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[Guest mojomunkeez]

I was listening to the old NBA on NBC theme song today. It brought back glorious memories.

[Guest xsilentangel]

Reading the thread is goddamn painful.

You said it buddy ........................

[Guest mojomunkeez]

Cindy is just butthurt.

[Pogichinoy]

Wow, such a surprise.

Although only 2 games have been played and it may be quick to jump to conclusions, I just don't see Celtics getting a road win against the Pistons.

[Guest mofo]

Reading the thread is goddamn painful.

[Guest DOVAHKIIN]

maybe have some pride and keep your head up.

they look like dead cats after the game. maybe its cuz they know they cant win on the road.

Bad Boys Pistons got swept 4-0 by Jordan's Bulls and left the court with 0:04 seconds left in 90-91 Eastern Conference Finals. Now that was the ugliest.

Again, s'only game 2 anyway. Save complaints for when someone is eliminated. Not like anyone pulled a Carmelo rant to the press. More often than enough, these opposing players end up having dinner or chill after the game's over in the middle of a playoffs series.

Respect? respect towards what.

Do I have to point out other things about the game?

Do I look like i work for ESPN?

Dont get offended because I said your beloved Celts have no sportsmanship by the way they left the floor after the game.

^yup i agree. they are poor sports.

Shaq, Big Shot Rob, Foxx, and Kobe are known to be.

and Doc did point over to the other coach which is Kudos to him.

Yes, if you keep beating around the bush.

For every time someone's taken offense to the Lakers, you'd think other team fans get to do the same by now without backlash.

[Guest GO!zilla]

anyways... game 2 tonight

trevor ariza might come back this series~~~~~~

[Guest DOVAHKIIN]

GJ flopping in more ways than one, Manu.

[Guest mojomunkeez]

Going to San Antonio up 2-0, the Lakeshow are rolling.

[Guest GO!zilla]

TREVOR ARIZA IS BACK! <3

idunno why but LA fans love trevor

[Guest GO!zilla]

^lol funny but lakers won. celts lost. keke.

either way, i say those things to get under cindys skin

and its working

[Guest xsilentangel]

Lol you're funny you lame Lakers fanboy.......

[Guest mojomunkeez]

Tch, you Celtics fangirl.

[xkrndreamer]

david, i love ariza due to the fact he is lean, tall, strong, long, and can play defense.

i also love how people hate the lakers when they suck, and how they hate the lakers when they're good.

what a blow out.

it was a good night.

game, then a steak and lobster tail dinner at benihana.

content.

[Guest DOVAHKIIN]

i also love how people hate the lakers when they suck, and how they hate the lakers when they're good.

It's more like the fans rather than the team.

10) Half the courtside seats are empty in the first and third quarters of every game. I’m getting the obvious and least offensive complaint out of the way first.

9) They’re incapable of acknowledging a bad trade when it happens. When Caron Butler was traded for Kwame Brown, the general consensus in Los Angeles at the time was that this was a good thing. And no matter how many times I tried rubbing that trade in with my Lakers “fan” friends, I always got this reaction: “Caron played the same position as Kobe Bryant anyway, he had to go.” Uh, no. Caron plays small forward and Kobe is a shooting guard. I’m sure Phil Jackson would’ve hated having to coach Kobe, Butler and Lamar Odom at the same time.

8) They act like the entire league is obligated to ensure the Lakers success, and thus every team should be trading their best players to the Lakers for pennies on the dollar. (Hence why Memphis Grizzlies’ “General Manager” Chris Wallace must be a Lakers fan). This came up a lot during the Kevin Garnett discussion last summer when Lakers “fans” everywhere were befuddled as to why Minnesota wouldn’t accept Lamar Odom, Ronny Turiaf and a late first round pick for KG. Lakers “fans” took it as a personal insult that Minnesota wouldn’t bite on that paltry offer for one of the game’s greatest players of all time.

7) LA radio “personality” Vic “The Brick” Jacobs. If you don’t know who I’m talking about, look him up on Google, because he's a microcosm of Lakers "fans" everywhere. When the Knicks made the NBA Finals in 1999, Vic “The Brick” Jacobs, the supposed “Lakers Homer” (who, by the way, proclaimed Kobe’s innocence on the rape charge even though he didn’t have any of the facts) referred to the Knicks as “Vic’s Knicks” just because Jacobs was born in Queens. This would be like Sandy Clough – who thankfully isn’t a cartoonish figure like Jacobs – proclaiming last year’s Giants Super Bowl team as “Sandy’s Giants”. Huh? I'm feelin' you, Vic!

6) Seats that should go to real basketball fans are instead occupied by wives, girlfriends and escorts. (Although, in fairness to Lakers “fans”, the plethora of escorts at every game makes any visit to Staples Center quite enjoyable…that is, of course, if you’re into fake breasts). The next time you go to a Lakers game, check out all the (one time) trophy wives of the courtside ticket holders. They literally just sit there in their awful “ladies’ suits” with dreadful Madeline Albright-style pins affixed to the lapel and do nothing while their husbands take in the game. These paid-off housewives are so bejeweled, they probably killed entire tribes of Sierra Leoneans just to get those diamonds to their wrinkled fingers. On a side note, I’m convinced that more Persian guys can credit Lakers games to getting themselves laid than any other event in Los Angeles, over even bottle service at Republic (or whatever this week’s hot Hollywood club hangout that I could never get into is) or renting a Ferrari for a night.

5) They’re the biggest bandwagon fans in the country and only support the Lakers when the team is really, really, really, really good. They’re such bandwagon fans, in fact, that when the Clippers were the better team two seasons ago, everyone in LA was suddenly a Clippers “fan” (just like everyone in LA was suddenly an Angels “fan” in 2002 and suddenly a Rams “fan” in 1999).

4) 85% of them aren’t from Los Angeles and, like newcomers to Scientology, these non-native Lakers “fan” converts are young, impressionable and gullible. Take my friend Jason from Boston, for example. No joke, after moving to LA, Jason (like others of his ilk) began wearing Lakers shorts. That’s right, a guy from Boston wearing Lakers shorts!! And he used the same bull---t line that all Boston natives pull on me when I catch them wearing Lakers gear: “I’m really just a Red Sox fan, anyway.” Yeah, right. Like all you Boston frauds that live in LA weren’t snatching up NBA League Passes this year. (Note: this rant excludes my friend Dan from Boston who also lives in LA and actually had the League Pass when the Celtics won all of 24 games last season).

3) Now that he’s out of town, they pretend like they never liked Shaquille O’Neal in the first place. All Shaq did for the Lakers organization was bring them four NBA Finals appearances and three rings while being incredibly active and charitable within the Los Angeles community and buying Mark Madsen a shiny, new car. Not only can’t you find a Shaq defender anywhere in LA these days, but Lakers “fans” will go out of their way to tell you why they hate Shaq: “he never worked hard,” “he was always fat and out of shape,” “he was a big baby,” “he was a me-first guy,” and the one that gets me the most, “those teams were boring to watch.” Boring to watch? Four finals appearances and three rings were boring to watch?!!

2) They unmercifully defend Kobe Bryant. Whether he’s throwing his teammates like Shaq or Andrew Bynum under the bus, clobbering white defenders after jump shots, regularly spouting profanity-laced tirades at the referees for all the six year olds within earshot to hear, (allegedly) forcing himself sexually onto a female hotel worker in Colorado and subsequently paying her – and his wife – off, or throwing public hissy fits to get himself traded from the very team he wished for by demanding Shaq’s ouster, Bryant can do no wrong in the eyes of Lakers “fans”. When Kobe got in trouble in Colorado for his – let’s say – “inappropriate actions,” the reaction among Lakers Nation was: “let’s wait for the evidence” or “she was asking for it by going into his room” or “she’s a rainbow anyway, she slept with like five guys the day before and just wants some attention” and so on. You’d have thought Lakers “fans” everywhere had performed the DNA samples on the girl’s underwear themselves. And yet when any other athlete allegedly does something that runs afoul of the law, like Carmelo Anthony’s suspicion of getting a DUI, he’s most assuredly guilty in the eyes of Lakers “fans” – evident by their oh-so-clever “D-U-I” chant at Staples Center on Sunday.

1) They’re in myopic denial of the favoritism the Lakers receive from the NBA.

Lakers "fans" claim that their team is subject to the same rules and regulations as the other 29 NBA teams, but this simply isn't true. Here are the indisputable examples…

-Since the Lakers can’t be bothered to play on Saturdays, they never have to play a back-to-back at the end of week…typically the most grueling games on the schedule. Moreover, while most teams (especially in the Western Conference) have to go into hostile territory for Saturday games where it’s the only thing in town to do, the Lakers never have to play those games. If you think it doesn’t matter, in 2007-08 road teams were a combined 12-28 on Saturday night games that took place in Portland, Utah, Sacramento, San Antonio, Memphis and Minneapolis.

-The Lakers have historically been given favorable treatment from the referees in supremely important games. One of the most famous examples of this was Game Six of the 2002 Western Conference Finals against the Sacramento Kings. With the Lakers down three games to two, the NBA was in danger of the Lakers not making it to the NBA Finals, so the refs ensured that the Lakers shot 34 free throw attempts to the Kings’ 18. While Game Six of 2002 might be more famous, the most egregious example was Game Seven of the 2000 Western Conference Finals against the Portland Trailblazers. Many site the Blazers demise in that game to their 3-of-18 shooting in the fourth quarter (which admittedly, was a huge factor in the loss), and yet everyone fails to recognize that the 21 free throw attempt differential in favor of the Lakers didn’t exactly help Portland’s cause, either.

-Another example of a free ride from the refs came during Game Six of the 1988 NBA Finals against the Detroit Pistons. The Lakers were down three games to two, and down one point with 14 seconds to go. The Lakers fed the ball into Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for a hook shot, and Bill Laimbeer was called for a foul which, upon review in the replay, never happened. Don’t believe me? Watch the video. http://youtube.com/watch?v=E8nlzUtqZGU

-Shockingly, the dean of NBA referees (and USA Basketball wrecker) Stu Jackson admitted that the referees made an incorrect call this season that essentially gave a game to the Lakers when Derek Fisher pulled Monta Ellis down with 3.3 seconds left in the Warriors 123-119 loss to the Lakers in Oakland. Given that the Warriors missed the playoffs by just two games, I’m sure they were thrilled with the NBA’s diligence on this one.

-And of course, earlier this decade NBA Commissioner David Stern, when asked what teams would comprise his ideal NBA Finals, was quoted as saying “the Lakers vs. the Lakers.”

But no, there’s no favoritism towards the Lakers out there.

Beating the Lakers in the playoffs is like beating the Republicans in Presidential Elections that take place in Ohio or Florida. You have to knock them out by an overwhelming majority of points/votes because if it's at all close, the game will be rigged against you. So let's overcome the odds and beat these Lakers already.

And this where the purple and gold fans come chasing me with torches -v

[Guest GO!zilla]

It's more like the fans rather than the team.

And this where the purple and gold fans come chasing me with torches -v

yup because those are bunch of GENERAL statements.

and it's someone not from LA saying this crap.

Lol don't ever post this garbage from a BOSTON fan.

-Half the courtside seats are empty in the first and third quarters of every game. I’m getting the obvious and least offensive complaint out of the way first.

(ever hear of LA TRAFFIC?... parking is really bad next to Staples center and it's right off where the freewayS are. Third quarter ... isn't it the same with other

teams? From what I've seen. Concession stands etc.)

-They’re incapable of acknowledging a bad trade when it happens.

(yea... that's why everyone has been screaming FIRE MITCH CUPCAKE the last 3-4 years)

(Eff Vic The Brick)

-Seats that should go to real basketball fans are instead occupied by wives, girlfriends and escorts. (Although, in fairness to Lakers “fans”, the plethora of escorts at every game makes any visit to Staples Center quite enjoyable…that is, of course, if you’re into fake breasts).

true... but usually they either sit courtside or in the rooms. but thats only 5% of the seats? wait... im sure the fat richard simmons hispanic dude with sunglasses indoor with a lakers jersey on has a escort... and really you shouldn't take wives or girlfriends to the game? sexist much

-They’re the biggest bandwagon fans in the country and only support the Lakers when the team is really, really, really, really good.

uhhh there is a lot of Clippers fans in LA believe it or not.

-85% of them aren’t from Los Angeles and, like newcomers to Scientology, these non-native Lakers “fan” converts are young, impressionable and gullible.

85%? nice stats. i tend to find out most kids are Lebron fans anyways and become bitter Laker haters.

-Now that he’s out of town, they pretend like they never liked Shaquille O’Neal in the first place.

is he really aware of NBA? People in LA either really love shaq or hate him. It's the way he left. He said a lot of crap he shouldn't have said.

Worse than way with how he left Miami.

-They’re in myopic denial of the favoritism the Lakers receive from the NBA.

hahaha good one, next thing you know the game is fixed (minus the Donoghy) so Lakers win every year.

he mentioned lakers dont go into hostile environment to play?

LOL... thats why they played 9 straight games on the road this year. Only one other team did that

and that was the Spurs.

lol he said "games that took place in Portland Utah San Antonio..." LMAO. Those are hard places to play

REGARDLESS of what day it is. Utah only had 4 losses or something at home this season? GFG

freethrows? Both those games were home games. Home teams usually get more calls.

check other playoff games as well.

Every team has Die Hard/Loyal fans and the casual ones. Know how to differentiate.

Kudos on the bad post Will.

maybe i should find blank general statements to why Canadians should stick to hockey. but i'll pass.

[Guest DOVAHKIIN]

yup because those are bunch of GENERAL statements.

and it's someone not from LA saying this crap.

Lol don't ever post this garbage from a BOSTON fan.

Kudos on the bad post Will.

maybe i should find blank general statements to why Canadians should stick to hockey. but i'll pass.

FYI, It actually came from a Denver Nuggets fan. It was posted for my own amusement and others actually, just like your little Celtics script.

It's the whole "beating around the bush" mentality a lot of you Lakers fans have. Here you are criticizing other teams for their inability to win and when the Lakers come along and lose a game, it's all "the other team played really well, what could the Lakers do?" This goes for every team that has a successful, glorious season: the fans are absolutely immune to criticism.

If you can freely annoy a Celtics fan like Cindy, I have all the right to say whatever the hell I want about the Lakers

[Guest GO!zilla]

FYI, It actually came from a Denver Nuggets fan. It was posted for my own amusement and others actually, just like your little Celtics script.

It's the whole "beating around the bush" mentality a lot of you Lakers fans have. Here you are criticizing other teams for their inability to win and when the Lakers come along and lose a game, it's all "the other team played really well, what could the Lakers do?" This goes for every team that has a successful, glorious season: the fans are absolutely immune to criticism.

If you can freely annoy a Celtics fan like Cindy, I have all the right to say whatever the hell I want about the Lakers

^that makes it so much better.

general statements blah blah blah...

who was stopping You or anyone talking crap about Lakers?

who was stopping anyone defending their own team?

o no we always blame the other team

wow

i'm shocked

lakers lose 2 in a row...

farmar was having a horrific game

walton needs to dunk the ball so he doesn't get embarrassed again

hang in there laker fans!

we will prevail!

[xkrndreamer]

^ good point, david.

loving the laker hate

i call it: jealously.

[Guest endlessrain]

i can't believe Phil Jackson and the rest of the Lakers didn't shake hands with the Spurs after the game....what kind of sportsmanship is that..............

..spurs bench kinda started leaving seconds before the game ended

good game lakers what a blowout (: