How YOU (the fans) can help the Lakers win Game 4

As I was browsing blogs early-bird-style, I stumbled upon this. I thought it was a great idea. Considering you don't need a 'Yellowbook cam' to watch Kobe the entire game, and that Pau Gasol wouldn't be anything better than mildly-entertaining, no other player is the best candidate.

Okay, now I know I'm voting for Ronny's Turiaf but...what SPUR do I vote for?

Tim Duncan?

No, booooring.

Ginobili?

I don't think he speaks.

Parker?

No, but may I suggest a 'Longoria cam'?

I know the perfect candidate. And voting him for the last 12 minutes of the game may just cost the Spurs a win. I'll tell you who: Bruce Bowen.

Why you say? Well, we all know Bruce's past history (ahem) and we know he can get a little...violent. Why not keep a cam on Bowen for 12 minutes? Sure, if something 'out of the ordinary' happens Stu Jackson may just not give a crap, but as for us, the fans, our comments will be justified.

EVERY OTHER FAN: "Bowen is a dirty player"

SPUR FAN: " Bowen is not dirty. He is just an opportunist"

You know the drill. Game 4, vote Bowen. At http://www.tnt.tv/sports/nba/playoffs08_preview/.

Save a game for the Lakers, but most importantly, save a player.



HYPE IT UP!

Kobe Buys Teammates 9,000 Watches

Orange County Register -
To celebrate his MVP award, Kobe Bryant gave each teammate a personally engraved Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Compressor Chronograph watch from Switzerland. They retail for $9,000 apiece.

That's some reward for well...hitting your shots. I say the Lakers should pitch in and set up a Kwame Brown support fund. It's going to be tough signing autographs and getting pissed on at Wendy's for minimum wage.

Barkley bet on more than 100 NBYA games: report

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Aluhbamuh — Charles Barkley, former nba allstar, placed bets upon more than 100 NBA Youth Association games he attended from 2004 to 2008, the Alabama Daily Scroll reported.

Federal prosecutors filed paperwork Monday indicating the scope of the scandal, the newspaper reported Saturday, with Barkley having already pleaded guilty to five counts of illegal gambling on public pickup games.

"The government's investigation revealed that Barkley provided picks for anywhere from 30 to 40 games for each of those three seasons," Assistant US Attorney Jeffrey Goldberg said in a letter filed in federal court.

Barkley, 41, who was previously convicted for for misdemeanors on Krispy Kreme establishments, is currently 'busy hitting the blackjack table' and declined to comment. He faces up to 20 years of intense weight watchers regimes.

While Barkley has not been accused of match-fixing games he wagered upon, his actions could have affected margins, point totals and eventual outcomes and clearly shattered the integrity and self esteem of the National Basketball Youth Association.

Barkley would pass along information about which referees were going to handle which games, giving gamblers insight into games long before the children even knew which referees were going to handle their games. When asked to comment, 10 year old Richie Jones responded, "It's a terruble, terruble, incident."

Shawn Kemp, among Barkley's gambling partners who pleaded guilty in April to their roles in the plot, said Barkley received $5 dollars for each correct selection, including those in games he sat through.

Damon Jones Deserves a Post

This is a classic right here. Seriously, the NBA should consider Jones and Craig Sager for the marketing department--I'm sure they can come up with some useful ideas...'Witness Stern' tees anyone?