Mike Lopresti

On Game One in the USA Today.

Pretty weak column, but he displays the arrogance of Los Angeles with this quote:

O'Neal's analysis of how the Lakers had approached Game 1? "Too cool," he said.

"I just think it's more us. ... We beat ourselves."

This is why I hate the Lakers so much. They don't give their opponent any credit. They assume that they lost the game, not that the other team won it. Unmatched arrogance...