Who Are You Pulling For? (2008 Playoffs)

[D-Dogg]

Don't hate us because of Ainge, a lot of us hate him too.

I said dislike. Not hate. That and the two playoff appearances in the 90s the suns took. And two years ago. Those helped foster a nice, healthy dislike for the Suns.


I hate Ainge. And Dennis freaking Johnson. Man, I hated those Boston guards. I don't hate any team in any sport like I hate the Celtics...burns deep. I can't stand the patriots though, but it isn't anything like the Celts. They are just guilty by association with the city and now they show their dbagginess. I do remember laughing at the roided out freaks losing to the bears in the Super Bowl...but that was when my Celtic hate was peaking.

 

[Gee!]

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Strange timing for that smilie.. But ok.. I guess..

 

[Gee!]

lakers cewltics rivalry is a fraud.. One that was used to pimp the NBA in the early years before Michael Jordan released his goodness onto enveryone and the NBA blew up.. You guys are living in a falsehood of NBA lore..

 

[MigratingOsprey]

heh - if wilt were still around try showing him russells ring collection

 

[D-Dogg]

lakers cewltics rivalry is a fraud.. One that was used to pimp the NBA in the early years before Michael Jordan released his goodness onto enveryone and the NBA blew up.. You guys are living in a falsehood of NBA lore..

Ahhhh, there you go.

I knew we'd see why you had blinders soon enough. You worship at the altar of Jordan.

 

[Gee!]

Ahhhh, there you go.

I knew we'd see why you had blinders soon enough. You worship at the altar of Jordan.

You like that huh? You should have seen what I was gonna post before deciding on that one.. Cmon man.. Gimme some props.. Took a minute, but I got a Jordan reference in..

 

[dreamcastrocks]

lakers cewltics rivalry is a fraud.. One that was used to pimp the NBA in the early years before Michael Jordan released his goodness onto enveryone and the NBA blew up.. You guys are living in a falsehood of NBA lore..

Has Jordan ever played for an Arizona team?

 

[D-Dogg]

You like that huh? You should have seen what I was gonna post before deciding on that one.. Cmon man.. Gimme some props.. Took a minute, but I got a Jordan reference in..

You are just lucky that Magic "attained" the "HIV virus" because the Lakers were retooling for just the next kid on the block and the bulls 3 peat never would have happened. And thank Pat Riley for Jordan's first title because he wore his team down...and the loss of Scott and Worthy in Games 4 and 5 sure didn't help.

The Lakers brought in Sedale Threatt as a scoring backup to Magic and to counterbalance Pippen, giving another ballhandler on the break. When Magic retired, Threatt had a couple of really good seasons. In 95-96, when Magic returned for 32 games and at 250+ pounds, out of basketball for 5 years, he still put up 14.6 points, 6.9 assists, and 5.7 rebounds.

Bulls fans are lucky..no way they win all those titles...Lakers would have taken at least one. Of course, the Kobe/Shaq era probably never would have happened if Magic stayed, but hey.

 

[D-Dogg]

Has Jordan ever played for an Arizona team?

He beat an arizona team.

 

[82CardsGrad]

For the record, I remember quite well the "rivalry" between the Lakers and Celtics... Though as Garnett aptly put it, it's more of a history than a rivalry...

Look, we all come at this from different points of view - that's what is so great about sports... So I really don't expect anyone here to really understand the Boston-NY thing... This is more than a rivalry. It actually pits the cities against one another. Sports is just one of the MANY issues between these two cities. I grew up in the NY area and went to college 30 mins outside Boston. I still marvel at the conversations I witnessed between Boston and NY residents... Which city is cleaner, has better food, prettier women, better education, and even which city had bigger/stonger people (no lie). A battle like this is sio much more geographic in nature, and sports just fueled the hate!
In pure sports terms, there never has been and never will be a rivalry like the Yankees - Red Sox rivalry. 3 hours separates the cities... They have played in the same division for 100 years! The Yankees got The Babe from Boston! Same for Boggs & Clemens - who each won a World Series with the Yankees, having never done so with the Sox. The Sox, down 3 -0, came back and won 4 straight to finally break the jynx against the Yankees...
Lakers - Celtics? Ummm, yea - at one time they were the two most dominant teams in the NBA. But rivalry? I mean, does anyone in LA care what is happening in Boston, and vice versa??
I would buy a LA - San Diego, LA -San Francisco, heck, even a LA-Phoenix rivlary more than I would buy into a LA-Boston rivalry...

 

[MigratingOsprey]

it wasn't a city rivalry for sure

but it was without a doubt one of the most heated basketball rivalrys ever - no way this can be argued

 

[dreamcastrocks]

He beat an arizona team.

There you go, ruining my sarcasm smiley.

 

[earthsci]

I mean, does anyone in LA care what is happening in Boston, and vice versa??

Hey 82, do you want any of my relatives phone numbers in New England so you can give them a call and ask them if they care about the Lakers? If so you will find out -

1. that many in my family have colorful language
2. that you are wrong, Boston fans do, still, hate the Lakers

You are right about the Yankees-Sox though.

 

[Gee!]

He beat an arizona team.

And I was upset and cursed his name.. But there is no denying that Jordan was the greatest player ever and just to marvel in his excellence was a thing I'll never forget.. But for years I hated the Bulls wishing they wouldnt win yet another title.. ANd for a few short weeks in 93, I hated Jordan with everything I had.. Other than that, Jordan is the best ever and I loved watching him, even if it became a foregone conclusion that he'd win yet another title..

 

[dreamcastrocks]

For the record, I remember quite well the "rivalry" between the Lakers and Celtics... Though as Garnett aptly put it, it's more of a history than a rivalry...

Look, we all come at this from different points of view - that's what is so great about sports... So I really don't expect anyone here to really understand the Boston-NY thing... This is more than a rivalry. It actually pits the cities against one another. Sports is just one of the MANY issues between these two cities. I grew up in the NY area and went to college 30 mins outside Boston. I still marvel at the conversations I witnessed between Boston and NY residents... Which city is cleaner, has better food, prettier women, better education, and even which city had bigger/stonger people (no lie). A battle like this is sio much more geographic in nature, and sports just fueled the hate!
In pure sports terms, there never has been and never will be a rivalry like the Yankees - Red Sox rivalry. 3 hours separates the cities... They have played in the same division for 100 years! The Yankees got The Babe from Boston! Same for Boggs & Clemens - who each won a World Series with the Yankees, having never done so with the Sox. The Sox, down 3 -0, came back and won 4 straight to finally break the jynx against the Yankees...
Lakers - Celtics? Ummm, yea - at one time they were the two most dominant teams in the NBA. But rivalry? I mean, does anyone in LA care what is happening in Boston, and vice versa??
I would buy a LA - San Diego, LA -San Francisco, heck, even a LA-Phoenix rivlary more than I would buy into a LA-Boston rivalry...

Geographic proximity is important for a rivalry, but not the only important thing to look at.

I fully understand and accept that Red Sox/Yankee rivalry is bigger than the LA/BOS one, and how close they are to each other fuels that for sure. No need to downplay the biggest rivalry the NBA has ever seen, because rivalries in other sports are better.

 

[D-Dogg]

And I was upset and cursed his name.. But there is no denying that Jordan was the greatest player ever and just to marvel in his excellence was a thing I'll never forget.. But for years I hated the Bulls wishing they wouldnt win yet another title.. ANd for a few short weeks in 93, I hated Jordan with everything I had.. Other than that, Jordan is the best ever and I loved watching him, even if it became a foregone conclusion that he'd win yet another title..

That's nice and all, but Magic was better.




Check this out, Gee. When Jordan first came in the league, I like him a lot. He was fun to watch. I even had a poster of him on the wall.

Then he beat the Lakers in the playoffs. And from then on, I hated his ass. I can't believe you were mad "for a few short weeks." I'm still mad, and I still don't like him. I'm also pissed at Pat Riley for his overtraining, but he brought rings. Phil Jackson made up for it by getting the Lakers some rings, so he's forgiven.

 

[Heucrazy]

Take this Lakers crap were it belongs.

 

[Gee!]

That's nice and all, but Magic was better.

Magic kneels at the throan of Jordan..

 

[Gee!]

That's nice and all, but Magic was better.




Check this out, Gee. When Jordan first came in the league, I like him a lot. He was fun to watch. I even had a poster of him on the wall.

Then he beat the Lakers in the playoffs. And from then on, I hated his ass. I can't believe you were mad "for a few short weeks." I'm still mad, and I still don't like him. I'm also pissed at Pat Riley for his overtraining, but he brought rings. Phil Jackson made up for it by getting the Lakers some rings, so he's forgiven.

So lemme guess? You guys also have a rivalry with the Bulls now? This is getting stupid..

 

[D-Dogg]

Hey 82, do you want any of my relatives phone numbers in New England so you can give them a call and ask them if they care about the Lakers? If so you will find out -

1. that many in my family have colorful language
2. that you are wrong, Boston fans do, still, hate the Lakers

You are right about the Yankees-Sox though.

After the Lakers/Celts game last week, the headline in the Boston Herald was "Still the LA Fakers."

No, they don't care at all. Freaking pastyass celtic southie idiots.

 

[D-Dogg]

Take this Lakers crap were it belongs.

Uhm, it's celtics crap.

 

[earthsci]

Uhm, it's celtics crap.

Lakers suck.

 

[Heucrazy]

Uhm, it's celtics crap.

Nice avatar.

 

[Brian in Mesa]

http://www.arizonasportsfans.com/vb/showthread.php?t=104868

 

[dreamcastrocks]

Nice avatar.

Crap, I didn't even notice his fingerguns.

Nice.