What A Mess The Lakers Are

[andyfox]

Karl Malone sprained his ankle tonight. Kobe takes no shots one game, then takes ninety of 'em. Payton is complaining he's not playing enough. Both Kobe and Payton say they don't like Phil Jackson's offense. And why should they, he's only won nine chapionships with it.

Kobe says he doesn't like Phil Jackson as a person. Shaq has taken eight free throws tonigh, and he's already made one.

Who knows, I suppose they could come together. Kobe's pretty close to Michael Jordan, at least below the neck. San Antonio has finished the season with eleven wins in a row. Three other teams in NBA history finished with eleven or more wins in a row, and they all lost in the first round.

I'd be surprised to see either the Lakers or Sacramento in the finals.