midwestdude

I don't see why Lakers should not be bashed ?

Most of the sports pundits and analysts predicted that Lakers are going to win in Game 6 or 7. The Odds (event/non-event) of winning were 2 to 1.

Lakers have the best player on the earth.

They have one of the most celebrated coach.

 They have most celebrated fans.

And the performance in Game 6 damaged the whole build up of the Lakers organization - just like Patriots collapsed with Giants.

It looked like Zen Master did not do much. I would blame him for the collapse. The finals are not the time to experiment. Bringing in Mihm was a joke. It took him so long to figure out what was going on when they blew the lead by 24 points. Loosing by 39 points made them look ridiculous and inept.

In the contrary, the lowly coach Doc Rivers seemed smart and knew exactly how to contain the Kobe. The greatest offensive team of 07/08 were very limited with their offensive capabilities.

If you scroll up, I have said that the defense generates offense. Thats what Kobe said in his post game interview.

It would have been better for the Lakers to lose game 5, than surviving and have that humiliating loss in Boston.