Why are people such Laker haters?
485925
I don't dislike The Lakers! They have one of the best coaches that ever was in the NBA. People probably dislike them because of the same reason they disliked THE BULLS! They win!\nThe only team I can't tolerate is The Pistons! And I am from Michigan!!!!
1007429
most of them jumped on the mark cuban band wagon...whiners.  \nOthers are pissed off pistons fans, seriously they're all haters!
1099067
The only people that DONT hate them are thier fans.\n\nAlthough I did find rather amusing that The Red Sox did beat the holy c.r.a.p. out of ny in the 2004 ALCS.
623135
I have to agree with all of the answers.  They do not have one elite superstar. But they have 5 people who should make the all star team. Tashaun should have made the allstar team.\n\n           I also agree to the statement that they are good because they have unselfish listeners who play Larry Brown Basketball. The reason the Knicks suck is because they have selfish cocky players. The only reason that Detroit are doing better than last year is that Larry Brown hates jump shots. But Flip Saunders only did one thing different than Larry Brown he says they can shoot threes and they have 4 good 3 poi nt starters. And 2 great 3 point shooters in Chauncey and Rip.  \n\n             I also agree that Detroit is the most boring team to watch in the NBA. Its worse than watching the Bobcats. I remember watching the All Star Game and it was a great game and then Flip Saunders puts in the 4 Detroit Pistons. I fell asleep it was terrible everyone else was doing it for show and fun they were playing defense like it was the season. They broke the first rule of the All Star Game " No Defense till the last 5 minutes of the 4th Quarter."  \n\n           I can see them getting less people to go to the games and then the owner who wants more money will do something stupid like getting a superstar and bring back the crowds. \n\n            Thats why people hate the Pistons they are mad boring. I know real NBA fans should love the Pistons but truth is real NBA Fans would Rather see a Lebron Vs. Kobe Game. Where one Superstar goes back and forth with jaw dropping plays.
745266
I AM A KOBE FAN,  I FEEL HE IS A VERY COMPETITIVE PLAYER WE LIVE IN A SOCIETY HOWEVER WHERE ALL PEOPLE DO IS FIND SOMETHING NEGATIVE TO SAY ABOUT EACH OTHER
666046
It's a combination of things, and several previous posters got it right.\n\nFirst, a majority of the centers in the NBA totally suck, and flopping is their only chance to 'stop' Shaq down low...so they flop... many times they get away with it and an offensive foul is called on Shaq, other times, Shaq gets away with it.\n\nOn the other hand, if they're going to be totally 'fair', that would mean they would have to call a foul on the opposing player whenever Shaq is fouled... they don't come close to doing this, as Shaq is fouled almost every time he touches the ball... Most centers would foul out of the game before halftime if they called them every time they fouled Shaq.\n\nShaq gets called for more offensive fouls than any center in the NBA... again, because he's practically the only center in the NBA who can do something with the ball when he DOES get it down low, and because centers do nothing but flop, Shaq is going to get a lot of offensive foul calls.  Zydrunas Ilgauskas, for example, despite being 7'3", is not going to get called for a lot of offensive fouls, because he can't do anything with the ball when he DOES get it, so he'll usually just pass it out of the post (then the announcers will tell us what a great passer he is)...\n\nMost of the people who complain about Shaq are just pissed off because Shaq is always abusing their team's center... Kind of like he's doing to Ben Wallace in this series... and Ben's supposed to be the 2nd best center in the NBA???  What a joke...\n\nFinally, Shaq is getting the benefit of (1) playing more than 10 years in the league and (2) being one of the 50 greatest players (he's actually top ten).
498989
'cuz they suck\nand I'm a lakers fan!
1112166
Absolutely!! so they give other teams a chance for once.\n\nWhy does alot of people hate the pistons? \n\nThese guys are great. They just got a little tired and overworked. But they will learn from their mistakes done this year and bring the title home to Detroit again next year.
792936
they're haters; people tend to be jealous of people they wish they were...
105488
Edward_Anger is a loser\nKobe is a magnificent player who would turn the Lakers into a godly team if he got at least 2 or 3 backup players who were actually dependable and consistent
640275
Nope. Can't stand them. Can't deny Kobe is a great player, but that has nothing to do with whether I can't stand him.\n\nMamba... sigh.
84452
people are haters thats why
1009960
I hate Artest. That guy has no skill, and shows off about his so called "skill". That guy is way too overrated. But I also hate Kobe and Dirk. Dirk has a anger problem and acts like a kid.
759357
I'm not a Laker fan, but it's not the time to put too much pressure on him. He's an incredible talent whose ceiling is through the roof!  Still, he's done what he's done against teams that don't have much in the way of centers (Seattle twice...Johan Petro; Minnesota...Mark Blount; and Golden State...Troy Murphy).  And, he only played 10 minutes against GS. \n\nSo, I'm not trying to kill a buzz here, because I really like the kid's game and the Lakers have a lot to be excited about, but let's see what he does over a longer stretch and against better centers. The good news is that there aren't many better centers in the league. \n\nThe kid has a bright future.
365107
I'm a person who doesn't like Kobe and it is not because of the Colorado incident. That has no bearing for me on what kind of player he is. To me he is not a team player. To me he is a ball hog.
583177
Losers and Laker fans jumping on the bandwagon. Don't worry though, it will all be over soon...
1090526
i hate the kings, they are a bunch of cry babies led by bibby, i think shaq put it best when he called them the sacramento "Queens" . Go LAKERS!!!