Laker pundits DO NOT want the Blazers

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  1. chris_in_pdx

    chris_in_pdx OLD MAN

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    http://espn.go.com/blog/los-angeles...first-round-matchups-blazers-thunder-or-spurs

    Some choice quotes:

     
    chris_in_pdx, Apr 1, 2010
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    I don't really want to see the Lakers in the first round.
     
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    hasoos Well-Known Member

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    I am still trying to figure out if the Lakers are sand bagging it right now, or are truly struggling with motivation.
     
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    Wheels Is That A Challenge?!?!1! Staff Member Global Moderator

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    I agree with the part about the Ford Center vs the RG.. last year it seemed we were just happy to get there. Now the place should serve as a feeding take for Sharks with a drop of blood in the water.
     
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    hasoos Well-Known Member

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    Sharks take too long to get interested before feeding. I was thinking of something more like a pack of Pirahna's!
     
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    Eh, fuck it. I'm willing to find out iff they are. Test them early, see if they're actually able to flip the switch. Or if it's like when a team starts to lose abig lead. They call a timeout to slow it down, but by then point, the momentum is rolling, and it's tough to go from coasting during a game to trying again. Same could happen in a season. Although it's odd they don't mention Artest covering Roy. Instead questioning between Kobe or Fisher. Yes please!
     
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  7. chris_in_pdx

    chris_in_pdx OLD MAN

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    Methinks it would have to do more with the fact that it's the Lakers and not just the playoffs.
     
    chris_in_pdx, Apr 1, 2010
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    Nonsense. Portland is full of liberals who don't believe in violence.

    :lol:
     
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    Yea you think that might have to do with the fact that last year, Roy lit Artest up like a Xmas tree soaked in gasoline? We all know it was Battier that gave Roy the toughest time.

    I think there is one thing that a lot of folks haven't talked about yet that is plainly obvious with LA. Ron Artest lack of any offensive game in the triangle system. From what I have seen, Ron just doesn't look comfortable in the Laker system on the offensive end. Last year one reason the Lakers got to where they did, is because Ariza fit that system. Artest, not so much.
     
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    There are a lot of angry hippies in the 300.
     
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    Yes indeed there are! We should form a political action committee. The Blazer Angry Hippie Mob! (AKA The Bahm!):NOTMARIS:
     
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    Wheels Is That A Challenge?!?!1! Staff Member Global Moderator

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  13. BlazerCaravan

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    Please. Everyone knows sports fans are all ooh-rah conservatives who get boners for violence!
     
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    BBert Weasels Ripped My Flesh

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    Won't happen. We are going to finish 6th.

    :cheers:
     
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    You do recall Roy's first playoff series against the Rockets?

    Artest got PUNKED by Roy in that series. Battier had some luck covering Roy and getting him to take some tough shots, but Artest was helpless against Roy and called him the "best player he has ever defended."
     
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    I think Artest would still guard Roy in the series though. He's their best defender and despite what these ESPN people say it will be Artest guarding him
     
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    They're just reverse woofing.
     
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    If Portland matches up against the Lakers I'll be more concerned about Ron's offense then his D. With his size/strength he's a tough cover for Roy or Batum... maybe we'd see more of Dante?

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    BlazerWookee UNTILT THE DAMN PINWHEEL!

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    SpamKing "Moisten needle before inserting"

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    Andre Miller told quick that "nobody wants the l*kers in the first round. The league won't let them lose..."
     
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