2008-2010 Lakers vs. 2011-2013 Heat

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heat in 6

[Bandito]

The Lakers run was better as they had to fight for it but the Heat are just stacked. So this answers op's question.

[secund2nun]

Lebron always tears up Kobe and LA when they meet. LA also was not a ijntense defensive team. They were pretty soft defensively. Intense physical defenses beat Miami. Miami would cut through the LA defense like knife through butter.

[K Xerxes]

They are stacked, but they would lose to any championship team of substance and character.

Maybe a injury free or non-lockout playoffs would help.

Wow, so defending FMVP Tim Duncan didn't get injured for the 00 playoffs.

So the best player on the defending champions, Garnett, didn't get injured in 09.

So the Rockets who take the Lakers to a game 7 in 09 did have Tmac for the whole series and Yao Ming for the last four games.

So Kendrick Perkins (who has actually useful back then) didn't get injured for game 7 in the NBA finals.

Who knew, guess injuries only happen when LeBron wins it, right?

[Magic 32]

Wow, so defending FMVP Tim Duncan didn't get injured for the 00 playoffs.

Lakers never faced the Spurs in 2000.

So the best player on the defending champions, Garnett, didn't get injured in 09.

Lakers never faced the Celtics in 2009.

So the Rockets who take the Lakers to a game 7 in 09 did have Tmac for the whole series and Yao Ming for the last four games.

Yao's injury actually helped the Rockets, speeding up the game.

So Kendrick Perkins (who has actually useful back then) didn't get injured for game 7 in the NBA finals.

Had him for 5 game though.

Lebron was able to play one of the worst playoff team in NBA history (Bucks), and then face 2 teams without their best offensive weapons.

Mind you, not the opponents of these amputated teams (like Magic facing the Lakers after beating the Celtics ), because the lack of competition was so severe that these wounded team were able to win their first and second series anyway.

Lebron basically never played a healthy team that was any good.

[SilkkTheShocker]

Hilarious that there are people that still can't get over the fact LeBron is a better player than Kobe ever was. Some of you are in serious denial

[Magic 32]

Hilarious that there are people that still can't get over the fact LeBron is a better player than Kobe ever was. Some of you are in serious denial

[SilkkTheShocker]

Post all the pretty pictures you want. You know deep down that im right. LeBron will go down as a better player than Kobe ever was. And deep down it absolutely destroys you inside. You probably wake up in the middle of the night in cold sweats having nightmares that a player you hate with your soul is a better player than your two favorite players ever were. You must have thrown your remote like a little kid throws his damn toys after LeBron sealed game 7 of the NBA Finals. While your idol will forever have the stigma of being a sidekick/rapist. I honestly give you props for continuing to fight a war you have no chance of winning. A lot of Kobe/Lakers fans have already waved the white flag in these arguments. But its coming to the point your bringing a water pistol to a gunfight. Each time LeBron wins a title, MVP, etc a part of you dies.

[K Xerxes]

Lakers never faced the Spurs in 2000.

Lakers never faced the Celtics in 2009.

Oh right, so it doesn't count. If only the Spurs were bad enough to be 8 seed and played the Lakers in the first round, then it would have counted!

Obviously the Celtics wouldn't have played the Lakers, since they're in the East and had no chance of the finals without their best player.

Yao's injury actually helped the Rockets, speeding up the game.

Yea, losing your 7'6 center is good for you.

No comment on Tmac?

Had him for 5 game though.

GAME 7. The game that the Lakers dominated the boards - Gasol had 18 of them - and the Celtics were forced to start Rasheed at center and give some playing time to Big Baby Davis at C.

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poor magic32

[PickernRoller]

A bunch of Lebron nut huggers getting their panties stuffed in here. Their logic and lack of IQ is mind blogging.

"But but it's hypocritical to say that the Heat will lose to the Lakers if Laker fans say they're the most stacked team in the league "

There is a distinction between being the most stacked team in the league relative to your present competition than being better than other historically good teams by default because of this distinction.

Relative to present competition the Heat are more stacked than the 00'-03' Lakers. No one and I mean no one will pick this Heat team to win over the 00'-03' in any series.

Same applies here. Now y'all can continue saying irrelevant crap to justify your de facto pick. Fact is, 08-10 Lakers are a better team than the 10-13 Heat - in a match up. Dynasty wise I say the Heat will accomplish more as in my previous post.

Discussing series will get people no where....cherry picking points here and there get you no where.

[SilkkTheShocker]

Hey guys, just ignore the fact Kobe has done nothing but lose against LeBron. The Lakers got this.

[Magic 32]

Ignoring this K Xerxes?

Lebron was able to play one of the worst playoff team in NBA history (Bucks), and then face 2 teams without their best offensive weapons.

Mind you, not the opponents of these amputated teams (like Magic facing the Lakers after beating the Celtics ), because the lack of competition was so severe that these wounded teams were able to win their first and second series anyway.

Lebron basically never played a healthy team that was any good.

[Magic 32]

Post all the pretty pictures you want. You know deep down that im right. LeBron will go down as a better player than Kobe ever was. And deep down it absolutely destroys you inside. You probably wake up in the middle of the night in cold sweats having nightmares that a player you hate with your soul is a better player than your two favorite players ever were. You must have thrown your remote like a little kid throws his damn toys after LeBron sealed game 7 of the NBA Finals. While your idol will forever have the stigma of being a sidekick/rapist. I honestly give you props for continuing to fight a war you have no chance of winning. A lot of Kobe/Lakers fans have already waved the white flag in these arguments. But its coming to the point your bringing a water pistol to a gunfight. Each time LeBron wins a title, MVP, etc a part of you dies.

Darn, that picture did the job

[K Xerxes]

Ignoring this K Xerxes?

I am not the one with an agenda here. I happily admit that LeBron greatly benefited from injuries* only if you concede that this is the same with Kobe. If you give Kobe a pass, then give both a pass. I am contesting the hypocrisy here, not the players.

*IMO the Bulls would have beaten the Heat last year and this year with a healthy D-Rose, and the Pacers would have beaten the Heat if Granger returned for the playoffs off the bench.

But injuries are a part of sport, and it will all be forgotten in a few years. Doesn't change the fact that LeBron has been incredibly dominant these past two years.