Your sign says: Shaq didn't do much to help the lakers last time they lost in the playoffs, what the hell makes you think he would have done anything different this time!!!! get a damn clue.

If...... you really think Shaq is a one man team. Sure if your down a few points throw the ball inside for him to run the *uck over somebody and get an easy basket., But he'll never really earn the points that Kobe has to work for.. By the way the Heat lose to the Suns :) Go Lakers..

Amen Brother!

Despite all of the negative comments about Dr. Buss,the fact is since 1979 when he bought the team, theLakers have won eight NBA titles, more than any other team since 1979. He grew up in poverty and now owns one of the most successful teams in all of sports. I am sure none of those critics have had one percent of the success Dr. Buss has had. He traded Shaq because he cost too much money. Shaq acted like he owned the team, he put his toe surgery off three months in 2002 which cost the Lakers a fourth consecutive title, then a yearlater at a preseason game in Honolulu he demanded acontract extension. Dr. Buss should have made a better trade, but if you are going to complain, seventeen of the thirty teams in the NBA have neverwon a title, so you should be happy with fourteen.

Well spoken Kobe.

Oh yeah, I declare the Celtics the basketball team with the most championships of all time.Exactly they have the most championships meaning there the best team of all history. And the Celtics are the only team that has one of their teams in the HOF that is still an active team.

Yeah best basketball team in HISTORY, but not in RECENT HISTORY, tell me this.. when was the last time the "Greatest Team In Basketball History" won an NBA championship? 1985-86? When was the last Lakers NBA championship? 2001-02. That being said Jerry Buss isn't a bad poker player...3rd place in the 1991 World Series of Poker seven card stud event and 2nd place in the 2003 World Poker Tour invitational.

Eleven of the Celtics championships were won before1970. Amazing in their era. But the 80s Celticswould have no problem with the 60s Celtics, and the80s Lakers went 2-1 on the 80s Celtics.

Dear Dr. Buss, if by your inaction you allow Phil Jackson to go to the Kings, the Knicks, or the Blazers then your making a mistake bigger than when let Jerry West go the Grizzlies! Please if there is any sense left in you, then do the right thing for once and bring back Phil Jackson. Give the Lakers some Coaching Stability and Leadership. Lakers Forever!

Dr Buss, i dare you to prove that, the rumors being spread by PETER VECSEY(of NYP) ON who is really In-Charge of the Lakers are UNTRUE, coz if they are then the LAKERS are REALLY in BIG TROUBLE!. . .based on what happened last year...the LAKERS could end up replacing the CLIPPERS(A TEAM WITH A KNOW IT ALL OWNER) as the worst team in the NBA FOR YEARS to come . I'm not trying to look down on your son but if he is reponsible for the moves made last year then the Lakers are doing a "Sterling"(w/c is about letting the best players/coaches for the team go to rivals and opponent teams). If the Lakers really mean anything to YOU AT ALL, then....you would put a stop to all thEsE 'Rumors' and rehire Phil Jackson. as a loyal Laker fan i appeal to you END ALL THESE rumor mongering, talk and rehire Phil Jackson......Save the Lakers!!!!!

Always plays scared. He'd fold to a doorknob.

I cannot believe you people are second guessing my genius. I mean, look how well we did this year compared to that fat failure Shaq in Miami!On second thought, maybe I should just crawl back into Kobe's ass and die.

ITS NOT rebuilding its stupidity. WHO TRADES SHAQUILLE ONEAL FOR BRIAN GRANT, CARON BUTLER, and LAMAR ODOM. Who doesnt give an extension to probably the best NBA coach of all time, which every other big market team wants to sign. What team signs Rudy T to a 5 year 30 million dollar deal when he was worth half that on the market?PHIL isnt going to come back because kobe drove him out. How are the two of them going to get along when Kobe drove him out and phil called kobe uncoachable in his book. The only way hes coming back to the lakers is if they offer him 12 to 15 million a year to coach which probably wont happen. Kobe is never going to win another ring. SHaq will win a few more. I think jerry does care what we think. Last year most of his revenue came from the fans. About 67 million of it. If he doesnt care and fans dont show up he is screwed. If they kept shaq and traded kobe they woulf have gotten a couple more rings and a couple more future superstars in return.

Jerry You Franchise Is Going To Drop In Value Like The Knicks Franchise. You Should Have Kept Shaq. If You Told Shaq To Loose The Weight And You Would Give Him The Extension He Would Have Done It. You Also Let Jerry West Go. Dont Lie To Yourself.

Despite all of the negative comments about Dr. Buss, the fact is since 1979 when he bought the team, the Lakers have won eight NBA titles, more than any other team since 1979. He grew up in poverty and now owns one of the most successful teams in all of sports. I am sure none of those critics have had one percent of the success Dr. Buss has had. He traded Shaq because he cost too much money. Shaq acted like he owned the team, he put his toe surgery off three months in 2002 which cost the Lakers a fourth consecutive title, then a year later at a preseason game in Honolulu he demanded a contract extension. Dr. Buss should have made a better trade, but if you are going to complain, seventeen of the thirty teams in the NBA have never won a title, so you should be happy with fourteenIn response to the above: KNow team destroys a contending team. THe only team to do it was the BUlls and that was because they were forced to. MJ and phil retired. PHIL and shaq didnt retire this time. ONe was fired the other was traded

I used to play for the lakers. I am currently a basketball coach at UCI. I want to say something to you jerry. HOw stupid are you? Why did you trade shaquille oneal. I think you should have traded kobe or let him go and use the cap space to lure lebaron in a couple years. In the mean time you should have signed a short term solid player like to a two or three year deal. A player like shareef abdul rahim that would complement shaq

Funny how someone copied my letter word for word, and in their response, can not even spell correctly. Brilliant. Phil Jackson resigned. Shaq demanded a trade because He was becoming increasingly frustated with the fact that the world does not revolve around Him. It is just a matter of time before His contract extension issue comes up with the Heat, and He will not get what He wants, and the same nonsense that went on in Los Angeles will start in Miami. It remains to be seen if Shaq ever wins anything again. And it is no coincidence that these people who excessively criticize Dr. Buss are illiterate.

Lets remember something. Dallas won more games with Nash on the SUns and Lakers lost more games with Oneal of the HEAT. SHAQ IS THE MVP.

i wanna work as an advisor to the lakers gm

his demands are ridiculous. IF shaq gave you 4 more years counting this season it would have been better than having kobe the cancer for 7 years

To Jerry BussI used to play for the lakers. Look me up if you . I think trading shaquille oneal was the stupidist thing of all time. I could produce more then Brian Grant 3 points 3 rebounds. Jerry Buss you had many great accomplishments, but you will be remembered for trading shaq. Your kids dont know how to run the team. Fucken fire JEannie and Jim. One is hiring stupid coaches the other one is sleeping with them. You need one person that is another JERRY. JERRY WEST IS THE ONLY ONE THAT COULD DID YOU OUT OF THIS WHOLE OR YOUR GONNA BE LIKE THE BULLS. TAKE 6 years to reach the playoffs

Shaquille oneal is the second best basketball player that happened to this city besides magic johnson. Not only did he help the lakers, but also the city. He was an activist for child abuse. He provided jobs for many paople that were unemployed through the lakers and his businesses. He was the face of the city especially in his early years. He passed out $200,000 dollars worth of gifts to needy los angeles children during christmas. He did it again this year even though he lives in miami. Shaquille oneal payed for the police cars that were burned down in the 1999-2000 championship season riots. Kobe hasnt done one thing for this city. He uses his money to buy his wife 4 million dollar rings. Shaq was an individual that this city needed to keep. IF he stayed in LA longer after he retired he would have invested his millions in the city of LA which would in the long run bring more tax revenue, provide more jobs, and bring public service. The city looeing shaq wasnt just about having a winning basketball team. Look at the long run. Look at what Majic has done for this city since he retired. More than you can imagine or though of when he was a player.

George mikan long time laker center died wednesday morning. Shaquille oneal former laker center has offered to pay for the funeral because of the families financial situation.Not kobe bryant or jerry buss. One who is the face of the team and the other is the owner

this discussion is moot. the spurs will destroy either of these mutts.

The lakers are going to realize they made a mistake in trading shaq today

I am a shaq fan and always will be one. He was the face of the lakers. Will he pull through for miami tonight its 74-74 timoe out

Jerry Buss traded the most dominant player, Kobe is a selfish ball-hog, not to mention a shitty husband, and the Lakers are going to suck for a while. There, end of discussion. Oh yeah, and Buss sucks at poker, too.

Sometimes Kobe is a selfish ball-hog, but sometimes he tries to prove he is not so he passes too much, and does not close games. His marriage is between him and his wife. Who cares about Jerry Buss's poker game?

Maybe Phil Jackson should return when Brian Grant's contract expires.

Not sure how you got here, but I would think it had something to do with POKER being as this is a POKER site, not basketball. That would be why people care about Jerry's poker game, or lack thereof.

Buss sucks at poker because he doesn't have the poker skills of pretty much anyone else on the list who actually has poker talent. Now, why would anyone be looking for information on Jerry Buss?I only have commentary on Buss because I have seen his poker plays, and at the risk of sounding like a monday-morning poker player, frankly, he sucks.

I have seen pictures of Jerry Buss with hot women at Laker's games and I was trying to find out the names of his Playboy Playmate girlfriends. Jerry is a friend of Hugh Hefner. Anyone know who they are?

I met kobe bryant recently at a fast food place. Does anyone wanna know where?????

Ill give you a word of advice. They should have kept shaq and kobe. Phil should have been moved because he had issues with kobe bryant. If a player and coach to get along on and off the court you need to move one of them. Jackson is the guy to move. Know they signed him to a 30 million dollar deal. Lakers have the shittiest scouts. Thats who we should blame for this. They had it easy and never built for the future. Spurs keep on getting better with their scouting. They arnt drafting in the lottery or anything. Lakers had just as good of a chance of drafting ginboli, parker, and Bruno UDRITH. Another good example would be the pistons. There always getting better. They got mcdyes and arroyo recently. On top of that they got Darko who is there future. Lakers didnt have anyone like that. Mitch you need to get some help and stop sitting on your azz. Jerry West isnt here anymore to help you. Instead of signing Jackson for ten million a year they should have signed a coach for 4 million a year and paid jerry west double what hes getting in memphis. Doube is 6 million. Well worth the money. Kobe bryant is a good indivdual.

But when I played sports coming up it was up to the players to adjust to the coach's system, not for the coach to change his way for a player. That is why he is the COACH! When we get away from that principle, look what happens. You get players practically calling the shots. It's one of the reasons that the NBA sucks, except for the playoffs.

Kobe Bryant In N Out

how do you think the lakers draft went? I think they should have drafted danny granger or Sean May. Next season i think Danny Granger will get rookie of the year. I think lakers should have drafted Granger and drafted Amir Johnson in the second round.

WHADDUP PLAYER I JUST WANNA WORK FOR THE LAKERS AS A GM. I KNOW ITS NOT POSSIBLE. BUT I JUST WANT THE OPPURTUNITY. I WOULD HAVE SIGNED MCDYEES AT 4 years 23 million and aquired arryo for you. I would have probably picked danny granger at number 10 or shawn may.

football season is on the way. the only sport that really matters. basketball is for shit. hopefully the players strike and never come back.

they agreed to a deal.