Slumperman's NBA preview

Hey, it's playoff time again!


I dont usually pay much attention to the NBA season but this season is a crazy one. It started off with trade demands from Mr Bryant to the trade rumors of the top players from the Chicgo Bulls. The trade, of course, didnt go through. I think Kobe did the right thing, making noise to the front office and keep complaining, just like he did in the regular season with the referees and ended up with the most number of technical fouls. One more he will automatically be suspended by the league!

Then, here came the blockbuster trade that brought Paul Gasol in and sent Kwame Brown to the Grizzlies. This trade should have come earlier. It is pretty obvious, what the missing pieces the Lakers was experiencing after Andrew Bynum went down. The lakers were up again with Paul addition, and I love to see it. I dont need him to be flashy, I just need him to be able to flow in with the Triangle Offense and play some tough defense. I like Ronnie. He's no tall, but he's making the block shots night after night!

Weeks later, Shaq was sent to the Suns for the run-and-gun - Shawn Marion. I think the Suns need this, someone who can stop Tim Duncan. The Spurs seem like the only team whom the Suns can never beat. I werent say Shaq still has the juice to play his game, but it sure matter when they meet the Spurs in the postseason. And sure they did, they met in the first round.

It was a dismay season for the Bulls, whom I've expected to compete in the post-season. It didnt happen. I thought the trade rumors, as written in the ESPN news, affected them. I think somehow, it did. Afterall, who doesnt want to play with the Lakers? The Bulls from what I see, were quite stingy. I know Scottie didnt really got paid at what he should be getting. He's an All-star, c'mon. How true it this? I dont know. I only read it somewhere. I also read the top two players turned down a Contract extension! You got to be kidding? You are offered a permanent job with pay increment! And you turn it down? For whatever situations, a person's worth sometimes is indeed judged by how much he's capable of. If he doesnt see the minimum he's expecting, the morale changes. The urge to work for the company, the intensity, the attitude, the will to play for the organisation, changes. So, it's the management office's responsibility to fix this. Not change the players nor the coach. Fix the remuneration package. Fix other other things. If you gonna lose a potential player and have to spend so much to sign another player, this person is sure no-brainer man. As stupid as we see it, this is happening around the world. Packaging is what most people see it.

It not only apply to the Sports world, it also applies to the corporate world too. 50 bucks, I pui! I rather go work part-time.

The playoff starts today, and I'm anxious to see the Lakers play in the playoffs again!