Odds on NBA finals are nuts!!!

I really hate to keep doing this to you Mr. Johnson, BUT, you really need to get your FACTS straight so I don't have to...

First off, I'll break down 3 of the Celtics bench players you mentioned that get "considerable action", averaging "at least 12-15 minutes per game" that I bolded above...

Cassell - Played in ONLY 4 of 6 Conference Finals games, averaged  ONLY 6:26 per game

Davis - Played in ONLY 3 of 6 Conference Finals games, averaged ONLY 3:57 per game

Powe - Played in ONLY 4 of 6 Conference Finals games, averaged  ONLY 3:06 per game

Ok, so I just proved your "12-15 minutes per game" was complete BULLSHIT! Next, the Laker you failed to mention (who I mentioned) was Turiaf, he played in EVERY game of the Conference Finals and averaged 10:20 per game, MORE than ALL 3 of the Celtics players you listed with "considerable action".

So, as I break it down it seems you had this thing completely opposite...

You said Boston goes 9-10 deep when they CLEARLY go just 7-8 deep AND you mentioned the Lakers go just 7-8 deep when they CLEARLY go 9 (Vujacic, Farmar, Walton, and Turiaf played EVERY game of the Conference Finals) and sometimes 10 deep (with Ariza or Mbenga).

So, who has the bench advantage? Have I cleared this up for you?

Quote Originally Posted by thetiger:

Regular season means a little.

Post season means alot.

Experience means everything.

 

Lakers have alot.

Boston has a little.

 

Should be a great series. This will be great for the NBA

what the hell are u talking about?? this is the best the lakers have gone since shaq was traded...there are guys on the Celts with a ton of playoff experiance but they're old...there is no "playoff experiance" card you can play here unless your talking about the coaches...kobe has won some titles but it was a long time ago.

yeah....and LBJ shooting like 25% over an entire series was very common for him too....Pat Riley has even said himself one of the most painful situations he's been through seeing a player leave his team was James Posey...you have any idea why?? Lebron James does....just watch him against Kobe this series....you'll see how an incredible defender can change the game....Posey's high school coach was quoted today in a Boston paper.." he's the greatest defensive player i've ever seen...period"....you think Posey may have spent some time guarding Kobe in their 2 losses to Boston??? Kobe will not shoot over 42% for this entire series.

A "ton" of playoff experience? Hmmm, KG made it to the Western Finals once, right? What else? Did Ray Allen ever make it past the first round? Maybe once? I'm not sure, but, I don't see a "ton" of playoff experience. And I don't think you can factor in Cassel, can you? I mean he only played in 4 of 6 Conference Finals games and plays just 6 minutes a game, right? He's pretty much irrelevant, isn't he? So, where's the "ton" of playoff experience?

I'd almost be willing to bet Kobe has played in more playoff games by himself than the combination of KG/Pierce/Allen. Then you can factor in all the games Fisher has played too. Then when it comes to playoff experience between coaches there's no need for discussion there.

I agree for the most part, but some of this is a little iffy.

I see you're from Texas...please tell me how the Spurs were "the best team in the league"? Defending champs? Yes. Best team in the league? Certainly not.

I do agree though that the 2 paths these teams have taken to get this far have not even been close. The Celtics stuggled to beat 2 hapless teams in 7 games, not winning a single time on the road, and then picked up their game moderately in the last series to beat a banged-up Pistons team in 6.

The Lakers, on the other hand, swept a shitty team, beat the best homecourt team in the NBA (and IMO the 2nd best team in the NBA) in 6, and then the defending champs in 5.

The Lakers have the best player in the game today, the biggest coaching advantage of any series I can remember (except maybe last year when it was Popovich versus Mike Brown, which is just as bad), and the debateable point, but a true point imo, of the best bench in the league.  

The only people in these threads appear to be Lakers or Celtics fans. For anyone whose goal is making money, and doesn't care who wins this thing, the line seems pretty fair based on what we've seen in these playoffs...