First off my friends and I gave you an ovation the other day at Islands by the bridge and I don't want this to come out wrong. I am hoping somehow you read this, because the media sucks and always asks the wrong questions.
If I were in the media what I would have asked you last night was, "I understand as lights out as Luke Walton and Vladmir were playing its tough to get em out of the ball game. Five points between the two, a four point play on a late rotation and Kevin Garnets Jewels on the back of Luke's neck, pretty good stuff to have out of the small forward position. But, seriously why have you not made the move to give Ariza any time?"
Okay, before this seems like an insult, Phil I dont complete understand you, and I do know that this team is a year ahead of schedule anyways, I know you are the master motivator and killer at preparing. #### you have how many rings?
But when a simpleton like myself sees how much you are leaving on the bench with Ariza, he is your best defender takes no bad shots ever, and never misses rotating or doubling. The guy has so much to give, and the thing is the guys he would be taking time from are good guys but are honestly giving you nothing. I think the Lakers can win this series without him, and I also think if the Lakers don't show up they could lose this series, hey its basketball.
I can live with the Lakers getting beat but not losing because they dont board or take plays off.... Phil, what I couldnt live down is in my opinion five years from now Trevor Ariza is going to be an all star, and he's a leaper a road-crowd killer. The typical guy that an out of towner hasn't heard of and just drives you crazy with altheticism. I am just saying I don't want to look back at this series a couple years from now, and say damn and we had Ariza and didn't play him. Phil, your team will win game two, but instead of having to win in spite of your small forward rotation, why not get something positive. To be honest with you, your the greatest at what you do. But your stubborn as #### and someone needs to call you on it. That four point play by Vlad Man, hey look it happens, that should of been your smelling salt.
In my opinion this is what you would gain by playing Ariza 20 minutes, 2 offensive boards, 4 defensive boards, one less made three by Allen, Nobody I MEAN Nobody that he guards will go 7 for 10, one block, one steal, and somewhere between 3 for 4 or 4 for 5 shooting, and one team inspiring freakish dunk. I understand if there was nowhere to insert him, but Luke and Vlade are absolutely glaring weaknesses, Vlade first quarter fine, no second half and Luke just isnt there give it a try that's all I ask...
Please Phil I am begging you from the bottom of my heart. Put an athlete on the floor, cuz I guarentee you KG will not have his nuts on the back of Ariza's neck. Ariza is a winner, and so are the other guys but he is an athlete, and plays the right way.
