Magic Johnson speaks out about the Lakers' effort in the finals

[Pacfanweb]

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Magic on Karl Malone:

Malone had an altercation with a heckler prior to Game 3.
"You don't put your finger in a fan's face. That's unacceptable. Lakers don't do that," Johnson said of Malone, who claimed the heckler spat on him. "I don't care what he said. He has been to two Finals. I've been to nine. Do you think the Celtics fans didn't say things I didn't like?

Magic on Gary Payton:

"Gary Payton is 35 years old and isn't the same Gary Payton he was 10 years ago. He has to accept that," Johnson said. "Gary Payton has had a lot of great, wide-open looks and hasn't knocked them down. That doesn't change if you're in the triangle or a 1-4 or what. Wide-open looks are wide-open looks. He shot an airball just the other day, wide-open. Hell, nobody was 10 feet from him.
"He got it, caught it, wide-open, airball. You've got to make that shot. You've got to make plays. Gary's problem isn't on offense. It's on defense. Billups is using him up."

Damn, Magic laying the smack down. He's telling it like it is.

 

[z0mb13]

heh heh heh.. tomorrow should be reallllyyy interesting..

its basically do or die for the lakers

 

[BCYL]

Good, maybe the Lakers will wake up now and play some basketball (not to take anything away from the Pistons, they are playing great defense)...

 

[Nikamichi]

The only thing he didn't say was, the Piston's are gonna win.

 

[sash1]

I said before this series started: Detroit in 5

Looks like it may happen I heard on ESPN that Phil might not have Karl start game 4. Probably a good move. Malone is a cranky old bastard and has been doing awful lately.

`K

 

[Imdmn04]

Magic needs to stop talking sh!t, the only reason Billups is scoring because Shaq is lazy and won't come out and help on the picks.
I respect Magic as a player, but he's only a tad bit above Bill Walton on my sh!tty commentator/analyst scale.

 

[ctcsoft]

damn right cuz the Detroit D is killin them.

wearing them down to a point where they are feeling powerless.

Then the excuses pour in:

but the refs!?!?
I'm hurt, my knee - ( Rasheed is playing hurt ( has been for awhile ) ).
My skillz are being misused ( Gary Payton ) - you have no skills- reitre. end of story.
were just lakadasical ( yeah pretty much and you suck ).

What it all boils down to is that the Lakers aren't a complete team. They have Kobe and Shaq and 2 "has beens". Then the other players just step up when they get lucky. Like Kareem Rush 6-7 3 pointer night. That was a sure fluke! Only reason why he hit them was because he was left WIDE OPEN.

This series is over and if the pistons win game 4 its not going back to LA. Forget about it.

 

[Pacfanweb]

Originally posted by: Kauru
I said before this series started: Detroit in 5

Looks like it may happen I heard on ESPN that Phil might not have Karl start game 4. Probably a good move. Malone is a cranky old bastard and has been doing awful lately.

`K

He is also nursing a severely injured ankle and is nowhere near the player he was even a month ago because of it. (personality issues aside, of course)

 

[z0mb13]

Originally posted by: Kauru
I said before this series started: Detroit in 5

Looks like it may happen I heard on ESPN that Phil might not have Karl start game 4. Probably a good move. Malone is a cranky old bastard and has been doing awful lately.

`K

not to mention a dirty player!

 

[ctcsoft]

Originally posted by: Imdmn04
Magic needs to stop talking sh!t, the only reason Billups is scoring because Shaq is lazy and won't come out and help on the picks.
I respect Magic as a player, but he's only a tad bit above Bill Walton on my sh!tty commentator/analyst scale.

I respect Magic but he needs to realize his team doesn't have the heart that Detroits does. and he needs to realize he has offensive oriented players who don't care for playing defense.

 

[Pacfanweb]

Originally posted by: jmoe782
damn right cuz the Detroit D is killin them.

Yeah, that D is really killing them when they are missing wide-open shots all night.
:roll:

 

[Ameesh]

Originally posted by: Nikamichi
The only thing he didn't say was, the Piston's are gonna win.

no way magic johnson is gonna predict that the pistons are gonna win, he'd put a bullet in his own head first

 

[ctcsoft]

Originally posted by: Pacfanweb

Originally posted by: jmoe782
damn right cuz the Detroit D is killin them.

Yeah, that D is really killing them when they are missing wide-open shots all night.
:roll:

get the fvck outta here. almost every shot is contested. where have you been???

not only that. the lakers forgot how to rebound and get 2nd chance opportunities. Detroit shot only 40% and won by 20points. Explain that little one...

Put your paypal where your mouth is and we'll see who wins. LA is done for.

even Kobe admits the defense is swarming on him and Tay is so long that he cannot get good looks. Therefore he scores a measley 11pts. Heh.

 

[Nikamichi]

Originally posted by: Ameesh

Originally posted by: Nikamichi
The only thing he didn't say was, the Piston's are gonna win.

no way magic johnson is gonna predict that the pistons are gonna win, he'd put a bullet in his own head first

I know that , he's VP of the Lakers. My point was, he spoke the truth, the only other thing he could've said was that the Pistons are going to win.

 

[ctcsoft]

i like the fan base of the Pistons too. their not some pu$$y ass celeberties. they will go out of their way to harrass the lakers and keep them up till daylight breaks. ROFL.

 

[DemonHunter]

Way to go Magic and telling it like it is. As much as I would love to see the Lakers get beaten down, I would like to see a competitive game/series. At this pace though I don't think my wish will come true.

 

[wicktron]

I wish Charles Barkeley was on pre-game/halftime/post-game. I <3 his commentary on the game.
But yeah, Magic rocks!

 

[DemonHunter]

Originally posted by: wicktron
I wish Charles Barkeley was on pre-game/halftime/post-game. I <3 his commentary on the game.
But yeah, Magic rocks!

I agree. I don't like the current ABC line up. Boooring. I enjoy Dod Rivers during the game and Al Michaels is doing an ok job.

 

[Pacfanweb]

Originally posted by: jmoe782
i like the fan base of the Pistons too. their not some pu$$y ass celeberties. they will go out of their way to harrass the lakers and keep them up till daylight breaks. ROFL.

Yeah, they're the same idiots who burn down buildings and riot when the Pissed'ons win.

 

[ctcsoft]

i can't wait for the lakers to lose tonight.

i predict 87-81 detroit win.

 

[flxnimprtmscl]

Originally posted by: Pacfanweb

Originally posted by: jmoe782
i like the fan base of the Pistons too. their not some pu$$y ass celeberties. they will go out of their way to harrass the lakers and keep them up till daylight breaks. ROFL.

Yeah, they're the same idiots who burn down buildings and riot when the Pissed'ons win.

Exactly. We all know LA fans have never gone on a burning and general destruction spree after a championship win. *chough* 2000 *cough* Idiot.

 

[EvilYoda]

ah, such hatred towards Detroit. I agree that LA fans seem to forget that their city is perfectly capable (if not more so) of rioting, having so much experience. At least our stereotype is the "blue-collar worker", so I guess it kinda fits (not that I'm supporting the rioting). What excuse do they have? Maybe they're "expressing their creative emotions"

 

[RagingBITCH]

Originally posted by: flxnimprtmscl

Originally posted by: Pacfanweb

Originally posted by: jmoe782
i like the fan base of the Pistons too. their not some pu$$y ass celeberties. they will go out of their way to harrass the lakers and keep them up till daylight breaks. ROFL.

Yeah, they're the same idiots who burn down buildings and riot when the Pissed'ons win.

Exactly. We all know LA fans have never gone on a burning and general destruction spree after a championship win. *chough* 2000 *cough* Idiot.

Wow. Owned.

 

[Pacfanweb]

Originally posted by: flxnimprtmscl

Originally posted by: Pacfanweb

Originally posted by: jmoe782
i like the fan base of the Pistons too. their not some pu$$y ass celeberties. they will go out of their way to harrass the lakers and keep them up till daylight breaks. ROFL.

Yeah, they're the same idiots who burn down buildings and riot when the Pissed'ons win.

Exactly. We all know LA fans have never gone on a burning and general destruction spree after a championship win. *chough* 2000 *cough* Idiot.

YOU are the idiot, assuming I'm a Laker fan. I'm not. I'm well aware of the 2000 riots, but that is irrelevant to this conversation, since I was responding to someone who was talking about how great the Pistons fans were, IDIOT.
Nobody said anything about whether the Lakers had great fans or not, other than the "pussy-ass celebrities"comment someone made.