Re: NBA Finals - I'm pretty happy

[jon breiner]

I think the biggest factor is now that the Lakers are in the finals, the 
NBA will not be offering extra stipends to the refs to ensure they get 
there.  I expect the games to be called a bit more fairly.

I have decided the only difference between the NBA and the WWF (or WWE) 
is that the team that is supposed to lose doesn't lay down in the NBA.

jon b

Dan Marshall wrote:

> I think the Nets have a couple of things that keep them in it...
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> 1.) Rest, I think an extra game, like the ones the Lakers had with the kings could wear on ANY team, particularly with Shaq, he was immediately in the trainers room after the game(Or he hates Jim Gray as much as I do and he just told NBC that so he didn't have to talk to gray
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> 2.) Underdog, chip on their shoulder, disrespect, nothing to lose attitude.  I think this will help.  
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> 3.) Depth, I know Horry, Fisher, Fox and Shaw have had their moments, but the Lakers really are the Shaq and Kobe show.  If the nets can get Shaq in foul trouble, they have a chance.  
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> 4.) Odds... does this count?... a three peat is VERY RARE.  (although not for Phil!)
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Wedinger, Keith [mailto:address@hidden
> Sent: Monday, June 03, 2002 11:04 AM
> To: Bearcat Basketball
> Subject: [UC Basketball] NBA Finals - I'm pretty happy
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> Being a longtime Laker fan, I am quite pleased to see them return to the
> finals.  And what a gutsy performance on the road against the Kings.  The
> commentators said more than once that no one besides Biddy wanted to step up
> and make a play.  Look at Webber's stats:  20 points in 1st half, 2 each in
> all following periods.  The Lakers have been there before and they have
> players who want to step up and make plays.
>
> On the other side of the ledger, we have my all-time favorite Bearcat,
> Kenyon Martin, playing the Finals for the first time.  It will be
> interesting to see how he steps up in basketball's ultimate stage.
>
> I think all of the games will be close (under 10 point margins) but the
> Lakers have too much star firepower who have done this before to let an
> upset occur.  At worst, Lakers in 6.  But an LA sweep would not surprise me.
>
> J. Keith Wedinger
> Senior Software Developer
> Sterling Commerce
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