Comments on: Choking again?

By: Pau

Pau — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 01:09:02 +0000

Why can’t you guys realize those are 2 great teams playing in the finals? I agree lakers are the best in the league, but magic doesn’t suck. Magic has shown they have the ability to come back into series. So, this isn’t over. Yes, magic is down 1-3, but not like they didnt have to a chance to be up 3-1. To me this series is pretty even.
So guys stop the cockiness, just enjoy the series.

By: Joey Deegeling

Joey Deegeling — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 19:37:26 +0000

Shoulda been 3-1 Orlando in the first place,

they missed the clear goaltending in game 2, Gasol touched the rim which is a obvious violation.

Then they did not call the clear flagrant on Kobe when he first hit Dwight in the head and dragged him to the floor with both arms. The Magic would have gotten the ball back even after 2 misses and would run down the clock.

But yea, more money if the Fakers win it

By: JasonW

JasonW — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 10:09:03 +0000

#15 is coming!

By: Boi Boi

Boi Boi — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 08:25:03 +0000

That laker team 3 years ago wuz a totally different team compared 2 diz years team…so y ask da question?

BLACK MAMBA & DA LAKERS ALL DAY!

By: FVBRUIN

FVBRUIN — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 08:18:03 +0000

Wow, dumb article, that 2006 Lakers team was the 7th seed playing a #2 seed Phoenix team that had a much better roster. For gods sake we were up 3-1 with a starting lineup that include Luke Walton, Smush Parker, & Kwame Brown and Lamar Odom besides Kobe. Odom is a better player now but still doesnt start on this team and Kobe was the only legitimate NBA starter on that team. Parker was a D-League player who is now out of the league and Brown may not even make an NBA roster next year. Do i need to say more? It would have been a greater choke job if the Lakers had beaten that Suns team considering the talent disparity and lack of home court.

By: Farham

Farham — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 05:20:57 +0000

3 words! LAKERS IN FIVE!

By: chanman

chanman — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 04:32:38 +0000

OK…anybody that ACTUALLY WATCHED game 4 knows the lakers go screwed on fouls, how are u gonna give out 6 fouls on Odom, Gasol, and Bynum in the first quarter?? because all the attention is on dwight howard. the only reason the lakers trailed by 12 at the half was because of foul trouble, and the versatility of the lakers showed when ariza scored 13 in the 3rd. so now that everyone backed off D howard he gets all the boards and dominate the paint, kobe gets called for an offensive cuz he took it right at howard and should’ve been a AND 1. in the fourth there were multiple times where ariza, kobe, and odom should have gotten calls but the refs wanna work another game or two so they let it go!! but still…in the end the will of the lakers and 3’s by fish got us the W. so the only way the magic are gonna come back is if another biased game officiating wise and a complete meltdown by the lakers.

By: Mick

Mick — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 04:10:09 +0000

2006 was not a choke. You had a 7th seed come within a rebound of an upset. The stronger 2nd-seeded team (Phoenix) had two of the last three games at home, and did what by all accounts they should have done, which is win.

The Lakers, on the efforts of Bryant and Jackson, overachieved. That is not a choke. No comparison, so “choking again” is BS, since they didn’t choke the first time, and there’s no indication that they’ll be choking now.

By: Tom

Tom — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 02:27:38 +0000

How do you not expect Orlando to get 17 Ft’s with 4 Lakers constantly hounding and pushing Howard in the paint? They foul on every layup/dunk opportunity Orlando gets. And maybe the Lakers would get some calls if they stopped b****** and flopping every play. Has anyone seen a team that complains more than the Lakers? You have Gasol and Odom, who scream whenever they’re in the paint, then Kobe cursing and making gestures every time he misses, Fisher, who flies if you touch him…not to mention Kobe and Fish always trying to explain something to the refs at every interval of the game.

By: Edwin Gueco

Edwin Gueco — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 00:57:17 +0000

Don’t you have anything to write aside from mentioning the word “Lakers” or choking lakers? Why don’t you talk about Stan Van Gundy? Ah, nobody will read your article, so it’s better to diss the lakers at least you get response from the LA crowd.