Los Angeles Lakers

Celine Dion and Ron Artest go together like cereal and mayonnaise yet somehow the self proclaimed "thug", Artest, makes it work.  The guy is known for his wild antics such as going into the crowd and beating up a fan, but it seems that Artest is beginning to display a softer side.  As a Laker fan I love that we are bringing a little crazy on our team because a team can always use a little crazy, right? Although he can't carry a tune and the video is clearly irritating you get a sense that he means what he is singing which makes is somewhat enjoyable to watch.  I am going to stop talking about it and just let you watch it:

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I understand that Shaquille O'neal is a man that transcends just the NBA, but watching him attempt to play against other athletes in their own sport is extremely difficult to swallow.  Watching Shaq attempt to swing a bat was like watching a baby giraffe trying to walk.  It was hard to watch yet I could not take my eyes off of it, like a car accident.  The 7'1" O'neill attempted to out-slug Albert Pujols, out-spike beach volleyball stars Misty May and Kerri Walsh, and out-throw Ben Roethlisberger, needless to say he could not out-do anybody at anything.  The show is a half hour too long and the hosts are extremely annoying.  The most important part of the show, the actual competition, takes place in the last fifteen minutles of the show making the first 45 minutes irrelevant.  Here are some short examples of the show from Youtube:

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So, now--where do the Clippers come in? Well, during all of the soap opera that was the Los Angeles Lakers from 1991 on, Sterling finally decided that having a winning team was worth spending some money on. They actually started making some decent trades and drafting some pretty good players. They won more. They beat the Lakers occasionally; sometimes often. They actually started showing LA fans that there were two NBA teams in town. Even better, they played the game without all of the mularky of the Purple & Gold. Elton Brand was the epitome of the anti-Kobe: the lunch bucket carrying power forward who didn't complain-- he just helped his team win. Guys like me could identify with that team. Even better, they dumped their long-time GM Elgin Baylor.

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6) Toronto Raptors

7) Washington Wizards

8) Miami Heat

WESTERN CONFERENCE

1) Los Angeles Lakers

2) New Orleans Hornets

3) Portland Trailblazers

4) Utah Jazz

5) San Antonio Spurs

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Kobe Bryant is a MAN.  Even with that torn ligament in his shooting pinky he showed he is still the best player in the National Basketball Association.  Still more important for Kobe, he it did on the night that his former teammate the self proclaimed Superman, Shaquille O’Neal who made his debut for the Phoenix Suns.  Kobe scored 41 points and he got some help from some of his friends in the newly acquired Pau Gasol with 29 and the unpredictable Lamar Odom with 22. 

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