LETTERS : NO LOVE SHAQ LEFT AFTER LAKERS LEAVE.Why in the world would the Lakers front office break a team up that won 61 games in 1998? Lakers fans talk to me about the Florida Marlins, but at least they won the World Series. The Lakers are a joke. I agree with Karen Crouse when she said that you can't bank on Shaq in the playoffs. All Shaq did in the NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= season was talk trash. A word to Shaq: If you can't run with the big dogs, then you need to sit on the porch. For a $121 million contract and no championship, it is time for you to move on, big dog! - PAUL D. CARNEY Los Angeles In the postmortem postmortem /post·mor·tem/ (post-mort´im) performed or occurring after death. post·mor·tem adj. Relating to or occurring during the period after death. n. See autopsy. of Game 2, every reason for the Lakers loss was offered except for the most obvious - in a game decided by three points, Shaq was 2 of 10 from the free-throw line. What the heck does he do during practice sessions? Work on his dunk? - BURT PRELUTSKY Van Nuys To Shaq: You play with no pride. So please do us die-hard Lakers fans a favor and become a free agent as soon as possible. - VINCENT VINCENT Vital Information Necessary Centralized (movie, The Black Hole) BRIEGEL Los Angeles The day after yet another sweep of the Lakers and all is right with the world. The overcast lifts. The morning beckons. Jack Nicholson and his dwindling dwin·dle v. dwin·dled, dwin·dling, dwin·dles v.intr. To become gradually less until little remains. v.tr. To cause to dwindle. See Synonyms at decrease. band of true believers may not want to face their morning papers, but you better believe the rest of us can't wait because - sorry Jack - your Lakers have become a national joke. What a spectacle: The team that doesn't know how to win, the decrepit de·crep·it adj. Weakened, worn out, impaired, or broken down by old age, illness, or hard use. See Synonyms at weak. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin d Fabulous Forum, the dead-horse coach, the two Jerrys living on the fumes fumes odorous gases and other volatile materials; inhalation of irritating fumes causes coughing and, if sufficiently severe, irreversible pulmonary edema. of yesteryear yes·ter·year n. 1. The year before the present year. 2. Time past; yore. yes , ``Showtime'' over, Shaq, the iron vault, a safe easily cracked. Who's your daddy, Rappin' Genie? Tim Duncan, of course, the new crown prince. Meanwhile, the old crown prince, young Kobe, is booed off the floor in his own house. Is it all fair? Sure. A few questions come to mind. Which player calls the Lakers ``his'' team? Who lobbied for acquiring the pathetic Rodman? Who lobbied for all personnel changes? Why is there no defensive presence in the middle? Why keep bugging Shaq about practicing his free-throw shots? He can't shoot! Deal with it, Jack, and pray he hits 1 of 2. Why not deal Glen Rice? He has value, after all, and the Lakers need another whining shooter like Jerry West needs another wacko thug. Why fire the hapless Rambis? Save the money because ``Shaq's team'' is uncoachable, anyway. On second thought, why not keep Rice and deal Shaq? Who knows? Fool's gold fool's gold: see pyrite. like this guy might yield a brand new era. - CHARLES CHICCOA Reseda |
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