I really, REALLY miss the Portland Trailblazers
by UHoustonFan on May 7, 2009 3:19 PM CDT
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As I was driving back from Quizno's Subs this afternoon, as I beheld the majestic Houston skyline ahead of me, I suddenly realized how much I missed the Portland Trailblazers. It dawned on me that during the series with the Blazers there were no dirty plays, there were no serious incidents, and no ejections. (Chanting "Portland Sucks" was crossing the line and I did not chant it along with the fans while I attended Game 6) Overall the Houston vs. Portland series was the epitome of what a playoff series should be.
The Portland fans were super classy as well as their team, something that unfortunately I can't say about the Lakers and their fans. I will say that there are moronic trolls everywhere but there are seemingly many, many more who either follow the Lakers because they're simply jumping on the bandwagon or because their also big fans of botox injections, fake plastic personalities, and pervasive classlessness. That's what I see when I watch the Los Angeles Lakers play basketball. Sure they're talented, but when things don't go there way they whine, cry, and throw temper tantrums and elbows. When Kobe makes a shot, he incessantly screams in Battier's face and tells the world how much they need to get down on their knees and worship him. What's worse is that many Laker fans seem to applaud this type of behavior and condone it.
Houston fans, I know that come Friday the Toyota Center is going to be the last place in the universe that the L.A. Lakers want to be, and I hope that it becomes the most inhospitable environment imaginable for them. The fact that we have the Lakers this riled up and the series has only played two games tells me that L.A. is afraid. They're afraid that they'll go another year without a ring, and that they won't even get to the NBA Finals this time. Well, L.A. let me tell you this: We're certainly not going down without a fight, and as a matter of fact we intend to beat you.
Houston, Portland, and all of the other fanbases who love basketball and not botox, money, and plastic surgery, I applaud you. Stay classy guys.
L.A... Last night speaks for itself. Nothing else needs be said.
Go Rockets.
P.S. I liked Jack Nicholson until he, quote, "stood up from his seat and flashed an obscene gesture at the Houston bench" Now I think Nicholson is a complete tool and perhaps even more of a phony than most. You suck, Jack!
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As a Portland fan...
I respect your organization, fans, and the players on your team.
NOW BEAT LA!!!!
That was the first thing I said after the series was over
Both teams played hard and with respect for each other. There were no altercations.
"The brownies,'' Fernandez said after the game. "The brownies are good for me to make three-points.''
Totally Agree
Blazers = Class
lakers = dirt
Game 1 100-92 Rockets
Game 2 111-98 lakers
Series Tied 1-1
Makes me even miss the Jazz
At least when the Jazz play dirty its because they’re trying to win. The Lakers play dirty because they get mad that other players have the gall to actually compete against them.
by seanbergmanrules on May 7, 2009 3:52 PM CDT reply actions
Portland Fans Support Houston!
It was a great series and to bad the refs made it uneven in many cases but both teams played hard and didn’t need to talk trash or hit anyone to win.
From up here in Portland, Houston kick their ass back home!
tough luck
we’re seeded 4 and 5, jazz didnt gave much of a fight….
lakers = dirt poop
laker fan's thoughts
I’m a laker fan.. I expect class out of my team.. Cheap fouls cannot be mistaken for toughness. That Fisher foul was ridiculous and deserves suspension. Kobe’s elbow was to the chest (and if you noticed, Ron had his elbow on Kobe’s neck before the play!). That play deserved a double foul. It didn’t deserve Ron’s ejection.
But, Ron was the one who started the trash talking with Kobe and elbowing from the last regular season game. Kobe does not take it quietly when it comes to physical play and I like him for it as long as he doesn’t go overboard (if he had hit Ron’s throat, he deserves punishment. He didn’t.)
Still, it was annoying to see Kobe trash talking Battier especially when Battier is classy and just goes about his business. Kobe doesn’t need to do that at all and I’m embarrased that he did.
Anyway, this series is going to be a long one. Looking forward to good battles.
by rpr09 on May 7, 2009 3:54 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
you guys can all sing kumbayah in the loser's circle
it’s the playoffs, it’s where rivalries are bred… if you love portland then you have no history with them, and if they still love you after getting knocked out of the playoffs year after year, then they’re a bunch of pusses… til then, love away.
Its called sportsmanship
Nothing i would expect a laker fan to know of. Those games between houston and portland got very physical, but not dirty.(Mutombo). Nothing any of you laker fans means anything to real sports fans. So why don’t yall just stay on your side. I’m sure the lakers need someone to watch kobe to make sure he stays away from little white women. Why don’t you go do that.
So you have no empathy, no common respect, and no civility?
Wow. I’m pretty sure Kobe wishes you were rooting for some other team. It is a disgrace to him to have people like this supporting the Lakers.
man you have absolutely no clue
respect for another team is a give, civility to another teams fan is fine… i’m all for it,.
but all i see is whining about the “botox, money, and plastic surgery” and the bandwagon fans… can you use any more stereotypes and childish generalizations….jesus, man the fuck up…
i dont know what youre reading
but i dont see anything about “botox, money, and plastic surgery” in this post.
Game 1 100-92 Rockets
Game 2 111-98 lakers
Series Tied 1-1
Typical L*kers fan.
Smug, full of false confidence because you have a good basketball team, that says nothing about your character bud. I understand you can’t quite comprehend how someone would root for another team that just bounced them because L*kers fans never give anyone any reason to like anything about them. Thanks for just proving to everyone again how truly dick you guys are down there. The Houston, Portland series was nothing but people expressing their opinions in a respectful manor, something you know nothing about. Tell us again how sweet you are buddy, we are all dying to hear, having a good basketball team doesn’t make you a good person, maybe you should try it out sometime.
What does "man the fuck up" mean on a blog?
are you saying people from this blog should meet and go at it? You probably don’t think so. People here talk about the basketball teams they like and the games they are watching. But it is just talk, and just opinion. There is nothing and nowhere and nobody to “man up” to. Bet you get to use that phrase a lot in your real life.
But you just joined this for the playoffs and will probably gone after the playoffs. Flies are annoying too, but only live a day
"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy
by Honka Playboy on May 8, 2009 12:07 AM CDT up reply actions
Maybe it means to USE more CAPITALIZATION!!!
That would be my theory anyway…
What does “man the fuck up” mean on a blog?
"A bizarre and extremely rare hybrid Blazer/Laker fan, Timbo has always struggled to contain the Beast Within, like Dr. Jekyll, Bruce Banner, or Ted Kennedy." — Miled Animal
Rockets fans should not hate the Lakers.
Your enemy’s enemy is your best friend. And Utah is your bigger enemy, and we’ve paid them back for you two years in a row.
For two years in a row you guys failed to make it out of the first round cuz of them. And for two years in a row we’ve paid them back for the misery they caused you. So don’t hate on us. Sure there are games that get physical. But a wayward elbow is not enough to get pissed about and its nothing compared to keeping you out of the first round two years in a row. You guys show no gratitude for the revenge we’ve bestowed upon your behalf, the same would be true had the Blazers beaten you this year.
I guess you don't understand the word sportsmanship
Then again, most of the flashy, phony, and self-righteous pricks playing for L.A. won’t ever be able to comprehend that word
I'm just a basketball fan.
I hate the Lakers, so I like the Rockets (It also helps that they were so civil durring the first round). I was rooting for the Jazz in the first round. Because I like to see the Lakers lose. The Rockets are also a very good team. They beat you in game one, and had you on the ropes in game two. Maybe save your smack if you could beat a team 4-0.
My favorite teams are the Blazers and any team that is playing the Lakers.
Blazers are my favorite.
But I’m all for the Rockets this round. Good luck at home. Do to them what you did to us. Beat them at home all three times now.
My favorite teams are the Blazers and any team that is playing the Lakers.
What I liked most about Portland
was their crowd. They were into the game, loud, and wouldn’t clap for bad plays. If there is a team that was in the west that i would be happy losing to, it would have been portland.
maybe next year?
"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy
by Honka Playboy on May 8, 2009 12:07 AM CDT up reply actions
The more time I spend on this site
the more I like Houston….
At no point would you ever see anything like this on a Laker site. There team is a bunch of jerks and their fans are asses. Unless you’ve lived in LA there is no excuse for liking them…
by The Most Interesting Man in the World on May 7, 2009 5:04 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
agree!
This site is full of really cool people. Rec. & I love your screen name.
My favorite teams are the Blazers and any team that is playing the Lakers.
Are you actually
The Most Interesting Man In The World?? Cause that guy looks cool and i would feel honored to be having an internet conversation with him.
Game 1 100-92 Rockets
Game 2 111-98 lakers
Series Tied 1-1
Dude chillax out and stop hating
Don’t channel your anger towards us. In a heated game tempers flair. Ron Artest was literally all up in Kobe’s grill the whole game and he needed a little space for a rebound. So he chose to throw an elbow. People have done worse. I don’t think anyone thinks Kobe should have gotten a Flag 1 for that. Derek Fisher knocked down Scola cuz Scola was grabbing jerseys during the game, and Fischer got a Flag 2, which everyone in LA agrees with. Ron Artest fouled Pau and it will probably end up being a Flag 1, which everyone will agree with. Kobe himself even stood behind Artest saying it was just a regular foul. Kobe supported Artest in the Post-game interview. So I don’t see why you guys hate so much saying “oh he’s not a class act”. The fact is every team has players who throw elbows and lose their cool. So don’t hate.
The peeps you guys should be hating are the Jazz, who are the most responsible for your twelve years away from the second round. And LA has done you a favor the past two years and taken them out on your behalf. So why are you guys such haters?
I meant everyone thinks Kobe should have gotten a Flag 1 and he got a Flag 1. Everyone thinks Fisher should have gotten a Flag 2 and he got a flag 2. So nothing to gripe about really. Artest will get a Flag 1, which is probably what he should be gettting these days for somethign like that. So ultimately everyone will get what they deserved. It’s not the Lakers’ fault that Artest starts making the throat slashing gesture when he knows such behavior will get him ejected. Kobe never intended for Artest to get ejected in either game, he just wanted a rebound that’s all. So stop hating guys. The rockets are a good team, and if they beat the lakers i’ll root for them the rest of the way. But your hating on us is unfounded.
im sorry
it does not make a basketball fan grateful if you knock out a team they hate, I’m happy utah got knocked out but it doesn’t make me like the lakers
by houstonrockets1313 on May 10, 2009 5:35 PM CDT up reply actions
Houston and Portland was the most physical series in the 1st round
Nobody crossed the line into dirty play territory. There was a lot of emotion, but it was channeled into plays instead of cheap shots.
"I'm at the thingamajig talking the yakety-yak" - Kenny Smith
its LA. They are the most special people on the planet. Just ask them they will be more than happy
to tell u all about it.
I started out with nothing and I still have most of it.
On my original site
Goldenstateofmind (I am a Warriors fan to those that don’t know), they issued me a warning for wishing injury on Kobe. I’ve never wished injury on anyone before, but I don’t have to explalin myself. This series shows why. Add this series to many, many years of Kobe getting away with cheap shots throughout the years.
I was issued a warning on SS&R
for saying that LA is insecure because they have a good matchup before the finals. I can see why i got that warning, but i doubt that would have happened here. Whats your take Tom, U of T, and Dave?
Game 1 100-92 Rockets
Game 2 111-98 lakers
Series Tied 1-1
that's ridiculous
"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy
by Honka Playboy on May 8, 2009 12:09 AM CDT up reply actions
Don't be ridiculous - Superstars are treated differently and Kobe is treated the same as any superstar.
Kobe gets the same treatment every other superstar gets from Lebron down. You don’t think Jordan also got superstar treatment? Relax – this happens all the time when one team consistently beats other teams, all other teams’ fans are pissed at that team. So be it. The laker fans or players were not officiating either of the games. Fischer stood up for what he believed in, and Kobe threw an incidental elbow while fighting for a rebound with Artest.
You can hate all you want but if your team has a superstar, they get the treatment. Lebron gets it, Dwight gets it, and CP3 gets it. Kobe is no different. That’s the way it is. The only reason why all the teams hate on the Lakers is cuz the Lakers have been winning like mad this season. It’s the same reason why people hate the Celtics last year.
Sycophantic bigots
unite!
"I've hacked into your brain. You're throwing a party and no one's showing up."
where are you all meeting to unite?
"its tough to play with one eye, unless you're a pirate." Delonte West
"una canasta a Pau en la cara" Rudy
by Honka Playboy on May 8, 2009 12:10 AM CDT up reply actions
I dislike the Laker fans more
than the actual team. I can’t make assertions about players tryin’ to win, but experiances with thier some of thier fanbase really rubbed me the wrong way. Class is not in thier vocabulary.
Blazers+Blazersedge=Mind Blown
GOOOO ROCKETS!
Blazers fan here, again, wishing the worst for LA and the best for Houston. It’s a funny thing to be rooting for the team that just kicked your teams ass, but for some reason I am ok with losing to you guys, Keep it classy and thanks for the respect. You have it from us.
Couldn't we just play the Timberwolves again instead? That's like being beheaded with a Nerf bat. -Dave with the Laker game preview
yeah portland was very classy. pryzbilla was a bit touchy, but compared to LA? he’s a saint.
I'll snap yo neck like a twig if you sass me again. . .
Naw man
Pryzbilla is biggest flopper in the world and responsible for Yao sitting out many minutes in the series. And blazers turned around and said Scola is bigger flopper, I remember. Ultimately it don’t matter. The fact is there are badsports in every player on every team. Don’t generalize and say the Lakers are winnign cuz they’re dirtier or cuz the refs wanna f** them. The LAkers outhustled the Rockets last game. Did you see Jordan Farmer dive for the ball on a steal? Then when he fell down he got back in 0.5 seconds to go for the loose ball. Hustle plays like that win you games, and that’s what the Lakers have. It’s not cuz Kobe threw a wayward elbow.
hey, I like money.
but I agree with everything else in this post. Go Rockets.
awe poor babies, jealously seems to be leading to animosity, which usually comes from being a fan of a crappy team, GO LAKERS!!
There's the token troll post
Thanks for that
thanks for the good respect rockets
after watching game 2 I was so mad because the portland rockets series was just as physical if not more and nobody resorted to cheap dirty play, lakers are losing a lot of respect this series.
if brandon roy played for toronto he'd be brandon waaaaah
If Scola hadn't grabbed jerseys
Then none of this would have happened. Luis Scola is a good player but grabbing Lamar’s jersey is unwarranted. If anyone knows Derek Fisher they know that he’s a good honest man, who doesn’t do anything unless provoked or needs to stick up for his team. Come on his daughter had retinal blastoma. The guy is extremely classy. He was provoked by Scola’s shirt grabbing ways and it got out of hand. The Lakers are not dirty compared to the likes of Bruce Bowen, James Posey, and/or Robert Horry and Shawn Marion. But everyone snaps once in a while. Don’t blame the Lakers for what happened. Ron Artest chose to make the throat slashing gesture and go up in Kobe’s face. He should have known better, it’s not the Lakers fault for that.
lol of course you wish you were still playing the Blazers
its cuz now ur playing an actual legit team, and ur afraid ur gonna lose
and you wonder why nobody like the Lakers
or their fans?…. its your ATTITUDE
by The Most Interesting Man in the World on May 12, 2009 11:17 PM CDT up reply actions
Artest comments
I remember before the series started Artest said Brandon Roy was the best players he’s ever guarded, I think that statement rings even more true now than when he said it.
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