SQ_Crazies wrote:
No shit. The Lakers lost to the Bobcats last year. I know how it goes, I'm always talking about how the great teams have games where they struggle when they shouldn't. Doesn't change the fact that they shouldn't. The Cavs struggled with the Sixers tonight and they shouldn't have. I think the Lakers are the best team in the league, I just want to see how they do on the road and I was surprised this one was as close as it was.
Agreed, my only point is that I could really care less what LA, Boston, Cleveland, Orlando, and every other team that is top 5 in their conference does vs other teams that are among the 10-15 best teams in the league. Had LA or Cleveland won by 20 tonight I really wouldn't have cared. Had they lost by 20 I wouldn't have cared and it wouldn't change my opinion of either team because good teas are going to play bad games against shitty opponents. In an 82 game season, guys aren't always going to get up for a game in Philly or Milwaukee playing in front of a few thousand people. The ESPN, TNT, or ABC games vs other elite teams are the ones to guage a team by I think.
Talent wise they ceratinly shouldn't struggle vs those teams, but it is what it is.