# Lakers & Nets who's it gonna be?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lakers-nets-whos-it-gonna-be/112435>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [June 5, 2002, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lakers-nets-whos-it-gonna-be/112435 "2002-06-05T03:47:05Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![WSLer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a6a055/32.png) [@WSLer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WSLer)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2002, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lakers-nets-whos-it-gonna-be/112435/1 "2002-06-05T03:47:05Z")

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It’s funny that I 'm posting this, since I have **NO** feelings of either chhering for and hating either team. I’m utterly ambivilent, but then, that’s the way I’ve been feeling about most big-time sports pro and college in the last several years.

Anyhoo, I think the Lakers will win AGAIN simply because the Nets have NO ONE who can stop/contain Shaq.

So, I say Lakers in 5.

The big question is, will Jordan return for another season. Apparently he isn’t having knee surgery, which I kinda take as a sign that he won’t be back, which is sad.

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**Author:** ![Airbeck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/airbeck/32/6574_2.png) [@Airbeck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airbeck)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2002, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lakers-nets-whos-it-gonna-be/112435/2 "2002-06-05T04:58:24Z")

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Well, I want the Nets to win, so they’re doomed.

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**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2002, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lakers-nets-whos-it-gonna-be/112435/3 "2002-06-05T16:41:10Z")

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You know, we need a board devoted to sports queries.

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**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2002, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lakers-nets-whos-it-gonna-be/112435/4 "2002-06-05T17:07:50Z")

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I really, _really, **really** _ want the Nets to win. If they do I’ll be the happiest Knick fan in NY.

But it ain’t gonna happen.

Lakers in 7 ('cause I don’t want the season to end).

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**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2002, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lakers-nets-whos-it-gonna-be/112435/5 "2002-06-05T20:28:46Z")

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Lakers in 5. I’d say Lakers in 4, but every Cinderella team manages at least one win.

Shaq is just too good, and Phil Jackson is too good a coach, to lose to the Nets.

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**Author:** ![musicguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ba0ec/32.png) [@musicguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/musicguy)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2002, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lakers-nets-whos-it-gonna-be/112435/6 "2002-06-05T21:52:05Z")

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Gotta be the Lakers but I think in 6 rather than 5. At least I hope so, so they win at home.

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**Author:** ![conway](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ec9cab/32.png) [@conway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/conway)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2002, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lakers-nets-whos-it-gonna-be/112435/7 "2002-06-05T23:13:18Z")

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The format change for the finals is so lame; they should stick with the 2-2-1-1-1 format they use in the earlier rounds.