Reflecting
mayner
witnessed the careers of all the Los Angeles Lakers that only played
for the Lakers and brought us Championships. I include Derek Fisher in
that category even though he left to play for GS and Utah. He came
back and can be forgiven. For all his foibles, he's one of us and has
been a major contributor over the years, as well as Byron, Rick Fox,
Kareem, etc. Guess I have to make an honorable mention list as well.
Elgin is Elgin and though he retired the year we got our first one for
Los Angeles I cannot in good conscience leave him off. His play
throughout the 60's helped get us there, if only to have the hated
Celtics crush the dreams of all of us that were witnesses to his
greatness. I feel sorry for those that couldn't see him play and can
only read old written accounts, though if you really want to get a
"Word's Eye-view", as Chick used to say, dig up a couple of Jim
Murray's LA Times articles about Elgin from way back then. Murray was
the Chick Hearn of journalism, or maybe the other way around, it
really doesn't matter.
The Big Five
Kobe Bryant
Magic Johnson
Jerry West (The Logo)
Elgin Baylor
Big Game James Worthy
Almost brings a little mist to my eyes thinking of all the joy this
team has brought me and my family since forever, it seems. Win, lose,
or draw this year, I will always be a Laker fan. Maybe that's why when
somebody disses them I'm like a mother bear with her cubs. You'd be
smart not to do it while within reach. ;-)
Honorable Mention (Part of career with other teams)
Kareem Abdul Jabbar
Derek Fisher
Kurt Rambis
AC Green
Rick Fox
Big Shot Robert Horry
Stormin' Norman Nixon
Byron Scott
Feel free to add your own. ;-)
Ironside
1st Team
========
Magic Johnson
Kobe Bryant
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
James Worthy
Elgin Baylor
2nd Team
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Jerry West
Gail Goodrich
Wilt Chamberlain
Kurt Rambis
Jamaal Wilkes
3rd Team
========
Norm Nixon
Byron Scott
Shaquille O'Neal
Michael Cooper
Robert Horry
Honorable Mention
=================
Rick Fox
Bob McAdoo
Derek Fisher
Lamar Odom
Pau Gasol
A.C. Green
Happy Hairston
Sam Perkins
Nick Van Exel
Eddie Jones
BaSSiStiSt
> Honorable Mention (Part of career with other teams)
>
> Kareem Abdul Jabbar
> Derek Fisher
> Kurt Rambis
> AC Green
> Rick Fox
> Big Shot Robert Horry
> Stormin' Norman Nixon
> Byron Scott
>
> Feel free to add your own. ;-)
Needs moar Shaq.
Yeah, he burnt his bridges, but he was a freakin monster here for
years. If he's disqualified for playing outside of L.A. too much, then
I gotta yank your chain on putting Fox and Horry in there as
well. :-)
Nice post, Mr. Mayner. Now I will kindly get off your lawn.
RzR
> The Big Five
>
> Kobe Bryant
> Magic Johnson
> Jerry West (The Logo)
> Elgin Baylor
> Big Game James Worthy
>
no shaq?
LMAO...the man won 3 championship as the MAIN-GO-TO guy...some of you are
truly ignorant
mayner
I wasn't rating the Lakers, I was talking about some long-term,
Championship Lakers. My groups were "Played Entire Career" and "Played
Most of Their Career", whatever.
mayner
<bassis...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>On May 28, 2:21�pm, mayner <jeffmay...@USCNumberOne.com> wrote:
>
>> Honorable Mention (Part of career with other teams)
>>
>> Kareem Abdul Jabbar
>> Derek Fisher
>> Kurt Rambis
>> AC Green
>> Rick Fox
>> Big Shot Robert Horry
>> Stormin' Norman Nixon
>> Byron Scott
>>
>> Feel free to add your own. � ;-)
>
>Needs moar Shaq.
>
>Yeah, he burnt his bridges, but he was a freakin monster here for
>years. If he's disqualified for playing outside of L.A. too much, then
>I gotta yank your chain on putting Fox and Horry in there as
>well. :-)
I have to admit, I completely forgot about Shaquille in regards to
this list anyway. I think because he's still playing, who knows? No
matter, I should have included him on the list. Thanks for pointing it
out. You beat Alson to it. ;-)
>
>Nice post, Mr. Mayner. Now I will kindly get off your lawn.
Have fun! You got a Slip 'n Slide handy? ;-)
George Shouse
What? Are you holding Mikan's year with the Chicago Gears (when
the Lakers did not exist) against him?
bozak
like snake pliskin, i thought you were dead... :-)
Terraholm
> On Fri, 28 May 2010 11:21:26 -0700, mayner
>
> What? Are you holding Mikan's year with the Chicago Gears (when
> the Lakers did not exist) against him?
Lakers existed...are you snubbing your Detroit Gems. :-)
mayner
wrote:
Los Angeles , my seldom heard from friend. And yes, I totally forgot
Shaquille. That was stupid, I admit.
Super Derekfisher
Well, in your defense, you are kind of an idiot. <smiley goes here to
show I'm kidding>
Great list, great post.
I'm a bandwagoner, moved to LA in 86. I got to see Jordan's rookie
year before moving, but then the light fell on me like Saul on the
road to Damascus -- basketball was an entirely different game here
than the one I'd been watching.
In addition to the players you mentioned, and didn't, I feel so
grateful that I got to listen to as much Chicky baby as I did. My wife
still isn't as big a fan as she was since he passed, it's too painful
for her.
--
SDF
Fish is the anti-Iverson.
George Shouse
Naw, just thawing
George Shouse
Although you did say Los Angeles Lakers, I choose to include the
5 titles and therefore the players.
Regardless, great post.
George Shouse
Um, yes.