For all the pain I suffered watching the Jailbreakers...in spite of Darius Miles' little outburst to Coach Cheeks...for Greg Oden missing his rookie season and having lots to live up to this season (because this would be nuts if Durant were a Blazer)...they're still my team. And I'm not even FROM Portland, I'm a Los Angelean! This roster is ridiculously loaded with talent - Andre Miller has signed, Brandon Roy will be free to make nights hellish for opposing team defense, LaMarcus Aldrige is an underrated PF (with somewhat good reason...post game where?), and...yep, Greg Oden, whom all I pray for is to be a defensive monster. And that's with Martell Webster returning from injury with Nic Batum, Rudy Fernandez, and Travis Outlet WAITING ON THE BENCH!
BTW, I don't hate the Lakers, but I hate 80% of LakerNation for their "support". Psh, Staples Center has no HEART. Regular season games mean nothing to these people, it really is "win or go home", where "go home" means "we'll utterly destroy you if you don't bring home the goods". I love places like the Rose Garden, where people actually understand the nuances of a good team defense, and can appreciate effort even if it's not "flashy".
Yes the Lakers will have a strong chance to win the championship this year. No, I'm not jumping on the stupid bandwagon. Regarding logos, however, THIS made me laugh: “This is our logo. We’re the Lakers. What’s that in our logo? It’s a basketball. Why? Because we’re the basketball team from Los Angeles. What’s our mascot? What do you mean? You think we’re concerned that our team name has no obvious personification, and we’re going to have some kind of Steeley McBeam debacle? Please. Our mascot is Kobe Bryant’s middle finger. What’s that? You’ve noticed that some idiot named Bob Short decided that one of our primary colors should be purple? You think that’s kind of gay? Let me refer you to our mascot. We’re the Lakers. **** you.”