How to Motivate Your Team
Nowadays, I always root against the Los Angeles Lakers, but it wasn’t always that way. For me, they are the NBA equivalent of the Dallas Cowboys in the NFL. From 1988 until 1996, I lived in San Diego, California, where our “home” team, was, for lack of anyone else on TV to root for (The Clippers weren’t broadcast in SD), The Lakers. The Lakers won nothing during those years.
Despite that, I rooted for them.
See, I’m a homer. I will root for the sports teams of wherever I live, even if that means I have to root against a team I used to support. I lived in Dallas, Texas from 1980 until 1984 (little known fact: during those years, the Cowboys were the only team ever to go to the NFC Championship game and lose three consecutive years). Just like the Lakers, their later success was, due to their dominance, annoying. Same kinds of teams with their same kind of annoying success against the teams that I liked.
Anyway, for this entire NBA season, pundits have been saying that the Lakers would contend for a third straight NBA championship this season. They just lost their first two games at home against, ironically, the Dallas Mavericks. I couldn’t be more pleased.
What are the Lakers going to do now?
Phil Jackson has a plan that is so epic, I had to capture on video and present it here, one of the best post-game, we-lost comments ever… 15 seconds of genius. No wonder this guy has coached 8 championship teams…
O.K. that may be a little harsh on Phil’s part But hey it’s really that he should be flogging himself…..I mean where does one go after Michael Jordan….oh sure I know he’s had other success….Kobe and such…but damn really now Kobe is no Jordan either….Phil should have known better I feel no pity for him,nor do I feel any pity for the Kobe either.
No Phil should have resigned himself to a losing team and just rode it out on his past glory…buttttt noooooooooooo
Not Jackson …..I hope they lose the next game and the next game too….why because Kobe is not a name any mega superstar should have thats why…
Kobe…..huhuhuh what is that…Kobe………..I’m just glad KOOOOOBEEE did not go into hockey or football that’s all I have to say now,I have embarrassed myself enough for one night J.
Did I say 8 championship teams? My bad…. I re-did my math and realized Phil has coached 11 NBA champions… 6 with Michael and the Bulls, and 5 (and seemingly now, no more) with the Lakers. Five championships, say whatever you will, but that would be noteworthy as a standalone achievement even without the Bulls experience before that.
Kobe has been 9/10ths as good as Michael was, but like MJ with the Wizards, Kobe is getting old and Father Time remains undefeated.
enjoyed the Sports Segment.
I always root for the Lakers. But I wouldn’t mind it too much if Dallas handed them their golden shorts!
I only know about football (not soccer like Skrib says) and gymnastics and sportive dance.
I like how you root for the teams where you have lived……… and I am sure at times it has caused you some inner discontent.
Enjoyed this Sport post!!
I’ve never been a sports fan myself. Thank the Goddess that my husband has no interest either. My daughter-in-law plays on a roller derby team, which I just love, and I never miss the X Games. I personally find all other sports rather boring.
thank you am motivated when I see you you are awesome :love: :love:
This is about basketball and I am a girl. 😉
J.,who was that that played,well not played…but who was that who lost to Dallas yesterday….
Can you say FAILLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL…….
Ouch that had to leave a mark on Kobe’s psyche :groovy:
LAKER FACEPALM