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If Erden had been traded for a 2nd round pick for next year's draft, which figures to be deep, the trade wouldn't have been so bad. Ainge traded Erden to create a roster spot for Murphy who was a non-factor for Boston this year and will more than likely not return next year. Danny Ainge got rid of a 6-11" athletic Center with a great motor and a great deal of potential for absolutely nothing. Now Boston only has Jermaine O'Neal for the 5. I still can't figure out what was going through Ainge's mind. Then again, I still can't figure out why he didn't draft Deandre Jordan or James Anderson.

we just have room for dwight

Stupid Homer Checklist...

[ ] Hate Danny Ainge

[ ] Think Perk was the difference between winning and losing in the Miami series

[ ] Believe the Refs are out to get us

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I've read and heard multiple reports that Semih was pretty clear that he was going back to Turkiye. 

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Also forgot Wilt and Bill........

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Hey Q, I think that you need to change that pic of the Aztec calendar to the Taco Bell chihuahua. There are two reasons why I say this: 1. you are just as annoying as that d*ng little dog, 2. You are, like the rest of the Laker trolls that come on here, like those annoying little dogs in that y'all bark and make tons of noise but when you make an aggressive move towards it, the dog will run away until it is a good distance from you. Only when it is at a safe distance will it turn around and start barking again. That's a Laker troll. When the Lackers lose or get whooped y'all disappear. When the Lackers win again y'all come onto this board and start all of ya'lls barking. You epitomize the Lakers, no class.

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Hey terrapin I think that you need to change your handle from terrapin to "pair of twins!" I salute you, sir!

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Hey Einstein, Jerry West retired from the Grizzlies in 2007. The Lakers didn't trade for Gasol until Feb 2008. If you're going to make accusations, at least check the facts so you don't make yourself look stupid.

Oh!...too late!

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Sybil, you're so easy. Since the Lakers moved to L.A., they've missed the playoffs a TOTAL of 4 times. That's FOUR times in 51 years.

I'm too lazy to check, but I'm pretty certain the C's have missed the playoffs a LOT more than 4 times during the same time.

And I found an interesting tidbit of infomation...the Lakers actually have 17 championship titles! Yes, they won one title as a part of the National Basketball League, the forerunner to the NBA! Well, they and the Basketball Association of America (of which the Celtics were a member of) merged to form the NBA. The Celtics NEVER won a title in the BAA. SO, in reality, the Lakers and the Celtics actually are tied with 17 CHAMPIONSHIPS!!!

Oh wait till LakerNation and the rest read about this!!

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Tex, like most of the posters on this board, you had me in stitches!!

Funny that you should mention chihuahuas...I grew up with chihuahuas. And they're fiercely loyal dogs. In my case, she was fiercely loyal to my mom. But people like you misunderstand them. Just like me...I'm misunderstood. I'm sure most of the regulars on this board will tell you that I don't "cut and run". I was probably the first poster after the Lakers lost in the playoffs to appear here. And in fact, that's probably a source of irritation for some here. Oh well, I don't lose sleep over what others think about me. I've got pretty thick skin.

But, I've got to give you props for knowing the Aztec calendar. I doubt that most Bostonians and easterners in general would know what that is. Thanks for the suggestion...but I think I'll stick with the calendar. It better represents my heritage. But since we're suggesting changes, I have one for the Celtics organization. Why don't they change that Celtics logo to a picture of the Titanic. I think that ALSO is a better representation of their organization. HAH!

(Damn...I'm funny!!)

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Not at all. I'm just reporting what's out there. Wikipedia just happened to put it out there. Before the NBA, there was the National Basketball League and the Basketball Association of America. These two merged to form what today is the NBA.

Just because we have the Super Bowl, do we discard all of the football championships that the Packers, Bears and Browns won? If you go to the NFL Hall of Fame, you'll see the past champions of the NFL. And I'm pretty certain if you go to the NBA's Hall of Fame, you'll see the past champions of the NBA, including those that formed the NBA.

I'm just sayin'...

NBA Finals: All-Time Champions

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YEAR	CHAMPION	OPPONENT	RESULT	MVP
2009-10	Los Angeles Lakers	Boston Celtics	4-3	Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles
2008-09	Los Angeles Lakers	Orlando Magic	4-1	Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles
2007-08	Boston Celtics	Los Angeles Lakers	4-2	Paul Pierce, Boston
2006-07	San Antonio Spurs	Cleveland Cavaliers	4-0	Tony Parker, San Antonio
2005-06	Miami Heat	Dallas Mavericks	4-2	Dwyane Wade, Miami Heat
2004-05	San Antonio Spurs	Detroit Pistons	4-3	Tim Duncan, San Antonio
2003-04	Detroit Pistons	Los Angeles Lakers	4-1	Chauncey Billups, Detroit Pistons
2002-03	San Antonio Spurs	New Jersey Nets	4-2	Tim Duncan, San Antonio
2001-02	Los Angeles Lakers	New Jersey Nets	4-0	Shaquille O'Neal, Los Angeles
2000-01	Los Angeles Lakers	Philadelphia 76ers	4-1	Shaquille O'Neal, Los Angeles
1999-00	Los Angeles Lakers	Indiana Pacers	4-2	Shaquille O'Neal, Los Angeles
1998-99	San Antonio Spurs	New York Knicks	4-1	Tim Duncan, San Antonio
1997-98	Chicago Bulls	Utah Jazz	4-2	Michael Jordan, Chicago
1996-97	Chicago Bulls	Utah Jazz	4-2	Michael Jordan, Chicago
1995-96	Chicago Bulls	Seattle SuperSonics	4-2	Michael Jordan, Chicago
1994-95	Houston Rockets	Orlando Magic	4-0	Hakeem Olajuwon, Houston
1993-94	Houston Rockets	New York Knicks	4-3	Hakeem Olajuwon, Houston
1992-93	Chicago Bulls	Phoenix Suns	4-2	Michael Jordan, Chicago
1991-92	Chicago Bulls	Portland Trail Blazers	4-2	Michael Jordan, Chicago
1990-91	Chicago Bulls	Los Angeles Lakers	4-1	Michael Jordan, Chicago
1989-90	Detroit Pistons	Portland Trail Blazers	4-1	Isiah Thomas, Detroit
1988-89	Detroit Pistons	Los Angeles Lakers	4-0	Joe Dumars, Detroit
1987-88	Los Angeles Lakers	Detroit Pistons	4-3	James Worthy, Los Angeles
1986-87	Los Angeles Lakers	Boston Celtics	4-2	Magic Johnson, Los Angeles
1985-86	Boston Celtics	Houston Rockets	4-2	Larry Bird, Boston
1984-85	Los Angeles Lakers	Boston Celtics	4-2	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Los Angeles
1983-84	Boston Celtics	Los Angeles Lakers	4-3	Larry Bird, Boston
1982-83	Philadelphia 76ers	Los Angeles Lakers	4-0	Moses Malone, Philadelphia
1981-82	Los Angeles Lakers	Philadelphia 76ers	4-2	Magic Johnson, Los Angeles
1980-81	Boston Celtics	Houston Rockets	4-2	Cedric Maxwell, Boston
1979-80	Los Angeles Lakers	Philadelphia 76ers	4-2	Magic Johnson, Los Angeles
1978-79	Seattle SuperSonics	Washington Bullets	4-1	Dennis Johnson, Seattle
1977-78	Washington Bullets	Seattle SuperSonics	4-3	Wes Unseld, Washington
1976-77	Portland Trail Blazers	Philadelphia 76ers	4-2	Bill Walton, Portland
1975-76	Boston Celtics	Phoenix Suns	4-2	Jo Jo White, Boston
1974-75	Golden State Warriors	Washington Bullets	4-0	Rick Barry, Golden State
1973-74	Boston Celtics	Milwaukee Bucks	4-3	John Havlicek, Boston
1972-73	New York Knicks	Los Angeles Lakers	4-1	Willis Reed, New York
1971-72	Los Angeles Lakers	New York Knicks	4-1	Wilt Chamberlain, Los Angeles
1970-71	Milwaukee Bucks	Baltimore Bullets	4-0	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Milwaukee
1969-70	New York Knicks	Los Angeles Lakers	4-3	Willis Reed, New York
1968-69	Boston Celtics	Los Angeles Lakers	4-3	Jerry West, Los Angeles
1967-68	Boston Celtics	Los Angeles Lakers	4-2	www.nba.com/media/spacer.gif" alt="" />
1966-67	Philadelphia 76ers	San Francisco Warriors	4-2	www.nba.com/media/spacer.gif" alt="" />
1965-66	Boston Celtics	Los Angeles Lakers	4-3	www.nba.com/media/spacer.gif" alt="" />
1964-65	Boston Celtics	Los Angeles Lakers	4-1	www.nba.com/media/spacer.gif" alt="" />
1963-64	Boston Celtics	San Francisco Warriors	4-1	www.nba.com/media/spacer.gif" alt="" />
1962-63	Boston Celtics	Los Angeles Lakers	4-2	www.nba.com/media/spacer.gif" alt="" />
1961-62	Boston Celtics	Los Angeles Lakers	4-3	www.nba.com/media/spacer.gif" alt="" />
1960-61	Boston Celtics	St. Louis Hawks	4-1	www.nba.com/media/spacer.gif" alt="" />
1959-60	Boston Celtics	St. Louis Hawks	4-3	www.nba.com/media/spacer.gif" alt="" />
1958-59	Boston Celtics	Minneapolis Lakers	4-0	www.nba.com/media/spacer.gif" alt="" />
1957-58	St. Louis Hawks	Boston Celtics	4-2	www.nba.com/media/spacer.gif" alt="" />
1956-57	Boston Celtics	St. Louis Hawks	4-3	www.nba.com/media/spacer.gif" alt="" />
1955-56	Philadelphia Warriors	Fort Wayne Pistons	4-1	www.nba.com/media/spacer.gif" alt="" />
1954-55	Syracuse Nationals	Fort Wayne Pistons	4-3	www.nba.com/media/spacer.gif" alt="" />
1953-54	Minneapolis Lakers	Syracuse Nationals	4-3	www.nba.com/media/spacer.gif" alt="" />
1952-53	Minneapolis Lakers	New York Knicks	4-1	www.nba.com/media/spacer.gif" alt="" />
1951-52	Minneapolis Lakers	New York Knicks	4-3	www.nba.com/media/spacer.gif" alt="" />
1950-51	Rochester Royals	New York Knicks	4-3	www.nba.com/media/spacer.gif" alt="" />
1949-50	Minneapolis Lakers	Syracuse Nationals	4-2	www.nba.com/media/spacer.gif" alt="" />
1948-49	Minneapolis Lakers	Washington Capitols	4-2	www.nba.com/media/spacer.gif" alt="" />
1947-48	Baltimore Bullets	Philadelphia Warriors	4-2	www.nba.com/media/spacer.gif" alt="" />
1946-47	Philadelphia Warriors	Chicago Stags	4-1

Laker trolls are trying to claim all Minneapolis Lakers championships and the LA Lakers didn't even retire George Mikan's #99.