Bullshit? It's pretty fucking funny that people hate the Lakers because they've been one of the best teams in basketball since...ever. Now, don't get me wrong, I think it's equally funny that Lakers fans like me bitch like this, but my point still stands. I'm aware all I'm spewing is butthurt, though, it's not like I don't realize that.
if you know that you are doing exactly what you are criticizing, then do not do it
I think it's been proven over and over that the regular season doesn't matter much come play-off time
yes it does, the statistic I covered was teams that did well against other teams at 60%+ and 70%+. Over 75% of finals teams, winners or losers, are teams who performed very well against teams like that. Mavs have won 50+ games for a decade straight...Where has that gotten them, exactly? Most infamously since '06?
And it wasn't even in the same paragraph, we Lakers fans being spoiled was another point entirely.
I'm lacking perspective?
yes, you purposely lack perspective, as I am about to proveYou already pulled out an argument that implied regular season statistics even mattering much, which is probably just as stupid as my whining.
Except I am not whining, and it is not stupid. I study records and measure performance. Tell me, what exactly happened to the Spurs and Magic this year?
The Grizzlies were 32-18 from January until the playoffs. The Spurs were 33-17 from January until the playoffs. Thanks for proving once again that the regular season matters; man if you keep proving me right I might get a little cocky! In the same time frame the Spurs were 25-24 against the spread while the Grizzlies were 33-17 against the spread, showing that the Spurs were being overestimated and the Grizzlies were being underestimated, since the gambling goal is to measure teams/bettors accurately. The Magic sucked all season, why exactly are you bringing them up? They were less likely to lose than the Hawks, but they sure as hell were not going to the NBA finals or anything. I have not seen a team play under its talent much more than them all season long. Remember when the Mavs lost to the Warriors in the first round?
No, as a Mavericks fan I clearly forgot this, even though I probably mentioned it somewhere on the last two pages. Hell, remember when the Lakers were supposed to win against the Pistons in '03 (Or '04, whatever year that was) and they got thumped 4-1 instead
the Lakers had a mere two wins more than the Pistons and had a far superior margin of wins, +5.8 per game compared to +3.9; I will agree that coming into the playoffs the Lakers were 11-11 against top competition and the Pistons were 6-10, but seasons are long and that is why only about 75% of finals teams are teams who did extremely well against regular season top teams...another thing indicating that the Lakers and Pistons were very close were that both teams were 23-18 (Pistons) and 22-19 (Lakers) on the road, often a better measure of a team than home record. Two of the only five positive road teams made the finals, so this finals actually supports one of my common arguments about how the regular season matters.
I don't mind you calling out on my complaining, but try to do so in a way that doesn't involve making an argument that looks equally foolish.
You have to be fucking kidding me. Next time you want to argue with me, keep away from the personal attacks and bring some facts, not just the version that exists in your mind. I can provide links for everything I claimed too, for instance
http://sportsdatabase.com/nba.py/query?text=season%3D2010+and+month!%3D10+and+month!%3D11+and+month!%3D12+and+team%3DSpurs+and+playoffs%3D0&submit=query
http://sportsdatabase.com/nba.py/query?text=season%3D2010+and+month!%3D10+and+month!%3D11+and+month!%3D12+and+team%3DGrizzlies+and+playoffs%3D0&submit=query
(the parts are all simple, months not 10, 11, or 12, not playoffs are what the terms involved mean, and season=2010 is 2010-2011)
