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Showtime

10-08-2003, 01:48 PM

Guess what boys and girls it's my favorite time of the year. Birds are chirping, leaves are falling, Lakers are ready to start dominating the whole NBA again.

Call on your Duncans, Garnetts and Kidds to save you, but there will be no stopping the Hall of Fame Four-pack.

Lakers will be the next NBA champs. You heard it here 1st and I will be reminding all haters throughout the season.

GO LAKERS!!!!!!!

-jel:pfft:

Jihforce

10-08-2003, 01:55 PM

No biggie, I don't mind seeing Malone win one. The only way to justify him as the best PF ever to play the game.

ray

10-08-2003, 02:21 PM

Originally posted by the jello is jigglin
Guess what boys and girls it's my favorite time of the year. Birds are chirping, leaves are falling, Lakers are ready to start dominating the whole NBA again.

Call on your Duncans, Garnetts and Kidds to save you, but there will be no stopping the Hall of Fame Four-pack.

Lakers will be the next NBA champs. You heard it here 1st and I will be reminding all haters throughout the season.

GO LAKERS!!!!!!!

-jel:pfft:

And what happens if Kobe ends up in jail? :heh: :bigmouth:

Jihforce

10-08-2003, 02:54 PM

Originally posted by lilbigblue

And what happens if Kobe ends up in jail? :heh: :bigmouth:

Three-Pack Hall of Famers? :heh:

bachviet

10-08-2003, 03:42 PM

Originally posted by lilbigblue

And what happens if Kobe ends up in jail? :heh: :bigmouth:
One less fight on the court :eek: :P
Big egos meet on the court with not enough ball to go around so it will be interesting to watch. :D

Showtime

10-08-2003, 04:19 PM

Originally posted by lilbigblue

And what happens if Kobe ends up in jail? :heh: :bigmouth:

:nono:

You know that isn't going to happen.
That girls mental state will be trial and thats as stable as CA during a 7.1.

FYI, there are talks of MJ coming in to fill his shoes if he does go to jail. MJ would actually work well on this team but we wont need him and thats that. Kobe could decide to take a year off though.....

-jel:halo:
ps: I should add that this thread was created for the people that talked a lot of trash last season. but if it moves you to post......

ray

10-08-2003, 07:39 PM

Originally posted by the jello is jigglin

:nono:

You know that isn't going to happen.
That girls mental state will be trial and thats as stable as CA during a 7.1.

FYI, there are talks of MJ coming in to fill his shoes if he does go to jail. MJ would actually work well on this team but we wont need him and thats that. Kobe could decide to take a year off though.....

-jel:halo:
ps: I should add that this thread was created for the people that talked a lot of trash last season. but if it moves you to post......

Guilty until proven innocent :)

They can say all they want about the girl's health, but the sheriffs out there have been witholding key evidence and findings from the media for obvious reasons. Once the trial begins, i'm sure we'll finally find out what that evidence is. I just can't believe Kobe is waiving the preliminary tomorrow and going straight to trial. I guess he is essentially admitting that yes, they probably do have hard evidence against me, so i may as well not even bother trying to fight it in the preliminary hearing. HAHA

Freelance Superhero

10-08-2003, 09:16 PM

while we're on the topic, did anybody catch that newsweek article on kobe? interesting reading, to say the least... :hmm:

Skeptical

10-09-2003, 12:16 AM

after watching their first 2 preseason games. they are going to be a great team this year. the first few season games will be like crap because all the players are getting to know one another on the court but once that works out this team will be Showtime.

kei2

10-09-2003, 12:27 AM

weren't the lakers prepped for the title last year too though? it's easy to draw up winners on paper, let's see if they execute. besides dallas, minnesota, and san antonio are looking pretty strong this season. maybe not better than the fakers starters, but pretty darn good. all about the warriors anyway. booyah. if the warriors lose a game by less than 15 i count that as a win. with my scoring system we're pretty decent.

brainsmile

10-09-2003, 01:10 AM

brainsmile

10-09-2003, 01:11 AM

Originally posted by lilbigblue

Guilty until proven innocent :)

They can say all they want about the girl's health, but the sheriffs out there have been witholding key evidence and findings from the media for obvious reasons. Once the trial begins, i'm sure we'll finally find out what that evidence is. I just can't believe Kobe is waiving the preliminary tomorrow and going straight to trial. I guess he is essentially admitting that yes, they probably do have hard evidence against me, so i may as well not even bother trying to fight it in the preliminary hearing. HAHA The reason why he wants to skip the prelims is he doesn't want anything else to come out in the open to the public.

kei2

10-09-2003, 01:25 AM

hahahaha my friend just sent me the results of the last lakers/warriors game. http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=231008013 booyah! hopefully a sign of things to come this season. oh and on a somewhat related note, kobe should be punished for the adultery somehow, no matter whether it was rape or consentual. i hardly think buying his wife a bunch of stuff makes up for something like that.

cheapie

10-09-2003, 07:22 AM

bachviet

10-09-2003, 07:25 AM

Lots of Lakers' haters here heh... BTW I'm one of them.

Showtime

10-09-2003, 11:20 AM

Bring it on haters! You know how the season is going to end already.

Once again the Spurs fail to repeat and the Lakers can start on their next 3+.

:)

-jel:halo:

cheapie

10-09-2003, 11:29 AM

Originally posted by the jello is jigglin
Bring it on haters! You know how the season is going to end already.

Once again the Spurs fail to repeat and the Lakers can start on their next 3+.

:)

-jel:halo:

you had better hope that none of the old people the lakers have get any sort of injury. you'd also better hope kobe's legal troubles go away and shaq's toe holds up. or you're gonna regret all the smack you're dishing out.

raimin

10-09-2003, 11:43 AM

Originally posted by kei2
hahahaha my friend just sent me the results of the last lakers/warriors game. http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=231008013 booyah! hopefully a sign of things to come this season. oh and on a somewhat related note, kobe should be punished for the adultery somehow, no matter whether it was rape or consentual. i hardly think buying his wife a bunch of stuff makes up for something like that.

Go Warriors...Keep Hope Alive ;) until the season starts that is

eSDee

10-09-2003, 11:58 AM

I don't think there are as many Laker haters as their are Lakerfan haters. Just like the Raiderfans, Lakerfans can be obnoxious and downright stupid, and that causes others who might not give a damn to hate the team because of the fan.

Anyone in here fit the bill? ;)

Showtime

10-09-2003, 12:39 PM

I've been here for 4+ years and during the 3 peat I didn't rub it in peoples faces but last year a lot of folks thought it was time to diss the greatest franchise in sports history and now Im returning the favor.

Get mad if you want but I'm gonna be talking **** all year.
I expect 70+ wins and sheer domination. Haters have being dominated to look forward to.
Most of the time I let the Lakeshow do the talking... they do it well but sometimes I gotta remind people that hating is pathetic. I mean I don't even really notice most teams cuz they are never on top long enough to make me notice. Lakers: 9 Titles since 72 and counting....
Don't compare me to Raider fans... I know lots of them and I don't fit the bill so :pfft: .

-jel:halo:
ps: to reiterate, this is for the people who talked **** last year... if it offends those not involved with **** talking than :shrug: .

appleseed

10-09-2003, 01:18 PM

Originally posted by lilbigblue

I just can't believe Kobe is waiving the preliminary tomorrow and going straight to trial. I guess he is essentially admitting that yes, they probably do have hard evidence against me, so i may as well not even bother trying to fight it in the preliminary hearing. HAHA

hmm, it looks like they're actually going ahead with the preliminary :hmm: good tactic, makes it look like kobe's side thinks there's insufficient evidence, and i think they can have the detectives testify and trip them up later at the actual trial.

DaFunkyUnit

10-09-2003, 01:26 PM

It b/c Lakers fans are bandwagon fans. When the Lakers weren't so hot (when Del Harris was coaching, and they had Van Exel, Eddie Jones, and Ceballos [sp?]) they couldn't get their act together. They were like the Trailblazers, all that talent gone to waste... But back to the point, no one went to the games and no one cared about the Lakers.

Then all of sudden you have Kobe and Shaq, and now everyone is all "Lakers 4 Life."

as for me, I was brought up to be a Lakers fan, since my Dad and Uncle are fans (back in the James Worthy, Magic, Kareem days)

but yea i find all those ppl that they interview on KCAL 9 so ****ing annoying!

bachviet

10-09-2003, 03:52 PM

Originally posted by the jello is jigglin
blah blah blah
:P
The Lakers were paper champ last year and got their butt whooped so don't say anything until it's over. :cool:
It's nothing sweeter than watching all the band wagon fans jumped off the end of the season. :eek:

Jihforce

10-09-2003, 04:25 PM

Originally posted by the jello is jigglin ...sometimes I gotta remind people that hating is pathetic... [/B]
So when you hate us, that makes you pathetic, doesn't it? :heh:

Showtime

10-09-2003, 04:32 PM

I dont hate you guys... I just feel sorry for ya. :wow:

:pfft:

-jel:halo:

kei2

10-09-2003, 04:39 PM

Originally posted by DaFunkyUnit
It b/c Lakers fans are bandwagon fans. When the Lakers weren't so hot (when Del Harris was coaching, and they had Van Exel, Eddie Jones, and Ceballos [sp?]) they couldn't get their act together. They were like the Trailblazers, all that talent gone to waste... But back to the point, no one went to the games and no one cared about the Lakers.

Then all of sudden you have Kobe and Shaq, and now everyone is all "Lakers 4 Life."
So true, so true. I'll take your point a step further and say it's because socal fans are bandwagon fans. Fair-weather fans, if you can even call them fans. Case in point: October 2002, everybody hops on the Anaheim Angels bandwagon. Angels caps and jerseys are showing up everywhere. Half the people wearing them don't know jack about baseball, but they heard somewhere that the team has been winning, so they go out and sport their Angels pride. Fast forward to the 2002-2003 season. The MLB chumps are battling for worst in the AL West. No Angels merchandise in sight. WHERE ARE YOUR HALOS CAPS NOW, ANGELS "FANS"? If you claim to support a team, you need to support them when they're good and when they're bad. Love those Giants, even after they choked against the Marlins. Love those Warriors, even after failing to make the postseason yet again. I'm not sure I've EVER seen the Warriors make the playoffs, but they're still my team. How many of the so-called Laker faithful were fans before they started winning? That's what I thought.

Showtime

10-09-2003, 04:43 PM

This is my thread and I've been a fan since before Magic. Raised up on Magic to Worthy passes. So go look to other threads to see bandwagoners, here it's all real. Hell, I still wear my Dodgers stuff so I don't carry no fair weather anything.

-jel:halo:

kei2

10-09-2003, 05:11 PM

Originally posted by the jello is jigglin
This is my thread and I've been a fan since before Magic. Raised up on Magic to Worthy passes. So go look to other threads to see bandwagoners, here it's all real. Hell, I still wear my Dodgers stuff so I don't carry no fair weather anything.
-jel:halo:
Have you ever heard the saying, "The exception makes the rule"? Okay so you've backed your team for a while. I'm not mad at that, it sounds like you're a true fan. But the majority of Lakers fans today weren't Lakers fans before they started winning. The fact that you don't fit that "mold" *rimshot* (jello joke) doesn't disprove my theory about socal bandwagon fans, it supports it. If it was typical for socal fans to be faithful to their teams, you wouldn't have had to point out that you're a real fan.

ray

10-09-2003, 06:16 PM

Originally posted by appleseed

hmm, it looks like they're actually going ahead with the preliminary :hmm: good tactic, makes it look like kobe's side thinks there's insufficient evidence, and i think they can have the detectives testify and trip them up later at the actual trial.

Actually, no. Typically if you waive your preliminary it means that the defense does not have enough evidence to prove that there was nothing wrong. Kobe has already admitted to having intercourse with this woman, so now everything depends on evidence and testimony.

I don't know if any of you saw the court proceedings today, but a handful of the evidence was made public. It is still her word vs. his, but from what I understand, right after he raped her, the woman went downstairs and told the bellhop at the hotel everything. I am sure he'll be testifying later.

Everybody here where i work is a huge Lakers/Kobe fan...and even they are doubting Kobe's innocence now. And this is just after the preliminary evidence was revealed.

I would love to see if they have any forensic or other scientific evidence. Rock on California. First it was O.J. Then it was the Governator. Now it's Kobe vs. his Ego.

Updated: This is taken from an article posted AP.

"Winters testified that the woman's blood was found on the inside of Bryant's T-shirt, based on DNA tests. The woman told him she had bleeding from the attack, he said.

The prosecution also presented photographs showing vaginal injuries and one of a bruise on the woman's jaw, and a rape nurse's statement that her injuries were not consistent with consensual sex."

So, basically there is evidence of her blood on his clothes and a rape nurse's statement. There are apparently some "holes" in the detective's testimony, so we'll see how things pan out.

M_A_C

10-09-2003, 06:58 PM

The NBA is still in business?

sbp

10-09-2003, 08:15 PM

Originally posted by the jello is jigglin
I've been here for 4+ years and during the 3 peat I didn't rub it in peoples faces but last year a lot of folks thought it was time to diss the greatest franchise in sports history and now Im returning the favor.

Get mad if you want but I'm gonna be talking **** all year.
I expect 70+ wins and sheer domination. Haters have being dominated to look forward to.
Most of the time I let the Lakeshow do the talking... they do it well but sometimes I gotta remind people that hating is pathetic. I mean I don't even really notice most teams cuz they are never on top long enough to make me notice. Lakers: 9 Titles since 72 and counting....
Don't compare me to Raider fans... I know lots of them and I don't fit the bill so :pfft: .

-jel:halo:
ps: to reiterate, this is for the people who talked **** last year... if it offends those not involved with **** talking than :shrug: . Even I haven't been here for over 4 years yet.

Geez and I thought I was bad about certain issues. :heh:
jel :bow:

Nija

10-10-2003, 07:27 AM

go clippers

/me hates basketball

:P

ray

10-10-2003, 07:41 AM

Originally posted by Nija
go clippers

/me hates basketball

:P

:stupid:

Jihforce

10-10-2003, 10:19 AM

Originally posted by DarkFury

You think Shaq set him up just so that he can have "the paint" all to himself? :hmm: :shifty:

Haha, who knows, maybe Shaq will start blockingt start blocking his own teammates' shots and ask Jerry Buss to pay him or else he'll keep doing that. :heh:

kei2

10-10-2003, 10:54 AM

Originally posted by Jihforce
Haha, who knows, maybe Shaq will start blockingt start blocking his own teammates' shots and ask Jerry Buss to pay him or else he'll keep doing that. :heh:
No need to block his teammates' shots, he can just shoot on his own team's hoop (a la Ricky Davis going for the shady triple double). Oh wait. Then he'd have to be able to make shots to hurt his team. Yeah maybe the whole shot blocking thing's not such a bad idea. He could always threaten to eat Gary Payton.

bachviet

10-10-2003, 03:29 PM

Originally posted by DarkFury

You think Shaq set him up just so that he can have "the paint" all to himself? :hmm: :shifty:
Nah I think the Denver Nuggets came up with this allegation to hurt the Lakers' chance for another championship. ;)

Jihforce

10-10-2003, 03:38 PM

Originally posted by bachviet

Nah I think the Denver Nuggets came up with this allegation to hurt the Lakers' chance for another championship. ;)
Trade Kobe to Denver for Melo hahaha.

Showtime

10-14-2003, 02:14 PM

So who thinks the Lakers can win this year without Kobe?

<ooh me me me>

Not that that's gonna happen but theorhettically....

-jel:halo:

bachviet

10-14-2003, 02:18 PM

Actually I think the Lakers better off without Kobe. GP will be the man who controls and delivers the ball instead of Kobe hogging the ball all the time.

Showtime

10-28-2003, 11:59 PM

1 down, 81 and 15 post season games to go.

:)

-jel:halo:

Mike_N_Ike

10-29-2003, 04:57 PM

Hehe...this might sound kind of naive but I never realized how much anti-laker animosity there was out there. I guess that's the way it is with any team...not to say its good or bad - just surprising.

ray

10-29-2003, 05:13 PM

Originally posted by Mike_N_Ike
Hehe...this might sound kind of naive but I never realized how much anti-laker animosity there was out there. I guess that's the way it is with any team...not to say its good or bad - just surprising.

There is so much anti-Laker talk because one person who shall remain unnamed has been talking a lot of trash...even before the season began.

81 games to go...we'll see how things shape up in a few months.

appleseed

10-29-2003, 05:22 PM

Originally posted by lilbigblue
There is so much anti-Laker talk because one person who shall remain unnamed has been talking a lot of trash...even before the season began.

81 games to go...we'll see how things shape up in a few months.:hmm: does it rhyme with "hello is wigglin?"

cheapie

10-29-2003, 05:41 PM

Originally posted by the jello is jigglin
So who thinks the Lakers can win this year without Kobe?

<ooh me me me>

Not that that's gonna happen but theorhettically....

-jel:halo:

you're right. it's not going to happen. they won't win with or w/out kobe.

Showtime

10-29-2003, 06:59 PM

:hmm:
How did this all start.
Check the previous 3 title runs and you will see everything was ok. A little hooray a little this and that but not much smacktalk. Than last year many haters came out of the woodwork to talk **** while the Lakers were struggling. Kobe this, Shaq that.... I told you all after the season was over that I'd be here to talk **** back to all haters. Well here I am! I'd have some respect if haters had a team, but it's always the same, "anyone but the Lakers" bs.
Expect to hear a lot smack from me cuz I don't see anyone knocking the Lakers out of contention but themselves.

Go Lakers!

-jel:halo:

kei2

10-29-2003, 07:27 PM

Originally posted by the jello is jigglin
I'd have some respect if haters had a team, but it's always the same, "anyone but the Lakers" bs.All about the Warriors, b*tch!

Showtime

10-29-2003, 07:37 PM

Originally posted by kei2
All about the Warriors b*tch!

1st time Ive heard you mention them. :)

-jel:halo:

Jihforce

10-30-2003, 09:03 AM

Originally posted by the jello is jigglin

1st time Ive heard you mention them. :)

-jel:halo:

He's pretty new around these parts.

bachviet

10-30-2003, 10:49 AM

My hometown team is the Clippers but they didn't make too much noise last year. Hopefully they could do better this year.

kei2

10-30-2003, 01:20 PM

Originally posted by the jello is jigglin
1st time Ive heard you mention them. :)
-jel:halo: You must not have seen this thread (http://www.gotapex.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=67372&highlight=warriors) then. And like Jihforce pointed out, I'm relatively new here. Only came across the forums about a month ago, and that was originally to resolve wireless router problems. And hey, not everybody posts exclusively about their team. :P There's also the Games section, the Off Topic section, the Got Deals section, and plenty of other Entertainment & Sports topics too...

raimin

10-30-2003, 01:45 PM

Originally posted by kei2
All about the Warriors, b*tch!
:stupid: and like you said
Expect to hear a lot smack from me cuz I don't see anyone knocking the Lakers out of contention but themselves.

gonna implode again, and then kobe going to another team, if he's not in jail

Showtime

10-30-2003, 02:31 PM

Originally posted by kei2
You must not have seen this thread (http://www.gotapex.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=67372&highlight=warriors) then. And like Jihforce pointed out, I'm relatively new here. Only came across the forums about a month ago, and that was originally to resolve wireless router problems. And hey, not everybody posts exclusively about their team. :P There's also the Games section, the Off Topic section, the Got Deals section, and plenty of other Entertainment & Sports topics too...

I've posted plenty of great deals and stuff on hw and my 2nd annual hw/oc awards is coming up... I take my status as the Lakers fanatic as a compliment. I'm only trying to help people. I advise them on what team they should root for if they don't want to be disappointed season after season after season.....

Go Lakers!

-jel:halo:

cheapchinese

11-03-2003, 01:17 AM

kobe had 5 steals , payton with 12 assist...
god..i'm so happy i own a tv

Showtime

11-03-2003, 01:32 AM

3 and 0. I don't know if I should make a new thread everytime we win cuz that might take me up around 90 including our title run.
:)

-jel:halo:

cheapchinese

11-03-2003, 11:34 AM

you should at least edit the title....showing the current record.. (3-0) baby...
dunno why.. i'm having this thought that they will break the 72-10 record.. (really hoping that too)

they have such a strong team this year too

Showtime

11-03-2003, 01:05 PM

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/powerranking

Be afraid.... very afraid.

-jel:P

Skeptical

11-04-2003, 04:56 PM

as much as I'm a Laker fan. I just want to say they are a great team this year. Even without Kobe Bryant on the first game this still dominated. With Kobe they Dominated even more. I'm saying they are the best team this season I just think they are a great team this season. If they have the best record in the league by the end of the season, I think they deserve it because Gary and Karl play their hearts out each and every night they are on the court.

I'm just stating my opinion about the team.

Freelance Superhero

11-04-2003, 05:52 PM

loved gary payton since the day he was drafted.
never been much of a malone fan.

but when it's all said and done, even if they win the title, it would feel weird to call either of them "lakers." i mean, it's great for los angeles that they came, and it's great for them if they get a ring, but let's be honest. malone will always be part of the jazz, and gary will always be a supersonic.

and i think that's why i have a little trouble accepting the moves that were made this past postseason. if malone and payton stay on for three or four seasons more and win a couple more championships with the lakers, then i'll consider calling them lakers. but i'd rather sport a seattle #20 than a purple and gold one. :shrug:

having said that, even tho the kings are my team, i hope malone and payton both get what they bargained for. they deserve it.

Showtime

11-04-2003, 10:27 PM

4 and OOOOHHHHHHHHHHH BABY!!!!

Kobe Bryant is GUILTY................ of killing fools!
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=231104015
"Bryant scored 31 points, including two key 3-pointers in the closing minutes, Shaquille O'Neal had 23 and Payton 19 as the Lakers (4-0) stayed unbeaten by overcoming a 10-point second-half deficit."

Watched the last 3 minutes of the game at the gym with some haters and about 50 fans and it doesn't look good for the rest of the NBA.

-jel:halo:

cheapchinese

11-05-2003, 02:07 AM

i heard it on radio... ^^
damn good game.., miss hearns though

Showtime

11-06-2003, 10:37 PM

Get it while it's hot:
Lakeshow on a roll.

5 and OHHH BABYY!!!!!!

-jel:halo:

kei2

11-07-2003, 12:08 AM

Got a little scare from an undermanned Spurs team though... :shrug:

bachviet

11-07-2003, 07:04 AM

Originally posted by kei2
Got a little scare from an undermanned Spurs team though... :shrug:
Man that was a big time travel by Kobe, which wasn't called by the refs and he didn't make the shot. :rolleyes: But that left Shaq with a rebound. The Spurs had no interior defense with any shot blocker or rebounder.

Showtime

11-07-2003, 09:50 AM

:bigmouth:

Yep maybe it was... i hear a lot of people call MJ the best ever and if you watched him play he got lots of extra steps. No one mentions that cuz its all about the rings. Besides the bump could have been whistled....

No one mentions that the Lakers were undermanned last season when they basically lost the series on a missed 3 pointer by horry... Same logic?

The scary thing is the team will only get better... bwahaah ahhhaaahaaa!

-jel:halo:

bachviet

11-08-2003, 08:15 AM

Originally posted by the jello is jigglin
:bigmouth:

Yep maybe it was... i hear a lot of people call MJ the best ever and if you watched him play he got lots of extra steps. No one mentions that cuz its all about the rings. Besides the bump could have been whistled....

No one mentions that the Lakers were undermanned last season when they basically lost the series on a missed 3 pointer by horry... Same logic?

The scary thing is the team will only get better... bwahaah ahhhaaahaaa!

-jel:halo:
Undermaned last season??? If I remembered correctly, Shaq & Kobe didn't missed the playoff. :shrug: The Spurs didn't have their best franchise player in the game and the Lakers took 2OT to beat them. Wow what a bunch of hall of famers. :rolleyes: