I have despised the Lakers for the past eight or nine years, starting with the Kobe-Shaq era. Rick Fox, Robert Horry and his miracle shot against Sacramento (one among many in his career), on and on. I actually became a Kings "fan" for a few years just because they were the only team to really give L.A. a run for their money in that era. I despised the Lakers about as much as you can despise a team without it being a spiritual problem; maybe it was, for all I know.
In a catastrophic (non-uniformitarianist) twist of irony, I'm actually rooting for the Lakers in this series. Between Garnett's ... odd ... intensity, Paul Pierce flashing gang signs in the series against the Hawks (I think it was that one), and Perkins always looking like he's brimming over with hateful scowls, there's something about them that definitely turns me off.
It should be a good series though, because Boston definitely has a great team, and in my opinion (as in almost everyone else's also...) Kobe is far and away the best basketball player in the world.
Hopefully Gasol can lay off of his
Alice in Wonderland, la-deeeee-daaaaaaa - hand-flip shots, put on the Big Boy pants, and make a couple strong moves around the basket tonight!
