And the hits just keep on coming! Fan Up, Stan!

GAME DAY, BABY !!!
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For a die-hard Lakers fan, I don’t think it’s possible not to smile when you see Mamba24’s Roll Call – or should we say Role Call. LOL! Great to see the positivity and gratitude in full flow on the blog. I can even forgive the incredibly petty comments about Andrew apparently not joining other players to help the less fortunate on Thanksgiving. Are we now stooping so low as to Google players’ names on every major holiday in some silly stupid effort at judging their character and true value to the team? While I haven’t Googled anybody’s name, I didn’t read any articles about Kobe, Pau, Fish, Phil, Jerry, Mitch stepping up and participating in a charitable event yesterday. Talk about a hidden agenda.
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Thanksgiving dinner with the family was great, although I’m glad I no longer have to threaten no pumpkin pie in order to get the munchkins to eat their dinners. Since we went out to eat, it was great not having to clean up and instead enjoying a family game of Maori but the bummer is no leftovers. Watching my three grandkids though is always my greatest pleasure in life, even over watching my beloved Lakers. If you look closely, you can see yourself in their eyes and know that part of you is going to live on and on well after you’re gone. And of course, they’re all being raised as Lakers fans.
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Loved Tom Daniels award winning comments. Tom has always been among the dean of analysts and writers on this blog. I also loved MM’s article on Lamar Odom. What still jumps out at me about this team is how much better it is than last year’s repeat championship team. Kobe is on a mission that would rival the best of Call to Duty. Fish is playing like he found the Fountain of Youth. Pau Gasol has once again shown that the best power forward in the game can also play a pretty damn good center. Lamar Odom is finally putting it all together in what may well be his first all-star season. Shannon is the leading candidate for MIP. And the additions of Steve Blake and Matt Barnes have transformed our bench into the most potent in the entire league. LO and the Killer B’s may be the best bench ever.
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Tonight’s game against the Jazz will be another chance for the Lakers to take measure of their game. In the past, we’ve been able to have our way with Utah, often because our length took Boozer out of the game. Millsap will make the Jazz a much tougher matchup for the Lakers as should Raja Bell. I’m looking for the Kobe Bryant to have a breakout game tonight, Fish to break more Utah hearts, and the Killer B’s to continue their domination of the other team’s bench. These players may be professionals, but you know to a man that they all heard what Deron William said about hating the Lakers and Kobe Bryant and crew are the master at finding special reasons to be motivated for each and every game.

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TOM

Phil is a smart guy. Now when Miami continues to flounder, his words will come into play and make a difference in what they decide to do. We're not even that far into the season and he's already getting into the other coaches heads. Great job, Phil! It makes the boring part of the season more interesting.

Gotta love it! Stan knows he can't beat a Riley coached team and defended Spoelstra, thereby taking the bait. Will Riley? If he does and the cheat still lose, Phil will look like a prophet as he rides into the sunset with 4 threepeats and 12 rings under his belt and leave Riley looking foolish. That's why they call him the Zen Master.

"I didn't know Stan was that sensitive..." Yeah, well Stan knew you were an a-hole. And even with 11 rings (and a clueless "girlfriend"), you don't have the right to stick your oversized ego into another club's business. Try minding your own for the last insufferable year and then ride away to Montana, Wyoming, someplace we never have to deal with you again.