are there any laker fans on here?
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Girl theres Lakers fans all over the world...the internet is the second WORLD.  ... HELLOOOOO.....
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The 72 Lakers finished 69-13 and won an all-time professional sports record of 33 games in a row.\n\nThe '67 Philadelphia 76ers were 68-13 and won the title, while incidentally crushing the EIGHT-TIME DEFENDING champion Boston Celtics in a five game blowout in the Eastern Conference finals.\n\nThose are probably the two best teams ever, as the league had not been watered down with a bunch of expansion teams and the league was also not littered with high school players.  Only men needed apply for NBA roster spots in those days.\n\nWilt Chamberlain was the center on both of these teams, he always said that the 76er team was the better of the two... he said the Lakers were lucky in a lot of ways and things just fell into place for them...  but that Laker team faced everyone in the playoffs that they did NOT want to play (i.e. the defending champion Bucks with MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and the Knicks in the finals), and still won the title easily.\n\nEither of these teams would destory the 96 Bulls, as the Bulls would have had no way of matching up with those teams.\n\nBut I did love watching those Bulls teams! A lot of my friend who are Bulls fans were worried when they picked up Rodman, but I told them that MJ and Scottie wouldn't let Rodman become the destructive force he'd been on other teams... but even I had no idea that they'd win the title that easily.\n\nStill, for one year, I'd go with the 76er team with Wilt at Center. The '86 Celtics were also a great, great team, and would also have destroyed the 96 Bulls.  The 87 Lakers were also superior to any of the Bulls championship teams.\n\nHeck, the '73 Knicks were better than the Bulls teams as well, as were the 74 and 76 Celtics.  Dave Cowens did incredible work against both Wilt Chamberlain and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar....think he'd have any trouble going against Bill Cartwright or Luc Longley??     \n\nPippen would be worn out by halftime chasing John Havlicek around the court... \n\nLet's see, Bill Cartwright, or Willis Reed?  Hmmmm.... tough one there...\n\nAnd man, it would just be too funny watching Steve Kerr try to guard Earl Monroe!!!
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lol lol lol lol !!\n\nyeah !!!\n As TNT has it, Look like the lakers has gone fishin!!
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i feel your pain Aisha.. im a big laker fan.\nbut im thinking San Antonio or maybe the Suns...\ngood guess..\nBetter luck for the lakers next season
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Oh Yeahhh! The Suns are my favorite team..EVER! They rock! GO SUNS!!
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It's not going to be the most exciting series. Also, I'm not just saying this because I'm a Laker fan (It's actually been proven), but almost any series with the Lakers is sure to be a great series. The same can be said for like 2 or 3 other teams in the NBA... I think.
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I'm a  Laker fan and I can say that trade sucks. No offense, the Lakers need Shaq to win championships. Before, I was a solid Laker fan. Now, I'm like a Spurs fan or a Cavs fan or any team which has great players. I don't hate the Lakers, I'm still a fan, but trading Shaq was not the best idea they ever had. It's going to be a long time since will see again the Lakers as world champs.
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they show some heart this year in the playoffs, but they need to strengthen their roster.\n\nmy fav team to watch: Phoenix Suns, fav player: LeBron James
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lol ya totally!! That's cool that you are a phoenix fanatic!! Go Phoenix suns!! Go STEVE NASH!!! o yeah!!! =P
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the lakers arn't the same without the 3peat team. I like shaq and any team he's with. Go Miami Heat, but I don't think they're in the playoffs
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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.
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It was an awesome game. I am a die hard Clippers fan so it hurt to see them go down like that, but that's alright. I will be at the game tomorrow night to watch them win game 6 and hope they beat the Suns over in Phoenix in Game 7! Go Clippers!
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I'm rooting for the ROCKETS !!! I know we're doing horrible right now but it's ok; they'll shake it off =p. (Plus we just won today. Yay !!) My boyfriend likes the Suns too; he loves Nash (what a traitor) haha.
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The Los Angeles Lakers!  WHO CARES!!!!!
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I have been watching basketball religiously for over 20 years now. I hope to be a sport's writer/analyst in the future. I scout college players who are nba material, i follow the d-league for potential nba players and foriegn leagues for the same. \n\nAfter reading alot of the basketball comments here, i'm not sure many people posting here watch the games but may watch sportscenter if they can stay up that late. I have only read a few comments where there were concrete facts stated or implied. It would be nice to get more replies from people who: watch games, analyze stats, compare players fairly and impartially, know what they are talking about, and do their research.
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It probably is to people who's memories only go as far back as last week.\n\nI do have to say that the first round HAS been a great round to watch, particularly the Lebron and Kobe games.\n\nAlong with some great series, there have been some duds this post-season though...\n\nWay to early to rate these playoffs in the context of history, but if we continue to get games with all these buzzer beater, overtime games, it may end up being the among the most enjoyable playoffs ever, certainly in recent history.\n\nChamberlain/Russell playoff games were probably the best in history, followed by the Magic/Bird matchups of the 80s.  The Bulls never gave us a decent final. Those finals were all over before they started, you KNEW Jordan was going to get EVERY call.
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Yeah I was watching like every single game until the Lakers got knocked out... Now I'm sortta depressed about the whole thing. It's not gonna get real interesting until the next round. Then comes the finals when things really start to heat up.