Lol @ you guys! You can't even admit that the BEST team won the championship this year, and we weren't even playing YOUR team. GTFO with all of these excuses for why the BEST team won. Maybe you're mad that we beat the Celtics, and you couldn't.
LOL with the exception of LeBron, Cavs starting lineup wont be at the starting lineup of either Lakers or Celtics
and you're saying we are not their yet.
THEY WONT BE IN A MILLION YEARS
THAT's HOW TERRIBLE OUR LINEUP IS
Yeah especially if Lebron leaves.
As much as i truly hate Kobe, you see the contrast in character and maturity to LeBron !
Kobe had an awful game ... lets be real but in his post-game conference he said hes grateful hes team-mates stepped up, and he was thankful he 'made one damn shot'
In contrast to our guy, who after a forgettable series thinks he 'spoils' us !
I'm just hoping LeBron sooner rather than later displays some more maturity and selflessness in character because his line of thinking that he is a separate entity to the Cavaliers both on and off the Court is becoming a little much. The only time he is reliant on his teammates is to bulk up his stats & assists.
Please Note: I still think LeBron is the much better player in terms of talent and athleticism just has the wrong mentality.
Every team mentally follows the person of the most respect/strongest personality.
On the Cavs, when Lebron plays bad and acts disinterested, everyone feels the same because he is both the physical and mental leader of the Cavs.
When Kobe plays bad and acts angry and frustrated, everyone still follows the lead of Phil Jackson, as they hold him in the highest esteem.
That is what makes Phil Jackson great. Gasol didn't have a great game or a great series. Really, Kobe deserved the MVP. But thats only because you can't give it to the coach.
People think its easy to be a coach and understand what to do. Its not about knowing and understanding basketball and who to play, etc.
Its about having the respect of the players enough for them to follow you through the good and bad.
Phil Jackson is going for his 4th 3 peat next year. Hes the real MVP
---Lakers fan
I don't buy this for one second. Gasol had just as good series as Kobe, if not better. Kobe just shoots and scores more and he had fantastic WCF but without Gasol totally outplaying KG, they go nowhere. He had 18.6/11.6/4/2.5 series with way better shooting % than Kobe, how is that not a great series for a second option? Gasol v KG was the most important matchup of all, and he destroyed him.
This is what kills me about last night: Lakers shot 21 free throws in the fourth quarter. Boston shot 17 free throws in the game.
The refs went from letting both teams play in the first three quarters to suddenly calling everything on one end of the court. That's the ball game.