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Post subject: It is our time now...
 Posted: May 05, 2008 - 10:56 AM PST
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I can just remember when we couldn't get a dunk in our series with Phoenix two years ago. That first dunk came on the third game played in Los Angeles. And then we ultimately lost that series in 5 games.
My, how things change.
This has been the best Lakers that I have seen with the most fist-pumps, most awe-struck fans going oohh and ahh, and the most fun they have had in the playoffs in a long while.
This is a Laker team that boasts a myriad of talent, unbeknownst to opponents where that nightly threat will kill them and in what category. Simply put, a pick-your-poison type of team.
You can't double anybody because everybody is that good and so deep into the offense that no one is really just another player to fill the five man rotation. Unlike what the Lakers had the years before (see Parker, Smush and Brown, Kwame), this team is deadly at all corners of the court.
What makes them even more dangerous is that new found trust they have with each other and that everybody is accountable at all costs. And this attitude has led them to the best record in the mighty West and had teams scrambling before the trade deadline just to matchup with the Laker juggernaut.
These Lakers can now challenge for a title because, led by MVP Kobe Bryant, are not looking into the past. Everything they seem to do has been forward and advancing, not to mention successful. When the season began, they started from scratch, after the tirade that their star player went through. Good thing about this team is that they shared the fire that their leader had in winning. And it has shown all season long.
The Lakers didn't just improve themselves, they destroyed the landscape of the NBA. You ask how? Three things: Kobe's dedication and relentlessness, the emergence of Andrew Bynum and the trade that brought Pau Gasol to purple and gold.
Everybody knew that Kobe always plays with this fire. But they haven't seen anything like this before. Kobe has transformed himself into more of a leader, thus translating into the win column. And the MVP award for being the best player in the best team in the best conference. And this was the same Kobe that trashed Andrew Bynum in an amateur video.
But what did the young center do with that comment? He made himself into a monster. A monster that had Kobe talking championships if he plays good. A monster who can at least fill the big shoes left by a certain big. A monster who can support the best player in the planet. And, a monster who got injured. But this injury is really a blessing in disguise. Because if this certain injury wouldn't have happened, we couldn't have had Spain behind us.
I am talking about Pau Gasol. The trade for Pau Gasol rocked the whole NBA, prompting several contenders to bite their tongue and deal just to follow the Lakers lead. But what have those trades done to their respective teams? First round losses and no more insurance to their future as powerhouses. And let us not forget to mention that even without Andrew, we can win it all with Pau, because his transition in fitting in with the Tri has been seamless.
So you see, it has been a long painful road for us Laker fans. All the losses to the Suns. Kobe scoring 50+ but loses the game. All the injuries.
I guess some has paved the road. And I can see from a distance that the color of the road is purple and gold.
The Lakers are coming. It is inevitable. No one can stop us now. |
Last edited by RandyPandy on May 05, 2008 - 08:28 PM PST; edited 2 times in total
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Post subject: RE: It is our time now...
Posted: May 05, 2008 - 11:27 AM PST
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Good post RandyPandy.
This team is scary enough without BYnum, and I can't wait until next year when we do finally get Bynum, then picking your poison has a whole new meaning. I'm really proud of this team and how players went to improve their respective games. Let's hope that during the exit interviews that they tell Vlad to work on some sort of inside game and to have Sasha and Jordan work on dribble penetration. Next year should be a 60+ win season with Kobe only having to average 24-25pts per game. |
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Post subject: RE: It is our time now...
Posted: May 05, 2008 - 12:17 PM PST
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Yea! It is sure looking good. I hope they keep their intensity going through the playoffs. And yes Randy is right when he says the injury to Bynum might have been a blessing in disguise. Nobody wishes an injury to anybody, but like he said, we wouldn't have Gasol if it wasn't for that injury.
Very good post. |
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Post subject: RE: It is our time now...
Posted: May 05, 2008 - 12:47 PM PST
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LTB, you all should realize that if every member in this site wrote like Randy, we would be renowned worldwide.
Very Nice Piece man. |
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Post subject: RE: It is our time now...
Posted: May 11, 2008 - 01:20 PM PST
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Great post by Randy.
The one to thank really is Mr. Kupchak. If he hadn't drafted Bynum, therefore I conclude, we would never have Pau Gasol and never be where we are right now. I salute the man! |
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Post subject: Re: RE: It is our time now...
Posted: May 13, 2008 - 12:28 AM PST
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nikodaza wrote:
Great post by Randy.
The one to thank really is Mr. Kupchak. If he hadn't drafted Bynum, therefore I conclude, we would never have Pau Gasol and never be where we are right now. I salute the man!
Not only did Kupchak draft Bynum: he kept him too! After all the Kidd and JO speculations, we still had Bynum in L.A. He was in so much pressure to trade him but he didnt. He's a great GM. |
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