Are you afraid of the lakers???

[texaskid]

LBJ、wade、bosh：are you afarid us？

[mingus]

What exactly have the Spurs done lately to make anyone think they are on the Laker's level?

You guys are funny.

The Lakers are the champs until proven otherwise. You don't have to fear them, but you better believe they are going to be one of a team next season. The bench will be the best it's been in years, and the core has another year of experience together.

If by some miracle Bynum has a healthy season the Lakers will be a tough out.

the Lakers are champs of last year.

and the question is what have the Laker's done too prove that they are head and shoulders above the Spurs?

nothing. their championship last year and the year before dont speak to the matchup, which has been very even the last couple of years in spite of injuries. and i dont consider the Spurs to be on the Lakers level. that doesn't mean that the Spurs cant beat them. the chances arent great, but it's not farfeched at all. i wouln't be shocked if LA lost the Spurs.

[Chillen]

If they are healthy they will probably win the Western Conference for the 4th consecutive season. They have got a better bench now and are the defending NBA champs. However I do believe they can be given a tough 7 game series and it could work in the opposing teams favor, Boston almost beat them in LA. They also might be due for the injury bug, with all the going deep into the playoffs the past 3 seasons it might take it's toll on them as a team which would effect their ultimate goal to 3peat.

Miami and Boston got better in the offseason, and in the NBA finals could give them a tough series.

[2Cleva]

Artest was absolutely horrible against Lebron this past season..he looked extremely slow next to him, and Cleveland ran Lebron in various types of plays, and Artest was killed against all of them..

Another reason is that Artest's main strength as a defender nowadays is that the refs allow him to handcheck more than any other player in the NBA, and it's not even close, TBH..

Against Lebron, he doesn't have this luxury..refs will call any contact against King for the most part..

Artest wasn't healthy when LA played LeBron this season. His D those games against LeBron was bad but he healed up after the last game and his D was much better.

I'm not worried about LeBron getting the whistle because all of LA's perimeter players play physical on D. The refs won't call them all. Someone may get ticky-tack calls but the rest will be able to do their thing.

[SouthTexasRancher]

Never afraid of anything. As long as both teams are healthy this year it will be a good barn burning series coming down to Kobe or Manu making the last bucket.

Both teams will beat the miami cold as will the Celtics which means QUEEN lebron will once again walk away with his head dragging on the floor like the spoiled asshole she is.