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<blockquote data-quote="newusername" data-source="post: 4466644" data-attributes="member: 562064">Like I said months ago, these teams with good core defense and good low-post players are built for winning in the playoffs.&nbsp; The top 3 defensive teams in the NBA (Detroit, Boston, San Antonio....in that order) are conference finalists.I wanted the Hornets to win, but this is the unfortunate reality of the NBA.&nbsp; The Lakers will be hard-pressed to win the Finals; if they do, it&#039;s because the league authorized that joke of a trade with Memphis.....edit: The wild card for San Antonio is still Manu Ginobli, in my opinion; he is so hard to stop once he gets his feet moving and involved on the offensive side...and most importantly, he scores when the shots matter.&nbsp; The Lakers have a very strong starting five, but I&#039;m worried about what happens when they go to the bench or get in foul trouble; I don&#039;t have a lot of faith in an offense that would have to rely on Walton, Farmar, Turiaf, Vujacic, etc.&nbsp; Vujacic can shoot the lights out but I don&#039;t feel he is really great at making his own offense.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="newusername, post: 4466644, member: 562064"] Like I said months ago, these teams with good core defense and good low-post players are built for winning in the playoffs. The top 3 defensive teams in the NBA (Detroit, Boston, San Antonio....in that order) are conference finalists. I wanted the Hornets to win, but this is the unfortunate reality of the NBA. The Lakers will be hard-pressed to win the Finals; if they do, it's because the league authorized that joke of a trade with Memphis..... edit: The wild card for San Antonio is still Manu Ginobli, in my opinion; he is so hard to stop once he gets his feet moving and involved on the offensive side...and most importantly, he scores when the shots matter. The Lakers have a very strong starting five, but I'm worried about what happens when they go to the bench or get in foul trouble; I don't have a lot of faith in an offense that would have to rely on Walton, Farmar, Turiaf, Vujacic, etc. Vujacic can shoot the lights out but I don't feel he is really great at making his own offense. [/QUOTE]

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