OT/ In another thread..

[Ghost Pepper]

when I said "IF" the refs call the Lakers/Houston series fairly, the Lakers could be in trouble, last night came to reality! I've said the Lakers are not even as big as the Blazers are physically, and Houston is just huge, mean, and defensive, and are going to make the game ugly and they did. The Lakers lost home court advantage and the Rockets looked like the same team we faced. I see this series becoming one of the great ones this season.

The Lakers hate to be ruffed up and Houston does that all day long, Kobe hates to be bumped, and Artest lives to do that. I see this series being fights, blood, and all kinds of drama going down. The Lakers are now in a dog fight and Houston is playing with swager! They just took a game in STAPLES, something they couldn't do all year, THAT's HUGE for their confidence!!!!

The Lakers Fisher is being smoked by Brooks just like Blake was. Yao isn't fouling out and he's scoring, Battier and Artest are giving Kobe and crew fits, and Scola is still being very effective as he was against us.

I think Houston is the sleeper team this year! They have defense, size, speed and are ugly enough to throw good teams out of rythem.

If yesterday is the way the games are going to be called, I see the Lakers getting knocked out this round. Yes I said it!

I don't think any team in the NBA physically matches up with the Rockets this year including the Cavs.

Could make for interesting basketball!

 

[Wheels]

I saw a few Travels by the Rockets last night in crunch time.. just sayin

 

[Ghost Pepper]

You've got to love the fact that the Rockets took the exact same game plan they had with us and applied it to the Lakers with the same result! That says to me Rick has done his homework!

 

[illmatic99]

http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/story/9537694/Lakers-better-'progress'-in-a-hurry

Funny thing, though. I don't recall Shane Battier complaining about the refs. Early in the first quarter, Bryant tried to punk him with an elbow. Didn't work. A little later, Battier took an inadvertent shot from Vujacic. He returned with four stitches above the left eye and continued to play his brand of excellent defense — always in position, hands in the shooter's face, always on Bryant.

 

[Ghost Pepper]

This also says to me that all the critics out there that said Houstons season ended with the win over us because of how amazing The Lakers are... now look quite silly!! That and The Blazers don't look so green, do they?

 

[Wizard Mentor]

Houston is the best football team in basketball. Hey, as long as the Lakers lose, it's all good.

 

[Ghost Pepper]

I don't see any team in the NBA today that if the refs let Houston bump can hang with them and that includes the Cavs!

 

[blue32]

damn, that's a nice knee and elbow there.. lol

 

[Rastapopoulos]

damn, that's a nice knee and elbow there.. lol

Yeah - that's unbelievable! Yet more evidence that Kobe is a classless punk.

 

[Wizard Mentor]

Yeah - that's unbelievable! Yet more evidence that Kobe is a classless punk.

I can't figure out how this is any better than what Howard, who was suspended for a game, did. Is it that the refs didn't call it? Or is it that it is Kobe?

 

[mook]

http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/story/9537694/Lakers-better-'progress'-in-a-hurry

QFD*

(Quoted For Dickishness.)

 

[DaRizzle]

I dont give a fuck right now....FUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!! Elbow him harder next time Kobe!


Fuck this shit! Is it Wednesday night yet?!?

Fuck!!!

 

[Uther TheGardener]

pau geshoft and bionic are straight charmin! book it!

 

[Wheels]

I dont give a fuck right now....FUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!! Elbow him harder next time Kobe!


Fuck this shit! Is it Wednesday night yet?!?

Fuck!!!

lol.. by the way Yao traveled a lot in the 4th from what I saw.