So what is the big deal about Miami having a party?

So, I think 710 AM is attempting to engineer some rivalry today. Michael Thompson and Andrew Ceciliano were on the radio arguing about whether it was appropriate for Miami to hold a party recently. Strange question.

The official reason for the party was the acquisition of LeBron. According to 710AM, Laker fans either felt it was a dis or laughable. This is non-sequitor It's like saying that Aluminum melts at 900F because Santa Clause has a red nosed reindeer. There's no reason to draw either inference. The whole story may be a fallacy ontop of false premise, but 710 AM was taking a big swing at it anyhow.

The funny thing was the engineering seemed to be working. A few aggravated Laker fans called in with complaints about Miami's party for LeBron. Drew-pooh insisted that everyone at the Dodger game a couple days ago though the party was preposterous and laughable.

I have one question: Why? Because they are acting like they won something. Well, they did. They won the LeBron sweepstakes. No, but they are acting like they won the championship and we (the Lakers) did not. I don't know why you would say that. Well... they are acting like they are guaranteed a championship! I don't know why you would say that.

Folks, I believe most Laker fans are like me. They were probably listening to these fallacious arguments with a quizzical smirk on their faces. This is mostly nonsense. I think the NBA is afraid of a lower Nielson rating next season if Miami meets the Lakers in that much-predicted final. I think they want to stir-up a shitstorm, and make sure the cauldron is boiling when and if this series rolls around. I think this dovetails nicely with 710 AM's need to continue talking Lakers Basketball during the deep-off, prior to the All-Star Game and the advent of football.

Good luck with that, but I am not buying in.

I think one or two of these angry callers were set-ups. I think the others are the nervous sort of Laker fans, who are afraid of loosing a threepete.

So what do I think? Relax. Nothing is proven yet. In Rock 'n Roll history, many super-groups have been assembled. Most could not make any good or memorable music together. How many of them were like Bad English, or the Firm, The Traveling Willburies, or Chickenfoot, or the recently dead Army of Anyone. Most of these projects don't work out like the Fleetwood Mac Rumors project. Not that I am a fan mind you, it's just that Rumors is probably the benchmark for all successful Super-Group projects. Most are like "A Perfect Circle". They succeed a little bit.

So we are going to find out of LeBron, Bosh and Wade can make some beautiful music together. Right now we don't know that they can. This is not to say that they cannot make great things happen together. They just haven't proven they can work together as a team yet. They may do so. If they can, we should have a sensational opponent for next championship series.

Even if they can play together, don't worry about it. Playing Miami is preferable to playing Boston again. I like the prospects. I don't know why you white-knuckle guys are shitting your pants with fear. Just a couple months ago, you were saying that LeBron has a chicken-heart that pumps Cool-Aid.

Shaafu not Snafu

Like millions of Americans who work banker's hours Monday through Firday, I own an alarm clock. Mine is an AM/FM radio alarm clock. It cost $19.95 at Walmart. Nothing special. I have mine set to wake me at 7:08 am, a haphazard setting, and it is set to play 570AM here in Los Angeles. This is ESPN radio. The first thing I hear in the morning is Dan Patrick, throwing out whatever he deems as 'hot'.

As I came out of my morning coma, I learned that LeBron is probably going to join Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh in Miami. So Miami is presumptive favorite to win the LeBron sweepstakes and become my Lakers' next opponent in the 2011 title series. If they can just play well as a unit. Cool... I guess. I feel bad for Cleveland. You have LeBron's mom and... you know who to thank for your misery this morning.

Then what do I hear? The voice of Sam Bradford. He's being interviewed by Dan Patrick by phone.

Before continuing I want to make it clear that I am no longer a fan of the Rams. It is strictly happen-chance that I heard this interview. I was out-of-town until yesterday afternoon, so if there were advertisements of this interview, I did not know about it. I listened with some distain. I would rather not overhear other people's business. This doesn't have anything to do with me.

Would it were that I were a fan of the Rams, I would have found some eyebrow raisering events in this interview. When asked where he had chosen to live in St. Louis, he said he hadn't made that decision. When asked why he hadn't made that decision, he said his verdict has been delayed because he does not yet have a contract. (Everybody knows that.) When asked why he didn't have a contract yet, he said it was because negotiations had not begun yet. When asked why negotiations had not begun yet, he said "I really don't know... they should get started any day now and think it will be a quick process." When asked whether he was going to rent or buy, he said he would rent... probably a condo.

There were other eyebrow raisers, but that is enough for the moment.

Would it were that I was I fan, and I am not, there would be some room for concern here:

1. Reports that Sam Bradford had already purchased a house in St. Louis prior to the 2010 draft appear to be false

2. Sam doesn't have a contract.

3. They are not negotiating yet.

4. Sam is going to rent, not buy.

Would it were that I were a speculator, I would speculate that Devaney is waiting for a collective bargaining agreement, and a rookie cap. He may also be waiting for a resolution of Mr. Kroenke's ownership bid. Both cases would make me plenty unhappy, were I in Sam's shoes.

Would it were that I were a speculator, I would suggest Bradford is displeased and/or disconcerted by these events. Renting in St. Louis could be a negative indicator of several things. Lack of certainty, lack of commitment to the team, or the city. All of this could flow naturally from great uncertainty. "Sign and trade" is also a phrase that has been in the news an aweful lot lately. You gotta wonder.

A week or so ago, the NFL made a formal announcement of 2009 fan-attendance number at the 32 NFL stadiums. The Rams ranked 29th. Not too surprising. This show has been hard to watch lately. You do realize, of course, that there are implications flowing from that fact.

But this is none of my business. I just wanted to point out that failing to start negotiations with rookie #1 pick by July 7th is a highly-irregular thing in the NFL. This is absolutely abnormal. If I were a fan, I would be a little disconcerted, rather than logically optimal. This situation must be described as SHAAFU, not SNAFU. SHAAFU = situation highly abnormal, all fucked up. SNAFU = situation normal, all fucked up. Shaafu not Snafu.

It is also extremely irregular for a top-pick--with tens of millions of dollars waiting in wings--to rent real estate rather than buy. This makes very little sense.

As I said, this is none of my business. I should buttout.