[SLATE] This Is One of the Greatest Teams in NBA History?

rhadamanthus · Mar 14, 2008

The bynum love is totally out of hand now. People are acting like he is chamberlain reborn.

LA as an "enhaced houston" is a good analogy at the moment, except that their interior defense just plain sucks. Gasol is a giant wanker on the defensive end.

Almu · Mar 14, 2008

People from China...do not feel offended!

Yao is soft compared to other American behemoths who do the Bill Laimbeer things in the NBA mosh pit.

It is not meant to offend his manhood in any way.

Now, step back from the ledge, and rejoice in your TEAM winning 20 games in a row!

Tommy · Mar 14, 2008

cur.ve said:

This Is One of the Greatest Teams in NBA History?

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That leaves the Lakers, who have both extreme firepower (Kobe Bryant, Gasol) and superb role players (Jordan Farmar, Sasha Vujacic, Luke Walton). They'll prove a tough stop for the Rockets or anyone else. In fact, Los Angeles is an enhanced version of Houston. Kobe is better than T-Mac, Gasol is better than the Battier/Scola combo, and the Lakers' glue guys do the little things just a bit better than the Rockets' complementary players. And, like Houston, Los Angeles has responded well to a key injury to a big guy: The team has lifted its play in the absence of Andrew Bynum, who has been out with a knee injury for two months. For the Rockets to make the NBA Finals, they might need a team with a dominant big man—think San Antonio and Tim Duncan—to take out the Bynum-less Lakers. The matchups will be crucial, so pay attention to the stretch run. That shouldn't be a problem—for the first time since the Lakers were winning 33 in a row, there's a reason to watch the NBA regular season.
Robert Weintraub, a freelance TV producer/writer based in Atlanta, writes about sports media for Slate.

Article URL: http://www.slate.com/id/2186543/
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well, let's wait and see.
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tracymingreedy · Mar 14, 2008

The only thing I find in this article is "This is in stark contrast to most NBA benches, which largely consist of sullen guys scanning the stands for pretty women." This guy must be very observant

tracymingreedy · Mar 14, 2008

Almu said:

People from China...do not feel offended!

Yao is soft compared to other American behemoths who do the Bill Laimbeer things in the NBA mosh pit.

It is not meant to offend his manhood in any way.

Now, step back from the ledge, and rejoice in your TEAM winning 20 games in a row!
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That is depending on how you define soft. Yao is not soft for the soft in my dictionary.

p.s. A soft guy will not play with a franctured foot for 2 weeks and pushed the streak to 12. I don't want to name you racist, but at least you are biased.

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