2009 NBA Finals thread | Page 205

Ahh...and so...after a what seemed like forever...7 years have gone by...and we have finally...reached the top yet again...7 long years...a lot of drama, a lot of noise, a lot of tension, a lot of frustration...but we have finally reached the top again...

Let me start by saying special shout outs to all my fellow Laker brethren...its good to feel this sensation again, and Im loving it...love to all of you and yes, I will be at the parade in case anyone is wondering, it was a hell of a season, a lot of speculation, a lot of this, a lot of that...but its come to a close and we did what we were expected to do...kiss and sealed it...secondly, shout outs to the Magic...special shout outs to jrg, Dino, & VA...you guys had a hell of a season...f**ked up 2 of the top 4 teams in the NBA and did not bend over at any point in this series (after game 1 of course lol)...you guys will be back and no longer the sleeping disrespected beasts that you have proven to be...I only wish the best of luck to you next season...

Now, I will not really discuss this game at all...I think all it was today was LA wanted it more than Orlando, Orlando played well to start but after that 1st, we just felt like it was enough, we knew that this was a golden opportunity and that we did not want to play another game of basketball this Summer, it really was that veteran and mature approach that gave it to us...execution is gonna be a word your going to have to be a lot more familiar with...Lakers won this game handedly and performed very well...Im glad we won in such an instance...it would have been more exciting if it were closer, but I was quite satisfied with the way we played...good s**t boys, good s**t...

Phil...damn Phil...10 dude? Sick ass hat by the way, shout outs to your kids for making that, but 10 Phil? One for every finger...really? God damn son...lol, I got nothin else left to say...regardless of what people say as far as who hes had to coach and etc etc...hes #1 in my books...Randy Auerbach...dont be a jealous f**k dude...lol, you didnt even have to address this...could have just said, great for Phil, go Red! or some s**t...lol, whatever

Kobe...man Kobe Kobe Kobe...we've been through a lot...from the early Shaq-less days, to the switch to 24, to "I want to be traded", and now...on top once again...we've waited 7 years man...it feels good to be on top...I beg of you to stop starting s**t since I know youve got a player option...just get an extension done and sit your ass down and stop causing s**t...im glad the Shaq monkey is off your back...I know how long and hard youve tried to reach this point and im happy for you...words cannot describe the immense joy I feel for you...lets please not make it our last visit to the top of the mountain...note to self, Phil Jackson's championships have all come in the form of 3peats...as have Kobes...HELLO! lol

Im so f**king tired right now...exhausted, hurting, like my body hurts, and damn my face is f**ked up, Ive got scratches and scars and blood coming from all over me even after the shower i just took...s**ts bananas...but onto a more personal level...

In all honesty, now that I am calm and collected and able to look at this whole situation in a good state of mind...I am not really "feeling" this championship...this by absolutely no means matches the level of enthusiasm and overall energy I felt from ANY of our three championships in that three peat...from the lack of enthusiasm on the court, to the lack of enthusiasm in the lockerroom, to just me personally, I went wild...but I mean...I went f**king crazy in 2000-2001-2002...is it just me? Am I the only one who really doesnt feel like anything special happened today? That I am just f**ked up physically and hurting and feel like s**t for no reason? I dunno...Im just really not feeling this championship...I dont think its the way we won it...its just...like I said...I feel an overall lack of enthusiasm towards this one...thank God that lack of enthusiasm didnt carry over to everyone else that I was partying with...lol

Another thing...I normally dont comment on this, but its been stuck on my mind...anyone notice that the MOMENT the clock hit 0 and Lakers won, EVERY LAKER goes running to other Lakers...except Kobe...who jumps in the air 3-4 times...I see Fisher go past him, hell, shove past him, I see Trev and Pau group hugging, even Sasha and Shannon or out else where...but NO ONE...goes to celebrate...with Kobe...I mean no one...and I think because your running on pure adrenaline and that its in the heat of the moment, that you first immediately run to either the people your best friends with or the people closest to you...no one...i repeat...no one ran to Kobe until the ENTIRE team hugged EACH OTHER and realized, okh guys, time to gang bang Kobe to make him feel like hes one of us...I dunno...I know Kobe might not be the most loveable kinda guy...but I just feel like those 5-10 seconds spoke volumes of this team...volumes that I was not particularly ready for...

All in all, I hate to say, but this championship did not taste as good as the 3 others we've had this decade...was it that I missed Shaq? Maybe...was it just an overall lack of enthusiasm? Probably...but whatever it was...I just did not feel this championship to the extent that I did the previous ones...dont get me wrong, Im still hyped and went f**king bananas...but I just feel like emotionally the other 3 were just so much more powerful...enthusiasm really is the word of the day for me...lol

Oh and hey Orlando...good s**t yo...you f**ked up Boston and Cleveland...but didnt I tell you that you hadnt seen a legit NBA team yet...those teams are all great and fine and dandy...but my friends...you didnt know what you were getting into...Kobe Clutchness on them NBA hoes Bryant made sure he was felt, Pau was beastly against anyone in the interior, LO's play was just too sweet, Trevor Ariza went UCLA like a bruin on you, Derek Fisher's career was resurrected in one series...so now I must thank you for coming...because now you have f**ked with the best in the world...now...you know what its like to play a real NBA playoff series...now...you know what its like to compete at an optimal level for a 7 game series...and in case anyone asks you...why you're heads are down...why you're depressed...why you're an emotional wreck...theres no shame in it...they'll understand...your not the first...just let em know...

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