Following being traded by the Lakers Phil Jackson ripped Shaquille O'Neal who had once called Jackson a second father. Shaq referred to his former coach as Benedict Arnold. Jackson had previously said, "The only person I've ever [coached] that hasn't been a worker ... is probably Shaq." - NBA photo

Within five seasons Kobe Bryant took over the Lakers organization while throwing Shaquille O'Neal under the bus - NBA photo

Shaquille O'Neal went from the penthouse to the outhouse after Kobe Bryant's arrival - NBA photo

Sports Notes - 2013

Sports Notes - THE NBA'S ALL TIME GREATEST PLAYERS - Part 3 -December, 2013
A BLEND OF NBA ERAS - While young ignorant pundits of today put together their all time beast NBA players list many of the greatest are missing sine the pundits never saw them play. We include several players from the early NBA era that had the talent to play in any period and their talents may never be surpassed. We have no Kobe's, Jabbar's or O'Neal's thus the question remains who did we select as our best of all time?

Sports Notes - JON HENDRICKS WAS ROBBED by the UFC - November, 2013
FIGHTING WOES & WORDS - He was robbed is the sentiment when the UFC judges awarded the decision to Georges St-Pierr and that won his fight with John Hendricks and the crowd booed. For many viewers nothing could be further from the truth. Hendricks dominated the fight and was unmarked but he left St-Pierr's face cut bloodied and badly bruised. The question is has the UFC LOST THE PLOT AND OVERDOSED IN PROMOTING REMATCHES that can earn HUGE FUTURE BOX OFFICE AND PAY PER VIEW RECEIPTS?

SPORTS NOTES - NBA's ALL TIME 1st TEAM - Part 2 - October, 2013
BLACK NBA STARS ROSE FROM DISCRIMINATION TO DOMINATE THE NBA's BEST OF ALL TIME - The NBA went through a growth period during the 60's when the Boston Celtics with Bill Russell dominating the league in winning all but one title during the decade. Russell endured racism but stood tall and overcame it all. The black players of that almost all white NBA 50's era paved the way for future black stars such as Magic Johnson and Michael Jordan to be recognized as being the best of all time. But... there was one white player that could keep up the pace and become the new NBA generations great white hope to also qualify as one of the leagues all time best - THIS DAY IN THE NBA

SPORTS NOTES - NBA's ALL-TIME BEST - Part 1 - September, 2013
OLD SCHOOL - WHEN THE TOUGH GOT GOING - The early NBA period was a time when the tough got going, salaries were low and racism was rife - The king of that era Bill Russell was sight to see as he was far from being graceful as he looked like a human erector set when he strode down the court. He lacked speed but seemed always to be in the right place at the right time when it came to blocking shots and grabbing rebounds. His famous duels with Wilt Chamberlain must go down as the greatest NBA duels of all time

SPORTS NOTES - FOOTBALLS ESTRANGED BED FELLOWS - August, 2013
WHERE IS THE LOVE? - Football controversies reign this season as disgruntled English Premiere League players wanting to move on to bigger and better clubs. With the transfer window winding down will changes be made? More importantly what is the driving force that has caused friction between managers and players? We take a look at those developments and perhaps the reasons why

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 - PLAY SPORTS & MAKE LOVE NOT WAR - April, 2013
THE HEALING PROCESS - The bottom line is let the war mongers CNN and Wolf Blitzer fight their own battles as Bin Laden is dead. Let the Palestinian and Afghan people enjoy the fruits of life - NBA TRIVIA - 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

SPORTS NOTES - THE WORM, DENNIS RODMAN TURNS ON NORTH KOREA - February, 2013
AMERICA'S WEAPON OF MASS CONSTRUCTION IS DENNIS RODMAN - When it comes to getting into trouble former NBA great Dennis Rodman is good at it. At a time that the world is in turmoil and financial ruin due to Wall Street gangsters thirst for derivatives the aka Worm in on a mission to be a ambassador of peace in his FEEL GOOD trip to North Korea the land where many US politicians FEAR TO TREAD

SPORTS NOTES - LA CLIPPER FLIPPERS - TURN THEIR NBA BEAT AROUND - January, 2013
THE NEW CLIPPERS WINNING WAYS - Prior to the start of the season the LA Lakers were supposed to be the leagues SUPER TEAM when they acquired Superman center Dwight Howard and former NBA Player of the Year Steve Nash Nash to compliment Kobe Bryant. That was then and this is now their cross town rival LA Clippers 28-8 are tied with the leagues best record and are 13 games ahead of the Lakers 15-21 in the Conference standing. Presently the Lakers are out of the playoff picture while the maturation of the Clippers super duo Chris Paul and Blake Griffin has come to fruition in their second season playing together - NFL's Tony Gonzalez

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