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Originally Posted by Stevenson
The funny thing is, a lot of teams think they have a "rivalry" with the Lakers, but the Lakers only really consider the Celtics a rivalry -
The Kings think they have a rivalry with the Lakers
We do too
So does Houston
So do the Suns
And probably Dallas too
But the Lakers never think twice about these teams. That cracks me up.
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It is pretty much about the arrogance you just demonstrated in your post. Until the showtime era, the Lakers has always been a blue collar team. Then with Riley and crew the arrogance and entitlement blossomed. When Phil Jackson came abord with Shaq and Kobe the arrogance level was taken to an all time high. Mean while, every other team in the west has been perceived as the blue collar team, and Portland has certainly been the epitomy of a blue collar team. In a word, ARROGANCE.