tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-159003855959232638.post5676780624705923064..comments2024-01-06T09:28:27.481-05:00Comments on Lex Nihil Novi: Mountain Man, McHale, and the KG TradeLexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08164041545153442690noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-159003855959232638.post-7996099143846943012007-12-09T07:10:00.000-05:002007-12-09T07:10:00.000-05:00The Lakers never recovered, putting in a halfheart...<I>The Lakers never recovered, putting in a halfhearted effort the rest of the season, an effort that ended in a 4-1 Western Conference Finals defeat at the hands of a team Vegas handicapped as a prohibitive underdog.</I><BR/><BR/>c'mon, lex. the houston team had youth and athleticism on their side. they were a GREAT team. they beat The Great 86 Celtics team twice in the finals did they not? that's the reason why the lakers had to get mychal thompson. to fortify their frontline against houston. and they did it at no cost. the lakers gave up nothing for thompson, not even rambis. their laker core was intact. it's a case of the rich getting richer.<BR/><BR/>but thankfully the lakers did not have to face an healthy intact houston squad the following year. sampson got injured and was never the same again. key rockets wiggins and lewis lloyd were suspended for two years IIRC for drug abuse problems.john marzanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08036820667908976630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-159003855959232638.post-74926390508338211342007-12-09T07:00:00.000-05:002007-12-09T07:00:00.000-05:00"The year after that, Red Auerbach had assembled t..."The year after that, Red Auerbach had assembled the greatest team in NBA history." <BR/><BR/>the celtics team were too much. even 6-1 sichting was shooting 57% from the field, most of the shots coming from the perimeter. now how do you double kevin when there's larry, danny or jerry "57 FG%" sichting to punish you from the outside?<BR/><BR/>btw, great blog, lex.<BR/><BR/>here's mine, from the eighties. <BR/><BR/>http://nba1986.blogspot.com/john marzanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08036820667908976630noreply@blogger.com