Quote from fofumfee:
The Wolves were not healthy, had never been at that level before, and it took the Lakers 6 games?
Weak....
Quote from TM_Direct:
6 games against the team with the best record in the NBA? and the leagues MVP?? and with Kobe twice going to trial the day of games?? and with two old men like malone and Payton?? I'd say it was pretty impressive..
Quote from fofumfee:
As I recall, Sam Cassell was around for the best record in the league this year.
Sam was very important, as he had won 2 championships with the Rockets. Having won provides a confidence that never having won can't.
This is not an excuse for losing, but a fact. We have all seen what an injured player looks like (Chris Webber) and how that impacts a team.
To lose your point guard in a series like this was devastating for the Wolves. I give them a lot of credit for taking it to 6 games.
Quote from TM_Direct:
I suppose now everyone will start saying the pistons will beat the lakers....Please.....Don;t start with the Ben Wallace crap either...this is a western conf. team with a real center....this isn't Andrew DeClerq or Jermaine O'Neill....this is a bona fide center he will have to face every other night....
Quote from ElCubano:
believe me my first pick would always be the Shaq-Fu for his total dominance of the paint....but im going with a heart call which the lakers lack at times....this isn't just another series this is the BIG SHOWDOWN; I think they match up great with the lakers.
...I see Kobe on Rip and payton on Billups.....lakers in 5