michaeljohn
02-04-2008, 06:49 AM
Fuck football, it's over. If anyone told me Boston and LA could meet in the NBA finals at the season opener, I'd have thought they were nuts....
Boston is hanging in there, winning a lot of games. Quite a reversal from their post-Bird seasons. LA seemed to open this year with the same team as last, meaning 1 round and out in the playoffs. However, they have been hanging tough and recently had the Number 1 NBA power ranking. The trade of Kwame Brown for Paul Gasol suddenly gives them a big boost. Is that enough to make them a contender?
:dunno:
It's a thread for basketball lovers to start specualtiing in! Some people have said the Boston connection between McHale and Ainge is what sent Garnett east. Now they are also saying Jerry West helped get the Lakers Gasol. Plus, they still have Andrew Bynum, he's just hurt at the moment. Any other blockbuster trade they made would have cost him, and Lamar Odom.
Let's not call either team a shoo in for the finals, by any means. There are plenty of other great teams that can and will have a say in things. However, I am not the only one saying this finals matchup is now very possible.
Boston is hanging in there, winning a lot of games. Quite a reversal from their post-Bird seasons. LA seemed to open this year with the same team as last, meaning 1 round and out in the playoffs. However, they have been hanging tough and recently had the Number 1 NBA power ranking. The trade of Kwame Brown for Paul Gasol suddenly gives them a big boost. Is that enough to make them a contender?
:dunno:
It's a thread for basketball lovers to start specualtiing in! Some people have said the Boston connection between McHale and Ainge is what sent Garnett east. Now they are also saying Jerry West helped get the Lakers Gasol. Plus, they still have Andrew Bynum, he's just hurt at the moment. Any other blockbuster trade they made would have cost him, and Lamar Odom.
Let's not call either team a shoo in for the finals, by any means. There are plenty of other great teams that can and will have a say in things. However, I am not the only one saying this finals matchup is now very possible.