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It's the Lakers, Stupid
Cleveland? Cleveland?!
By Clay McNear
Published on November 19, 2008 at 4:12am
We were listening to a sports-radio roundtable recently, and the panelists were picking their faves to win the NBA title. Boston again. Safe bet. San Antonio. Why not? It’s an odd year. New Orleans. Check.
Here’s where it gets weird. Two pundits picked Cleveland -- Cleveland! -- but not one picked the Los Angeles Lakers. To us, that’s the ultimate slam dunk. Kobe and crew made it to the Finals last season without a big man, and their baby Hulk, Andrew Bynum, is now back and punishing the boards. And the way these L.A. fools have been mangling opponents, you don’t have to be an expert to know that experts are fools. Non-nincompoops will pick the Lakers to win tonight against the Phoenix Suns and to hoist the metal at season’s end.
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