PJ on PTI
April 30, 2008 | 6:42
pm
Phil Jackson (he's the coach) appeared on PTI's Five Good Minutes segment this afternoon. He discussed the championship potential of this Lakers squad, efforts to get Pau Gasol last season, Kobe Bryant as the MVP and his evolution of a player, the Hack-a-Shaq, and why AK's sense of fashion needs to improve.
Really, I thought that last one was unfair, because if a man wants to kick it like an 18th century Frenchman and strap on a pair of culottes, that's a personal choice worthy of PJ's respect.
BK
Why in the name of the God Phil don't agree to Pau Gasol last year? Just give anyone to memphis cook, evans and lamar seems reasonable. Last year was a miserable year
Posted by: ShazLakers | April 30, 2008 at 07:34 PM
The best is Phil's response when Tony asks what he said when Mitch told him they could get Pau for Kwame:
"No, you can't."
AK
Posted by: Andrew Kamenetzky | April 30, 2008 at 07:38 PM
Go Lakers!
Posted by: Laker Fan 24 | April 30, 2008 at 07:43 PM
You guys watching Garnett popping off to the refs?
And what's with Ainge on the sideline? Looks like he wants to scrap on every foul called on them.
Posted by: mel | April 30, 2008 at 07:44 PM
Great. Non-call for Childress allows Rondo to hit a 3 at the end of Q3.
What's more stupid than Sox fans singing "Sweet Caroline"? Celtics fan singing "Sweet Caroline".
Posted by: mel | April 30, 2008 at 07:46 PM
AK
Please don't tell me that Phil believed that Kwame "Small Hands" Brown is better for the Lakers than Pau Gasol at that time. It's very hard to comprehend
Posted by: ShazLakers | April 30, 2008 at 07:51 PM
Mel,
You forgot that Danny Ainge is the only player in NBA history to have never committed a foul.
I guess some things never change.
Posted by: "Pig" Miller | April 30, 2008 at 08:02 PM
shaz,
I think they didn't get Pau last year mainly because Memphis was looking into Andrew.
Posted by: never | April 30, 2008 at 08:10 PM
Thank you for posting the interview, guys! Great stuff.
Posted by: tim | April 30, 2008 at 08:18 PM
You guys watching Garnett popping off to the refs?
And what's with Ainge on the sideline? Looks like he wants to scrap on every foul called on them.
mel | April 30, 2008 at 07:44 PM
Well, they made it clear Garnett is untouchable, so why not?
As for Ainge, that's not so surprising. Has anything changed? Emotional, annoying punk then...
Amusingly enough, as someone else pointed out, we seem to have a guy developing into the Ainge role now in Vujacic.
Posted by: Benjamin | April 30, 2008 at 08:31 PM
Shaz,
No, you're completely missing the point. He was laughing, as in, "I can't believe Memphis would trade us Pau for Kwame." If you watch the video, the tone is obvious.
AK
Posted by: Andrew Kamenetzky | April 30, 2008 at 08:36 PM
WHAT PHIL REALLY SAID…WHAT KOBE REALLY MEANS!
The question has already been asked a million times and will probably be asked at least a gazillion more times as the Lakers progress in the playoffs and Kobe wins MVP: What is different about Kobe’s play this year?
Kobe always answers this question the same way, that he is doing the same things but now he has teammates who can “catch and finish.” A more correct answer would be the one Phil gave that Kobe indeed does have better teammates but also that he is trusting them more than this year.
We can argue the chicken or egg all day but the simple truth remains that all of this is really about Kwame Brown and Smush Parker, two borderline uninspiring NBA players who practically destroyed the Lakers franchise. When Kobe talks about having teammates that can “catch and finish,” do you REALLY think he’s NOT talking about Kwame Brown? When he raves about having a back court mate he can count on, do you REALLY think he’s NOT talking about Smush Parker?
Kobe was always too good of a teammate to throw either Smush or Kwame under the bus but make no mistake what he is really talking about when he answers the question about what is different this year. Kwame and Smush were why he wanted to be traded. Kwame Brown and Smush Parker are now both unsigned free agents who may not even get an offer to play in the NBA next year from ANY team. These are the guys that the Lakers gave Kobe to win a championship with. The blog knew this was a joke.
Point guard and center are the two most important positions on a basketball team and the Lakers gave Kobe the duo of Kwame Brown and Smush Parker with which to go to battle. Is it any wonder that Kobe wanted to be traded? Despite all the great moves the front office has made to bring the Lakers back to the pinnacle of the NBA, putting faith into Kwame and Smush was a serious mistake that could have cost the Lakers their franchise player. Fortunately, we were lucky that God was watching over the franchise and blessed us with a perfect storm of good fortune.
As to any blogger crazy enough to ask the question, NO, the Lakers would not sign either guy back even for the veteran minimum. Why invite cancer to return once you’re clean?
Tom
Posted by: LakerTom | April 30, 2008 at 08:41 PM
Shaz Lakers,
"Just give anyone to memphis cook, evans and lamar seems reasonable."
Last season, the GM was Jerry West, he won't agree with that kind of trade because Memphis were losing money by as much as $20M per year. This year, there is a better offer from the Bulls namely: Deng and Nacioni or Gordon and Henrick for Pau but they declined. They preferred savings and took Lakers offer based on rebuilding mode goal i.e, imore on 1st rd draft picks and Kwame's expiring contract. Maybe also that could be the parting gift of Jerry West for the Lakers by suggesting lt to Mr. Hershey and the Grizz' F/O.
Posted by: Edwin Gueco | April 30, 2008 at 08:49 PM
Why invite cancer to return once you’re clean?
"Comic relief?!"
Posted by: Fairweather Fatty | April 30, 2008 at 08:56 PM
Like most of us, PJ was very unhappy with the front office. To the point where it seemed like a battle of who would take control...of course the front office won.
Boy did they ever with Pau-Wow lol.
Posted by: Faith | April 30, 2008 at 08:57 PM
I read this blog alot and only occasionally put in my two cents, but I have to say that I hate Kevin Garnett. I know we're all supposed to respect his intensity and fire, or whatever, but the minute he donned the Celtic green, I seemed to develop a certain contempt for him. The last two games (tonight's included) haven't helped. The favoritism from the officials (and David Stern) is obvious: He is the heir to Michael Jordan in that respect. If Kobe had thrown an elbow at someone and then shoved a ref... instant suspension. I know AK already covered this aspect in another blog (and was suitably offended), but after seeing the game tonight (particularly the flagrant call), I have to say that there is now n obvious pattern of bias in favor of Garnett. And I think it sucks.
Posted by: greenpaz | April 30, 2008 at 08:58 PM
Laker Tom,
Well said! Thank God indeed for essentially replacing Kwame & Smush with Pau & D-Fish.
Although the wins didn't come, one could argue that what Kobe accomplished with Kwame & Smush at the 5 and 1 was just as impressive as this year's results.
Posted by: 805LakerLove | April 30, 2008 at 09:14 PM
AK
Your tone is unacceptable and it's very obvious that you need angermanagement classes, bloggers ask questions to be informed not berated like we don't have a clue!
Posted by: chuck23 | April 30, 2008 at 09:18 PM
Laker Tom,
Great post above regarding Kobe's EX-teammates.....
Posted by: pslakerfan | April 30, 2008 at 09:20 PM
I'll agree with everyone else Laker Tom...Perfectly said.
GO LAKERS
Posted by: mrbarneydangles | April 30, 2008 at 09:41 PM
Chuck 23,
I wasn't "berating" anyone, nor was I "angry" in any manner requiring "management." If you look at the question that prompted my answer, you'll see that I'm just explaining Phil's answer, because the reader was missing what Jackson was getting at. I simply clarified the matter to try to help.
AK
Posted by: Andrew Kamenetzky | April 30, 2008 at 09:45 PM
LakerTom,
Actually the Lakers gave Kobe Chris Mihm at center. They got Kwame Brown for power forward, but Kwame couldn't play that position so they had to play him at center!
Sometimes the truth is even worse than the reality at which we poke fun!
Posted by: Benjamin | April 30, 2008 at 09:54 PM
chuck23,
I'll tell you straight up that I have almost zero respect for authority. I would never defend any authority figure (which AK/BK are on the blog) unless I strongly believed what I had to say about them.
That said, you're out of your mind telling AK he's out of line. He's been extremely patient, forthcoming with thought out opinions backed up by evidence and logic and pretty funny, friendly and calm while doing so.
The very idea that someone running a blog needs management classes is hilarious. And management itself is somewhat hilarious. You can skip half of management if you have any social skills.
If AK needs management class, you need a therapist or someone to increase your social intelligence.
Geez, positive reinforcement, then second resort negative reinforcement, good communication, make people feel what they do matters and that they are valued. Duh. You can learn that in management or you can just have a clue that other people need to be kept in line, treated with respect, and feel like their actions have a purpose.
Management, what a joke.
Posted by: Benjamin | April 30, 2008 at 10:03 PM
Phil said it best: in previous seasons, the give-and-take of trust was incomplete between Kobe and his teammates.
If I'm going to trust you, you better hold up your end of the bargain to reinforce that trust. Otherwise, I'm going to trust someone else - myself.
Posted by: Amazing_Happens | April 30, 2008 at 10:13 PM
chuck23 - chill out, man.
Posted by: Amazing_Happens | April 30, 2008 at 10:16 PM
Drew will return for the conference finals. Then for sure, Resistance is futile!
Posted by: LakerTom
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LakerTom - excellent post (as usual)! I certainly hope this guy is right & that Drew will be back ready to go! I get all tingly thinking about our monster line-up - Drew/Pau/Kobe/Lamar/Fish - WOW!!!!! Fab4&Fish!!!! Do you think we'd even lose 1 game?? Maybe, but we'd certainly be quicker to fo'fo'fo' than anyone else!
In other news, NBA commish David Stern has told all the referees that KG is untouchable. I'm so surprised. You know, I honestly never did like him (KG or Stern but talking about KG here!) When he was in Memphis, I always thought that he was talented but not a closer. I still believe the same. I think now he just has an inflated sense of self because of all the hype surrounding him, but he's still the same KG - fired up but doesn't know how to channel that into a winning performance. I just don't think he's tough enough mentally. You never know - winning can change that, but I am VERY glad the Lakers didn't trade Lamar for him. LO is a lot more valuable to us that KG could ever be. imo....
GO LAKERS!
Posted by: justanothermambafan | April 30, 2008 at 10:18 PM
Doh - I meant when KG was in Minnesota....yikes....must get some rest obviously....!
Posted by: justanothermambafan | April 30, 2008 at 10:24 PM
Fatty,
“Why invite cancer to return once you’re clean?” – LakerTom about Kwame and Smush.
"Comic relief?!" – Comment by Fatty.
Definitely not comic relief. I apologize if I offended anyone with the comparison. I know well there is nothing funny about cancer as my wife has thankfully fought that fight and beat it but sometimes there is no substitute for saying what you mean to say without resorting to metaphors and analogies to make your point. It’s like comparing sports to war, you try never to do it but sometimes it’s the quickest and surest way to make a point.
I frankly just couldn’t find another phrase that fit how my perception of the role I believed Kwame and Smush played on the Lakers. Despite Kwame eventually turning into Pau, we owed Kobe more than those two offered which took our franchise dangerously close to a devastating disaster. And while I do think Mitch did a great job and the players who all elevated their play this year deserve great credit, I absolutely believe that it was God as a Lakers fan that saved the franchise. That and the great wisdom and insights revealed in the blog. LOL.
Just don’t ever mention resigning either Kwame or Smush and we will hopefully never have to talk about anyone being a cancer on the Lakers. jk.
Tom
Posted by: LakerTom | April 30, 2008 at 10:35 PM
Guys, I think it's a little bit of both from Kobe's perspective and PJ's perspective.
Remember that Kobe continued to drop the rock off to Kwame. Game after game, possession after possession. That is in fact how we knew just how bad his hands are.
And, Kobe was always is Smush's ear trying to get him out of the funk he finished the last half of the season in. He was really a depressed dude at the end, and Kobe tried early and often to snap him out of it. He tried to inspire the guy. He tried to help.
But, like PJ said, he obviously got frustrated. I know I was, and neither was my team mate.
But, that is all behind us now.
F the Celtics!
--Fearless
Posted by: Fearless | April 30, 2008 at 10:37 PM
justanothermambafan,
KG always took too many long jumpshots for me. I always thought that both he and Jermaine O'Neal were over rated offensively. I now think we can beat them with just Pau but if we have Drew back, we will dominate them.
Tom
Posted by: LakerTom | April 30, 2008 at 10:43 PM
Benjamin,
“Actually the Lakers gave Kobe Chris Mihm at center. They got Kwame Brown for power forward, but Kwame couldn't play that position so they had to play him at center!
Sometimes the truth is even worse than the reality at which we poke fun!”
You’re right! Sometimes it’s definitely better to be lucky than good. LOL. How we ended up with Pau is miraculous.
As for Chris Mihm, ironically before he was injured, he was probably the #2 player on the team and a guy that Kobe really liked. Chris had been playing like a top ten center the last few weeks before his devastating injury. He already had scored 20 points in the game before he was injured. And there had also been considerable interest from the Bulls and other teams about trading for Chris at that time.
I think Chris may be our version of a #1 draft pick next year (since we don’t have a #1, that going to Memphis as part of the deal for Pau) if he can regain his hops and the polished low post offensive game he had developed before his injury. He has a player option for $2.5M that he will exercise so he will be back next year for sure.
It may be a long shot that Chris can get all the way back, but so far I have not heard any medical statement that says he can’t. And if he does, he would give us a solid backup to Drew AND Pau since he has the range to play some small forward, too. Another 7-footer with hops who can shoot free throws and block some shots would be a great addition.
Tom
Posted by: LakerTom | April 30, 2008 at 10:54 PM
Chuck 23 is the closest thing to a moron that we have on this blog.
And I'm counting Suns fans in that.
Posted by: Allan - Brazil | April 30, 2008 at 11:05 PM
I agree 100% with my NorCal compatriot Laker Tom.
AND I think in addition to replacing Smush with Fish and Kwame with Pau, those moves aloowed us to replace Old Lamar (I don't want to be the only good player besides Kobe and I have no idea how to fit my game in) with New Lamar (they're not keying on me so I can slash to the hoop and rebound my ass off).
That's made a HUGE difference!
Posted by: Jay Jay | April 30, 2008 at 11:07 PM
While I have to admit that Kupchak pulled off maybe the trade of the decade with Gasol (knocking Denver, Dallas and Phoenix out of the Playoffs), it's still hard to get over the fact that Smush Parker started virtually every game for two seasons.
If we had only gotten rid of Smush and replaced him with some jobber like Jason Hart or Brevin Knight (which we easily could have), we definitely beat Phoenix two years ago and maybe get to the WCF against a Dallas team that Kobe outscored in the first three quarters of a game that year.
Posted by: Jman449 | April 30, 2008 at 11:07 PM
LakerTom,
I noticed in Game 4 with the Nuggets when they closed the gap to two pts. Pau, LO and the rest of the Lakers were rattled and showed their vulnerability in defense. Even in offense, Pau was not attacking but more cautious than his usual self. I was thinking at the time that they were giving away the game but the Nuggets made a lot of uncalled T/O's, so they declined the offer. If Kobe did not rescue the team in the 4th, then we could have lost game 4.
Ariza would be a welcome help in 2nd round. I'm sure the coaching staff have pointed those weaknesses. It manifested in the Blazer games, I bet that's in the scouting report of premier teams by attacking the soft defenders in the posts.
Posted by: Edwin Gueco | April 30, 2008 at 11:13 PM
"Remember that Kobe continued to drop the rock off to Kwame. Game after game, possession after possession. That is in fact how we knew just how bad his hands are."
(Posted by: Fearless | April 30, 2008 at 10:37 PM )
Fearless,
Now that you mentioned it, I wonder if Kobe intentional did this to show everyone, including the Laker front office, how bad Kwame was?
Posted by: Robyn | April 30, 2008 at 11:16 PM
"he's the coach"
what team?
Posted by: mike | April 30, 2008 at 11:40 PM
It's OK, AK, don't let them drag you down, and yes it's happened to all of us.
Posted by: eddie brock | April 30, 2008 at 11:51 PM
LakerTom,
Oh, I remember when Chris Mihm was the second best player on the Lakers for a bit there. I like the guy and would love him to return to previous form. He could be a fine backup center or 3rd center if Pau gets 30-35, Bynum gets 30-35, and Odom gets 30-35 (SF/PF).
I did mean it as a partial diss on Mihm since he's been able to do so little the past 2 1/2 seasons (can't be good if you don't play), but I definitely don't want to take anything away from Mihm.
Mostly, I thought it was funny that Kwame wasn't even supposed to be our center at all. Funny in a "thank the basketball gods we're not in that mess any more" kind of way.
Memories of last year feel almost surreal. We're not even close to being the team we were then and the major changes were Smush and Kwame. Dropping off Brian Cook didn't hurt either.
Posted by: Benjamin | April 30, 2008 at 11:52 PM
Robyn,
I suspect Kobe did drop the rock off to Kwame in part to show the world how bad Kwame was. I'll bet he also did it because what else was he gonna do and because he often does what Phil asks him to do.
Posted by: Benjamin | April 30, 2008 at 11:57 PM
LakerTom,
Sometimes you have to call a cancer a cancer. Doing so doesn't belittle cancer. Doing so describes the seriousness of an individual's impact on a group.
Posted by: Benjamin | April 30, 2008 at 11:59 PM
Pau Gasol is fortunate that he replaced Kwame Brown. So if anyone is doubting him, Pau can always gest, "Do you remember Kwame?" That question should silence the critics.
Posted by: never | April 30, 2008 at 11:59 PM
Edwin,
By the way, thank you for recommendation to mamba. I did see and appreciate it. You’re a true friend.
The quote I loved best from the last few days showed the difference between this group of Laker players and Kwame and Smush. It was Luke stating what confidence it gives the team to have the best closer in the game in Kobe always having your back. That is quite a contrast from the lame comments we used to hear from Smush every time Kobe saved a victory. Combine his comments with backing it up with that clutch 3 and it’s great to have Luke back. And to have a team that appreciates and supports Kobe.
Tom
Posted by: LakerTom | May 01, 2008 at 12:15 AM
Thank you LakerTom. I agree about what you said about Luke. I've studied the games for many years. I'm pretty good at guessing when a player is about to break away and start playing awesome. I base it on how they've played, how they are currently playing and if i notice a small pattern that shows they are slowly rising again in confidence. Luke peaked at the right time. The playoffs. I see Mbenga in a similar slight rise. I haven't seen him long enough to see what his ceiling is however. He may have a low ceiling or he may actually be learning stuff he's never done before, in which case he's a scary guy as well. I can't really gauge how good he can be. But he's definitely going to help in the playoffs.
Posted by: johnny | May 01, 2008 at 12:38 AM
So much speculation about Kobe's motives. Did he pass to Kwame to show how bad Kwame was? C'mon, that is a stretch limo.
The only motivation I'm sure of is that Kobe wants to win, and win NOW. You see it every single game, almost to a fault. Dude does not have patience for "next season", or "later on".
Lack of patience is maybe Kobe's best and worst attribute. It pushes him to be great now (recovery from injury, improvement of individual skills), but it hinders him in that he doesn't necessarily always think long term (development of team). It's a zen thing he is mastering - being in the moment, and yet keeping an eye on the future. He's getting there. These past few years of losing are possibly the best thing that could have ever happened to Kobe.
Posted by: Amazing_Happens | May 01, 2008 at 12:38 AM
Rumor: Andrew Bynum is OKAY, at least, according to MVN's Laker Library's Ed Ziti:
"In Laker news, about two weeks ago, I was in Los Angeles at a local watering hole having a drink, when I had a chance meeting with an old friend with deep ties within the Laker organization. The subject of Andrew Bynum came up and I was commenting on how good it would be to have him back on the Lakers for the play offs. Anyway, he turns around and says to me, “Andrew is fine, the Lakers are holding him back as a precaution.” Then he mentioned that he’ll definitely be back and that was the end of the conversation. Now that the first round is over for the Lakers, and the Rockets have extended their series with Utah, it gives the Lakers a couple of more days to rest and heal. I was under the impression that Andrew was done, especially after Phil Jackson’s “remote chance” comment, but might the Lakers be saving Andrew as a secret weapon?"
http://mvn.com/nba-lakers/
Posted by: PeanutButterSpread | May 01, 2008 at 02:23 AM
The points made by LakerTom, Benjamin et al are essential to getting a perspective on all the events of this momentous year. We also need to remember two key things that had an effect on Kobe's mentality last spring and explain the severity of even his recent remark that Kupchak went from F to A+.
1) Farmar became the starting point guard in the very last game of the regular season after being groomed by playing time in the D-League. That in itself is an admission of failure to provide the talent and vision required for the post-season. It was tantamount to saying, like James Brown in a Man's World, "we're lost in the wilderness."
2) Nobody in the Lakers organization was capable of explaining why Bynum had failed to fulfill his early promise, which led to confirming Kwame as the starting center, and no rational person at that time could expect the miracle to happen that we saw with the emergence of Bynum this year. That said, we still don't know if Drew might not have repeated the same pattern this year. As others have pointed out (starting with Kupchak), it was Drew's injury that led to the Gasol trade, ensuring the Lakers top ranking in the West. All's Well that Ends Well, but nothing was planned that way, and I think three years of onviously poor planning is what finally upset Kobe.
We also shouldn't forget that Brian Cook was another liability. Too accurate a catch-and-shooter to keep out of the rotation (at a time when Sasha was useless in that role and Radman had snowboarded himself into oblivion), Cook also had a pleasant personality in the locker room, but he was an uninspired basketball player who may have understood the mechanics but certainly not the logic of the triangle. Radman seems to be the opposite, which is a much better fit: confused by the mechanics, he's capable of perceiving the logic and adapting at key moments (that's partly because unlike Cook he has a feel for driving to the hoop).
The long and the short of it is that something weird happened in Lakerdom over a period extending from May of last year to April of this year (think of the final week of the regular season where we overcame a 2 game deficit to beat NOH to the top seed).
My own theology doesn't allow me to believe that God plays favorites, especially in sport, but something divine did happen for the Lakers over this past year. It may take two years to play out (i.e. we might not get the Larry O'Brian trophy this year), but a dynasty is taking shape.
Posted by: Tsphere | May 01, 2008 at 03:44 AM
Fatty,
Having spent several years in England and created the subsidiary of a UK company here in France, I've had plenty of opportunities for pub crawling. There are great pubs everywhere in London. The best thing to do is to walk around, explore and find one that meets all of the following conditions:
1) good traditional decor
2) a warm atmosphere
3) reasonably crowded (popular but not packed)
3) offering "real ale" on the pump
Guinness is great, but better consumed in Ireland. My preference is a pint of real bitter, the traditional standard drink of British men (though it's now trendy to drink... Corona and continental lagers!)
Here's a picture I took about 15 years ago of the Sherlock Holmes Kiwi mentioned. You can see it's the traditional style.
http://www.intersmartcom.com/sholmespub.JPG
One pub and restaurant I'd reccommend (though the decor isn't so traditional) is "the Engineer" near Camden Town, which was created by Tamsin Olivier, Laurence Olivier's and Joan Plowright's daughter. She once worked for me as an actress in a film I wrote and produced for learning English as a foreign language. Here's one of her scenes:
http://www.intersmartcom.com/userbook/module1/frantube/frantubego.swf
She was a wonderful actress and a lovely person to work with. So I feel obliged to promote her pub/restaurant which has an excellent critical reputation.
Posted by: Tsphere | May 01, 2008 at 04:22 AM
Clearly now we understand that the things people say about KOBE in the last 2-3 years were unfairly said. He was unfairly judged on the basis of their love for SHAQ.
It is clear as well that, SHAQ was the one dissing people not KOBE. KOBE kept silent about everything, and in doing so, people(especially the media people) attributed things said to him negatively.
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ALL TOGETHER NOW:
WE ARE THE FREAKIN LA LAKERS THE WINNERS OF 14 NBA TITLES.
THE TEAM WITH THE BEST WINNING PERCENTAGE IN NBA HISTORY.
THE ONLY TEAM WITH 2 HOF COACHES. THE TEAM WITH THE MOST
PLAYERS ON THE 50 GREATEST PLAYERS OF ALL TIME LIST(6). THE
HOME OF WILT KAREEM, GEORGE MIKAN, SHAQ, MAGIC, KOBE,
ELGIN BAYLOR, THE LOGO(JERRY WEST), PAT RILEY, JAMES WORTHY,
BOB MCADOO, "BIG SHOT ROB HORRY" GAIL GOODRICH
THE LEGENDARY SPORTSCASTER CHICK HEARN
COACHED BY 9 TIME TITLE WINNER PHIL (9RINGS) JACKSON
& OWNED BY THE BEST D@MN OWNER IN SPORTS DR. JERRY BUSS
AND THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN EVER DEFEAT OR DIVIDE US IS US
LAKERS TODAY LAKERS TOMORROW LAKERS FOREVER
Posted by: Mamba24 | May 01, 2008 at 05:42 AM