Point Break

How do you think it feels to be a Laker guard and not be Kobe right now?  I can just see Phil Jackson calling everybody into his office:
 

All right, that’s a wrap.  Hit the showers, boys.  All the guards: come see me in my office real quick, though.  Except you, Kobe.  100 more jumpers and then your stairs work and pull ups. Then just do another quick 100 jumpers and then hit the showers.  The rest of you little men, see me in my office now.
 

No offence to you, Smush, Jordan, Shammond, Sasha… gosh you boys got dealt some names… Anyways, no offence to you guys.  You’ve been through a lot- with the first names and appearances and all.  And you’ve done great, really, but it’s no secret that we’re desperately looking to fill your position with somebody, well, how do you put this?  Better.
 

Better at basketball, I mean.  More talented.  Somebody who can add something to this team. Somebody… not awful- like you guys have been.
 

So I don’t want anybody to get mixed up in all the rumors floating around about Andre Miller and Jason Kidd.  Just play your game, and focus on that.  Great.  Now you guys can quit worrying about your job security and really play some ball. 
 

Meeting adjourned. Now if you’ll excuse me, I’ve got to get back to StubHub.com.  Going to see if I can’t score some Lakers tickets.  A lot of GM’s will be checking you kids out.  And maybe some Heat tickets, because that Jason Williams could really do the trick around here.  


 

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Odom-iter on Empty

Lamar Odom missed a three pointer, air-balled it actually, to close out a 107-106 loss to the New York Knicks last night. 
 

The last time the Lakers played New York was just two weeks ago, when Kobe Bryant was suspended for the game following his elbow to the chin of Manu Ginobili.  They lost the last one at Madison Square Garden, but they were on the road, and without Kobe.  This time they were at home but mostly without Odom, who went missing for his entire scoreless first half. 
 

Phil Jackson tried to let Odom redeem himself with the final attempt, down one with just over seven seconds to go.  Apparently a 17-foot partially blocked jumper was the best Odom could come up with. 
 

Now the Lakers have achieved their longest losing streak of the season at four games.
 

To see if the Lakers can break their streak and Odom can break out of his funk, get some Lakers tickets at StubHub.com.  


 

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