For those in the know the former LA/Minneapolis Lakers great Elgin Baylor is the best pound for pound NBA player ever. Better Than Jordan? ELGIN BAYLOR!!!

Now former Lakers center Dwight Howard wasn't impressed with the team, Kobe Bryant and the bright lights of Hollyweird thus he decided to leave and sign with the Houston Rockets - (Chandler B. Beach photo) DWIGHT FLIGHT from LA LAKERS

Kobe Bryant is driving to be one of the best NBA players ever... the question... is he better than Michael Jordan? - (Keith Allison photo) KOBE BRYANT or MICHAEL JORDAN?

Sports Notes - The ZEN MAN transformed FAKER LAKERS to NBA TITILE WINNERS - December, 2014
THE LAKERS BLACK MAMBA DRAMA - In games, Kobe Bryant would often disregard the set offense completely to experiment with his own one-on-one moves, incensing the normally calm Phil Jackson. Bryant managed to test Jackson's patience enough that the "Zen Master" even demanded that Bryant be traded

Sports Notes - JACKSON (Phil) BACK IN ACTION - March, 2014
JACKSON's ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS - Phil Jackson, now New York Knicks president of basketball operations, is an NBA legend in his own time. He is the leagues winningest coach. He also is a prime example of toughing it out. Jackson's success didn't come easy. From enduring a fused back as a player he has dealt with and survived the egos of former bosses and players alike. When one is looking for a winner then look for Phil Jackson

NBA BEAT Part 2 - LET'S GET PHYSICAL with RON ARTEST - July, 2013
A BULL IN A CHINA CLOSET? - The complex man's greatest claim to notorious fame was on November 19, 2004, Artest was at the center of an altercation among players and fans during a game in Auburn Hills, Michigan between Artest's then Indiana Pacers and the home team Detroit Pistons

NBA BEAT Part 1 - IS RON ARTEST JUST A MESS? - July, 2013
IT'S A NO BRAINER HE'S AN ENTERTAINER - When it comes to trying to figure out the now former LA Lakers World Meta Peace aka Ron Artest the result is the same… FORGET IT. The reasons why are simple as the man of peace remains a work in progress

SPORTS NOTES EXTRA - Better Than Jordan? ELGIN BAYLOR!!! - July, 2013
LIGHTNING IN A BOTTLE - Elgin Baylor is the man who then Lakers owner Bob Short credited as saving the Lakers franchise from going bankrupt. As a rookie in 1958-59, Baylor finished fourth in the league in scoring (24.9 points per game), third in rebounding (15.0 rebounds per game), and eighth in assists (4.1 assists per game). He registered 55 points in a single game, then the third-highest mark in league history behind Joe Fulks' 63 and George Mikan's 61. Baylor won the NBA Rookie of the Year Award and led the Lakers from last place the previous year to the NBA finals

SPORTS NOTES - DWIGHT (Howard) FLIGHT from LA LAKERS - July, 2013
ON THE ROAD AGAIN - The bright lights of Hollyweird were not suitable for someone that wants to play the game of basketball and not be a city that is about playing games. Hollyweird and the Lakers are not for Dwight Howard who is Houston bound - One year of being involved in the Lakers dysfunctional organization was enough for Dwight Howard

SPORTS NOTES - KOBE BRYANT or MICHAEL JORDAN - Who's The Best? - June, 2013
One of the most agonizing NBA questions of all time is who is the best Michael Jordan or Kobe Bryant. If anyone knows it's the guy that shared their locker-room that person is their former coach Phil Jackson - Jason Kidd is a great choice to coach the Brooklyn Nets - The 40-year-old Kidd will be taking on the challenge of being an NBA coach without any previous coaching experience. What he possesses you can't teach that being leadership skills - FIFA TOP 10

SPORTS NOTES - ACTION (Phil) JACKSON - May, 2013
MASSAGING EGOS to ELEVEN RINGS - In this story the focus is Phil Jackson who years ago we deemed the ZEN MAN. That phrase has since been repeated over and over again. Over the years probably the most asked question Phil Jackson has been besieged with is who is better Kobe Bryant or Michael Jordan. Jackson has astutely avoided responding to the topic but now he's talking - THIS DAY IN THE NBA - FIFA TOP 10

SPORTS NOTES - MIAMI HEAT's STREAK ENDED with a glaring WEAKNESS - March, 2013
HEAT vs. 71-72 LA LAKERS STREAK - The monkey of off the Miami Heats back as their 27 game winning streak came to an end thus they can now focus of winning their 2nd consecutive NBA title. The question is given their weakness in the rebounding department will that be a roadblock in their goal? The Lakers had 7'1" Wilt Chamberlain the Heat's leader is 6'8"LeBron James. Does five inches make a difference & does the heat have a chink in their amour? - FIFA TOP 10

NBA NEWS - JAMES & BRYANT PLAYERS OF THE WEEK - February, 2013
The Miami Heat’s LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers’ Kobe Bryant were named Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for games played Tuesday, Feb. 19 through Sunday, Feb. 24 - NBA TRADING DEADLINE TRADES

NBA NEWS - LAKERS’ BRYANT EARNS RECORD 15TH STRAIGHT ALL-STAR GAME NOD - January, 2013
Bryant breaks a tie with Jerry West, Karl Malone, and Shaquille O’Neal for the most consecutive NBA All-Star selections - His selection serned him his record 15th consecutive All-Star nod

Sports Notes - LAKERS BUSS CRUSHED PHIL JACKSON - November, 2012
WHERE IS THE LOVE? - There is a new chapter in the Lakers Hollyweird shenanigans which is almost as shocking as the debacle when Kobe and Shaquille O'Neal had their winning relationship busted up over who was the man and the leader of the then Lakers team. Obviously Kobe won that battle as Shaq was traded to the Miami Heat where he won his fourth NBA title after three with the Lakers, Kobe, and Jackson. On his plane ride to Miami Shaq must have been singing Where Is The Love? Now he and Jackson can sing a duet.

Sports Notes EXTRA - KOBE BRYANT DREAMS 2012 USA OLYMPIC TEAM IS BETTER THAN 1992 USA DREAM TEAM - July, 2012
SAY WHAT!!! WHAT'S IN THAT LAKER WATER? - Bryant's claim that this team could run the Dream team into the ground could be interpreted as being absurd. 1992 Dream teammates Michael Jordan and Charles Barkley were quick to disagree as would common sense. Since Bryant's claim teammate and league MVP LeBron James agrees that this 2012 team is better.

NBA NEWS - KOBE BRYANT HAS THE MOST POPULAR NBA JERSEY INTERNATIONALLY- June 2012
NBA Issues First-Ever Overall International Top Selling Jersey List Based on Sales Outside the U.S. During the 2011-12 Season -Three Players in The Finals Make the List: LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Kevin Durant

NBA NEWS - LeBRON JAMES, KEVIN DURANT HIGHLIGHT ALL-NBA FIRST TEAM - May 2012
Kobe Bryant Earns 10th All-NBA Team Nod, Most Among Active Players - Bryant's 10 First-Team selections tie for second all-time (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Elgin Baylor, Bob Cousy, Michael Jordan, Bob Pettit, and Jerry West). Karl Malone is the all-time leader with 11. - THIS DAY IN THE NBA

Sports Notes - WHO'S THE MAN…? ALEX FERGUSON, JOSE MOURINHO or PEP GUARDIOLA? - Apri 2012
AGREE OR NOT? - The topic of who's the best among, Ferguson, Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola at this point has to go the Ferguson. Guardiola has experienced immediate success in the early stages of his career but the stress has gotten to him at his young age of 41. Mourinho is still working on his CV but the question arises is stress taking its toll? - The Los Angeles Lakers RON ARTEST aka META WORLD PEACE HAS LOST THE PLOT

NBA BEAT Part 2 - THE BRYANTS FATHER (JELLYBEAN) & SON (KOBE) - February 2012
IT'S A FAMILY AFFAIR - While Kobe Bryant is breaking NBA basketball records Papa Jellybean is plying his basketball history as a coach of the new ABL league entry Bangkok Cobras. ASEAN Basketball League, (ABL). The ABL is a men's professional basketball league in Southeast Asia

NBA BEAT Part 1 - ALL STAR GAME AN LA FAMILY AFFAIR - February 2012
LA REPRESENTS - Los Angeles Lakers’ Kobe Bryant Leading Vote-Getter in West; Tied for Most Consecutive All-Star Selections with 14 - -Los Angeles Clippers’ Blake Griffin, Lakers’ Andrew Bynum Voted as First-Time Starters - Clippers Griffin and Chris Paul team with Lakers Bryant and Bynum comprise and LA family West team.

NBA NEWS - PLAYERS OF THE WEEK & MONTH - February 2012
BOSTON’S PAUL PIERCE AND SAN ANTONIO’S TONY PARKER NAMED NBA EASTERN AND WESTERN CONFERENCE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK for games played Monday, Jan. 30, through Sunday, Feb. 5. - MIAMI’S LEBRON JAMES AND LOS ANGELES LAKERS’ KOBE BRYANT NAMED KIA NBA EASTERN AND WESTERN CONFERENCE PLAYERS OF THE MONTH for games played in December and January

Sports Notes EXTRA - REMEMBERING THE NBA'S WALT HAZZARD - December, 2011
THE PHILADELPHIA CONNECTION - It was a day of the changing of the guard. Hazzard's Overbrook teammate and best friend Wally (Wali) Jones played the first half with Brook. The second half he played with our Temple Prep team. Jones graduated from high school at mid season enabling him to make the transfer. After that game and graduation he joined our squad. Hazzard and Jones were very close friends and both went on to have successful 10-year NBA careers

Sports Notes Part 2 - CELEBRITY vs. SPORTS CONFLICT - NBA's LAMAR ODOM - December, 2011
WHO LOVES YA BABY? - When they say you can't mix oil and water to some sports purists that could mean that an athlete should focus on the sport he is being paid for and not spread their-selves too thin by being involved in the entertainment business. Some athletes intentionally or not get caught up in being a celebrity through association or marriage. David Beckham and the now former Los Angeles Lakers forward Lamar Odom qualify - Sports Trivia - Did You Know? - Former NBA star Walt Hazzard gone but not forgotten - Sports Notes Part 1 - CELEBRITY vs. SPORTS CONFLICT - DAVID BECKHAM

Sports Notes Part 2 - MAGIC JOHNSON & PHAL SAMPHORS REMEMBERED - November, 2011
Two people that loved the game of basketball walked on different paths. One got to the top of the NBA winning 5 NBA titles and 3 league MVP Awards the other was killed on his way to a successful Cambodian national team basketball career. One lives 20 years after acquiring the HIV virus and is now 52-years-old. The other lived one year less than Johnson's 20 years of fighting off death. Place this in the GO FIGURE FILE.

Sports Notes - THE (YAO) MING DYNASTY IS OVER - July, 2011
With his warm persona and basketball skills Yao Ming brought people around the world together and helped remove racial barriers much like Michael Jackson did through his music - NBA SET MICHAEL JORDAN FREE - How Kobe Bryant acquired his name - DID YOU KNOW

NBA NEWS - LAMAR ODOM WINS SIXTH MAN AWARD - April, 2011
Odom received 513 of a possible 585 points, including 96 of a possible 117 first-place votes, from a panel of 117 sportswriters and broadcasters throughout the United States and Canada

Sports Notes - FIFA'S CLOSET NEEDS TO BE CLEANED - February, 2011
Grant Wahl for FIFA president? Ohhhh Please!!! - OHH... FERNANDO!!! (TORRES) - MARSHALL FAULK the Right Choice in NFL HALL OF FAME - CHARLES BARKLEY praises the LA Clippers BLAKE GRIFFIN - THE THREE BIG NBA TEAMS Top Big Three Salaries

NBA BEAT Part 2 - MIAMI HEAT'S ONLY TITLE WITH RILEY - November, 2010
THE LIFE OF RILEY... CHANGING PLACES - The belief was that Riley wanted to try to regain his former glory by coaching Miami to its first NBA Championship. He went on to accomplish that with an aging veteran team.

NBA BEAT Part 1 - THE HEAT IS ON MIAMI HEAT COACH SPOELSTRA - November, 2010
CAN THE MIAMI HEAT STOP THE BLEEDING? - The pressure is on for the superstar team to measure up to its preseason expectations. The problem is they haven't come close and are on a pace to finish with a 43-39 or 44-38 record - Lakers coach Phil Jackson's comments inflame the situation

Sports Notes - GEORGE BLANDA - Born Again with the Oakland Raiders - October, 2010
Though Blanda passed away September 17th at the age of 83 his heroic performances and achievements will go down as some of the greatest ever in football history. Gorge Blanda was a true legend in his own time. - ASIAN FOOTBALL FEDERATION VICE PRESIDENT RAVY KHEK'S FINANCIAL WORTH BEING INVESTIGATED - Preseason Kicks of with NBA Europe Live

NBA BEAT - MAGIC JOHNSON DOWNS LeBRON JAMES - July, 2010
DIFFERENT STROKES FOR DIFFERENT FOLKS - The reality is that Johnson as great as he was had problems playing with players that would take the spotlight off of him. As a rookie Kareem Abdul Jabbar had to put him in his place as to who was the Lakers top dog - NBA salary cap for 2010-11 season

Sports Notes EXTRA EXTRA - LAKERS WIN NBA TITLE UGLY - WORLD CUP FLIP FLOPS - June, 2010
The USA World Cup team is experiencing mixed success and a controversial decision from ref Kouman Coulibaly without an explanation to disallow a third U.S. goal against Slovenia - England favored by many is on the edge of disaster - Lakers Win NBA title UGLY - BIG BABY

NBA BEAT - LAKERS vs. CELTICS - A HEATED RIVALRY - June, 2010
THE TITLE HEAT IS ON!!! - As the Lakers sharpen their elbows the Celtics will have to toughen their chins to get through this series to add another title to their history of domination of the lads from Hollyweird.

Sports Notes - WHO's THE BEST JOSE MOURINHO OR PEP GUARDIOLA?- April, 2010
The question is who is worthy and will take over Ferguson's best club manager's throne? - LAKERS THE BEST? GO FIGURE...

Sports Notes - KEVIN ROONEY HOT - ENGLAND NOT - March, 2010
A LOOK IN THE MIRROR - England is coming apart at the seams as the John Terry scandal has yet to be resolved. The playboy image of the squad far outweighs what it takes to win the World Cup. When it comes to extra marital comparisons the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers have some skeletons in its closet.

NBA NEWS - NBA ALL-STAR BALLOTING SECOND RETURNS - January, 2010
Kobe Bryant Leads all Players, LeBron James Tops the East - There are some surprise names in the voting. Who will replace Yao Ming as the West's starting center? Though he has bounced around the league and had very little playing time Allen Iverson is second in the East's voting for the guard position. - THE HEAT IS ON!!!

NBA NOTES Part 2 : THE LAKERS 15 NBA TITLES - June, 2009
During the 52 years of the NBA the Lakers franchise has won 15 NBA titles. The questions are: How did it start? What team was the best? Who had to overcome the stiffest competition? Read on…

NBA NOTES: ORLANDO SUFFERS MONTEZUMA'S REVENGE LAKERS WIN TITLE - June, 2009
LAKERS GO FISHEN TO WIN THE TITLE - KOBE MVP -The series was over after game four when Orlando gave up a 3 point lead with less than a minute remaining. The bite, the fight the fierce light in their eyes was gone after game four… IT WAS OVER. Orlando Suffered From the Shoulda Woulda, Coulda Disease

NBA BEAT - NBA PLAYOFF FINAL - June, 2009
NBA FINALS ORLANDO MAGIC vs. LOS ANGELES LAKERS -The media went wild about their wish to see a Cleveland Cavaliers verses the Los Angeles Lakers finals featuring a Kobe Bryant verses LeBron James match up they will have to settle for Kobe verses Orlando with Superman aka Dwight Howard.

NBA BEAT - NBA'S NO TITLE LOSERS - DAY WAS ROBBED? - April , 2009
If this were a scene from the GoodFellas film da (the) boys would say about some NBA players, "Day was (They were) robbed. We are of the opinion that the Lakers are the worst three-peat NBA title winning team ever on a short list that includes the Boston Celtics of the 60's and the Chicago Bulls of the 90's. Their success is tainted by an NBA fixed game scandal

NBA NOTES - AGAIN - ARE THE LAKERS THAT GOOD OR IS THE NBA THAT BAD? - March , 2009
The Lakers were the first to qualify for the NBA playoffs this season but the question is do they have the talent to win the title? - The main man responsible for orchestrating the Boston Celtics title winning team last season was forgotten.- Though being slight of build for a center at that time RED KERR was a hard worker. He had to go up against some of the best centers who ever played the game including Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Russell.

NBA BEAT - GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP REIGNS AT NBA ALL STAR WEEKEND - February , 2009
Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant were voted to share the games MVP trophy. - The lyrics to a Jim Croce song warns 'Don't tug on Superman's cape,' but there was one fearless slam dunk competitor who ignored that advice. For his deeds Dwight Howard proved that he is a TRUE SUPER MAN.

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