Just wanted to admit culpability publicly, because you *KNOW* I'd be standing on a soapbox screaming and bragging if it turned out I had been right...
...I was *DEAD* wrong on the Lakers. Dead, dead wrong. I was completely taken in by the hype, seduced by the aura of LA's big four, convinced that Detroit -- while an impressive, scrappy team that I was rooting for for the sake of all underdogs -- didn't stand a chance.
I believed that before the series began.
I believed it after the game one thumping.
I believed it ESPECIALLY after game two, when I groaned, realizing that LA's awesome comeback would turn the tide and Detroit wouldn't lead, much less win, another game.
I believed it after the game 3 destruction.
I believed it after the game 4 pummeling.
I even believed it after 3 quarters of game 5...that somehow, Kobe would find a way, the Lakes would pull it out, and eke out wins in game six and seven.
But I was wrong. Boy was I wrong. I put my money where my mouth was, and lost on LA in game 1, didn't play game 2 (idiotic), lost game 3, lost game 4, lost game 5 and lost 2nd half of game 5. I was totally on that horse.
And I was schooled.
I stand corrected!
And now, back to bases.
...I was *DEAD* wrong on the Lakers. Dead, dead wrong. I was completely taken in by the hype, seduced by the aura of LA's big four, convinced that Detroit -- while an impressive, scrappy team that I was rooting for for the sake of all underdogs -- didn't stand a chance.
I believed that before the series began.
I believed it after the game one thumping.
I believed it ESPECIALLY after game two, when I groaned, realizing that LA's awesome comeback would turn the tide and Detroit wouldn't lead, much less win, another game.
I believed it after the game 3 destruction.
I believed it after the game 4 pummeling.
I even believed it after 3 quarters of game 5...that somehow, Kobe would find a way, the Lakes would pull it out, and eke out wins in game six and seven.
But I was wrong. Boy was I wrong. I put my money where my mouth was, and lost on LA in game 1, didn't play game 2 (idiotic), lost game 3, lost game 4, lost game 5 and lost 2nd half of game 5. I was totally on that horse.
And I was schooled.
I stand corrected!
And now, back to bases.
