Don't Fake The Funk

Merry Christmas

What a strange Christmas this was. My cousins and I didn't play Halo 2 at all. Not one bit. We played Jeopardy!, a game I got as a gift from Beth. It's really cool. It comes with a base unit that delivers the questions and has three remote-control buzzers for the contestants. I have to admit, the game kind of opened up an old wound. A few months ago I was trying out to get on Jeopardy!. I didn't make it. Ah well, at least now I can live my dream a little bit with this game. And it's freakin' fun!

One thing my family and I did do that we always do when we get together was sing karaoke. The strange thing about that is I didn't sing all that much. I think I sang one or two songs. I was too busy playing Jeopardy!.

We were even playing Jeopardy! during the Lakers-Heat game, which, by the way, was pretty exciting. It just goes to show that what I said before that, "without Shaq, Kobe is just 'Nique" is true. Kobe scored 42 but allowed the rest of his team to only get scraps (besides Lamar Odom, that is).

My uncle asked me, "Don't you think Kobe is just as good as Jordan?" I replied that they play the same style, and they have the same killer instinct. Then I kind of drew a blank (because of Jeopardy!) as to why Kobe is not as good as Michael Jordan.

Then my cousin Richard said, "It's because Kobe doesn't make his teammates better." That hit the nail right on the head. Kobe is no team player. That's why he chafed under the triangle offense. That's why he chased away Shaq and is now chasing away Karl Malone. Ego? Well, all NBA players have egos. You have to if you want to get to that level. But Kobe's ego, it seems, makes everyone else on his team worse. He's no leader. But man, if only he could be...

Well whatever, Shaq and the Heat won. And I got a Jeopardy! game. Great Christmas!

Oh and another strange thing occured. I got a text message from someone in Oakland, California. Whoever it was didn't leave a name, just a Christmas message. But I don't know anyone in Oakland, California. Do I?

Posted by glenn at December 25, 2004 11:33 PM