What do you think about those Lakers?
541525
I rarely think of them at all.\n\nFor you, I hope they pick up their game and win!\n\nGood luck!
639841
OK Mystik.  Get a grip.  No one asked about stupid Kobe.  He sucks anyway.  The question is about the Spurs and the Mavs.\n\nGO SPURS GO!
645199
The Lakers are easily the best NBA francise ever. In every era they have a multitude of stars. In the 40's and 50's they George Mikan along with Ben Harrison. In the 60's and 70's there was a awsome team in Elgin Baylor, Wilt "The Stilt" Chamberlain, Kareem Obdul Jaffar and Jerry West. Then in the 80's and a small part of the 90's there were the showtime Lakers. They still had Kareem and added Magic Johnson to the team and became champions. Then in the 90's and some of the 2000's they had a three peat lead by Kobe and Shaq. But now the dynesty has ended. Shaq left and they aqquired really bad players. So now Kobe is trying his hardest to help his team win. He is doing the best he can and if they aqquire a couple decent players there dynesty will continue and they will again be the best basketball francise ever!!\nGO LAKERS!!
625642
Jackson is a very good coah and kobe is a good player and I am sure they will get some more good players for next year.\n\nI think the supporting players of the lakers where under hyped this year.\n\nYou have to remember that they took phoenix to seven games
372232
no theyre dirty and sick. LAKERS ARE MA BOISSSSS
1105820
Lots of Kobe haters in this question.. Well here i am, a laker fan for life.. And although Kobe is not the best Laker of them all.. He is our warrior now.. and we will defend him..\n\nFirst off, f*ck nasty neezy and his low analytical skillz,he just a retard fan who didnt get a kobe autograph so he just sourgraping! haha! And Kobe is no ballhog no more,did u watch the first round?where were you guys?were u watching beverly hills 90210 on old vhs tapes?! Kobe is a ballhog?Have u morons been watching too much football?\n\nAnyways,The lakers will win a championship if the management will get someone to compliment Kobes game, like a KG,or someone who can step up when Kobes being double teamed.. Not necessarily a star but not like Odom who cant even scare a cute little chihuahua..Brown?drop him, a harmless tree could do better defense..\n\nLakers will get another Champioship with Kobe leading the way.. \nNo doubt about it, even if nasty neezy begs Kobe and licks his balls clean..
351842
KObe Bryant, In My Mind, Deserves it more then any one else. He worked so hard to bring the lakers to were they are now, and even through all the drama from the haters and the rape thing he still persevered and made it to the playoffs, anyone else wouldve given up. I hope the voters keep that in mind.
829048
Lakers fan here also.  Last night was a great game for me.  I loved Odom and Bynum last night.  Odom really stepped up with Kobe out, and if he keeps playing like he did last night, the Lakers will kick ass.  Bynum is really developing, only his 2nd year, and he's becoming a good starting center.  Imagine the Lakers with Kobe, Mihm, and Brown back.  Their future is looking bright!
759357
I'm not a Laker fan, but it's not the time to put too much pressure on him. He's an incredible talent whose ceiling is through the roof!  Still, he's done what he's done against teams that don't have much in the way of centers (Seattle twice...Johan Petro; Minnesota...Mark Blount; and Golden State...Troy Murphy).  And, he only played 10 minutes against GS. \n\nSo, I'm not trying to kill a buzz here, because I really like the kid's game and the Lakers have a lot to be excited about, but let's see what he does over a longer stretch and against better centers. The good news is that there aren't many better centers in the league. \n\nThe kid has a bright future.
843470
It's too early to tell!!!   We'll have to see when Kobe gets back if Odom can continue producing like he has in these past 2 games. The Lakers will reach the playoffs though, i'll guarantee that much!!!!
998078
yes they will suck. Kobe is a moron. He's talented for sure, but to think he can carry teams to the trophy is absurd. Shaq made him, and he should be thankful.\n\nShaq made Penny, Dennis Scott, Nick Anderson, Kobe AND DWade. Kobe will soon follow the faded stars that came before him. Hopefully DWade's studied the past.
494656
why is this so hard to believe. The Lakers have one of the greatest coaches coaching them in the zenmaster. They have the best player in the nba in kobe bean bryant, and he came in with more chips on his shoulders because steve nash might have robbed the mvp award from him. And like you mentioned, they have a vastly improved luke walton, i have to give him credit for that because he was terrible a year ago, and lamar odom is a triple double threat any given night; he has been fantastic throughout the playoffs thus far. Also, Smush Parker's heroics and shutting down Steve Nash fairly well. Phil Jackson's Lakers have the better formula in their style of play to win in the playoffs, they play slow tempo and try to maintain control. The Suns play a more fast break style added with the three ball that they live or die on. Nash is their playmaker and locking him down breaks down the engine. The games have been close because of the freak of nature shawn marion, without him like you saw in the extra period of the last game, the suns could not buy many baskets other than on the perimeter. It never hurts to have the clutchest shooter in the game today either!
223099
I think this means that there are signs of the playoffs for the Lakers. I always knew they could do it- it just takes team effort. If Lamar Odom posts numbers like those every night, the Lakers are going to be contenders, no matter what. Look at the stats- we shot .506 from the field, and we held Detroit to shooting .432 from the field. So what if Smush didn't score double-digits. So what if the Lakers had more turnovers, fouls? Kwame Brown did a great job on Rasheed in the second-half, and Kobe did a great job fending off Tayshaun and limiting Chauncey to only 4 second-half points. We had our rebounder- 12 from Kwame. Our assister- 10 from Odom, and our 2 scorers- 40 from none other than Kobe, and 24 from Odom. We outplayed them and outdid them in the second half. Now this is nothing to celebrate about. It's a big win for the Lake-show, but if they obsess over it, tonight's game vs. the Spurs is going to kill us. We need to play the same way we did against the Pistons in our game against the Spurs. People like Brian Cook and Devean George chipping in, they may not make a big difference, but enough to show some flashes of brilliance. The Lakers need teamwork to win- and once we have that, I'm sure that they can win the Finals. Give it some time- they'll do it. Go Lakers, and keep up the good work.
408277
No way, the lakers do not have enough fire power. And Lamar Odom is not yet ready for primetime. Maybe next season!
501368
Yes by far it could be Kobe's grestest moment of his career because he is the only star there, no Shaq, no Payton, no Malone, no Horry, and no more .4 second crap Fisher pulled off against my team a couple of years back. He is the one to carry them. He has a steady core of role players which have greatly improved their play over the last 2 yrs. Kwame Brown is starting to crash the boards really well, and Smush Parker has come alive as well. These guys are doing something they have not done ever playing with past teams, and that is that they are playing for eachother, or team basketball, trusting one another to make a good play. You only see that in my opinion, on the Spurs, and the Lakers are starting to take that characteristic as well. The Lakers will be in the second round against their across-the-street-rivals, the Los Angeles Clippers. That series will go 7 games, maybe six, and i do see the Lakers standing a fair chance in that series. If they shut down Elton Brand, they will advance to the Western Conference Finals, against the Spurs, that series would go 5-6 games, and that is when the Lakers would be knocked out. They are vastly improving, and it is thanks to Kobe Bryant. With that shot in Game 4, i think he deserves the Most Valueable Player Award.
623995
I am a Lakers fan. I won't be going to the game but I will watch the Suns beat the Clippers. I want to see them win it all. Since the Lakers are out I guess the next best is the Suns.
949167
i think they might be a decent team, they just beat the lakers who were 4-1