Re: Thoughts on Laker win

["Dan Forant" <dforant1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

It all depends on how you look at pro sports these days. I don't think LA is
a dynasty in the true sense. The League just sucks and the LA management has
managed to keep them competitive past the Johnson era. I tip my hat to them.
Our last great move was McHale, Parish to support Bird. This year we made
the playoffs but wouldn't have in the West.

DanF


----- Original Message -----
From: <Douglas342@AOL.com>
To: <celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Friday, June 14, 2002 8:46 PM
Subject: Thoughts on Laker win


>     Today I had to endure the hoopla surrounding the gathering of close to
a
> million angelenos celebrating the Laker win.  While I am glum about the
win,
> one of the reasons I like sports is because we get to see young
(generally)
> people who have, at an early age, attained the highest possible level in
> their chosen profession.   Seeing the smiles on Shaq, Kobe and the rest
can
> only make you feel their joy, which they deserve.  It also makes you feel
the
> crushing disappointment for Sacramento, which came about as close as you
can
> come, and yet "failed."
>      The papers here have been full of comparisons to other "dynasties."
> This is why I felt bummed.  We Celtic fans may not like it, but the Lakers
> now have 14 titles going back to Minneapolis days, only two less than the
> Celtics.  Jackson has nine rings, tying Red.  There is plenty of reason to
> think that this Laker team is capable of 2 or 3 more titles and maybe 5 or
6,
> so the record of 8 straight is foreseeably in jeopardy.  (And how many of
you
> think that the Bulls wouldn't have won 8 straight had Jordan not taken his
> sabbatical?)
>      So the Cs had a fine year, but, whether we like it or not, their
reign
> as the all-time NBA franchise is in big trouble.  If Shaq and Kobe stay
> healthy...
>    Oh well, it's Friday.