The Goat Pen

Looks as though it's really happening, pending league approval.

Steve Nash. Maybe Pau feels better now that he somebody to talk socialized medicine with.

It should lead to more crowd-pleasing dunks.

I'm surprised the series was as competitive as it was.

>our roster is still best suited for spot-up shooters...and we have none

Yup.

Lakers might have a better chance if Sessions shows up (I heard he has an ankle injury).

Interesting report on NPR yesterday about the Kings/Lakers/Clippers revolving door at Staples this week.

Good stuff.

I'm on yet another re-re-reading of the Patrick O'Brian novels. Still the most consistent and rewarding series of books I've ever read. Awhile back I was into the histories of Robert K. Massie. He wrote two books about the naval arms race and war between England and Germany. Excellent writing about ...

I think Brook is correct about the tough guy pose from Harden. No need to brush up against him for the inbounds play like you're crashing a high school party. Must've been some interesting thoughts in the locker room after the game. No Bynum, no Sessions, no Barnes for what, the final twenty minutes...

Wilt's single game record is probably safe, true. Sucks that Kobe's been injured, but on the bright side he's been helping out as "Coach Kobe", and everyone from Bynum and Gasol to World Peace and Sessions and Matt Barnes have found their rhythm and stepped up at times. On the minus side t...

Wow, thirty boards against a quality opponent. Dude's starting to build a little legend.

I bet that speech gets delivered a lot, in spite of the NFL's "saintly" image. They're always impervious, whether it's bounties, spying, drugs, or if something terrible happens to Peyton next season.

Maybe instead of launching satirical 3s he can try going coast to coast with his defensive rebounds. He can dish out a few flagrants on the way to the hoop.

Ding had a more sympathetic take, comparing Drew to Kobe early in his career in terms of talent and brash cockiness.

The Lakers expend some Kobe heroics and outlast another team they should easily beat. Gasol played strong after Bynum essentially took the game off and earning a lot of bench time by attempting a three.

Sessions scores an efficient 20 points w/ 11 assists as Lakers outlast Portland. So far, so good, with the athletic point guard thing.

Bynum's turning into a tech magnet.

Odom looks lost.

I watched his flagrant against Scola a few dozen times last night. You know, the one where his bald head collided with Scola's teeth. Good stuff.

Am I supposed to see something? I'm a few books away from a complete re-read of O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin books. If anything, my enjoyment of them has gone up the second time around. I also think the later novels are better than I had first realized. Check 'em out - don't let the nautical arcana stum...

I can say "Russell Westbrook blows by Fisher" in four one hundredths of a second, too