I Miss My Lakers
Posted by Flea on March 12, 2007, 11:24 a.m. ET

in this dismal time of laker misfortune after misfortune
it is great to see coach phil jackson continuing to be a great
coach.........
he publicly stands by his players at appropriate times
such as when kobe bryant is unfairly singled out by mr. stu jackson
who would seem to have some sort of bizarre vendetta against kobe
suspending him twice for flailing his arms which is something kobe
has been doing his whole career
and has just recently been bought to task for it out of the blue
a display of the inconsistent and out of the blue discipline meted
out by mr. jackson
he remains equanimous in the face of erratic play by the lakers
and temper tantrums thrown by smush parker and brian cook
and keeps an optomistic outlook despite injuries having the lakers
dropping like flies

i really hope that smush parker can find it within himself to keep a
positive attitude
it would seem to the casual bystander like myself that his tendency
to get down on himself or those around him
when things are not going as well as hoped
is an achilles heel for him and a destructive element for the team as
well as his own progress
smush parker is an underpaid basketball player
his abilities and his contributions far outweigh his (by nba
standards) paltry paycheck
but if he can rise above that current situation and put nothing but
love into the team and organization
not only will the business correct itself, but he will become a
better and more consistent player
and fulfill his potential at it's highest level
and it will fill lakers fans with joy
come on smush
we love you

i miss seeing the lakers games
i am just on tour too much
down in houston right now
headin on down mexico way today
the lakers games are such a symbol to me of the warmth and comfort of
home
my nice couch
and family
and my lakers shrine
i have a magic johnson shoe
a signed piece of the forum floor, signed by kareem abdul jabbar,
elgin baylor, jerry west, and magic johnson
an 8 by 10 of kareem..........

cant think of many more contented feelings than sitting on my couch
with my family with a belly full of dinner watching the game.......
except for maybe
lovemaking
rocking out
snowboarding
surfing
golfing

but still it is very high up there