Lakers vs Heat (Who do you want to lose)

[GrandTheftRondo]

At this point I hate the Heat more than the Lakers....I would prefer a Heat loss over a Laker loss any day.

In the regular season anyway.

As much as I don't want to see the Lakers match us, the thought of Lebron James hoisting up a championship trophy makes me want to vomit. I hope and pray a Lakers vs Heat finals never happens in my lifetime.

[Neurotic Guy]

There is no circumstance that I can fathom that would result in me rooting for the Lakers. I suppose if this were the last day of the season and the C's and Heat were battling for the #1 seed -- but even then the best I could muster would be feigned indifference (my heart would still be anti-Lakers).

[ejk3489]

Heat.

I spend every night watching the Eastern Conference scoreboard hoping that the top teams will get L's.

Last night was an almost perfect night, despite Atlanta winning
Philly lost
Orlando Lost
Indy Lost
New York Lost

Plus OKC lost to top it off. I really think that the Celtics are starting a patch of games where they could go 10-2 or 9-3. During that stretch I could see all the 4 loss teams adding 5th and 6th losses. Making the East alot closer.

This. The Lakers are out in the WC so I don't really care what their record is. Miami I want to see lose every night, along with every other EC team thats playing.

The Finals are a different story though...

[guava_wrench]

In baseball if a bunch of spoiled brat steroided up wannabes tried to basically break rules and create a super team and screw their own teams in the process...I could totally see myself rooting for the Yankees to beat them. Not sure if this is the same thing, but processing some of the same emotions here

Baseball is worse with teams like the Yankees and Red Sox spending ridiculous amounts of money. Not a big deal.

I am not one to allow myself to be bothered much by personalities in sports. I AM bothered by the propects of the Lakers surpassing our title count. I don't want to have to resort to the two-city rationalization.

[guava_wrench]

There is no circumstance that I can fathom that would result in me rooting for the Lakers. I suppose if this were the last day of the season and the C's and Heat were battling for the #1 seed -- but even then the best I could muster would be feigned indifference (my heart would still be anti-Lakers).

What if the Lakers were defending the earth against alien invasion? I'd be torn who to root for.

[Eja117]

In baseball if a bunch of spoiled brat steroided up wannabes tried to basically break rules and create a super team and screw their own teams in the process...I could totally see myself rooting for the Yankees to beat them. Not sure if this is the same thing, but processing some of the same emotions here

no rules were broken and they didn't screw their own teams at all.  Everyone in the world knew Bosh wasn't going to re-sign in Toronto and Lebron did what he could to lure top free agents to Cleveland (no one, like Bosh, would go there).  And the simple reality is, had Cleveland and Toronto actually put together championship caliber teams, they'd more than likely still have their superstar.  Terrible management should never be rewarded.

We shall agree to disagree

[guava_wrench]

In baseball if a bunch of spoiled brat steroided up wannabes tried to basically break rules and create a super team and screw their own teams in the process...I could totally see myself rooting for the Yankees to beat them. Not sure if this is the same thing, but processing some of the same emotions here

no rules were broken and they didn't screw their own teams at all.  Everyone in the world knew Bosh wasn't going to re-sign in Toronto and Lebron did what he could to lure top free agents to Cleveland (no one, like Bosh, would go there).  And the simple reality is, had Cleveland and Toronto actually put together championship caliber teams, they'd more than likely still have their superstar.  Terrible management should never be rewarded.

We shall agree to disagree

Why do we only hear people ranting about this in basketball? If a team in MLB gets the 2 best free agents in a summer, there is no righteous indignation. Nobody makes any comments when NFL players pick teams to move to.

Why should NBA players feel guilty about doing what players can do in other sports with no complaints -- especially when the stars in the NBA have salaries that are capped way below their market value? Why should Lebron feel any guilt about going to a team with Wade when Pierce and Kobe were whining about their teams before the 2007-2008 season that featured the trades?

Why should players put their fortunes in the hands of owners and GMs?

[JSD]

Easy answer:

Regular season: I want to see the Heat lose to help the Celtics seeding.

Playoffs: I would want to see the Lakers lose to protect the Celtics title record.


However, I hate both with a passion and the Lakers more.