People are going to talk so much crap if.....

I saw that one...what the hell was Eddie Cotton thinking about...1 Sec...left in the fight...I understand he was trying to save Taylor...but 1 Second!!! He could have let that one second slide...I feel your pain man..I swear I do!! You're confusing Cotton with Richard Steele.

Good post, and the champs came out of the East. Best year ever for the West, and the East won the chip lol. Good post. Slam it in their faces Gringo! Ouch. That hurts Dan:crying:! Coming from a Lakers fan lol. You just don't know how sick I was when they blew that 29 point lead or whatever it was lol.

People still have this absurd notion that every team in the West is better than every team in the East. Obviously it's horseshit, but people still think that way. The only team in the West that has proven to be consistently better than every team in the East (and West for that matter) is the Spurs. This year, both the Pistons and the Celtics were just as good as any team in the West, that was evidenced by their records against Western Conference teams. I understand why the Lakers were a favorite to win the Finals, but anyone spazzing out saying the Lakers would blow them out of the water were dead wrong. Same with the people who said the Pistons were dead in the water in '04. Or the Heat were goners against Dallas. The EC is only getting better too. The top 6 teams in the East now (Celtics, Pistons, 76ers, Magic, Cavaliers, Raptors) are every bit as good as the top 6 in the West. Well I must say,with Bynum in the line up the Lakers will be a much better team. I'm confident they can win it all next season.They were weak in the middle against Boston

The lakers with the lineup they had should have been enough to win it all, especially dominating in the west like they did. People still have this absurd notion that every team in the West is better than every team in the East. Obviously it's horseshit, but people still think that way. The only team in the West that has proven to be consistently better than every team in the East (and West for that matter) is the Spurs. This year, both the Pistons and the Celtics were just as good as any team in the West, that was evidenced by their records against Western Conference teams. I understand why the Lakers were a favorite to win the Finals, but anyone spazzing out saying the Lakers would blow them out of the water were dead wrong. Same with the people who said the Pistons were dead in the water in '04. Or the Heat were goners against Dallas. The EC is only getting better too. The top 6 teams in the East now (Celtics, Pistons, 76ers, Magic, Cavaliers, Raptors) are every bit as good as the top 6 in the West.

I don't know why or how this turned into an NBA thread but you are smoking crack if you think that. There's a reason the Celtics had the best record in the league and a reason the celtics benched KILLED the Lakers bench. Let's not be stuppid and say rediculous things, the Lakers in all honesty overachieved this year. The Celtics as soon as they got 3 future hall of famers, were the favs to win it all. This is some severe revisionism, at no point was anyone picking the celtics as a favorite, or as a betting favorite after the lakers put the smash on the spurs, nuggets, and the jazz, all teams that would be competitive with the celtics in a 7 game series. Overall the lakers as i said before, never played to the celtics weakness by running and they decided to play some bullshit halfcourt offense when that is the celtics strength especially on defense. The lakers with the lineup they had should have been enough to win it all, especially dominating in the west like they did.

I am proud of both fighters. They are what boxing is all about. Taking on all comers and wanting a war in the ring. Cotto needs to be carefull the early rounds but should win the fight. More tech. sound boxer and brawler. The size difference is what I'm concerned about. People question his chin.....That's how you judge a fighter. He has always come back from being in the trenches of being hurt to find a way to win. If I can define Cotto it would be "relentless!"

Margarito/Cotto win this fight, I wonder if some people are going to return to this forum? For the record I want Margarito to win because I think he's taken the long way to the top and deserves to win a huge fight like this to put himself in the elite category. I also think that Cotto is the heavy favorite because he is the better boxer but it will be a tough fight for either guy. I wonder if all the pro Cotto or pro Margarito guys will show their face in here and how many trash talking threads will come out?? It will be funny... cotto is more technically efficient than Margarito. Cotto wins by UD

thats bullshit. The Lakers actually have the better team talentwise along with a superior bench. If by "team" you mean better chemistry then you have an excuse, but other than that, the lakers lost fair and square, none of this better team shit, especially since people (like me) were ready to hand the lakers the NBA title at the start of the series. I don't know why or how this turned into an NBA thread but you are smoking crack if you think that. There's a reason the Celtics had the best record in the league and a reason the celtics benched KILLED the Lakers bench. Let's not be stuppid and say rediculous things, the Lakers in all honesty overachieved this year. The Celtics as soon as they got 3 future hall of famers, were the favs to win it all.

So, what are you talking about? TEAM. Doc Rivers out coached Phil Jackson? Yep. And that was from the bottom, on down. Team chemistry? Well, what happened to the U.S. in the Oly's and worlds, in the last couple of years? We have the best players, no doubt. Sometimes, the better TEAM WINS.... I agree. Its just on other boards, including this one, im sick of hearing laker fans tell everyone OH WELL KOBE DIDNT HAVE HELP and shit like that. The celtics as a team were better than the lakers, but other places its like im hearing these bandwagon LA fans whine and cry KOBE WAS DOING IT BY HIMSELF, you feel me? TEAM USA's team is better than its been in the last 8 years, i cannot wait until we show the world why they need to stay in their lane, (i hope) lol.

Only in terms of chemistry. I also lost money on that series. I am also a lifelong warriors fan, but im not going to sit here and say that the lakers were the inferior team talentwise, they werent, but the celtics played better together and the lakers didint play to their matchup strength (running) and decided to play into the celtics strength (halfcourt) So, what are you talking about? TEAM. Doc Rivers out coached Phil Jackson? Yep. And that was from the bottom, on down. Team chemistry? Well, what happened to the U.S. in the Oly's and worlds, in the last couple of years? We have the best players, no doubt. Sometimes, the better TEAM WINS....

Celtics had the better team....:lol1: Shit, I lost money on that series. But the Celtics had the better TEAM. What, that 39 point blow out in game 6 didn't convince you? Jeebus... Only in terms of chemistry. I also lost money on that series. I am also a lifelong warriors fan, but im not going to sit here and say that the lakers were the inferior team talentwise, they werent, but the celtics played better together and the lakers didint play to their matchup strength (running) and decided to play into the celtics strength (halfcourt)

Are you seriously going to say that the LAKERS bench is devoid of talent along with the rest of the team? come on man. who fucking cares whos going to the hall of fame Kobe/Odom/Gasol SHOULD HAVE matched up much better than they did, and alot of it falls on the fact that Gasol is so fucking soft, didint go to the hoop like he should have and let kevin garnett get aggressive to the basket in game 6 especially. The lakers surrendered that 19pt lead, they didint run like they should have, phil jackson actually made some stupid desicions especially in game 4 and then they mailed it in in game 6. Either way, the laker bench is loaded with outside shooters and a couple of good rebounders, and their starting lineup was killing teams in the west when the celtics were going 7 games against the fucking hawks and the cavs. Again, the lakers played the wrong strategy against the celtics by not running more and forcing more fastbreak points, instead they played a terrible halfcourt strategy that played right into the celtics strength. I dont ever want to hear that the celtics had a fucking better team, thats bullshit. Celtics had the better team....:lol1: Shit, I lost money on that series. But the Celtics had the better TEAM. What, that 39 point blow out in game 6 didn't convince you? Jeebus...

Then you are safe. For now....:firedevil No he's not...Somebody gonna rip him a new asshole before its over... Dude dont know how to shut the fuck up!:lol1:

Paul had the better team.. It was pretty much 1 HOF Kobe vs 3 HOF's Garnett, Pierce and Allen.. Paul had a game where he scored 4 points or something.. If Kobe had a game like that u damn well know they werent going to win.. Kobe = best player, Boston = the better team with more players Are you seriously going to say that the LAKERS bench is devoid of talent along with the rest of the team? come on man. who fucking cares whos going to the hall of fame Kobe/Odom/Gasol SHOULD HAVE matched up much better than they did, and alot of it falls on the fact that Gasol is so fucking soft, didint go to the hoop like he should have and let kevin garnett get aggressive to the basket in game 6 especially. The lakers surrendered that 19pt lead, they didint run like they should have, phil jackson actually made some stupid desicions especially in game 4 and then they mailed it in in game 6. Either way, the laker bench is loaded with outside shooters and a couple of good rebounders, and their starting lineup was killing teams in the west when the celtics were going 7 games against the fucking hawks and the cavs. Again, the lakers played the wrong strategy against the celtics by not running more and forcing more fastbreak points, instead they played a terrible halfcourt strategy that played right into the celtics strength. I dont ever want to hear that the celtics had a fucking better team, thats bullshit.

I never said Cortez caused the Hatton KO :sombrero: Then you are safe. For now....:firedevil

Oh, he wasn't the only one...:lol1: But hey, I still cry about Taylor vs. JCC 1. Oh wait.... I saw that one...what the hell was Eddie Cotton thinking about...1 Sec...left in the fight...I understand he was trying to save Taylor...but 1 Second!!! He could have let that one second slide...I feel your pain man..I swear I do!!

How was it a mismatch if Kobe is a better player then Garnett any day of the week.. Garnett just has the better team behind him. thats bullshit. The Lakers actually have the better team talentwise along with a superior bench. If by "team" you mean better chemistry then you have an excuse, but other than that, the lakers lost fair and square, none of this better team shit, especially since people (like me) were ready to hand the lakers the NBA title at the start of the series.

:lol1: quote on quote " Cortez caused Hatton to get KO" Legendary post..I wont give this dude name away, but he sure as hell had me crying laughing.:rofl: Oh, he wasn't the only one...:lol1: But hey, I still cry about Taylor vs. JCC 1. Oh wait....

Yeah? Paul was the best player in the series. You can go fuck yourself for giving me that red k for nothing too, coward. Sour grapes having pussy. Paul had the better team.. It was pretty much 1 HOF Kobe vs 3 HOF's Garnett, Pierce and Allen.. Paul had a game where he scored 4 points or something.. If Kobe had a game like that u damn well know they werent going to win.. Kobe = best player, Boston = the better team with more players

Where have we heard that before. LOL :lol1: quote on quote " Cortez caused Hatton to get KO" Legendary post..I wont give this dude name away, but he sure as hell had me crying laughing.:rofl: