I was openly rooting for the Magic but alas it wasn’t their time. I don’t want to write some long winded recap of the series, but taking a cue from Shaq on twitter, a quick congratulations are in order.
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Congrats Kobe Bryant on #4 – Maybe we can get the Nike puppets in the video for “Shaq How My Ass Taste?”
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Congrats Phil Jackson on #10 – Hands are full… walk away. Now where can I buy that cap?
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Congrats Lamar Odom – How SWEET it is to be on that cover – just another thing money can’t buy you
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Congrats Derek Fisher - Big Shot Bob Who? You made them when they counted.
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Congrats Pau Gasol – Puppy dog face + NBA trophy + Bear hug + Invisalines= Priceless! … Now go thank Chris Wallace
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Congrats Trevor Ariza – You can now spend the rest of the summer planning what to do with all the money coming your way.
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Congratuls Andrew Bynum – You finally got your hands on the only thing you can grab without getting called for a foul.
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Congrats to the rest of the team – Sasha Vujacic , Jordan Farmar, Luke Walton, Shannon Brown, Josh Powell, Didier Mbenga, Sun Yue, Adam Morrison – Each of you now have 1 more ring than Malone, Barkley, Reggie Miller….
I may not have written a recap but the rest of the blogosphere was all over that…
Hardwood Paroxysm: Sometimes You’re Just Better Than Everyone Else
The Baseline: All Things Being Equal, That Happened
True Hoop: Nine Things to Remember About the 2009 NBA Finals
Silver Screen and Roll: Lakers Win 15th Championship
Straight Bangin’: The Unraveling of a Good Idea
Dino Nation Blog: Lakers Are Defending Champs…Let Off-Season Begin
Talk Hoops: 2009 NBA Finals -Lakers/Magic Game 5 Recap
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