Luck of the Irish/Blog of the Ireland
Thought y'all might be interested in John Ireland's take on the Celtics' "KG in L.A."-stifling deal. His 1985 references at the end are very funny. Although, as I told him, 1985's watershed moment is clearly the release of both "The Breakfast Club" and "St. Elmo's Fire." Were there ever any doubts about Judd Nelson's acting range, seeing him play a nostril-flaring high school senior and a nostril-flaring college grad in a scant four-month time frame put that second-guessing to bed once and for all.
With that semi-organic Hollywood segue, here's news about Rick Fox landing himself a new TV gig. Sounds interesting enough, but if Fox can convince AMC (and HBO, I guess) to let him star as a post-parole Jackson Vayhue, I would never miss this show.
UPDATE: For those concerned that no more Kobe vs. Shaq on X-Mas Day means network honchos no longer consider the Lakers an ad revenue cow, fear not. The Lakers will instead play the hated Phoenix Suns on Jesus' birthday. If you ask me, that's a much better game with a non-manufactured rivalry, so thumbs up. They'll open the season on Oct. 30 at Staples against Yao, T-Mac and the boys. Here's all 82 games.
-- AK
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Posted by: Mamba24/10 | August 02, 2007 at 10:40 AM
AK, links aren't working!
Posted by: jorema | August 02, 2007 at 10:41 AM
The link to Ireland's blog is not working because it is putting Latimes.com in front of cbs2.com ...
Posted by: Kobe Apologist | August 02, 2007 at 10:42 AM
Damn the lakers are playing on xmas day. I was hoping to enjoy my xmas holiday and not have to watch the lakers lose. I mean I used to get so down after the lakers lost to heat on xmas day. I wish they would stop playing the lakers on xmas day, a lost usually ruins my entire xmas day.
Wasnt someone on here saying that the lakers were irrelevent or something like that since they were on playing on xmas day? I gues that person(s) spoke to soon cuz they are.
Posted by: wow | August 02, 2007 at 10:44 AM
How did Minnesota get more for KG than the Lakers got for Shaq?
Posted by: Kobe Apologist | August 02, 2007 at 10:44 AM
For all you guys proposing various scenarios to get Jermaine ONeal. Doesn't it concern you that the FRANCHISE KILLA wouldn't lift a finger to recruit Kevin Garnett? If the FRANCHISE KILLA wouldn't recruit Garnett, why would he recruit Jermaine ONeal?
July 31, Kevin Garnett says the Kobe situation is STILL up in the air.
WHAT Kobe situation? If Kobe had recruited KG, WHAT "Kobe situation" would Garnett be referring to?
Can you imagine what has probably already happened?
July 23, hey Kobe, this is Jermaine ONeal, I'd like to talk to you about coming to the Lakers.
July 24, hey Kobe, this is Jermaine ONeal, I guess you didn't get my message yesterday, give me a call when you get this.
July 25, hey Kobe, this is Jermaine ONeal, I really need to talk to you, I called your agent and he said this was the correct # to call, please, please, please give me a call
July 26, hey Kobe, this is Jermaine ONeal, I'm running out of time here and your agent assures me this is the right # to call, please, please call me, I'd love to team up with you
July 27, hey Kobe, this is Jermaine ONeal, I don't know what else to do but leave this final message. If you are interested in playing with me, please, please do call me at ###
July 28, no call
July 29, no call
July 30, KG rumors flying
July 31, KG says he ruled out LA because the Kobe situation is still up in the air
July 31, Jermaine ONeal nods his head as his listens to the Boston Celtic news conference, KG saying he ruled out LA because the Kobe situation is still up in the air, Jermaine ONeal, "mmmmm hhhhmmmmm"
Posted by: TaosHum | August 02, 2007 at 10:45 AM
Jorema/Kobe Apologist,
It should be fixed now. Thanks for the heads up.
AK
Posted by: Andrew Kamenetzky | August 02, 2007 at 10:45 AM
People need to check out the lakers away games in feb. OMG, do they have a long road trip in feb.
Posted by: wow | August 02, 2007 at 10:49 AM
wow,
I said they were becoming irrelevant and I should have said they aren't on national TV on Christmas.
On another note, I just read an interview with Al Jefferson on the Wolves website, and they are lucky they got him. He's going to be Elton Brand v.2.0. They also have a lot of solid young talent. If McHale can clear out some of the other bad contracts, I rank Minnesota right up there with Seattle, Portland, and Memphis as young teams with really bright futures.
Posted by: Andrew Z | August 02, 2007 at 10:54 AM
It seems like alot of games we thought were easy last year seem to be harder this year. Like New York, Boston, and then our competitive games seem to be even more competitive.
We have 10 back to back games, I hope the league will reduce the back to back games in the future. I wish they cut it down to five.
With us not improving our roster, and other teams drastically making moves to improve theirs, this season will be even harder than the last two seasons. I don know if our roster will fair too well against teams this year. We just might be fighting for that 8 spot in the west really hard to qualify for the playoffs.
Posted by: wow | August 02, 2007 at 10:58 AM
How did Minnesota get more for KG than the Lakers got for Shaq?
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Because they were willing to at least negotiate with teams in their own
conference. The Lakers could have gotten more from Dallas, but they
wouldn't deal Shaq to Mark Cuban.
Posted by: Long time Laker fan | August 02, 2007 at 10:59 AM
Mamba24/10
You gotta produce a song and play that as a sound clip man. Lol!
Charles
Posted by: Charles | August 02, 2007 at 11:02 AM
Andrew Z,
I don know how you are measuring how the lakers are irrelevent. But if you do measure them by games that are being televised, they get maximum exposure when it goes to National tv apperances according to NBA.com. Three teams max out, whic are the Heat, the suns and the lakers. If you are measuring wheather they are relevent or not based on tv exposure, then they are quite relevent. And they still play on the big day(xmas) nonetheless.
And I really dont get what your post to me was saying.
Posted by: wow | August 02, 2007 at 11:09 AM
Charles,
"You gotta produce a song and play that as a sound clip man. Lol!"
Thanks Charles glad you liked it.
Posted by: Mamba24/10 | August 02, 2007 at 11:15 AM
AK
Do you think that the Celtics could recruit enough to fill in the ranks? I know they got Eddie House and they have the MLE and Vetrens. Do you think they get guys like PJ Brown or Mourning?
MJT
Posted by: MJT | August 02, 2007 at 11:21 AM
AK,
"the Lakers will instead play the hated Phoenix Suns on Jesus's birthday"
Yea though I walk through the valley of the Suns
I shall fear no defeat because Mamba is with me
His 81 points 3 NBA Titles and 2 Scoring Titles comfort me
Posted by: Mamba24/10 | August 02, 2007 at 11:23 AM
Long Time Laker fan - I never understood that particular line of logic (don't deal within conference/division/rivals). Isn't the most important thing to get the most value back in the trade. Who cares how much you'll see the traded player? You mean you'd rather have a team that's worse off? Not you personally, of course.
Posted by: Kobe Apologist | August 02, 2007 at 11:23 AM
wow,
The Lakers are no where near relevant when it comes to contenders right now. And since the Shaq-Kobe thing is dead, there really isn't any hype surrounding that match-up. Obviously there is still interest in the Lakers and Kobe, but more so Kobe since the Lakers aren't really taken seriously right now.
Posted by: Andrew Z | August 02, 2007 at 11:28 AM
Rick Fox is still a hottie lol.
Now for something basketball related. If I counted correctly, we'd have more away games than home games (by one? lol) in the early schedule. And with this team, that sucks. That 9 gamer is gonna be a killer! However adversity is the foundation of greatness...so we'll pull through and be tougher, stronger, and winning-er, hopefully.
Christmas with Phoenix? Well at least we're at home.
Posted by: Faith | August 02, 2007 at 11:32 AM
Mitch Kupchak better get something done soon and keep Kobe in town. Look what happened to the twin cities as soon as KG left!
I know Sonny Belfast is watching the bridges over the LA River. But as a Kobe hater, if one of them collapses, he should be held responsible. (At least no one will get wet).
Posted by: Tsphere | August 02, 2007 at 11:32 AM
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First of all, how did Minnesota get "more" for KG than Laker got for Shaq?
They got more bodies, but better? Certainly questionable and won't be known until a few years from now. They did receive one more draft pick, that is true.
And if they did get more, it's because KG is a better player right now than Shaq was at the time of the trade. Before he went on the Krispy Kreme-less diet and got in shape for a season and a half. And, of course, KG will still be playing 5 years from now, while Shaq is basically done and the Miami Heat franchise along with him.
Posted by: akr_68 | August 02, 2007 at 11:32 AM
Andrew Z
"Obviously there is still interest in the Lakers and Kobe, but more so Kobe since the Lakers aren't really taken seriously right now".
What Andrew Z say is truth. Those tv appearances of the lakers is more about Kobe-Atraction-magness than the overall quality of the team.
When TV publicize games involving the Lakers is just Kobe plus Kobe.
If Kobe is out and not attractive player replace him or the team isn't a contender, we will see Lakers popularity in oblivion like Celtics of the past 6
years or those sad days of Ceballos as the cornerstone.
In reality, haters of Kobe most concede that any national tv game featuring him, is a must see.
Posted by: jorema | August 02, 2007 at 11:38 AM
Did the Lakers get a draft pick from the Shaq trade? Because Minnesota got two first rounders. Also, Brian Grant's contract was for two years, Ratliffs' expires in one.
Posted by: Kobe Apologist | August 02, 2007 at 11:41 AM
One of the worst Rick Fox moves, career wise (You know, his dream of being a lead actor) was cheating Vanessa Williams.
She is a truly celebrity and alongside her he would have kept some kind of visibility.
Posted by: jorema | August 02, 2007 at 11:42 AM
Tsphere, you're still assuming Kobe wants something done. If he wouldn't lift a finger to recruit Garnett here, who should the Lakers go after? Has Kobe even told them? Probably not... and his wonderful "no comment" on the situation before Team USA leaves everybody hanging in the breeze.
Hey, what's happening with that extension Phil and the Lakers were working on? How complex is this contract?
Posted by: TaosHum | August 02, 2007 at 11:44 AM
I still believe that this trade would make the Lakers a better team and put them in a better financial position.
Lakers send Kobe Bryant and Vlad Radmanovic to the Clippers for Elton Brand, Corey Maggette, Shaun Livingston, Quinton Ross, and a 1st rounder.
Livingston is included to make it possible to dump Vlad on them. The kid might not play again and his contract expires this year. Depending on his recovery he might be nice option to have available.
Brand is obviously a premier PF in the league in his prime and Maggette gives 75% of what Kobe delivers. Quinton Ross is a great perimeter defender and is relatively cheap. Athleticism on the wing is something we lack.
We also don't part with two big assets in Bynum and Kwame's expiring.
I would think Kobe would be okay with a move to the Clippers, but that's up for debate. Sending him across the hall is a whole other can of worms, but just humor me.
This would be our roster:
PG Fisher/Farmar/Crittendon/Livingston
SG Maggette/Evans
C Bynum/Brown/Mihm
PF Brand/Turiaf/Cook
SF Odom/Walton/Ross
That team is guaranteed to be better than what we've put on the court the last three years and we're out from one of our bad contracts moving forward.
Posted by: Andrew Z | August 02, 2007 at 11:49 AM
The winner for bad taste post of the day: Tsphere.
Posted by: Kobe Apologist | August 02, 2007 at 11:50 AM
repost
andrew Z
"I'm curious, all these guys that are signing deals with other teams and prompting you to post the "so and so says F-U to Kobe", do you really want them on the team?"
to be honest, it's a joke. my point is that kobe's bad reputation turns off potential free agents from coming to LA which is a contributing factor to why we suck.
Posted by: KLBeast | August 02, 2007 at 11:55 AM
AK/BK:
Does Cupchak realize that everyone in LA wants him out as GM? Or is he so secure in his position as GM (since Buss seems to love him) that Cupchak doesnt really care what the fans think?
Posted by: fullctpress | August 02, 2007 at 11:58 AM
repost
wow,
"You need to come your hatred for Kobe down and take a chill pill."
first off, i'm glad that you're occasionally back.
you know some of the stuff is a joke right? i've always said that i don't hate kobe personally because i don't know him. with respect to kobe as a b-ball player and a professional, i do distain his approach to the game and to the business of b-ball. fair?
Posted by: KLBeast | August 02, 2007 at 11:59 AM
KL,
to be honest, it's a joke. my point is that kobe's bad reputation turns off potential free agents from coming to LA which is a contributing factor to why we suck.
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So what's the Heats excuse for only being able to draft Smush Parker?
MJT
Posted by: MJT | August 02, 2007 at 12:01 PM
KLBeast,
"my point is that kobe's bad reputation turns off potential free agents from coming to LA which is a contributing factor to why we suck."
Your proof? Other than your delusional hatred of Kobe, I mean.
Of course, the fact that the Lakers have had no free agent money to spend had nothing to do with it.
Posted by: exhelodrvr | August 02, 2007 at 12:01 PM
repost
hobbit
first off, good points.
"What about LBJ makes you go WOW?"
LBJ has done a good job brining the Cavs back to respectability. The last time i remember the Cavs being relevant was when they had Nance, Hot Rod, Craig Elho and Mark Price. So LBJ's "wow" factor is that he has made the Cavs relevant again in the Leastern Conference.
Posted by: KLBeast | August 02, 2007 at 12:02 PM
I thought it was bad luck to have the luck of the Irish?
http://www.americanlegends.blogspot.com/
Posted by: J. Mark English | August 02, 2007 at 12:03 PM
Andrew Z,
I would go for that trade as a starting point, but that team is not a contender yet. What do you do to push them over the top? Wait on development from Crit and Bynum, or try for a midseason trade involving Kwame + ? to pick up either a better center or PG?
Posted by: exhelodrvr | August 02, 2007 at 12:04 PM
A Great Storyline for the first episode:
Ricky Fox is invited back to the Lakers after his stint in prison. As he walks out the prison gates, he is greeted and kissed on the mouth by Timmy O'Donaghy. Out of nowhere, Doug Christie jumps out of the bushes and pops both of them in the jaw. Feeling sypmapthy and remorse, Mrs. Christie assists Ricky with the bedpan. Complications develop and Ricky remains in the hospital where he is treated to NBA League Pass. The Lakers win 34 games. Kobe scores a boat-load of points and wins many personal accolades.
Sonnybelfast
Posted by: sonnybelfast | August 02, 2007 at 12:04 PM
fullctpress-
Well, I've never actually asked him in those terms (haha). I will say he probably knows he's not the most popular guy in town, and while he'll tell you he's not in this business to be popular, he is acutely aware when fans aren't happy with the state of the team. He wants them to be good as much as anyone else (possibly more). The question is whether or not he can make that happen.
BK
Posted by: Brian Kamenetzky | August 02, 2007 at 12:04 PM
"Rick Fox is still a hottie lol."
agreed.....oops, i'm posting out loud again.....
Posted by: KLBeast | August 02, 2007 at 12:04 PM
Kobe Apologist,
Yep, I agree with you about the no-tradee-in-conferencee policy.
Even if they didn't actually trade with Dallas, if they were accepting
offers from Dallas and others, then Miami might have flinched and
made it Odom and Wade and Grant instead of Odom and Butler and
Grant. Reportedly, Cuban was willing to offer anyone but Dirk,
so they might have gotten Nash+Howard+Terry. Oh well, that's in
the past now.
Posted by: Long time Laker fan | August 02, 2007 at 12:08 PM
Andrew,
"This would be our roster:PG Fisher/
Farmar/Crittendon/Livingston
SG Maggette/Evans
C Bynum/Brown/Mihm
PF Brand/Turiaf/CookSF Odom/Walton/Ross"
Thats a nice roster man and since Odom use to be a Clipper
Brand and Maggette would feel right at home..
Posted by: Mamba24/10 | August 02, 2007 at 12:13 PM
Kobe Apologist,
Brian Grant's contract was for THREE years, not two (I'm not shouting at
you, just the stupidity of taking on that contract). The thing is, they
thought he would actually be able to play and contribute to the team.
Minne doesn't have that expectation of Ratliff.
If you take Grant out of the trade and replace him with nearly anything,
then the Lakers have gotten a better deal. Eddie Jones would have
done it. Or they could have signed-and-traded one of their expired
contract players for 1 year to make up salary.
Odom and Butler were two very good pieces, while the only guaranteed
good piece that Minne got was Al Jefferson.
When you weigh in Grant's cap-crippling-contract with no production,
it makes the Minnesota deal look much much better.
Posted by: Long time Laker fan | August 02, 2007 at 12:18 PM
Loved Ireland's take - thanks for giving us a link to it AK.
Ok OK so Ainge and McHale whipped Kupcake again just like they used to do on the court.
Are we gonna let Bird do the same and send JO to the Nets? Or are we gonna put someone in charge like Magic or West that he has respect and admiration for and maybe get a decent deal? We don't have to fire Kupcake - he can keep his GM title and paycheck. Just let someone else negotiate with Bird that he actually respects.
Posted by: Jay Jay | August 02, 2007 at 12:24 PM
You're going to hear it from me first.....
THE LAKERS WILL WIN THE NBA TITLE THIS YEAR.
-Never
Posted by: Never | August 02, 2007 at 12:39 PM
Here's the Lakers schedule:
http://www.nba.com/lakers/schedule/0708download.html
mike
Posted by: Michael Teniente | August 02, 2007 at 12:43 PM
Well, our games against PHX are over in Feb. None of that PHX stuff at the end of the schedule in May or April.
mike
Posted by: Michael Teniente | August 02, 2007 at 12:46 PM
There's no way Pat Riley was trading Dwayne Wade to the Lakers; by that time, they already knew they had a Kobe-ish player in him, and trading for Shaq wouldn't make sense without a solid SG. The Lakers wouldn't take a deal from Dallas without Dirk, and it's hindsight to say Nash, Howard and Terry would have been available (or palatable at the time). Shaq was also extremely vocal about what teams he would accept a trade to at the time, and Miami was on the short list. The FO screwed the pooch by allowing the pending divorce to play out in the media, which reduced Shaq's value.
Oh, and the friggin trade happened three years ago. What's past is past - get over it already. You know, it's not like the Lakers had just won those three rings in a row - we'd been bounced in consecutive years, and we were getting older by the minute. It was time to end the dynasty. We all know that Kobe was leaving if Shaq came back, Shaq wanted an extension, so a trade had to happen if we were going to keep Kobe. If Kobe's opt-out year was one season later, this story would be very different. Everybody seems willing to mortgage the future for a ring today, but can't you see that's what we did already? We built a win today roster of two core stars and a lot of role players, most of whom are out of basketball today. We're paying for those trophys right now, and unfortunately, the price was a little higher than we'd hoped.
And you know? We were one stupid mental lapse away from being in the 2nd round last year, and we were 26-13 this year before the injuries finally added up. This team isn't that bad. Yeah, I'd love to have Garnett right now, but is JO going to be worth a desperation trade of LO and Socks, plus a litle more? I don't believe it will be, and we need to face the music and realize that this team is not going to be awarded an overnight fix. Let's see whether Kobe gets a grip, see if the kids start playing up to their potential and then make a move closer to mid-season if someone solid becomes available. Things aren't as dire as the Chicken Littles are making them out to be.
Posted by: Tully Moxness | August 02, 2007 at 12:49 PM
I hate playing Phoenix the 1st game of the season...
3 years in a row now? this is bullcrap ...
Posted by: Korey | August 02, 2007 at 12:56 PM
Andrew Z,
I don think we really disagree on anything. Kobe is what makes the lakers relevent I definitely do not refute that argument. And I don refute that the lakers are not championship contenders. If anything it proves why Kobe should not be traded. Whatever team Kobe plays for, while he is still in his prime will be relevent even if they are not championship contenders. By the way I still think the lakers will be contenders with Kobe as the leader, we just got to start making bold moves.
Kl,
Im glad that you are glad to see me on here. I don want you to think I took a break because of you, or because I got into it with anyone on here and because I was taking things way to seriously. There was too much speculative comments going on here (which there should be in the summer time when we have slow laker or bball related news) and it was irrating and annoying and I felt it was best to just get away from it. I usually like to blog on here when something happens, or when bball games are on. As you can see ive blog the past two three days or so because of the Garnett trade and the lakers schedule been announced.
Some bloggers like to talk about trades and what hasnt happened or will not happen and they do what floats their boat. As for me I like about actions that has been made. Im a Kinetic energy type person. To me its kind of fruitless to talk about things you have no control over, i.e. trade proposal, trying to figure out what is going on with Kobe and management, whether Kobe spoke to KG and chased him away. All those are speculative comments and it cant be proving or proved so why bother to comment when there is no definitive answers out there. When we get definitive answers from those really around the situation I will join the conversation then.
But I do enjoy reading post by bloggers making suggestions on trades, speaking on vague reports, and speculating on what might be going on. I'll probably not just turn the disscusions.
By the way I think KL and Jorema will make a perfect odd couple. I would like to see you two really interact in the physical world. You might drive each other crazy, but I can see you becoming best friends.
Posted by: wow | August 02, 2007 at 01:00 PM
Shaq had a no trade clause!!!!!!!!
He had to sign off on the trade.
KUPCAKE DOES SUCK THOUGH
Posted by: Zakee | August 02, 2007 at 01:02 PM
As being someone who cought the tail end of the celtics and lakers era I forgot what it was like to see green. This whole KG thing has me fired up. Please bring back west to save us. I guess having boston chant "MVP" for a laker has put the fight back in these two GM's.
Please Lakers do something.... Some one other than kobe needs to say something. We as fans need to plan a day to march infront of staples and show Buss & MK that we are not going to take this any more. If anything it will put the lakers back in the news where they belong. LOL
Posted by: bob | August 02, 2007 at 01:09 PM