wow... are the lakers done(at least for a while, til the hollywood stars start chipping money in again?)

-kobe bryant's now an unrestricted free agent... i think he really wants to leave now... well, let's make one thing clear; i don't think he'll want to play for shaq; at the very least LA is going to lose one of its superstars.
-shaq will only play for phil jackson, at least that's what he says
-phil jackson is going to leave(therefore, shaq is going to go, by that logic)
-payton wants to leave, cause he doesn't fit into the role player thing, OR, he sucks now; really, so either way LA doesn't have it good w/him; the playoffs(didn't even have to be the finals) showed that he is NOT even a decent player now; i'd rather have george or fisher be a pg, or luke walton.
-malone is a free agent; i'd say he helps glue LA together, but injuries have been a factor in him deciding whether to retire; for him it's either stay or retire.

heh heh... if you're nor cal... you gotta love this... LA's gotta start over the hard way, like most other teams... like the pistons :D not like anyone in LA's listening... they prob think they can just buy talent again... (don't feel bad, LA; you have a chance to get tmac; he should be a good starting ground...) you gotta love the pistons success story... unless if you hate D, only love flashy offense, and only love superstars and scoring(in which i say to you, "your mentality is a disgrace to bball; pick up another sport")

pistons weren't even favored to win the nba championship this year...

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i'll be honest though... i thought pistons were (hopefully) going to come out of the east, and thought the spurs were going to win it all... i was wrong... 1 for 2. however i did think the pistons had a good chance of winning against the lakers IF THEY TRIED; guess what; they did. in fact, they tried TOO HARD. 2 of 3.

maybe next year ppl won't hate on the pistons... i doubt it. (that said, i think pistons need to win a 2nd title again, to really show the hard-nosed that they weren't a fluke) ppl still think a superstar can take over. i bet everyone's going, "but LA had no chemistry... a superstar plus role players and chemistry... now THAT'S a winner!" really? all LA really had to do was give the ball to shaq on offense. a soap opera doesn't really take away from the game... they were obviously hating each other before they even got to the finals, but they did well... please, stop w/the nonsense. did you see game 5? they did just that... give it to shaq. did they win? no, because most possessions in game 5 looked more or less like this:

-give the ball to shaq
-shaq hook shots, misses
-ben wallace rips down the rebound(if this guy doesn't convince you to do a hops program just to rebound better, i don't know what will; seeing him work on the defensive end is a JOY)
-fast break, leading to either 2 or 3 pts from ANYBODY(stats show all starters for pistons were in double figures; at one point ben wallace was FIVE FOR FIVE)

btw, what's up with the saying of sports fans going, "my won"? or "yea, they beat my ?" the thing is, ppl always have a favorite team. for me, it's gotta be the warriors, pistons, kings and spurs, in that order. close 5 and 6 are twolves and rockets. however, i don't think i should be allowed to say "my warriors won," or "i hope my warriors get a good draft pick next season;" did i DO anything for that team? did damp call me up last night and say "gjob on that low post move?" no; 12 black guys(or ppl who act like they are) who i have never met in my life won the game, not me. so really, everybody should stop the nonsense of using the term, "my ." call them your favorite team, call them the team that you root for, do whatever you want to show that they're your FAVORITE team, but until you own them, or do something for them, don't call them YOUR team.