Official 2008-09 NBA Thread

[Venom'sDad]

Lakers!!!

 

[BlackLantern]

and the conspiracy machine is at rest......for now

 

[NewYorkSpider]

Congrats to the Lakers.

 

[Ghostvirus]

Oh man I hope they sell that Number 10 hat! I want!

Wow Bill Russell is committing a sin.

 

[NewYorkSpider]

Final NBA Playoff Pool Standings:
1. Nightmare - 131 Points (Winner!)(Won Tiebreaker between Raiden)
2. Raiden - 130 Points
3. Silver Knight - 124 Points
4. L.A - 118 Points
5. NewYorkSpider - 116 Points
6. Mister J - 114 Points
7. Bond - 110 Points
8. Go Web Go! - 96 Points
9. Ghostvirus - 84 Points

 

[Immortalfire]

This Buss kid doesn't know what the heck to say. lol


Congrats Lakers.

 

[FaT_tONle]

Congratulations to the Laker fans... enjoy it while it lasts. The legacy is forever tarnished as far as I'm concered. When people look back on this Laker run they will see a giant "L" in the loss column in the Finals against the Boston Celtics of all teams. Ten more Championships won't change that. Put that on Kobe's resume when they stack him up to the other NBA greats...

 

[Genesis 1.0]

The Magic have all the pieces they need for this next season, a few tweaks and it's a wrap next year. I'd hate to see this team again with a developed outside shot for Howard.

 

[Immortalfire]

Oh Bill Russell...a true living legend

 

[CELTICPRED]

I'm sure I'm one of the few who will say this, but thank God, basketball season is over.

 

[Immortalfire]

Tomorrow, nominations will begin for the Hype Sports Awards

 

[LastSunrise1981]

I am not surprised LA won the championship. Anyone who believed Orlando stood a chance was fooling themselves. I still don't and will never respect this Laker team of arrogant classless individuals.

Kobe finally got his ring without Shaq and I'm sure the sports media will be bowing before him, Phil, and the rest of Los Angeles soon. Orlando has no one to blame but themselves for their poor shooting, poor defense, and the fact that they simply weren't physically or mentally strong to handle the pressure.

So another basketball season is over. While I hate them with a passion I say congrats to LA and their fanbase. Enjoy it while it lasts because you won't win next year.

 

[#1Batmanfan]

you only won the 2 games by a few points and thats because of jameer and hes out so lakers in 5

called it suckaaaa

 

[Go Web Go!]

Happy for Lamar Odom. That's about it.

 

[LastSunrise1981]

I'm happy for Gasol. Granted his ego has gotten somewhat big but he played his ass off in Memphis and I'm happy to see him with a ring.

 

[Raiden]

[Queen]"We Are The Champion!!!"[/Queen]

I'm so happy and proud for the L.A. Lakers, who defeated Magic tonight and only lost once in this Finals series. This is especially sweet considering how the season ended last season, at the hands of Celtics, and so many turmoils and expectations that followed Lakers this season. I'm ecstatic not only for Kobe to have gotten his 4th (and first without Shaq), but also for Phil to get his tenth and surpass Red for the most championships. There were just so many highs-and-lows that made this one particularly wonderful and memorable.

I also want to congratulate Orlando Magic, for making the trip to the Finals and eliminated Celtics and Cavs, two early favorites, on the way there. If Howard works on his game, such as improving his low-post and develop a jump shot, he just might win a ring before LeBron.

 

[Raiden]

Final NBA Playoff Pool Standings:
1. Nightmare - 131 Points (Winner!)(Won Tiebreaker between Raiden)
2. Raiden - 130 Points
3. Silver Knight - 124 Points
4. L.A - 118 Points
5. NewYorkSpider - 116 Points
6. Mister J - 114 Points
7. Bond - 110 Points
8. Go Web Go! - 96 Points
9. Ghostvirus - 84 Points

Congrats to Nightmare!

 

[MSwift]

Congratulations to the Laker fans... enjoy it while it lasts. The legacy is forever tarnished as far as I'm concered. When people look back on this Laker run they will see a giant "L" in the loss column in the Finals against the Boston Celtics of all teams. Ten more Championships won't change that. Put that on Kobe's resume when they stack him up to the other NBA greats...

yea cause it hurt Jerry West's legacy losing to the Celtics every year in the Finals. Jerry West is only the NBA logo. Magic also lost to the Celtics in 84 btw.

I assume Lakers losing in The finals last year to the Celtics is the new lame attempt to put Kobe down. Haters are running out of excuses.

anyway, congrats to the Lakers for #15. Congrats to Dr. Buss for #9. Congrats to Phil for #10. It was a hell of a season. Next season should be fun.

 

[dodgers2213]

haters....

 

[NewYorkSpider]

Congrats to Nightmare!

I had known since you sent me the picks that both of you would tie. It was basically gonna come down between the tiebreaker or if someone else jumped ahead in points. Nightmare had the closet scores in all 4 games.

 

[LastSunrise1981]

haters....

Nope. Just enjoy it because he'll have the same look only with tears and no trophies next year.

 

[Raiden]

I had known since you sent me the picks that both of you would tie. It was basically gonna come down between the tiebreaker or if someone else jumped ahead in points. Nightmare had the closet scores in all 4 games.

No problem. It was fun leading the pack for awhile but in the Finals, anything could happen and did. I was very surprised that I did so well, far better than I anticipated, so even as a runner-up I'm still very happy how it turns out.

 

[Raiden]

Nope. Just enjoy it because he'll have the same look only with tears and no trophies next year.

The same look that Paul Pierce and LeBron James have this year?

 

[Etienne]

I'm sure I'm one of the few who will say this, but thank God, basketball season is over.

It's been a pretty humdrum post-season. The Boston/Chicago series was a thriller up until the anticlimactic game 7 which ended just like I expected.

 

[Trainwreck2100]

the only good thing from these playoffs was that we didn't have to sit through Lebron vs. Kobe.