I wonder if your songs will still be shit when I'm 64

So the Lakers head home down 0-2. I really thought they'd take Game 2, and by a big margin. But thats why they play the game I suppose, and that also explains why I work at Rite Aid making chump change and not making millions in Vegas. A couple things jumped out at me, and no, the foul issue is not one of those things. It's in Boston, you expect the Celtics to get those calls, as the Lakers will get coming home.

1. How weak the Lakers looked. They clearly needed to play physical and they didn't do it at all. Former Lakers coach Pat Riley once said "No Rebounds, No Rings." As cliche as it sounds (along with defense wins championships) its true. The Celtics OWN the boards at this point. Which reminds me...

1a. Lamar Odom needs to step up! Odom needs to rememer he's a big powerful dude, and he needs to play like it. Box out Garnett; put Pierce on his ass; do something. Kobe can't do it by himself, (more on that in a minute) he needs both Gasol and Odom to be viable 2nd and 3rd option guys. Gasol is keeping up his end of the job, but Odom has been a complete non factor. If he doesn't show up in game three, the Lakers will find themselves in a world of trouble.

2. Kobe Bryant needs to take the game over. I know he was trying to prove a point, but he doesn't need to take stupid fouls, and more stupid technicals. Kobe did exactly what he needed to do in the fouth quarter. Take over the game, hit his shots, and drive the lane creating open shots for sharpshooters like Sasha Vuijcic. And look what happened. The Lakers nearly erase a 24 point defecit. He's the best player in the NBA, bar none; its time for him to start playing like it.

3. The inability of Doc Rivers to do anything right. Doc is up 2-0, but he's lucky he is. There should be no reason this Celtic team finds itself watching a 24 point lead dwindle to two in five minutes. Absolutely no reason. The players got lazy, and thought they had the game wrapped up. Unfortunately, they forgot that this is the Lakers, the top seeded team in the Western Conference who had already come back from a 20 point defecit against the defending champion Spurs. The Kobe Bryant Lakers. There is no reason they should have been that unfocused. That's a reflection of the coach. You would never see a Phil Jackson-ran-team play with such reckless abandon and such indifference in a regular season game, let alone a playoff game, no matter what the score is. Remember, there is a reason that this team was a 24 win team last season.

4. How players like Leon Powe and Lamar Odom can have more of an impact on the NBA Finals then Kobe Bryant and Ray Allen.
I'm still sticking with my Boston in 6 prediction, but I do think that the Lakers take Game 3 and Game 5, with the Celtics taking Game 4, sending it back to Boston.

And why do I care so much about the NBA Finals that feature two teams from two cities I absolutely despise? Cause, really, what else is there to cover? I mean, I love the Angels, but it's June, so I can't get that excited yet. Plus there isn't enough room on the Great Wall of China for me to discuss their offense at this point, let alone a silly blogsite. And with Cal State Fullerton going down on Saturday (a game which I attended) and the Ducks deciding one Stanley Cup trip is enough, I'm kind of out of options.

Random Thoughts:

I got around to watching "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story.'' It was a lot better then I had expected, but it wasn't that great. Kudo's to Jack White (of the White Stripes) for his role as Elvis Presley. It was quite unexpected. There were some great references, like the entire Bob Dylan scene, and trippin with the Beatles, plus Pam Beasley is in the movie! It's worth checking out, but don't expect "Anchorman"or even "Talladega Nights."

I'm not stoked at all for the Warped Tour. Every year it seems the tour gets worse and worse. Honestly, the only bands I'd watch are Against Me!, The Street Dogs, and Angels & Airwaves. Is that worth the price of admission? That is the question...

I am, however, looking forward to the Alkaline Trio in July! And Jesse Lacey as well.

Anyways, I'm tired... so thats all today...