Unforgiven!!!

Got a glimpse of Derek Fisher during the Jazz's big 96-87 thumping of hated rivals the Los Angeles Lakers the other night. Not only did he shoot poorly which pleased me no end, but I have to admit my lip curled into a snarl when I spotted him. I still haven't forgiven him or the players association for their pathetic behavior during the lockout. If Mr. Fisher thinks the fan's have forgotten he's got another think coming, because we certainly haven't.

The players who were so adamant in pursuing this course (millionaires squabbling with billionaires) in this financial climate when everyone else is struggling to make ends meet still have a long way to go to win back the hearts of the fans. I do not include those players who were content with their lot and give so much back to their communities, I am talking about the Kobe's, the Fisher's, the LeBron's and so on. So there are big crowds, big deal, they aren't there for the players, they are there for their TEAM! You have a long, long way to go Derek Fisher. But I did enjoy you and your Lakers buddies getting whooped by a small-market team with real heart!

Lakers and Kobe Top Fan Poll

Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers are by far the favorites with basketball fans according to survey conducted for Forbes by BIGresearch, a unit of Prosper. Oh heaven forbid, you have to be joshin' me. Kobe Bryant is a great player, but nowhere near as good as Michael Jordan, and he stinks as a person. He has a huge ego and thinks he's God's gift to everything, let alone basketball. It just goes to show how little taste people have in picking their heroes.

BIGresearch asked 5,075 people if they were an NBA fan, of which 26.8% answered yes. Of the 1,360 people who said they were fans, 22.2% said the Lakers were their favorite team, followed by the Boston Celtics with 11.9%. The Heat were ranked a distant fourth at 6.4%. I know there are a lot of people in LA, but they have the Clippers and the Warriors too. What this survey says is that winning is more important than loyalty., and that's pathetic.