Who do you like in the NBA Finals.. Lakers or Magic

[gynecologist]

Lakers will need to double team Howard.. Pietrus,Turk and Lewis will be open..

 

[gynecologist]

god no, he'll get killed inside.

the magic are better at every position other then 2 guard.

PG: orlando
SG: LA
SF: push, dead push in my opinion.
PF: orlando, real high on turkoglu.
C: Orlando

bench id give a little edge to LA, but Orlando always plays jsut a primarily 7 man rotation unless there guys are in foul trouble.

Pietrus is the fucking man.. Dude is forgotten about

 

[3peet]

Pietrus is the fucking man.. Dude is forgotten about

Lakers got used last year because Odom and Bynum were gone and Gasol was ass raped by Garnett. Howard won't be able to defend Odom and Gasol all at once.

I'll take Ariza against Lewis all day long. And as for Petrius on Kobe? C'mon now brother Gyno. I didn't forget either. I been watching Kobe treat Petrius like a school girl for 4 straight seasons when he was with the Warriors. Won't be anything new.

 

[halekulani]

lakeshow

live by the 3, die by the 3
magic are going to go down.

 

[seriousaddiction]

Lakers in 4 maybeeeee 5 if Orlando is lucky.

Cavs had Lebron and well.....Lebron. LA has Kobe, PAU, and an actual team FILLED with Role players who SHOW up HOME and ON THE ROAD. Won't even be close

 

[seriousaddiction]

not to mention the Cavs lost because when either Turk and/or Lewis went off they had no one to contain them. Ariza is one of the most unknown, under appreciated defenders in the NBA

 

[seriousaddiction]

god no, he'll get killed inside.

the magic are better at every position other then 2 guard.

PG: orlando
SG: LA
SF: push, dead push in my opinion.
PF: orlando, real high on turkoglu.
C: Orlando

bench id give a little edge to LA, but Orlando always plays jsut a primarily 7 man rotation unless there guys are in foul trouble.

You are forgetting a few things though that matter big time in FINALS.

Experience: Lakers
Coach: Lakers
"That" Player: Lakers
Homecourt: Lakers
Bench: Lakers
Depth: Lakers
Hunger: Lakers (Orlando didn't expect to be here...yeah they thought it might be nice but they didn't think they were gonna do that to CLE...Lakers DO NOT and WILL NOT experience same thing as last year)

 

[BigdaddyQH]

I think that if the Lakers really want it, Orlando can not stop them. But the Lakers had better show up for every game. As they found out against Denver, if they do not show up, they lose. It all rests with their big men and Odom.

 

[halekulani]

lakers have bigs for backup
once dwight is in foul trouble, it's over.

 

[Mr_Mark]

I'm picking the Magic to win the series..

I'm not a Lakers fan, Clippers fan for life.

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[sumday]

I say Lakers too. This is Kobe's year. He is on a mission. Orlando beating them wouldn't surprise me that much though.

I bet my money on Lakers for series.

 

[SpreadOffense]

Lakers definitely the better team, but I think the Magic could be riding a little momentum and confidence. Call me crazy, I'm saying Magic in 7..

 

[Duke04]

the lakers are going to win this series and id put any amount of money on it. kobe is as hungry to win this title as jordan was back in the day. this guy is going to destroy that magic defense and he'll win this series if he's got to do it 1 on 5. personally, i dont think he'll need to. howard has been double and tripled all season long and the magic have proven to be beatable despite it, it's nothing new, nobody in the nba can guard howard or keep him off the glass, it's a team effort. just the same way that it's going to be a team effort on orlando's part to guard kobe.

the big difference in my opinion, when the magic are rolling and playing their best ball - they have been beaten. when the lakers are rolling and playing their best ball - they're their own monster, they havent lost when they played the way theyre capable of playing.

and i think thats the laker team we're gonna see, they are back where they got beat last year and i dont think kobe and phil would let this team lose again for the world.

 

[SpreadOffense]

Lakers may win, but I think the value is in Magic to win +250..

 

[gtc08]

just look at the other thread where everyone said cleveland would beat LA. people consistently go with the faves. mainly just because there a name people know.

Orlando has better talent, i dont think its arguable. and there going to kill LA with the 3pointer since LA doesnt make any.

 

[gynecologist]

Lakers got used last year because Odom and Bynum were gone and Gasol was ass raped by Garnett. Howard won't be able to defend Odom and Gasol all at once.

I'll take Ariza against Lewis all day long. And as for Petrius on Kobe? C'mon now brother Gyno. I didn't forget either. I been watching Kobe treat Petrius like a school girl for 4 straight seasons when he was with the Warriors. Won't be anything new.

Maybe defensively, but thats it.. In every other way Lewis is a better player.. Waaaaay better shooter and consistent player. Waaaay better free throw shooter.


And I love Ariza, I think he's underappreciated.. But offensively his game needs a lot of work.

 

[SpreadOffense]

Lakers were 0-2 against the Magic in the regular season. Look back into this postseason, regular season head to head trends have been similar to game results. I really think the value is with the Magic..

 

[jdub6810]

its laughable that people post "Lakers in 5" when they havent beat the magic once this year.

Retarded is not a strong enough word.

 

[gynecologist]

The magic just might be the better team. Magic made the cavs look average.

 

[G$$]

im a die hard lakers fan but they way the magic played against the cavs worrys me
orlando played awesome and if the 3 ball is dropping for them they could very tough to beat