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LAKERS

It is hard not to get swept up in the playoff fever out here. It is not the same as in past years. The smell of failure is pretty strong. There is a team. You can see them to the left; but it seems to be made up of me, me, me, me and me. Tough to put a team together with that goin' on. Phil Jackson even skipped practicing yesterday.

The press is very very hard on the team. I guess the same was true in Boston. Vitriol. Even when they win the papers quibble. It is annoying to me even though I am not a fan.

There are excited and committed fans; some of them very well known. I will not have much of a reaction if they lose tonight. But if they win, I will be more of a fan. If they win more and take the series I will be a a rabid fan. I will stop short of mounting those silly flags on my autos though. I guess I am not a whole lot different than the papers. Love 'em when they win; drop 'em when they lose. And I don't even understand the game!