Yep, The Lakers Are Still The Lakers

If I needed another reason to hate the Lakers, this is it.

Lakers Get: Dwight Howard, Chris Duhon, Earl Clark
76ers Get: Andrew Bynum, Jason Richardson
Nuggets Get: Andre Iguodala
Magic Get: Crap

Let's break this down a litter farther.

Magic: Amazing to me the Magic held out as long as they did trading Howard and they still got shit back for him. Not even the "protected" draft picks are that great because they're "protected" meaning if the either the Lakers or Philly become bad enough that they fall into the lottery, they keep the picks and the Magic get nothing. The Magic also wanted to get rid of their salary cap space clogging contracts and didn't even get rid of the worst one, Hedo. Add to the fact they didn't get Bynum and the Magic might have pulled off the worst trade in all of sports history.

Nuggets: The Nuggets sneaked into this trade and grabbed Iguodala creating what could be one of the funnier teams to watch next season. Lawson, Faried, Javale, Andre Miller, Gallinari, and Iguodala is going to be great fun to watch. Too bad the Nuggets will still not be able to get out of the first round..........

76ers: There are pros and cons to this trade

Con- Bynum and Doug Collins smells like trouble. Collins, a notorious asshole, teaming up with someone who trolls the shit out of his own coaches has disaster written all over it. I can only imagine Bynum doing this leading Collins to do this. I might buy League Pass just to witness this moment. You know it's going to happen.

Pro- Philly has a history of adopting troublemakers. Broad Street Bullies, Iverson, Lenny Dykstra, etc. Bynum couldn't pick a better city to play for.

Con- Philly fans turn on Bynum the first time he gets hurt or they have enough of his act. Then this will end badly no matter what. (And once Philly fan turns, it's over. See: TO, JD Drew, Lindross)

Pro- Bynum instantly makes this team interesting to watch. Philly made the playoffs last year but they weren't always the funniest or most interesting team to watch. Bynum at least makes them interesting.

Lakers: Like the Sixers there are pros and cons to this deal.

Pro- Lakers receive one of the 5 best players in the league and the best center of the league when there aren't a lot of centers in the NBA at the moment. Lakers also get Howard in his prime, will keep him during his prime, and then can get rid of him when he's no longer useful and trade for Anthony Davis (I'll guarantee Davis somehow ends up with the Lakers in 8 years). I hate the Lakers.

Con- Howard is coming off back surgery. He's a professional athlete and will probably recover from this and not have to worry about it again. (Just my luck Howard will never have a back problem again.) Still though it's back surgery. Bad backs usually don't go away.

Pro- Somehow the Lakers kept Pau Gasol. So not only do the Lakers have someone who can play 5 feet in front of the basket, but they also kept one of the few players who legitimately can play away from the basket because he has low post moves. I hate the Lakers.

Con- Steve Nash and Kobe Bryant are the combined age of my father.

Pro- Nash pick-and-rolling with Howard and Gasol.

Con- Bryant still jacking up 25 shots a night and forgetting about Howard and Gasol. (What am I saying? This is actually a pro!)

It's amazing but the Lakers are still the Lakers. If there's a player they really want, they'll get him somehow unless Stern vetoes the trade. This is a big reason why I've always had a love/hate relationship with the NBA. Love the athleticism and beauty of the NBA, hate the fact there are only a couple of teams each year that are contenders. The Lakers are a contender with this move.

Darryl Dawkins Killed Two Alligators For That Jacket

For anyone who doesn't remember Darryl Dawkins, he was the center for the Philadelphia 76ers during Dr. J's first years in Philly. Dawkins was remembered for his style of clothing and breaking backboards while in the NBA but wasn't remembered for much winning. It wasn't a coincidence the 76ers finally won a title after Dawkins was replaced by Moses Malone.

Enough living in the past and let's talk about last night. Dawkins was in Philadelphia last night for the Sixers blowout of the Kings. And he was wearing what looked to be a Alligator skin jacket. Or a snake skin jacket? My bet is a snake skin jacket but Dawkins didn't say what it was in this interview with CSN Philly's Meredith Marakovits.



I haven't seen a NBA player hit on a sideline reporter like that since Kevin Garnett hit on Michelle Tafoya. Nicely done Mr. Dawkins. Now I have to go out and kill a couple of Alligators to make a jacket like that. It obviously gets noticed by the ladies.

(Via The 700 Level)

Will Someone Wake Up Eric Snow

The Philadelphia 76ers are having a nice season after a dreadful start. The Sixers are currently 27-29 and sitting as the 7th seed in the East. That doesn't mean their brand of basketball is all that exciting to watch, just ask broadcaster Eric Snow. Snow apparently dozed off during the Rockets-Sixers game a couple of nights ago. Watch



Wow that exchange between Snow and Sixers play-by-play announcer Marc Zumoff. I love how Zumoff asked snow if he was meditating. No Marc, Snow was falling asleep. Nice try though.

(Via Larry Brown Sports)

The Links

Marisa Miller is a nice way to start the mourning..... So long Brad Penny, it was nice knowing you..... Vinny Del Negro's time in Chicago could be running out.....With the game on the line, Flacco stumbles...... Nothing comes easy for the Packers..... Five issues for the next NCAA president..... Think the Patriots will use this column as motivation?...... The Trail Blazers are starting to become a sinking ship

Martin Brodeur: The greatest hockey goalie of all-time (SB Nation)

England will serve 80% British food at the 2012 Olympics. The athletes are not too pleased because British food sucks (BBC)

A.I.'s Philly homecomming was ruined by one of this former teams (Denver Stiffs)

Inside a typical night at the NBA on TNT (Sports Media Watch)

Caroline Wozniacki showing off her bikini body (Guyism)

Tiger Woods sexing mistresses with no condoms? No Tiger no!!! (Black Sports Online)

Baseball opening day in Australia? (SI)

A blond women has been taken from Tiger's house in a ambulance (Sports by Brooks)

Ray Rice doesn't like Green Bay. Think he realizes he plays in Baltimore? (PFT)

Why a 96 team NCAA tournament is a horrible idea (Rush the Court)

In a not so surprising move, Vegas likes Alabama over Texas (Dr. Saturday)

I can't imagine David Stern is too pleased seeing one of his owners go through a table on WWE Raw? Then again, it was only Mark Cuban.

The Links

(Editors Note: Yes I realize that half this post is underlined. Long story that I would rather not get into.)

Julianne Hough is Patriotic...... Here's the bowl schedule for this year...... A late field goal beat New England..... Florida coach Urban Meyer was hospitalized after their loss on Saturday...... The Saints believe in destiny...... Bruce Gradkowski leads Raiders to the promise land..... It's all about coaching in New England..... The Cowboys drop another game to the Giants..... A look back at the SEC Championship from Florida's perspective...... Mike London is the new Virginia football coach..... 'The Blind Side' replaces 'New Moon' at top of the box office...... J.C. Watts: Democrats are out of touch with Middle-America

The Steelers season is going down the drain (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)

Texas in the title game doesn't feel right (CBSsports.com)

Allen Iverson is not a difference maker for Philadelphia (Liberty Ballers)

Brendan Haywood weighs in on Tiger's wife (Brendan Haywood)

Eye black verses for Tim Tebow's five stages of grief (Sports Pickle)

David Kahn: We knew Ricky Rubio wouldn't come this year (Larry Brown Sports)

The college football weekend in graphs (EDSBS)

The last Gameday signs of the year (College Game Balls)

What if? What now for the Blazers? (Blazersedge)

More on this in the Around the Association post: Tim Donaghy goes on '60 Minutes', puts pressure on the NBA (Fanhouse)

Dallas' December demons begin (Star-Telegram)

It's time for Gary Kubiak to be fired as Texans coach (Houston Chronicle)

Here's video of that crazy finish between Illinois and Fresno State