- Scottie Pippen thinks that this years Lakers squad has a chance at challenging the Chicago Bulls record of 72 wins in a single season. He said “The Lakers have a chance, They have the luxury of a young center like [Andrew] Bynum, a young power like [Pau] Gasol and even Josh Powell is a guy who deserves minutes. They have a lot of depth. If anybody can challenge [the record], it’s them.”
- Kobe Bryant gives us some interesting insight into what he thinks of new teammate Ron Artest. He said “Look at his career: He demanded a trade in Indiana. OK. He had the brawl at the Palace in Detroit: Somebody threw beer on him, he made a bad decision, went up in the stands, kicked his —. OK.”Outside of that, what issues have you had with him? He’s eccentric. OK. Carves stuff in his hair. OK. He runs around the hotel in his boxers. Right.
“But what the hell does that have to do with the basketball game? Absolutely nothing. When you step on that basketball court, he’s a former Defensive Player of the Year. He’s tough, plays hard, can pass, can shoot. All those other things have absolutely nothing to do with what he does on the basketball court.
“And what I’ve seen so far is a guy who works his butt off every single day and wants to do what’s right for the team. It’s really that simple.”
- Commissioner David Stern is still selling the Lebron James product very heavily. On a show with Rick Harrow recently he stated that Lebron “may be the best player ever.” Interesting words from the Commissioner who’s job is to represent all the players in the NBA fairly. Sorry Commissioner. The Fans don’t agree with you.
- In case you have not seen it yet, this guy Kenny Dobbs can actually dunk a basketball by putting it under both of his legs. And oh yeah. He does it also by jumping over a guy at the same time. Watch this video. It’s unreal!
- Oh and in case you were hiding in a cave somewhere, the Lakers beat the Clippers in their home opener 99-92. They get ready for hosting the Dallas Mavericks on Friday night.
