For all my fellow Laker-haters out there

[kellinator]

From today's Daily Quickie on Page 2 at ESPN.com:

Two Words For You:
MEAN. GUYS.

The Lakers are the NBA's "Mean Girls."

Catty, clique-y, back-stabby:
The Lakers' "Fab Four" wear the facade of popularity in the same snotty, self-entitled way the movie version's squad does.

But in the same way high school's "popular" kids eventually implode, the perception that Cool = Chemistry turns out to be just as superficial for these Lakers:

Kobe's reckless shooting; Payton and Mailman, who obviously want a ring so much that they combined to shoot 4 for 18; Shaq back to the old days of wince-inducing free-throw shooting; no D anywhere.

The biggest of all "Mean Girls" lessons is that, in the end, being true-to-self -- even if it means you are a little earnest or dorky -- offers the best chance for success.

Earnest? Dorky? Ladies and gentlemen, your San Antonio Spurs.

Comments

[jack-mccoy-fan1.livejournal.com]

He forgot to mention Philip and his zen crap!!!

I did the dance of Joy when I saw that the Lakers ate it big last night. Ladies and gentlemen the Spurs indeed....or anyone who isn't the Lakers.

I'm lighting those candles and praying that they lose this series quickly!!