Have the mighty fallen? The Los Angeles Lakers, the New York Yankees of basketball, were supposed to sweep the lowly Eastern Conference Finals champ, no matter what team represented from the Eastern Conference. Did anyone think (outside of Detroit) that the Pistons could topple Goliath? I certainly didn't, I had the Lakers winning in 5.
This is my predicament: I love to support the underdog because 9 times out 10 they aren't going to win, but the 1 time they do win is practically nirvana. So, you would think that I would be enjoying the fact that the Pistons are destroying the Lakers. I am but I think it would be really amazing for the Lakers to come back and win it all or even force a game 7. And haven't the Lakers become the underdogs in this series, no one expects them to win again. The Championship t-shirts are already being made in Detroit. How awesome would it be if the Lakers showed up and played to their potential. How different would the series be if the Lakers ever learned how to play defense? If if were different I wouldn't have this feeling of wanting to root for the Lakers. I suddenly feel for Karl Malone and Gary Payton, I want them to win a championship. I would love for Shaq & Kobe to come out and prove everyone wrong, that they really are great players. And last but not least, to re-claim the championship trophy...wouldn't this championship be the sweetest one out of all of them. This one would mean so much more to the players. It would show how they were able to overcome all the obstacles and distractions to win the championship.
What the heck am I thinking? I've got no love for the Lakers. It would be a hell of a lot more sweeter for the Pistons if they won. It would be akin to the Florida Marlins, Anaheim Angels and Arizona Diamondbacks winning the World Series. No one figured those teams could win. No one figured anyone can beat this Lakers team. We have been hearing since last off-season that the Lakers are going to be even more determined to win this year. Where is that determination? Honestly, no one player of the Lakers deserves all the blame and quite honestly I don't think it's Phil's fault either. I think it's the media's, they have hyped up this Laker team to such an extent that we all thought that they are unbeatable. The reason they were beaten during the regular season was because a particular player was hurt or had a court case to attend. Maybe it was because they really aren't that great to begin with.
Go Detroit!
This is my predicament: I love to support the underdog because 9 times out 10 they aren't going to win, but the 1 time they do win is practically nirvana. So, you would think that I would be enjoying the fact that the Pistons are destroying the Lakers. I am but I think it would be really amazing for the Lakers to come back and win it all or even force a game 7. And haven't the Lakers become the underdogs in this series, no one expects them to win again. The Championship t-shirts are already being made in Detroit. How awesome would it be if the Lakers showed up and played to their potential. How different would the series be if the Lakers ever learned how to play defense? If if were different I wouldn't have this feeling of wanting to root for the Lakers. I suddenly feel for Karl Malone and Gary Payton, I want them to win a championship. I would love for Shaq & Kobe to come out and prove everyone wrong, that they really are great players. And last but not least, to re-claim the championship trophy...wouldn't this championship be the sweetest one out of all of them. This one would mean so much more to the players. It would show how they were able to overcome all the obstacles and distractions to win the championship.
What the heck am I thinking? I've got no love for the Lakers. It would be a hell of a lot more sweeter for the Pistons if they won. It would be akin to the Florida Marlins, Anaheim Angels and Arizona Diamondbacks winning the World Series. No one figured those teams could win. No one figured anyone can beat this Lakers team. We have been hearing since last off-season that the Lakers are going to be even more determined to win this year. Where is that determination? Honestly, no one player of the Lakers deserves all the blame and quite honestly I don't think it's Phil's fault either. I think it's the media's, they have hyped up this Laker team to such an extent that we all thought that they are unbeatable. The reason they were beaten during the regular season was because a particular player was hurt or had a court case to attend. Maybe it was because they really aren't that great to begin with.
Go Detroit!
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