I want to throw out a congrats to the Pistons fans for their complete domination of my beloved Lakers. I had has been a good while since I've seen a team just rip apart the Lakers in the playoffs.
Billups deserves the MVP. He affected everything that was happening on the floor. His defense. His pushing the ball up on the break. His shooting. His ability to know when to hurry and when to slow it up. He was a matchup nightmare for the Lakers.
Congrats to Larry Brown....a Carolina guy.....who totally outcoached Phil Jackson. Brown prepared his team to the fullest....and kept working on their confidence. The mere choice to let Shaq do whatever he wanted and concentrate on stopping Kobe was pretty much genius....and TOTALLY against the grain of what most teams choose to do. He figured that the Laker role players aren't good enough to get their own shots.....so all he really wanted to do was make sure Kobe didn't go off. The one time Kobe did....the Lakers came back then won in overtime.
Congrats to Ben Wallace....one of the best stories in the NBA. In a league where guys who haven't done anything get mega-huge contracts and publicity......Ben worked his way into the league and worked his way into an All Star player.
Congrats to Rip Hamilton. It is obvious why Jordan would choose to deal him...since he impeded on Jordan's ability to get minutes. Heck, didn't the Wizards/Bullets have Sheed, Ben Wallace and Rip Hamilton in their franchise???
Congrats to Sheed....another Carolina guy. Before this series, Sheed has had to most history against the Lakers. And, for once, he got the better of them.
Congrats to Elden Campbell. A former Laker and Charlotte Hornet....it was nice to see Easy get a ring.
Again, that was one HECK of a beat-down. Congrats to the Champions!
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