2011 NBA Playoffs Round 1: Lakers vs Hornets preview

[insidehoops]

The Los Angeles Lakers face the New Orleans Hornets in the first round of the 2011 NBA Playoffs.

Discuss the matchup! Strengths of each team, weaknesses, and don't just predict the outcome -- EXPLAIN WHY!

[DollaBillYaall]

We really don't need to discuss this match up. Its like a bye week. Bynum barnes blake can rest and shannon brown will do all the work.

[Pursuer]

So the popular question here. Should LA limit Bynum's minutes in this series?

[Mr. Jabbar]

Originally Posted by DollaBillYaall

We really don't need to discuss this match up. Its like a bye week. Bynum barnes blake can rest and shannon brown will do all the work.

wow, ok, calm down,easy , you really dont wanna go down that street

[YAWN]

Hoping its Lakers in 4 and Bynum gets to rest/play limited minutes. But with the way they played to end the season, this might go 6

[DuMa]

Chris Paul and Jarret Jack are gonna light up the Lakers. if not, Lakers in 5

[Out_In_Utah]

Originally Posted by DuMa

Chris Paul and Jarret Jack are gonna light up the Lakers.

This is the biggest reason why NOH will win. Fisher won't be able to stop them, and having Blake sick just makes it tougher on the Lakers.

[YAWN]

Originally Posted by Out_In_Utah

This is the biggest reason why NOH will win. Fisher won't be able to stop them, and having Blake sick just makes it tougher on the Lakers.

Unless Okafor is gonna go prime Shaq along with that, a couple point guards going off isn't going to be enough.

[kraze94]

Originally Posted by Out_In_Utah

This is the biggest reason why NOH will win. Fisher won't be able to stop them, and having Blake sick just makes it tougher on the Lakers.

Fisher can't stop any PG, but that hasn't stopped the Lakers from winning the past two years.

[Out_In_Utah]

Originally Posted by kraze94

Fisher can't stop any PG, but that hasn't stopped the Lakers from winning the past two years.

Except Fisher is even older and has even less help backing him up, while Paul has more help backing him up than he did in the past.

[Doranku]

Chris Paul will naturally light us up as we have no PG defense, and Carl Landry has career nights on the regular against us.

NO will take at least one, imo.

[Rysio]

Originally Posted by Out_In_Utah

Hornets going to shock the world. Book it.

[bl2k8]

Originally Posted by Out_In_Utah

Except Fisher is even older and has even less help backing him up, while Paul has more help backing him up than he did in the past.

eh Fish actually stepped his game up last year in the playoffs, and how does paul have more help at backup PG. I rather face Jarret than ****ing Collison

[G-Funk]

Its going to be a long week, waiting 4 the playoffs

[dsrdsr]

4-0.

Lakers are too much for the hornets.