The only teams I see challenging this Lakers squad are a healthy (lol) Rockets team, the Celts with KG and Rondo, and of course, the Spurs . . . along with the run-and-maybe-not-done Suns. The Cavs are just too inept at coach and in the front office to be taken seriously in the title discussion.

Wow. Hadn't heard about this until you told me. We're a star-studded team. I was starting to like Ariza, but this is an obvious upgrade. Still, with the Cavs picking up O'Neal, a championship is anything but certain.

If there was one player out there that would make me forget about how much I despise the Lakeshow, it's Artest. Have a fun 2010 season you lucky *****.

I hear you're more likely to get the Rams, who are now up for sale.

That would make sense, but as it happened, I took to the Lakers because they had the same colors as the Vikings. It's worked out pretty well for me . . .

Ironically, the Lakers are of course from Minnesota originally. Equally strange is the fact that the NFL wants another team in LA and the Vikings are one of the top candidates.

You won this round Mamba. *shakes fist* Just wait till the Vikes clash with the Cards this fall.

Something I've wondered: I thought you'd be a Big Ticket/Timberwolves guy.