in all my nearly 23 years of touring the world with the red hot chili
peppers
i have always thought that it was something like being in the nba
playing night in and night out
putting out and intense quantity of physical and emotional and
intellectual energy night in and night out
being part of a team
giving my all
having to show up and do the gig and be professional and rock with all
my might
whether i felt like it or not
the one thing i learned over the years that kept me from collapsing
from exhaustion and staying on top of my game
was to realize the truth
it is not about me
it is about the team
it is about the fans
when someone stay in the spirit of giving
their energy is much greater
and they function at a higher level

that is my flea wisdom for the nba

it took me a lot of years of pain and exhaustion and frustration to
figure that out

bobcats put the hurt on indiana
what is up with that?
i guess kareem rush still has a little bit of that laker magic
phil used to like him and play him, i bet he woulda kept him
rudy t just wasn't feelin 'em and gave him the boot
i did not understand giving kareem rush away for so little, he seemed
like a solid player to me

so o.k.....the lakers beat the knicks in a sucking contest
to see who was worse

geez....this being a true and loyal laker fan is getting tough
if i don't kill myself by the end of the season it will be a great
accomplishment

then the big intra city game against the clippers and it is clear that
the lakers don't have a chance
they are outmatched at every position except shootingguard/small
forward kobe position
this is hard for me to take
the lakers being tarred and feathered by a donald sterling led
organization
i need to see my shrink
i need self help books
i need to go on a meditation retreat
or fast or something
i have to accept this part of the journey of being a basketball fan
i am really hoping that they can gel as a team, and then individual
talent won't matter so much they will be a highly functioning unit led
by mastermind phineas phil jackson
this my hope
it would seem that this is possible
as long as they are willing to be selfless and disciplined at the most
committed level

here's a question
what is the deal with the laker's european scouting adventures
i think vlade has that job now, hopefully he can be more productive
than the lakers have been
they did well by getting vlade 15 years ago and since then we have seen
other teams get
parker and ginobli
potapenko and radmanovic
ilgauskas
nowitzki
etc etc etc etc etc etc........

and we get sasha and slava

the laker scouts are probably over in europe drinking absinthe and
chasing girls in bohemian bars in prague
come on guys!!!!

as much as i have hated the heat, for being the new shak team
as much as i have been sour grapes over the whole thing
i must confess
dwyane wade is absolutely amazing
phenomenal
buy the hype
there is no question