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So long, Brian Grant’s contract. Godspeed.

It was a nice draft for the Lakers.
That’s basically how I’ve felt about most of the personnel moves of the team in the past couple of years — they were nice. Nothing wrong with them, but they certainly weren’t not thrilling or aggressive.
However, come Sunday, the time for something thrilling is upon us.
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UPDATE: The Lakers first pick is Jarvis Crittenton, a 6-4 PG out of Georgia Tech. The upside is he can defend and is long, very athletic and the pick gives the Lakers two young PGs to develop. There are questions about his decision-making and if he can shoot consistently, and one blogger I really trust [...]

“You can’t pass up a great player at the big position for a great player at a another position…history bears this out.”
-Bill Fitch
On the eve of the 2007 draft the Portland Trailblazers are caught, once again.
Select the anchor in the middle, the man who has the back to the basket game that so many [...]

I did two things of note this weekend — went and saw The Police at Dodger Stadium, on Sunday watched NBA TV reshowing some NBA draft coverage from the 1980s. So, what follows are some draft and Lakers thoughts, with a Police theme. Because I can.
Walking on the moon. The dream part of the “classic” [...]