it was a tough loss for the lakers today
but they shot poorly from the free throw line
and from the 3 point line
and they lost
i am still proud of them, if kobe sank his free throws they would have
won the game
it is rare for him to miss those
the lakers as a team were not as great as they can be
i am not going to take players to task
what do i know
nothing
but still i know that they can play better than that
especially on offense
they just cold not put the ball in the hole and just kept missing 3's
i thought they played d ok and kept shaq out of the paint pretty well
out of his comfortable shooting zone which is very close to the basket
i was dismayed by dwyane wade elbowing kobe in the neck like that on
purpose
and alonzo mourning pushing smush out of bounds, he could have been hurt
it was thuggish play meant to intimidate
and it is poor sportsmanship
i am glad the lakers do not play like that
i am proud that they have not sunk to that type of classless play
in any event
the lakers showed that they can compete at the highest level
it is very hard to win in miami when they have all their guys playing
and the lakers almost did it
go lakers
i had to listen to the wutang clan after the game really loud to cheer
myself back up

i must confess that the detroit pistons are the best team in the nba
i must make a further confession one that is hard for me to make
i have love in my heart for the pistons
i can't help it
i have never felt like this before
i appreciate other good teams for being great
but i never have a place for them in my heart
i have a little corner of my heart for the pistons
they are just so incredible to watch
the team play and the camaraderie
not phony
it is incredible
don't get me wrong
i bleed purple and gold
and when the lakers play the pistons
there is no conflictedness in my soul
i want the pistons to lose and have their will broken
but in the meantime
i just can't help really digging them
one of the best starting 5's i have ever heard of in basketball history
incredible

merry christmas to all
a great christmas gift is being a true basketball fan
it is america's greatest genius