Thank you Pau Gasol....

2014 marks the last season of Pau Gasol at Lakers. He won 2 championship rings long with Kobe Bryant and Phil Jackson while he was with the Lakers.



His new deal which is worth 22+Millions over 3 years will send him to Chicago Bulls.

Am I happy as a Lakers fan? Not really because our front court is almost empty besides Jordan Hill. Ryan Kelly and Sacre? MEH. Can we attract anyone else? I doubt.

Am I happy for Pau? Yes! He has been on the trading block news for the longest time since their fail attempt at the 3-peat where Phil left along with it. I believe Bulls will be a good places for him considering how much he enjoys moving the ball, and hopefully the young blood and the change of environment will give him a new life.

Thank you Pau. It was fun while it lasted. Good luck!

Lakers, bouncing back to domination?

My Brud DT's post reminded me that I haven't been writing for this blog for the longest time.  So what happened? Maybe the passion of writing basketball left the same time Kobe and the Lakers walked off the court torn and broken. As a sports fan, it's hard to see your own team suffer and not just a little scratch but a major blow in this case.

How can we allow the Lakers to suffer such humiliation? It's the gold and purple we are talking about, we are the kings and we dominate.

What does it mean to dominate?

To dominate means on any days, ANY, when your friend ask you "Lakers vs Utah" - Lakers. "Lakers vs Bulls" - Lakers. It's almost like a faith, I don't even care who Lakers is playing against, I don't even care if someone is not feeling well or the opponent is having a 17 games winning streak, it's the Lakers.

"Dominating means we believe we will win, we know we will win regardless of who we are playing against."   

Google 72-10 and you will see the meaning of dominating.

Still the best NBA record. Jordan's 2nd 3peat

92' Bulls: 67-15 - this is dominating.

86'-87' Lakers - dominating.

71'-72' Lakers - Longest winning streak before MJ and the guys took over.

3-peat, Kobe and Shaq.

What does it means to the sports? More haters? More bangwagoners? Boring games as it's all "expected"? Do we want to see a dominating team?

Do we have a team like this as of now? Are the heat a dominating team? Yes, they are a good team, they win games, big games but are they dominating? They won 2 rings back to back and now they are chasing their very 1st 3peat and the only thing in their way now is Pacers and Either OKC or the Spurs.

They have had it easy, Bobcats and Nets for their 1st 2 round of the playoffs but that doesn't means they are not a good team. Like it or not they are going down onto the hall of fame. I'm a hater and I'm proud to say that.

THIS... Still hating it.


This is sports and we don't have a sure win but to dominate the game is possible and that means a lot of work. It's the same thing in life, regardless of what we do, if we want to be good we have to put in the effort and make things happen.

How much time does Kobe and the Lakers have to bounce back? Is Love the solution? Will a new coach be able to turn the team around? How much can the Lakers do in the coming off season?

Batman and Joker, Durant and Westbrook

Wanted to write about probably the most polarising player in the NBA (Westbrook) and finally have the time today!

 The general public loves Kevin Durant. He's one of the most prolific scorers the game will ever see. and he does it with such a high efficiency that it makes this all unreal. Hell I would tell my kid to learn to shoot and score like him. People love KD also because he's humble. He tries to get mad and nasty but he can't seem to do it and it doesn't suit him anyway. And because of all this, the basketball community has always placed him in the leadership role of the OKC Thunder.

 Enter Russell Westbrook. The man who lives in a world without rules. He doesn't play like a PG like he's suppose to. He doesn't play the safety but goes for the offensive board aggressively. He turns corner as fast as he sprints down the court and jumps out of the gym as he attacks the rim every single time. This is not natural. This is harmful and nobody can keep up with it (Derrick Rose got hurt) but this man truly doesn't care.

 The common quote in the sports world is Batman and Robin. After much thought, I feel that this duo is more of Batman and Joker. Durant is all about rules and efficiency. The immovable object. Westbrook will break any rule, do anything to tear the world down. he's the unmovable force. Together, they make us go OMFG and yet wonder if this partnership will ever work.

 OKC has came back to tie the series 2-2. and the world is still crediting Durant. There are so many articles that talked about this relationship and how Westbrook hurts Durant. (I don't want to go too deep into this argument because this post is not about that) But make no mistake, it was Westbrook who brought the fight to the Spurs. and it was also him who kept attacking time after time to keep the bench of the Spurs at bay even as the lead was slowly cut down. He plays with the chip and he, not Durant is OKC's knockout punch.

 I am not exactly a Westbrook fan, But I do love the fight in him. One day he might learn to control his rage like the great ones who came before him, or he might prove to us that this superhuman way of play is actually sustainable and can win championships. Either way, let's give him the respect he deserves because we might never see anyone that truly plays like this again.

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 Batman/Bruce Wayne: The bandit, in the forest in Burma, did you catch him? Alfred: Yes Batman/Bruce Wayne: How? Alfred: We burned the forest down.