8 out of 8 ESPN experts pick the Lakers

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"Robert Chin" <bchin_us.RemoveThis@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>> I'm not sure if that's a good or bad sign.
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>> http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/playoffs2008/series?series=lalbos
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> What qualifies them as "experts"?
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> >> > On May 31, 3:35 pm, "Skeptic" <bcs0....DeleteThis@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> >> >> > I'm not sure if that's a good or bad sign.
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> >> >> >http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/playoffs2008/series?series=lalbos
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> >> >> Really? Wow. 8 out of 8 is VERY surprising. Recognizing my being
> >> >> fan
> >> >> may
> >> >> obscure my view, at the ver worse I could see them splitting 4-4 or
> >> >> 5-3
> >> >> in
> >> >> either direction. If I were betting on the series (and would thus be
> >> >> very
> >> >> objective), I'd bet on the Celtics. If I had to pick how many games,
> >> >> I'd
> >> >> say in 6 games. They'll win the first 2. Take one in LA. Win the
> >> >> first
> >> >> game back home.
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> >> > 1 word why the Lakers win - Kobe
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> >> > I don't care for the guy, but he is the MJ of today.
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> >> MJ comparisons are old and dead. The reason? He never lived up to them
> >> and
> >> never will. Jordan was an offensive juggernaut, moreso than Kobe. But
> >> let's say, for the sake of argument, that their offensive abilities are
> >> close to equal. That leaves 1/2 of the game unaccounted for and the
> >> difference between being defended by Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant is a
> >> vast as the ocean is deep. The media so badly wants there to be another
> >> Jordan that they have tried to create one ever since Kobe entered the
> >> league. But it takes more than media hype to actually achieve that. It
> >> takes skills that Kobe doesn't possess.
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> > I don't care for the comparison's between the two either, but this
> > knock on Kobe is off the mark. And your hatin' can't go unchecked.
> > Kobe has been NBA First Team defense 5 times, and second team twice.
> > Sure, I'd give the nod to sweaty ballhog jordon as the best defensive
> > 2-guard ever, but Kobe is in the neighborhood.
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> I don't hate Kobe. He's a damned good player and future hall of famer. I
> don't care how many all defensive teams he has been or will be on. He is
> not in the same universe as MJ in that regard. Jordan could dominate the
> game on both ends of the court. Kobe can't.

Actually, the only notable area where I think Jordan has an edge over
Kobe is that MJ has bigger hands, making it a bit more difficult to
strip the ball out of his hands than it would be to take the ball away
from Kobe.

Other than that, they're pretty evenly matched.