ezrhino's Los Angeles Lakers fan blog

"Kwame's sensitive."

"I was disappointed."

That's just not right. If you're here as a Laker fan, you should support your team through the good, the bad, the ugly"....

 Poor, sensitive Lakers. Poor multi-million dollar, crybaby Kobe. The Lakers organization seemed to feel hurt last nite by their beloved fans. After all, a good fan goes to all the games pumped and ready to do whatever it takes for the team (right Kobe?). After all, we the people, are only to be pleased with every performance that our team gives us and not complain (aint that right Kobe?). We the people need to pay hundreds of dollars for good seats but should be expected to be polite as well (aint that right Kobe). Or should we just play it cool and keep our mouths zipped and "stay at home", like Kobe suggests. Yes, we Lakers fans must behave and golf clap and coddle our baby Lakers, for better or for worse. The only problem is when you have been waiting patiently for two years for something good, only for it to be taken away again, then it's OK to complain a little. After all, if we can forgive Kobe for wanting a trade, moaning about his teammates, and his management, then he could at least forgive us for one slight indiscretion. Pardon me but I feel like I have to change some diapers right now. Father Kobe please forgive us our sins. By the way, maybe we should stay at home... for good.

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My  prediction for the Lakers- they will suck again (for eight weeks). The Lakers will fumble, crack, and stumble through some tough games and become the Lakers of old (2007). This is because their main man (not Kobe) is missing. Mr. Andrew Bynum. Kwame Brown is no substitute for the young Bynum and we have the numbers from yesterday's game against Phoenix to prove it. Kwame had more turn overs than points, and the fans booed him on home turf for the first time in Lakers history. That's right ladies and gentlemen, a Laker player was booed at home for the first time in Phil Jackson's supple memory. But it was more than that. The Lakers just looked out of sync last night, out of rotation, the triangle was not working without its main ingredient. Moreover, they showed just how shallow their bench is, when they need it most. My short term prediction is that the Lakers will lose Monday's game as well against Portland, and that they will return to their .500 record. Let's hope for better times again.

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One has to admit that, for Lakers fans, the last few years have been abyssmal. 2007 possibly being one of the worst overall. With trade talks, internal fighting, management problems and trying to keep Kobe, the Lakers organization has had its hands full. Even with the recent acquisition of Derek Fisher, the spark did not initially go off. Initially. This was until Andrew Bynum, the 20 year-old phenom, woke up from from his youthful slumber and occassional flashes of brilliance, and started playing some man-sized basketball, regularly posting double-doubles and averaging around twenty a game (not to mention, they have won seven in a row, to this point). It is difficult to predict where and when talent will bud in the NBA, even stars dim when they get into 'the show'. However, Bynum is proving himself a worthy acquisition, especially at the all important center position. And we all know what happens when Kobe gets together with a great center. 2008- the start of a new Lakers era? Only time will tell.

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