston wins another one....or the LAkers sweep the next three (enter Mission Impossible theme here).

Oh, and my LAkers choked in game 4; no excuse whatsoever. 

[dyerds]

Virtually  it's all over for the Lakers pwera na lang talaga kung kabugin yung big 3 ng Celts on their last 3 games which is very impossible.

Lakers should remove Odom in their lineup, I think he is an overrated player.  I just don't believe that they can rely on him night in and night out whatever position he takes.

[-sniper-]

one to go! that was one hell of a game.

i love the double pump reverse lay-up of ray allen so much. 

[Munskie]

Low expectations leading to this season, like what Bro Munskie said earlier (if I'm correct) in this thread, makes a probable LAkers Finals series loss bearable for me.

Just imagine the Lakers if they gave in to Kobe's trade demands 


Basketball gods dont give (Pau, internal improvement) it all in one season.   

Well, the gods is about to give it to the Celts, the Big Three has endured a lot, they deserve it.   For their career, and for playing very well this season.

 

[dyerds]

Well, the gods is about to give it to the Celts, the Big Three has endured a lot, they deserve it.   For their career, and for playing very well this season.

 

Sana lang huwag naman sumobrang yabang sina Pierce at KG pag nagkataon. 

[Battousai]

The Celtics deserve a break after the spate of bad luck that hounded them (Reggie Lewis' death, Rick Pittino, Antoine Walker, Pierce's stabbing etc.) and what fitting way to win another one than against the Lakers. Argh! 3 wins na lang champion na LAkers. Hehehe

[DVD_Freak]

I think LA should keep Odom.  When Bynum gets back...no team in the NBA can boast that the Lakers 4th best player or 4th option on offense, is as good as Odom.

[Munskie]

Lakers should remove Odom in their lineup, I think he is an overrated player.  I just don't believe that they can rely on him night in and night out whatever position he takes.

 Inconsistent.   Alanganin talaga sya.   He's versatile yes, but he's not a reliable outside shooter, and he's not reliable as a post-up man too.   So, you dont exactly know what you get from him in a game.  What the Lakers get from him though is rebounding, but with Gasol playing PF next year, playing SF would be a tough proposition for him, especially in today's NBA were small ball rules.

I think LA should keep Odom.  When Bynum gets back...no team in the NBA can boast that the Lakers 4th best player or 4th option on offense, is as good as Odom.

Im ok with it.  If he doesnt demand too much in his contract renewal.   And he agrees to come off the bench.   It will a good three man rotation in the 4 and 5 spot.

[boredfilmmaker]

I think LA needs a more reliable 3.. Radmanovic really isn't.. Ariza can be but more on the defensive side.. Walton's too inconsistent.. if Odom can adjust well playing at 3, LA will be better off keeping him..

[Munskie]

The Celtics deserve a break after the spate of bad luck that hounded them (Reggie Lewis' death, Rick Pittino, Antoine Walker, Pierce's stabbing etc.) and what fitting way to win another one than against the Lakers. Argh! 3 wins na lang champion na LAkers. Hehehe

Yan ang mahirap to lower expectations di ba??  Ako nagawa ko, yung mga barkada ko na die-hard Lakers hindi....kasi raw, andito na raw sila.   Baka raw hindi na mangyari ulit. (injuries, bad luck, trades etc)

Feel ko kasi, this Laker season its too good to be true eh.   Everything that has happened to the Lakers so far this season has ups and downs...extreme pa.

1.  Kobe Demand Trade somehow resulted in internal improvement especially Bynum.
2.   Bynum went down, and it triggered the trade for Gasol.
3.  REaching Finals......then probable loss.

[Wiggum]

I think LA needs a more reliable 3.. Radmanovic really isn't.. Ariza can be but more on the defensive side.. Walton's too inconsistent.. if Odom can adjust well playing at 3, LA will be better off keeping him..

I'm not sure if the numbers will work, but what about Shawn Marion?  Nangangarap lang... 

[boredfilmmaker]

actually I did have low expectations going into this series.. I even just really started following every Laker game this season after they got Pau.. but watching how they finished the regular season and how they played in the playoffs, you can't help but get your hopes up.. they really had a chance.. even after the 1st half of today's game I thought they could actually win this series.. but, crash! damn, celtics!  but it has been a great year for a Laker fan..

[d4nu65+3R]

Thanks for rubbing it in bro.

sorry bro.  just couldnt resist eh, but i admit that was way too LOW.

[DVD_Freak]

I'm not sure if the numbers will work, but what about Shawn Marion?  Nangangarap lang... 

Oh that won't work.  by leaving Phoenix...Marion has proven that it's more important for him to be THE MAN and get paid than staying on a winning environment.

[Munskie]

I'm not sure if the numbers will work, but what about Shawn Marion?  Nangangarap lang... 

Theres a $3M difference......Marion for Odom pwede.....they can even throw in Radma/Walton  there.   


Hehehe, napansin ko, parang Laker thread na to.    Thats why lost of people are anti-Lakers. 

[Munskie]

sorry bro.  just couldnt resist eh, but i admit that was way too LOW.

Im ok now.  I could have just ignored it.  Just frustrated with the loss.   Who wouldnt if yer a Laker fan?   



On a sidenote, I told myself right after the loss, that I would go off-line for a while, and just watch movies or play PS3.  BUt PinoyDVD is very good for therapy!!!   See......moving on isnt hard to do   

Even if it aint a good sports day.  (Tiger shot 1 over in US Open, the Laker loss.........puyat pa)

PAMASAHE NGA MAMAYA 

[dyerds]

Hehehe, napansin ko, parang Laker thread na to.    Thats why lost of people are anti-Lakers. 

I'm anti-Lakers too but a big fan of basketball.      

Marion for Odom? Baka marami na naman mag-react nyan katulad ng Gasol trade. I don't think it will happen kaya nga na-trade si Odom from Miami to Lakers because they don't beleive in him. Besides, Marion is wayyyy far better than Odom in terms of basketball skills.

[boredfilmmaker]

yeah, i agree Marion prefers to be the main man on his team and get paid big bucks than win a championship.. looking at the free agent pool, only Jamison and Arenas are the big names.. they would probably resign with the Wizards..

one thing I like about Odom though is that he has no attitude problems.. he'll accept whatever you ask of him, he just doesn't deliver often.. in a team with Kobe in the line-up, having a player like Marion wouldn't be good..