Comments on: The Oklahoman’s Sports Writers Are Wrong http://blog.newsok.com/interns/2009/06/04/the-oklahomans-sports-writers-are-wrong/ Blogging from The Oklahoman interns Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:17:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: The Cal Garbe http://blog.newsok.com/interns/2009/06/04/the-oklahomans-sports-writers-are-wrong/comment-page-1/#comment-1912 The Cal Garbe Thu, 04 Jun 2009 18:08:16 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/interns/?p=463#comment-1912 You have more guts then the entire NBA Fast Break crew combined! Tony Kornheiser just teared up a little at how much you made him look like a bitch. I am so glad to see someone, anyone, stand up and say that the Magic aren't going to be such an easy pushover. Hell you even picked them to win it. I agree with most everything you say about the Magic. They are tough and resilient. And the fact that they have a 6 foot 10 Rashard Lewis draining 3s at will. And the best center in the game make them a team that is impossible to match up with. However, the only thing you said about the Lakers was regarding their hiccups every other game. Lets give just a tad bit more credit to Phil Jackson and Kobe Bryant. They have been here before. LeBron was dropping 35+ nearly every game of the Magic/Cavs series. And if anybody would have joined him out there on the court, they would have won that series. I don't think the Magic can get away with letting Kobe get 35+ plus each night and then bank on him not getting help. Because Kobe will get his help. We could talk about the ins and outs of the teams all day but I think when it comes down to it. You gotta look at the coaching. Both great coaches. Who will step up and get the job done. Will Phil be able to coach his big men into defending the Magic pick and roll and will Stan Van be able to conjure up a scheme to defend Kobe Bryant and Co. Call me gutless but I say Lakers in 4. Great article though. You have more guts then the entire NBA Fast Break crew combined! Tony Kornheiser just teared up a little at how much you made him look like a bitch.

I am so glad to see someone, anyone, stand up and say that the Magic aren’t going to be such an easy pushover. Hell you even picked them to win it. I agree with most everything you say about the Magic. They are tough and resilient. And the fact that they have a 6 foot 10 Rashard Lewis draining 3s at will. And the best center in the game make them a team that is impossible to match up with.

However, the only thing you said about the Lakers was regarding their hiccups every other game. Lets give just a tad bit more credit to Phil Jackson and Kobe Bryant. They have been here before.

LeBron was dropping 35+ nearly every game of the Magic/Cavs series. And if anybody would have joined him out there on the court, they would have won that series. I don’t think the Magic can get away with letting Kobe get 35+ plus each night and then bank on him not getting help. Because Kobe will get his help.

We could talk about the ins and outs of the teams all day but I think when it comes down to it. You gotta look at the coaching. Both great coaches. Who will step up and get the job done. Will Phil be able to coach his big men into defending the Magic pick and roll and will Stan Van be able to conjure up a scheme to defend Kobe Bryant and Co.

Call me gutless but I say Lakers in 4.

Great article though.

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