I've been trying to stay with the serious writing thing, but you're just too funny.

Just to recap: You and Dusty both think OJ Mayo is a thug and despicable person, hate Lamar Odom, hate everyone one the Lakers besides Kobe, love referencing your lives off the internet, hate LeBron James, and like to hump fire hydrants in your spare time.  

Oh and...

  NiqueD
Jul 20, 2008
3:08 PM

LOL you are so wrong in so many ways. Let me chronicle them for you.

1.) I live in Oklahoma and I like the name Thunder. It's not as good as Outlaws that was suggested but they didn't consult with me.

2.) It's way better than Thunderbirds (Ugh) and Barons (double ugh)

3.) On it's very worst day it's better than Sonics which only makes me think of the nerds they use in the Sonic Drive In fast food commercials.

4.) We had to leave the name to get rid of those ugly green and white uniforms. Green belongs on trees and grass. It does not belong on clothing. They're not freaking leprecauns after all.

"Just wait until Bynum comes back" was the Laker fan slogan before, during, and after a Finals series that felt more like a six game sweep than a hard fought four-two defeat. The reliance of Laker fans on Bynum's return, because of the small sample of play that he's provided us with, has been mocked endlessly. In some ways it's understandable. Actually, if going by Bynum's career stats, it's completely understandable.

What isn't understandable however, is how anyone can think this is any different than assuming the Portland Trail Blazers will be a much improved ballclub when Greg Oden returns. After all, hasn't Greg Oden provided us with an even smaller sampling of his capabilities in the professional ranks than Bynum? And while Oden obviously has the potential to be amazing, he certainly didn't dominate the colligate game the way some assumed he would. To be fair, he was playing with an injured wrist, but that only further speaks to the fact that the guy can't seem to stay healthy.

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One of the above players is Andrew Bynum. The other two are Michael Beasley and Greg Oden, neither of whom has played a second pro ball during the regular season. We have a smart readership base, I'll let all of you figure out who is who. The point of it all is, if you expect a solid season from Greg Oden next season in terms of the affect he'll have on his respective team, I don't see how you can try to diminish the impact Bynum will have on his respective team considering Bynum has done what he's done at the professional level, whereas Oden's production was put to shame this past season by a FORWARD.

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Last week, regardless of what colors they represent, LA basketball fans sat back and watched the drama that was the Elton Brand Exit unfold. What began as an opt out to "free up some cap space" turned into the ultimate backhand to the entire Clipper Nation as by all accounts a stand-up guy in EB, headed off to be "...closer to home" out in the City of Brotherly Love. Surprisingly, at the end of it all, the picture on what exactly happened and who exactly should be blamed for the entire fiasco is still unclear.

Today LAHB will examine the facts that we do know, and determine who deserves a quick and swift kick in the you know what for went down with Elton Brand.

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The Lakers were out of the James Posey sweepstakes early, but I felt the issue was worth mentioning since they were in the running at some point.

Frankly, I think the Hornets over-extended themselves, and I'm not particularly disappointed that the Lakers missed out on the so-called new age Big Shot Robert Horry. First and foremost, any time you give a thirty one year old player who you expect good defense from a four year deal worth twenty five million [Yahoo!], you're asking for trouble. IF the Hornets get anything out of this deal, it will be during the first two years, tops. When you're building around a young guy like Chris Paul, you have to why you would want to commit yourself to a four year deal like that. I suppose with the West being what it is everyone wants to "win now", but I'm not sure this was the right move for that.

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So the Los Angeles Clippers get Marcus Camby [ESPN]. Whoopty doo.

I don't mean to get down on the Clippers, I really don't, but trading for Camby represents what that team is all about.

They wanted to re-sign one of the most consistent players in the league in Elton Brand. They wanted to sign one of the biggest up and comers in the game in Josh Smith. They wanted to make a swap with New York for a big overweight head case in Zack Randolph. And after all that, the poor fools end up with Marcus Camby and his bloated contract.

Listen, I liked Camby when he was balling with the Knicks in the early years. He also seems like a great teammate to have. That said, the guy is an injury prone, offensively limited, defensively overrated, waste of cap space. And yes, I said defensively overrated.

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