<div class="quote_poster">Quoting notMuchgame:</div><div class="quote_post">How so? Both are down 2-1 as I'm making this post....both the Kings and Lakers would consider this a lost season if they don't win the title...</div> Exactly but the Lakers have spent even more, and those two superstars have sacrificed everything to get one. Next year will probably be very different for the Lakers (Phil Jackson, Karl Malone, GP, and maybe Kobe)where as the kings *might* lose C-Webb and Vlade. I"m just saying by that logic if the lakers go down in the second round it would be a big disappoinment. But regardless I wanna see Lakers-Kings for the finals I think that would be amazing and I"m not counting anyone out.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Xyla:</div><div class="quote_post">Exactly but the Lakers have spent even more, and those two superstars have sacrificed everything to get one. Next year will probably be very different for the Lakers (Phil Jackson, Karl Malone, GP, and maybe Kobe)where as the kings *might* lose C-Webb and Vlade. I"m just saying by that logic if the lakers go down in the second round it would be a big disappoinment. But regardless I wanna see Lakers-Kings for the finals I think that would be amazing and I"m not counting anyone out.</div> That's what i want...whenever the Kings and the Lakers play...Great Ball is always been played...so hopefully the Kings and The Lakers can beat their respective opponents and go on from there!
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Emo:</div><div class="quote_post">Why do you think I even came up with this statement? Of course I realize anything short of a championship in Los Angeles is a failure. We have Payton and Malone who are hungry to be a champion for the first time in their careers, and yes Kobe and Shaq. Who have three rings going for four. We realize the task at hand, but some Kings fans here are saying if they get bounced out of the second round, then it would be a good season. Whatever.</div>Let me be the first to say that this season will be a failure if the Kings don't win it all......We have been in the playoffs the last 6 or 7 years in a row now....We are experienced and battle tested , and considered Veterens in the playoffs ...We have shown we can win in the playoffs ...close games or blowouts ...we have shown we can bounce back from losses to win again.....We have done everything you can think of in the playoffs BUT win a Championship ..... That is every players goal in the NBA ....You know how many players would love to join a winning team like the Kings/Lakers/Spurs/Timberwolves, even the Mavs ...Just to get a taste of the playoffs is what every players dreams of ......Let alone the Championship .... the Bottom line is this .....We have been here before , and we have LOST before .....We have proved to be worthy of a championship , So IMO , a Championship is the only thing that matters now ...It is a Championship or bust to me ....And IMO this season would be a failure if the Kings lost in the playoffs ....there is no prize in sports for coming in 2nd place ...I have a poster in my room that says "2nd place are the 1st losers"..... Honestly, what good would have came out of this season if the Kings get bounced out of the playoffs ???...what can we hang our hats on to make this season a success???....We made the playoffs???...I am sick of saying that ....i wanna see a parade down K street with the Kings players holding up the Trophy that means everything ...I wanna see Sacramento shut down , while there are cheers in the street ....The Kings mean that much to this city ...So why should a Championship mean any less .....It is the only thing that matters IMO... Go Kings ~
