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Lakers Back in the WCF!

Six seasons ago gm greenmig was coaxed out of retirement and took to the helm of the NLL Lakers.  Back then the team had limited success.  Four trips to the playoffs in 10 years ending in first round exits, (possibly one second).  The team back then was led by Gilbert Arenas!  Yes, Gilbert Arenas.  Remember him?!  During that first season in 2011, gm greenmig led the Lakers out of ruin, led by Gilbert Arenas to the Conference Finals were they met the Denver Nuggets, led at the time by gm nick, (current day ATL gm).  The Lakers were severely overmatched by the Nuggets who had players such as Dwight Howard, Manu Ginobili and Kobe Bryant, (iirc) – all in their prime.  Needless to say they got dumped 4-1 and exited the playoffs.  The Nuggets going on to lose in the Finals to a fairy tale Wizards team led by Pau Gasol.

Fast forward 5 years and here we are again.  Lakers vs Nuggets in the Conference Finals.  But how things have changed.  The Lakers are now defending Champs led by a stifling defensive minded team including back to back DPoY Tyson Chandler, 2015 Finals MVP Andre Iguodala and as fate would have it the evergreen Manu Ginobili.

The path for the Lakers through the 2016 playoffs has been an interesting one.  Picked as favourites to sweep the Kings in the first round they stumbled out of the gate down 0-2 but then flipped the switch to reel off 4 games in a row dismantling their Division rival the Kings.  On to the second round and to the surprise of some, the Lakers were picked as underdogs against the upstart Thunder.  Many even tipped them to be the most likely high seed to be upset in the second round.  But once again, Laker grit stood up and threw sand back in the tipsters faces as they stomped the Thunder 4-0.  Full respect to gm nenjabin for a great series and a great job turning around that franchise.

Looking forward to Lakers vs Nuggets again.  The Nuggets lineup is formidable on paper with big names such as Wall and Favors dominating the headlines.  And once again the experts are tipping against the Lakers!

The Western Conference Finals begins next week, for many the Lakers have already outplayed their talent but for the Lakers games are won on the basketball court and until someone figures out a way to do that four times out of seven – it aint over, till it’s over.  What the Lakers may lack in bonafide star power they make up for in team defense, ball movement and grizzled veteran grit and determination.

Can they do it again?  Many people think they cant!  We will soon see…

Let the games begin!

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