Biggest Game Of The Season

With the biggest game of the season being this Sunday, when the Lakers play the Rockets in Game 7, it should be no surprise when you hear that fans are scared or nervous. As it gets closer, and the fans give their comments, fans feel less nervous and more pumped for the game.

For me, I am not worried about the game. I'm more worried about not being able to wake up in time, as it is an early game, which either gives you a whole day to celebrate the win or a whole day to come up with as many ideas as possible on how to deal with one of the worst losses in franchise history.

It isn't that I'm being over-dramatic and saying it's the biggest loss in history because I feel like it. This would truly be one of the biggest Laker losses ever. 

Going into this year, we were expected, from ESPN to the actual Lakers fans, to win it all. You heard it all the time, 'win or bust for the Lakers'. I guaranteed the Lakers would win the Finals a day after we lost to the Celtics last year. I've stuck by that all year and don't plan on giving that up.

Some Lakers fans have already said they have given up on the year, which is expected because a lot of people are overly negative and want to be perfect, want every game to be 100-0, free tacos for everyone, everyday. 

As someone who only cares about winning, whether it's been 115-76 or 115-114, I have treated every win as what it is, a win. The idea of every game is to win, and the Lakers have done that.

As a huge Jake Plummer fan, I grew to love winning games no matter what the score was. He went 40-18 with the Broncos, leading them to 3 straight playoff appearances. But because those wins weren't "flashy" enough for Mike Shanahan, he was replaced by Jay Cutler because Mike believed he was more "flashy" than Jake and would win games "flashier" than Jake would. Jay Cutler's record with Denver was 17-20.

So when it comes to the Lakers and how they're fans want a 50 point win every game, I kind of ignore that stuff. Yeah, I'll be honest, it would be cool to win by 50 every game, but, in the end, there's no difference between a win by 40 and a win by 13, because, as you can see from this series alone, we lost after we won 108-94 and we lost after we won 118-78. 

The Rockets have given us problems and have scared most fans out of their "fandom", but when we win this Sunday, and face the Nuggets in the next round, we'll be ready. 

Jake Plummer smiled when Shanahan was fired.

"Shanahan was a great coach, to a certain level," Plummer said. "But I have to admit, I had a smile on my face when I heard he was fired. Not that it did me any good."

http://www.milehighreport.com/2009/1/17/726883/jake-plummer-smiled-when-s

Anytime I read an article about Jake Plummer, I get excited. I love the guy and I miss him but when I hear he's happy playing handball in Idaho or playing in a tournament in Seattle, I get excited.

As a huge Jake Plummer fan, I loved that quote. I smiled when (former Broncos coach) Mike Shanahan was fired. At first glance I was shocked but then I let it sink in and then I realized I loved that he was fired.

Knowing Shanahan though, he'll probably take a year off, wait for the Cowboys to fall apart(it's kind of already happening) under Wade Phillips, and then come back to the NFL and join Dallas. He'll take them to the Superbowl and then everyone will forget his firing from Denver.

On the brighter side of that article, Jake seems happy that the Cardinals are in the Superbowl.

"I know I'll be cheering for them. That's my old team."

Introducing Myself....

Welcome to my blog. I'm Daniel Hays. I have been a crazy blogger on Myspace but I felt restricted there so I chose to move to a bigger site(blog-wise). I usually write about my life, sports(mainly Lakers, Dodgers, NFL) and whatever else everyone is talking about.

I enjoy watching the Lakers. They will win it all this year, I know it. My favorite player is Sasha Vujacic. I love his energy, his shooting, and pretty much everything about him. I am a guy but I'll admit, I love him. Haha. I have't worn green since he banned it and I am not cutting my hair till we win the championship, like he is doing. (I'm obsessed.)

I also love the Dodgers. I predicted Manny was gonna come and well, he did. My favorite player is Andre Ethier. He's one of the Dodgers' more consistent players. Also, the way he goes about himself is entertaining.

I don't have an NFL team but my all-time favorite player is Jake Plummer. He's one of my biggest heroes. I met him in Colorado and it was life changing.

I am a positive person, when things are going bad and most people would get angry, I slow things down and try to make myself comfortable. I've learned over the years that I am much better than I expected.

Well, I'll post more later. I'm planning on posting about the Superbowl, the Lakers, and more.