CELTICS -at- LAKERS - 6/17 - Thoughts and 8-)) Ratings

Jeffs · Retired Number Joined: 17 Aug 2006 Posts: 25274

As always, thanks for your time and dedication, DB. I don't know if there's another fansite or fanbase in the world as great as LG, and most of that is thanks to you. Many people take for granted all of the time you and the mods put into the site, whether it's your writeups or just keeping the Lounge clean and readable.

Another season ends in success all around!
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I feel like I just watched someone TRULY give 100%. Not the BS I'm-gonna-give-a-110%-just-like-everyone-else-says platitudes, but someone that went until he just....broke. - GT

NoHarmNoFoul · Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2010 2:47 am Post subject:

Thanks a lot DB, always looked for your post-game summaries after every game.
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AceFresh · Star Player Joined: 23 Aug 2008 Posts: 1608

Enjoy your Summer DB, your contributions are indescribable

Repeat!

Love, Ace

NoHarmNoFoul

abciximab · Starting Rotation Joined: 10 Feb 2009 Posts: 292

Another successful season in the books, as well as another epic series of your post-game write-ups. I do hope you keep these 600pg novels for yourself in some organized fashion. They would make a fantastic collection chronicling the recent history of the Purple and Gold with your skillful wordsmithery!

Thanks for all your hard work and for sharing your gift with us!

TooMuchMajicBuss · Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2010 3:12 am Post subject:

Man I'm STILL up and I gotta work tomorrow...

DB -

- THANK YOU for the best write-ups in all of basketball, and an entertaining story on top of it all.

Also -

- a big THANK YOU to your family!

These trophies tend to come in groups of three; let's enjoy the summer and look forward to what next season brings.

Go Lakers!

kups · Star Player Joined: 24 Jun 2005 Posts: 1716

Gallofa · Starting Rotation Joined: 17 May 2008 Posts: 296

Thanks DB! You are our MVP

KingKobe · Star Player Joined: 27 Dec 2001 Posts: 3550 Location: UCLA

Big thanks to DB, who puts in so much work. LG's MVP, no question.
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Sister Golden Hair · Franchise Player Joined: 01 May 2001 Posts: 15872

It is accomplished.

I've been sticking up for Ron all year, and I'm just happy for him that he came up big when the team needed him most.

What struck me most was that it really was a team efort. Seems like all the guys chipped in in their own way.

When PJ put Sasha in at the end, and then we saw Sasha hit the clinching FTs, you realize how well PJ knows his guys. PJ didn't hesitate to put Sasha in, and Sasha repaid that faith.

Pau was absurdly great that fourth quarter. Just a monumental breakthrough game against the team that had haunted him since 2008.

During the celebration, they showed Kobe and Old Doc Buss hugging and you could see real emotion in Buss's eyes, along with what I read as true affection for Kobe. I think it's safe to say that whetever friction had existed between the two after the "trade me" days, if it ever existed, has passed.

It also was interesting to see how close Sasha and Kobe seem to be.

Despite this teams "to cool for school" reputation, you could see how much they really care for one another.

Watching Ammo run around like a giddy kid and seeing teammates hug him was touching.

Man, I don't even want to go to sleep.

It feels too good. Es[ecially because the lakers won 5 on 8.

A lot of lakers earned a lifetime pass this game.

And you know what? This team ain't done. Not by a longshot.

SGH

angrypuppy · Retired Number Joined: 13 Apr 2001 Posts: 32768

Incredible recap of an incredible finish.

Thank you DB!
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Billion year old carbon
We are golden
Caught in the devil's bargain
And we've got to get ourselves
Back to the garden

-Joni Mitchell

BigE32 · Star Player Joined: 25 Jun 2005 Posts: 8518

Thanks as always, DB. I tell my friends about your tremendous write-ups and they're well known about over here in South Florida. Back to Back World Champions! I love it and I'm tired of hearing that line from Doc as well.

limchrc · Franchise Player Joined: 29 Jun 2005 Posts: 11477

Thank you Lakers! I'm very happy we are back-to-back champs!!

Sleepy · Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2010 4:59 am Post subject:

Thanks for your year-long efforts, DB.

Drifts · Retired Number Joined: 22 Nov 2004 Posts: 28439

another championship baby!!! yeeeeehaaaa!!!

sweet.
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Mr. EiGhTy-OnE · Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2010 5:19 am Post subject:

Redemption
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Rick12322 · Franchise Player Joined: 27 Jun 2005 Posts: 19164

Thanks, DB. Wow! They did it! Ron's really changed, I'm so happy for him. Kobe's teammates really do like him and they showed it big time. This championship may have the best subplots behind it! From Ron's trip to the shower, to Pau manning up and LO showing up, Derek Fisher's incomparable mental toughness, Bynum's perseverance and toughness and Sasha's redemption from the boos of last years parade. There better be cheers for him this year or I'll expect his teammates to stand up for him instead of letting him get run under the bus.

ElginBaylor · Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2010 5:30 am Post subject:

DB

(can't get enough of those bouncy little trophies.)

Thanks DB for all your creativity and hard work. For a few years now LG has become a big part of my life and a huge reason is because of you and the mods.

Oh...

PDTP RULES!!!!!
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moonwalker8701 · Starting Rotation Joined: 20 May 2010 Posts: 581

BACK TO BACK YEAH!!!

Dennis_D · Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2010 6:00 am Post subject:

DB, thank you, thank you, thank you for all of your write ups!!!!

angrypuppy · Retired Number Joined: 13 Apr 2001 Posts: 32768

... and I also want to thank my psychiatrist.
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We are stardust
Billion year old carbon
We are golden
Caught in the devil's bargain
And we've got to get ourselves
Back to the garden

-Joni Mitchell

John O · Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2010 6:07 am Post subject:

Thanks are not enough for you, my brother Laker fan.

I don't post much but I religiously follow all your postgame analysis. They're indispensable to me.

One again a great write-up, together with your recommended music, I got all worked up.

Followed the game live (started at 2AM over here). Went to bed and slept just one hour before getting up to go to work. But, once again, it was worth it.

This game kind of made me remember game 7 of the WCF against Portland in 2000 (?). Always behind, things were not looking very good but one never looses hope that the guys will pull it off in the end. That particular 4th quarter was brilliant. This one was not as pretty and certainly not as dramatic but it was a great comeback and I always had a kind of certainty that, no matter what, we would not be denied on our home floor.

My hat goes off to you and to our beloved Lakers who, once again, didn't let us down.

jeremysnowIII · Sixth Man Joined: 14 Dec 2007 Posts: 91

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ocho · Retired Number Joined: 24 May 2005 Posts: 54207

prisma8slg · Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2010 6:43 am Post subject:

Back 2 Back!!!!!!! this game definitely kept me at the edge of my seat. so glad to see Ron have a great game, and see the team pull together to come from behind and defend the title.

thanks DB!
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