Tue Jun 17, 2008 2:00 pm EDT
The 10-man rotation, starring good, hard-nosed defense
A look around the league and the web that covers it. It's also important to note that the rotation order and starting nods aren't always listed in order of importance. That's for you, dear reader, to figure out.
C: Empty The Bench. The underappreciated beauty of good, hard-nosed, Eastern Conference-style defense.
PF: Yahoo! Tom Van Riper of Forbes.com examines the high cost of firing an NBA coach.
SF: FanIQ. President George W. Bush, shootin' bricks and droppin' dimes.
SG: West Coast Bias Sports Blog. Heavy, heavy question: Is Kobe Bryant's legacy on the line?
PG: Cuzoogle. If JVG was coaching the Celtics tonight, this speech is how he would hype them up.
6th: HOOPSWORLD, via SR. Sources say Ron Artest is considering opting out of the final year of his contract.
7th: And One. Yao Ming's signature Beijing Olympics exclusive limited edition shoe, the Pump Omni Hexride.
8th: Game On!, via Hooped Up. Dr. J's five all-time best basketball players.
9th: Joe Sports Fans. Who knew Lakers fans had awesome mullets and hideous tatoos?
10th: Sacramento Bee, via FH. Good luck trying to find footage of the infamous '02 Kings-Lakers Game 6.
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In Jordan's 1st full season with Phil Jackson and the core of Pippen, Grant, Cartwright, and Paxson--the same crew that won the title a year later--the Bulls not only didn't win the title, they didn't even get past the Eastern Conference Finals.
If the Lakers try and fail again next year, Kobe's rep gets a little murkier. This year is a mulligan except for true haters.
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You know what the funny thing is, despite loving the Lakers I actually dislike Kobe. But if he loses tonight he still has about 8 years left in his career to win some titles. If he wins 2 or 3 more rings, how is this year anything but a speed bump? I don't have to like Kobe to like the Lakers' chances over the next five years with the young core.
Meanwhile, congratulations to the Celtics on their great season. Good luck repeating with the mercenaries on the tail end of their primes. This year: Probable. Repeat: Somewhat possible. Threepeat: Doubt it. Dynasty: Fat chance (but Stern could always entice someone to slide the C's another disgruntled Hall of Famer.)
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