Laker fan here. Not here to simply talk trash, but to discuss this eventual revenge/rematch Finals that we will have upon us, which I am incredibly excited about! Revenge shall be ours! (Or so I'm hoping, of course lol)
After reading through this whole thread, I must say that I find it a bit funny how some of you feel that this team will easily be destroyed by your Celtics. I'm not going to say that our team is all mighty and powerful, but I think we're good enough to win it all again this year.
A few things I would like to point out from what I read on here, that I found to be quite silly.
First of all, while it may be true that it seems the Lakers may be just "coasting" through the West, I wouldn't say that the C's have gone through a "much tougher" road to the Finals either. Sure, on paper, they did, going through the Cavs and the Magic, but realistically, the C's have also been coasting through the East:
1) Miami had D-Wade. The end.
2) Blah, blah, blah about the Lebrons (I hate that guy). Even you guys give him way too much credit, saying things like "if we could stop/slow down D-Wade AND Lebron, then we can with Kobe!" as if Kobe is some 3rd rate player (someone on here mentioned he was 3 at best, I think).
As ridiculous as it may sound, I also think that Lebron tanked those games. How does he come out and single-handedly destroy your team in Game 3, then become a total non-factor the remainder of the series? I know that players can go through bad stretches, but for someone that is supposedly so good and so tough n' what not, he really didn't put his best performance on display. There's no way you can deny how passive he was in those games. Even in that blowout game 5 victory, it wasn't that Lebron "got shut down." We must not be watching the same games if anyone didn't see how passive Lebron was, not scoring his first points until midway through the 3rd? He didn't care for the championship because everyone thinks he's going to "get it eventually," so why bother trying when everyone and their mother is simply willing to throw everything at him (it's already begun) and give him max money, ring or no ring.
Either that, or he's simply not as good as people say he is. Or at least not when it matters most: the postseason. And for those of you who think that Lebron is a better defender than Kobe, you're sadly mistaken. Seriously, just think about how Lebron said "if the coaches ask me to, I will guard Rondo." IF! Someone on here said that Lebron couldn't even guard Rondo, but that's mainly cuz he didn't even try (he was still stuck on Pierce in that game 5 and you know it). Still, Lebron's "defense" are his run-from-behind blocks. Kobe DOES lag on defense sometimes, and it p---es us off when he roams around (which will cost us against you guys if he does that and yes, we know it). But when he's on it, he's on it.
So, with all that being said, and the fact that Lebron WAS the Cavaliers, once Lebron stopped trying, it was done. So, the Celtics were not heavily tested in this series, at least not enough for you guys to think that since you took them down then our team should be pretty easy as well.
3) The Magic - What can I say about this team? Yes, they are talented, however, we may have been deceived by their 1st 2 opponents (much like the Cavs last year when they went 8-0). Not only that, but they don't have the experience nor the drive necessary to win it all. You would think that being in the Finals this year and possibly being in the Finals again with a potential revenge/rematch against us would have been enough motivation enough, but I guess it wasn't. You can't really say that all of these guys got a good amount of experience from last year since they took out a C's team with no KG, and they played a Lebron team that was riding a horse so high that they took it easy and were simply not good enough. Add to that, Jameer Nelson missed the whole playoffs except the Finals, so he didn't get the experience needed, and although Vince Carter is pretty good, he lacks that drive that Kobe has to win, which would make him a much better player.
So, in other words, although the Magic were a good team on paper, their "live by the 3 die by the 3" mentality makes them easy to contain (unless they start hitting shots, of course, which they have had many open looks they simply didn't make). Also, for a team that was supposed to be really good to come out in a do-or-die situation to try to win game 3 and give such a p--- poor performance (e.g. that hustle play by Rondo to take the ball from underneath Jason Williams), it's truly disappointing for anyone who is an NBA fan not rooting for the Celtics. It's like watching the ORL-ATL series all over again, with ORL lacking all the effort.
So, in conclusion, I say that both you guys and us have been disappointed with our team during the regular season, however, both our teams have stepped up at the right time, but neither team has truly been tested in this year's mediocre NBA playoffs.
I think this year, although many of you are saying to be careful what we wish for, well, we're confident we can beat your team in a 7 game series this year. Bring it!
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