Watching the game today between Cleveland and LA, it struck me that there is a great divide between a Lakers team that is coddled and one that has to play at the same level and set of rules as the rest of the NBA.
When Kobe actually had to finish a play on the floor or flying off balance and missed the shot, and .... OMG, .... got no foul called. What a travesty! How could that happen? Where, oh where is the fairness in all that is Holy in the glorified Blue and Gold world?
Seeing Kobe's normal pleads for calls going unheeded and the fact that the referees allowed both teams to play the game that used to be the norm in the NBA, was a true, though brief breath of fresh air in the current game of Super Star Suck-up calls and Major League Flops.
Did Kobe get fouled on a few drives and shot ...
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LA Lakers: The Best Team In The NBA, Or The Most Coddled?
Posted: 26th December 2009 by Michael2 Keller in NBAComments Off on LA Lakers: The Best Team In The NBA, Or The Most Coddled?