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Lakers are NBA's best, so why the griping?

News Type: Event — Seeded on Mon Jan 5, 2009 2:37 PM EST
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Opinion: Even though team is 27-5, people are finding plenty to nit-pick about

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George Malone

Is this guy right? Do the Lakers have nothing to worry about?

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    Reply#1 - Mon Jan 5, 2009 2:37 PM EST
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    Eric Atienza

    I wouldn't say nothing to worry about, but I also wouldn't be too alarmist. With the top teams, the thing isn't losses, it's about how a team plays during a win or a loss. Arguably at this point if a team plays hard and loses to a good team it's better than if a team plays like @!$%# and barely wins against a bad team. A lot of basketball is mental and within top three teams (Lakers, Celtics, Cavs) they just can't afford to take their feet off the gas pedal because home court means a lot in the playoffs and these teams are so close together in terms of talent. Even the Magic have been coming on this season.

    Yeah the Lakers have the best record, but only like a game and a half separate the top three teams. You have to nit pick because the margin of error between a champion and an also-ran is quite slim this year.

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      #1.1 - Mon Jan 5, 2009 4:29 PM EST
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      G Fields

      Nothing to worry about! We Laker fans just want basketball world domination.  Maybe in spite of some flaws they are an A as Fisher states.  Why not shore things up and go for that A+ ?

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        Reply#2 - Tue Jan 6, 2009 11:17 PM EST
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