Here are the facts. The Los Angeles Lakers have beaten the Denver Nuggets and Phoenix Suns twice. In addition to that, they have beaten the San Antonio Spurs, Utah Jazz, and the Detroit Pistons.
After the Lakers most recent win over the Phoenix Suns on Christmas Day, that was due in large part to a 66-point effort from the Kobe Bryant/Shaquille O'Neal - Oops! I mean Andrew Bynum - combination that wrecked havoc against a
Phoenix team, which for whatever reason, continues to enter NBA seasons as one the favorite to win the NBA championship.
This of course has a lot of the West Coast standing up in open arms to welcome a seemingly competitive L.A. Lakers team back into their hearts and homes.
However, they have also lost to the Golden State Warriors, Cleveland Cavaliers, Milwaukee Bucks and New Jersey Nets.
Nonetheless, I won't blame my West-Coast counterparts for their quick-trigger reaction to the Lakers big victory (big meaning it was a very special 1 out of 82 games) over the Suns that has them acting like the Lakers might actually contend for a championship this season.
J.A. Adande, columnist for ESPN and the LA Times, seems to think that the Lakers could possibly contend for a championship in the Western Conference.
I, on the other hand, am much more of a real-world kind of guy that's not too caught up in flights of fancy, and I am quite sure that the Lakers are far from a contender. In fact, I wouldn't bet my left sock that the Lakers could beat a Phoenix Suns team (a team they are 2 for 2 against) in the playoffs.
Two notable quotes in the history of our time denote to what I am saying.
The first one was by Mercury Morris of the undefeated '72 Dolphins who has said, "Don't call me when they are in my neighborhood...call me when they are on my block." Last time I checked, the Lakers have not won a single playoff series, never-mind a championship since the departure of Shaquille O'Neal.
The other quote comes from Kobe Bryant himself, who when asked a question that referred to the 2002 Sacramento Kings as the team's rivals said, "[You can't call them that.] They've got to beat us in the playoffs first."
After the Lakers most recent win over the Phoenix Suns on Christmas Day, that was due in large part to a 66-point effort from the Kobe Bryant/Shaquille O'Neal - Oops! I mean Andrew Bynum - combination that wrecked havoc against a
This of course has a lot of the West Coast standing up in open arms to welcome a seemingly competitive L.A. Lakers team back into their hearts and homes.
However, they have also lost to the Golden State Warriors, Cleveland Cavaliers, Milwaukee Bucks and New Jersey Nets.
Nonetheless, I won't blame my West-Coast counterparts for their quick-trigger reaction to the Lakers big victory (big meaning it was a very special 1 out of 82 games) over the Suns that has them acting like the Lakers might actually contend for a championship this season.
J.A. Adande, columnist for ESPN and the LA Times, seems to think that the Lakers could possibly contend for a championship in the Western Conference.
I, on the other hand, am much more of a real-world kind of guy that's not too caught up in flights of fancy, and I am quite sure that the Lakers are far from a contender. In fact, I wouldn't bet my left sock that the Lakers could beat a Phoenix Suns team (a team they are 2 for 2 against) in the playoffs.
Two notable quotes in the history of our time denote to what I am saying.
The first one was by Mercury Morris of the undefeated '72 Dolphins who has said, "Don't call me when they are in my neighborhood...call me when they are on my block." Last time I checked, the Lakers have not won a single playoff series, never-mind a championship since the departure of Shaquille O'Neal.
The other quote comes from Kobe Bryant himself, who when asked a question that referred to the 2002 Sacramento Kings as the team's rivals said, "[You can't call them that.] They've got to beat us in the playoffs first."
The Los Angeles Lakers are apparently still stinging from their first round exit in the 2007 NBA Playoffs. Kobe Bryant was recently quoted as saying that if GM Jerry West does not return to the team next season, he would prefer to be traded.
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