• Phil Jackson – After winning his tenth title as a coach no other coach has more NBA championships than him.
• Derek Fisher – Fisher returned to LA after spending time withe Golden State and Utah, mainly to be in LA where his daughter could get the best medical care.
• Lamar Odom – Always considered a supreme talent, Odom was key to many of the team’s victories all year long.
• Pau Gasol – He was called soft after the playoffs a year ago, but he has been chugging along and putting in the necessary work to become a champion.
• Trevor Ariza – He seems to be getting better and better, displaying skills few people thought he had.
• Kobe Bryant – The hated one.  The best player on the planet.  The player who has went through ups and downs, but is only comparable to one player on the court…you know who.

I’ve been a fan of the LA Lakers every since they drafted Magic Johnson.  There has been no player, in the history of the game, to play with such joy as the Magic man!  But these Lakers are lead by Kobe Bryant and it has been a bumpy ride.  Forget going into all the drama and hate – the Lakers are at the top of the mountain again!

CONGRATULATIONS LAKERS!!!!!!