Ok,so maybe its a popular play right now,but I've been saying that a three time defending champion is a bet against team for a month or so and todays game (and this series) is the one that determines if that is finally correct or not.I'm saying the end is,in effect, today,coming with sudden unexpectedness for all those who blindly love the talented Laker squad.O'NeaL deserves so much respect for how he's developed his awesome raw talent into the polished diamond he's become.Byrant has done the same and is so great at his young age that comparisons to his airness may not be out of line after his career is over,we'll all see I hope,but not today,not this series,not this year.Jerry Wests loss to Memphis is the reason the two stars are so short handed,and as great as they are they don't have enough help against SA.SA knows the Series is theirs if they win this game,they have the more talented team,and are executing at a level that the Lakers can well remember but cannot currently attain.SA will not come in satisfied or flat.We'll see soon.SA+5- GL either way
