Re: Thoughts on Laker win

["David Darlington" <davied99@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I agree.  The level of competition in the NBA does suck.  The Lakers are
where they are because they have the money, and, they have one of the few
competent management teams.

Look at it this way:  Excluding San Antonio's win in the lockout year, what
was the last NBA champion NOT to win at least two in a row?  You've got to
go back to the 1980s(!) to get a non-repeating Champion.  My foggy memory
says it's the answer is the 1986 Boston Celtics!!!!!! (working backwards:
Lakers for three (2000-02), aberation San Antonio(1999), Bulls for three
(1996-98), Rockets for two (94-95), Bulls for three (91-93), Detroit for two
(89-90), Lakers for two (87-88).  I may be wrong (I'm not sure about the
87-90 timeframe), but this shows that it's an aberation NOT to win
back-to-back titles, and that 3 titles in a row is not unusual.

The Lakers are the best team in the NBA, and have good management, but let
them win 5 or 6 in a row before talking about dynasty.  OUR best hope is
that this season was the foretaste of a great Celtics run in response,
hopefully cutting the "Laker dynasty" off at its knees.
-david



----- Original Message -----
From: "Dan Forant" <dforant1@nycap.rr.com>
To: <celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Friday, June 14, 2002 9:13 PM
Subject: Re: Thoughts on Laker win


> 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.