Re: Popovich says Laker haters are foolish

eichler4 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>You must have been cryogenically frozen after the Spurs won the title in 99,
>and unthawed last season  The Lakers are not the Mavs or Pacers.  The
>Mavericks have a history of getting their asses kicked in the playoffs, so
>giving them no props for their start last season made perfect sense.  

Excuse me???  What history is that?  Dallas has only been a playoff
contender for the past 3 seasons after being the worst team in any league
for the decade of the 90s and Dallas hasn't lost in the 1st round or been
swept in any of those series.  Only once (the disaster of 1987) in team 
history did Dallas not go as far or further in the playoffs than their 
talent and ranking.

Dallas didn't get much props (they did get some) for their start last season
as they had reached the point where it is what you do in the playoffs that
count.  The Lakers have long been at that level and don't get any props (and
unless something has changed, don't want any) for their regular season 
achievements.  The 2nd longest winning streak (14-0) to start a season 
deserves a little bit of recognition, but a 14-3 record doesn't get more 
than a notice that they are leading the conference right now.


patricia


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