Xpinionated

Kwame Brown and some cat I’ve never heard of (Laron Profitt), as well as some cash, are coming to the purple and gold in exchange for Caron Butler and Chucky Atkins.

I liked pre-March Chucky Atkins. Post-March Chucky got a little to mouthy with the reporters and started to be a distraction in my opinion. So I’m not particularly sad to see him go, especially if Smush Parker is as solid as his play was in the Summer Pro league. I don’t think Smush is going to be ready for a starter’s role but we should be able to find a decent point before the season starts.

I will miss Caron (especially since my mom in law bought the jersey for me). It’s sad to see him go because I felt he was making strides toward the end of the season and I thin khe would have been a very legitimate number 3 if not number 2 option.

Kwame better step up…..

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My lip is all busted up. Swole like Jay Z. Mrs. Xpinionated beat me up. Don’t get it twisted, it wasn’t a fight. We were playing around and her shoe somehow left her foot with velocity and trajectory that I, to this very minute, still find hard to believe. Now, I’m walking around work trying to hide my huge lip like I’m a battered husband…not looking folks in the eye, turning away to avoid giving them a clear shot of the grotesqueness known as my left upper lip…My normal cockiness is not to be found today…..I’ve kept conversations limited ’cause I didn’t want anyone to see my malformed mouth…..

Ok, Mrs Xpinionated should feel bad enough now…if she even reads this…

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Well, all the collective bargaining agreement delays are done, words are on paper, and the fun of the offseason began at noon eastern. The Lakers have yet to make the Kwame deal official. Let’s hope there are some other surprises in store as well. So far, Bonzi Wells to Sacramento is probably the biggest news. Actually no it’s not….The big faker, Shaquille O’Neal has duped Miami for $100M over 5 years….I’ll give him two before he a)starts some feud\negativity with D-Wade, or b) injures his widdle toe or big stomach and decides to retire to fake being a cop. Yeah, I hate that dude…and what?

In other news, a nice tribute to Chick Hearns is on the Lakers page today.

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