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Hollywood Dreamin’

Published by Matt Sharp on June 28, 2007 in Matt's Take. 39 Comments

hollywood kobeWelcome to Hollywood, a place where dreams are born, and in some cases come true.

Tinsel Town has harbored many miracles here in the past weeks, De Niro and Pacino have teamed up to do another movie together, the Dodgers managed to stay within a few games of first place in their division, and Paris Hilton got thrown back into jail and let back out. As amazing as those feats are, they do not come close to matching the sheer brilliance of one rumored event.

Yes my friends, I am speaking of course of Kevin Garnett to the Los Angeles Lakers.

The possibility of acquiring the former league’s Most Valuable Player has Laker fans salivating. “KG to LA” is a conception years in the making. Imagine the Lakers, fearsome and almighty strutting through NBA endeavors with future hall of famers Kobe Bryant and Kevin Garnett.

Until a few days ago this fantasy would have remained just that, a flight of the imagination so to speak. Then we read the headlines, “McHale open to Garnett trade discussions”, and “Lakers and Minnesota discuss a possible Garnett trade”. Suddenly hope had arrived. For those who have dared to dream, namely those associated with GetGarnett.com, now have some meaning to their cause.

Garnett a Laker? Is it possible?

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Heroes

Published by Matt Sharp on June 12, 2007 in Matt's Take. 12 Comments

it ain�t easy�Since the dawn of time their have been heroes, average men or women with an above average ability for greatness. When King Leonidas of Sparta took his guardsmen of 300 strong into the battle of Thermopylae, he saw them revel under his brilliance and majesty as they conquered 20,000 Persians before succumbing to inevitable defeat at the hands of the tyrant Xerxes. Today more than 2,000 years later we again see a similar scene of voyage for glory.

Kobe Bryant must command his troops to victory against the powers that be that currently hold the gold in the NBA. However the politicians of the Laker organization have shown very little patronage towards their King. Their efforts have been futile and for that Kobe hath been forced to battle the masses with a sub par lineup of soldiers.

Alas the time of reckoning is at hand, the politicians must forge an adequate band of personnel to ensure Kobe’s conquest for eternal glory. This off season, there have whispers of union between Kobe and another valiant warrior from the East. It has been said that such unification would bring about a squad capable of dethroning the current champions. As such they would pledge their lives to the grandeur of the great city Los Angeles.

And so we wait, and wonder, just who is this brave soul from the East that is prepared to offer his services to our liege Kobe Bryant?

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